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 –

2001Murray County, OKOK13,80584–

2002Pierce County, WIWI43,51984–

2003Vernon County, MOMO19,94684–

2004Wasco County, OROR26,31083–

2005Jersey County, ILIL21,16083–

2006Carver County, MNMN114,37982–

2007Lawrence County, ARAR16,27381–

2008Osceola County, MIMI23,51681–

2009Fulton County, OHOH41,85381–

2010Lewis County, TNTN13,48781–

2011Gallatin County, MTMT128,74080–

2012Washington County, WIWI139,23880–

2013Susquehanna County, PAPA38,23780–

2014Willacy County, TXTX19,97180–

2015Hancock County, MEME57,17179–

2016Goodhue County, MNMN48,19579–

2017Crawford County, ILIL18,64879–

2018Grayson County, KYKY27,40679–

2019Barry County, MIMI63,99178–

2020Pocahontas County, WVWV7,60278–

2021Carbon County, WYWY14,01378–

2022Wabash County, ININ30,71378–

2023Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,02877–

2024Crow Wing County, MNMN69,13277–

2025Elbert County, COCO30,53477–

2026Cherokee County, KSKS19,10577–

2027Ketchikan Gateway, AKAK13,54976–

2028Andrew County, MOMO18,24176–

2029Yoakum County, TXTX7,43876–

2030Gunnison County, COCO17,43976–

2031Washington County, IAIA22,66776–

2032Lincoln County, NMNM19,84475–

2033Marathon County, WIWI139,43275–

2034Appanoose County, IAIA12,07775–

2035Powell County, KYKY12,81274–

2036Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,72073–

2037Tillamook County, OROR27,38473–

2038Dallam County, TXTX7,50873–

2039Bremer County, IAIA25,29673–

2040Mower County, MNMN40,97172–

2041Carbon County, PAPA65,86872–

2042Marshall County, ININ46,59972–

2043Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39171–

2044Polk County, MNMN30,54571–

2045Pecos County, TXTX14,56071–

2046Menifee County, KYKY6,43071–

2047Morgan County, KYKY14,41571–

2048Hillsdale County, MIMI45,73870–

2049Lyon County, NVNV65,08870–

2050Burleigh County, NDND103,25170–

2051Monroe County, IAIA7,40670–

2052Crittenden County, KYKY8,80770–

2053Shelby County, MOMO5,87069–

2054Perry County, OHOH35,91869–

2055Mason County, WVWV24,70769–

2056Hardin County, ILIL3,58869–

2057LaGrange County, ININ41,30569–

2058Rice County, KSKS9,26669–

2059Stonewall County, TXTX1,18668–

2060Morgan County, WVWV18,02768–

2061Oceana County, MIMI27,17767–

2062Murray County, GAGA41,60767–

2063Maries County, MOMO8,39766–

2064Lincoln County, OROR50,63666–

2065Pitkin County, COCO16,62566–

2066Camden County, MOMO44,04765–

2067Iron County, MOMO9,31865–

2068Ellis County, KSKS29,07565–

2069Jefferson County, KSKS18,29665–

2070Isanti County, MNMN44,38664–

2071Wright County, MNMN157,55964–

2072Morgan County, MOMO22,41864–

2073Park County, MTMT18,21464–

2074Reagan County, TXTX3,16664–

2075Oxford County, MEME60,34664–

2076Nicollet County, MNMN34,27363–

2077Huntington County, ININ37,22463–

2078Bingham County, IDID51,15362–

2079De Witt County, ILIL15,11862–

2080Benzie County, MIMI18,56861–

2081McLeod County, MNMN36,63161–

2082Briscoe County, TXTX1,47461–

2083Caledonia County, VTVT30,41461–

2084Nez Perce County, IDID42,90561–

2085Christian County, MOMO96,72560–

2086Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,83260–

2087Johnson County, TNTN18,71860–

2088Macon County, TNTN27,66360–

2089Clinton County, ININ33,32260–

2090Poweshiek County, IAIA18,36859–

2091Trinity County, CACA15,72059–

2092Page County, IAIA14,85659–

2093Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73858–

2094Motley County, TXTX1,04358–

2095Gallatin County, ILIL4,61658–

2096Crawford County, IAIA16,23758–

2097Jefferson County, WAWA33,97057–

2098Flathead County, MTMT115,42956–

2099Stutsman County, NDND21,41456–

2100Mifflin County, PAPA46,12756–

2101Buchanan County, VAVA18,49256–

2102Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,68955–

2103Coal County, OKOK5,43655–

2104Lee County, VAVA21,64255–

2105Wood County, WIWI74,06055–

2106Vermillion County, ININ15,48855–

2107Russell County, KSKS6,58155–

2108Oneida County, WIWI38,13155–

2109Sullivan County, NHNH43,96154–

2110Forest County, PAPA6,61454–

2111Winston County, ALAL23,82953–

2112Jack County, TXTX9,56353–

2113Twin Falls County, IDID97,53953–

2114Mahaska County, IAIA21,88053–

2115Franklin County, ARAR17,72552–

2116Auglaize County, OHOH45,90952–

2117Braxton County, WVWV11,88552–

2118Steuben County, ININ34,79952–

2119Pulaski County, ININ12,46352–

2120Pendleton County, KYKY14,80052–

2121Washington County, MEME31,33452–

2122Asotin County, WAWA22,54552–

2123Waseca County, MNMN18,68851–

2124Polk County, MOMO33,60451–

2125Dodge County, NENE38,05751–

2126Belknap County, NHNH65,14751–

2127Morrow County, OHOH36,30551–

2128Dickenson County, VAVA13,23651–

2129Wabash County, ILIL10,90751–

2130White County, ILIL13,25051–

2131Ohio County, ININ5,99451–

2132Buchanan County, IAIA20,88351–

2133York County, NENE14,56450–

2134Kinney County, TXTX3,12850–

2135Ogle County, ILIL51,39950–

2136Owen County, ININ21,88650–

2137Cherokee County, IAIA11,36950–

2138Knox County, MEME41,11749–

2139Baraga County, MIMI8,16949–

2140Beadle County, SDSD19,62449–

2141Wetzel County, WVWV13,73449–

2142Calumet County, WIWI53,98249–

2143Somerset County, MEME51,62049–

2144Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,58648–

2145Medina County, TXTX56,88148–

2146Morgan County, COCO30,30648–

2147Madison County, IDID55,17248–

2148Hancock County, ININ90,96948–

2149Los Alamos County, NMNM19,40747–

2150Crawford County, WIWI15,91047–

2151Sheridan County, WYWY33,24147–

2152Taos County, NMNM34,56447–

2153Christian County, ILIL33,44347–

2154Woodford County, ILIL38,11147–

2155Jackson County, WIWI20,99947–

2156Butler County, KYKY12,52046–

2157Roscommon County, MIMI23,91446–

2158Williams County, OHOH36,54946–

2159Dade County, GAGA16,15446–

2160Fayette County, IAIA19,04746–

2161Lyon County, MNMN25,68445–

2162Nobles County, MNMN22,33845–

2163Delaware County, OKOK41,91045–

2164Texas County, OKOK20,32245–

2165Knott County, KYKY13,32145–

2166Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,14445–

2167Delta County, COCO32,17844–

2168Woods County, OKOK8,44344–

2169Overton County, TNTN23,78744–

2170Lincoln County, WIWI28,40344–

2171Monroe County, ILIL34,84044–

2172Dallas County, IAIA118,45744–

2173Warren County, IAIA57,33144–

2174Osage County, MOMO13,61143–

2175Hood River County, OROR23,72043–

2176Rusk County, WIWI14,14643–

2177La Plata County, COCO56,89843–

2178Washburn County, WIWI17,08743–

2179Lewis and Clark County, MTMT75,33142–

2180Malheur County, OROR32,26142–

2181Sullivan County, PAPA5,85642–

2182Brookings County, SDSD37,63542–

2183Crockett County, TXTX2,76942–

2184Park County, WYWY31,17142–

2185Summit County, COCO31,51742–

2186Owyhee County, IDID12,66142–

2187Lincoln County, MEME36,59542–

2188Rabun County, GAGA17,76441–

2189Wexford County, MIMI34,44541–

2190Chisago County, MNMN59,14241–

2191Seward County, NENE18,03241–

2192Barnes County, NDND10,57341–

2193Clear Creek County, COCO8,99441–

2194Boone County, IAIA26,79941–

2195Jackson County, KSKS13,43841–

2196McLean County, KYKY9,06441–

2197Keith County, NENE8,10040–

2198Coos County, NHNH31,34340–

2199Walsh County, NDND10,17940–

2200Clay County, SDSD15,03140–

2201Iron County, UTUT67,14140–

2202Lewis County, WVWV16,39440–

2203Barron County, WIWI46,48440–

2204Washington County, NENE21,30240–

2205Carbon County, UTUT20,68040–

2206Douglas County, WAWA46,47340–

2207Columbia County, OROR54,09139–

2208Orange County, VTVT30,00239–

2209Sauk County, WIWI66,65239–

2210Brewster County, TXTX9,45839–

2211Alamosa County, COCO16,68839–

2212Las Animas County, COCO14,39139–

2213Starke County, ININ23,42539–

2214Buena Vista County, IAIA20,44939–

2215Thomas County, KSKS7,72539–

2216La Paz County, AZAZ16,71138–

2217Jefferson County, OKOK5,43138–

2218Sitka, AKAK8,31937–

2219Dickinson County, MIMI25,82737–

2220Otter Tail County, MNMN61,04137–

2221Wright County, MOMO19,67137–

2222Lincoln County, SDSD77,14537–

2223Webb County, TXTX281,22437–

2224Green County, WIWI37,22737–

2225North Slope, AKAK10,58236–

2226Cass County, MNMN31,43036–

2227Koochiching County, MNMN11,58736–

2228Nemaha County, NENE7,10236–

2229St. Croix County, WIWI98,27636–

2230Taylor County, WVWV16,28736–

2231Montrose County, COCO44,59136–

2232Kit Carson County, COCO7,06936–

2233Prowers County, COCO11,88436–

2234Marion County, IAIA34,19236–

2235Phillips County, KSKS4,72836–

2236Casey County, KYKY16,20536–

2237Greene County, ARAR47,41135–

2238Torrance County, NMNM16,10035–

2239Clay County, TXTX10,76435–

2240Gilmer County, GAGA33,89435–

2241Nemaha County, KSKS10,05435–

2242Waldo County, MEME40,69335–

2243Wayne County, NENE10,02035–

2244Carlton County, MNMN36,71134–

2245Elk County, PAPA29,92634–

2246Blanco County, TXTX13,58134–

2247Bandera County, TXTX22,87634–

2248Park County, COCO18,31433–

2249Manistee County, MIMI25,65633–

2250Mitchell County, NCNC15,06233–

2251Orleans County, VTVT27,60033–

2252Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,01833–

2253Jay County, ININ20,11833–

2254Cloud County, KSKS8,83333–

2255Linn County, KSKS9,95033–

2256Johnson County, KYKY22,05133–

2257Jefferson County, PAPA43,25533–

2258Sanilac County, MIMI40,08332–

2259Itasca County, MNMN45,40432–

2260Eagle County, COCO54,29132–

2261Boone County, ININ80,68932–

2262Wilson County, KSKS8,29932–

2263Lawrence County, KYKY15,76532–

2264Juniata County, PAPA23,40332–

2265Bristol Bay, AKAK84731–

2266Stanton County, NENE5,74431–

2267Lamoille County, VTVT26,29431–

2268DeKalb County, ININ44,53531–

2269Washington County, ININ28,38331–

2270Stevens County, KSKS4,98431–

2271Woodson County, KSKS3,11831–

2272Uvalde County, TXTX24,96331–

2273Green Lake County, WIWI19,30531–

2274Clay County, NCNC12,23930–

2275Baker County, OROR16,65830–

2276Brown County, SDSD37,56130–

2277Chippewa County, WIWI67,61430–

2278Poquoson, VAVA13,29230–

2279Bureau County, ILIL32,51030–

2280Switzerland County, ININ10,03730–

2281Bracken County, KYKY8,51129–

2282Union County, IAIA11,82929–

2283Huron County, MIMI30,53029–

2284Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75329–

2285Warren County, PAPA37,03829–

2286Bonner County, IDID54,42029–

2287Mercer County, ILIL15,22929–

2288Brown County, ININ15,77729–

2289Calhoun County, IAIA9,56229–

2290Okanogan County, WAWA45,23029–

2291Franklin County, MEME30,82428–

2292Gladwin County, MIMI26,07728–

2293Houston County, MNMN18,40028–

2294Watonwan County, MNMN11,45928–

2295Miller County, MOMO25,81728–

2296Washita County, OKOK10,88428–

2297Davison County, SDSD20,06928–

2298Decatur County, ININ26,57628–

2299Greenlee County, AZAZ9,31227–

2300Martin County, MNMN19,44027–

2301Butler County, NENE8,50727–

2302Bon Homme County, SDSD7,24427–

2303Fall River County, SDSD7,46727–

2304Schleicher County, TXTX2,24527–

2305Clark County, WIWI35,05227–

2306Dawson County, GAGA35,36527–

2307Franklin County, ILIL36,91627–

2308Washington County, ILIL13,56427–

2309Tama County, IAIA16,79627–

2310Leelanau County, MIMI22,98226–

2311Hidalgo County, NMNM3,92926–

2312Pembina County, NDND6,56826–

2313Potter County, PAPA15,89726–

2314Bennett County, SDSD3,30726–

2315Conejos County, COCO7,52926–

2316Harper County, KSKS5,37026–

2317Carlisle County, KYKY4,74726–

2318San Juan County, UTUT14,54226–

2319Gilmer County, WVWV7,08525–

2320Delta County, MIMI36,58225–

2321Faribault County, MNMN13,88825–

2322Franklin County, VTVT51,17725–

2323Grundy County, MOMO9,74425–

2324Carroll County, ININ20,65525–

2325Bent County, COCO5,71625–

2326Marshall County, ILIL11,47325–

2327Randolph County, ININ24,43825–

2328Morris County, KSKS5,34825–

2329Marquette County, WIWI15,92725–

2330Inyo County, CACA18,15824–

2331Alcona County, MIMI10,55624–

2332Wirt County, WVWV4,87924–

2333Bayfield County, WIWI16,78724–

2334Shawano County, WIWI41,56024–

2335Scott County, ININ25,05324–

2336Winnebago County, IAIA10,25124–

2337Anderson County, KSKS8,01824–

2338Burt County, NENE6,67824–

2339Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,45724–

2340Gasconade County, MOMO14,78423–

2341Taney County, MOMO57,00123–

2342Adams County, OHOH27,86523–

2343Crawford County, ININ10,50923–

2344Dubois County, ININ44,01623–

2345Klickitat County, WAWA24,33123–

2346Antrim County, MIMI24,69822–

2347Breathitt County, KYKY12,55822–

2348Waushara County, WIWI25,22322–

2349Sioux County, IAIA36,77422–

2350Lewis County, KYKY12,90122–

2351Charlevoix County, MIMI26,03621–

2352Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,70921–

2353Lawrence County, SDSD29,45921–

2354Oconto County, WIWI40,19521–

2355Plymouth County, IAIA25,69721–

2356Mitchell County, KSKS5,59021–

2357Adams County, WAWA21,48821–

2358Scott County, TNTN22,67120–

2359Dent County, MOMO14,58420–

2360Hamilton County, NYNY5,00620–

2361Jackson County, TNTN12,46620–

2362Maverick County, TXTX58,82320–

2363Lafayette County, WIWI17,47820–

2364Sawyer County, WIWI18,84620–

2365Concho County, TXTX3,60720–

2366Shoshone County, IDID14,13020–

2367Daviess County, ININ34,20920–

2368Piscataquis County, MEME17,40920–

2369San Juan County, WAWA18,57720–

2370Pondera County, MTMT6,07219–

2371Colfax County, NMNM12,18419–

2372Hughes County, SDSD17,57019–

2373Teton County, WYWY23,33319–

2374Noble County, ININ47,93719–

2375Kingman County, KSKS7,02919–

2376Stafford County, KSKS4,00519–

2377Juneau County, WIWI26,64919–

2378Goshen County, WYWY12,64019–

2379Sharp County, ARAR18,12218–

2380Douglas County, MNMN40,12018–

2381Morrison County, MNMN34,62018–

2382Lawrence County, MOMO39,40118–

2383Ravalli County, MTMT48,58218–

2384Putnam County, OHOH34,38018–

2385Shackelford County, TXTX3,19718–

2386Wayne County, WVWV37,30918–

2387Burnett County, WIWI17,22318–

2388Campbell County, WYWY48,14518–

2389Costilla County, COCO3,67918–

2390Vernon County, WIWI31,44318–

2391Van Buren County, ARAR16,23817–

2392Mono County, CACA12,50517–

2393Clare County, MIMI31,54317–

2394Lake County, OROR8,18717–

2395Fremont County, WYWY39,46417–

2396Morton County, NDND34,60117–

2397Winneshiek County, IAIA19,73317–

2398Fulton County, ARAR12,49216–

2399Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45316–

2400Big Horn County, MTMT12,75216–

2401Custer County, MTMT12,03416–

2402Richland County, NDND16,73116–

2403Kewaunee County, WIWI20,75816–

2404Polk County, WIWI45,80316–

2405Beaverhead County, MTMT10,04316–

2406Dallas County, MOMO18,02515–

2407Freeborn County, MNMN30,44015–

2408Madison County, MOMO12,85815–

2409Dawes County, NENE7,85815–

2410Archer County, TXTX9,12915–

2411Carson County, TXTX5,80515–

2412Essex County, VTVT6,05115–

2413Ashland County, WIWI16,20315–

2414Richland County, WIWI17,03615–

2415Decatur County, IAIA7,65515–

2416Grand County, COCO16,49615–

2417Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,59415–

2418Duchesne County, UTUT20,85615–

2419Trempealeau County, WIWI31,17115–

2420Becker County, MNMN35,49714–

2421Fillmore County, MNMN21,54014–

2422Pipestone County, MNMN9,26014–

2423Howell County, MOMO40,79814–

2424Cass County, NENE27,65714–

2425Sioux County, NDND3,66714–

2426Custer County, SDSD9,43114–

2427Uintah County, UTUT38,27814–

2428Jefferson County, OROR25,74014–

2429Logan County, COCO20,65414–

2430Valley County, IDID12,83114–

2431Effingham County, ILIL34,51914–

2432Wayne County, ILIL15,88214–

2433Humboldt County, IAIA9,40914–

2434Chautauqua County, KSKS3,32114–

2435Lee County, KYKY7,29714–

2436Blackford County, ININ11,73013–

2437St. Clair County, MOMO9,97613–

2438Roosevelt County, MTMT10,24213–

2439Antelope County, NENE6,35213–

2440Sierra County, NMNM11,39513–

2441Holmes County, OHOH44,97013–

2442Hand County, SDSD3,12113–

2443Mason County, TXTX3,99013–

2444Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,87313–

2445Martin County, ININ9,85613–

2446Barber County, KSKS4,08313–

2447Grant County, KYKY26,18113–

2448Gilpin County, COCO6,07313–

2449Shelby County, ILIL20,57613–

2450Palo Alto County, IAIA8,89913–

2451Aitkin County, MNMN16,25212–

2452Cottonwood County, MNMN11,40512–

2453McDonald County, MOMO23,99212–

2454Scotland County, MOMO4,79612–

2455Rosebud County, MTMT8,25312–

2456Stark County, NDND34,01312–

2457Mercer County, OHOH42,73712–

2458Todd County, SDSD8,86312–

2459Jackson County, WVWV27,45012–

2460Henderson County, ILIL5,98412–

2461Langlade County, WIWI19,53412–

2462Lincoln County, WYWY21,18012–

2463Grand Isle County, VTVT7,51112–

2464Union County, GAGA27,85912–

2465Boundary County, IDID13,99712–

2466Logan County, KSKS2,66112–

2467Martin County, KYKY10,69712–

2468Grundy County, TNTN14,11612–

2469Door County, WIWI30,61612–

2470Vilas County, WIWI23,76112–

2471Cheboygan County, MIMI25,79311–

2472Ogemaw County, MIMI21,12111–

2473Meeker County, MNMN23,60311–

2474Saline County, NENE14,99611–

2475Lander County, NVNV5,87211–

2476Ramsey County, NDND11,53011–

2477Crook County, OROR27,56411–

2478Mitchell County, IAIA10,65011–

2479Grundy County, ILIL54,05211–

2480Putnam County, ILIL5,61911–

2481Greene County, ININ31,16511–

2482Morgan County, ININ74,96711–

2483Union County, ININ6,86311–

2484Cedar County, IAIA18,35911–

2485Coffey County, KSKS8,46711–

2486Rawlins County, KSKS2,43111–

2487Leslie County, KYKY9,62711–

2488Stillwater County, MTMT9,44511–

2489Emery County, UTUT10,17711–

2490Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09510–

2491Izard County, ARAR14,40510–

2492Hamlin County, SDSD6,90010–

2493Kalkaska County, MIMI18,69310–

2494Otsego County, MIMI26,08010–

2495Franklin County, NENE2,79510–

2496Otoe County, NENE16,53110–

2497Rolette County, NDND11,68810–

2498Dewey County, SDSD5,41910–

2499Moody County, SDSD6,63210–

2500Union County, SDSD17,40210–

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