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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 551 to 600.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsBlack students% Black
551Allen ParishLA123,85970418.2%
552Coffee CountyAL1610,1681,85018.2%
553Waynesboro cityVA73,04355418.2%
554James City CountyVA139,7151,75418.1%
555Anderson CountySC5534,8066,25918.0%
556Atlantic CountyNJ7441,9647,55118.0%
557Etowah CountyAL3715,1392,72718.0%
558Brazoria CountyTX10675,76713,59317.9%
559Mahoning CountyOH7227,9274,99717.9%
560Monroe CountyPA2920,7523,71317.9%
561Scott CountyMO215,9991,07117.9%
562Black Hawk CountyIA3418,2243,24617.8%
563Clay CountyFL4938,8066,91017.8%
564Effingham CountyGA1314,5602,59417.8%
565Montgomery CountyNC123,81867917.8%
566South Central Connecticut Planning RegionCT14972,90912,97017.8%
567Floyd CountyGA2515,3832,72117.7%
568Faulkner CountyAR3618,9773,33617.6%
569Ingham CountyMI9337,9146,66717.6%
570Robertson CountyTX113,40860017.6%
571Union CountyNJ17999,04617,39017.6%
572Dunklin CountyMO194,86485017.5%
573Shelby CountyTX105,17490617.5%
574Campbell CountyVA137,7771,35517.4%
575Limestone CountyAL2624,2584,19217.3%
576Lincoln CountyAR31,46025317.3%
577Fairfield CountyOH4526,4474,53817.2%
578Harrison CountyTX2732,0625,51117.2%
579Boone CountyMO5324,5474,19017.1%
580Cass CountyTX165,26890117.1%
581Limestone CountyTX113,62861517.0%
582Allen CountyIN8955,2629,34016.9%
583Vanderburgh CountyIN4222,4233,77516.8%
584Plymouth CountyMA13976,42712,74316.7%
585Highlands CountyFL2212,0401,99416.6%
586Pecos CountyTX1214,0332,33516.6%
587Jasper CountyGA42,70644716.5%
588Miami-Dade CountyFL527335,81755,38216.5%
589Racine CountyWI5225,9014,27016.5%
590Anoka CountyMN12759,6569,76916.4%
591Sussex CountyDE4932,3665,31816.4%
592McLennan CountyTX10745,7037,44716.3%
593Middlesex CountyVA31,24920416.3%
594Salem cityVA73,98464916.3%
595Volusia CountyFL8761,76510,06816.3%
596New Hanover CountyNC5027,4604,44316.2%
597Oglethorpe CountyGA42,29337216.2%
598Angelina CountyTX4015,6492,51216.1%
599Coryell CountyTX2514,5612,35016.1%
600Lake CountyFL6047,9977,73916.1%

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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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