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Highest Subsaharan African population share, US counties · 2020

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. Greensville County, Virginia leads at 24.7%. 2,567 counties qualify in total. Virginia carries 12 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN SHAREVS 2000
01Greensville County, VAVA11,18124.7%
02Emporia, VAVA5,44724.4%
03Franklin, VAVA8,47824.4%
04Sussex County, VAVA10,75522.8%
05Brunswick County, VAVA15,72716.7%
06Suffolk, VAVA104,69913.4%
07Surry County, VAVA6,60311.4%
08Chester County, SCSC33,00111.3%
09Danville, VAVA41,64710.7%
10Iberville Parish, LALA29,57910.5%
11Southampton County, VAVA18,11010.5%
12Fulton County, KYKY6,21810.3%
13Claiborne Parish, LALA13,35410.0%
14Alexandria, VAVA160,6629.5%
15Prince George's County, MDMD970,3748.8%
16Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3217.9%
17Kankakee County, ILIL105,5257.7%
18Lenoir County, NCNC55,8376.8%
19Fairfield County, SCSC20,3406.7%
20Union County, FLFL16,2506.5%
21Greene County, NCNC20,7006.5%
22Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,5826.4%
23Chester County, TNTN17,9946.1%
24Orleans Parish, LALA362,1546.1%
26Nottoway County, VAVA15,7965.8%
27Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,7845.8%
28Stewart County, GAGA4,6315.7%
29Hardeman County, TNTN25,2745.7%
31Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3325.4%
32Plymouth County, MAMA546,8295.4%
33Tunica County, MSMS8,8195.3%
34Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3575.1%
35Dakota County, NENE21,6875.1%
36DeKalb County, GAGA774,3945.1%
37Webster Parish, LALA34,9485.0%
38Prince William County, VAVA502,9665.0%
39Baltimore County, MDMD847,6504.9%
40Attala County, MSMS17,1004.9%
41Manassas Park, VAVA16,5604.8%
42McCormick County, SCSC10,2154.7%
43Stearns County, MNMN164,1104.7%
44Providence County, RIRI678,1794.7%
45Clarke County, ALAL22,0144.6%
46Ramsey County, MNMN541,6234.6%
47Henderson County, TNTN28,5184.5%
48Cass County, NDND201,7944.4%
49Baltimore, MDMD569,9974.4%
50Essex County, NJNJ896,3794.2%
51Olmsted County, MNMN166,7314.2%
52Clayton County, GAGA297,4714.2%
53Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4904.2%
54Hickman County, KYKY4,3724.1%
55Franklin County, OHOH1,361,5364.0%
56Davidson County, TNTN745,9044.0%
57Appomattox County, VAVA17,1724.0%
58Fort Bend County, TXTX975,1913.9%
59Rice County, MNMN69,9393.9%
60Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0993.9%
61McNairy County, TNTN26,2363.8%
62Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,7203.8%
63Marion County, ININ992,1963.7%
64Benton County, MSMS7,5023.7%
65Suffolk County, MAMA791,8913.6%
66Anoka County, MNMN381,6053.6%
67Bristol County, MAMA593,6403.6%
68Colfax County, NENE10,9343.6%
69Howard County, MDMD339,1833.6%
70Potter County, TXTX114,4533.6%
71Johnson County, IAIA160,0443.5%
72Minnehaha County, SDSD212,6913.5%
73Henry County, GAGA264,9223.5%
74Swisher County, TXTX6,7033.5%
75Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8733.4%
76Mecklenburg County, NCNC1,233,3833.4%
77Caddo Parish, LALA224,2263.4%
78Cabarrus County, NCNC249,7253.3%
79Nobles County, MNMN22,3383.3%
80King William County, VAVA19,6173.3%
81Halifax County, VAVA33,4473.3%
82District of Columbia, DCDC693,6453.2%
83Richland County, SCSC434,9563.2%
84Petersburg, VAVA33,7343.1%
85Mower County, MNMN40,9713.1%
86Delaware County, PAPA580,9373.1%
87Bradford County, FLFL28,3073.1%
88Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3913.1%
89Dakota County, MNMN457,7103.1%
90Choctaw County, MSMS8,0483.0%
91Bee County, TXTX32,5153.0%
92Cobb County, GAGA793,3452.9%
93Columbia County, FLFL74,0942.9%
94McCracken County, KYKY67,5532.9%
95Noble County, OHOH14,2762.9%
96Texas County, OKOK20,3222.9%
97Dawson County, NENE24,4522.8%
98Lancaster County, VAVA10,9952.8%
99Charles County, MDMD176,5932.8%
100Scott County, MNMN159,0172.8%
101Burke County, GAGA24,4082.7%
102Jasper County, SCSC38,5332.7%
103Grimes County, TXTX34,2522.7%
104Assumption Parish, LALA19,7202.7%
105King County, WAWA2,344,9392.7%
106Bamberg County, SCSC12,7962.7%
107Portsmouth, VAVA96,7772.6%
108Pulaski County, ARAR404,6112.6%
109Essex County, VAVA10,6542.6%
110Northumberland County, VAVA12,5572.6%
111Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,4662.6%
112Benton County, MNMN41,7442.6%
113Arapahoe County, COCO673,8202.6%
114Greenwood County, SCSC70,3792.6%
115Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,2812.6%
116Maury County, TNTN118,1312.5%
117Jefferson County, OHOH63,5972.5%
118Dallas County, TXTX2,661,3972.5%
119Adair County, MOMO25,6842.5%
120Guilford County, NCNC562,2342.5%
121Moore County, TXTX21,8912.5%
122Solano County, CACA455,3762.5%
123Hardin County, TNTN27,9832.4%
124Slope County, NDND6282.4%
125Hamilton County, FLFL14,1802.4%
126Cottle County, TXTX1,2242.3%
127Arlington County, VAVA243,9312.3%
128Steele County, MNMN37,4642.3%
129St. Louis, MOMO278,1442.3%
130Blue Earth County, MNMN70,6342.3%
131Polk County, IAIA516,5462.3%
132Crawford County, IAIA16,2372.3%
133Kings County, NYNY2,653,9632.3%
134Norfolk, VAVA231,0132.3%
135Jefferson County, ALAL665,7422.3%
136Cumberland County, MEME317,2222.3%
137Walker County, TXTX83,8422.3%
138Floyd County, TXTX4,8812.3%
139Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7912.2%
140Richmond County, VAVA9,2942.2%
141Stafford County, VAVA170,8032.2%
142Washington County, ALAL14,8222.2%
143Jefferson County, KYKY795,2222.2%
144Durham County, NCNC347,2402.2%
145Montgomery County, TNTN249,9352.2%
146Hale County, TXTX31,8192.2%
147Baker County, FLFL29,7372.2%
148Ballard County, KYKY7,5942.2%
149Warren County, ILIL16,2222.2%
150Harford County, MDMD266,4462.2%
151Garland County, ARAR99,6952.2%
152Frederick County, MDMD302,8832.1%
153Smith County, TXTX252,5492.1%
154Dale County, ALAL49,9122.1%
155Morgan County, COCO30,3062.1%
156Limestone County, TXTX22,8492.1%
157Rock Island County, ILIL141,8692.1%
158Williams County, NDND41,7672.1%
159Richmond, VAVA237,2572.1%
160Mercer County, NJNJ399,2892.1%
161Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7472.1%
162Sullivan County, MOMO5,7382.1%
163Worcester County, MAMA888,5022.1%
164Douglas County, GAGA154,2932.1%
165Monroe County, ARAR6,2442.1%
166Lucas County, OHOH423,3472.1%
167Harris County, TXTX5,045,0262.1%
168Hampton, VAVA137,3152.1%
169Douglas County, NENE606,4602.0%
170Treutlen County, GAGA6,4662.0%
171DeKalb County, MOMO9,7952.0%
172Webster County, MSMS10,1672.0%
173Briscoe County, TXTX1,4742.0%
174Wayne County, TNTN16,4162.0%
175Norfolk County, MAMA739,7492.0%
176Taylor County, GAGA7,8182.0%
178Cheyenne County, COCO1,7132.0%
179New Castle County, DEDE588,0261.9%
180Schuyler County, ILIL6,6571.9%
181Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8391.9%
182Manassas, VAVA44,3321.9%
183Collin County, TXTX1,297,1791.9%
184Clay County, MNMN67,7341.9%
185Union Parish, LALA20,5611.9%
186Somerset County, MDMD24,9731.8%
187Gulf County, FLFL15,9431.8%
188Ingham County, MIMI289,7091.8%
189Roanoke, VAVA99,1111.8%
190Yazoo County, MSMS22,9471.8%
191Platte County, MOMO114,4001.8%
192Union County, NJNJ601,8631.8%
193Wapello County, IAIA35,2101.8%
194Newton County, GAGA125,5831.8%
195Houston County, TXTX22,3161.8%
196Abbeville County, SCSC24,8361.8%
197Montgomery County, ALAL225,8911.8%
198Wake County, NCNC1,257,2351.8%
199Burlington County, NJNJ481,4391.8%
200New York County, NYNY1,664,8621.8%
201Barnstable County, MAMA233,5391.8%
202Stark County, OHOH373,7711.8%
203New Kent County, VAVA28,0221.8%
204Kent County, DEDE194,7861.8%
205Paulding County, GAGA190,9961.8%
206Bowie County, TXTX92,6961.8%
207Martinsville, VAVA13,8491.8%
208Richmond County, NYNY501,2901.8%
209Fayette County, GAGA125,1561.7%
210Fayette County, TNTN45,0711.7%
211Noxubee County, MSMS9,7981.7%
212Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,3801.7%
213Wyandotte County, KSKS170,5971.7%
214Denton County, TXTX1,069,3461.7%
215Henrico County, VAVA342,7751.7%
216Oldham County, TXTX1,7831.7%
217Custer County, COCO5,5901.7%
218Imperial County, CACA181,4111.7%
219Charlottesville, VAVA44,3881.7%
220San Augustine County, TXTX7,7221.7%
221Marion County, FLFL442,6601.7%
222Hamilton County, OHOH838,4181.7%
223Montgomery County, KSKS30,1771.7%
224Loudoun County, VAVA449,7491.7%
225Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1781.7%
226Halifax County, NCNC46,5341.7%
227Newport News, VAVA183,2301.7%
228Black Hawk County, IAIA131,5321.7%
229Clark County, NVNV2,407,2261.7%
230Denver County, COCO740,6131.7%
231Coffee County, ALAL56,9531.7%
232Muscatine County, IAIA41,8531.7%
233Washington County, MNMN286,8951.7%
234Snohomish County, WAWA870,6561.6%
235Shelby County, TNTN910,2261.6%
236Fayette County, ININ23,5331.6%
237Campbell County, VAVA55,6291.6%
238Sargent County, NDND3,7111.6%
239Jefferson County, NYNY111,5401.6%
240Fairfield County, OHOH169,7521.6%
241Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,7261.6%
242Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,9791.6%
243Polk County, MNMN30,5451.6%
244Liberty County, GAGA70,3131.6%
245Wayne County, MIMI1,769,0381.6%
246Hardeman County, TXTX3,2921.6%
247Chittenden County, VTVT169,1151.6%
248Will County, ILIL712,2531.6%
249Sumter County, SCSC105,0671.6%
250McDuffie County, GAGA21,6401.6%
251Emanuel County, GAGA23,1471.6%
252Androscoggin County, MEME116,4871.6%
253Hopewell, VAVA23,2611.6%
254Alameda County, CACA1,636,6301.5%
255Pulaski County, MOMO54,4421.5%
256East Carroll Parish, LALA6,7601.5%
257Christian County, KYKY70,1151.5%
258Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4331.5%
259Lee County, SCSC15,7301.5%
260Staunton, VAVA26,8011.5%
261Houston County, GAGA178,2141.5%
262Taylor County, TXTX150,0771.5%
263Buena Vista County, IAIA20,4491.5%
264Lancaster County, SCSC114,2961.5%
265Dane County, WIWI590,3751.5%
266Mahoning County, OHOH224,7061.5%
267Nevada County, ARAR7,9421.5%
268Pike County, PAPA62,8081.5%
269Riley County, KSKS72,5981.5%
270East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,1801.5%
271Williamsburg, VAVA15,8611.5%
273Sheridan County, KSKS2,4271.5%
274Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7431.5%
275Hudson County, NJNJ735,0331.5%
276Fayette County, KYKY329,7511.5%
277Monroe County, ALAL18,9651.5%
278Harmon County, OKOK2,3271.5%
279Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3931.5%
280Marion County, SCSC28,2421.5%
281Calloway County, KYKY39,4211.4%
282Clarke County, GAGA129,9211.4%
283Culpeper County, VAVA57,6661.4%
284Pierce County, WAWA946,2881.4%
285Berkeley County, WVWV139,5221.4%
286Passaic County, NJNJ531,6241.4%
287Randolph County, ALAL23,1631.4%
288Kent County, MIMI675,2321.4%
289Duval County, FLFL1,062,9631.4%
290Onondaga County, NYNY466,5841.4%
291Wicomico County, MDMD106,8991.4%
292Bryan County, GAGA52,0621.4%
293Cumberland County, PAPA277,2701.4%
294Anderson County, TXTX59,8051.4%
295Storey County, NVNV4,2601.4%
296Jefferson County, IAIA15,2911.4%
297Middlesex County, NJNJ883,3351.4%
298San Joaquin County, CACA823,8151.4%
299Freestone County, TXTX20,8111.4%
300Saline County, ARAR133,2881.4%
301Jones County, NCNC9,5751.4%
302Hall County, NENE63,6331.4%
303Albany County, NYNY321,2251.4%
304Camden County, NJNJ535,7991.4%
305Todd County, KYKY12,9721.4%
306Lynchburg, VAVA81,3471.4%
308Franklin County, KYKY52,6491.4%
309Pratt County, KSKS9,1171.4%
310Comanche County, OKOK122,1581.3%
311Columbia County, GAGA169,1891.3%
312Amite County, MSMS12,4871.3%
313Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7371.3%
314Granville County, NCNC61,4211.3%
315Anchorage, AKAK287,1551.3%
316Linn County, IAIA232,0281.3%
317Chesapeake, VAVA255,3321.3%
318Brown County, ILIL6,4011.3%
319Woodbury County, IAIA106,6491.3%
320Belmont County, OHOH64,4341.3%
321Charles City County, VAVA6,6231.3%
322Gaston County, NCNC246,5581.3%
323Lincoln Parish, LALA48,3601.3%
324Lee County, GAGA34,1791.3%
325Trousdale County, TNTN12,6231.3%
326Johnston County, NCNC256,4481.3%
327Cumberland County, NCNC338,4731.3%
328Washington County, MDMD157,7311.3%
329Allegheny County, PAPA1,225,0351.3%
330Midland County, TXTX187,8551.3%
331Haywood County, TNTN17,0421.3%
332Rockdale County, GAGA98,4161.3%
333Butler County, OHOH400,1281.3%
334Kent County, MDMD19,5651.3%
335Winston County, MSMS17,4731.3%
336Sherburne County, MNMN104,1941.3%
337Orange County, NCNC152,4981.3%
338Pike County, ALAL33,6881.3%
339Winchester, VAVA28,2721.3%
340Multnomah County, OROR795,3911.2%
341Grenada County, MSMS20,8681.2%
342Knox County, ILIL47,7671.2%
343Montgomery County, OHOH539,5981.2%
344Cook County, ILIL5,194,6251.2%
345Clay County, MOMO265,0321.2%
346Plymouth County, IAIA25,6971.2%
347Montgomery County, GAGA8,6351.2%
348Wichita County, TXTX129,5551.2%
349Hillsborough County, NHNH433,4151.2%
350Bell County, TXTX402,2481.2%
351Washington County, GAGA19,4531.2%
352Baldwin County, GAGA44,0291.2%
353Washington County, MSMS40,4461.2%
354Travis County, TXTX1,389,6701.2%
355Hinds County, MSMS211,8881.2%
356Seward County, KSKS21,0731.2%
357Lyon County, MNMN25,6841.2%
358Whitfield County, GAGA106,2121.2%
359Orleans County, NYNY39,8251.2%
360Cass County, ILIL12,4631.2%
361Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,9251.2%
362Pickens County, ALAL18,2211.2%
363St. Louis County, MOMO990,9111.2%
364Richmond County, GAGA206,5591.2%
365Cole County, MOMO77,9081.2%
366Barnes County, NDND10,5731.2%
367Rutherford County, TNTN386,3521.2%
368St. Bernard Parish, LALA45,6421.2%
369Bibb County, GAGA157,5561.2%
370Jackson County, ILIL52,5011.2%
371Essex County, MAMA826,6531.2%
372Erie County, NYNY946,7411.2%
373Upson County, GAGA28,5001.2%
374Dauphin County, PAPA293,3511.2%
375Calhoun County, SCSC14,1881.2%
376Morehouse Parish, LALA23,7051.2%
377Champaign County, ILIL209,9721.2%
378Whitman County, WAWA48,5121.2%
379Boone County, KYKY145,3161.1%
380Lowndes County, ALAL9,3591.1%
381Fayette County, PAPA123,0211.1%
382Coosa County, ALAL10,1611.1%
383Robertson County, TNTN80,1751.1%
384Scotland County, NCNC33,3221.1%
385Brown County, SDSD37,5611.1%
386Dukes County, MAMA21,2191.1%
387Hardy County, WVWV14,3371.1%
388Hart County, GAGA28,6391.1%
389Monroe County, NYNY750,5061.1%
390St. Joseph County, ININ272,8611.1%
391Jackson County, MOMO732,9941.1%
392Finney County, KSKS37,5051.1%
393Summit County, OHOH538,3761.1%
394Bienville Parish, LALA12,2691.1%
395Ashley County, ARAR17,8311.1%
396Sedgwick County, KSKS538,4331.1%
397Dallas County, IAIA118,4571.1%
398Winn Parish, LALA14,9611.1%
399Leon County, FLFL299,0481.1%
400Hendricks County, ININ193,5101.1%
401Aleutians East, AKAK3,4791.1%
402Edgefield County, SCSC29,8081.1%
403Waller County, TXTX69,8581.1%
404Nueces County, TXTX352,9921.1%
405Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7381.1%
406Jasper County, IAIA38,1531.1%
407Coweta County, GAGA160,2401.1%
408Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8961.1%
409Boyle County, KYKY31,6321.1%
410Glynn County, GAGA87,5991.1%
411Allen County, ININ402,3291.1%
412Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1481.1%
413Hampshire County, MAMA164,0651.1%
414Dougherty County, GAGA82,6161.1%
415West Feliciana Parish, LALA15,1341.1%
416Allen County, OHOH100,8811.1%
417Phillips County, ARAR14,2551.1%
418Erie County, PAPA265,8321.1%
419Pulaski County, GAGA10,1721.1%
420Decatur County, TNTN11,8201.1%
421Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,1151.1%
422Carver County, MNMN114,3791.1%
423Nicollet County, MNMN34,2731.1%
424Stanly County, NCNC68,8301.0%
425Waynesboro, VAVA23,9511.0%
426Troup County, GAGA72,8441.0%
427Buchanan County, VAVA18,4921.0%
428Chatham County, GAGA311,8551.0%
429Prentiss County, MSMS25,2841.0%
430Washtenaw County, MIMI370,2141.0%
431Milwaukee County, WIWI924,2161.0%
432Seminole County, FLFL491,8841.0%
433Delaware County, OHOH242,0321.0%
434Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4601.0%
435Geary County, KSKS36,3381.0%
436Harrison County, OHOH14,0701.0%
437Albemarle County, VAVA118,3561.0%
438McDonald County, MOMO23,9921.0%
439Queens County, NYNY2,358,1821.0%
440Lamar County, GAGA20,9411.0%
441Mercer County, MOMO3,4041.0%
442Bolivar County, MSMS28,2621.0%
443Kemper County, MSMS8,6001.0%
444Berrien County, MIMI152,4441.0%
445Brazoria County, TXTX419,0801.0%
446Ascension Parish, LALA135,1051.0%
447Sullivan County, PAPA5,8561.0%
448Monroe County, PAPA167,1791.0%
449Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0701.0%
450Cherokee County, SCSC58,2751.0%
451Lubbock County, TXTX328,9061.0%
452Brookings County, SDSD37,6351.0%
453Salt Lake County, UTUT1,220,9161.0%
454Wadena County, MNMN14,3881.0%
455Yalobusha County, MSMS12,3751.0%
456Anderson County, KYKY25,2251.0%
457Catahoula Parish, LALA8,2231.0%
458Hanover County, VAVA116,4231.0%
459Muscogee County, GAGA202,1711.0%
460Peoria County, ILIL178,5531.0%
461Jefferson Parish, LALA431,3981.0%
462York County, VAVA71,3741.0%
463Johnson County, KSKS636,9061.0%
464Floyd County, IAIA14,9011.0%
465Somerset County, NJNJ356,4861.0%
466Union County, KYKY12,8391.0%
467Merrimack County, NHNH158,0781.0%
468East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,9111.0%
469Madison County, TNTN100,7901.0%
470Newport County, RIRI83,0511.0%
471Plaquemines Parish, LALA22,2561.0%
472Dawson County, GAGA35,3651.0%
473Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,9411.0%
474Hertford County, NCNC19,0151.0%
475Logan County, WVWV30,3751.0%
476Hampden County, MAMA464,3381.0%
477Gilmer County, WVWV7,0851.0%
478McLean County, ILIL171,4191.0%
479Hoke County, NCNC56,9391.0%
480Knox County, TNTN511,4531.0%
481Jackson County, MSMS147,6660.9%
482Jones County, TXTX20,8610.9%
483Barrow County, GAGA99,7730.9%
484Oklahoma County, OKOK822,1250.9%
485Anson County, NCNC21,7580.9%
486Lee County, ALAL189,8810.9%
487McLennan County, TXTX272,0200.9%
488Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,8960.9%
489Johnson County, GAGA9,3100.9%
490Orange County, ININ19,8340.9%
491Story County, IAIA101,2910.9%
492King George County, VAVA29,6460.9%
493Randolph County, NCNC149,5160.9%
494Burleigh County, NDND103,2510.9%
495Routt County, COCO25,3290.9%
496Montgomery County, PAPA877,6430.9%
497Lemhi County, IDID8,4740.9%
498Austin County, TXTX33,6250.9%
499Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0580.9%
500Kent County, RIRI173,4950.9%
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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?

Greensville County, Virginia ranks #1 with 24.7% (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by subsaharan african share?

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

How many counties are in this ranking?

2,567 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).