Metro Areas With Largest African American Population
| Blackest Cities in America |

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Population Estimates
Black alone population – Population Division
Release date: June 2025

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Black Population by Metropolitan Area

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Population Estimates
Black alone population – Population Division
Release date: June 2026
Metropolitan and micropolitan areas with Black alone population over 50,000

Rank	Metro / Micro Area	Black Alone	Percent
1	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	3,994,847	20%
2	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	2,297,526	35%
3	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,680,435	26%
4	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1,588,503	17%
5	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1,489,537	19%
6	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,462,436	17%
7	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,379,326	22%
8	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1,321,704	21%
9	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	960,984	22%
10	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	938,753	7%
11	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	858,485	30%
12	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	679,772	23%
13	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	624,403	47%
14	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	556,274	31%
15	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	526,899	18%
16	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	520,694	10%
17	St. Louis, MO-IL	504,989	18%
18	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	453,743	13%
19	Cleveland, OH	417,716	19%
20	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	405,563	9%
21	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	405,054	11%
22	Columbus, OH	391,766	17%
23	Richmond, VA	389,478	28%
24	Jacksonville, FL	384,568	22%
25	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	384,405	40%
26	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	374,024	7%
27	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	373,514	17%
28	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	345,739	14%
29	Birmingham, AL	342,999	29%
30	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	341,256	7%
31	Baton Rouge, LA	316,494	36%
32	Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN	314,876	14%
33	Raleigh-Cary, NC	309,430	19%
34	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	297,948	13%
35	Columbia, SC	295,929	34%
36	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	289,106	7%
37	Jackson, MS	288,041	47%
38	Kansas City, MO-KS	279,481	12%
39	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	259,848	16%
40	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	235,645	8%
41	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	229,296	36%
42	Greensboro-High Point, NC	227,453	28%
43	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	214,171	8%
44	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	210,350	15%
45	Pittsburgh, PA	210,086	9%
46	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	201,156	7%
47	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	198,591	22%
48	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	188,039	24%
49	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	184,608	7%
50	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	179,142	5%
51	Montgomery, AL	172,663	44%
52	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	170,427	15%
53	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	166,491	10%
54	Oklahoma City, OK	165,531	11%
55	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	157,045	15%
56	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	156,547	14%
57	Fayetteville, NC	155,697	39%
58	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	155,392	18%
59	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	154,708	40%
60	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	153,267	25%
61	Mobile, AL	147,500	36%
62	Columbus, GA-AL	139,755	43%
63	Rochester, NY	139,254	13%
64	Savannah, GA	137,977	31%
65	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	137,262	14%
66	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	135,385	16%
67	Winston-Salem, NC	132,474	19%
68	Tallahassee, FL	127,432	32%
69	Huntsville, AL	124,496	22%
70	Killeen-Temple, TX	113,057	22%
71	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	108,538	15%
72	Macon-Bibb County, GA	108,159	45%
73	Port St. Lucie, FL	107,589	19%
74	Lafayette, LA	103,283	24%
75	New Haven, CT	101,559	18%
76	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	98,284	25%
77	Tuscaloosa, AL	97,065	34%
78	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	94,691	22%
79	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	94,659	4%
80	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	93,425	10%
81	Akron, OH	92,549	13%
82	Toledo, OH	91,329	15%
83	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	89,303	8%
84	Tulsa, OK	88,906	8%
85	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	87,591	10%
86	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	86,198	12%
87	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	85,951	22%
88	Omaha, NE-IA	85,398	8%
89	Florence, SC	85,058	42%
90	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	84,339	15%
91	Monroe, LA	83,749	38%
92	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	82,196	9%
93	Spartanburg, SC	81,794	20%
94	Flint, MI	79,515	20%
95	Albany, GA	78,281	54%
96	Warner Robins, GA	77,054	37%
97	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	74,624	11%
98	Worcester, MA	74,030	8%
99	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	73,783	12%
100	Chattanooga, TN-GA	73,192	12%
101	Clarksville, TN-KY	71,829	21%
102	Fresno, CA	69,054	6%
103	Stockton-Lodi, CA	68,466	8%
104	Rocky Mount, NC	67,397	45%
105	Syracuse, NY	66,675	10%
106	Greenville, NC	65,275	36%
107	Lexington-Fayette, KY	64,782	12%
108	Vallejo, CA	63,442	14%
109	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	62,925	7%
110	Waterbury-Shelton, CT	61,886	13%
111	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	60,843	7%
112	Gainesville, FL	60,829	17%
113	Lake Charles, LA	58,357	24%
114	Dover, DE	58,323	30%
115	Ocala, FL	58,090	13%
116	Springfield, MA	57,906	12%
117	Auburn-Opelika, AL	57,893	28%
118	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	55,925	3%
119	Valdosta, GA	55,535	36%
120	Knoxville, TN	55,438	6%
121	Colorado Springs, CO	53,770	7%
122	Youngstown-Warren, OH	53,356	13%
123	Longview, TX	52,758	18%
124	Wichita, KS	52,419	8%
125	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	51,926	14%
126	Wilmington, NC	51,314	10%
127	Tucson, AZ	51,092	5%