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African ancestry
United States: 0.5% Source ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates Provenance US federal agency · primary Agency U.S. Census Bureau Years 2024 Unit per cent Geography County (3,222 published) Counted among Total population Highest Emporia city, Virginia, 21.4% Lowest Yabucoa Municipio, Puerto Rico, 0.0% Share of residents reporting African ancestry. Ancestry is self-reported heritage, which is different from race, from Hispanic origin, and from where someone was born.
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Highest counties
County African ancestry Emporia city, Virginia 21.4% Brunswick County, Virginia 17.9% Greensville County, Virginia 15.6% Sussex County, Virginia 14.4% Franklin city, Virginia 11.4% Jefferson County, Arkansas 11.3% Union County, Florida 11.1% Southampton County, Virginia 10.6% Pike County, Mississippi 9.7% Desha County, Arkansas 8.5% Wilkinson County, Mississippi 8.4% Kankakee County, Illinois 7.0%
Lowest counties
County African ancestry Yabucoa Municipio, Puerto Rico 0.0% Vieques Municipio, Puerto Rico 0.0% Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico 0.0% Santa Isabel Municipio, Puerto Rico 0.0% San Germán Municipio, Puerto Rico 0.0% Río Grande Municipio, Puerto Rico 0.0% Quebradillas Municipio, Puerto Rico 0.0% Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico 0.0% Peñuelas Municipio, Puerto Rico 0.0% Patillas Municipio, Puerto Rico 0.0% Naranjito Municipio, Puerto Rico 0.0% Naguabo Municipio, Puerto Rico 0.0%
Small populations produce wide margins: Emporia city, Virginia is 21.4% with a margin of error of ±7.1%. An estimate with a margin that wide should be read as a range rather than a rank.
Counted among: Total population