According to U.S. Census Bureau data, African Americans make up 14.6% (47.8 million) of the U.S. population.

In recent decades, there has been an increase in U.S. counties with a predominance of blacks.

However, the growth in the number of black-majority U.S. counties isn’t because the United States is shifting considerably blacker (the share of Afro-Americans in the U.S. has only grown by 1.5% since 1970), but because of changes between and within regions and metropolitan areas. This growth is proceeding amid a national conversation about the U.S. becoming minority white in about 2050, a prediction due in massive part to the growing amounts of Hispanics and newcomers in national population totals.

Absence of Black

Top 20 U.S. counties with the highest number of blacks (2018)

Cook (Illinois): 1236170 Harris (Texas): 933703 Los Angeles (California): 9064703 Kings (New York): 906467 Philadelphia (Pennsylvania): 881296 Wayne (Michigan): 692593 Bronx (New York): 680275 Dallas (Texas): 624800 Broward (Florida): 619411 Prince George’s (Maryland): 587182 Shelby (Tennessee): 587182 Miami-Dade (Florida): 585797 Queens (New York): 507131 Fulton (Georgia): 495647 DeKalb (Georgia): 471907 Cuyahoga (Ohio): 467706 Baltimore City (Maryland): 415518 Tarrant (Texas): 378974 Mecklenburg (North Carolina): 378974 Essex (New Jersey): 378476

Top 20 US counties with Highest Percentage of Blacks (2018)

Claiborne County (Mississippi): 86.07% Jefferson County (Mississippi): 85.15% Holmes County (Mississippi): 83.54% Macon County (Alabama): 80.73% Greene County (Alabama): 80.13% Petersburg city (Virginia): 77.69% Tunica County (Mississippi): 77.47% Coahoma County (Mississippi): 77.02% Humphreys County (Mississippi): 75.79% Leflore County (Mississippi): 75.74% Sunflower County (Mississippi): 73.85% Allendale County (South Carolina): 73.05% Hinds County (Mississippi): 72.62% Lowndes County (Alabama): 72.55% Washington County (Mississippi): 72.37% Clayton County (Georgia): 72.15% Noxubee County (Mississippi): 72.07% Sumter County (Alabama): 71.79% Quitman (Mississippi): 71.34% Wilcox County (Alabama): 71.28%

U.S. Counties without African Americans

Treasure (Montana)

Keya Paha (Nebraska)

Hooker (Nebraska)

Wheeler (Nebraska)

Daggett (Utah)

Alpine (California)

King (Texas)

Kalawao (Hawaii)

U.S. black population, percent change by county

Top 20 counties with the most significant percentage decrease in the African American population

Alpine (California): -83.33% Bristol Bay (Alaska): -76.32% Hardin (Illinois): -75.58% Hancock (Tennessee): -71.31% Losco (Michigan): -69.76% Atchison (Missouri): -68.97% McDowell (West Virginia): -68.12% Mitchell (Kansas): -63.64% Chattahoochee (Georgia): -59.45% Greeley (Kansas): -56.25% Harlan (Kentucky): -55.15% Meade (Kentucky): -53.41% Logan (West Virginia): -53.35% Southeast Fairbanks (Alaska): -52.25% Crawford (Michigan): -51.84% Cochran (Texas): -48.10% Zavala (Texas): -48.03% Motley (Texas): -47.06% Chariton (Missouri): -46.57% Mineral (Nevada): -46.20%

Top 20 counties with the most significant percentage increase in the African American population

Millard (Utah): +75223% Sargent (North Dakota): +32500% Hutchinson (South Dakota): +27800% Scott (Arkansas): +22600% Loving (Texas): +15040% Noble (Ohio): +15000% Johnson (Wyoming): +14400% Clarke (Iowa): +13550% Lipscomb (Texas): +11500% Sullivan (Indiana): +11300% Washington (Colorado): +10800% Stark (North Dakota): +10200% Zapata (Texas): +9250% Texas (Missouri): +9238% Jackson (Minnesota): +8800% Roseau (Minnesota): +8105% Floyd (Iowa): +8105% Taylor (Wisconsin): +8100% Divide (North Dakota): +7900% Teton (Idaho): +7900%

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