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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 351 to 400.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsBlack students% Black
351Christian CountyKY188,6822,57029.6%
352Forsyth CountyNC8555,90216,52329.6%
353Autauga CountyAL138,8882,61929.5%
354Bossier ParishLA3422,2336,55629.5%
355Jackson ParishLA51,92756929.5%
356Lamar CountyMS1510,3183,04729.5%
357Peoria CountyIL6527,8278,20029.5%
358Beaufort CountyNC146,0301,77029.4%
359Jackson CountyMO222105,71431,06329.4%
360Jones CountyNC51,01629729.2%
361Laurens CountySC188,6812,53029.1%
362Rankin CountyMS3222,4546,54129.1%
363Granville CountyNC188,3762,41828.9%
364Coffee CountyGA127,6402,20328.8%
365Dorchester CountySC3429,8328,53328.6%
366Macon CountyIL3414,7024,19528.5%
367Smith CountyMS42,53871828.3%
368Craighead CountyAR3620,3325,70728.1%
369Palm Beach CountyFL234192,83153,98828.0%
370Lee CountyAL3824,8126,90027.8%
371Clark CountyAR62,90280327.7%
372Berkeley CountySC4940,96611,29627.6%
373Kaufman CountyTX6241,31911,35927.5%
374Lafayette CountyMS117,6172,09527.5%
375Long CountyGA54,7241,29227.3%
376Plaquemines ParishLA94,2831,16927.3%
377Yalobusha CountyMS41,36437227.3%
378Falls CountyTX82,35864127.2%
379Candler CountyGA42,15758427.1%
380Mississippi CountyMO61,73046927.1%
381Jones CountyGA75,0041,34426.9%
382Charleston CountySC9255,93314,94526.7%
383Saginaw CountyMI7325,6216,84226.7%
384Suffolk CountyMA15775,67920,17526.7%
385Colonial Heights cityVA52,97179126.6%
386Grady CountyGA74,7901,27126.5%
387Person CountyNC155,6591,50226.5%
388Gates CountyNC51,41037226.4%
389Bronx CountyNY470202,02853,06926.3%
390Chesterfield CountyVA6564,19416,83226.2%
391Franklin CountyNC1911,6143,04126.2%
392Kershaw CountySC1711,2472,94926.2%
393Ashley CountyAR83,31786726.1%
394Cherokee CountySC168,4022,19726.1%
395Calhoun CountyAL3316,6864,34326.0%
396Genesee CountyMI15058,53415,13625.9%
397Lucas CountyOH13873,83919,12225.9%
398Charlton CountyGA41,61341625.8%
399Henry CountyAL52,52465225.8%
400Taylor CountyFL72,52464825.7%

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