Top 25 Counties in the U.S. ranked by Highest Percentage 
  Black or African American Population, 2000

[Independent cities are denoted by IC following
 county name. If two or more counties are tied,
 all counties are listed alphabetically]

County, State                         Percent      Rank
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Jefferson, MS                            86.5         1
Macon, AL                                84.6         2
Claiborne, MS                            84.1         3
Greene, AL                               80.3         4
Petersburg IC, VA                        79.0         5
Holmes, MS                               78.7         6
Hancock, GA                              77.8         7
Lowndes, AL                              73.4         8
Sumter, AL                               73.2         9
Bullock, AL                              73.1        10
Wilcox, AL                               71.9        11
Humphreys, MS                            71.5        12
Allendale, SC                            71.0        13
Tunica, MS                               70.2        14
Sunflower, MS                            69.9        15
Noxubee, MS                              69.3        16
Sharkey, MS                              69.3        16
Coahoma, MS                              69.2        18
Quitman, MS                              68.6        19
Perry, AL                                68.4        20
Wilkinson, MS                            68.2        21
Leflore, MS                              67.7        22
East Carroll, LA                         67.3        23
Orleans, LA                              67.3        23
Williamsburg, SC                         66.3        25

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau,
         County and City Data Book: 2000,
         Table B-2.