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 2023, at 54.6%. Citrus County had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 10.7% and the figure for Florida was 14.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest54.6Gadsden County
Lowest2.1Citrus County
Median10.767 counties
Florida14.8History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Gadsden CountyGadsden County: 54.6 %54.6Madison CountyMadison County: 35.9 %35.9Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 30.8 %30.8Leon CountyLeon County: 30.4 %30.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 30 %30Duval CountyDuval County: 28.5 %28.5Broward CountyBroward County: 27.6 %27.6Jackson CountyJackson County: 25.3 %25.3Escambia CountyEscambia County: 21 %21St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 20.1 %20.1Taylor CountyTaylor County: 19.7 %19.7Orange CountyOrange County: 19.3 %19.3Alachua CountyAlachua County: 19.1 %19.1Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County: 18 %18Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 17.5 %17.5Bradford CountyBradford County: 17.3 %17.3Columbia CountyColumbia County: 16.3 %16.3Union CountyUnion County: 16 %16Hillsborough CountyHillsborough County: 15.6 %15.6Putnam CountyPutnam County: 15.1 %15.1Glades CountyGlades County: 14.7 %14.7Miami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade County: 14.6 %14.6Polk CountyPolk County: 14.2 %14.2Wakulla CountyWakulla County: 13.9 %13.9Gulf CountyGulf County: 13.8 %13.8Washington CountyWashington County: 13.5 %13.5Liberty CountyLiberty County: 12.9 %12.9DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 12.7 %12.7Marion CountyMarion County: 12.2 %12.2Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 11.6 %11.6Baker CountyBaker County: 11.5 %11.5Clay CountyClay County: 11.2 %11.2Seminole CountySeminole County: 11.2 %11.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 10.7 %10.7Hendry CountyHendry County: 10.6 %10.6Volusia CountyVolusia County: 10.3 %10.3Bay CountyBay County: 9.8 %9.8Lake CountyLake County: 9.8 %9.8Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 9.8 %9.8Osceola CountyOsceola County: 9.7 %9.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Gadsden County54.6+0.1 pts
2Madison County35.9+0.1 pts
3Hamilton County30.8-0.4 pts
4Leon County30.4-0.3 pts
5Jefferson County30-2 pts
6Duval County28.5-0.4 pts
7Broward County27.60 pts
8Jackson County25.3-0.3 pts
9Escambia County21-0.5 pts
10St. Lucie County20.1+0.4 pts
11Taylor County19.7-0.5 pts
12Orange County19.3-0.1 pts
13Alachua County19.1-0.1 pts
14Palm Beach County18-0.1 pts
15Lafayette County17.5+1.9 pts
16Bradford County17.3+0.1 pts
17Columbia County16.3-0.4 pts
18Union County16-0.6 pts
19Hillsborough County15.6+0.1 pts
20Putnam County15.1-0.5 pts
21Glades County14.7-0.5 pts
22Miami-Dade County14.6-0.2 pts
23Polk County14.2-0.2 pts
24Wakulla County13.9-0.7 pts
25Gulf County13.8-1 pts
26Washington County13.5-0.5 pts
27Liberty County12.9-2 pts
28DeSoto County12.7+0.5 pts
29Marion County12.2+0.2 pts
30Calhoun County11.6-0.8 pts
31Baker County11.5-0 pts
32Clay County11.2-0 pts
32Seminole County11.2+0.1 pts
34Franklin County10.7-0 pts
35Hendry County10.6+0.2 pts
36Volusia County10.30 pts
37Bay County9.8-0.4 pts
38Lake County9.8+0.1 pts
39Suwannee County9.8-1.4 pts
40Osceola County9.7+0.3 pts
41Pinellas County9.6-0.3 pts
42Brevard County9.20 pts
43Okaloosa County9.2-0.1 pts
44Flagler County9.20 pts
45Highlands County9.2+0.2 pts
46Levy County8.2-0.2 pts
47Indian River County8-0.2 pts
48Manatee County7.8-0.2 pts
49Okeechobee County7.70 pts
50Lee County7.6-0.1 pts
51Monroe County6.7+0.5 pts
52Sumter County6.7-0.1 pts
53Holmes County6.6+0.1 pts
54Collier County6.4+0.1 pts
54Hardee County6.4+0.1 pts
56Dixie County6.3-1.7 pts
57Pasco County5.8+0.2 pts
58Nassau County5.50 pts
59Santa Rosa County5.5-0.2 pts
60Charlotte County5.10 pts
61St. Johns County4.9-0.3 pts
62Martin County4.9-0.1 pts
63Hernando County4.7-0.2 pts
64Sarasota County4-0.1 pts
65Walton County3.8+0.1 pts
66Gilchrist County3-0.1 pts
67Citrus County2.1-0 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Gadsden County, with 54.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Citrus County, with 2.1% in 2023.

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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