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Highest Subsaharan African population share, US counties · 2010

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 23.0%. 2,273 counties qualify in total. Virginia carries 12 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN SHAREVS 2000
01Emporia, VAVA5,44723.0%
02Pike County, ALAL33,68820.4%
03Greensville County, VAVA11,18117.2%
04Franklin, VAVA8,47816.4%
05Brunswick County, VAVA15,72716.4%
06Douglas County, GAGA154,29313.1%
07Northampton County, VAVA11,87911.2%
08Accomack County, VAVA33,85911.2%
09Aleutians East, AKAK3,47910.1%
10Southampton County, VAVA18,1109.9%
11Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7478.8%
12Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1758.8%
14Morris County, TXTX12,1338.4%
15Alexandria, VAVA160,6627.9%
16Cottle County, TXTX1,2247.4%
17Nottoway County, VAVA15,7967.4%
18Sumter County, SCSC105,0677.2%
19Sussex County, VAVA10,7557.1%
20Red River County, TXTX11,8166.8%
21Camp County, TXTX13,3806.7%
22Prince George's County, MDMD970,3746.5%
23Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0585.8%
24Franklin County, FLFL13,0295.8%
25Talbot County, GAGA5,7095.8%
26Woodruff County, ARAR5,7105.6%
27Fairfield County, SCSC20,3405.3%
28Marion County, ININ992,1965.2%
29Hamilton County, FLFL14,1805.1%
30Leon County, FLFL299,0485.0%
31Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7374.9%
32Titus County, TXTX31,5634.9%
33Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5824.8%
34Taylor County, FLFL21,2104.7%
35Columbia County, FLFL74,0944.6%
36Providence County, RIRI678,1794.6%
37Jefferson County, FLFL16,0074.6%
38Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7844.5%
39Paulding County, GAGA190,9964.5%
40Liberty County, FLFL8,0354.4%
41Tunica County, MSMS8,8194.3%
42Somerset County, MDMD24,9734.2%
43Turner County, GAGA8,9834.1%
44DeKalb County, GAGA774,3944.0%
45Bailey County, TXTX6,9634.0%
46Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3324.0%
47Allen County, ININ402,3294.0%
48Macon County, GAGA11,7564.0%
49Suffolk County, MAMA791,8913.7%
50Sumter County, GAGA28,8013.7%
51Plymouth County, MAMA546,8293.6%
52Clayton County, GAGA297,4713.5%
53Prince William County, VAVA502,9663.5%
54Orleans Parish, LALA362,1543.5%
55Miller County, ARAR42,3573.5%
56Harrison County, MSMS217,1363.5%
57Lee County, SCSC15,7303.4%
58Red River Parish, LALA7,1653.4%
59Coffee County, ALAL56,9533.4%
60Hancock County, GAGA8,6823.4%
61Ramsey County, MNMN541,6233.3%
63Bristol County, MAMA593,6403.3%
64Henry County, GAGA264,9223.2%
65Cobb County, GAGA793,3453.1%
66Bowie County, TXTX92,6963.0%
67Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8733.0%
68Essex County, NJNJ896,3793.0%
69Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7912.9%
70Norfolk, VAVA231,0132.9%
71Union County, FLFL16,2502.8%
72Jackson County, MSMS147,6662.8%
73McDowell County, WVWV16,8782.8%
74Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0992.8%
75Howard County, MDMD339,1832.8%
76Fayette County, GAGA125,1562.8%
77Hertford County, NCNC19,0152.8%
78Chesapeake, VAVA255,3322.7%
79Prairie County, ARAR7,9232.7%
80Chester County, SCSC33,0012.7%
81Baltimore County, MDMD847,6502.7%
82Hamilton County, OHOH838,4182.7%
83Franklin County, OHOH1,361,5362.7%
84District of Columbia, DCDC693,6452.7%
85Irwin County, GAGA9,0202.6%
86Champaign County, ILIL209,9722.6%
87Hart County, GAGA28,6392.6%
88Newton County, GAGA125,5832.6%
89Rowan County, NCNC155,0962.6%
90Olmsted County, MNMN166,7312.6%
91Baltimore, MDMD569,9972.5%
92Kings County, NYNY2,653,9632.5%
93Washington County, NCNC10,6382.5%
94Madison County, TNTN100,7902.5%
95Calhoun County, GAGA5,4132.5%
96Richmond County, GAGA206,5592.5%
97Crawford County, MIMI13,7222.5%
98Hardin County, ILIL3,5882.5%
99Northampton County, NCNC16,4912.5%
100Treutlen County, GAGA6,4662.4%
101Arlington County, VAVA243,9312.4%
102De Soto Parish, LALA27,3812.4%
103Charlottesville, VAVA44,3882.4%
104Solano County, CACA455,3762.4%
105Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1912.3%
106Dawson County, NENE24,4522.3%
107Hardeman County, TNTN25,2742.3%
108Schley County, GAGA4,5932.3%
109Butts County, GAGA27,2182.3%
110Fulton County, KYKY6,2182.3%
111Crisp County, GAGA19,2372.2%
112Richland County, SCSC434,9562.2%
113Manassas Park, VAVA16,5602.2%
114Durham County, NCNC347,2402.2%
115Webster County, IAIA36,8382.1%
116Falls Church, VAVA15,1592.1%
117Cass County, TXTX28,6512.1%
118St. Louis, MOMO278,1442.1%
119Hampton County, SCSC18,1742.1%
120Skagway, AKAK1,1042.1%
121Manistee County, MIMI25,6562.1%
122Warren County, GAGA5,2692.1%
123Charles County, MDMD176,5932.0%
124Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4662.0%
125Greene County, GAGA21,3672.0%
126St. Lucie County, FLFL402,4492.0%
127Morgan County, COCO30,3062.0%
128Essex County, VAVA10,6542.0%
129Mercer County, NJNJ399,2892.0%
130Wakulla County, FLFL38,0892.0%
131Surry County, VAVA6,6032.0%
132Delaware County, PAPA580,9372.0%
133Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351.9%
134Swisher County, TXTX6,7031.9%
135Marion County, FLFL442,6601.9%
136Caddo Parish, LALA224,2261.9%
137Marion County, GAGA7,6761.9%
138Des Moines County, IAIA38,0771.9%
139Leavenworth County, KSKS84,5901.9%
140Wilcox County, GAGA8,7971.9%
141King County, WAWA2,344,9391.9%
142Randolph County, GAGA6,1561.9%
143Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2811.9%
144Jefferson County, KYKY795,2221.9%
145Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7051.9%
146Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3211.9%
147Cumberland County, NJNJ157,1481.8%
148Anoka County, MNMN381,6051.8%
149Davidson County, TNTN745,9041.8%
150Perry County, ALAL7,4251.8%
151Madison County, FLFL18,7591.8%
152Upton County, TXTX3,1311.8%
153Arapahoe County, COCO673,8201.7%
154Dakota County, MNMN457,7101.7%
155Guilford County, NCNC562,2341.7%
156Brooks County, GAGA16,1011.7%
157Richmond, VAVA237,2571.7%
158Duval County, FLFL1,062,9631.7%
159McIntosh County, GAGA11,9891.7%
160Fauquier County, VAVA76,5031.7%
161Rock County, WIWI166,4721.7%
162Cumberland County, VAVA10,3521.7%
163Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8961.7%
164Monroe County, GAGA32,0231.7%
165Nobles County, MNMN22,3381.7%
166Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6621.7%
167Madison County, VAVA14,2371.7%
168Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7381.7%
169Dakota County, NENE21,6871.6%
170Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,0351.6%
171Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6911.6%
172Stafford County, VAVA170,8031.6%
174Prince George County, VAVA43,9361.6%
175Lenoir County, NCNC55,8371.6%
176Butler County, ALAL18,1001.6%
177Atlantic County, NJNJ278,6571.6%
178St. Louis County, MOMO990,9111.6%
179Harris County, TXTX5,045,0261.6%
180Wyandotte County, KSKS170,5971.6%
181Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3971.6%
182Gilmer County, WVWV7,0851.6%
183Erie County, PAPA265,8321.6%
184Richmond County, NYNY501,2901.5%
185Henry County, VAVA49,2421.5%
186Choctaw County, ALAL11,9041.5%
187New York County, NYNY1,664,8621.5%
188Dane County, WIWI590,3751.5%
189Union County, NJNJ601,8631.5%
190Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0701.5%
191Peach County, GAGA29,8771.5%
192New Castle County, DEDE588,0261.5%
193Manassas, VAVA44,3321.5%
194Newport News, VAVA183,2301.5%
195Monroe County, FLFL80,4061.5%
196Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6341.5%
197Clarke County, GAGA129,9211.5%
198Loudoun County, VAVA449,7491.5%
199Dawes County, NENE7,8581.5%
200Monroe County, NYNY750,5061.5%
201Lincoln Parish, LALA48,3601.5%
202Ouachita Parish, LALA158,5421.5%
203Macon County, ALAL18,1321.5%
204Suffolk, VAVA104,6991.4%
205McCurtain County, OKOK30,7441.4%
206Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3831.4%
207Rockdale County, GAGA98,4161.4%
208King William County, VAVA19,6171.4%
209Putnam County, FLFL77,7341.4%
210Mahoning County, OHOH224,7061.4%
211Bertie County, NCNC17,0861.4%
212Neosho County, KSKS15,6371.4%
213Nash County, NCNC99,3651.4%
214Cumberland County, MEME317,2221.4%
215Jones County, GAGA29,1711.4%
216Fairfax, VAVA26,7721.4%
217Monroe County, ARAR6,2441.4%
218Burke County, GAGA24,4081.4%
219Union Parish, LALA20,5611.3%
220Harford County, MDMD266,4461.3%
221Denver County, COCO740,6131.3%
222Collin County, TXTX1,297,1791.3%
223Yazoo County, MSMS22,9471.3%
224Petersburg, VAVA33,7341.3%
225Clark County, NVNV2,407,2261.3%
226Luce County, MIMI6,3391.3%
227Bullock County, ALAL9,7801.3%
228Sunflower County, MSMS22,8931.3%
229Hoke County, NCNC56,9391.3%
230Washington County, MNMN286,8951.3%
231Lamar County, TXTX51,5031.3%
232Franklin County, TXTX10,9941.3%
233Sharkey County, MSMS3,0971.3%
234Christian County, KYKY70,1151.3%
235Martinsville, VAVA13,8491.3%
236Stearns County, MNMN164,1101.3%
237Whitman County, WAWA48,5121.3%
238Crawford County, GAGA12,2061.3%
239Lancaster County, NENE334,0491.3%
240Henrico County, VAVA342,7751.3%
241Finney County, KSKS37,5051.3%
242Phillips County, ARAR14,2551.3%
243Amelia County, VAVA13,6321.3%
244Alameda County, CACA1,636,6301.3%
245Allen County, OHOH100,8811.3%
246Barbour County, ALAL24,6071.2%
247Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0991.2%
248Craven County, NCNC105,0251.2%
249Monroe County, ALAL18,9651.2%
250Vance County, NCNC42,6381.2%
251Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,9791.2%
252Charles City County, VAVA6,6231.2%
253Ingham County, MIMI289,7091.2%
254Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,3801.2%
255Jackson County, MIMI159,5521.2%
256Panola County, MSMS32,6911.2%
257Dougherty County, GAGA82,6161.2%
258Portsmouth, VAVA96,7771.2%
259Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4491.2%
260Liberty County, GAGA70,3131.2%
261Shelby County, TNTN910,2261.2%
262Columbia County, GAGA169,1891.2%
263Rice County, MNMN69,9391.2%
264Knox County, ILIL47,7671.2%
265Abbeville County, SCSC24,8361.2%
266Scott County, MNMN159,0171.2%
267Haskell County, KSKS3,5991.2%
268Halifax County, NCNC46,5341.2%
269Tazewell County, VAVA38,6351.2%
270Miller County, GAGA5,8121.2%
271Wayne County, GAGA32,4811.2%
272Androscoggin County, MEME116,4871.2%
273Haywood County, TNTN17,0421.1%
274Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8391.1%
275Storey County, NVNV4,2601.1%
276Sabine County, TXTX10,0121.1%
277Denton County, TXTX1,069,3461.1%
278Clarendon County, SCSC31,0431.1%
279Johnson County, IAIA160,0441.1%
280Story County, IAIA101,2911.1%
281Hampton, VAVA137,3151.1%
282Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7201.1%
283Queens County, NYNY2,358,1821.1%
284Meriwether County, GAGA21,5161.1%
285Roanoke, VAVA99,1111.1%
286Simpson County, MSMS25,4981.1%
287Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3981.1%
288Rawlins County, KSKS2,4311.1%
289Radford, VAVA17,2431.1%
290Union County, MSMS28,4591.1%
291Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3351.1%
292Steele County, MNMN37,4641.1%
293Jefferson County, ARAR62,9871.1%
294Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9341.1%
295Edgecombe County, NCNC49,1211.1%
296Kent County, DEDE194,7861.1%
297Decatur County, GAGA29,4321.1%
298Multnomah County, OROR795,3911.1%
299Hardin County, KYKY113,4821.1%
300Pasquotank County, NCNC42,2011.1%
301Stark County, OHOH373,7711.1%
302Racine County, WIWI198,9191.1%
303Hale County, TXTX31,8191.1%
304Beaufort County, SCSC204,4331.1%
305Sherman County, TXTX2,7811.1%
306Washtenaw County, MIMI370,2141.1%
307Onslow County, NCNC217,1751.1%
308Faulkner County, ARAR133,9791.1%
309Worcester County, MDMD54,4591.1%
310LaPorte County, ININ111,2941.0%
311Bledsoe County, TNTN15,9201.0%
312Hall County, NENE63,6331.0%
313Jackson County, FLFL49,6291.0%
314Chicot County, ARAR9,1071.0%
315Dallas County, ALAL35,1401.0%
316Bedford County, TNTN55,2731.0%
317Norfolk County, MAMA739,7491.0%
318Iberville Parish, LALA29,5791.0%
319Washington County, MDMD157,7311.0%
320Jones County, NCNC9,5751.0%
321Douglas County, NENE606,4601.0%
322Washington County, MSMS40,4461.0%
323Dawson County, TXTX11,7761.0%
324Harrison County, TXTX71,9561.0%
325Dukes County, MAMA21,2191.0%
326Newport County, RIRI83,0511.0%
327Hudson County, NJNJ735,0331.0%
328Worcester County, MAMA888,5021.0%
329Harnett County, NCNC150,1371.0%
330Adams County, MSMS30,0611.0%
331Johnston County, NCNC256,4481.0%
332Jenkins County, GAGA8,8431.0%
333Shelby County, TXTX24,2861.0%
334Cass County, NDND201,7941.0%
335Motley County, TXTX1,0431.0%
336Frederick County, MDMD302,8831.0%
337Burlington County, NJNJ481,4391.0%
338East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,1801.0%
339Platte County, MOMO114,4001.0%
340Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7431.0%
341Riley County, KSKS72,5981.0%
342Floyd County, GAGA101,3781.0%
343Sarpy County, NENE208,3031.0%
344Wayne County, MIMI1,769,0381.0%
345Greene County, MSMS13,7071.0%
346Nantucket County, MAMA14,7581.0%
347Hinds County, MSMS211,8881.0%
348Pratt County, KSKS9,1171.0%
349Vigo County, ININ106,5121.0%
350Cook County, ILIL5,194,6251.0%
351Chambers County, TXTX57,5941.0%
352Bulloch County, GAGA86,9491.0%
353Angelina County, TXTX88,1540.9%
354Russell County, ALAL58,8980.9%
355Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5550.9%
356Lake County, ININ504,6120.9%
357Cumberland County, NCNC338,4730.9%
358Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1480.9%
359Noble County, OHOH14,2760.9%
360Jefferson County, MSMS6,8250.9%
361Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1150.9%
362Tate County, MSMS28,7250.9%
363Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8960.9%
364Montgomery County, ALAL225,8910.9%
365Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,5200.9%
366Somerset County, NJNJ356,4860.9%
367Greene County, NCNC20,7000.9%
368Mason County, TXTX3,9900.9%
369Cole County, MOMO77,9080.9%
370Danville, VAVA41,6470.9%
371Barnstable County, MAMA233,5390.9%
372Jefferson County, ALAL665,7420.9%
373St. Francis County, ARAR21,8000.9%
374Gadsden County, FLFL44,2980.9%
375Dauphin County, PAPA293,3510.9%
376Chippewa County, MIMI36,0810.9%
377Grant Parish, LALA22,0750.9%
378Oconee County, GAGA44,8930.9%
379Bibb County, GAGA157,5560.9%
380Scott County, MSMS28,0730.9%
381Jackson County, MOMO732,9940.9%
382San Diego County, CACA3,282,2480.9%
383Milwaukee County, WIWI924,2160.9%
384Polk County, IAIA516,5460.9%
385Orange County, NCNC152,4980.9%
386Lucas County, OHOH423,3470.9%
387Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,9250.9%
388Cleveland County, OKOK303,9730.9%
389Lexington County, SCSC317,5880.9%
390Bond County, ILIL16,9590.9%
391Jefferson County, TXTX254,3210.9%
392Calhoun County, FLFL13,2890.9%
393Knox County, TNTN511,4530.9%
394Randall County, TXTX152,3510.9%
395Woodbury County, IAIA106,6490.9%
396West Carroll Parish, LALA9,1560.9%
397Forrest County, MSMS79,0340.9%
398Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4600.9%
399Chatham County, GAGA311,8550.9%
400Geary County, KSKS36,3380.9%
401Johnson County, KSKS636,9060.9%
402Amherst County, VAVA31,9620.9%
403Culpeper County, VAVA57,6660.9%
404Warren County, MSMS41,7590.9%
405Lauderdale County, MSMS70,3170.9%
406St. Joseph County, ININ272,8610.9%
407Dutchess County, NYNY300,7080.9%
408Erie County, NYNY946,7410.9%
409Snohomish County, WAWA870,6560.8%
410Edgefield County, SCSC29,8080.8%
411Madison County, ALAL433,5160.8%
412Del Norte County, CACA26,4100.8%
413Spalding County, GAGA70,7750.8%
414Halifax County, VAVA33,4470.8%
415Forsyth County, GAGA282,8050.8%
416Ottawa County, KSKS5,7440.8%
417Marlboro County, SCSC25,4880.8%
418Henry County, ALAL18,3940.8%
419Pamlico County, NCNC12,7580.8%
420Henderson County, TNTN28,5180.8%
421Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,7260.8%
422Dale County, ALAL49,9120.8%
423Osceola County, FLFL481,7180.8%
424Grayson County, TXTX153,6130.8%
425Bell County, TXTX402,2480.8%
426Amite County, MSMS12,4870.8%
427Sullivan County, ININ20,8310.8%
428Camden County, GAGA60,1430.8%
429De Witt County, ILIL15,1180.8%
430Lancaster County, SCSC114,2960.8%
431Mitchell County, TXTX8,9470.8%
432Charlton County, GAGA13,1210.8%
433Rock Island County, ILIL141,8690.8%
434Broward County, FLFL2,013,3170.8%
435Ascension Parish, LALA135,1050.8%
436Orange County, NYNY417,6690.8%
437Escambia County, FLFL333,8340.8%
438Waller County, TXTX69,8580.8%
439Coryell County, TXTX85,5920.8%
440Clay County, MNMN67,7340.8%
441Taylor County, TXTX150,0770.8%
442Muscogee County, GAGA202,1710.8%
443Lancaster County, VAVA10,9950.8%
444Hampden County, MAMA464,3380.8%
445Pickens County, ALAL18,2210.8%
446Montgomery County, OHOH539,5980.8%
447Chesterfield County, SCSC44,7400.8%
448Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5320.8%
449Dickens County, TXTX1,6920.8%
450Dyer County, TNTN36,3200.8%
451Comanche County, OKOK122,1580.8%
452Lee County, GAGA34,1790.8%
453Powell County, KYKY12,8120.8%
454Rockwall County, TXTX140,7380.8%
455Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7150.8%
456Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0350.8%
457West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1340.8%
458Stevens County, MNMN9,7470.8%
459Essex County, MAMA826,6530.8%
460Sioux County, IAIA36,7740.8%
461Boone County, MOMO191,7460.8%
462Flagler County, FLFL140,3600.8%
463Union County, GAGA27,8590.8%
464Alexander County, ILIL4,5700.8%
465Delaware County, ININ113,1060.8%
466Potter County, SDSD2,3770.8%
467Albany County, NYNY321,2250.8%
468Richland County, OHOH124,8930.8%
469Escambia County, ALAL36,6650.8%
470Butler County, OHOH400,1280.8%
471Jasper County, SCSC38,5330.7%
472Hale County, ALAL15,1940.7%
473Orangeburg County, SCSC83,1770.7%
474York County, VAVA71,3740.7%
475Pierce County, WAWA946,2880.7%
476Camden County, NJNJ535,7990.7%
477Harding County, NMNM6170.7%
478Franklin County, NCNC82,0370.7%
479Monroe County, PAPA167,1790.7%
480Oklahoma County, OKOK822,1250.7%
481Howard County, TXTX30,5040.7%
482Livingston County, ILIL35,0570.7%
483Atoka County, OKOK14,6090.7%
484Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2440.7%
485Scotland County, NCNC33,3220.7%
486Dooly County, GAGA11,1560.7%
487Perry County, MSMS11,5770.7%
488San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0910.7%
489Crane County, TXTX4,5540.7%
490Washington County, ALAL14,8220.7%
491Lawrence County, MSMS11,8190.7%
492Jackson County, NCNC45,0390.7%
493Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3930.7%
494Kings County, CACA154,3270.7%
495Boone County, IAIA26,7990.7%
496Glynn County, GAGA87,5990.7%
497Benton County, MSMS7,5020.7%
498Jackson County, ILIL52,5010.7%
499Berrien County, MIMI152,4440.7%
500Cascade County, MTMT85,0290.7%
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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 23.0% (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by subsaharan african share?

Emporia, Virginia, Pike County, Alabama, Greensville County, Virginia, Franklin, Virginia, Brunswick County, Virginia.

How many counties are in this ranking?

2,273 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 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 (2010).