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Counties in Florida by black or African American population share

Gadsden County had the highest black or African American population share of 67 counties in 2021, at 55.2%. Citrus County had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 11.1% and the figure for Florida was 15.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest55.2Gadsden County
Lowest2.4Citrus County
Median11.167 counties
Florida15.1History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Gadsden CountyGadsden County: 55.2 %55.2Madison CountyMadison County: 36.3 %36.3Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 33 %33Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 32.8 %32.8Leon CountyLeon County: 30.7 %30.7Duval CountyDuval County: 29 %29Broward CountyBroward County: 27.6 %27.6Jackson CountyJackson County: 26.7 %26.7Taylor CountyTaylor County: 22.1 %22.1Escambia CountyEscambia County: 21.6 %21.6St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 19.6 %19.6Alachua CountyAlachua County: 19.6 %19.6Orange CountyOrange County: 19.5 %19.5Bradford CountyBradford County: 19 %19Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County: 18.2 %18.2Union CountyUnion County: 18.1 %18.1Columbia CountyColumbia County: 17.4 %17.4Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 16.5 %16.5Putnam CountyPutnam County: 15.8 %15.8Hillsborough CountyHillsborough County: 15.5 %15.5Miami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade County: 15.2 %15.2Washington CountyWashington County: 14.8 %14.8Liberty CountyLiberty County: 14.7 %14.7Polk CountyPolk County: 14.5 %14.5Gulf CountyGulf County: 14 %14Wakulla CountyWakulla County: 13.4 %13.4Glades CountyGlades County: 13.3 %13.3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 12.4 %12.4DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 12.3 %12.3Marion CountyMarion County: 12.3 %12.3Baker CountyBaker County: 12.2 %12.2Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 12 %12Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 11.6 %11.6Seminole CountySeminole County: 11.1 %11.1Clay CountyClay County: 10.7 %10.7Hendry CountyHendry County: 10.6 %10.6Volusia CountyVolusia County: 10.5 %10.5Bay CountyBay County: 10.3 %10.3Pinellas CountyPinellas County: 10.1 %10.1Lake CountyLake County: 10 %10
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Gadsden County55.2
2Madison County36.3
3Hamilton County33
4Jefferson County32.8
5Leon County30.7
6Duval County29
7Broward County27.6
8Jackson County26.7
9Taylor County22.1
10Escambia County21.6
11St. Lucie County19.6
12Alachua County19.6
13Orange County19.5
14Bradford County19
15Palm Beach County18.2
16Union County18.1
17Columbia County17.4
18Lafayette County16.5
19Putnam County15.8
20Hillsborough County15.5
21Miami-Dade County15.2
22Washington County14.8
23Liberty County14.7
24Polk County14.5
25Gulf County14
26Wakulla County13.4
27Glades County13.3
28Franklin County12.4
29DeSoto County12.3
30Marion County12.3
31Baker County12.2
32Calhoun County12
33Suwannee County11.6
34Seminole County11.1
35Clay County10.7
36Hendry County10.6
37Volusia County10.5
38Bay County10.3
39Pinellas County10.1
40Lake County10
41Flagler County9.7
42Okaloosa County9.4
43Osceola County9.2
44Brevard County9.1
45Highlands County8.8
46Levy County8.2
47Indian River County8.2
48Manatee County8.1
48Okeechobee County8.1
50Lee County7.8
51Dixie County7.3
52Holmes County7
53Sumter County6.9
54Collier County6.6
55Monroe County6.3
56Santa Rosa County5.7
57Hardee County5.6
58Pasco County5.5
59Nassau County5.5
60Charlotte County5.3
61Martin County5.3
62St. Johns County5.1
63Hernando County4.8
64Gilchrist County4.8
65Walton County4.2
66Sarasota County4.2
67Citrus County2.4

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest black or African American population share?

Gadsden County, with 55.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest black or African American population share?

Citrus County, with 2.4% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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