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Alabama: the counties with the highest share of Black students

65 counties

Alabama public school districts ranked by the share of public school students who are Black or African American. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsBlack students% Black
1Wilcox CountyAL51,1471,11296.9%
2Lowndes CountyAL71,1091,05595.1%
3Perry CountyAL31,1901,04387.6%
4Dallas CountyAL194,5844,00387.3%
5Macon CountyAL61,9071,54481.0%
6Bullock CountyAL31,3271,03778.1%
7Choctaw CountyAL41,02574873.0%
8Sumter CountyAL61,6821,21272.1%
9Montgomery CountyAL5831,13122,18071.2%
10Conecuh CountyAL71,34495671.1%
11Hale CountyAL62,1931,55170.7%
12Clarke CountyAL103,1431,99063.3%
13Butler CountyAL62,6991,67962.2%
14Pickens CountyAL62,2101,30158.9%
15Marengo CountyAL103,2701,91658.6%
16Pike CountyAL83,9512,21456.0%
17Russell CountyAL1610,1275,50654.4%
18Chambers CountyAL124,1742,03348.7%
19Jefferson CountyAL16497,40146,83448.1%
20Mobile CountyAL10059,07028,39848.1%
21Monroe CountyAL72,9631,39247.0%
22Barbour CountyAL89,0794,03844.5%
23Tuscaloosa CountyAL5430,50813,52544.3%
24Houston CountyAL3015,1276,07240.1%
25Talladega CountyAL2610,9734,22138.5%
26Escambia CountyAL145,2401,96737.5%
27Tallapoosa CountyAL105,6581,96034.6%
28Dale CountyAL146,4372,01931.4%
29Crenshaw CountyAL32,06361629.9%
30Madison CountyAL8455,80016,70829.9%
31Autauga CountyAL138,8882,61929.5%
32Lee CountyAL3824,8126,90027.8%
33Calhoun CountyAL3316,6864,34326.0%
34Henry CountyAL52,52465225.8%
35Elmore CountyAL2013,8673,51825.4%
36Washington CountyAL72,39053622.4%
37Randolph CountyAL103,44475221.8%
38Bibb CountyAL83,06363820.8%
39Shelby CountyAL4335,1206,89119.6%
40Colbert CountyAL228,1781,49818.3%
41Coffee CountyAL1610,1681,85018.2%
42Etowah CountyAL3715,1392,72718.0%
43Limestone CountyAL2624,2584,19217.3%
44Clay CountyAL41,72927115.7%
45Covington CountyAL146,17391114.8%
46Morgan CountyAL4120,2042,92514.5%
47Fayette CountyAL62,26830813.6%
48St. Clair CountyAL2613,7371,73212.6%
49Lauderdale CountyAL2212,5261,49611.9%
50Baldwin CountyAL4735,9753,75710.4%

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