Which county has the highest black?

Claiborne County, Mississippi ranks #1 with 85.9% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by black?

Claiborne County, Mississippi, Jefferson County, Mississippi, Greene County, Alabama, Holmes County, Mississippi, Tunica County, Mississippi.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,144 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is black measured?

Share identifying as Black or African American alone. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 144 SHOWN OF 3,144

Highest Black population share, US counties

US counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000

3001▼72Garden County, NENE1,8040.1%0.0 pts

3002▼77Lincoln County, MTMT22,3280.1%0.0 pts

3003▼525Lake County, COCO7,5520.1%−0.1 pts

3004▼425Silver Bow County, MTMT36,1180.1%−0.1 pts

3005▼566Clarke County, IAIA9,5740.1%−0.1 pts

3006▼32Clay County, WVWV7,5380.1%0.0 pts

3007▼620Hughes County, SDSD17,5700.1%−0.1 pts

3008▲19Mason County, TXTX3,9900.1%−0.1 pts

3009▼333Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220.0%0.0 pts

3010▼97Lincoln County, WYWY21,1800.0%0.0 pts

3011▼105Iron County, WIWI6,1270.0%0.0 pts

3012▼217Jefferson County, IDID35,2970.0%−0.1 pts

3013▼840Morgan County, WVWV18,0270.0%−0.5 pts

3014▼73Dewey County, OKOK4,2070.0%−0.1 pts

3015▼778Moffat County, COCO13,1220.0%−0.1 pts

3016▲64Cimarron County, OKOK2,0590.0%−0.5 pts

3017▼60Stillwater County, MTMT9,4450.0%−0.1 pts

3018▼626Door County, WIWI30,6160.0%−0.1 pts

3019▲113Sheridan County, KSKS2,4270.0%−0.1 pts

3020▼53Ochiltree County, TXTX9,2840.0%0.0 pts

3021▼514Hamilton County, KSKS2,5000.0%−0.4 pts

3022▼46Valley County, IDID12,8310.0%0.0 pts

3023▲83Hitchcock County, NENE2,4670.0%−0.1 pts

3024▼340Morris County, KSKS5,3480.0%−0.3 pts

3025▲43Day County, SDSD5,4840.0%−0.1 pts

3026▼470Watonwan County, MNMN11,4590.0%−0.3 pts

3027▲31Brown County, NENE2,8260.0%0.0 pts

3028▼43Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9550.0%−0.4 pts

3029▼806Custer County, MTMT12,0340.0%−0.1 pts

3030▼573Dickinson County, IAIA18,0770.0%−0.1 pts

3031▼36Jefferson County, MTMT13,3290.0%−0.1 pts

3032▲18Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.0%−0.1 pts

3033▲31Searcy County, ARAR7,8480.0%0.0 pts

3034▼471Valley County, NENE4,0940.0%0.0 pts

3035▼267Roane County, WVWV13,3170.0%−0.2 pts

3036▼372Archuleta County, COCO14,3060.0%−0.3 pts

3037▼411Curry County, OROR22,6210.0%−0.1 pts

3038▼517Boone County, NENE5,3550.0%0.0 pts

3039▼368Dixon County, NENE5,6020.0%0.0 pts

3040▲20Pondera County, MTMT6,0720.0%−0.1 pts

3041▼41Butler County, KYKY12,5200.0%−0.5 pts

3042▲36Kearney County, NENE6,7900.0%−0.1 pts

3043▼556Weston County, WYWY6,8400.0%−0.1 pts

3044▼158Major County, OKOK7,5360.0%−0.2 pts

3045▼705Mercer County, NDND8,4410.0%0.0 pts

3046▼383Johnson County, WYWY8,9080.0%−0.1 pts

3047▼99Gem County, IDID21,7730.0%−0.1 pts

3048▼209Lincoln County, WVWV19,1770.0%−0.1 pts

3049▲21Cavalier County, NDND3,4970.0%−0.1 pts

3050▼507Dickey County, NDND4,8950.0%−0.1 pts

3051▼206Eddy County, NDND2,3290.0%−0.1 pts

3052▼1,033Alpine County, CACA1,0430.0%−0.6 pts

3053▼465Perkins County, NENE2,8490.0%0.0 pts

3054▼172Keweenaw County, MIMI2,1860.0%−3.4 pts

3055▼131Fallon County, MTMT2,9590.0%−0.1 pts

3056▲44Garfield County, MTMT1,1480.0%−0.1 pts

3057▲9McCone County, MTMT1,7200.0%−0.3 pts

3058▼71Madison County, MTMT10,0260.0%0.0 pts

3059▼15Musselshell County, MTMT5,5820.0%−0.1 pts

3060▲42Petroleum County, MTMT5480.0%0.0 pts

3061▼371Powder River County, MTMT1,7810.0%0.0 pts

3062▼162Prairie County, MTMT1,1120.0%0.0 pts

3063▼552Sheridan County, MTMT3,4360.0%−0.1 pts

3064▼938Arthur County, NENE3960.0%0.0 pts

3065▲38Banner County, NENE6860.0%−0.1 pts

3066▲3Deuel County, NENE1,8620.0%0.0 pts

3067▲38Hayes County, NENE8210.0%−0.2 pts

3068▲44Wheeler County, NENE7890.0%0.0 pts

3069▼451Hidalgo County, NMNM3,9290.0%−0.3 pts

3070▼280Mora County, NMNM4,0510.0%−0.1 pts

3071▼602Billings County, NDND1,0710.0%0.0 pts

3072▼711Bottineau County, NDND6,2840.0%−0.2 pts

3073▲40Bowman County, NDND2,7620.0%0.0 pts

3074▼142Oliver County, NDND1,8980.0%0.0 pts

3075▼140Sheridan County, NDND1,2960.0%−0.1 pts

3076▲38Slope County, NDND6280.0%0.0 pts

3077▼36Towner County, NDND2,0400.0%−0.1 pts

3078▼661Wells County, NDND3,7290.0%−0.1 pts

3079▼128Gilliam County, OROR1,9710.0%−0.2 pts

3080▼23Wheeler County, OROR1,4720.0%−0.1 pts

3081▲35Buffalo County, SDSD1,8020.0%−0.1 pts

3082▼74Butte County, SDSD10,8560.0%−0.1 pts

3083▲34Campbell County, SDSD1,3770.0%0.0 pts

3084▼140Corson County, SDSD3,7810.0%−0.1 pts

3085▼744Fall River County, SDSD7,4670.0%−0.3 pts

3086▼48Faulk County, SDSD2,1780.0%−0.1 pts

3087▼569Jackson County, SDSD2,6660.0%0.0 pts

3088▲31Jerauld County, SDSD1,6540.0%0.0 pts

3089▼641Jones County, SDSD9130.0%0.0 pts

3090▼55Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2840.0%−0.1 pts

3091▼99McPherson County, SDSD2,3470.0%0.0 pts

3092▼21Mellette County, SDSD2,1370.0%0.0 pts

3093▼39Perkins County, SDSD2,8530.0%−0.1 pts

3094▲26Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.0%0.0 pts

3095▼597Stanley County, SDSD3,0180.0%−0.2 pts

3096▲25Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.0%0.0 pts

3097▼993Glasscock County, TXTX1,1280.0%−0.4 pts

3098▲24Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7110.0%−0.7 pts

3099▲25King County, TXTX1920.0%0.0 pts

3100▲25Loving County, TXTX520.0%0.0 pts

3101▼181McMullen County, TXTX5440.0%−1.2 pts

3102▼613Presidio County, TXTX5,4330.0%−0.1 pts

3103▼1,213Terrell County, TXTX7020.0%0.0 pts

3104▼48Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5540.0%−0.1 pts

3105▼968Grand County, UTUT9,7900.0%−0.2 pts

3106▼64Highland County, VAVA2,3180.0%0.0 pts

3107▼419Tucker County, WVWV6,5400.0%−0.1 pts

3108▼96Wirt County, WVWV4,8790.0%−0.3 pts

3109▲17Crook County, WYWY7,8520.0%−0.1 pts

3110▼84Liberty County, MTMT1,9570.0%0.0 pts

3111▼305Blaine County, NENE4580.0%0.0 pts

3112▼600Judith Basin County, MTMT2,1620.0%0.0 pts

3113▼813Merrick County, NENE7,9050.0%−0.2 pts

3114▼266Custer County, COCO5,5900.0%−0.3 pts

3115▼1,052Dolores County, COCO2,4660.0%−0.1 pts

3116▼1,054Huerfano County, COCO7,0110.0%−2.7 pts

3117▼259Kiowa County, COCO1,4120.0%−0.5 pts

3118▲10Mineral County, COCO9100.0%0.0 pts

3119▼292Phillips County, COCO4,4200.0%−0.2 pts

3120▼687Rio Blanco County, COCO6,6830.0%−0.2 pts

3121▼226Camas County, IDID1,3160.0%−0.1 pts

3122▼441Saguache County, COCO6,7320.0%0.0 pts

3123▼158San Juan County, COCO8130.0%0.0 pts

3124▲5Kalawao County, HIHI820.0%0.0 pts

3125▼74Butte County, IDID2,7830.0%−0.3 pts

3126▼582Clark County, IDID7830.0%−0.1 pts

3127▼155Teton County, IDID13,2540.0%−0.1 pts

3128▼56Clark County, KSKS1,9000.0%−0.2 pts

3129▼518Gray County, KSKS5,6520.0%−0.2 pts

3130▼1,130Kearny County, KSKS3,8880.0%−0.4 pts

3131▼172Logan County, KSKS2,6610.0%−0.6 pts

3132▼79Ness County, KSKS2,6170.0%0.0 pts

3133▼1,019Rawlins County, KSKS2,4310.0%−0.3 pts

3134▼372Scott County, KSKS4,8150.0%−0.1 pts

3135▼173Trego County, KSKS2,7400.0%−0.2 pts

3136▼407Owsley County, KYKY3,9320.0%−0.1 pts

3137▼156Treasure County, MTMT7280.0%−0.1 pts

3138▼114Gosper County, NENE1,8030.0%0.0 pts

3139▼6Loup County, NENE5700.0%0.0 pts

3140▼6McPherson County, NENE3690.0%0.0 pts

3141▼121Daggett County, UTUT9340.0%−0.4 pts

3142▼700Rich County, UTUT2,6870.0%0.0 pts

3143▼259Hot Springs County, WYWY4,6000.0%−0.3 pts

3144▼101Davis County, IAIA9,2300.0%−0.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES