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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 701 to 750.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsBlack students% Black
701Polk CountyGA117,74598912.8%
702Vernon ParishLA187,8871,00912.8%
703Erie CountyPA6735,7384,53212.7%
704Obion CountyTN104,60658512.7%
705Union CountyNC5845,9345,81712.7%
706Bartow CountyGA2318,7052,36112.6%
707Conway CountyAR103,31341912.6%
708Orange CountyNY8257,1227,18312.6%
709Prairie CountyAR41,20215212.6%
710St. Clair CountyAL2613,7371,73212.6%
711Sumter CountyFL1210,0131,25012.5%
712Culpeper CountyVA118,3811,04212.4%
713Goochland CountyVA52,64332912.4%
714Manatee CountyFL7954,2086,71112.4%
715Hudson CountyNJ12986,21610,60412.3%
716Levy CountyFL125,55468212.3%
717Madison CountyTX52,71033412.3%
718Providence CountyRI19988,79910,92612.3%
719Richmond CountyNY8762,2547,64412.3%
720Tippecanoe CountyIN3623,6552,91412.3%
721Trumbull CountyOH7025,2403,10512.3%
722Cleveland CountyAR41,29115812.2%
723Rensselaer CountyNY4119,2742,34412.2%
724Hancock CountyMS105,59867912.1%
725Orange CountyNC3519,5822,37912.1%
726Osceola CountyFL8274,1648,95912.1%
727Stephens CountyGA63,85546512.1%
728Crockett CountyTN72,97635712.0%
729Moore CountyNC2614,7081,75812.0%
730Orange CountyTX2515,1001,80612.0%
731Beaver CountyPA5231,2223,70411.9%
732Chester CountyTN62,80133211.9%
733Clark CountyIN3223,7652,83311.9%
734Dutchess CountyNY7536,8854,38511.9%
735Garland CountyAR2714,3911,71511.9%
736Jefferson CountyIL215,31463511.9%
737LaPorte CountyIN3615,5151,84611.9%
738Lauderdale CountyAL2212,5261,49611.9%
739Lewis CountyTN73,73144511.9%
740Naugatuck Valley Planning RegionCT11959,8617,10511.9%
741Nelson CountyVA41,49217711.9%
742Cecil CountyMD2814,8531,75711.8%
743Collier CountyFL6948,2525,68111.8%
744Hendry CountyFL137,59289811.8%
745Sedgwick CountyKS15984,5699,96111.8%
746Hardin CountyKY3317,0371,99211.7%
747New Kent CountyVA53,57241911.7%
748Niagara CountyNY5026,3883,08011.7%
749Suwannee CountyFL106,00469911.6%
750Tulsa CountyOK179113,61613,14211.6%

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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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