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County rankings · Race

The counties with the highest share of Black students

2,745 counties

US counties 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. The median ranked county is at 2.4%. Showing ranks 501 to 550.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsBlack students% Black
501Ellis CountyTX7646,3449,32120.1%
502Rockingham CountyNC2612,2992,47620.1%
503Albany CountyNY7339,9467,94019.9%
504Duplin CountyNC139,8221,95119.9%
505Kankakee CountyIL3716,4993,29119.9%
506Greater Bridgeport Planning RegionCT8950,88010,08519.8%
507Amherst CountyVA93,90076719.7%
508Johnson CountyIA4320,0193,95319.7%
509Dauphin CountyPA7372,71814,24019.6%
510Shelby CountyAL4335,1206,89119.6%
511Stearns CountyMN6424,1604,73719.6%
512Ramsey CountyMN24794,43718,40519.5%
513Spotsylvania CountyVA2924,0364,67719.5%
514Walker CountyTX1813,6552,65919.5%
515Williamsburg cityVA31,65632319.5%
516Hendricks CountyIN4633,4876,49219.4%
517Wyandotte CountyKS6230,7135,96219.4%
518Erie CountyNY222122,51923,70719.3%
519Salem CountyNJ3311,1562,15519.3%
520Androscoggin CountyME3515,5882,99519.2%
521Jasper CountyTX135,4111,03919.2%
522Marion CountyFL6246,3498,89919.2%
523Pinellas CountyFL15187,95516,91219.2%
524St. Mary's CountyMD2616,9053,24919.2%
525Harris CountyTX1,156886,911169,37219.1%
526Stone CountyMS42,53248319.1%
527Vermilion ParishLA2310,2781,96219.1%
528Burlington CountyNJ12969,02013,08119.0%
529Lafourche ParishLA3113,4262,55419.0%
530Lee CountyNC2010,6412,02019.0%
531Mercer CountyNJ10658,64711,16019.0%
532Kalamazoo CountyMI8334,1516,44218.9%
533Rowan CountyNC3418,9173,58218.9%
534Cumberland CountyNJ4927,8035,21718.8%
535Nacogdoches CountyTX2610,3961,95318.8%
536Berrien CountyMI7421,0273,94218.7%
537Prince William CountyVA9489,59116,72018.7%
538Washington CountyTX105,5301,03518.7%
539Jefferson Davis ParishLA125,21097118.6%
540Oakland CountyMI331169,92631,63718.6%
541Rutherford CountyTN6761,90411,52718.6%
542Smith CountyTX6437,3856,96318.6%
543Indian River CountyFL2816,6213,06918.5%
544Johnston CountyNC5141,0047,58318.5%
545Waller CountyTX1510,2941,90918.5%
546West Carroll ParishLA31,48327418.5%
547Worcester CountyMD137,0021,29418.5%
548Nolan CountyTX1214,4552,66418.4%
549Colbert CountyAL228,1781,49818.3%
550Muskegon CountyMI6825,2454,61118.3%

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Alaska 19Alabama 65Arkansas 68Arizona 15California 55Colorado 41Connecticut 9District of Columbia 1Delaware 3Florida 65Georgia 137Guam 1Hawaii 4Iowa 90Idaho 35Illinois 89Indiana 91Kansas 61Kentucky 110Louisiana 60Massachusetts 14Maryland 24Maine 16Michigan 73Minnesota 80Missouri 101Mississippi 73Montana 29North Carolina 98North Dakota 19Nebraska 47New Hampshire 10New Jersey 21New Mexico 26Nevada 11New York 61Ohio 88Oklahoma 66Oregon 33Pennsylvania 64Puerto Rico 72Rhode Island 5South Carolina 44South Dakota 31Tennessee 90Texas 196Utah 25Virginia 118US Virgin Islands 2Vermont 12Washington 37Wisconsin 70West Virginia 49Wyoming 21

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