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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.

Counties ≥ 5,000 population, ranked by Black. “2024” is the two-party presidential margin; “Since ’20” is the 2020→2024 shift in points (positive = toward Democrats). Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 5-year · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) · MIT Election Lab.
#PlaceBlack2024Since ’20
1Claiborne County, MS86.1%D D+67.6−3.7
2Jefferson County, MS82.9%D D+66.3−5.3
3Greene County, AL81.3%D D+55.7−7.4
4Holmes County, MS81.0%D D+62.1−2.2
5Tunica County, MS79.9%D D+38.9−10.3
6Humphreys County, MS78.2%D D+41.9−3.4
7Macon County, AL77.6%D D+56.2−7.6
8Petersburg city, VA76.5%D D+72.5−4.0
9Coahoma County, MS74.4%D D+39.8−3.1
10Leflore County, MS74.3%D D+38.4−3.0
11Lowndes County, AL73.8%D D+37.3−8.6
12Quitman County, MS73.7%D D+30.7−4.1
13Noxubee County, MS73.6%D D+47.6−4.8
14Sunflower County, MS72.7%D D+35.5−5.6
15Hinds County, MS71.9%D D+46.1−2.2
16Washington County, MS71.6%D D+35.0−5.0
17Perry County, AL71.2%D D+42.7−5.5
18Dougherty County, GA70.5%D D+41.1+1.1
19Dallas County, AL70.0%D D+32.5−5.1
20Wilcox County, AL70.0%D D+31.5−6.1
21Hancock County, GA69.7%D D+35.4−8.5
22Bullock County, AL69.5%D D+45.8−4.1
23Clayton County, GA69.4%D D+69.2−1.7
24Sumter County, AL68.2%D D+41.1−7.3
25Randolph County, GA67.4%D D+7.6−1.5
26Wilkinson County, MS67.2%D D+25.3−9.2
27Allendale County, SC66.3%D D+44.7−7.7
28Emporia city, VA64.3%D D+31.0−5.1
29Williamsburg County, SC63.4%D D+21.7−8.1
30Bolivar County, MS63.2%D D+23.7−7.1
31East Carroll Parish, LA62.9%D D+17.6−9.4
32Lee County, SC62.2%D D+17.7−9.9
33Madison Parish, LA61.9%D D+6.2−9.3
34Tallahatchie County, MS60.8%D D+5.9−4.9
35Orangeburg County, SC60.8%D D+24.6−8.7
36Phillips County, AR60.5%D D+13.3−6.0
37Clay County, MS60.2%D D+10.4−5.9
38Terrell County, GA60.0%D D+4.1−4.3
39Bertie County, NC59.6%D D+15.7−6.0
40Jefferson Davis County, MS59.5%D D+13.7−3.4
41Bamberg County, SC59.5%D D+15.3−9.3
42Kemper County, MS59.4%D D+16.9−6.4
43Baltimore city, MD59.2%D D+72.4−4.2
44Montgomery County, AL59.0%D D+30.6−0.9
45Prince George's County, MD58.8%D D+74.8−5.8
46Macon County, GA58.5%D D+17.9−5.1
47Calhoun County, GA58.4%D D+12.3−3.1
48Rockdale County, GA58.2%D D+47.5+6.7
49Yazoo County, MS57.5%R R+2.4−8.8
50St. John the Baptist Parish, LA57.0%D D+29.1+0.9
51Jefferson County, AR56.5%D D+20.1−1.6
52Warren County, GA56.5%D D+4.7−6.7
53Richmond County, GA56.3%D D+36.1−1.1
54Greensville County, VA56.3%D D+9.2−6.3
55Adams County, MS56.0%D D+13.9−2.2
56Hertford County, NC55.8%D D+26.6−7.4
57Franklin city, VA55.8%D D+22.7−2.9
58Edgecombe County, NC55.6%D D+22.7−4.3
59Fairfield County, SC55.0%D D+13.2−9.5
60Bibb County, GA54.9%D D+22.4−1.4
61Northampton County, NC54.9%D D+14.5−6.1
62Marion County, SC54.9%D D+10.5−11.0
63Hale County, AL54.7%D D+6.8−11.8
64Lee County, AR54.7%D D+3.5−1.3
65Orleans Parish, LA54.6%D D+67.0−1.1
66St. Francis County, AR54.5%D D+0.7−4.4
67Sussex County, VA54.1%D D+4.4−7.5
68Talbot County, GA53.7%D D+12.0−8.5
69Pike County, MS53.7%R R+3.5−4.5
70Chicot County, AR53.3%D D+4.0−8.4
71Early County, GA53.3%R R+11.5−6.0
72Washington County, GA53.2%R R+1.9−2.6
73Jefferson County, GA52.8%R R+1.2−8.1
74Gadsden County, FL52.7%D D+30.7−5.9
75Hampton County, SC52.6%D D+6.4−8.8
76Shelby County, TN52.4%D D+25.4−5.1
77Henry County, GA52.0%D D+29.7+9.2
78Jasper County, MS52.0%R R+5.0−5.5
79Brunswick County, VA51.8%D D+8.5−5.4
80Halifax County, NC51.7%D D+17.7−3.5
81Danville city, VA51.0%D D+21.0−1.1
82Marengo County, AL50.9%R R+3.8−5.1
83Crittenden County, AR50.9%D D+2.3−4.9
84DeKalb County, GA50.8%D D+64.8−2.6
85St. Helena Parish, LA50.7%D D+0.8−9.5
86Portsmouth city, VA50.6%D D+38.5−2.3
87Copiah County, MS50.5%R R+6.1−7.8
88Claiborne Parish, LA50.3%R R+22.1−6.3
89Douglas County, GA50.2%D D+31.5+6.3
90Sumter County, GA49.9%D D+2.2−2.6
91Charles County, MD49.3%D D+40.5−0.4
92Hampton city, VA49.3%D D+39.8−2.4
93Desha County, AR49.0%R R+4.8−7.0
94Haywood County, TN49.0%D D+0.4−8.6
95Caddo Parish, LA48.8%D D+4.6−2.1
96Warren County, MS48.7%R R+4.0−4.3
97Morehouse Parish, LA48.4%R R+19.3−5.8
98Panola County, MS48.3%R R+14.8−10.6
99Newton County, GA48.0%D D+15.1+4.2
100Chickasaw County, MS47.9%R R+13.7−9.2
Incorporated places ≥ 5,000 population. City presidential results are precinct-derived for 2008–2024, so the “Since ’20” shift uses the same modern series.
#PlaceBlack2024Since ’20
1Merrydale, LA98.1%D D+84.8−4.1
2East St. Louis, IL93.7%D D+88.1−4.6
3Warrensville Heights, OH92.0%D D+89.7−2.5
4Fairfield, AL90.7%D D+91.4−1.2
5Panthersville, GA90.7%D D+87.3−3.8
6South Fulton, GA90.6%D D+86.0−2.8
7Dolton, IL90.1%D D+83.0−7.5
8Riverdale, IL89.9%D D+82.7−7.5
9Jennings, MO89.0%D D+84.6−2.4
10Silver Hill, MD88.9%D D+86.9−5.6
11Yazoo, MS88.8%D D+66.4−2.0
12Black Jack, MO88.7%D D+80.1−2.3
13Brock Hall, MD88.5%D D+86.4−3.4
14Lake Arbor, MD88.3%D D+87.1−4.8
15Prichard, AL88.2%D D+72.3−6.9
16Redan, GA88.0%D D+85.3−5.0
17Suitland, MD88.0%D D+88.3−5.5
18Richton Park, IL87.8%D D+80.9−5.3
19East Highland Park, VA87.8%D D+82.3−4.7
20East Cleveland, OH87.3%D D+88.7−2.8
21Baker, LA87.2%D D+64.6+0.0
22Country Club Hills, IL86.9%D D+80.6−6.3
23Largo, MD86.5%D D+86.4−5.1
24Marlton, MD86.4%D D+82.5−2.6
25Glasgow Village, MO86.2%D D+75.5−4.7
26Stonecrest, GA85.4%D D+86.2−3.8
27University Park, IL84.8%D D+75.1−8.6
28Hazel Crest, IL84.7%D D+81.9−5.0
29Summerfield, MD84.4%D D+87.2−5.8
30Mitchellville, MD84.3%D D+84.0−5.5
31Springdale, MD84.1%D D+80.1−10.5
32Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO84.1%D D+77.9−1.6
33Yeadon, PA84.1%D D+85.7−4.4
34Midfield, AL84.0%D D+83.4−1.2
35Tuskegee, AL84.0%D D+89.2−2.0
36Darby, PA84.0%D D+79.5−4.5
37Forestville, MD83.8%D D+85.0−6.1
38Kettering, MD83.7%D D+87.4−5.1
39Marlow Heights, MD83.7%D D+86.5−5.6
40Fairburn, GA83.6%D D+75.2−3.1
41Lovejoy, GA82.7%D D+73.6+1.0
42Grambling, LA82.7%D D+78.1−2.5
43Tallulah, LA82.7%D D+61.0−4.9
44Greenville, MS82.6%D D+47.4−3.8
45Selma, AL82.5%D D+57.8−1.6
46Prairie View, TX82.5%D D+82.8+1.8
47District Heights, MD82.4%D D+84.9−6.4
48Donaldsonville, LA82.3%D D+49.2−11.4
49Highland Park, MI82.3%D D+85.4−7.6
50Jackson, MS82.0%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.