Metro Areas With Largest African American Population
| Blackest Cities in America |
(2017 US Census ACS estimates Black Alone*)
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*SOURCE: 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Black Alone= not in combination with other race.
*metropolitan areas include primary city(s) and its suburbs
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Metropolitan Area | Black Population | Percent Black |
1. New York City, NY -NJ-PA | 3,455,984 | 17% |
2. Atlanta, GA | 1,920,782 | 34% |
3. Chicago, IL-IN-WI | 1,599,415 | 17% |
4. Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1,547,874 | 25% |
5. Miami–Fort Lauderdale–West Palm Beach, FL | 1,286,415 | 21% |
6. Philadelphia–Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1,270,826 | 21% |
7. Houston, TX | 1,141,697 | 17% |
8. Dallas–Fort Worth, TX | 1,093,212 | 15% |
9. Detroit, MI | 960,838 | 22% |
10. Los Angeles, CA | 882,243 | 7% |
11. Baltimore, MD | 812,786 | 29% |
12. Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 627,245 | 47% |
13. Charlotte, NC-SC | 542,050 | 22% |
14. Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News, VA-NC | 525,663 | 31% |
15. St. Louis, MO-IL | 513,403 | 18% |
16. New Orleans, LA | 441,391 | 35% |
17. Cleveland, OH | 410,657 | 20% |
18. Orlando–Sanford, FL | 391,471 | 16% |
19. Boston, MA-NH | 384,527 | 8% |
20. Richmond, VA | 378,243 | 30% |
21. Tampa–St. Petersburg, FL | 357,666 | 12% |
22. San Francisco–Oakland, CA | 346,781 | 7% |
23. Birmingham, AL | 327,640 | 29% |
24. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 327,634 | 7% |
25. Jacksonville, FL | 311,616 | 22% |
26. Columbus, OH | 305,414 | 15% |
27. Indianapolis, IN | 296,651 | 15% |
28. Baton Rouge, LA | 293,605 | 35% |
29. Jackson, MS | 284,499 | 49% |
30. Minneapolis–St. Paul, MN-WI | 283,177 | 8% |
31. Nashville, TN | 278,089 | 15% |
32. Columbia, SC | 269,161 | 33% |
33. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 263,446 | 12% |
34. Milwaukee, WI | 261,429 | 17% |
35. Kansas City, MO-KS | 260,124 | 12% |
36. Raleigh, NC | 253,708 | 20% |
37. Phoenix, AZ | 240,636 | 5% |
38. Las Vegas, NV | 237,543 | 11% |
39. Augusta, GA-SC | 209,658 | 36% |
40. Seattle, WA | 208,555 | 6% |
41. Greensboro–High Point, NC | 200,455 | 27% |
42. Charleston, SC | 196,047 | 26% |
43. Pittsburgh, PA | 191,188 | 8% |
44. Louisville, KY-IN | 181,114 | 14% |
45. Shreveport, LA | 173,216 | 39% |
46. Little Rock, AR | 168,175 | 23% |
47. Montgomery, AL | 165,646 | 44% |
48. San Diego, CA | 164,571 | 5% |
49. Sacramento, CA | 160,271 | 7% |
50. San Antonio, TX | 159,667 | 7% |
51. Denver, CO | 156,781 | 6% |
52. Durham, NC | 147,728 | 27% |
53. Mobile, AL | 146,423 | 35% |
54. Greenville, SC | 145,409 | 17% |
55. Austin, TX | 145,243 | 7% |
56. Buffalo–Niagara Falls, NY | 139,418 | 12% |
57. Fayetteville, NC | 139,222 | 36% |
58. Oklahoma City, OK | 138,362 | 10% |
59. Hartford, CT | 135,050 | 11% |
60. Savannah, GA | 126,420 | 33% |
61. Columbus, GA-AL | 126,005 | 41% |
62. Tallahassee, FL | 124,455 | 33% |
63. Rochester, NY | 124,259 | 11% |
64. Dayton, OH | 123,367 | 15% |
65. Lafayette, LA | 119,947 | 25% |
66. Winston-Salem, NC | 116,487 | 18% |
67. New Haven-Milford, CT | 112,152 | 13% |
68. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 107,305 | 11% |
69. Macon, GA | 103,312 | 45% |
70. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 99,620 | 24% |
71. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 99,355 | 15% |
72. Huntsville, AL | 97,374 | 22% |
73. Providence, RI-MA | 89,671 | 6% |
74. Killeen-Temple, TX | 87,863 | 20% |
75. Florence, SC | 86,243 | 42% |
76. Toledo, OH | 86,170 | 14% |
77. Akron, OH | 85,030 | 12% |
78. Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 83,862 | 22% |
79. Flint, MI | 82,289 | 20% |
80. Albany, GA | 81,244 | 53% |
81. Tuscaloosa, AL | 80,956 | 34% |
82. Tulsa, OK | 77,729 | 8% |
83. Pensacola, FL | 77,149 | 16% |
84. Trenton, NJ | 76,559 | 21% |
85. Chattanooga, TN-GA | 74,462 | 14% |
86. Salisbury, MD-DE | 70,232 | 18% |
87. Omaha, NE-IA | 69,770 | 8% |
88. Spartanburg, SC | 69,648 | 21% |
89. Albany, NY | 68,660 | 8% |
90. Rocky Mount, NC | 67,918 | 46% |
91. Portland, OR-WA | 67,881 | 3% |
92. Port St. Lucie, FL | 67,530 | 15% |
93. Grand Rapids, MI | 67,306 | 6% |
94. Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL | 66,000 | 11% |
95. Monroe, LA | 64,360 | 36% |
96. Vallejo-Fairfield, CA | 61,752 | 14% |
97. Greenville, NC | 61,105 | 35% |
98. Warner Robins, GA | 60,917 | 32% |
99. Harrisburg, PA | 60,705 | 11% |
100. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 60,664 | 9% |
101. Youngstown-Warren, OH-PA | 58,835 | 11% |
102. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 57,728 | 10% |
103. Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC-NC | 55,604 | 13% |
104. Syracuse, NY | 55,155 | 8% |
105. Lexington-Fayette, KY | 54,590 | 11% |
106. Clarksville, TN-KY | 54,081 | 19% |
107. Gainesville, FL | 53,410 | 19% |
108. Sarasota-Bradenton, FL | 50,492 | 7% |
109. Sumter, SC | 50,480 | 47% |
110. Stockton-Lodi, CA | 50,433 | 7% |
111. Knoxville, TN | 49,354 | 6% |
112. Valdosta, GA | 49,313 | 34% |
113. Lake Charles, LA | 49,309 | 24% |
114. San Jose-Santa Clara, CA | 48,756 | 2% |
115. Wichita, KS | 48,552 | 8% |
116. Bakersfield, CA | 48,078 | 5% |
117. Fresno, CA | 47,715 | 5% |
118. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 46,910 | 6% |
119. Springfield, MA | 45,717 | 7% |
120. Alexandria, LA | 45,699 | 30% |
121. Pine Bluff, AR | 45,495 | 49% |
122. Hilton Head Island-Beaufort, SC | 45,149 | 22% |
123. Lynchburg, VA | 44,377 | 17% |
124. Ocala, FL | 44,237 | 13% |
125. Dover, DE | 43,090 | 25% |
126. Ann Arbor, MI | 42,966 | 12% |
127. Fort Wayne, IN | 42,465 | 10% |
128. Hattiesburg, MS | 42,386 | 29% |
129. Worcester, MA-CT | 42,175 | 5% |
130. Colorado Springs CO | 41,615 | 6% |
131. Atlantic City, NJ | 41,259 | 15% |
132. Roanoke, VA | 41,122 | 13% |
133. Athens, GA | 40,840 | 20% |
134. Lansing, MI | 40,419 | 9% |
135. Wilmington, NC | 40,274 | 15% |
136. Jackson, TN | 40,011 | 31% |
137. Waco, TX | 39,759 | 15% |
138. Tyler, TX | 39,138 | 18% |
139. Hammond, LA | 37,995 | 29% |
140. Goldsboro, NC | 37,887 | 30% |
141. Longview, TX | 37,838 | 17% |
142. Rockford, IL | 37,476 | 11% |
143. South Bend, IN-MI | 37,304 | 12% |
144. Texarkana, TX-AR | 36,161 | 24% |
145. Auburn-Opelika, AL | 36,139 | 23% |
146. Saginaw, MI | 35,902 | 19% |
147. Dothan, AL | 35,046 | 24% |
148. Tucson, AZ | 34,872 | 3% |
149. Peoria, IL | 34,655 | 9% |
150. Houma-Thibodaux, LA | 34,618 | 16% |
151. Des Moines, IA | 31,535 | 5% |
152. Charlottesville, VA | 31,336 | 14% |
153. Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 30,769 | 9% |
154. Burlington, NC | 29,972 | 19% |
155. Hinesville, GA | 29,814 | 37% |
156. Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ | 29,732 | 19% |
157. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 29,092 | 8% |
158. El Paso, TX | 28,778 | 3% |
159. Madison, WI | 27,796 | 4% |
160. College Station-Bryan, TX | 27,730 | 11% |
161. Jacksonville, NC | 27,618 | 14% |
162. Champaign-Urbana, IL | 27,507 | 12% |
163. New Bern, NC | 27,501 | 22% |
164. Brunswick, GA | 27,212 | 23% |
165. Canton-Massillon, OH | 26,963 | 7% |
166. Springfield, IL | 25,336 | 12% |
167. Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL | 25,115 | 7% |
168. York-Hanover, PA | 25,093 | 6% |
169. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 24,150 | 7% |
170. Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 24,047 | 9% |
180. Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL | 23,735 | 21% |
181. East Stroudsburg, PA | 23,629 | 14% |
182. Albuquerque, NM | 23,443 | 3% |
183. Muskegon, MI | 23,426 | 14% |
184. Urban Honolulu, HI | 23,248 | 2% |
185. Lancaster, PA | 22,900 | 4% |
186. Niles-Benton Harbor, MI | 22,829 | 15% |
187. Panama City, FL | 22,545 | 11% |
188. Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 22,435 | 9% |
189. Lubbock, TX | 22,024 | 7% |
190. Racine, WI | 21,450 | 11% |
191. Evansville, IN-KY | 21,329 | 7% |
192. Lawton, OK | 21,319 | 17% |
193. Reading, PA | 21,089 | 5% |
194. Asheville, NC | 20,761 | 5% |
195. Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, PA | 19,975 | 4% |
196. Erie, PA | 19,850 | 7% |
197. Salt Lake City, UT | 19,419 | 2% |
198. Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 19,414 | 10% |
199. Decatur, AL | 18,591 | 12% |
200. Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 18,038 | 12% |
201. Anchorage, AK | 17,473 | 4% |
202. Kankakee, IL | 16,836 | 15% |
203. Gadsden, AL | 16,039 | 16% |
204. California-Lexington Park, MD | 15,922 | 14% |
205. Amarillo, TX | 15,647 | 6% |