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The most Black Protestant places in America
Counties and cities ranked by Black Protestant adherence (2020 U.S. Religion Census) — beside each place's 2024 vote and its shift since 2020. Of the top 100 counties by black protestant, 51 voted Republican and 49 Democratic in 2024 (median R+1.8); as a group they shifted −5.9 points toward Republicans from 2020 to 2024.
Top 100 counties
| # | Place | Black Protestant | 2024 | Since ’20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada County, AR | 34.6% | R R+39.7 | −8.2 |
| 2 | Adams County, MS | 34.0% | D D+13.9 | −2.2 |
| 3 | Northampton County, NC | 29.6% | D D+14.5 | −6.1 |
| 4 | Macon County, AL | 29.2% | D D+56.2 | −7.6 |
| 5 | Lowndes County, MS | 28.8% | R R+8.2 | −5.5 |
| 6 | Columbia County, AR | 25.7% | R R+36.5 | −5.4 |
| 7 | Ouachita County, AR | 24.8% | R R+19.1 | −5.6 |
| 8 | Anson County, NC | 24.3% | R R+2.5 | −6.7 |
| 9 | St. Helena Parish, LA | 23.7% | D D+0.8 | −9.5 |
| 10 | Lowndes County, AL | 23.2% | D D+37.3 | −8.6 |
| 11 | Franklin city, VA | 23.0% | D D+22.7 | −2.9 |
| 12 | St. Louis city, MO | 22.8% | D D+64.6 | −1.3 |
| 13 | Bladen County, NC | 22.7% | R R+20.4 | −6.6 |
| 14 | Union County, AR | 22.5% | R R+33.5 | −4.0 |
| 15 | Washington County, MS | 22.1% | D D+35.0 | −5.0 |
| 16 | Bullock County, AL | 22.0% | D D+45.8 | −4.1 |
| 17 | Jefferson County, AR | 21.5% | D D+20.1 | −1.6 |
| 18 | Gadsden County, FL | 20.7% | D D+30.7 | −5.9 |
| 19 | Marion County, SC | 20.7% | D D+10.5 | −11.0 |
| 20 | Crittenden County, AR | 20.5% | D D+2.3 | −4.9 |
| 21 | Hempstead County, AR | 20.5% | R R+39.7 | −5.6 |
| 22 | Fairfield County, SC | 20.1% | D D+13.2 | −9.5 |
| 23 | Hinds County, MS | 19.8% | D D+46.1 | −2.2 |
| 24 | Shelby County, TN | 19.8% | D D+25.4 | −5.1 |
| 25 | Montgomery County, AL | 19.5% | D D+30.6 | −0.9 |
| 26 | Jefferson County, FL | 19.3% | R R+18.6 | −11.7 |
| 27 | Wilkinson County, GA | 18.9% | R R+17.8 | −5.5 |
| 28 | Leflore County, MS | 18.8% | D D+38.4 | −3.0 |
| 29 | Bradley County, AR | 18.6% | R R+39.0 | −8.3 |
| 30 | Cleveland County, AR | 18.6% | R R+67.6 | −6.0 |
| 31 | Dallas County, AR | 18.5% | R R+29.4 | −6.4 |
| 32 | Ashley County, AR | 18.3% | R R+48.0 | −4.8 |
| 33 | Clarendon County, SC | 18.3% | R R+12.3 | −11.6 |
| 34 | Hale County, AL | 18.2% | D D+6.8 | −11.8 |
| 35 | Coahoma County, MS | 18.2% | D D+39.8 | −3.1 |
| 36 | Allendale County, SC | 18.2% | D D+44.7 | −7.7 |
| 37 | Martinsville city, VA | 18.0% | D D+22.6 | −4.2 |
| 38 | Macon County, GA | 17.9% | D D+17.9 | −5.1 |
| 39 | Emporia city, VA | 17.9% | D D+31.0 | −5.1 |
| 40 | Quitman County, MS | 17.8% | D D+30.7 | −4.1 |
| 41 | McCormick County, SC | 17.7% | R R+17.1 | −12.3 |
| 42 | Warren County, GA | 17.1% | D D+4.7 | −6.7 |
| 43 | Marshall County, MS | 17.1% | R R+7.3 | −10.4 |
| 44 | Jenkins County, GA | 16.9% | R R+30.4 | −4.5 |
| 45 | Sabine County, TX | 16.8% | R R+78.5 | −3.6 |
| 46 | Williamsburg County, SC | 16.7% | D D+21.7 | −8.1 |
| 47 | Hancock County, GA | 16.6% | D D+35.4 | −8.5 |
| 48 | Lee County, SC | 16.6% | D D+17.7 | −9.9 |
| 49 | Camden County, NC | 16.5% | R R+50.7 | −4.1 |
| 50 | Phillips County, AR | 16.2% | D D+13.3 | −6.0 |
| 51 | Holmes County, MS | 16.2% | D D+62.1 | −2.2 |
| 52 | Abbeville County, SC | 16.2% | R R+42.4 | −9.3 |
| 53 | Haywood County, TN | 16.2% | D D+0.4 | −8.6 |
| 54 | Grant County, AR | 16.1% | R R+68.9 | −1.5 |
| 55 | Chester County, SC | 16.1% | R R+17.2 | −6.3 |
| 56 | Liberty County, FL | 16.0% | R R+66.8 | −6.4 |
| 57 | Chambers County, AL | 15.8% | R R+23.2 | −7.6 |
| 58 | Clay County, MS | 15.8% | D D+10.4 | −5.9 |
| 59 | Drew County, AR | 15.7% | R R+33.8 | −6.0 |
| 60 | Lafayette County, AR | 15.7% | R R+38.3 | −4.1 |
| 61 | Monroe County, AR | 15.6% | R R+15.7 | −1.6 |
| 62 | Brunswick County, VA | 15.6% | D D+8.5 | −5.4 |
| 63 | Caddo Parish, LA | 15.5% | D D+4.6 | −2.1 |
| 64 | Wyandotte County, KS | 15.1% | D D+23.9 | −7.6 |
| 65 | Jefferson County, AL | 15.0% | D D+10.4 | −2.8 |
| 66 | Georgetown County, SC | 14.9% | R R+19.5 | −6.8 |
| 67 | Barbour County, AL | 14.8% | R R+14.7 | −7.0 |
| 68 | Russell County, AL | 14.7% | D D+1.7 | −4.7 |
| 69 | Monroe County, AL | 14.6% | R R+23.1 | −7.2 |
| 70 | Bibb County, GA | 14.4% | D D+22.4 | −1.4 |
| 71 | Clarke County, AL | 14.3% | R R+17.0 | −5.1 |
| 72 | Trousdale County, TN | 14.3% | R R+58.9 | −10.8 |
| 73 | Bertie County, NC | 14.1% | D D+15.7 | −6.0 |
| 74 | Madison County, FL | 13.6% | R R+28.9 | −9.4 |
| 75 | Mississippi County, AR | 13.5% | R R+31.6 | −9.4 |
| 76 | Bienville Parish, LA | 13.5% | R R+18.0 | −6.4 |
| 77 | Desha County, AR | 13.4% | R R+4.8 | −7.0 |
| 78 | Yazoo County, MS | 13.4% | R R+2.4 | −8.8 |
| 79 | Petersburg city, VA | 13.1% | D D+72.5 | −4.0 |
| 80 | Morehouse Parish, LA | 13.0% | R R+19.3 | −5.8 |
| 81 | Lauderdale County, MS | 13.0% | R R+21.2 | −5.2 |
| 82 | Perquimans County, NC | 13.0% | R R+39.3 | −7.0 |
| 83 | St. Francis County, AR | 12.9% | D D+0.7 | −4.4 |
| 84 | Jefferson County, GA | 12.8% | R R+1.2 | −8.1 |
| 85 | Pamlico County, NC | 12.7% | R R+32.0 | −4.0 |
| 86 | Fulton County, GA | 12.6% | D D+44.9 | −1.6 |
| 87 | Jefferson County, MS | 12.5% | D D+66.3 | −5.3 |
| 88 | Jefferson Davis County, MS | 12.5% | D D+13.7 | −3.4 |
| 89 | Early County, GA | 12.4% | R R+11.5 | −6.0 |
| 90 | Richmond County, GA | 12.4% | D D+36.1 | −1.1 |
| 91 | Calhoun County, GA | 12.3% | D D+12.3 | −3.1 |
| 92 | Calhoun County, SC | 12.2% | R R+14.3 | −9.5 |
| 93 | McDuffie County, GA | 12.1% | R R+24.9 | −5.8 |
| 94 | Madison Parish, LA | 12.1% | D D+6.2 | −9.3 |
| 95 | Mobile County, AL | 12.0% | R R+16.4 | −4.5 |
| 96 | Thomas County, GA | 12.0% | R R+24.1 | −4.7 |
| 97 | Union County, SC | 12.0% | R R+32.7 | −8.2 |
| 98 | Richmond city, VA | 12.0% | D D+65.9 | −2.1 |
| 99 | Simpson County, MS | 11.9% | R R+36.7 | −6.3 |
| 100 | Caswell County, NC | 11.9% | R R+24.5 | −6.0 |
Top 50 cities
| # | Place | Black Protestant | 2024 | Since ’20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natchez, MS | 34.0% | D D+17.0 | −2.1 |
| 2 | Tuskegee, AL | 29.2% | D D+89.2 | −2.0 |
| 3 | Columbus, MS | 28.8% | D D+36.3 | −1.9 |
| 4 | Magnolia, AR | 25.7% | R R+21.8 | −5.5 |
| 5 | Camden, AR | 24.8% | D D+10.7 | −4.6 |
| 6 | Franklin, VA | 23.0% | D D+22.7 | −2.8 |
| 7 | St. Louis, MO | 22.8% | D D+64.6 | −1.6 |
| 8 | El Dorado, AR | 22.5% | D D+10.5 | +0.1 |
| 9 | Greenville, MS | 22.1% | D D+47.4 | −3.8 |
| 10 | Pine Bluff, AR | 21.5% | D D+65.5 | +0.9 |
| 11 | White Hall, AR | 21.5% | R R+37.9 | +3.2 |
| 12 | Quincy, FL | 20.7% | D D+57.9 | −2.2 |
| 13 | Marion, SC | 20.7% | D D+18.0 | −11.8 |
| 14 | Hope, AR | 20.5% | D D+6.5 | −5.4 |
| 15 | Marion, AR | 20.5% | R R+18.9 | −1.9 |
| 16 | West Memphis, AR | 20.5% | D D+31.2 | −0.2 |
| 17 | Byram, MS | 19.8% | D D+37.1 | +4.0 |
| 18 | Clinton, MS | 19.8% | D D+1.0 | +1.0 |
| 19 | Jackson, MS | 19.8% | D D+68.4 | −1.5 |
| 20 | Arlington, TN | 19.8% | R R+35.8 | −0.3 |
| 21 | Bartlett, TN | 19.8% | R R+21.3 | +0.7 |
| 22 | Collierville, TN | 19.8% | R R+30.6 | −1.6 |
| 23 | Germantown, TN | 19.8% | R R+26.5 | −0.1 |
| 24 | Lakeland, TN | 19.8% | R R+37.9 | +1.5 |
| 25 | Memphis, TN | 19.8% | D D+51.7 | −3.7 |
| 26 | Millington, TN | 19.8% | R R+9.5 | +10.1 |
| 27 | Montgomery, AL | 19.5% | D D+38.6 | −0.1 |
| 28 | Pike Road, AL | 19.5% | R R+8.4 | −0.8 |
| 29 | Greenwood, MS | 18.8% | D D+19.8 | −4.0 |
| 30 | Warren, AR | 18.6% | D D+1.7 | −6.2 |
| 31 | Clarksdale, MS | 18.2% | D D+48.3 | −0.5 |
| 32 | Martinsville, VA | 18.0% | D D+22.6 | −4.0 |
| 33 | Emporia, VA | 17.9% | D D+31.0 | −5.0 |
| 34 | Holly Springs, MS | 17.1% | D D+45.0 | −5.0 |
| 35 | Helena-West Helena, AR | 16.2% | D D+40.3 | −4.8 |
| 36 | Brownsville, TN | 16.2% | D D+16.6 | −5.4 |
| 37 | Sheridan, AR | 16.1% | R R+59.6 | −0.7 |
| 38 | Chester, SC | 16.1% | D D+29.0 | −4.8 |
| 39 | Lanett, AL | 15.8% | D D+22.7 | −5.9 |
| 40 | Valley, AL | 15.8% | R R+32.0 | −3.4 |
| 41 | West Point, MS | 15.8% | D D+18.7 | −5.2 |
| 42 | Monticello, AR | 15.7% | R R+10.1 | −6.3 |
| 43 | Shreveport, LA | 15.5% | D D+21.2 | −3.3 |
| 44 | Bonner Springs, KS | 15.1% | R R+10.1 | −5.1 |
| 45 | Kansas, KS | 15.1% | D D+28.2 | −7.4 |
| 46 | Bessemer, AL | 15.0% | D D+58.5 | −3.3 |
| 47 | Birmingham, AL | 15.0% | D D+66.7 | −4.6 |
| 48 | Center Point, AL | 15.0% | D D+64.0 | +0.7 |
| 49 | Clay, AL | 15.0% | R R+4.6 | +17.1 |
| 50 | Fairfield, AL | 15.0% | D D+91.4 | −1.2 |
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.