Communities / race
The most Black places in America
Counties and cities ranked by Black population share — beside each place's 2024 vote and its shift since 2020. Of the top 100 counties by black, 14 voted Republican and 86 Democratic in 2024 (median D+20.5); as a group they shifted −5.1 points toward Republicans from 2020 to 2024.
Top 100 counties
| # | Place | Black | 2024 | Since ’20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claiborne County, MS | 86.1% | D D+67.6 | −3.7 |
| 2 | Jefferson County, MS | 82.9% | D D+66.3 | −5.3 |
| 3 | Greene County, AL | 81.3% | D D+55.7 | −7.4 |
| 4 | Holmes County, MS | 81.0% | D D+62.1 | −2.2 |
| 5 | Tunica County, MS | 79.9% | D D+38.9 | −10.3 |
| 6 | Humphreys County, MS | 78.2% | D D+41.9 | −3.4 |
| 7 | Macon County, AL | 77.6% | D D+56.2 | −7.6 |
| 8 | Petersburg city, VA | 76.5% | D D+72.5 | −4.0 |
| 9 | Coahoma County, MS | 74.4% | D D+39.8 | −3.1 |
| 10 | Leflore County, MS | 74.3% | D D+38.4 | −3.0 |
| 11 | Lowndes County, AL | 73.8% | D D+37.3 | −8.6 |
| 12 | Quitman County, MS | 73.7% | D D+30.7 | −4.1 |
| 13 | Noxubee County, MS | 73.6% | D D+47.6 | −4.8 |
| 14 | Sunflower County, MS | 72.7% | D D+35.5 | −5.6 |
| 15 | Hinds County, MS | 71.9% | D D+46.1 | −2.2 |
| 16 | Washington County, MS | 71.6% | D D+35.0 | −5.0 |
| 17 | Perry County, AL | 71.2% | D D+42.7 | −5.5 |
| 18 | Dougherty County, GA | 70.5% | D D+41.1 | +1.1 |
| 19 | Dallas County, AL | 70.0% | D D+32.5 | −5.1 |
| 20 | Wilcox County, AL | 70.0% | D D+31.5 | −6.1 |
| 21 | Hancock County, GA | 69.7% | D D+35.4 | −8.5 |
| 22 | Bullock County, AL | 69.5% | D D+45.8 | −4.1 |
| 23 | Clayton County, GA | 69.4% | D D+69.2 | −1.7 |
| 24 | Sumter County, AL | 68.2% | D D+41.1 | −7.3 |
| 25 | Randolph County, GA | 67.4% | D D+7.6 | −1.5 |
| 26 | Wilkinson County, MS | 67.2% | D D+25.3 | −9.2 |
| 27 | Allendale County, SC | 66.3% | D D+44.7 | −7.7 |
| 28 | Emporia city, VA | 64.3% | D D+31.0 | −5.1 |
| 29 | Williamsburg County, SC | 63.4% | D D+21.7 | −8.1 |
| 30 | Bolivar County, MS | 63.2% | D D+23.7 | −7.1 |
| 31 | East Carroll Parish, LA | 62.9% | D D+17.6 | −9.4 |
| 32 | Lee County, SC | 62.2% | D D+17.7 | −9.9 |
| 33 | Madison Parish, LA | 61.9% | D D+6.2 | −9.3 |
| 34 | Tallahatchie County, MS | 60.8% | D D+5.9 | −4.9 |
| 35 | Orangeburg County, SC | 60.8% | D D+24.6 | −8.7 |
| 36 | Phillips County, AR | 60.5% | D D+13.3 | −6.0 |
| 37 | Clay County, MS | 60.2% | D D+10.4 | −5.9 |
| 38 | Terrell County, GA | 60.0% | D D+4.1 | −4.3 |
| 39 | Bertie County, NC | 59.6% | D D+15.7 | −6.0 |
| 40 | Jefferson Davis County, MS | 59.5% | D D+13.7 | −3.4 |
| 41 | Bamberg County, SC | 59.5% | D D+15.3 | −9.3 |
| 42 | Kemper County, MS | 59.4% | D D+16.9 | −6.4 |
| 43 | Baltimore city, MD | 59.2% | D D+72.4 | −4.2 |
| 44 | Montgomery County, AL | 59.0% | D D+30.6 | −0.9 |
| 45 | Prince George's County, MD | 58.8% | D D+74.8 | −5.8 |
| 46 | Macon County, GA | 58.5% | D D+17.9 | −5.1 |
| 47 | Calhoun County, GA | 58.4% | D D+12.3 | −3.1 |
| 48 | Rockdale County, GA | 58.2% | D D+47.5 | +6.7 |
| 49 | Yazoo County, MS | 57.5% | R R+2.4 | −8.8 |
| 50 | St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | 57.0% | D D+29.1 | +0.9 |
| 51 | Jefferson County, AR | 56.5% | D D+20.1 | −1.6 |
| 52 | Warren County, GA | 56.5% | D D+4.7 | −6.7 |
| 53 | Richmond County, GA | 56.3% | D D+36.1 | −1.1 |
| 54 | Greensville County, VA | 56.3% | D D+9.2 | −6.3 |
| 55 | Adams County, MS | 56.0% | D D+13.9 | −2.2 |
| 56 | Hertford County, NC | 55.8% | D D+26.6 | −7.4 |
| 57 | Franklin city, VA | 55.8% | D D+22.7 | −2.9 |
| 58 | Edgecombe County, NC | 55.6% | D D+22.7 | −4.3 |
| 59 | Fairfield County, SC | 55.0% | D D+13.2 | −9.5 |
| 60 | Bibb County, GA | 54.9% | D D+22.4 | −1.4 |
| 61 | Northampton County, NC | 54.9% | D D+14.5 | −6.1 |
| 62 | Marion County, SC | 54.9% | D D+10.5 | −11.0 |
| 63 | Hale County, AL | 54.7% | D D+6.8 | −11.8 |
| 64 | Lee County, AR | 54.7% | D D+3.5 | −1.3 |
| 65 | Orleans Parish, LA | 54.6% | D D+67.0 | −1.1 |
| 66 | St. Francis County, AR | 54.5% | D D+0.7 | −4.4 |
| 67 | Sussex County, VA | 54.1% | D D+4.4 | −7.5 |
| 68 | Talbot County, GA | 53.7% | D D+12.0 | −8.5 |
| 69 | Pike County, MS | 53.7% | R R+3.5 | −4.5 |
| 70 | Chicot County, AR | 53.3% | D D+4.0 | −8.4 |
| 71 | Early County, GA | 53.3% | R R+11.5 | −6.0 |
| 72 | Washington County, GA | 53.2% | R R+1.9 | −2.6 |
| 73 | Jefferson County, GA | 52.8% | R R+1.2 | −8.1 |
| 74 | Gadsden County, FL | 52.7% | D D+30.7 | −5.9 |
| 75 | Hampton County, SC | 52.6% | D D+6.4 | −8.8 |
| 76 | Shelby County, TN | 52.4% | D D+25.4 | −5.1 |
| 77 | Henry County, GA | 52.0% | D D+29.7 | +9.2 |
| 78 | Jasper County, MS | 52.0% | R R+5.0 | −5.5 |
| 79 | Brunswick County, VA | 51.8% | D D+8.5 | −5.4 |
| 80 | Halifax County, NC | 51.7% | D D+17.7 | −3.5 |
| 81 | Danville city, VA | 51.0% | D D+21.0 | −1.1 |
| 82 | Marengo County, AL | 50.9% | R R+3.8 | −5.1 |
| 83 | Crittenden County, AR | 50.9% | D D+2.3 | −4.9 |
| 84 | DeKalb County, GA | 50.8% | D D+64.8 | −2.6 |
| 85 | St. Helena Parish, LA | 50.7% | D D+0.8 | −9.5 |
| 86 | Portsmouth city, VA | 50.6% | D D+38.5 | −2.3 |
| 87 | Copiah County, MS | 50.5% | R R+6.1 | −7.8 |
| 88 | Claiborne Parish, LA | 50.3% | R R+22.1 | −6.3 |
| 89 | Douglas County, GA | 50.2% | D D+31.5 | +6.3 |
| 90 | Sumter County, GA | 49.9% | D D+2.2 | −2.6 |
| 91 | Charles County, MD | 49.3% | D D+40.5 | −0.4 |
| 92 | Hampton city, VA | 49.3% | D D+39.8 | −2.4 |
| 93 | Desha County, AR | 49.0% | R R+4.8 | −7.0 |
| 94 | Haywood County, TN | 49.0% | D D+0.4 | −8.6 |
| 95 | Caddo Parish, LA | 48.8% | D D+4.6 | −2.1 |
| 96 | Warren County, MS | 48.7% | R R+4.0 | −4.3 |
| 97 | Morehouse Parish, LA | 48.4% | R R+19.3 | −5.8 |
| 98 | Panola County, MS | 48.3% | R R+14.8 | −10.6 |
| 99 | Newton County, GA | 48.0% | D D+15.1 | +4.2 |
| 100 | Chickasaw County, MS | 47.9% | R R+13.7 | −9.2 |
Top 50 cities
| # | Place | Black | 2024 | Since ’20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merrydale, LA | 98.1% | D D+84.8 | −4.1 |
| 2 | East St. Louis, IL | 93.7% | D D+88.1 | −4.6 |
| 3 | Warrensville Heights, OH | 92.0% | D D+89.7 | −2.5 |
| 4 | Fairfield, AL | 90.7% | D D+91.4 | −1.2 |
| 5 | Panthersville, GA | 90.7% | D D+87.3 | −3.8 |
| 6 | South Fulton, GA | 90.6% | D D+86.0 | −2.8 |
| 7 | Dolton, IL | 90.1% | D D+83.0 | −7.5 |
| 8 | Riverdale, IL | 89.9% | D D+82.7 | −7.5 |
| 9 | Jennings, MO | 89.0% | D D+84.6 | −2.4 |
| 10 | Silver Hill, MD | 88.9% | D D+86.9 | −5.6 |
| 11 | Yazoo, MS | 88.8% | D D+66.4 | −2.0 |
| 12 | Black Jack, MO | 88.7% | D D+80.1 | −2.3 |
| 13 | Brock Hall, MD | 88.5% | D D+86.4 | −3.4 |
| 14 | Lake Arbor, MD | 88.3% | D D+87.1 | −4.8 |
| 15 | Prichard, AL | 88.2% | D D+72.3 | −6.9 |
| 16 | Redan, GA | 88.0% | D D+85.3 | −5.0 |
| 17 | Suitland, MD | 88.0% | D D+88.3 | −5.5 |
| 18 | Richton Park, IL | 87.8% | D D+80.9 | −5.3 |
| 19 | East Highland Park, VA | 87.8% | D D+82.3 | −4.7 |
| 20 | East Cleveland, OH | 87.3% | D D+88.7 | −2.8 |
| 21 | Baker, LA | 87.2% | D D+64.6 | +0.0 |
| 22 | Country Club Hills, IL | 86.9% | D D+80.6 | −6.3 |
| 23 | Largo, MD | 86.5% | D D+86.4 | −5.1 |
| 24 | Marlton, MD | 86.4% | D D+82.5 | −2.6 |
| 25 | Glasgow Village, MO | 86.2% | D D+75.5 | −4.7 |
| 26 | Stonecrest, GA | 85.4% | D D+86.2 | −3.8 |
| 27 | University Park, IL | 84.8% | D D+75.1 | −8.6 |
| 28 | Hazel Crest, IL | 84.7% | D D+81.9 | −5.0 |
| 29 | Summerfield, MD | 84.4% | D D+87.2 | −5.8 |
| 30 | Mitchellville, MD | 84.3% | D D+84.0 | −5.5 |
| 31 | Springdale, MD | 84.1% | D D+80.1 | −10.5 |
| 32 | Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO | 84.1% | D D+77.9 | −1.6 |
| 33 | Yeadon, PA | 84.1% | D D+85.7 | −4.4 |
| 34 | Midfield, AL | 84.0% | D D+83.4 | −1.2 |
| 35 | Tuskegee, AL | 84.0% | D D+89.2 | −2.0 |
| 36 | Darby, PA | 84.0% | D D+79.5 | −4.5 |
| 37 | Forestville, MD | 83.8% | D D+85.0 | −6.1 |
| 38 | Kettering, MD | 83.7% | D D+87.4 | −5.1 |
| 39 | Marlow Heights, MD | 83.7% | D D+86.5 | −5.6 |
| 40 | Fairburn, GA | 83.6% | D D+75.2 | −3.1 |
| 41 | Lovejoy, GA | 82.7% | D D+73.6 | +1.0 |
| 42 | Grambling, LA | 82.7% | D D+78.1 | −2.5 |
| 43 | Tallulah, LA | 82.7% | D D+61.0 | −4.9 |
| 44 | Greenville, MS | 82.6% | D D+47.4 | −3.8 |
| 45 | Selma, AL | 82.5% | D D+57.8 | −1.6 |
| 46 | Prairie View, TX | 82.5% | D D+82.8 | +1.8 |
| 47 | District Heights, MD | 82.4% | D D+84.9 | −6.4 |
| 48 | Donaldsonville, LA | 82.3% | D D+49.2 | −11.4 |
| 49 | Highland Park, MI | 82.3% | D D+85.4 | −7.6 |
| 50 | Jackson, MS | 82.0% | D D+68.4 | −1.5 |
Rankings suppress places below 5,000 population, where small-sample ACS shares get noisy. Demographic shares are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (ancestry table B04006, language C16001) and the 2020 U.S. Religion Census; every figure traces to a named federal or academic source. The vote columns are presidential — a place can be demographically homogeneous and politically split, which is exactly what these tables are built to show.