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 –

2501San Saba County, TXTX5,78710–

2502Kane County, UTUT8,59710–

2503Nicholas County, WVWV23,84810–

2504Ford County, ILIL13,21610–

2505Benton County, IAIA26,00410–

2506Butler County, IAIA14,04910–

2507Guthrie County, IAIA10,78210–

2508Mills County, IAIA14,79310–

2509Sherman County, KSKS5,76310–

2510Washington County, KSKS5,53310–

2511Jackson County, KYKY13,32510–

2512Menominee County, MIMI22,9419–

2513Chippewa County, MNMN12,4069–

2514Wadena County, MNMN14,3889–

2515Hamilton County, TXTX8,6809–

2516Hood County, TXTX70,5019–

2517Osborne County, KSKS3,2859–

2518Minidoka County, IDID22,9119–

2519Douglas County, ILIL19,8809–

2520Pike County, ININ12,0039–

2521Cass County, IAIA12,9609–

2522Emmet County, IAIA9,1079–

2523Grundy County, IAIA12,3619–

2524Iowa County, IAIA16,5049–

2525Shelby County, IAIA11,6899–

2526Marinette County, WIWI42,5749–

2527Hot Springs County, WYWY4,6009–

2528Carroll County, ARAR29,2638–

2529Searcy County, ARAR7,8488–

2530Arenac County, MIMI15,0688–

2531Presque Isle County, MIMI13,1288–

2532Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,1878–

2533Grant County, MNMN6,0858–

2534Sibley County, MNMN15,3568–

2535Todd County, MNMN26,0608–

2536Texas County, MOMO25,9948–

2537Silver Bow County, MTMT36,1188–

2538Cedar County, NENE8,3738–

2539Pawnee County, NENE2,5108–

2540Phelps County, NENE8,9948–

2541Bottineau County, NDND6,2848–

2542Price County, WIWI13,9888–

2543Niobrara County, WYWY2,3418–

2544Osage County, KSKS15,6938–

2545Blaine County, IDID25,5178–

2546Benton County, ININ8,8838–

2547Whitley County, ININ35,0468–

2548Carroll County, IAIA20,3038–

2549Clay County, IAIA16,2028–

2550Howard County, IAIA9,4158–

2551Jackson County, IAIA19,2888–

2552Worth County, IAIA7,3388–

2553Greeley County, KSKS1,1828–

2554Kiowa County, KSKS2,4328–

2555Magoffin County, KYKY11,1108–

2556Aleutians East, AKAK3,4797–

2557Clark County, MOMO6,4757–

2558Dade County, MOMO7,8047–

2559Pope County, MNMN11,4207–

2560Redwood County, MNMN15,2657–

2561Rock County, MNMN9,5247–

2562Thurston County, NENE6,7527–

2563Valley County, NENE4,0947–

2564Storey County, NVNV4,2607–

2565Ransom County, NDND5,6177–

2566Dewey County, OKOK4,2077–

2567Curry County, OROR22,6217–

2568Morrow County, OROR12,6027–

2569Brule County, SDSD5,2787–

2570Haakon County, SDSD1,8027–

2571Perkins County, SDSD2,8537–

2572Ritchie County, WVWV8,0347–

2573Webster County, WVWV7,7607–

2574Huerfano County, COCO7,0117–

2575Moffat County, COCO13,1227–

2576Teller County, COCO24,7567–

2577Lincoln County, IDID5,6037–

2578Richland County, ILIL15,2197–

2579Allamakee County, IAIA14,2387–

2580Clayton County, IAIA16,8457–

2581Davis County, IAIA9,2307–

2582Elk County, KSKS2,4587–

2583Rooks County, KSKS4,6467–

2584Estill County, KYKY13,9627–

2585Toole County, MTMT5,2117–

2586Ferry County, WAWA7,5177–

2587Iowa County, WIWI23,9517–

2588Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,0206–

2589Dickey County, NDND4,8956–

2590Custer County, IDID4,6366–

2591Mackinac County, MIMI11,2366–

2592Cook County, MNMN5,5226–

2593Dodge County, MNMN21,3766–

2594Wabasha County, MNMN21,5376–

2595Bollinger County, MOMO10,6466–

2596Holt County, MOMO4,2006–

2597Knox County, MOMO3,7286–

2598Oregon County, MOMO8,7096–

2599Glacier County, MTMT13,4636–

2600Lake County, MTMT33,3926–

2601Sanders County, MTMT14,0626–

2602Logan County, NENE6696–

2603Harding County, NMNM6176–

2604Wyandot County, OHOH21,5676–

2605Campbell County, SDSD1,3776–

2606Ziebach County, SDSD2,3896–

2607Kent County, TXTX6746–

2608Mills County, TXTX4,5806–

2609Wasatch County, UTUT38,5146–

2610Pleasants County, WVWV7,3386–

2611Montezuma County, COCO26,6786–

2612Lewis County, IDID3,7046–

2613Oneida County, IDID5,0856–

2614Teton County, IDID13,2546–

2615Clark County, ILIL15,1146–

2616Clay County, ILIL12,7936–

2617Hamilton County, ILIL7,8596–

2618Hancock County, ILIL16,8036–

2619Sac County, IAIA9,5256–

2620Haskell County, KSKS3,5996–

2621Hodgeman County, KSKS1,6196–

2622Scott County, KSKS4,8156–

2623Carter County, KYKY26,1496–

2624Marshall County, KYKY31,6596–

2625Cherry County, NENE5,5616–

2626Sanpete County, UTUT31,4536–

2627Cavalier County, NDND3,4975–

2628Luce County, MIMI6,3395–

2629Carbon County, MTMT11,4665–

2630Fergus County, MTMT11,8255–

2631Colfax County, NENE10,9345–

2632Gage County, NENE21,7115–

2633Nelson County, NDND2,9635–

2634Major County, OKOK7,5365–

2635Butte County, SDSD10,8565–

2636Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,7115–

2637Roane County, WVWV13,3175–

2638Waupaca County, WIWI51,4615–

2639Converse County, WYWY13,8245–

2640Weston County, WYWY6,8405–

2641Florence County, WIWI4,7485–

2642Box Butte County, NENE10,4945–

2643Cumberland County, TNTN66,3005–

2644Lincoln County, COCO5,6455–

2645Sedgwick County, COCO2,2475–

2646Fannin County, GAGA26,1115–

2647Piatt County, ILIL16,7915–

2648Stark County, ILIL5,3195–

2649Franklin County, ININ23,2865–

2650Comanche County, KSKS1,6735–

2651Robertson County, KYKY2,3254–

2652Alpena County, MIMI28,8534–

2653Big Stone County, MNMN5,0544–

2654Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7044–

2655Marshall County, MNMN8,7984–

2656Norman County, MNMN6,3364–

2657Perry County, MOMO19,0934–

2658Mineral County, MTMT5,1854–

2659Dawson County, NENE24,4524–

2660De Baca County, NMNM1,6474–

2661Towner County, NDND2,0404–

2662Wells County, NDND3,7294–

2663Codington County, SDSD29,5624–

2664Menard County, TXTX1,9564–

2665Uinta County, WYWY20,7284–

2666Greenwood County, KSKS5,8264–

2667Liberty County, MTMT1,9574–

2668Saguache County, COCO6,7324–

2669Cassia County, IDID26,3974–

2670Payette County, IDID27,8244–

2671Power County, IDID8,2464–

2672Ripley County, ININ29,4344–

2673Delaware County, IAIA17,6744–

2674Madison County, IAIA17,2704–

2675O'Brien County, IAIA14,2204–

2676Osceola County, IAIA5,9804–

2677Chase County, KSKS2,5724–

2678Clay County, KSKS7,9904–

2679Marshall County, KSKS9,8524–

2680Wallace County, KSKS1,4414–

2681Cheyenne County, NENE9,5284–

2682Eureka County, NVNV1,8674–

2683Decatur County, KSKS2,7163–

2684Lane County, KSKS1,5083–

2685Lake County, MNMN10,7463–

2686Pennington County, MNMN13,6863–

2687Caldwell County, MOMO9,0123–

2688Gentry County, MOMO6,3843–

2689Lincoln County, MTMT22,3283–

2690Phillips County, MTMT4,2033–

2691Holt County, NENE10,0673–

2692Saunders County, NENE23,7023–

2693McHenry County, NDND5,1303–

2694Mountrail County, NDND9,3953–

2695Sargent County, NDND3,7113–

2696Traill County, NDND7,9203–

2697Adair County, OKOK19,8283–

2698Ellis County, OKOK3,6133–

2699Day County, SDSD5,4843–

2700Harding County, SDSD1,3313–

2701Hyde County, SDSD1,1913–

2702Mellette County, SDSD2,1373–

2703La Salle County, TXTX6,5173–

2704Tyler County, WVWV7,8813–

2705Platte County, WYWY8,6343–

2706Morgan County, UTUT13,3833–

2707San Miguel County, COCO7,7533–

2708Jerome County, IDID26,3623–

2709Edwards County, ILIL5,8983–

2710Menard County, ILIL11,8633–

2711Wright County, IAIA12,8013–

2712Livingston County, KYKY8,8633–

2713Chase County, NENE3,7183–

2714McPherson County, NENE3693–

2715Esmeralda County, NVNV7293–

2716Pershing County, NVNV6,4213–

2717Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,4832–

2718Haines, AKAK2,0682–

2719Nome Census Area, AKAK9,8302–

2720Boone County, ARAR38,6282–

2721Clay County, ARAR14,0522–

2722Divide County, NDND2,1102–

2723Montgomery County, ARAR8,5792–

2724Taylor County, IAIA5,8352–

2725Wolfe County, KYKY6,2982–

2726Iron County, MIMI11,7572–

2727Missaukee County, MIMI15,2742–

2728Oscoda County, MIMI8,7232–

2729Brown County, MNMN25,5172–

2730Hubbard County, MNMN22,3692–

2731Kanabec County, MNMN16,6282–

2732Lincoln County, MNMN5,5832–

2733Mahnomen County, MNMN5,1532–

2734Roseau County, MNMN15,2462–

2735Swift County, MNMN9,7632–

2736Daviess County, MOMO8,5582–

2737Reynolds County, MOMO5,9922–

2738Shannon County, MOMO7,2852–

2739Wayne County, MOMO10,7822–

2740Blaine County, MTMT6,8602–

2741McCone County, MTMT1,7202–

2742Deuel County, NENE1,8622–

2743Dixon County, NENE5,6022–

2744Frontier County, NENE2,6552–

2745Furnas County, NENE4,5242–

2746Hamilton County, NENE9,6782–

2747Thayer County, NENE4,8422–

2748McKenzie County, NDND15,1922–

2749Noble County, OHOH14,2762–

2750Harper County, OKOK3,1722–

2751Roger Mills County, OKOK3,2592–

2752Harney County, OROR7,3802–

2753Charles Mix County, SDSD9,3032–

2754Gregory County, SDSD4,0372–

2755Lyman County, SDSD3,6942–

2756Sherman County, TXTX2,7812–

2757Tucker County, WVWV6,5402–

2758Pepin County, WIWI7,5132–

2759Taylor County, WIWI20,1182–

2760Mercer County, NDND8,4412–

2761Renville County, NDND2,3312–

2762Unicoi County, TNTN17,8562–

2763Richardson County, NENE7,5302–

2764Baca County, COCO3,3472–

2765Rio Grande County, COCO11,0872–

2766Routt County, COCO25,3292–

2767San Juan County, COCO8132–

2768Washington County, COCO4,7322–

2769Cumberland County, ILIL10,2082–

2770Scott County, ILIL4,8662–

2771Adams County, ININ36,6502–

2772Newton County, ININ14,1882–

2773Adams County, IAIA3,6172–

2774Fremont County, IAIA6,5222–

2775Harrison County, IAIA14,6232–

2776Ida County, IAIA6,7772–

2777Keokuk County, IAIA9,7972–

2778Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8192–

2779Van Buren County, IAIA7,1312–

2780Edwards County, KSKS2,6402–

2781Gray County, KSKS5,6522–

2782Box Elder County, UTUT65,3202–

2783Cleburne County, ARAR25,6721–

2784Grant County, NDND2,2061–

2785Marion County, ARAR17,5931–

2786Clearwater County, IDID9,1181–

2787Boone County, NENE5,3551–

2788Beaver County, OKOK4,8821–

2789Grant County, OROR7,0751–

2790Turner County, SDSD9,3141–

2791Blaine County, NENE4581–

2792Calhoun County, ILIL4,3001–

2793Hamilton County, KSKS2,5001–

2794Kearny County, KSKS3,8881–

2795Vinton County, OHOH12,6451–

2796Lake and Peninsula, AKAK1,3570–

2797Baxter County, ARAR42,9820–

2798Carter County, MOMO5,4180–

2799Eddy County, NDND2,3290–

2800Emmons County, NDND3,2150–

2801Foster County, NDND3,2120–

2802Madison County, ARAR18,4100–

2803Newton County, ARAR7,0260–

2804Polk County, ARAR19,4860–

2805Scott County, ARAR9,9650–

2806Stone County, ARAR12,7030–

2807Alpine County, CACA1,0430–

2808Duval County, TXTX9,4020–

2809Calhoun County, WVWV5,9780–

2810Clay County, WVWV7,5380–

2811Sierra County, CACA3,0980–

2812Lake County, COCO7,5520–

2813Teton County, MTMT6,4960–

2814Perkins County, NENE2,8490–

2815Griggs County, NDND2,2390–

2816Van Buren County, TNTN6,8740–

2817Sullivan County, ININ20,8310–

2818Clarke County, IAIA9,5740–

2819Trimble County, KYKY8,7010–

2820Keweenaw County, MIMI2,1860–

2821Montmorency County, MIMI9,8420–

2822Ontonagon County, MIMI5,8230–

2823Clearwater County, MNMN8,6470–

2824Jackson County, MNMN9,8570–

2825Kittson County, MNMN4,0310–

2826Lake of the Woods County, MNMN3,7700–

2827Murray County, MNMN7,9420–

2828Red Lake County, MNMN3,9400–

2829Renville County, MNMN14,3560–

2830Traverse County, MNMN3,1300–

2831Wilkin County, MNMN6,2880–

2832Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4770–

2833Barry County, MOMO36,2000–

2834Barton County, MOMO11,7950–

2835Benton County, MOMO20,5360–

2836Douglas County, MOMO12,3420–

2837Harrison County, MOMO8,2810–

2838Hickory County, MOMO9,0440–

2839Mercer County, MOMO3,4040–

2840Putnam County, MOMO4,5460–

2841Ripley County, MOMO10,7170–

2842Schuyler County, MOMO4,1400–

2843Stone County, MOMO32,5030–

2844Worth County, MOMO1,9140–

2845Broadwater County, MTMT8,4930–

2846Carter County, MTMT1,3830–

2847Chouteau County, MTMT5,8650–

2848Daniels County, MTMT1,6120–

2849Dawson County, MTMT8,6920–

2850Fallon County, MTMT2,9590–

2851Garfield County, MTMT1,1480–

2852Golden Valley County, MTMT8440–

2853Granite County, MTMT3,6580–

2854Hill County, MTMT16,1670–

2855Madison County, MTMT10,0260–

2856Meagher County, MTMT2,1370–

2857Musselshell County, MTMT5,5820–

2858Petroleum County, MTMT5480–

2859Powder River County, MTMT1,7810–

2860Powell County, MTMT7,1570–

2861Prairie County, MTMT1,1120–

2862Richland County, MTMT11,3770–

2863Sheridan County, MTMT3,4360–

2864Wheatland County, MTMT2,1000–

2865Wibaux County, MTMT8850–

2866Arthur County, NENE3960–

2867Banner County, NENE6860–

2868Boyd County, NENE1,6740–

2869Brown County, NENE2,8260–

2870Clay County, NENE6,1700–

2871Cuming County, NENE8,8230–

2872Custer County, NENE10,5000–

2873Dundy County, NENE1,5680–

2874Fillmore County, NENE5,4580–

2875Garden County, NENE1,8040–

2876Garfield County, NENE1,7100–

2877Grant County, NENE5610–

2878Harlan County, NENE3,0000–

2879Hayes County, NENE8210–

2880Hitchcock County, NENE2,4670–

2881Hooker County, NENE6860–

2882Howard County, NENE6,5380–

2883Jefferson County, NENE7,0700–

2884Johnson County, NENE5,2180–

2885Kearney County, NENE6,7900–

2886Keya Paha County, NENE7920–

2887Kimball County, NENE3,3910–

2888Knox County, NENE8,3350–

2889Nuckolls County, NENE4,1000–

2890Rock County, NENE1,2590–

2891Sherman County, NENE2,9240–

2892Sioux County, NENE1,1880–

2893Thomas County, NENE6390–

2894Webster County, NENE3,3360–

2895Wheeler County, NENE7890–

2896Catron County, NMNM3,8270–

2897Guadalupe County, NMNM4,3430–

2898Mora County, NMNM4,0510–

2899Union County, NMNM3,8440–

2900Graham County, NCNC8,1900–

2901Adams County, NDND2,2750–

2902Benson County, NDND5,7590–

2903Billings County, NDND1,0710–

2904Bowman County, NDND2,7620–

2905Burke County, NDND2,1320–

2906Hettinger County, NDND2,4920–

2907Kidder County, NDND2,3930–

2908LaMoure County, NDND4,1350–

2909Logan County, NDND1,8590–

2910McLean County, NDND9,7400–

2911Oliver County, NDND1,8980–

2912Pierce County, NDND3,8380–

2913Sheridan County, NDND1,2960–

2914Slope County, NDND6280–

2915Steele County, NDND1,7970–

2916Williams County, NDND41,7670–

2917Cimarron County, OKOK2,0590–

2918Gilliam County, OROR1,9710–

2919Sherman County, OROR2,0510–

2920Wallowa County, OROR7,5950–

2921Wheeler County, OROR1,4720–

2922Cameron County, PAPA4,2110–

2923Aurora County, SDSD2,8010–

2924Buffalo County, SDSD1,8020–

2925Clark County, SDSD4,0310–

2926Corson County, SDSD3,7810–

2927Deuel County, SDSD4,4080–

2928Douglas County, SDSD2,8880–

2929Edmunds County, SDSD4,0220–

2930Faulk County, SDSD2,1780–

2931Grant County, SDSD7,5340–

2932Hanson County, SDSD3,4560–

2933Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4130–

2934Jackson County, SDSD2,6660–

2935Jerauld County, SDSD1,6540–

2936Jones County, SDSD9130–

2937Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2840–

2938Lake County, SDSD10,9930–

2939McCook County, SDSD5,9640–

2940McPherson County, SDSD2,3470–

2941Marshall County, SDSD4,4260–

2942Miner County, SDSD2,2810–

2943Potter County, SDSD2,3770–

2944Roberts County, SDSD10,2550–

2945Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880–

2946Spink County, SDSD6,1550–

2947Stanley County, SDSD3,0180–

2948Sully County, SDSD1,4790–

2949Tripp County, SDSD5,7080–

2950Walworth County, SDSD5,2170–

2951Fentress County, TNTN20,3220–

2952Pickett County, TNTN5,2190–

2953Polk County, TNTN18,5920–

2954Armstrong County, TXTX1,8430–

2955Borden County, TXTX5670–

2956Brooks County, TXTX6,5790–

2957Callahan County, TXTX14,4910–

2958Comanche County, TXTX14,4320–

2959Culberson County, TXTX2,2670–

2960Edwards County, TXTX1,3700–

2961Gillespie County, TXTX28,5270–

2962Glasscock County, TXTX1,1280–

2963Hansford County, TXTX4,9440–

2964Hartley County, TXTX4,9040–

2965Hemphill County, TXTX3,0830–

2966Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4330–

2967Irion County, TXTX1,4630–

2968Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,5550–

2969Kenedy County, TXTX3190–

2970Kimble County, TXTX4,4380–

2971King County, TXTX1920–

2972Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9550–

2973Live Oak County, TXTX11,9290–

2974Llano County, TXTX23,3530–

2975Loving County, TXTX520–

2976McMullen County, TXTX5440–

2977Montague County, TXTX21,9660–

2978Ochiltree County, TXTX9,2840–

2979Oldham County, TXTX1,7830–

2980Presidio County, TXTX5,4330–

2981Real County, TXTX2,7450–

2982Somervell County, TXTX10,2610–

2983Starr County, TXTX66,3190–

2984Sterling County, TXTX1,3490–

2985Sutton County, TXTX3,2030–

2986Terrell County, TXTX7020–

2987Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5540–

2988Zapata County, TXTX13,7530–

2989Garfield County, UTUT5,2560–

2990Grand County, UTUT9,7900–

2991Juab County, UTUT13,5670–

2992Millard County, UTUT14,0570–

2993Wayne County, UTUT2,5870–

2994Craig County, VAVA4,8000–

2995Highland County, VAVA2,3180–

2996Lincoln County, WVWV19,1770–

2997Gooding County, IDID16,4460–

2998Ottawa County, KSKS5,7440–

2999Crawford County, MOMO22,9290–

3000Grant County, OKOK4,0670–

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