At the time of the 2020 Census, there were 47.5 million Americans who were Black (either alone or in combination), making up 14.2% of the U.S. population. State by state, the highest number of Black Americans could be found in Texas (3.96 million), Florida (3.70 million), Georgia (3.54 million), New York state (3.53 million), and California (2.83 million). Meanwhile, the highest proportions of African Americans were in the District of Columbia (44.17%), Mississippi (37.94%), Louisiana (33.13%), Georgia (33.03%), and Maryland (32.01%).
Throughout the country, there are 104 county-equivalents where over 50% of the population identified as Black (either alone or in combination). 25 of these were Mississippian counties, 22 more were counties in Georgia, and 11 of them were in Alabama. Moreover, there were nine counties in each South Carolina and Virginia with Black majorities. North Carolina had eight majority-Black counties, Louisiana had seven, Arkansas had six, Maryland had three, Tennessee had two, and Florida and Puerto Rico each had one majority-Black county.
The list below displays each majority-Black county (or county-equivalent) in the fifty U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. It includes the county's total population, the number of Black people in the county, and the percentage of people in the county who are Black as of the 2020 Census. The table is initially sorted by the Black proportion of each county but is sortable by any of its columns, as can be found by clicking the table headers.
Counties in Puerto Rico are shaded in yellow. Counties where people who are Black alone do not make a majority while people who are either Black Alone or in combination with another race do make a majority are italicized.
^"2020 Census". 2020 Census. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
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This list of majority Black counties in the United States covers the counties and county equivalents in the 50 U S states the District of Columbia and the territory of Puerto Rico and the population in each county that is Black or African American Majority Black Counties in the U S as of the 2020 United States CensusThe data source for the list is the 2020 United States Census 1 At the time of the 2020 Census there were 47 5 million Americans who were Black either alone or in combination making up 14 2 of the U S population State by state the highest number of Black Americans could be found in Texas 3 96 million Florida 3 70 million Georgia 3 54 million New York state 3 53 million and California 2 83 million Meanwhile the highest proportions of African Americans were in the District of Columbia 44 17 Mississippi 37 94 Louisiana 33 13 Georgia 33 03 and Maryland 32 01 Throughout the country there are 104 county equivalents where over 50 of the population identified as Black either alone or in combination 25 of these were Mississippian counties 22 more were counties in Georgia and 11 of them were in Alabama Moreover there were nine counties in each South Carolina and Virginia with Black majorities North Carolina had eight majority Black counties Louisiana had seven Arkansas had six Maryland had three Tennessee had two and Florida and Puerto Rico each had one majority Black county In 2020 the most populated counties which had a Black majority were Prince George s County Maryland population 967K Shelby County Tennessee population 930K DeKalb County Georgia population 764K Baltimore City Maryland population 586K and Orleans Parish Louisiana population 384K List editThe list below displays each majority Black county or county equivalent in the fifty U S states the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico It includes the county s total population the number of Black people in the county and the percentage of people in the county who are Black as of the 2020 Census The table is initially sorted by the Black proportion of each county but is sortable by any of its columns as can be found by clicking the table headers Counties in Puerto Rico are shaded in yellow Counties where people who are Black alone do not make a majority while people who are either Black Alone or in combination with another race do make a majority are italicized County State Black Black alone Population Blackpopulation Black alonepopulation Claiborne nbsp Mississippi 88 60 87 45 9 135 8 094 7 989Jefferson nbsp Mississippi 86 72 85 28 7 260 6 296 6 191Holmes nbsp Mississippi 85 23 83 86 17 000 14 489 14 256Greene nbsp Alabama 82 20 80 80 7 730 6 354 6 246Macon nbsp Alabama 80 85 79 05 19 532 15 792 15 441Humphreys nbsp Mississippi 80 39 78 48 7 785 6 258 6 110Tunica nbsp Mississippi 78 36 77 27 9 782 7 665 7 559Coahoma nbsp Mississippi 77 56 76 12 21 390 16 590 16 281Petersburg nbsp Virginia 77 19 74 16 33 458 25 826 24 811Leflore nbsp Mississippi 75 10 73 73 28 339 21 283 20 895Quitman nbsp Mississippi 75 08 73 61 6 176 4 637 4 546Sumter nbsp Alabama 73 85 72 88 12 345 9 117 8 997Clayton nbsp Georgia U S state 72 70 69 89 297 595 216 351 207 981Washington nbsp Mississippi 72 57 71 33 44 922 32 601 32 042Sharkey nbsp Mississippi 72 34 70 76 3 800 2 749 2 689Bullock nbsp Alabama 72 34 71 41 10 357 7 492 7 396Noxubee nbsp Mississippi 72 19 70 27 10 285 7 425 7 227Allendale nbsp South Carolina 71 76 70 36 8 039 5 769 5 656Wilcox nbsp Alabama 71 68 70 59 10 600 7 598 7 483Dougherty nbsp Georgia U S state 71 64 69 92 85 790 61 457 59 988Dallas nbsp Alabama 71 49 69 94 38 462 27 497 26 899Lowndes nbsp Alabama 71 15 69 75 10 311 7 336 7 192Perry nbsp Alabama 71 08 69 75 8 511 6 050 5 936Sunflower nbsp Mississippi 71 03 69 94 25 971 18 448 18 164Hinds nbsp Mississippi 70 86 69 43 227 742 161 374 158 112East Carroll nbsp Louisiana 70 68 69 55 7 459 5 272 5 188Hancock nbsp Georgia U S state 70 19 69 01 8 735 6 131 6 028Wilkinson nbsp Mississippi 69 08 67 39 8 587 5 932 5 787Emporia nbsp Virginia 66 04 63 39 5 766 3 808 3 655Calhoun nbsp Georgia U S state 65 12 64 26 5 573 3 629 3 581Williamsburg nbsp South Carolina 64 68 63 39 31 026 20 068 19 666Loiza nbsp Puerto Rico 64 65 31 79 23 693 15 318 7 533Bolivar nbsp Mississippi 63 81 62 50 30 985 19 770 19 365Phillips nbsp Arkansas 63 74 62 43 16 568 10 560 10 343Madison nbsp Louisiana 63 52 62 13 10 017 6 363 6 224Prince George s nbsp Maryland 63 03 59 83 967 201 609 663 578 703Kemper nbsp Mississippi 62 36 61 14 8 988 5 605 5 495Lee nbsp South Carolina 62 32 61 00 16 531 10 302 10 084Terrell nbsp Georgia U S state 62 13 60 59 9 185 5 707 5 565Orangeburg nbsp South Carolina 62 07 60 61 84 223 52 275 51 046Bertie nbsp North Carolina 61 54 59 77 17 934 11 036 10 720Randolph nbsp Georgia U S state 61 43 60 34 6 425 3 947 3 877Rockdale nbsp Georgia U S state 61 13 58 15 93 570 57 204 54 409Yazoo nbsp Mississippi 60 77 59 57 26 743 16 252 15 931Baltimore City nbsp Maryland 60 42 57 79 585 708 353 890 338 478Macon nbsp Georgia U S state 60 39 59 29 12 082 7 296 7 164Jefferson Davis nbsp Mississippi 60 15 58 68 11 321 6 810 6 643Warren nbsp Georgia U S state 59 98 58 54 5 215 3 128 3 053Bamberg nbsp South Carolina 59 61 58 32 13 311 7 935 7 763Greensville nbsp Virginia 59 49 58 44 11 391 6 776 6 657Tallahatchie nbsp Mississippi 59 42 58 62 12 715 7 555 7 454St John the Baptist nbsp Louisiana 59 32 57 22 42 477 25 196 24 305Hertford nbsp North Carolina 59 31 57 50 21 552 12 783 12 393Franklin nbsp Virginia 59 03 56 71 8 180 4 829 4 639Clay nbsp Mississippi 58 97 57 97 18 636 10 989 10 803Montgomery nbsp Alabama 58 54 56 98 228 954 134 029 130 467Adams nbsp Mississippi 58 20 56 83 29 538 17 192 16 785Richmond nbsp Georgia U S state 58 07 55 27 206 607 119 970 114 201Marion nbsp South Carolina 57 92 56 21 29 183 16 902 16 403Edgecombe nbsp North Carolina 57 82 56 09 48 900 28 274 27 429Issaquena nbsp Mississippi 57 77 56 58 1 338 773 757Hale nbsp Alabama 57 71 56 39 14 785 8 533 8 337Jefferson nbsp Arkansas 57 62 56 25 67 260 38 756 37 835Clay nbsp Georgia U S state 57 37 56 07 2 848 1 634 1 597Northampton nbsp North Carolina 57 21 55 46 17 471 9 995 9 689Orleans nbsp Louisiana 57 02 54 24 383 997 218 969 208 273Portsmouth nbsp Virginia 56 75 53 33 97 915 55 570 52 214Bibb nbsp Georgia U S state 56 48 54 58 157 346 88 865 85 885Taliaferro nbsp Georgia U S state 56 19 53 43 1 559 876 833Lee nbsp Arkansas 56 13 54 22 8 600 4 827 4 663Brunswick nbsp Virginia 55 89 54 31 15 849 8 858 8 607Tensas nbsp Louisiana 55 75 54 26 4 147 2 312 2 250St Francis nbsp Arkansas 55 54 54 40 23 090 12 825 12 561Fairfield nbsp South Carolina 55 49 53 71 20 948 11 625 11 251Crittenden nbsp Arkansas 55 44 53 79 48 163 26 700 25 905St Helena nbsp Louisiana 55 23 53 67 10 920 6 031 5 861Sussex nbsp Virginia 55 10 53 38 10 829 5 967 5 781Washington nbsp Georgia U S state 54 88 53 65 19 988 10 969 10 724Talbot nbsp Georgia U S state 54 86 53 71 5 733 3 145 3 079Gadsden nbsp Florida 54 80 53 47 43 826 24 018 23 435Pike nbsp Mississippi 54 73 53 47 40 324 22 068 21 562Chicot nbsp Arkansas 54 31 53 07 10 208 5 544 5 417Marengo nbsp Alabama 53 82 52 72 19 323 10 400 10 188Hampton nbsp Virginia 53 65 49 52 137 148 73 579 67 915Charles nbsp Maryland 53 59 49 24 166 617 89 295 82 035Danville nbsp Virginia 53 38 51 37 42 590 22 734 21 879DeKalb nbsp Georgia U S state 53 30 50 89 764 382 407 451 388 963Shelby nbsp Tennessee 53 00 51 34 929 744 492 757 477 321Halifax nbsp North Carolina 52 98 51 10 48 622 25 759 24 846Hampton nbsp South Carolina 52 78 51 68 18 561 9 796 9 592Sumter nbsp Georgia U S state 52 49 51 05 29 616 15 546 15 120Early nbsp Georgia U S state 52 40 51 24 10 854 5 688 5 562Jefferson nbsp Georgia U S state 52 25 50 77 15 709 8 208 7 976Marlboro nbsp South Carolina 52 22 50 22 26 667 13 926 13 391Henry nbsp Georgia U S state 52 02 49 07 240 712 125 211 118 124Copiah nbsp Mississippi 51 98 50 56 28 368 14 747 14 342Jasper nbsp Mississippi 51 97 50 96 16 367 8 506 8 341Haywood nbsp Tennessee 51 84 50 56 17 864 9 260 9 032Vance nbsp North Carolina 51 71 49 88 42 578 22 017 21 237Douglas nbsp Georgia U S state 51 48 48 44 144 237 74 260 69 870Warren nbsp North Carolina 51 10 48 89 18 642 9 526 9 114Dooly nbsp Georgia U S state 50 43 49 62 11 208 5 652 5 561Washington nbsp North Carolina 50 36 48 85 11 003 5 541 5 375Caddo nbsp Louisiana 50 16 48 48 237 848 119 304 115 298African American Majority Counties Median Income US Dollars Charles Maryland 107 808 Prince George s Maryland 91 124 Henry Georgia 73 491 DeKalb Georgia 69 423 Douglas Georgia 67 731 Rockdale Georgia 64 230 St John the Baptist Louisiana 60 743 Hampton Virginia 59 380 Lee South Carolina 57 191 Sussex Virginia 56 968 Shelby Tennessee 55 015 Baltimore Maryland 54 124 Portsmouth Virginia 54 020 Greensville Virginia 53 063 Montgomery Alabama 52 511 Clayton Georgia 51 945 Brunswick Virginia 49 597 Franklin Virginia 49 424 Copiah Mississippi 46 530 Crittenden Arkansas 46 452 Richmond Georgia 46 237 Hinds Mississippi 46 179 Orleans Louisiana 45 594 Vance North Carolina 45 243 Petersburg Virginia 44 890 Bamberg South Carolina 44 408 Bibb Georgia 43 862 Jefferson Arkansas 43 720 Hertford North Carolina 43 523 Caddo Louisiana 43 153 Gadsden Florida 42 661 Jefferson Georgia 42 238 Dougherty Georgia 42 225 Edgecombe North Carolina 41 974 Fairfield South Carolina 41 755 Tunica Mississippi 41 176 St Helena Louisiana 40 857 Talbot Georgia 40 719 Williamsburg South Carolina 40 124 Yazoo Mississippi 40 037 Jasper Mississippi 39 992 Haywood Tennessee 39 952 Northampton North Carolina 39 764 Taliaferro Georgia 39 670 Early Georgia 39 665 Dooly Georgia 39 641 Warren North Carolina 39 588 Calhoun Georgia 39 578 Washington Georgia 39 350 Macon Alabama 39 303 Noxubee Mississippi 38 999 Sharkey Mississippi 38 977 Danville Virginia 38 904 Terrell Georgia 38 879 Washington North Carolina 38 843 Hampton South Carolina 38 298 Orangeburg South Carolina 38 052 Halifax North Carolina 37 832 Kemper Mississippi 37 667 Bertie North Carolina 37 571 Warren Georgia 37 309 Madison Louisiana 36 875 Sumter Georgia 36 687 Wilcox Alabama 36 385 Pike Mississippi 36 308 Emporia Virginia 36 111 Clay Georgia 35 893 Clay Mississippi 35 638 Marengo Alabama 35 379 St Francis Arkansas 34 981 Dallas Alabama 34 957 Jefferson Davis Mississippi 34 771 Marion South Carolina 34 465 Washington Mississippi 34 399 Adams Mississippi 33 860 Chicot Arkansas 33 770 Bolivar Mississippi 33 729 Hancock Georgia 33 496 Macon Georgia 33 163 Tensas Louisiana 32 962 Sunflower Mississippi 32 608 Hale Alabama 32 294 Phillips Arkansas 32 235 Marlboro South Carolina 32 136 Lowndes Alabama 31 961 Allendale South Carolina 31 800 Tallahatchie Mississippi 31 484 Wilkinson Mississippi 31 412 Coahoma Mississippi 31 312 Claiborne Mississippi 31 305 Humphreys Mississippi 30 327 Leflore Mississippi 30 182 Jefferson Mississippi 29 205 Lee Arkansas 29 082 Bullock Alabama 29 063 Randolph Georgia 28 870 Greene Alabama 28 826 Sumter Alabama 27 099 Perry Alabama 27 057 Quitman Mississippi 25 783 East Carroll Louisiana 25 049 Holmes Mississippi 24 958 Loiza Puerto Rico 19 541 Issaquena Mississippi 17 109Source United States Census Bureau 2023 https www census gov See also editAfrican Americans List of U S states and territories by African American population List of U S cities with large Black populations Black Belt region of Alabama List of majority Hispanic or Latino counties in the United StatesReferences edit 2020 Census 2020 Census United States Census Bureau Retrieved 24 September 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of majority Black counties in the United States amp oldid 1199294071, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
