Counties in Texas by black or African American population share, 2024

Jefferson County had the highest black or African American population share of 254 counties in 2024, at 32.7%. Throckmorton County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 3.8% and the figure for Texas was 11.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest32.7Jefferson County
Median3.8254 counties
Texas11.9History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 32.7 %32.7Bowie CountyBowie County: 24.7 %24.7Waller CountyWaller County: 23.4 %23.4Morris CountyMorris County: 22.3 %22.3Dallas CountyDallas County: 22.1 %22.1Marion CountyMarion County: 21.9 %21.9Bell CountyBell County: 21.5 %21.5San Augustine CountySan Augustine County: 21.4 %21.4Houston CountyHouston County: 20.9 %20.9Fort Bend CountyFort Bend County: 20.6 %20.6Harrison CountyHarrison County: 20.3 %20.3Walker CountyWalker County: 19.6 %19.6Harris CountyHarris County: 18.6 %18.6Kaufman CountyKaufman County: 18.4 %18.4Falls CountyFalls County: 18.4 %18.4Gregg CountyGregg County: 17.6 %17.6Anderson CountyAnderson County: 17.6 %17.6Newton CountyNewton County: 17.3 %17.3Tarrant CountyTarrant County: 17.3 %17.3Robertson CountyRobertson County: 17.2 %17.2Limestone CountyLimestone County: 16.9 %16.9Nacogdoches CountyNacogdoches County: 16.5 %16.5Red River CountyRed River County: 16.3 %16.3Smith CountySmith County: 16.3 %16.3Cass CountyCass County: 16.2 %16.2Brazoria CountyBrazoria County: 15.9 %15.9Camp CountyCamp County: 15.5 %15.5Madison CountyMadison County: 15.3 %15.3Jasper CountyJasper County: 15.3 %15.3Shelby CountyShelby County: 15.1 %15.1Freestone CountyFreestone County: 14.5 %14.5Ellis CountyEllis County: 14.4 %14.4Washington CountyWashington County: 14.2 %14.2McLennan CountyMcLennan County: 13.5 %13.5Rusk CountyRusk County: 13.2 %13.2Coryell CountyCoryell County: 13 %13Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 12.8 %12.8Angelina CountyAngelina County: 12.1 %12.1Lamar CountyLamar County: 12 %12Galveston CountyGalveston County: 11.9 %11.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Jefferson County32.7-0.2 pts
2Bowie County24.7-0 pts
3Waller County23.4-0 pts
4Morris County22.3+4 pts
5Dallas County22.1-0.1 pts
6Marion County21.9+0.3 pts
7Bell County21.5-0.1 pts
8San Augustine County21.4-0.7 pts
9Houston County20.9-0.7 pts
10Fort Bend County20.6+0.3 pts
11Harrison County20.3-0.1 pts
12Walker County19.6-0.2 pts
13Harris County18.6-0.1 pts
14Kaufman County18.4+1.7 pts
15Falls County18.4-1.5 pts
16Gregg County17.6-1.6 pts
17Anderson County17.6-0.6 pts
18Newton County17.3-0.6 pts
19Tarrant County17.3+0.1 pts
20Robertson County17.2-2.8 pts
21Limestone County16.9-0.1 pts
22Nacogdoches County16.5-0.6 pts
23Red River County16.3-0.1 pts
24Smith County16.3-0.4 pts
25Cass County16.2-0.5 pts
26Brazoria County15.9+0.4 pts
27Camp County15.5+1.4 pts
28Madison County15.3-0 pts
29Jasper County15.3-0.2 pts
30Shelby County15.1-0.5 pts
31Freestone County14.5-0.2 pts
32Ellis County14.4+1.3 pts
33Washington County14.2-1 pts
34McLennan County13.5-0.1 pts
35Rusk County13.20 pts
36Coryell County13+0.2 pts
37Cherokee County12.8-0.2 pts
38Angelina County12.1-0.1 pts
39Lamar County12-0.4 pts
40Galveston County11.9-0.1 pts
41Grimes County11.4-0.1 pts
42Panola County11.2-0.2 pts
43Wharton County10.9-1.5 pts
44Collin County10.8+0.3 pts
45Denton County10.7+0.2 pts
46Tyler County10.7+0.1 pts
47Burleson County10.6-0.9 pts
48Potter County10.20 pts
49Titus County10.2+0.8 pts
50Wichita County10.2+0.2 pts
51Brazos County10.1-0.2 pts
52Jones County10-0.3 pts
53Garza County9.9-0.4 pts
54Colorado County9.7-2.6 pts
55Matagorda County9.7-0.4 pts
56Lee County9.6-0.7 pts
57Karnes County9.3+2.3 pts
58Navarro County9.1-1.5 pts
59Rockwall County9.1+0.8 pts
60San Jacinto County8.7+0.5 pts
61Oldham County8.7+1.4 pts
62Mitchell County8.2+2.6 pts
63Delta County8.1-0.3 pts
64Milam County8.1-1.2 pts
65Austin County7.9-0.9 pts
66Trinity County7.9-0.8 pts
67Travis County7.80 pts
68Hunt County7.8+0.1 pts
69Polk County7.7-0.1 pts
69Swisher County7.7-0.1 pts
71Taylor County7.70 pts
72Orange County7.6-0.8 pts
73Chambers County7.5+0.3 pts
74Liberty County7.5-0.5 pts
75Bexar County7.40 pts
76Bee County7.3+1.3 pts
77Leon County7.2-0.1 pts
78Upshur County7.20 pts
79Guadalupe County7.1-0.2 pts
80Hopkins County7-0.1 pts
81Sabine County6.8+2.2 pts
82Childress County6.7+0.1 pts
83Lubbock County6.7-0 pts
83Williamson County6.7+0.1 pts
85Jackson County6.6+0.6 pts
86Dawson County6.5-0 pts
87Midland County6.40 pts
88Refugio County6.2+0.1 pts
89Montgomery County6.1+0.4 pts
90Hartley County6-0.7 pts
91DeWitt County6-1.3 pts
92Haskell County5.90 pts
93Fannin County5.9-0.4 pts
94Gonzales County5.8-0.2 pts
95Wilbarger County5.8-0.3 pts
96Bastrop County5.70 pts
97Fayette County5.6-0.2 pts
98Hardin County5.6-0 pts
99Victoria County5.50 pts
100Reagan County5.5+0.6 pts
101Franklin County5.4+0.3 pts
102Motley County5.3+2.7 pts
103La Salle County5.3+1.8 pts
104Donley County5.2-0.2 pts
105Grayson County5.2-0.2 pts
106Frio County5.1+1 pts
107Henderson County5.1-0.2 pts
107Johnson County5.1+0.4 pts
109Ward County5+0.3 pts
110Hill County5-0.8 pts
111Cochran County4.9-0.1 pts
112Moore County4.8+0.2 pts
113Goliad County4.80 pts
114Concho County4.8+1 pts
115Howard County4.6-0.3 pts
116Caldwell County4.5+0.5 pts
117Gray County4.5+0.1 pts
118Hale County4.5+0.5 pts
119Coleman County4.4+0.6 pts
119Collingsworth County4.4-3.5 pts
121Ector County4.2-0.5 pts
122Hall County4.1-0.8 pts
123Briscoe County4.1+0.4 pts
124Lampasas County4+0.3 pts
125Winkler County3.9+0.3 pts
126Hays County3.80 pts
127Knox County3.8+0.7 pts
127Wood County3.8-0.3 pts
129Lavaca County3.6-0.4 pts
130Kleberg County3.6+0.4 pts
131Brown County3.6+0.3 pts
131Tom Green County3.6+0.2 pts
133Nueces County3.5-0.2 pts
134Fisher County3.5-0.4 pts
135Hardeman County3.4-0.1 pts
136Pecos County3.4-0.2 pts
137Scurry County3.3+0.6 pts
138Lamb County3.3+0.5 pts
139Cooke County3.2-0.1 pts
140Randall County3.1-0.1 pts
141El Paso County3.1+0.1 pts
142Stephens County3-0.1 pts
143Runnels County2.9-0.1 pts
144Jack County2.9-0.5 pts
145Medina County2.9+0.1 pts
146Terry County2.9-1.1 pts
147Crosby County2.8+0.6 pts
147Martin County2.8+1.6 pts
149Hockley County2.8-0.1 pts
150Nolan County2.7-1.3 pts
151Calhoun County2.6+0.3 pts
152Rains County2.5-0.4 pts
153San Saba County2.50 pts
154Comal County2.4-0.1 pts
155Hemphill County2.4+2 pts
156Cottle County2.3-2.6 pts
157Van Zandt County2.3-0.4 pts
158Palo Pinto County2.3-0.2 pts
159Eastland County2.2-0.1 pts
159Hutchinson County2.2-0.2 pts
161Edwards County2.1+0.5 pts
162Gaines County2.1-0.4 pts
163Floyd County2-0.4 pts
164Wilson County2+0.2 pts
165Hamilton County2+0.1 pts
166Live Oak County1.9-0.1 pts
167Crane County1.9+0.3 pts
168Erath County1.8+0.4 pts
169Lynn County1.7+0.2 pts
170Reeves County1.7+0.3 pts
171Wise County1.6+0.2 pts
172Andrews County1.6-0.3 pts
173Willacy County1.5+0.1 pts
174Kerr County1.5-0 pts
175San Patricio County1.50 pts
176Wheeler County1.4-0.2 pts
177Archer County1.4+0.6 pts
178Hudspeth County1.4+0.6 pts
179Dickens County1.4-0.1 pts
180Somervell County1.3-0.6 pts
181Aransas County1.3+0.2 pts
182Parker County1.3-0.1 pts
183Burnet County1.30 pts
184Baylor County1.2+0.5 pts
185Coke County1.2-0.5 pts
186Val Verde County1.20 pts
187Upton County1.2+0.3 pts
188Bandera County1.2+0.1 pts
188Castro County1.20 pts
190Callahan County1.2-0.6 pts
191Atascosa County1.1-0.1 pts
191Dimmit County1.1+0.4 pts
193Bosque County1.1-0.1 pts
194Blanco County1.1+0.3 pts
194Hood County1.1+0.1 pts
196Kimble County1.1-0.9 pts
197Clay County1-0.1 pts
198Kent County1+0.1 pts
199McCulloch County0.9+0.2 pts
200Kendall County0.9+0.1 pts
201Shackelford County0.9-0.3 pts
202Zavala County0.80 pts
203Deaf Smith County0.80 pts
204Jim Wells County0.8+0.2 pts
205Real County0.8-0.6 pts
206Duval County0.70 pts
207Carson County0.7+0.1 pts
207Kenedy County0.7+0.7 pts
209Mills County0.7+0.1 pts
210Bailey County0.6+0.2 pts
211Armstrong County0.6+0.1 pts
212Brewster County0.6+0.3 pts
213Brooks County0.6-0.2 pts
213Young County0.6-0.8 pts
215Hidalgo County0.60 pts
216Borden County0.6-1 pts
217Schleicher County0.6-0.2 pts
218Cameron County0.5+0.1 pts
219Webb County0.4+0.1 pts
220Comanche County0.4-0.1 pts
221Menard County0.40 pts
221Stonewall County0.4-0.2 pts
223Roberts County0.4+0.1 pts
224Starr County0.4+0.1 pts
225Jim Hogg County0.3+0.2 pts
226Uvalde County0.3-0.3 pts
227Foard County0.30 pts
228Llano County0.3-0.8 pts
228Parmer County0.3-0.1 pts
230Crockett County0.3-0.3 pts
231Culberson County0.2+0.1 pts
232Dallam County0.20 pts
233Maverick County0.2-0.1 pts
234Yoakum County0.20 pts
235Hansford County0.1-0.1 pts
235Sterling County0.10 pts
235Zapata County0.1-0.1 pts
238Sherman County0.1-0 pts
239Sutton County0.10 pts
240Gillespie County0.1-0.1 pts
241Irion County0.1+0.1 pts
241Montague County0.10 pts
243Kinney County0.1-0 pts
244Mason County0.1-0 pts
245Ochiltree County00 pts
246Lipscomb County0-0.4 pts
247Glasscock County00 pts
247Jeff Davis County0-0.6 pts
247King County00 pts
247Loving County00 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Jefferson County, with 32.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Throckmorton County, with 0% in 2024.

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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