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Highest Black population share, Texas counties · 2020

Texas counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR19902000201020202024
Highest Black population share by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000
01Jefferson County, TXTX254,32132.7%−2%
02Bowie County, TXTX92,69624.9%+7%
03Houston County, TXTX22,31623.4%−16%
04San Augustine County, TXTX7,72222.3%−20%
05Falls County, TXTX17,86921.9%−20%
06Bell County, TXTX402,24821.8%+10%
07Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39721.6%+8%
08Walker County, TXTX83,84221.4%−10%
09Waller County, TXTX69,85821.3%−27%
10Morris County, TXTX12,13320.4%−15%
11Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19120.4%+4%
12Gregg County, TXTX126,09520.1%+2%
13Anderson County, TXTX59,80519.7%−16%
14Harrison County, TXTX71,95619.5%−18%
15Madison County, TXTX14,22619.2%−15%
16Marion County, TXTX9,89619.0%−20%
17Harris County, TXTX5,045,02618.7%+3%
18Robertson County, TXTX17,83918.5%−23%
19Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46617.0%+34%
20Newton County, TXTX11,95417.0%−17%
21Jasper County, TXTX33,07516.9%−5%
22Limestone County, TXTX22,84916.4%−14%
23Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03516.3%−1%
24Smith County, TXTX252,54916.3%−14%
25Cass County, TXTX28,65115.9%−18%
26Shelby County, TXTX24,28615.8%−18%
27Rusk County, TXTX54,85415.8%−17%
28Washington County, TXTX38,28815.5%−16%
29Camp County, TXTX13,38015.1%−21%
30Red River County, TXTX11,81615.0%−15%
31Angelina County, TXTX88,15414.9%+2%
32Kaufman County, TXTX209,23514.8%+41%
33Brazoria County, TXTX419,08014.4%+73%
34Panola County, TXTX23,01814.4%−18%
35Coryell County, TXTX85,59214.2%−34%
36Freestone County, TXTX20,81114.1%−25%
37McLennan County, TXTX272,02013.9%−8%
38Wharton County, TXTX42,06013.2%−11%
39Grimes County, TXTX34,25213.1%−34%
40Lamar County, TXTX51,50312.7%−5%
41Cherokee County, TXTX53,33712.6%−21%
42Ellis County, TXTX240,86712.3%+44%
43Galveston County, TXTX372,20712.3%−19%
44Navarro County, TXTX57,18111.9%−28%
45Colorado County, TXTX21,43910.8%−26%
46Denton County, TXTX1,069,34610.5%+82%
47Burleson County, TXTX20,54910.5%−29%
48Wichita County, TXTX129,55510.3%+3%
49Tyler County, TXTX20,44310.3%−14%
50Matagorda County, TXTX36,46310.3%−18%
51Mitchell County, TXTX8,94710.3%−19%
52Collin County, TXTX1,297,17910.2%+115%
53Potter County, TXTX114,45310.1%+4%
54Brazos County, TXTX249,08810.1%−5%
55Jones County, TXTX20,86110.1%−12%
56Polk County, TXTX53,4349.7%−25%
57Orange County, TXTX86,2669.4%+13%
58Lee County, TXTX18,7299.3%−22%
59Titus County, TXTX31,5639.2%−13%
60Childress County, TXTX6,6438.6%−39%
61Milam County, TXTX26,2588.5%−22%
62Lubbock County, TXTX328,9068.3%+10%
63Trinity County, TXTX14,3848.0%−33%
64Wilbarger County, TXTX12,4817.9%−10%
65DeWitt County, TXTX20,3097.9%−27%
66Hunt County, TXTX123,3367.8%−17%
67Austin County, TXTX33,6257.8%−26%
68Taylor County, TXTX150,0777.7%+18%
69Liberty County, TXTX121,3647.7%−40%
70San Jacinto County, TXTX29,4887.6%−40%
71Karnes County, TXTX15,0187.6%−27%
72Rockwall County, TXTX140,7387.6%+138%
73Travis County, TXTX1,389,6707.5%−17%
74Bee County, TXTX32,5157.5%−23%
75Sabine County, TXTX10,0127.4%−25%
76Bexar County, TXTX2,160,0887.4%+7%
77Upshur County, TXTX44,4107.1%−29%
78Cottle County, TXTX1,2247.0%−25%
79Guadalupe County, TXTX201,1116.9%+43%
80Dawson County, TXTX11,7766.8%−21%
81Chambers County, TXTX57,5946.8%−30%
82Hall County, TXTX2,7376.7%−14%
83Hopkins County, TXTX39,0636.5%−18%
84Williamson County, TXTX752,8276.3%+27%
85Jackson County, TXTX15,3936.3%−17%
86Fannin County, TXTX39,2656.2%−22%
87Midland County, TXTX187,8556.2%−10%
88Delta County, TXTX5,5496.0%−28%
89Refugio County, TXTX6,6575.9%−11%
90Leon County, TXTX16,8945.9%−43%
91Swisher County, TXTX6,7035.8%+0%
92Lavaca County, TXTX20,6515.8%−14%
93Hill County, TXTX39,5035.7%−22%
94Henderson County, TXTX88,5955.7%−13%
95Victoria County, TXTX92,6565.7%−6%
96Fayette County, TXTX25,4595.7%−18%
97Bastrop County, TXTX118,9085.6%−34%
98Montgomery County, TXTX781,1945.5%+61%
99Grayson County, TXTX153,6135.5%−5%
100Gonzales County, TXTX20,1595.5%−32%
101Hardin County, TXTX58,7235.4%−22%
102Donley County, TXTX3,2135.1%+30%
103Caldwell County, TXTX55,1504.8%−42%
104Ector County, TXTX173,8014.5%+1%
105Howard County, TXTX30,5044.4%+13%
106Knox County, TXTX3,1924.4%−37%
107Hale County, TXTX31,8194.2%−24%
108Nolan County, TXTX14,1174.2%−6%
109Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4874.1%−23%
110Garza County, TXTX4,5104.0%−13%
111Gray County, TXTX20,9193.9%−32%
112Frio County, TXTX18,8233.8%−20%
113Franklin County, TXTX10,9943.8%−1%
114Hays County, TXTX304,3903.7%+6%
115Wood County, TXTX49,6883.7%−39%
116Hardeman County, TXTX3,2923.7%−24%
117Johnson County, TXTX218,0483.6%+49%
118Nueces County, TXTX352,9923.6%−12%
119Ward County, TXTX11,1253.6%−18%
120Brown County, TXTX38,7113.6%−9%
121Hartley County, TXTX4,9043.5%−56%
122Scurry County, TXTX16,1623.5%−41%
123Jack County, TXTX9,5633.5%−37%
124Goliad County, TXTX7,2083.4%−27%
125Haskell County, TXTX5,4993.3%+27%
126Tom Green County, TXTX120,6023.3%−16%
127Pecos County, TXTX14,5603.3%−20%
128La Salle County, TXTX6,5173.3%+1%
129Terry County, TXTX11,7203.3%−32%
130Randall County, TXTX152,3513.2%+124%
131Lampasas County, TXTX23,6573.2%+13%
132Kleberg County, TXTX30,3153.2%−7%
133Moore County, TXTX21,8913.1%+592%
134Lamb County, TXTX12,5793.0%−28%
135Cooke County, TXTX44,4612.8%−5%
136El Paso County, TXTX877,8582.8%+3%
137Erath County, TXTX43,9112.8%+260%
138Hockley County, TXTX21,6002.6%−28%
139Stephens County, TXTX9,3802.6%−9%
140Van Zandt County, TXTX66,1302.5%−12%
141Fisher County, TXTX3,6922.5%−1%
142Medina County, TXTX56,8812.5%+21%
143Cochran County, TXTX2,5462.4%−46%
144Floyd County, TXTX4,8812.3%−29%
145Crosby County, TXTX4,8522.3%−38%
146Comal County, TXTX209,1662.2%+150%
147Willacy County, TXTX19,9712.2%+11%
148Rains County, TXTX13,5422.2%−25%
149Concho County, TXTX3,6072.1%+118%
150Hutchinson County, TXTX19,6332.0%−14%
151Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,7911.9%−15%
152Eastland County, TXTX18,1431.9%−13%
153Oldham County, TXTX1,7831.9%+0%
154Lynn County, TXTX6,0171.9%−26%
155San Saba County, TXTX5,7871.8%−28%
156Coleman County, TXTX7,9151.8%−14%
157Live Oak County, TXTX11,9291.8%−21%
158Calhoun County, TXTX19,5991.8%−29%
159Winkler County, TXTX7,5401.8%+1%
160Upton County, TXTX3,1311.8%+17%
161Foard County, TXTX1,0441.7%−46%
162Brewster County, TXTX9,4581.7%+73%
163Wheeler County, TXTX4,7731.6%−37%
164Martin County, TXTX5,2841.5%−1%
165Reeves County, TXTX12,1381.5%−16%
166Baylor County, TXTX3,4721.5%−55%
167Crane County, TXTX4,5541.5%−48%
168Duval County, TXTX9,4021.5%+239%
169Stonewall County, TXTX1,1861.4%−49%
170San Patricio County, TXTX72,0531.4%−45%
171Wilson County, TXTX56,1391.4%+25%
172Bosque County, TXTX18,9181.3%−28%
173Runnels County, TXTX9,6931.3%−0%
174Kerr County, TXTX54,0371.3%−22%
175Castro County, TXTX7,2951.3%−41%
176McCulloch County, TXTX7,4721.2%−20%
177Briscoe County, TXTX1,4741.2%−47%
178Burnet County, TXTX57,0151.2%−20%
179Kinney County, TXTX3,1281.2%−12%
180Val Verde County, TXTX47,8351.1%−17%
181Gaines County, TXTX23,9561.1%−47%
182Parker County, TXTX184,7671.1%−37%
183Terrell County, TXTX7021.1%
184Dallam County, TXTX7,5081.0%−35%
185Andrews County, TXTX18,9141.0%−31%
186Dickens County, TXTX1,6921.0%−87%
187Aransas County, TXTX26,1461.0%−25%
188Reagan County, TXTX3,1661.0%−66%
189Young County, TXTX18,1541.0%−19%
190Wise County, TXTX83,7781.0%−20%
191Culberson County, TXTX2,2670.9%+43%
192Callahan County, TXTX14,4910.9%+311%
193Dimmit County, TXTX8,0240.8%+28%
194Hood County, TXTX70,5010.8%+195%
195Real County, TXTX2,7450.8%+386%
196Glasscock County, TXTX1,1280.7%+68%
197Yoakum County, TXTX7,4380.7%−43%
198Kendall County, TXTX53,2890.7%+168%
199Bailey County, TXTX6,9630.7%−38%
200Atascosa County, TXTX53,5900.7%+50%
201Zavala County, TXTX9,0370.7%+87%
202Motley County, TXTX1,0430.7%−81%
203Shackelford County, TXTX3,1970.6%+136%
204Schleicher County, TXTX2,2450.6%−44%
205Menard County, TXTX1,9560.6%+44%
206Blanco County, TXTX13,5810.6%−16%
207Crockett County, TXTX2,7690.6%+32%
208Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,6260.6%−57%
209Mills County, TXTX4,5800.6%−53%
210Parmer County, TXTX9,6780.5%−42%
211Bandera County, TXTX22,8760.5%+73%
212Jim Wells County, TXTX38,8040.5%+10%
213Llano County, TXTX23,3530.5%+53%
214Uvalde County, TXTX24,9630.4%+71%
215Somervell County, TXTX10,2610.4%+122%
216Presidio County, TXTX5,4330.4%+198%
217Irion County, TXTX1,4630.4%+76%
218Hamilton County, TXTX8,6800.4%+191%
219Hidalgo County, TXTX921,5490.4%+14%
220Montague County, TXTX21,9660.4%+150%
221Sherman County, TXTX2,7810.4%−24%
222Archer County, TXTX9,1290.4%+343%
223Clay County, TXTX10,7640.3%−12%
224Cameron County, TXTX433,9460.3%+23%
225Carson County, TXTX5,8050.3%−44%
226Armstrong County, TXTX1,8430.3%+74%
227Gillespie County, TXTX28,5270.3%+118%
228Webb County, TXTX281,2240.3%+94%
229Comanche County, TXTX14,4320.3%−35%
230Kent County, TXTX6740.3%+14%
231Roberts County, TXTX8670.2%−28%
232Hansford County, TXTX4,9440.2%+1119%
233Maverick County, TXTX58,8230.2%+99%
234Sterling County, TXTX1,3490.2%+205%
235Coke County, TXTX3,4120.2%−89%
236Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4330.2%−10%
237Kimble County, TXTX4,4380.2%+178%
238Sutton County, TXTX3,2030.2%+4%
239McMullen County, TXTX5440.2%−86%
240Borden County, TXTX5670.2%+16%
241Edwards County, TXTX1,3700.1%+1%
242Ochiltree County, TXTX9,2840.1%+57%
243Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9550.1%−69%
244Hemphill County, TXTX3,0830.1%−92%
245Brooks County, TXTX6,5790.1%+80%
246Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5550.1%−75%
247Mason County, TXTX3,9900.1%−24%
248Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5540.1%+28%
249Zapata County, TXTX13,7530.1%−64%
250Starr County, TXTX66,3190.0%+320%
251Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7110.0%−100%
252Kenedy County, TXTX3190.0%
253King County, TXTX1920.0%
254Loving County, TXTX520.0%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS