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Highest Subsaharan African population share, US counties

US counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Subsaharan African residents as a percentage of total population. Emporia, Virginia leads at 23.7%. 2,651 counties qualify in total. Virginia carries 8 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN SHAREVS 2000
01Emporia, VAVA5,44723.7%
02Brunswick County, VAVA15,72718.3%
03Greensville County, VAVA11,18115.6%
04Sussex County, VAVA10,75515.0%
05Franklin, VAVA8,47811.7%
06Jefferson County, ARAR62,98711.4%
07Union County, FLFL16,25011.1%
08Southampton County, VAVA18,11010.6%
09Pike County, MSMS38,7129.8%
10Prince George's County, MDMD970,3748.9%
11Alexandria, VAVA160,6628.8%
12Desha County, ARAR9,9848.5%
13Wilkinson County, MSMS7,5828.4%
14Kankakee County, ILIL105,5257.0%
15Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5826.9%
16Dakota County, NENE21,6876.2%
17Hinsdale County, COCO7536.0%
18Fulton County, KYKY6,2185.9%
19Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3325.8%
20Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7845.8%
21Tunica County, MSMS8,8195.7%
22Suffolk, VAVA104,6995.7%
23Franklin County, OHOH1,361,5365.4%
24DeKalb County, GAGA774,3945.4%
25Monroe County, ARAR6,2445.3%
26Prince William County, VAVA502,9665.3%
27Drew County, ARAR17,0545.2%
28Chester County, TNTN17,9945.1%
30Ramsey County, MNMN541,6235.0%
31Orleans Parish, LALA362,1545.0%
32Clayton County, GAGA297,4714.9%
33Essex County, NJNJ896,3794.9%
34Plymouth County, MAMA546,8294.9%
35Bradford County, FLFL28,3074.8%
36Bowie County, TXTX92,6964.8%
37Howard County, MDMD339,1834.8%
38Marion County, ININ992,1964.7%
39Providence County, RIRI678,1794.7%
40Anoka County, MNMN381,6054.5%
41Rice County, MNMN69,9394.5%
42Cass County, NDND201,7944.5%
43District of Columbia, DCDC693,6454.4%
44Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0994.3%
45Roanoke, VAVA99,1114.3%
46Lenoir County, NCNC55,8374.3%
47Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1914.2%
48Amite County, MSMS12,4874.2%
49Maury County, TNTN118,1314.1%
50Baltimore County, MDMD847,6504.1%
51Scott County, MNMN159,0174.1%
52Moore County, TXTX21,8914.0%
53Charles County, MDMD176,5933.9%
54Benton County, MSMS7,5023.8%
55Dakota County, MNMN457,7103.8%
56Sully County, SDSD1,4793.8%
57Baker County, FLFL29,7373.8%
58Stafford County, VAVA170,8033.8%
59Suffolk County, MAMA791,8913.7%
60Johnson County, IAIA160,0443.7%
61Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3933.7%
62Adair County, MOMO25,6843.6%
63McNairy County, TNTN26,2363.6%
64Stearns County, MNMN164,1103.6%
65Appomattox County, VAVA17,1723.6%
66Bristol County, MAMA593,6403.6%
67Baltimore, MDMD569,9973.6%
68Olmsted County, MNMN166,7313.5%
69Petersburg, VAVA33,7343.5%
70Cheyenne County, COCO1,7133.5%
71Nobles County, MNMN22,3383.5%
72Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8733.5%
73Greene County, NCNC20,7003.4%
74Guilford County, NCNC562,2343.4%
75Henderson County, TNTN28,5183.3%
76Davidson County, TNTN745,9043.2%
77Henry County, GAGA264,9223.2%
78Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6913.2%
79Delaware County, PAPA580,9373.2%
80Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6343.1%
81Chowan County, NCNC14,0823.1%
82Lincoln County, ARAR12,7643.1%
83Noble County, OHOH14,2763.1%
84Arlington County, VAVA243,9313.1%
85Somerset County, MDMD24,9733.1%
86Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3213.1%
87Jefferson County, KYKY795,2223.1%
88Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3833.1%
89Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4663.1%
90Cobb County, GAGA793,3453.0%
91Frederick County, MDMD302,8833.0%
92Stark County, OHOH373,7713.0%
93Potter County, TXTX114,4533.0%
94Lexington County, SCSC317,5883.0%
95Arapahoe County, COCO673,8203.0%
96Polk County, IAIA516,5463.0%
97Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7473.0%
98Colfax County, NENE10,9343.0%
99Durham County, NCNC347,2402.9%
100Finney County, KSKS37,5052.9%
101Stewart County, GAGA4,6312.9%
102Will County, ILIL712,2532.9%
103King County, WAWA2,344,9392.9%
104Hendricks County, ININ193,5102.9%
105Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7202.8%
106Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3972.8%
107Surry County, VAVA6,6032.8%
108Montgomery County, TNTN249,9352.8%
109Cass County, ILIL12,4632.8%
110Brown County, ILIL6,4012.8%
111Androscoggin County, MEME116,4872.7%
112Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7912.7%
113Manassas, VAVA44,3322.7%
114Washington County, MNMN286,8952.7%
115Dallas County, ARAR6,0112.7%
116Berrien County, MIMI152,4442.7%
117Ouachita County, ARAR21,7312.6%
118Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2812.6%
119Kent County, DEDE194,7862.6%
120Columbia County, FLFL74,0942.6%
121Pulaski County, ARAR404,6112.6%
122Edgefield County, SCSC29,8082.6%
123Portsmouth, VAVA96,7772.6%
124Aleutians East, AKAK3,4792.6%
125Manassas Park, VAVA16,5602.6%
126Jefferson County, OHOH63,5972.5%
127Walker County, TXTX83,8422.5%
128Danville, VAVA41,6472.5%
129Rockdale County, GAGA98,4162.5%
130Cumberland County, MEME317,2222.5%
131Gilpin County, COCO6,0732.4%
132Collin County, TXTX1,297,1792.4%
133New Castle County, DEDE588,0262.4%
134Fayette County, KYKY329,7512.4%
135Wayne County, TNTN16,4162.4%
136Clay County, MNMN67,7342.4%
137Waller County, TXTX69,8582.4%
138Hall County, NENE63,6332.4%
139Hardeman County, TNTN25,2742.3%
140Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7252.3%
141Norfolk, VAVA231,0132.3%
142Denver County, COCO740,6132.3%
143Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,7952.3%
144Falls Church, VAVA15,1592.3%
145Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7112.2%
146Lincoln County, MSMS35,0122.2%
147Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,3802.2%
148Kaufman County, TXTX209,2352.2%
149Renville County, NDND2,3312.2%
150Douglas County, GAGA154,2932.2%
151Wheeler County, GAGA7,5702.2%
152Union County, NJNJ601,8632.1%
153Prince George County, VAVA43,9362.1%
154St. Joseph County, ININ272,8612.1%
155Kings County, NYNY2,653,9632.1%
156Worcester County, MAMA888,5022.1%
157Swisher County, TXTX6,7032.1%
158Harris County, TXTX5,045,0262.1%
159St. Louis, MOMO278,1442.1%
160Rock Island County, ILIL141,8692.1%
161Hampton, VAVA137,3152.1%
162Lee County, GAGA34,1792.1%
163Fayette County, GAGA125,1562.1%
164Linn County, IAIA232,0282.1%
165Hardin County, TNTN27,9832.1%
166McDonald County, MOMO23,9922.1%
167Newport News, VAVA183,2302.0%
168Mercer County, NJNJ399,2892.0%
169Limestone County, TXTX22,8492.0%
170Richmond, VAVA237,2572.0%
171Platte County, MOMO114,4002.0%
172Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8962.0%
173Woodruff County, ARAR5,7102.0%
174Early County, GAGA10,4552.0%
175Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8392.0%
176Mississippi County, ARAR37,8282.0%
177Henrico County, VAVA342,7752.0%
178Harford County, MDMD266,4462.0%
179Treutlen County, GAGA6,4662.0%
180Nicollet County, MNMN34,2732.0%
181Kent County, MIMI675,2322.0%
182Wyandotte County, KSKS170,5972.0%
183Burlington County, NJNJ481,4391.9%
184Summit County, OHOH538,3761.9%
185Aiken County, SCSC181,5151.9%
186Northumberland County, VAVA12,5571.9%
187Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351.9%
188Wapello County, IAIA35,2101.9%
189Grand Forks County, NDND74,5011.9%
190Cumberland County, NJNJ157,1481.9%
191Warren County, KYKY149,3751.9%
192New York County, NYNY1,664,8621.9%
193Baldwin County, GAGA44,0291.9%
194Franklin County, MSMS7,4911.9%
195Hamilton County, OHOH838,4181.9%
196Sargent County, NDND3,7111.9%
197Mower County, MNMN40,9711.9%
198Dawson County, NENE24,4521.9%
199Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2561.8%
200Paulding County, GAGA190,9961.8%
201Jefferson County, IAIA15,2911.8%
202Calhoun County, GAGA5,4131.8%
203Snohomish County, WAWA870,6561.8%
204Douglas County, NENE606,4601.8%
205Butler County, ALAL18,1001.8%
206Peoria County, ILIL178,5531.8%
207Benton County, MNMN41,7441.8%
208Denton County, TXTX1,069,3461.8%
209Montgomery County, ALAL225,8911.8%
210Loudoun County, VAVA449,7491.8%
211Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0581.8%
212Madison County, FLFL18,7591.8%
213Halifax County, NCNC46,5341.8%
214Hertford County, NCNC19,0151.8%
215Campbell County, VAVA55,6291.8%
216Nottoway County, VAVA15,7961.8%
217Summers County, WVWV11,5321.7%
218Belmont County, OHOH64,4341.7%
219Norfolk County, MAMA739,7491.7%
220Barbour County, ALAL24,6071.7%
221Pulaski County, GAGA10,1721.7%
222Dallas County, IAIA118,4571.7%
223Salem, VAVA25,8161.7%
224Burke County, GAGA24,4081.7%
225Burke County, NDND2,1321.7%
226Lucas County, OHOH423,3471.7%
227Jefferson County, ALAL665,7421.7%
228Harmon County, OKOK2,3271.7%
229Wayne County, MIMI1,769,0381.7%
230Chatham County, GAGA311,8551.7%
231Steele County, MNMN37,4641.7%
232Richmond County, NYNY501,2901.7%
233Hoke County, NCNC56,9391.7%
234Sherburne County, MNMN104,1941.7%
235Richmond County, VAVA9,2941.7%
236Clark County, NVNV2,407,2261.7%
237Houston County, GAGA178,2141.7%
238Dane County, WIWI590,3751.7%
239Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3911.7%
240Pratt County, KSKS9,1171.7%
241Allen County, OHOH100,8811.6%
242Storey County, NVNV4,2601.6%
243Marion County, FLFL442,6601.6%
244McCracken County, KYKY67,5531.6%
245Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8961.6%
246Decatur County, TNTN11,8201.6%
247Putnam County, GAGA23,7221.6%
248Bell County, TXTX402,2481.6%
249Woodbury County, IAIA106,6491.6%
250Titus County, TXTX31,5631.6%
251Ingham County, MIMI289,7091.6%
252Solano County, CACA455,3761.6%
254Jackson County, MSMS147,6661.6%
255Ballard County, KYKY7,5941.6%
256Brazoria County, TXTX419,0801.6%
257Columbia County, ARAR21,8941.6%
258Dallas County, ALAL35,1401.6%
259Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7371.6%
260Bibb County, GAGA157,5561.6%
261Ware County, GAGA36,9061.6%
262Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,9791.6%
263San Augustine County, TXTX7,7221.6%
264Madison County, VAVA14,2371.6%
265Shelby County, TNTN910,2261.6%
266Cook County, ILIL5,194,6251.6%
267Runnels County, TXTX9,6931.5%
268Marion County, GAGA7,6761.5%
269Champaign County, ILIL209,9721.5%
270Jefferson County, MSMS6,8251.5%
271Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,9251.5%
272Duval County, FLFL1,062,9631.5%
273Leflore County, MSMS25,6861.5%
274Hickman County, KYKY4,3721.5%
275Kimball County, NENE3,3911.5%
276Wilkes County, GAGA9,5401.5%
277Williams County, NDND41,7671.5%
278Bolivar County, MSMS28,2621.5%
279Warren County, MSMS41,7591.5%
280Alameda County, CACA1,636,6301.5%
281Effingham County, GAGA74,3971.5%
282Perry County, ALAL7,4251.5%
283Chesapeake, VAVA255,3321.5%
284Kalawao County, HIHI821.5%
285Clarke County, GAGA129,9211.5%
286Gunnison County, COCO17,4391.5%
287Sullivan County, MOMO5,7381.5%
288Pierce County, WAWA946,2881.5%
289Camden County, NJNJ535,7991.5%
290Lynchburg, VAVA81,3471.5%
291Hale County, ALAL15,1941.5%
292Walton County, GAGA112,6961.5%
293Dorchester County, MDMD33,6281.5%
294Delaware County, OHOH242,0321.5%
295Erie County, PAPA265,8321.5%
296Winnebago County, IAIA10,2511.5%
297Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3351.5%
298Tattnall County, GAGA24,3761.5%
299Barnwell County, SCSC20,6531.5%
300Montgomery County, OHOH539,5981.5%
301Evans County, GAGA11,0281.5%
302Onondaga County, NYNY466,5841.4%
303Liberty County, GAGA70,3131.4%
304Butler County, OHOH400,1281.4%
305Albany County, NYNY321,2251.4%
306Ascension Parish, LALA135,1051.4%
307Hudson County, NJNJ735,0331.4%
308Cherokee County, ALAL26,4131.4%
309McLean County, ILIL171,4191.4%
310McDonough County, ILIL25,9161.4%
311Cumberland County, NCNC338,4731.4%
312Hendry County, FLFL48,2761.4%
313Washington County, GAGA19,4531.4%
314Hinds County, MSMS211,8881.4%
315Riley County, KSKS72,5981.4%
316Midland County, TXTX187,8551.4%
317Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2011.4%
318Taylor County, FLFL21,2101.4%
319Henry County, ALAL18,3941.4%
320Richmond County, GAGA206,5591.4%
321Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3571.4%
322Muscogee County, GAGA202,1711.4%
323Clarke County, ALAL22,0141.4%
324Newton County, MSMS20,9601.4%
325Winn Parish, LALA14,9611.4%
326Lowndes County, ALAL9,3591.4%
327Alfalfa County, OKOK5,6491.4%
328Richland County, SCSC434,9561.4%
329Monroe County, NYNY750,5061.4%
330Ford County, KSKS33,9931.4%
331Bartow County, GAGA120,8001.4%
332Gadsden County, FLFL44,2981.4%
333Wilcox County, GAGA8,7971.4%
334Mitchell County, GAGA20,4671.3%
335Washington County, MDMD157,7311.3%
336Howard County, ARAR12,3061.3%
337St. Louis County, MOMO990,9111.3%
338Emanuel County, GAGA23,1471.3%
339Essex County, MAMA826,6531.3%
340O'Brien County, IAIA14,2201.3%
341Comanche County, OKOK122,1581.3%
342Holmes County, MSMS15,4651.3%
343Boone County, KYKY145,3161.3%
344Dauphin County, PAPA293,3511.3%
345Ramsey County, NDND11,5301.3%
346Licking County, OHOH185,5641.3%
347Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3171.3%
348Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1771.3%
349Lyon County, KYKY9,1231.3%
350Orange County, VAVA40,0831.3%
351Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7431.3%
352Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3981.3%
353Powell County, KYKY12,8121.3%
354Wilbarger County, TXTX12,4811.3%
355Dunn County, NDND4,0581.3%
356Charlotte County, VAVA11,4011.3%
357Clay County, MOMO265,0321.3%
358Queens County, NYNY2,358,1821.3%
359Davidson County, NCNC180,1821.3%
360Capitol Planning Region, CTCT994,1151.3%
361Smith County, TXTX252,5491.3%
362Jefferson County, NYNY111,5401.3%
363Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,7261.3%
364Orange County, NCNC152,4981.3%
365East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,1801.3%
366Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4331.3%
367Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1481.3%
368Fauquier County, VAVA76,5031.3%
369Morrill County, NENE4,4041.3%
370Cumberland County, VAVA10,3521.3%
371Multnomah County, OROR795,3911.2%
372Kusilvak Census Area, AKAK7,9321.2%
373Todd County, KYKY12,9721.2%
374Hillsborough County, NHNH433,4151.2%
375Sarpy County, NENE208,3031.2%
376Sheridan County, KSKS2,4271.2%
377Jackson County, MOMO732,9941.2%
378Travis County, TXTX1,389,6701.2%
379Troup County, GAGA72,8441.2%
380Luce County, MIMI6,3391.2%
381Williamson County, TXTX752,8271.2%
382Gulf County, FLFL15,9431.2%
383Haakon County, SDSD1,8021.2%
384Oklahoma County, OKOK822,1251.2%
385Forsyth County, NCNC401,7181.2%
386Lee County, ALAL189,8811.2%
387Irion County, TXTX1,4631.2%
388Ness County, KSKS2,6171.2%
389San Joaquin County, CACA823,8151.2%
390Wichita County, TXTX129,5551.2%
391Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4601.2%
392Calhoun County, SCSC14,1881.2%
393Johnson County, KSKS636,9061.2%
394Jackson County, MNMN9,8571.2%
395Seminole County, FLFL491,8841.2%
396Tillman County, OKOK6,7801.2%
397Charlottesville, VAVA44,3881.2%
398Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3881.2%
400Schenectady County, NYNY162,5811.2%
401Anderson County, TXTX59,8051.2%
402Erie County, NYNY946,7411.2%
403Bladen County, NCNC30,0071.2%
404Orange County, FLFL1,528,0021.2%
406Harrison County, TXTX71,9561.2%
407Marengo County, ALAL18,3111.2%
408Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0701.2%
409Christian County, KYKY70,1151.2%
410Milwaukee County, WIWI924,2161.2%
412Sandoval County, NMNM159,5651.2%
413Dallam County, TXTX7,5081.2%
414Sangamon County, ILIL194,1701.2%
415Yazoo County, MSMS22,9471.1%
416Knox County, ILIL47,7671.1%
417Hamilton County, FLFL14,1801.1%
418Sheboygan County, WIWI118,0471.1%
419Newton County, GAGA125,5831.1%
420Clay County, MSMS18,2381.1%
421Webster County, GAGA2,3691.1%
422Arkansas County, ARAR15,8361.1%
423Leavenworth County, KSKS84,5901.1%
424Randolph County, GAGA6,1561.1%
425Story County, IAIA101,2911.1%
426Chester County, SCSC33,0011.1%
427Somerset County, NJNJ356,4861.1%
428Grimes County, TXTX34,2521.1%
429Cecil County, MDMD107,1311.1%
430Cherokee County, GAGA299,2731.1%
431Allamakee County, IAIA14,2381.1%
432Red River County, TXTX11,8161.1%
433Jones County, MSMS66,4961.1%
434Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8391.1%
435Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5321.1%
436Knox County, TNTN511,4531.1%
437Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7381.1%
438Washtenaw County, MIMI370,2141.1%
439Nelson County, VAVA14,9201.1%
440Tulsa County, OKOK698,7821.1%
441Polk County, MNMN30,5451.1%
442Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4491.1%
443Muscatine County, IAIA41,8531.1%
444Saline County, ARAR133,2881.1%
445Scotland County, NCNC33,3221.1%
446Seward County, KSKS21,0731.1%
447Dougherty County, GAGA82,6161.1%
448Tyrrell County, NCNC3,5371.1%
449Osceola County, FLFL481,7181.1%
450Echols County, GAGA3,6851.1%
451Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1151.1%
452Hamilton County, TNTN390,8331.1%
453Spalding County, GAGA70,7751.1%
454Amelia County, VAVA13,6321.1%
455Bryan County, GAGA52,0621.1%
456Leon County, FLFL299,0481.1%
457Marion County, SCSC28,2421.1%
458Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,4651.1%
459Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,9161.1%
460Rowan County, NCNC155,0961.1%
461Meriwether County, GAGA21,5161.1%
462Rutherford County, TNTN386,3521.0%
463Bradley County, ARAR9,8281.0%
464Barnstable County, MAMA233,5391.0%
465Iberville Parish, LALA29,5791.0%
466Alamance County, NCNC186,1771.0%
467Jasper County, IAIA38,1531.0%
468DeSoto County, MSMS197,9181.0%
469Jasper County, SCSC38,5331.0%
470Quitman County, MSMS5,3641.0%
471Chittenden County, VTVT169,1151.0%
472Ellis County, TXTX240,8671.0%
473Wright County, MNMN157,5591.0%
474Mobile County, ALAL411,6581.0%
475Franklin County, GAGA25,9481.0%
476Dutchess County, NYNY300,7081.0%
477Chambers County, ALAL34,2531.0%
478Fairfield County, OHOH169,7521.0%
479Greene County, ALAL7,0671.0%
480Lubbock County, TXTX328,9061.0%
481DeSoto County, FLFL37,0781.0%
482Jackson County, FLFL49,6291.0%
483Hampden County, MAMA464,3381.0%
484Adair County, IAIA7,4031.0%
485Alachua County, FLFL290,0281.0%
486Ward County, NDND68,2331.0%
487Rockland County, NYNY357,3971.0%
488Polk County, FLFL874,7901.0%
489Barrow County, GAGA99,7731.0%
490Boone County, MOMO191,7461.0%
491Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,5581.0%
492Winnebago County, ILIL283,6741.0%
493Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,9531.0%
494Gaston County, NCNC246,5581.0%
495Douglas County, KSKS120,9201.0%
497Adams County, MSMS30,0611.0%
498Winnebago County, WIWI174,2181.0%
499Geary County, KSKS36,3381.0%
500Madison County, ALAL433,5161.0%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest subsaharan african share?

Emporia, Virginia ranks #1 with 23.7% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by subsaharan african share?

Emporia, Virginia, Brunswick County, Virginia, Greensville County, Virginia, Sussex County, Virginia, Franklin, Virginia.

How many counties are in this ranking?

2,651 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is subsaharan african share measured?

Share of all residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).