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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 401 to 450.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsBlack students% Black
401Caroline CountyVA54,6001,17725.6%
402Morris CountyTX71,87948125.6%
403Elmore CountyAL2013,8673,51825.4%
404Cleveland CountyNC2915,6823,96325.3%
405Cross CountyAR63,11278725.3%
406Union ParishLA42,54864525.3%
407Colquitt CountyGA138,7672,21125.2%
408Coweta CountyGA3023,4235,89125.2%
409Lanier CountyGA31,65241625.2%
410Champaign CountyIL5625,9196,50125.1%
411Howard CountyMD7757,56514,43225.1%
412Walton CountyGA1916,8154,22225.1%
413Cook CountyIL1,271697,934174,40125.0%
414Montgomery CountyTN4640,24310,04825.0%
415Cabarrus CountyNC5643,27810,78624.9%
416Craven CountyNC2712,5263,08724.6%
417Gaston CountyNC6035,8988,78124.5%
418Isle of Wight CountyVA95,5191,35224.5%
419Jackson CountyMS4022,7125,52724.3%
420Bell CountyTX11571,04117,15924.2%
421Charlottesville cityVA115,1501,24724.2%
422Terrebonne ParishLA3115,2013,66524.1%
423Harnett CountyNC3120,6114,94824.0%
424Charlotte CountyVA51,70740823.9%
425Monroe CountyGA64,8241,15523.9%
426Pittsylvania CountyVA187,8301,86623.8%
427Perry CountyMS61,43333923.7%
428Acadia ParishLA279,0432,13723.6%
429Hamilton CountyTN8245,98110,87423.6%
430New Madrid CountyMO122,66462823.6%
431Alexandria cityVA1816,5753,89523.5%
432Fayette CountyKY7342,1429,91923.5%
433Bleckley CountyGA52,58160223.3%
434Bradford CountyFL82,84866423.3%
435Houston CountyTX133,14173223.3%
436Alamance CountyNC4125,7375,96823.2%
437Hennepin CountyMN402177,50941,13523.2%
438Tipton CountyTN149,9752,31623.2%
439Orange CountyFL275216,81350,09323.1%
440Virginia Beach cityVA8264,73114,95423.1%
441Lancaster CountySC2215,4173,54623.0%
442Sangamon CountyIL6727,3456,27322.9%
443Beaufort CountySC3522,9685,20422.7%
444Carroll CountyGA2822,2505,05922.7%
445Kent CountyMD51,69438422.7%
446Tattnall CountyGA53,50179522.7%
447Bacon CountyGA42,09447322.6%
448Henry CountyVA136,9161,56422.6%
449Jackson CountyIL206,8111,53922.6%
450Putnam CountyFL1810,0822,28322.6%

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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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