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 · 122 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 –

3001Union County, TNTN21,4500–

3002Big Horn County, WYWY12,0240–

3003Crook County, WYWY7,8520–

3004Doddridge County, WVWV7,6340–

3005Johnson County, WYWY8,9080–

3006Sublette County, WYWY8,9290–

3007Washakie County, WYWY7,5970–

3008Idaho County, IDID17,8740–

3009Ozark County, MOMO9,1720–

3010Greeley County, NENE2,1540–

3011Golden Valley County, NDND1,8080–

3012McIntosh County, NDND2,4510–

3013Cedar County, MOMO14,8880–

3014Sullivan County, MOMO5,7380–

3015Judith Basin County, MTMT2,1620–

3016Pierce County, NENE7,3780–

3017Polk County, NENE5,2700–

3018Red Willow County, NENE10,3070–

3019Sheridan County, NENE4,8090–

3020Greene County, IAIA8,6580–

3021Sequatchie County, TNTN17,8610–

3022Jefferson County, MTMT13,3290–

3023Dunn County, NDND4,0580–

3024Merrick County, NENE7,9050–

3025Tipton County, ININ15,3190–

3026Archuleta County, COCO14,3060–

3027Cheyenne County, COCO1,7130–

3028Custer County, COCO5,5900–

3029Dolores County, COCO2,4660–

3030Hinsdale County, COCO7530–

3031Jackson County, COCO1,2110–

3032Kiowa County, COCO1,4120–

3033Mineral County, COCO9100–

3034Ouray County, COCO5,2650–

3035Phillips County, COCO4,4200–

3036Rio Blanco County, COCO6,6830–

3037Camas County, IDID1,3160–

3038Yuma County, COCO9,8960–

3039Forsyth County, GAGA282,8050–

3040Towns County, GAGA13,2850–

3041Kalawao County, HIHI820–

3042Adams County, IDID5,0130–

3043Bear Lake County, IDID6,7270–

3044Benewah County, IDID10,5080–

3045Boise County, IDID8,5450–

3046Butte County, IDID2,7830–

3047Caribou County, IDID7,2520–

3048Clark County, IDID7830–

3049Franklin County, IDID15,8890–

3050Fremont County, IDID14,2080–

3051Gem County, IDID21,7730–

3052Jefferson County, IDID35,2970–

3053Lemhi County, IDID8,4740–

3054Washington County, IDID11,5830–

3055Cass County, ILIL12,4630–

3056Greene County, ILIL11,3130–

3057Jasper County, ILIL9,0320–

3058Mason County, ILIL12,4110–

3059Moultrie County, ILIL14,3710–

3060Pike County, ILIL14,2310–

3061Schuyler County, ILIL6,6570–

3062Fountain County, ININ17,0130–

3063Warren County, ININ8,4740–

3064Wells County, ININ28,8830–

3065White County, ININ25,1640–

3066Adair County, IAIA7,4030–

3067Audubon County, IAIA5,5090–

3068Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6630–

3069Dickinson County, IAIA18,0770–

3070Floyd County, IAIA14,9010–

3071Franklin County, IAIA9,8680–

3072Hamilton County, IAIA14,9440–

3073Hancock County, IAIA10,5280–

3074Kossuth County, IAIA14,3220–

3075Lucas County, IAIA8,8470–

3076Lyon County, IAIA12,3540–

3077Monona County, IAIA8,5390–

3078Montgomery County, IAIA10,0020–

3079Ringgold County, IAIA4,6420–

3080Wayne County, IAIA6,7380–

3081Cheyenne County, KSKS2,6040–

3082Clark County, KSKS1,9000–

3083Gove County, KSKS2,6310–

3084Grant County, KSKS7,0280–

3085Jewell County, KSKS2,8300–

3086Lincoln County, KSKS2,8610–

3087Meade County, KSKS3,8520–

3088Morton County, KSKS2,4700–

3089Ness County, KSKS2,6170–

3090Republic County, KSKS4,6400–

3091Rush County, KSKS2,8450–

3092Sheridan County, KSKS2,4270–

3093Smith County, KSKS3,5660–

3094Stanton County, KSKS1,9860–

3095Trego County, KSKS2,7400–

3096Wichita County, KSKS2,0310–

3097Clinton County, KYKY9,1390–

3098Elliott County, KYKY7,2650–

3099Owsley County, KYKY3,9320–

3100Rockcastle County, KYKY16,1480–

3101Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,7620–

3102Treasure County, MTMT7280–

3103Valley County, MTMT7,3850–

3104Gosper County, NENE1,8030–

3105Loup County, NENE5700–

3106Morrill County, NENE4,4040–

3107Nance County, NENE3,2900–

3108Coke County, TXTX3,4120–

3109Roberts County, TXTX8670–

3110Beaver County, UTUT7,3010–

3111Daggett County, UTUT9340–

3112Piute County, UTUT1,5090–

3113Rich County, UTUT2,6870–

3114Sevier County, UTUT22,8270–

3115Summit County, UTUT43,1410–

3116Columbia County, WAWA4,1410–

3117Garfield County, WAWA2,4160–

3118Lincoln County, WAWA11,9820–

3119Skamania County, WAWA12,6690–

3120Buffalo County, WIWI13,3180–

3121Iron County, WIWI6,1270–

3122Menominee County, WIWI4,1990–

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