Which county has the highest black population?

Cook County, Illinois ranks #1 with 1,302,746 (1990 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by black population?

Cook County, Illinois, Los Angeles County, California, Wayne County, Michigan, Kings County, New York, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,122 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 1990 Decennial Census data.

How is black population measured?

Number of residents who are Black or African American (derived from the ACS race table B03002). Source: US Census Bureau, 1990 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,122

Largest Black population, US counties · 1990

US counties ranked by the number of residents who are Black or African American, from the 1990 American Community Survey (table B03002). Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR1990 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK POPULATIONVS –

1501Whitman County, WAWA48,512507–

1502Brantley County, GAGA18,936507–

1503Larue County, KYKY15,184507–

1504Grant County, WAWA105,727504–

1505Smith County, TNTN20,981502–

1506Wise County, TXTX83,778501–

1507Manassas Park, VAVA16,560501–

1508Merrimack County, NHNH158,078498–

1509Blaine County, OKOK8,515495–

1510Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439495–

1511Henry County, KYKY16,447492–

1512Ozaukee County, WIWI94,346492–

1513Dukes County, MAMA21,219491–

1514Henry County, ININ49,137491–

1515Newaygo County, MIMI51,622490–

1516Meade County, SDSD30,711489–

1517Finney County, KSKS37,505489–

1518Garrard County, KYKY18,207485–

1519Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663482–

1520Adair County, KYKY19,423482–

1521Cameron Parish, LALA4,718476–

1522Humphreys County, TNTN19,646475–

1523Coshocton County, OHOH37,188466–

1524McKean County, PAPA38,984465–

1525Ward County, TXTX11,125465–

1526Craig County, OKOK14,518462–

1527Harvey County, KSKS33,580459–

1528Greer County, OKOK5,373452–

1529Jackson County, NCNC45,039451–

1530Douglas County, COCO399,396447–

1531Maui County, HIHI160,592447–

1532Lapeer County, MIMI89,516444–

1533Grafton County, NHNH93,225444–

1534Weld County, COCO378,426444–

1535Warren County, MOMO39,016442–

1536Graham County, AZAZ40,157442–

1537Page County, VAVA23,762439–

1538Carter County, TNTN57,361437–

1539Sheboygan County, WIWI118,047432–

1540Porter County, ININ176,049431–

1541Tuscola County, MIMI52,680430–

1542Bourbon County, KSKS14,319430–

1543Comal County, TXTX209,166429–

1544Shelby County, ININ45,882429–

1545Anderson County, KYKY25,225427–

1546Bond County, ILIL16,959426–

1547Lyon County, KYKY9,123426–

1548Pottawattamie County, IAIA92,996425–

1549Ottawa County, OHOH39,481423–

1550Androscoggin County, MEME116,487422–

1551Stearns County, MNMN164,110421–

1552Santa Fe County, NMNM156,907418–

1553Bryan County, OKOK51,367417–

1554Reeves County, TXTX12,138413–

1555Ashland County, OHOH52,523411–

1556La Crosse County, WIWI121,339411–

1557Fayette County, ININ23,533411–

1558Decatur County, TNTN11,820409–

1559Terry County, TXTX11,720408–

1560McHenry County, ILIL317,751407–

1561Yamhill County, OROR110,024405–

1562Galax, VAVA6,670402–

1563Walworth County, WIWI106,127402–

1564Harrison County, OHOH14,070400–

1565Macoupin County, ILIL43,748400–

1566Stoddard County, MOMO28,284399–

1567Montgomery County, NYNY50,046399–

1568Eastland County, TXTX18,143398–

1569Lawrence County, TNTN46,914397–

1570Pike County, ARAR9,964396–

1571El Dorado County, CACA192,323395–

1572Yell County, ARAR19,956394–

1573Chenango County, NYNY45,715389–

1574Valencia County, NMNM82,013389–

1575Catoosa County, GAGA69,628388–

1576Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839387–

1577San Juan County, NMNM120,340382–

1578Mitchell County, TXTX8,947381–

1579Ford County, KSKS33,993379–

1580Perry County, ILIL20,160377–

1581Grant County, ARAR18,756376–

1582Macon County, NCNC39,232376–

1583Swisher County, TXTX6,703374–

1584Yellowstone County, MTMT172,692373–

1585Cherokee County, NCNC30,830372–

1586Goliad County, TXTX7,208372–

1587Cherokee County, OKOK49,196370–

1588Clay County, KYKY19,465370–

1589Chariton County, MOMO7,377369–

1590Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920368–

1591Warren County, ILIL16,222366–

1592Barton County, KSKS24,790366–

1593Beckham County, OKOK22,159365–

1594Mesa County, COCO162,845364–

1595Loudon County, TNTN63,764362–

1596Washington County, MOMO23,810361–

1597Love County, OKOK10,780360–

1598Klamath County, OROR70,274360–

1599Banks County, GAGA21,273360–

1600Pike County, OHOH27,061359–

1601Eau Claire County, WIWI109,033357–

1602Natrona County, WYWY80,526357–

1603Adams County, WIWI21,752356–

1604Delta County, TXTX5,549355–

1605Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,372355–

1606Franklin County, TXTX10,994355–

1607White County, TNTN29,612351–

1608Alleghany County, VAVA14,546351–

1609Bannock County, IDID91,591351–

1610Karnes County, TXTX15,018350–

1611Young County, TXTX18,154350–

1612Warren County, NYNY65,020350–

1613Franklin County, MAMA70,698348–

1614Schoharie County, NYNY30,176345–

1615Nowata County, OKOK9,522345–

1616Jefferson County, ININ33,279345–

1617Monroe County, MOMO8,959342–

1618Cumberland County, KYKY5,992341–

1619Butler County, KSKS69,484341–

1620Rowan County, KYKY24,476339–

1621Tehama County, CACA64,665339–

1622Cass County, ININ37,836338–

1623Macon County, MOMO15,190337–

1624White County, GAGA29,802337–

1625Bonneville County, IDID135,771337–

1626Monroe County, KYKY11,191333–

1627Cortland County, NYNY45,850332–

1628Brown County, OHOH44,397332–

1629Pine County, MNMN30,472331–

1630Knox County, TXTX3,192330–

1631Umatilla County, OROR81,119328–

1632Garza County, TXTX4,510328–

1633Hughes County, OKOK13,455325–

1634Rogers County, OKOK102,197323–

1635Clallam County, WAWA78,202323–

1636Childress County, TXTX6,643321–

1637Gratiot County, MIMI41,190320–

1638Crosby County, TXTX4,852320–

1639Kingfisher County, OKOK15,795318–

1640Clinton County, MOMO21,661316–

1641Livingston County, MOMO14,708315–

1642Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,729315–

1643Green County, KYKY11,644314–

1644Ray County, MOMO23,398313–

1645Posey County, ININ24,988312–

1646Mineral County, NVNV4,407311–

1647Boone County, KYKY145,316309–

1648Johnson County, ARAR26,225309–

1649Warrick County, ININ66,803308–

1650Lewis County, MOMO9,879305–

1651Bosque County, TXTX18,918304–

1652Jones County, IAIA21,253303–

1653Hardeman County, TXTX3,292302–

1654Pike County, PAPA62,808301–

1655Benton County, TNTN16,183301–

1656Hall County, TXTX2,737301–

1657Wayne County, KYKY19,597300–

1658Montgomery County, MOMO11,590300–

1659Floyd County, TXTX4,881300–

1660Glascock County, GAGA3,141299–

1661Knox County, KYKY29,532299–

1662Kosciusko County, ININ80,892298–

1663Dubuque County, IAIA99,381298–

1664Wapello County, IAIA35,210297–

1665Northumberland County, PAPA89,920295–

1666Floyd County, VAVA15,789294–

1667Darke County, OHOH51,520291–

1668Greene County, PAPA33,885291–

1669Crawford County, ARAR62,657290–

1670Zavala County, TXTX9,037290–

1671Hawaii County, HIHI210,043284–

1672Mason County, WAWA71,165283–

1673Sagadahoc County, MEME37,979282–

1674Buena Vista, VAVA6,672282–

1675Cass County, NDND201,794280–

1676Bullitt County, KYKY86,454277–

1677Harmon County, OKOK2,327277–

1678Houston County, TNTN8,479277–

1679Madison County, NENE36,106277–

1680Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,270276–

1681Cibola County, NMNM26,807276–

1682Bath County, KYKY13,176274–

1683Elko County, NVNV54,815274–

1684Nye County, NVNV57,336274–

1685Juneau, AKAK31,609270–

1686Crawford County, MIMI13,722270–

1687Rains County, TXTX13,542270–

1688Brooke County, WVWV21,142270–

1689Allen County, KSKS12,302269–

1690Echols County, GAGA3,685268–

1691Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626267–

1692Falls Church, VAVA15,159266–

1693Franklin County, KSKS26,299266–

1694Giles County, VAVA16,564265–

1695Wayne County, PAPA51,703264–

1696Pope County, ILIL3,672264–

1697Floyd County, KYKY34,401264–

1698Lampasas County, TXTX23,657263–

1699Norton, VAVA3,477263–

1700Fond du Lac County, WIWI104,669263–

1701Whiteside County, ILIL54,121262–

1702Lewis County, WAWA88,062262–

1703Dearborn County, ININ51,609261–

1704Aransas County, TXTX26,146260–

1705Burnet County, TXTX57,015260–

1706Sweetwater County, WYWY41,267259–

1707Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583259–

1708Washington County, VTVT59,652258–

1709Henry County, MOMO22,671256–

1710Logan County, ARAR21,633255–

1711Allegany County, NYNY46,800255–

1712Columbia County, PAPA66,193255–

1713Stephens County, TXTX9,380253–

1714Utah County, UTUT759,859251–

1715Bath County, VAVA4,076251–

1716Tioga County, PAPA40,502251–

1717Wyoming County, WVWV19,801248–

1718Ballard County, KYKY7,594248–

1719Kennebec County, MEME129,067247–

1720Gogebic County, MIMI14,285246–

1721Gaines County, TXTX23,956246–

1722Cowlitz County, WAWA114,885245–

1723Outagamie County, WIWI195,894244–

1724Fisher County, TXTX3,692243–

1725Henry County, IAIA19,349243–

1726Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,666242–

1727Delaware County, NYNY44,305242–

1728Andrews County, TXTX18,914242–

1729Columbia County, WIWI58,132242–

1730Sherburne County, MNMN104,194242–

1731Pawnee County, KSKS5,991241–

1732Castro County, TXTX7,295239–

1733Pike County, KYKY54,721239–

1734Parmer County, TXTX9,678238–

1735Jefferson County, WIWI86,505238–

1736Yavapai County, AZAZ252,552237–

1737Rice County, MNMN69,939237–

1738Haskell County, TXTX5,499237–

1739Scott County, MNMN159,017237–

1740Coleman County, TXTX7,915237–

1741Claiborne County, TNTN33,229236–

1742Boone County, WVWV20,251236–

1743Carroll County, MOMO8,417234–

1744Nevada County, CACA101,911233–

1745Kenai Peninsula, AKAK61,951231–

1746Collingsworth County, TXTX2,487228–

1747Linn County, OROR132,843227–

1748Churchill County, NVNV25,851226–

1749Blue Earth County, MNMN70,634225–

1750Cochran County, TXTX2,546225–

1751Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804225–

1752Lynn County, TXTX6,017224–

1753Luna County, NMNM25,407223–

1754Jackson County, OROR221,795223–

1755Cache County, UTUT145,000223–

1756Johnston County, OKOK10,448218–

1757Runnels County, TXTX9,693217–

1758Lawrence County, ININ45,568217–

1759Whitley County, KYKY37,297214–

1760Webster County, MOMO43,054214–

1761Crowley County, COCO5,677214–

1762Bland County, VAVA6,151213–

1763Alger County, MIMI8,641212–

1764Hardy County, WVWV14,337211–

1765Fleming County, KYKY15,787211–

1766Adair County, MOMO25,684210–

1767White Pine County, NVNV8,661209–

1768Tooele County, UTUT87,461209–

1769Pickens County, GAGA37,167209–

1770Perry County, ININ19,389209–

1771Neosho County, KSKS15,637208–

1772Cheshire County, NHNH78,269206–

1773Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178206–

1774Winona County, MNMN50,523204–

1775Wilson County, TXTX56,139204–

1776Alfalfa County, OKOK5,649203–

1777Morgan County, TNTN22,160203–

1778Moniteau County, MOMO15,428200–

1779Cottle County, TXTX1,224199–

1780Noble County, OKOK10,899198–

1781Clinton County, MIMI80,432197–

1782Yancey County, NCNC19,084197–

1783McClain County, OKOK49,647197–

1784Bristol County, RIRI50,001194–

1785Cannon County, TNTN15,296194–

1786Alleghany County, NCNC11,479193–

1787Ohio County, KYKY23,934193–

1788Tioga County, NYNY47,453192–

1789Albany County, WYWY38,558191–

1790Montgomery County, ININ38,954191–

1791Polk County, OROR90,037189–

1792Van Wert County, OHOH29,013189–

1793McPherson County, KSKS30,064189–

1794McKinley County, NMNM68,119188–

1795Edgar County, ILIL16,323188–

1796Skagit County, WAWA132,975188–

1797Lawrence County, ILIL13,790187–

1798Marshall County, OKOK16,255185–

1799Latah County, IDID41,842185–

1800Hardin County, OHOH30,072184–

1801Russell County, VAVA25,332184–

1802Dunn County, WIWI46,223183–

1803Carroll County, ILIL15,419182–

1804Laurel County, KYKY63,746182–

1805Tazewell County, ILIL130,049181–

1806Sevier County, TNTN101,342180–

1807Baylor County, TXTX3,472180–

1808Ottawa County, OKOK30,438179–

1809Jackson County, OHOH32,817178–

1810Boone County, ILIL53,568175–

1811Grant County, NMNM27,252172–

1812Moore County, TNTN6,920172–

1813Carroll County, KYKY11,141171–

1814Pendleton County, WVWV5,826170–

1815Hall County, NENE63,633168–

1816Edmonson County, KYKY12,749168–

1817Plumas County, CACA18,583166–

1818Perry County, ARAR10,309165–

1819Marshall County, IAIA39,890165–

1820Roosevelt County, NMNM18,615165–

1821Herkimer County, NYNY59,219165–

1822Iroquois County, ILIL26,150164–

1823McCulloch County, TXTX7,472162–

1824Winkler County, TXTX7,540162–

1825Woodward County, OKOK19,827160–

1826Spencer County, ININ20,061160–

1827Douglas County, OROR111,951159–

1828Frio County, TXTX18,823159–

1829Nodaway County, MOMO20,174158–

1830Chaffee County, COCO20,831158–

1831Missoula County, MTMT123,513157–

1832Paulding County, OHOH18,727156–

1833Newton County, MOMO62,263156–

1834Spencer County, KYKY20,998156–

1835Owen County, KYKY11,601156–

1836Socorro County, NMNM15,838155–

1837Latimer County, OKOK9,645154–

1838Crawford County, OHOH41,896153–

1839Hocking County, OHOH27,512153–

1840Fulton County, ININ20,091153–

1841Bailey County, TXTX6,963152–

1842Glenn County, CACA28,141151–

1843Mason County, MIMI29,040151–

1844Schuyler County, NYNY16,924151–

1845Cotton County, OKOK5,432151–

1846Clearfield County, PAPA78,100151–

1847Meigs County, TNTN14,186151–

1848Randolph County, WVWV26,882151–

1849Putnam County, WVWV56,885151–

1850Portage County, WIWI71,943150–

1851Brown County, KSKS9,104150–

1852Wheeler County, TXTX4,773150–

1853Clarion County, PAPA36,680149–

1854Snyder County, PAPA39,655149–

1855Randolph County, ARAR18,876147–

1856Calaveras County, CACA46,605147–

1857Campbell County, TNTN40,290146–

1858Hampshire County, WVWV24,105146–

1859Doniphan County, KSKS7,594146–

1860Erath County, TXTX43,911145–

1861Wyoming County, PAPA25,790145–

1862Bennington County, VTVT36,630144–

1863Nantucket County, MAMA14,758143–

1864Quay County, NMNM8,454142–

1865Yankton County, SDSD23,635142–

1866Swain County, NCNC14,024140–

1867Norton County, KSKS5,288140–

1868DeKalb County, TNTN21,873139–

1869Hardin County, IAIA16,455139–

1870Allen County, KYKY22,536139–

1871Preble County, OHOH40,664138–

1872Yates County, NYNY24,547138–

1873Pushmataha County, OKOK10,807136–

1874Windham County, VTVT45,204136–

1875Greenup County, KYKY35,213136–

1876Forest County, WIWI9,574135–

1877Clay County, MNMN67,734135–

1878Addison County, VTVT38,048135–

1879Douglas County, WIWI43,990135–

1880Kauai County, HIHI73,400135–

1881Linn County, MOMO11,815134–

1882Buffalo County, NENE51,172134–

1883Mariposa County, CACA16,918133–

1884Sumner County, KSKS22,312133–

1885Shiawassee County, MIMI67,681131–

1886Meigs County, OHOH21,587131–

1887Bradford County, PAPA59,600131–

1888Marshall County, WVWV29,159131–

1889Jasper County, IAIA38,153131–

1890Dickinson County, KSKS18,637131–

1891McCreary County, KYKY17,124131–

1892Lincoln County, NENE33,303130–

1893Washington County, UTUT213,670129–

1894San Benito County, CACA70,082128–

1895Ralls County, MOMO10,444128–

1896Adams County, NENE31,071128–

1897Dimmit County, TXTX8,024127–

1898Kootenai County, IDID191,864127–

1899Orange County, ININ19,834127–

1900Parke County, ININ16,642127–

1901Ellsworth County, KSKS6,257127–

1902Crane County, TXTX4,554126–

1903Jackson County, ININ47,370126–

1904Jennings County, ININ27,622126–

1905Monroe County, WIWI46,572126–

1906Upton County, TXTX3,131125–

1907Wayne County, TNTN16,416123–

1908Rush County, ININ16,767123–

1909Pratt County, KSKS9,117123–

1910Dakota County, NENE21,687122–

1911Hancock County, TNTN7,075122–

1912Clay County, TNTN7,821121–

1913Humboldt County, NVNV17,267121–

1914Fulton County, PAPA14,483120–

1915Preston County, WVWV34,004120–

1916Atchison County, MOMO5,175119–

1917Monroe County, WVWV12,491119–

1918Union County, ILIL16,656119–

1919Ashe County, NCNC27,514118–

1920Donley County, TXTX3,213118–

1921Houghton County, MIMI37,842117–

1922Beltrami County, MNMN47,055117–

1923Scott County, VAVA21,200117–

1924Bates County, MOMO16,512116–

1925Avery County, NCNC18,110116–

1926Madison County, NCNC22,553116–

1927Emmet County, MIMI33,775114–

1928San Miguel County, NMNM26,260113–

1929Perry County, TNTN9,126113–

1930Kendall County, ILIL145,470113–

1931Grainger County, TNTN25,739113–

1932Mayes County, OKOK40,416112–

1933Windsor County, VTVT57,312112–

1934Manitowoc County, WIWI81,710112–

1935Deschutes County, OROR213,072110–

1936Carroll County, OHOH26,475110–

1937Henry County, OHOH27,598109–

1938Hancock County, KYKY9,050109–

1939Apache County, AZAZ64,445107–

1940Upshur County, WVWV23,758107–

1941Somerset County, PAPA72,004106–

1942Canyon County, IDID275,123106–

1943Garfield County, COCO63,474106–

1944Jefferson County, IAIA15,291106–

1945Marion County, KSKS11,634106–

1946Letcher County, KYKY19,952106–

1947Pawnee County, OKOK16,029105–

1948Clay County, ININ26,410105–

1949Muscatine County, IAIA41,853104–

1950Kodiak Island, AKAK12,387103–

1951Mohave County, AZAZ228,102103–

1952Stevens County, MNMN9,747103–

1953Stewart County, TNTN14,439102–

1954Josephine County, OROR87,867102–

1955Martin County, TXTX5,284102–

1956Rutland County, VTVT59,653102–

1957Harrison County, ININ40,437102–

1958Kittitas County, WAWA48,803101–

1959Dickens County, TXTX1,692100–

1960Steele County, MNMN37,464100–

1961Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,186100–

1962Gallatin County, KYKY8,840100–

1963Grant County, WIWI52,446100–

1964Grant County, WVWV11,04199–

1965Clatsop County, OROR40,92698–

1966Atascosa County, TXTX53,59098–

1967Russell County, KYKY18,60898–

1968Moore County, TXTX21,89197–

1969Gila County, AZAZ53,80196–

1970Perry County, PAPA46,80696–

1971Laclede County, MOMO36,94394–

1972Platte County, NENE35,64994–

1973Louisa County, IAIA10,41694–

1974Nicholas County, KYKY7,94994–

1975Barbour County, WVWV15,41493–

1976Garrett County, MDMD28,37093–

1977Modoc County, CACA8,42692–

1978Coos County, OROR63,99292–

1979Clinton County, PAPA37,87092–

1980Lewis County, NYNY26,47991–

1981Monroe County, OHOH12,99491–

1982Douglas County, NVNV50,11190–

1983Haskell County, OKOK11,78790–

1984Kendall County, TXTX53,28990–

1985Carroll County, VAVA29,29990–

1986Otero County, COCO17,68390–

1987Foard County, TXTX1,04490–

1988Pacific County, WAWA24,35790–

1989Colusa County, CACA21,83689–

1990Montour County, PAPA17,86889–

1991Jasper County, ININ33,89489–

1992Stevens County, WAWA49,66889–

1993Lincoln County, NVNV4,32088–

1994Union County, OROR25,90088–

1995Graham County, KSKS2,37188–

1996Chelan County, WAWA81,94188–

1997Benton County, ARAR332,55487–

1998Benton County, MNMN41,74487–

1999Carroll County, NHNH52,78487–

2000Bedford County, PAPA47,48087–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS