Majority Black Counties 2026

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	County	State	% Black↓	Most Common Race	Population
	Claiborne County	Mississippi	86.1%	Black	8,024
	Jefferson County	Mississippi	82.87%	Black	6,763
	Greene County	Alabama	81.28%	Black	6,998
	Holmes County	Mississippi	81.01%	Black	15,292
	Tunica County	Mississippi	79.85%	Black	8,527
	Humphreys County	Mississippi	78.16%	Black	6,879
	Macon County	Alabama	77.57%	Black	17,989
	Petersburg city	Virginia	76.52%	Black	33,438
	Sharkey County	Mississippi	75.75%	Black	2,995
	Coahoma County	Mississippi	74.45%	Black	19,657
	Leflore County	Mississippi	74.34%	Black	25,210
	Lowndes County	Alabama	73.81%	Black	9,201
	Quitman County	Mississippi	73.74%	Black	5,201
	Noxubee County	Mississippi	73.56%	Black	9,727
	Sunflower County	Mississippi	72.71%	Black	22,677
	Hinds County	Mississippi	71.92%	Black	211,058
	Washington County	Mississippi	71.55%	Black	39,674
	Perry County	Alabama	71.22%	Black	7,224
	Dougherty County	Georgia	70.54%	Black	82,504
	Dallas County	Alabama	70.03%	Black	34,696
	Wilcox County	Alabama	70.01%	Black	9,442
	Hancock County	Georgia	69.67%	Black	8,630
	Bullock County	Alabama	69.46%	Black	9,697
	Clayton County	Georgia	69.41%	Black	297,709
	Sumter County	Alabama	68.17%	Black	11,547
	Stewart County	Georgia	67.84%	Black	4,626
	Randolph County	Georgia	67.37%	Black	6,142
	Wilkinson County	Mississippi	67.17%	Black	7,344
	Allendale County	South Carolina	66.32%	Black	7,179
	Emporia city	Virginia	64.34%	Black	5,484
	Williamsburg County	South Carolina	63.35%	Black	29,523
	Bolivar County	Mississippi	63.23%	Black	28,001
	East Carroll Parish	Louisiana	62.91%	Black	6,615
	Issaquena County	Mississippi	62.18%	Black	1,238
	Lee County	South Carolina	62.17%	Black	15,587
	Madison Parish	Louisiana	61.88%	Black	8,612
	Tallahatchie County	Mississippi	60.82%	Black	10,793
	Orangeburg County	South Carolina	60.78%	Black	83,183
	Clay County	Georgia	60.53%	Black	2,835
	Phillips County	Arkansas	60.51%	Black	13,955
	Clay County	Mississippi	60.15%	Black	18,237
	Terrell County	Georgia	60.01%	Black	8,536
	Bertie County	North Carolina	59.63%	Black	16,988
	Bamberg County	South Carolina	59.52%	Black	12,756
	Jefferson Davis County	Mississippi	59.48%	Black	10,851
	Kemper County	Mississippi	59.42%	Black	8,634
	Baltimore city	Maryland	59.25%	Black	569,941
	Montgomery County	Alabama	59.02%	Black	225,893
	Macon County	Georgia	58.48%	Black	11,657
	Calhoun County	Georgia	58.37%	Black	5,384
	Rockdale County	Georgia	58.16%	Black	99,430
	Yazoo County	Mississippi	57.53%	Black	22,728
	St. John the Baptist Parish	Louisiana	56.97%	Black	39,785
	Jefferson County	Arkansas	56.47%	Black	62,369
	Warren County	Georgia	56.46%	Black	5,352
	Greensville County	Virginia	56.27%	Black	11,187
	Richmond County	Georgia	56.26%	Black	206,574
	Webster County	Georgia	56.11%	Black	2,407
	Adams County	Mississippi	56.05%	Black	30,346
	Hertford County	North Carolina	55.84%	Black	18,931
	Franklin city	Virginia	55.77%	Black	8,552
	Edgecombe County	North Carolina	55.63%	Black	49,176
	Fairfield County	South Carolina	55.02%	Black	20,202
	Bibb County	Georgia	54.93%	Black	157,752
	Marion County	South Carolina	54.9%	Black	27,980
	Northampton County	North Carolina	54.89%	Black	16,456
	Lee County	Arkansas	54.71%	Black	7,920
	Hale County	Alabama	54.66%	Black	15,242
	Orleans Parish	Louisiana	54.61%	Black	360,831
	St. Francis County	Arkansas	54.53%	Black	21,661
	Sussex County	Virginia	54.09%	Black	10,768
	Tensas Parish	Louisiana	53.98%	Black	3,582
	Talbot County	Georgia	53.69%	Black	5,664
	Pike County	Mississippi	53.67%	Black	38,425
	Early County	Georgia	53.31%	Black	10,444
	Chicot County	Arkansas	53.29%	Black	8,892
	Washington County	Georgia	53.17%	Black	19,224
	Jefferson County	Georgia	52.79%	Black	14,863
	Gadsden County	Florida	52.68%	Black	44,327
	Hampton County	South Carolina	52.56%	Black	18,164
	Quitman County	Georgia	52.52%	Black	2,199
	Shelby County	Tennessee	52.44%	Black	905,014
	Jasper County	Mississippi	52.03%	Black	15,702
	Henry County	Georgia	51.95%	Black	269,872
	Brunswick County	Virginia	51.75%	Black	15,691
	Halifax County	North Carolina	51.66%	Black	46,075
	Danville city	Virginia	50.97%	Black	41,336
	Marengo County	Alabama	50.88%	Black	18,152
	Crittenden County	Arkansas	50.87%	Black	45,631
	DeKalb County	Georgia	50.75%	Black	776,204
	St. Helena Parish	Louisiana	50.66%	Black	10,716
	Portsmouth city	Virginia	50.59%	Black	96,709
	Copiah County	Mississippi	50.55%	Black	27,365
	Claiborne Parish	Louisiana	50.29%	Black	13,169
	Douglas County	Georgia	50.23%	Black	156,526
	Sumter County	Georgia	49.85%	Black	28,497
	Hampton city	Virginia	49.29%	Black	137,231
	Charles County	Maryland	49.25%	Black	178,687
	Desha County	Arkansas	49.03%	Black	9,663
	Haywood County	Tennessee	48.99%	Black	16,873
	Caddo Parish	Louisiana	48.84%	Black	223,135
	Warren County	Mississippi	48.73%	Black	41,380
	Morehouse Parish	Louisiana	48.37%	Black	23,488
	Panola County	Mississippi	48.29%	Black	32,663
	Newton County	Georgia	47.96%	Black	127,488
	Washington County	North Carolina	47.93%	Black	10,626
	Marlboro County	South Carolina	47.85%	Black	25,432
	Richland County	South Carolina	47.45%	Black	439,112
	Vance County	North Carolina	47.33%	Black	42,674
	Warren County	North Carolina	47.26%	Black	18,741
	Dooly County	Georgia	47.15%	Black	11,116
	Muscogee County	Georgia	46.98%	Black	202,270
	Barbour County	Alabama	46.35%	Black	24,694
	Sumter County	South Carolina	45.96%	Black	105,346
	Taliaferro County	Georgia	45.89%	Black	1,697
	Dillon County	South Carolina	45.26%	Black	27,335
	Anson County	North Carolina	45%	Black	21,992
	Martinsville city	Virginia	43.96%	Black	13,909
	East Baton Rouge Parish	Louisiana	43.75%	Black	458,188
	Hopewell city	Virginia	43.57%	Black	23,458
	Fulton County	Georgia	42.57%	Black	1,107,114
	Liberty County	Georgia	42.29%	Black	71,089
	District of Columbia	District of Columbia	42.13%	Black	695,980
	Newport News city	Virginia	41.18%	Black	183,059
	Philadelphia County	Pennsylvania	39.35%	Black	1,575,827
	Essex County	New Jersey	36.23%	Black	901,517

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Last Updated: September 25, 2026