Metro Areas With Largest African American Population
(2017 Census ACS estimates Black Alone*)
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*SOURCE: 2012-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Black Alone= not in combination with other race.
*metropolitan areas include primary city(s) and its suburbs
| 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% |