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 2022, at 54.5%. Citrus County had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 11% and the figure for Florida was 14.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest54.5Gadsden County
Lowest2.1Citrus County
Median1167 counties
Florida14.9History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Gadsden CountyGadsden County: 54.5 %54.5Madison CountyMadison County: 35.8 %35.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 32 %32Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 31.3 %31.3Leon CountyLeon County: 30.7 %30.7Duval CountyDuval County: 28.9 %28.9Broward CountyBroward County: 27.6 %27.6Jackson CountyJackson County: 25.6 %25.6Escambia CountyEscambia County: 21.5 %21.5Taylor CountyTaylor County: 20.2 %20.2St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 19.8 %19.8Orange CountyOrange County: 19.4 %19.4Alachua CountyAlachua County: 19.1 %19.1Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County: 18.1 %18.1Bradford CountyBradford County: 17.3 %17.3Columbia CountyColumbia County: 16.6 %16.6Union CountyUnion County: 16.6 %16.6Putnam CountyPutnam County: 15.6 %15.6Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 15.6 %15.6Hillsborough CountyHillsborough County: 15.5 %15.5Glades CountyGlades County: 15.2 %15.2Miami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade County: 14.9 %14.9Liberty CountyLiberty County: 14.9 %14.9Gulf CountyGulf County: 14.8 %14.8Wakulla CountyWakulla County: 14.5 %14.5Polk CountyPolk County: 14.4 %14.4Washington CountyWashington County: 14 %14Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 12.4 %12.4DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 12.2 %12.2Marion CountyMarion County: 12 %12Baker CountyBaker County: 11.5 %11.5Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 11.2 %11.2Clay CountyClay County: 11.2 %11.2Seminole CountySeminole County: 11 %11Franklin CountyFranklin County: 10.8 %10.8Hendry CountyHendry County: 10.4 %10.4Volusia CountyVolusia County: 10.3 %10.3Bay CountyBay County: 10.2 %10.2Pinellas CountyPinellas County: 9.8 %9.8Lake CountyLake County: 9.7 %9.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Gadsden County54.5-0.7 pts
2Madison County35.8-0.5 pts
3Jefferson County32-0.8 pts
4Hamilton County31.3-1.7 pts
5Leon County30.70 pts
6Duval County28.9-0.1 pts
7Broward County27.6-0.1 pts
8Jackson County25.6-1.1 pts
9Escambia County21.5-0.1 pts
10Taylor County20.2-1.9 pts
11St. Lucie County19.8+0.1 pts
12Orange County19.4-0.2 pts
13Alachua County19.1-0.4 pts
14Palm Beach County18.1-0.1 pts
15Bradford County17.3-1.7 pts
16Columbia County16.6-0.8 pts
16Union County16.6-1.5 pts
18Putnam County15.6-0.2 pts
19Lafayette County15.6-0.9 pts
20Hillsborough County15.50 pts
21Glades County15.2+1.9 pts
22Miami-Dade County14.9-0.3 pts
23Liberty County14.9+0.2 pts
24Gulf County14.8+0.8 pts
25Wakulla County14.5+1.1 pts
26Polk County14.4-0.1 pts
27Washington County14-0.8 pts
28Calhoun County12.4+0.4 pts
29DeSoto County12.2-0.1 pts
30Marion County12-0.3 pts
31Baker County11.5-0.7 pts
32Suwannee County11.2-0.4 pts
33Clay County11.2+0.5 pts
34Seminole County11-0.1 pts
35Franklin County10.8-1.7 pts
36Hendry County10.4-0.2 pts
37Volusia County10.3-0.1 pts
38Bay County10.2-0.1 pts
39Pinellas County9.8-0.2 pts
40Lake County9.7-0.3 pts
41Osceola County9.3+0.1 pts
42Okaloosa County9.3-0.1 pts
43Brevard County9.2+0.1 pts
44Flagler County9.2-0.5 pts
45Highlands County9+0.2 pts
46Levy County8.4+0.2 pts
47Indian River County8.2-0.1 pts
48Dixie County8+0.7 pts
49Manatee County8-0.1 pts
50Lee County7.7-0 pts
51Okeechobee County7.7-0.4 pts
52Sumter County6.8-0.1 pts
53Holmes County6.5-0.5 pts
54Hardee County6.4+0.8 pts
55Collier County6.4-0.2 pts
56Monroe County6.2-0.1 pts
57Santa Rosa County5.70 pts
58Pasco County5.6+0.1 pts
59Nassau County5.5-0 pts
60St. Johns County5.2+0.1 pts
61Charlotte County5.1-0.2 pts
62Martin County5-0.3 pts
63Hernando County4.9+0.1 pts
64Sarasota County4.1-0.1 pts
65Walton County3.7-0.5 pts
66Gilchrist County3.1-1.6 pts
67Citrus County2.1-0.2 pts

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Gadsden County, with 54.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Citrus County, with 2.1% in 2022.

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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