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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 951 to 1,000.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsBlack students% Black
951Bedford CountyTN159,0426297.0%
952Cape May CountyNJ3111,3887947.0%
953Daviess CountyKY3315,9831,1167.0%
954Fayette CountyTX103,7552637.0%
955Lake CountyIL186118,0328,2357.0%
956Luzerne CountyPA6545,2093,1867.0%
957Madison CountyVA41,5851117.0%
958McDowell CountyWV92,3121627.0%
959Nicollet CountyMN184,4473107.0%
960Sarasota CountyFL6145,2533,1697.0%
961Southeastern Connecticut Planning RegionCT8636,6052,5527.0%
962Tillman CountyOK81,189837.0%
963Chittenden CountyVT4720,8941,4376.9%
964Cleveland CountyOK7245,2183,1186.9%
965Mason CountyKY42,6681856.9%
966DeKalb CountyTN63,6442466.8%
967Henderson CountyTN124,7933276.8%
968Hopkins CountyTX186,7334586.8%
969Lancaster CountyNE8248,1233,2606.8%
970Lawrence CountyPA2511,0157486.8%
971Lycoming CountyPA3014,2889676.8%
972Nassau CountyFL1812,5758576.8%
973Pike CountyPA148,6155826.8%
974Scott CountyKY179,8636746.8%
975Sherburne CountyMN4116,3061,1086.8%
976Williamson CountyTX173126,1478,5556.8%
977Alleghany CountyVA41,7191166.7%
978Fauquier CountyVA1810,8617276.7%
979Leavenworth CountyKS3013,1858796.7%
980Lincoln CountyNC2414,4289666.7%
981Martin CountyFL3218,3161,2296.7%
982San Joaquin CountyCA243153,02610,2616.7%
983Trigg CountyKY51,9541316.7%
984Bourbon CountyKY103,4162266.6%
985Lonoke CountyAR2513,4788906.6%
986Los Angeles CountyCA2,1741,265,90783,5206.6%
987Union CountyKY72,0861386.6%
988Wilbarger CountyTX82,0991386.6%
989Winnebago CountyWI4922,2711,4626.6%
990Coles CountyIL135,9733916.5%
991DuPage CountyIL239138,5578,9556.5%
992George CountyMS84,0492656.5%
993Greene CountyMO9342,4232,7606.5%
994Greene CountyOH3922,4261,4546.5%
995Hancock CountyIN2414,7799646.5%
996Monmouth CountyNJ18591,0535,9526.5%
997Cabell CountyWV2511,1887136.4%
998Chattooga CountyGA83,9172516.4%
999Dallas CountyIA4022,9381,4626.4%
1000Elkhart CountyIN5833,5742,1586.4%

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54 states
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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