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%+0.1 pts

3002Magoffin County, KYKY11,1100.1%−0.0 pts

3003Webster County, WVWV7,7600.1%+0.1 pts

3004Marion County, ARAR17,5930.1%+0.0 pts

3005Phillips County, MTMT4,2030.1%+0.0 pts

3006Nance County, NENE3,2900.1%+0.1 pts

3007Hemphill County, TXTX3,0830.1%−1.4 pts

3008Butte County, SDSD10,8560.1%+0.0 pts

3009Lincoln County, IDID5,6030.1%+0.0 pts

3010Adams County, WAWA21,4880.1%−0.0 pts

3011Millard County, UTUT14,0570.1%+0.0 pts

3012Wirt County, WVWV4,8790.1%−0.2 pts

3013Shoshone County, IDID14,1300.1%+0.0 pts

3014Brooks County, TXTX6,5790.1%+0.1 pts

3015Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0280.1%+0.0 pts

3016Gove County, KSKS2,6310.1%+0.0 pts

3017Eureka County, NVNV1,8670.1%−0.3 pts

3018Todd County, SDSD8,8630.1%+0.0 pts

3019Duchesne County, UTUT20,8560.1%−0.0 pts

3020Daggett County, UTUT9340.1%−0.3 pts

3021Haakon County, SDSD1,8020.1%+0.1 pts

3022Rolette County, NDND11,6880.1%+0.0 pts

3023Logan County, NDND1,8590.1%+0.0 pts

3024Gosper County, NENE1,8030.1%+0.1 pts

3025Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5550.1%−0.3 pts

3026Liberty County, MTMT1,9570.1%+0.1 pts

3027Mason County, TXTX3,9900.1%−0.0 pts

3028Scott County, ILIL4,8660.1%+0.1 pts

3029Franklin County, ININ23,2860.1%+0.1 pts

3030Lake County, MNMN10,7460.1%+0.0 pts

3031Garfield County, UTUT5,2560.1%−0.1 pts

3032Nuckolls County, NENE4,1000.1%+0.1 pts

3033Morgan County, UTUT13,3830.1%+0.1 pts

3034Oscoda County, MIMI8,7230.1%+0.0 pts

3035Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2840.1%+0.0 pts

3036Haines, AKAK2,0680.1%−0.0 pts

3037Holt County, MOMO4,2000.1%+0.0 pts

3038Faulk County, SDSD2,1780.1%+0.0 pts

3039Juab County, UTUT13,5670.1%−0.0 pts

3040Jackson County, KYKY13,3250.1%+0.0 pts

3041Towner County, NDND2,0400.1%+0.0 pts

3042Highland County, VAVA2,3180.1%+0.1 pts

3043Davis County, IAIA9,2300.1%−0.1 pts

3044Musselshell County, MTMT5,5820.1%+0.0 pts

3045Benewah County, IDID10,5080.1%−0.0 pts

3046Big Horn County, MTMT12,7520.1%+0.1 pts

3047Newton County, ARAR7,0260.1%−0.1 pts

3048Warren County, ININ8,4740.1%−0.0 pts

3049Hamlin County, SDSD6,9000.1%−0.0 pts

3050Lyman County, SDSD3,6940.1%+0.0 pts

3051Butte County, IDID2,7830.1%−0.2 pts

3052Sioux County, NDND3,6670.1%+0.1 pts

3053Ness County, KSKS2,6170.1%+0.0 pts

3054Perkins County, SDSD2,8530.1%−0.0 pts

3055Custer County, IDID4,6360.1%+0.1 pts

3056Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5540.1%+0.0 pts

3057Wheeler County, OROR1,4720.1%+0.0 pts

3058Brown County, NENE2,8260.1%+0.0 pts

3059Adams County, IDID5,0130.1%+0.0 pts

3060Pondera County, MTMT6,0720.1%−0.0 pts

3061Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3570.1%+0.0 pts

3062Harney County, OROR7,3800.1%−0.1 pts

3063Zapata County, TXTX13,7530.1%−0.1 pts

3064Searcy County, ARAR7,8480.1%+0.0 pts

3065Beaver County, OKOK4,8820.1%−0.2 pts

3066McCone County, MTMT1,7200.1%−0.2 pts

3067Cheyenne County, COCO1,7130.1%−0.3 pts

3068Day County, SDSD5,4840.1%−0.1 pts

3069Deuel County, NENE1,8620.1%+0.0 pts

3070Cavalier County, NDND3,4970.1%−0.1 pts

3071Mellette County, SDSD2,1370.1%+0.1 pts

3072Clark County, KSKS1,9000.1%−0.2 pts

3073Tyler County, WVWV7,8810.0%+0.0 pts

3074Starr County, TXTX66,3190.0%+0.0 pts

3075Menominee County, WIWI4,1990.0%−0.0 pts

3076Wichita County, KSKS2,0310.0%−0.0 pts

3077Greeley County, NENE2,1540.0%−0.6 pts

3078Kearney County, NENE6,7900.0%−0.1 pts

3079Oneida County, IDID5,0850.0%−0.1 pts

3080Cimarron County, OKOK2,0590.0%−0.5 pts

3081Ringgold County, IAIA4,6420.0%−0.1 pts

3082Shannon County, MOMO7,2850.0%−0.1 pts

3083Elk County, KSKS2,4580.0%−0.2 pts

3084Wayne County, UTUT2,5870.0%−0.1 pts

3085Benson County, NDND5,7590.0%−0.1 pts

3086Harlan County, NENE3,0000.0%−0.1 pts

3087Kimball County, NENE3,3910.0%−0.2 pts

3088Osborne County, KSKS3,2850.0%−0.0 pts

3089Kittson County, MNMN4,0310.0%−0.1 pts

3090Emery County, UTUT10,1770.0%−0.2 pts

3091Taylor County, IAIA5,8350.0%−0.0 pts

3092Wrangell, AKAK2,0070.0%–

3093Emmons County, NDND3,2150.0%−0.0 pts

3094Lane County, KSKS1,5080.0%+0.0 pts

3095Mercer County, MOMO3,4040.0%−0.2 pts

3096Schuyler County, MOMO4,1400.0%−0.0 pts

3097Worth County, MOMO1,9140.0%−0.2 pts

3098Carter County, MTMT1,3830.0%−0.1 pts

3099Daniels County, MTMT1,6120.0%+0.0 pts

3100Garfield County, MTMT1,1480.0%−0.1 pts

3101Granite County, MTMT3,6580.0%+0.0 pts

3102Petroleum County, MTMT5480.0%+0.0 pts

3103Banner County, NENE6860.0%−0.1 pts

3104Boyd County, NENE1,6740.0%+0.0 pts

3105Hayes County, NENE8210.0%−0.2 pts

3106Hitchcock County, NENE2,4670.0%−0.1 pts

3107Keya Paha County, NENE7920.0%+0.0 pts

3108Logan County, NENE6690.0%−0.1 pts

3109Sherman County, NENE2,9240.0%−0.1 pts

3110Sioux County, NENE1,1880.0%+0.0 pts

3111Thomas County, NENE6390.0%+0.0 pts

3112Wheeler County, NENE7890.0%+0.0 pts

3113Bowman County, NDND2,7620.0%−0.0 pts

3114Slope County, NDND6280.0%+0.0 pts

3115Sherman County, OROR2,0510.0%+0.0 pts

3116Buffalo County, SDSD1,8020.0%−0.1 pts

3117Campbell County, SDSD1,3770.0%+0.0 pts

3118Grant County, SDSD7,5340.0%−0.0 pts

3119Jerauld County, SDSD1,6540.0%+0.0 pts

3120Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.0%−0.0 pts

3121Ziebach County, SDSD2,3890.0%+0.0 pts

3122Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7110.0%−0.7 pts

3123Kenedy County, TXTX3190.0%+0.0 pts

3124King County, TXTX1920.0%+0.0 pts

3125Loving County, TXTX520.0%+0.0 pts

3126Crook County, WYWY7,8520.0%−0.1 pts

3127Jackson County, COCO1,2110.0%+0.0 pts

3128Mineral County, COCO9100.0%+0.0 pts

3129Kalawao County, HIHI820.0%+0.0 pts

3130Caribou County, IDID7,2520.0%−0.0 pts

3131Greeley County, KSKS1,1820.0%−0.1 pts

3132Sheridan County, KSKS2,4270.0%−0.1 pts

3133Loup County, NENE5700.0%+0.0 pts

3134McPherson County, NENE3690.0%+0.0 pts

3135Piute County, UTUT1,5090.0%−0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS