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

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Population Estimates
Black alone population – Population Division
Release date: June 2024

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*metropolitan areas include primary city(s) and its suburbs (pop. +50,000)

Sortable Metro Area Table

Rank	Metro Area (including suburbs)	Black	% Black
1	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	3,823,081	20%
2	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	2,287,049	36%
3	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,683,593	27%
4	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	1,575,970	17%
5	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,438,540	18%
6	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1,438,216	19%
7	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,389,395	22%
8	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1,361,439	22%
9	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	974,444	22%
10	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	943,226	7%
11	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	866,020	31%
12	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	674,918	24%
13	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	644,265	48%
14	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	563,023	32%
15	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	522,962	19%
16	St. Louis, MO-IL	509,886	18%
17	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	492,570	10%
18	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	456,063	14%
19	Cleveland, OH	426,464	20%
20	Richmond, VA	399,524	30%
21	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	395,898	8%
22	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	390,612	41%
23	Columbus, OH	381,490	17%
24	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	380,206	10%
25	Jacksonville, FL	379,876	22%
26	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	359,212	17%
27	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	351,884	8%
28	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	350,463	7%
29	Birmingham, AL	347,156	29%
30	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	327,804	14%
31	Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN	317,595	15%
32	Baton Rouge, LA	317,303	36%
33	Raleigh-Cary, NC	311,214	21%
34	Columbia, SC	301,371	35%
35	Jackson, MS	299,434	49%
36	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	296,888	13%
37	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	282,177	7%
38	Kansas City, MO-KS	281,456	13%
39	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	260,482	17%
40	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	232,703	37%
41	Greensboro-High Point, NC	228,356	29%
42	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	226,874	8%
43	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	208,868	15%
44	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	208,614	8%
45	Pittsburgh, PA	206,745	9%
46	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	206,644	24%
47	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	194,340	6%
48	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	190,266	8%
49	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	189,127	25%
50	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	181,332	6%
51	Montgomery, AL	176,969	46%
52	Oklahoma City, OK	162,268	11%
53	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	159,842	16%
54	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	156,704	14%
55	Fayetteville, NC	155,636	40%
56	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	155,585	41%
57	Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	154,226	25%
58	Mobile, AL	151,128	37%
59	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	149,629	9%
60	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	147,459	13%
61	Savannah, GA	143,976	34%
62	Columbus, GA-AL	142,784	44%
63	Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	142,057	17%
64	Winston-Salem, NC	134,225	19%
65	Rochester, NY	133,370	13%
66	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	133,255	16%
67	Tallahassee, FL	129,132	33%
68	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	127,183	13%
69	Huntsville, AL	120,634	23%
70	Killeen-Temple, TX	114,113	23%
71	Macon-Bibb County, GA	109,777	47%
72	Lafayette, LA	102,043	25%
73	Tuscaloosa, AL	99,307	36%
74	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	98,383	14%
75	Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	98,244	25%
76	Port St. Lucie, FL	96,616	18%
77	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	94,108	22%
78	New Haven, CT	93,143	16%
79	Toledo, OH	92,674	15%
80	Akron, OH	91,526	13%
81	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	90,353	4%
82	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	88,846	10%
83	Tulsa, OK	88,846	9%
84	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	87,249	16%
85	Florence, SC	86,432	43%
86	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	85,732	7%
87	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	84,606	12%
88	Monroe, LA	83,510	38%
89	Trenton-Princeton, NJ	82,849	22%
90	Flint, MI	81,242	20%
91	Spartanburg, SC	80,500	21%
92	Omaha, NE-IA	80,304	8%
93	Albany, GA	79,234	54%
94	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	78,949	9%
95	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	77,794	9%
96	Chattanooga, TN-GA	76,566	13%
97	Warner Robins, GA	73,313	37%
98	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	71,964	11%
99	Clarksville, TN-KY	71,359	21%
100	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	70,935	12%
101	Rocky Mount, NC	68,708	47%
102	Waterbury-Shelton, CT	68,442	15%
103	Fresno, CA	67,628	6%
104	Stockton-Lodi, CA	65,982	8%
105	Vallejo, CA	63,991	14%
106	Greenville, NC	63,837	36%
107	Gainesville, FL	63,005	18%
108	Lexington-Fayette, KY	62,661	12%
109	Worcester, MA	62,198	7%
110	Syracuse, NY	61,985	9%
111	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	61,787	7%
112	Dover, DE	57,139	30%
113	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	56,467	6%
114	Auburn-Opelika, AL	56,286	28%
115	Ocala, FL	56,275	14%
116	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	56,165	3%
117	Lake Charles, LA	56,072	23%
118	Knoxville, TN	55,470	6%
119	Valdosta, GA	54,389	36%
120	Longview, TX	53,793	18%
121	Springfield, MA	53,661	12%
122	Youngstown-Warren, OH	53,255	13%
123	Wilmington, NC	52,737	11%
124	Colorado Springs, CO	52,161	7%
125	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	52,035	14%
126	Wichita, KS	51,872	8%
127	Jackson, TN	50,610	28%
128	Sumter, SC	50,028	48%
129	Tucson, AZ	48,872	5%
130	Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	48,247	12%
131	Fort Wayne, IN	47,927	10%
132	Hattiesburg, MS	46,228	30%
133	Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	45,903	6%
134	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	45,551	10%
135	Lynchburg, VA	45,200	17%
136	Ann Arbor, MI	44,999	12%
137	Waco, TX	44,618	15%
138	Alexandria, LA	43,894	30%
139	Athens-Clarke County, GA	43,781	20%
140	Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	43,463	19%
141	Tyler, TX	43,391	18%
142	Roanoke, VA	43,370	14%
143	Hammond, LA	42,485	31%
144	Rockford, IL	42,197	13%
145	Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	41,212	15%
146	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	40,746	13%
147	Burlington, NC	40,248	22%
148	Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA	39,755	7%
149	Salisbury, MD	39,554	30%
150	El Paso, TX	39,208	4%
151	Goldsboro, NC	38,206	32%
152	Peoria, IL	37,447	10%
153	Texarkana, TX-AR	37,274	26%
154	York-Hanover, PA	37,209	8%
155	Hinesville, GA	36,836	41%
156	Dothan, AL	36,806	24%
157	Reading, PA	36,589	8%
158	Saginaw, MI	35,939	19%
159	Madison, WI	35,530	5%
160	Vineland, NJ	34,003	22%
161	Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	33,478	11%
162	College Station-Bryan, TX	33,402	12%
163	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	33,354	9%
164	Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	32,665	16%
165	Albuquerque, NM	32,391	4%
166	Lexington Park, MD	32,305	15%
167	Jacksonville, NC	32,193	15%
168	Lancaster, PA	31,738	6%
169	Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	31,001	12%
170	Canton-Massillon, OH	30,753	8%
171	Champaign-Urbana, IL	30,414	13%
172	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	29,867	2%
173	Naples-Marco Island, FL	29,587	7%
174	Lubbock, TX	27,887	8%
175	Urban Honolulu, HI	27,397	3%
176	Springfield, IL	27,348	13%
177	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	27,334	9%
178	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	27,152	7%
179	Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	26,854	23%
180	Charlottesville, VA	26,253	12%
181	Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	26,188	12%
182	Anniston-Oxford, AL	26,026	22%
183	Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	24,086	14%
184	Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	23,257	12%
185	Jonesboro, AR	22,961	17%
186	Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	21,391	8%
187	Erie, PA	21,361	8%
188	Niles, MI	21,215	14%
189	Asheville, NC	20,839	5%
190	Columbia, MO	20,697	10%
191	Evansville, IN	20,674	8%
192	Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	20,665	7%
193	Modesto, CA	20,641	4%
194	Lawton, OK	20,428	16%
195	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	20,266	2%
196	Decatur, AL	20,161	13%
197	Amarillo, TX	19,778	7%
198	Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	19,059	12%
199	Gainesville, GA	18,999	9%
200	St. Cloud, MN	18,886	9%
201	Decatur, IL	18,729	19%
202	Corpus Christi, TX	18,210	4%
203	Fargo, ND-MN	18,166	7%
204	Anchorage, AK	18,150	5%
205	Utica-Rome, NY	18,087	6%
206	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	18,020	3%
207	Cedar Rapids, IA	16,858	6%
208	Reno, NV	16,394	3%
209	Sioux Falls, SD-MN	16,367	5%
210	Abilene, TX	16,350	9%
211	Kankakee, IL	16,135	15%
212	Portland-South Portland, ME	16,117	3%
213	Gadsden, AL	15,754	15%
214	Manchester-Nashua, NH	15,728	4%
215	Bloomington, IL	15,653	9%
216	Topeka, KS	15,619	7%
217	Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL	15,503	9%
218	Battle Creek, MI	15,125	11%
219	Lincoln, NE	15,078	4%
220	Wichita Falls, TX	15,062	10%
221	Rome, GA	14,998	15%
222	Bowling Green, KY	14,736	8%
223	Binghamton, NY	14,438	6%
224	Elizabethtown, KY	14,384	11%
225	Rochester, MN	14,084	6%
226	Iowa City, IA	14,023	8%
227	Kingston, NY	13,659	7%
228	Salinas, CA	13,655	3%
229	Midland, TX	13,554	7%
230	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	13,317	8%
231	Charleston, WV	13,198	6%
232	Springfield, MO	13,047	3%
233	Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	12,955	6%
234	Kenosha, WI	12,833	8%
235	Jackson, MI	12,772	8%
236	Michigan City-La Porte, IN	12,768	11%
237	Springfield, OH	12,668	9%
238	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	12,634	2%
239	Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	12,437	4%
240	Punta Gorda, FL	12,342	6%
241	Elkhart-Goshen, IN	12,340	6%
242	Lima, OH	12,238	12%
243	Mansfield, OH	12,138	10%
244	Sebring, FL	11,830	11%
245	Merced, CA	11,728	4%
246	Jefferson City, MO	11,693	8%
247	Manhattan, KS	11,514	9%
248	Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	11,461	11%
249	Visalia, CA	11,304	2%
250	Fort Smith, AR-OK	11,147	5%
251	Hanford-Corcoran, CA	10,907	7%
252	Ogden, UT	10,707	2%
253	Boise City, ID	10,668	1%
254	Wildwood-The Villages, FL	10,539	7%
255	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	10,488	2%
256	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	10,141	2%
257	Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	10,059	8%
258	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	10,023	1%