Which county has the highest black?

Claiborne County, Mississippi ranks #1 with 87.1% (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by black?

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

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,135 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is black measured?

Share identifying as Black or African American alone. Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 135 SHOWN OF 3,135

Highest Black population share, US counties · 2020

US 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.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000

3001Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130.1%+96%

3002Magoffin County, KYKY11,1100.1%−16%

3003Webster County, WVWV7,7600.1%+1060%

3004Marion County, ARAR17,5930.1%+7%

3005Phillips County, MTMT4,2030.1%+9%

3006Nance County, NENE3,2900.1%–

3007Hemphill County, TXTX3,0830.1%−92%

3008Butte County, SDSD10,8560.1%+52%

3009Lincoln County, IDID5,6030.1%+18%

3010Adams County, WAWA21,4880.1%−4%

3011Millard County, UTUT14,0570.1%+10%

3012Wirt County, WVWV4,8790.1%−60%

3013Shoshone County, IDID14,1300.1%+5%

3014Brooks County, TXTX6,5790.1%+80%

3015Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0280.1%+23%

3016Gove County, KSKS2,6310.1%+13%

3017Eureka County, NVNV1,8670.1%−70%

3018Todd County, SDSD8,8630.1%+21%

3019Duchesne County, UTUT20,8560.1%−14%

3020Daggett County, UTUT9340.1%−75%

3021Haakon County, SDSD1,8020.1%–

3022Rolette County, NDND11,6880.1%+46%

3023Logan County, NDND1,8590.1%+23%

3024Gosper County, NENE1,8030.1%–

3025Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5550.1%−75%

3026Liberty County, MTMT1,9570.1%–

3027Mason County, TXTX3,9900.1%−24%

3028Scott County, ILIL4,8660.1%+180%

3029Franklin County, ININ23,2860.1%+219%

3030Lake County, MNMN10,7460.1%+1%

3031Garfield County, UTUT5,2560.1%−42%

3032Nuckolls County, NENE4,1000.1%+394%

3033Morgan County, UTUT13,3830.1%+248%

3034Oscoda County, MIMI8,7230.1%+15%

3035Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2840.1%+87%

3036Haines, AKAK2,0680.1%−23%

3037Holt County, MOMO4,2000.1%+1%

3038Faulk County, SDSD2,1780.1%+24%

3039Juab County, UTUT13,5670.1%−15%

3040Jackson County, KYKY13,3250.1%+79%

3041Towner County, NDND2,0400.1%+33%

3042Highland County, VAVA2,3180.1%+127%

3043Davis County, IAIA9,2300.1%−42%

3044Musselshell County, MTMT5,5820.1%+27%

3045Benewah County, IDID10,5080.1%−30%

3046Big Horn County, MTMT12,7520.1%+166%

3047Newton County, ARAR7,0260.1%−40%

3048Warren County, ININ8,4740.1%−0%

3049Hamlin County, SDSD6,9000.1%−36%

3050Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.1%+5%

3051Butte County, IDID2,7830.1%−72%

3052Sioux County, NDND3,6670.1%+211%

3053Ness County, KSKS2,6170.1%+157%

3054Perkins County, SDSD2,8530.1%−21%

3055Custer County, IDID4,6360.1%–

3056Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5540.1%+28%

3057Wheeler County, OROR1,4720.1%+7%

3058Brown County, NENE2,8260.1%+143%

3059Adams County, IDID5,0130.1%+19%

3060Pondera County, MTMT6,0720.1%−27%

3061Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3570.1%+24%

3062Harney County, OROR7,3800.1%−44%

3063Zapata County, TXTX13,7530.1%−64%

3064Searcy County, ARAR7,8480.1%+76%

3065Beaver County, OKOK4,8820.1%−77%

3066McCone County, MTMT1,7200.1%−81%

3067Cheyenne County, COCO1,7130.1%−86%

3068Day County, SDSD5,4840.1%−57%

3069Deuel County, NENE1,8620.1%+14%

3070Cavalier County, NDND3,4970.1%−57%

3071Mellette County, SDSD2,1370.1%–

3072Clark County, KSKS1,9000.1%−76%

3073Tyler County, WVWV7,8810.0%+131%

3074Starr County, TXTX66,3190.0%+320%

3075Menominee County, WIWI4,1990.0%−29%

3076Wichita County, KSKS2,0310.0%−41%

3077Greeley County, NENE2,1540.0%−93%

3078Kearney County, NENE6,7900.0%−66%

3079Oneida County, IDID5,0850.0%−64%

3080Cimarron County, OKOK2,0590.0%−92%

3081Ringgold County, IAIA4,6420.0%−61%

3082Shannon County, MOMO7,2850.0%−75%

3083Elk County, KSKS2,4580.0%−81%

3084Wayne County, UTUT2,5870.0%−75%

3085Benson County, NDND5,7590.0%−67%

3086Harlan County, NENE3,0000.0%−75%

3087Kimball County, NENE3,3910.0%−87%

3088Osborne County, KSKS3,2850.0%−58%

3089Kittson County, MNMN4,0310.0%−84%

3090Emery County, UTUT10,1770.0%−88%

3091Taylor County, IAIA5,8350.0%−41%

3092Wrangell, AKAK2,0070.0%–

3093Emmons County, NDND3,2150.0%−100%

3094Lane County, KSKS1,5080.0%–

3095Mercer County, MOMO3,4040.0%−100%

3096Schuyler County, MOMO4,1400.0%−100%

3097Worth County, MOMO1,9140.0%−100%

3098Carter County, MTMT1,3830.0%−100%

3099Daniels County, MTMT1,6120.0%–

3100Garfield County, MTMT1,1480.0%−100%

3101Granite County, MTMT3,6580.0%–

3102Petroleum County, MTMT5480.0%–

3103Banner County, NENE6860.0%−100%

3104Boyd County, NENE1,6740.0%–

3105Hayes County, NENE8210.0%−100%

3106Hitchcock County, NENE2,4670.0%−100%

3107Keya Paha County, NENE7920.0%–

3108Logan County, NENE6690.0%−100%

3109Sherman County, NENE2,9240.0%−100%

3110Sioux County, NENE1,1880.0%–

3111Thomas County, NENE6390.0%–

3112Wheeler County, NENE7890.0%–

3113Bowman County, NDND2,7620.0%−100%

3114Slope County, NDND6280.0%–

3115Sherman County, OROR2,0510.0%–

3116Buffalo County, SDSD1,8020.0%−100%

3117Campbell County, SDSD1,3770.0%–

3118Grant County, SDSD7,5340.0%−100%

3119Jerauld County, SDSD1,6540.0%–

3120Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.0%−100%

3121Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.0%–

3122Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7110.0%−100%

3123Kenedy County, TXTX3190.0%–

3124King County, TXTX1920.0%–

3125Loving County, TXTX520.0%–

3126Crook County, WYWY7,8520.0%−100%

3127Jackson County, COCO1,2110.0%–

3128Mineral County, COCO9100.0%–

3129Kalawao County, HIHI820.0%–

3130Caribou County, IDID7,2520.0%−100%

3131Greeley County, KSKS1,1820.0%−100%

3132Sheridan County, KSKS2,4270.0%−100%

3133Loup County, NENE5700.0%–

3134McPherson County, NENE3690.0%–

3135Piute County, UTUT1,5090.0%−100%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS