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 151 to 200.

#	County	State	Schools	Students	Black students	% Black
151	Decatur County	GA	7	4,652	2,364	50.8%
152	Ouachita Parish	LA	58	25,952	13,079	50.4%
153	Peach County	GA	7	3,980	2,007	50.4%
154	Prince George's County	MD	199	132,693	66,160	49.9%
155	Desha County	AR	7	2,160	1,073	49.7%
156	Ouachita County	AR	9	3,268	1,623	49.7%
157	Scotland County	NC	10	5,416	2,685	49.6%
158	Simpson County	MS	7	3,023	1,498	49.6%
159	Wilkes County	GA	5	1,272	628	49.4%
160	Grenada County	MS	3	3,863	1,901	49.2%
161	Nash County	NC	25	14,285	7,001	49.0%
162	Darlington County	SC	20	9,482	4,634	48.9%
163	Colleton County	SC	8	4,539	2,215	48.8%
164	Pulaski County	AR	129	64,124	31,299	48.8%
165	Chambers County	AL	12	4,174	2,033	48.7%
166	Lynchburg city	VA	16	7,657	3,731	48.7%
167	Noxubee County	MS	3	1,321	639	48.4%
168	Jefferson County	AL	164	97,401	46,834	48.1%
169	Mobile County	AL	100	59,070	28,398	48.1%
170	Philadelphia County	PA	303	182,005	86,683	47.6%
171	Madison County	MS	30	16,432	7,810	47.5%
172	Screven County	GA	3	2,066	981	47.5%
173	Tangipahoa Parish	LA	32	19,077	9,062	47.5%
174	Covington County	MS	7	2,492	1,175	47.2%
175	Pitt County	NC	42	25,202	11,894	47.2%
176	Monroe County	AL	7	2,963	1,392	47.0%
177	Jenkins County	GA	4	1,774	830	46.8%
178	Madison County	FL	9	2,280	1,067	46.8%
179	Chickasaw County	MS	8	2,709	1,265	46.7%
180	Concordia Parish	LA	11	3,396	1,587	46.7%
181	Cumberland County	NC	88	50,815	23,680	46.6%
182	Lowndes County	GA	20	19,812	9,185	46.4%
183	Somerset County	MD	7	2,901	1,334	46.0%
184	Lenoir County	NC	18	8,480	3,871	45.6%
185	Lincoln Parish	LA	14	6,360	2,902	45.6%
186	Webster Parish	LA	14	4,967	2,264	45.6%
187	Laurens County	GA	14	8,693	3,956	45.5%
188	St. Martin Parish	LA	16	6,696	3,048	45.5%
189	Wilson County	NC	29	12,482	5,588	44.8%
190	Barbour County	AL	8	9,079	4,038	44.5%
191	Forrest County	MS	20	10,857	4,835	44.5%
192	Tuscaloosa County	AL	54	30,508	13,525	44.3%
193	Clarke County	GA	22	13,750	6,040	43.9%
194	Iberia Parish	LA	21	10,111	4,441	43.9%
195	Franklin County	MS	4	1,147	502	43.8%
196	Dillon County	SC	11	6,156	2,692	43.7%
197	Nottoway County	VA	5	1,792	777	43.4%
198	Troup County	GA	19	12,262	5,306	43.3%
199	Chester County	SC	11	4,523	1,936	42.8%
200	DeSoto County	MS	39	34,934	14,872	42.6%

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54 states

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

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