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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 251 to 300.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsBlack students% Black
251Accomack CountyVA114,6231,73837.6%
252Escambia CountyAL145,2401,96737.5%
253Greenwood CountySC2010,7714,02137.3%
254Roanoke cityVA2514,3925,36637.3%
255Caswell CountyNC62,09877637.0%
256Kent CountyDE5431,25611,52936.9%
257Marion CountyIN252161,45659,24436.7%
258Northumberland CountyVA31,16242636.7%
259Tift CountyGA117,4712,74336.7%
260Miller CountyAR166,2172,27736.6%
261Pemiscot CountyMO152,8651,04936.6%
262Elbert CountyGA53,0071,09936.5%
263Jefferson CountyTX7742,82515,64836.5%
264Richmond CountyNC156,5042,36136.3%
265Jasper CountySC84,1941,52036.2%
266Jefferson CountyKY16995,57934,36436.0%
267Upson CountyGA43,9961,43535.9%
268Essex CountyNJ241145,47351,93335.7%
269Choctaw CountyMS41,23343935.6%
270St. Mary ParishLA237,7652,76135.6%
271Henrico CountyVA7051,75318,37235.5%
272Putnam CountyGA42,9381,04435.5%
273Harrison CountyMS4830,52110,79335.4%
274Tate CountyMS83,7581,33035.4%
275Wayne CountyNC3618,4816,52335.3%
276Worth CountyGA53,0571,07835.3%
277Cook CountyGA53,1151,09535.2%
278New Castle CountyDE12578,53427,65635.2%
279Dodge CountyGA62,69394535.1%
280Hamilton CountyOH205111,40339,00235.0%
281Union CountySC63,5421,23835.0%
282Martin CountyNC123,9671,38534.9%
283Scott CountyMS115,6271,96534.9%
284Irwin CountyGA31,61055834.7%
285Mecklenburg CountyNC221170,40759,08634.7%
286Davidson CountyTN17386,00529,71734.6%
287Edgefield CountySC103,8621,33634.6%
288Tallapoosa CountyAL105,6581,96034.6%
289St. Louis CountyMO265134,60146,45434.5%
290Hoke CountyNC148,7323,00734.4%
291Nevada CountyAR51,32745734.4%
292Winn ParishLA51,73259634.4%
293Durham CountyNC7146,10915,82534.3%
294Clinch CountyGA31,24242534.2%
295Newton CountyMS93,6341,24434.2%
296Abbeville CountySC92,90599234.1%
297Alachua CountyFL6129,61810,08934.1%
298Chesterfield CountySC166,8722,34534.1%
299Cumberland CountyVA31,27843634.1%
300Escambia CountyFL6737,05612,62134.1%

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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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