RANKING · 2024 ACS · 271 SHOWN OF 271

Highest Black population share, Pennsylvania cities

Pennsylvania cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 271 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000

01Yeadon, PAPA12,32084.1%+3.7 pts

02Darby, PAPA10,66684.0%+24.4 pts

03Sharon Hill, PAPA5,99575.1%+50.5 pts

04Chester, PAPA33,99670.5%−4.1 pts

05Collingdale, PAPA8,89857.2%+52.8 pts

06Lansdowne, PAPA11,14149.2%+30.6 pts

07Folcroft, PAPA6,78047.4%+43.5 pts

08Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,60246.2%−19.9 pts

09Duquesne, PAPA5,01945.2%−2.4 pts

10Clairton, PAPA5,87643.9%+15.7 pts

11Steelton, PAPA6,32841.2%+10.9 pts

12Harrisburg, PAPA50,52240.9%−12.8 pts

13Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83538.8%+35.9 pts

14Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,28138.3%−4.2 pts

15McKeesport, PAPA16,90735.7%+11.4 pts

16Aliquippa, PAPA9,00234.7%−0.7 pts

17Coatesville, PAPA13,28332.4%−15.9 pts

18Norristown, PAPA35,91131.0%−3.3 pts

19Swissvale, PAPA8,19728.7%+6.7 pts

20Elkins Park, PAPA7,21327.0%–

21Colonial Park, PAPA18,03224.7%+15.2 pts

22York, PAPA45,34224.1%+0.2 pts

23Beaver Falls, PAPA8,83224.0%+6.6 pts

24Pottstown, PAPA23,32222.6%+7.9 pts

25Pittsburgh, PAPA307,63222.1%−4.9 pts

26McKees Rocks, PAPA5,62422.1%+8.1 pts

27Drexel Hill, PAPA30,45121.2%+19.3 pts

28Progress, PAPA11,01721.1%+2.6 pts

29Roslyn, PAPA10,63920.5%–

30Ambridge, PAPA6,94419.4%+8.2 pts

31East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,43819.2%+13.2 pts

32Monessen, PAPA6,65718.8%+4.8 pts

33Sharon, PAPA12,64817.7%+6.9 pts

34Glenolden, PAPA7,21717.1%+13.2 pts

35Erie, PAPA91,83816.3%+2.3 pts

36Easton, PAPA30,40216.3%+4.0 pts

37Coraopolis, PAPA5,28016.2%+3.8 pts

38Wyndmoor, PAPA5,63316.2%+0.7 pts

39Uniontown, PAPA9,43415.7%+2.1 pts

40Monroeville, PAPA27,68515.3%–

41Washington, PAPA13,37715.0%+0.5 pts

42Sierra View, PAPA6,36514.9%–

43Prospect Park, PAPA6,40914.7%+13.4 pts

44Rutherford, PAPA6,89014.4%+6.9 pts

45West York, PAPA5,11014.3%+11.5 pts

46Linglestown, PAPA6,95713.8%+11.7 pts

47Ambler, PAPA6,84013.7%+1.8 pts

48Wilson, PAPA8,15913.5%+11.7 pts

49New Brighton, PAPA5,50313.5%+3.0 pts

50West Chester, PAPA19,59113.5%−2.9 pts

51Munhall, PAPA10,25313.4%+10.0 pts

52Johnstown, PAPA17,65413.2%+2.7 pts

53Downingtown, PAPA8,38413.0%+2.6 pts

54Bala Cynwyd, PAPA10,22712.8%–

55Sanatoga, PAPA8,94912.4%+1.0 pts

56Forest Hills, PAPA6,11612.4%+9.4 pts

57Fullerton, PAPA16,72412.1%+8.5 pts

58Lancaster, PAPA58,36612.0%−0.5 pts

59Williamsport, PAPA27,38412.0%−0.6 pts

60Brentwood, PAPA9,59711.9%+11.3 pts

61Morrisville, PAPA9,66511.9%−7.0 pts

62Ardmore, PAPA13,90911.5%+0.1 pts

63Chestnut Hill, PAPA7,08611.4%–

64Oreland, PAPA5,95311.3%−0.6 pts

65Kingston, PAPA13,46211.3%+10.5 pts

66Stroudsburg, PAPA5,80911.0%+4.8 pts

67New Castle, PAPA21,17510.8%+0.1 pts

68Carnegie, PAPA7,77710.2%+4.7 pts

69Crafton, PAPA5,79010.2%+7.4 pts

70Swarthmore, PAPA6,56110.0%+5.4 pts

71Allentown, PAPA126,0449.8%+3.0 pts

72Kulpsville, PAPA8,7999.7%+6.0 pts

73Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,5239.7%+4.8 pts

74Jeannette, PAPA8,4899.7%+4.5 pts

75Carlisle, PAPA22,6939.5%+2.7 pts

76Bellevue, PAPA7,8889.1%+4.8 pts

77Nanticoke, PAPA10,7129.0%+8.8 pts

78King of Prussia, PAPA25,8578.8%+4.6 pts

79New Kensington, PAPA11,7598.6%−1.1 pts

80Kenmar, PAPA5,0778.6%–

81Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,8808.5%−1.8 pts

82White Oak, PAPA7,2868.5%+6.7 pts

83Arlington Heights, PAPA6,8478.5%+4.4 pts

84Glenside, PAPA7,6598.4%+1.8 pts

85Bethlehem, PAPA79,6448.2%+5.1 pts

86Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,5027.9%+4.5 pts

87Columbia, PAPA10,3147.7%+3.7 pts

88Reading, PAPA95,8327.7%−3.2 pts

89Wescosville, PAPA7,1487.7%–

90Enola, PAPA6,5347.5%+6.6 pts

91Ridley Park, PAPA7,2557.5%+6.8 pts

92West Mifflin, PAPA18,7077.3%−1.5 pts

93Penn Wynne, PAPA6,0707.3%+3.7 pts

94Plymouth, PAPA5,8017.1%+6.4 pts

95Fairless Hills, PAPA8,8277.0%+4.4 pts

96Villanova, PAPA9,1867.0%–

97Chambersburg, PAPA23,3767.0%−0.3 pts

98Willow Grove, PAPA14,1316.9%+0.5 pts

99Oxford, PAPA5,8876.8%−4.0 pts

100Fort Washington, PAPA6,2716.7%+3.7 pts

101Scranton, PAPA75,5146.6%+3.7 pts

102Hatboro, PAPA8,5936.3%+4.4 pts

103Brookhaven, PAPA8,3626.3%+4.3 pts

104Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,2126.1%+4.8 pts

105Middletown, PAPA9,7766.0%−1.2 pts

106Franklin, PAPA5,8996.0%+2.9 pts

107Exeter, PAPA5,5875.9%+5.4 pts

108Lansdale, PAPA18,9865.8%+1.9 pts

109Hershey, PAPA14,2425.7%+3.6 pts

110Dormont, PAPA7,8165.6%+4.6 pts

111Red Lion, PAPA6,5235.5%+4.9 pts

112Connellsville, PAPA6,5745.4%+1.5 pts

113Indiana, PAPA14,6975.4%+0.2 pts

114Collegeville, PAPA5,2875.3%−25.7 pts

115Harleysville, PAPA9,0905.3%+2.7 pts

116Middletown, PAPA7,6285.3%+3.4 pts

117Canonsburg, PAPA9,5295.2%−1.3 pts

118Conshohocken, PAPA9,2665.1%−2.6 pts

119East York, PAPA9,3885.1%+3.6 pts

120Chesterbrook, PAPA5,8395.1%+3.5 pts

121Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,5345.1%−0.2 pts

122New Holland, PAPA5,7545.0%+4.0 pts

123Levittown, PAPA50,9264.9%+2.6 pts

124Somerset, PAPA5,8154.9%+4.2 pts

125Lewisburg, PAPA5,2264.5%+2.0 pts

126Whitehall, PAPA14,5214.3%+2.9 pts

127Natrona Heights, PAPA6,9034.3%–

128Gettysburg, PAPA8,3654.2%−1.3 pts

129Berwick, PAPA10,2974.1%+3.3 pts

130Meadville, PAPA12,2304.0%−1.0 pts

131Millersville, PAPA9,2804.0%−0.3 pts

132Montgomeryville, PAPA13,3883.9%+0.7 pts

133Woodlyn, PAPA9,7363.9%−5.1 pts

134Plum, PAPA26,2253.9%+1.1 pts

135Audubon, PAPA9,2293.9%−0.4 pts

136Selinsgrove, PAPA5,4883.8%+1.2 pts

137Moosic, PAPA5,9893.8%+3.5 pts

138New Cumberland, PAPA7,5903.8%+3.2 pts

139Shippensburg, PAPA5,6153.8%+0.4 pts

140State College, PAPA40,8443.7%+0.2 pts

141Pittston, PAPA7,7153.7%+3.1 pts

142Phoenixville, PAPA20,3563.7%−3.9 pts

143Media, PAPA5,9203.7%−10.4 pts

144Bristol, PAPA9,9703.7%−4.6 pts

145Campbelltown, PAPA6,0923.6%+2.9 pts

146Altoona, PAPA42,3473.6%+1.2 pts

147Horsham, PAPA16,0053.6%−0.2 pts

148Huntingdon, PAPA6,8623.5%+2.1 pts

149Breinigsville, PAPA7,7693.4%–

150West View, PAPA6,3553.4%+2.5 pts

151Quakertown, PAPA9,2353.4%+2.2 pts

152Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,7773.4%+2.7 pts

153Croydon, PAPA9,6843.4%+0.5 pts

154Baldwin, PAPA20,5163.4%+1.0 pts

155Hanover, PAPA16,6843.4%+2.9 pts

156Leola, PAPA7,4483.3%–

157Sunbury, PAPA9,4953.3%+2.2 pts

158Birdsboro, PAPA5,1613.3%+2.3 pts

159Catasauqua, PAPA6,5903.3%+2.4 pts

160Bloomsburg, PAPA13,3753.3%+0.9 pts

161Butler, PAPA12,8793.2%+1.0 pts

162Kennett Square, PAPA6,8933.1%−6.5 pts

163Paoli, PAPA6,3623.0%−2.3 pts

164Lower Allen, PAPA7,6463.0%+0.5 pts

165Nazareth, PAPA6,0913.0%+2.5 pts

166Castle Shannon, PAPA8,0063.0%+1.6 pts

167Lionville, PAPA7,6832.9%–

168Greensburg, PAPA14,4622.8%−1.0 pts

169Gilbertsville, PAPA6,1652.8%+2.0 pts

170Hermitage, PAPA16,3082.7%−0.3 pts

171Mount Carmel, PAPA5,5792.7%+2.6 pts

172Lock Haven, PAPA8,5002.6%+1.3 pts

173Shiloh, PAPA11,2462.6%+0.9 pts

174Lebanon, PAPA26,4792.6%+0.1 pts

175Maple Glen, PAPA6,6432.6%+0.5 pts

176Pennside, PAPA5,4072.5%–

177Park Forest, PAPA8,6242.5%−0.4 pts

178Perkasie, PAPA9,3122.5%+1.9 pts

179Bridgeport, PAPA5,7582.4%−0.1 pts

180Wyomissing, PAPA11,2852.4%+0.9 pts

181Willow Street, PAPA9,6472.3%+1.9 pts

182Ellwood City, PAPA7,3622.2%+1.4 pts

183Carbondale, PAPA8,7312.2%+2.0 pts

184Waynesboro, PAPA11,1902.2%−0.4 pts

185Wayne, PAPA6,6352.2%–

186Northampton, PAPA10,5702.1%+1.8 pts

187Weigelstown, PAPA15,4852.1%+1.0 pts

188Merion Station, PAPA5,7882.1%–

189Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,3572.1%+0.8 pts

190Schlusser, PAPA5,4022.1%−1.2 pts

191Ephrata, PAPA13,6472.1%+1.5 pts

192Grove City, PAPA7,6942.1%+1.4 pts

193Newtown Grant, PAPA6,1932.1%+0.9 pts

194Sayre, PAPA5,3282.0%+1.4 pts

195West Hazleton, PAPA5,2842.0%+1.4 pts

196Blandon, PAPA7,3572.0%–

197Dunmore, PAPA14,2491.8%+1.4 pts

198Pottsville, PAPA13,1701.8%−0.4 pts

199Taylor, PAPA6,2321.8%+1.5 pts

200Exton, PAPA6,7721.8%−2.2 pts

201Glenshaw, PAPA9,1391.8%–

202Dorneyville, PAPA5,2111.7%–

203Folsom, PAPA8,6711.7%−0.1 pts

204Elizabethtown, PAPA11,9611.7%+0.8 pts

205Hazleton, PAPA30,2861.7%+1.1 pts

206Murrysville, PAPA20,6361.7%–

207Emmaus, PAPA12,5141.7%+1.0 pts

208Shillington, PAPA5,5421.7%+1.2 pts

209Franklin Park, PAPA14,9781.6%+0.6 pts

210Souderton, PAPA7,2881.6%+0.6 pts

211South Williamsport, PAPA6,1241.5%+1.1 pts

212Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,0371.5%+1.1 pts

213Edinboro, PAPA5,7901.4%−3.0 pts

214Warren, PAPA9,0461.4%+1.2 pts

215Parkville, PAPA8,1281.4%+0.8 pts

216Lititz, PAPA9,6891.4%+1.0 pts

217Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,7831.3%+0.7 pts

218St. Marys, PAPA12,2531.3%+1.1 pts

219Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,0731.3%+0.7 pts

220Palmyra, PAPA7,7621.3%+0.4 pts

221Clearfield, PAPA5,7531.2%+0.5 pts

222Bethel Park, PAPA32,0741.2%+0.2 pts

223Latrobe, PAPA7,8261.2%+0.8 pts

224Titusville, PAPA5,1121.1%−0.1 pts

225Monaca, PAPA5,4561.1%−0.8 pts

226Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,7531.1%−0.3 pts

227Economy, PAPA9,0981.1%+0.4 pts

228DuBois, PAPA7,2541.0%+0.7 pts

229Blakely, PAPA6,6111.0%+0.7 pts

230Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,4701.0%+0.2 pts

231Lower Burrell, PAPA11,4701.0%+0.0 pts

232Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,2531.0%+0.2 pts

233Shamokin, PAPA6,7641.0%+0.8 pts

234Norwood, PAPA5,9271.0%−0.1 pts

235Tamaqua, PAPA6,9290.9%+0.8 pts

236Hellertown, PAPA6,1380.9%+0.7 pts

237Mount Joy, PAPA8,3190.9%−0.5 pts

238Lewistown, PAPA8,3850.9%−0.0 pts

239Bradford, PAPA7,4420.8%+0.4 pts

240Oakmont, PAPA6,5760.8%−0.0 pts

241Greenville, PAPA5,4060.8%−1.0 pts

242Bellefonte, PAPA5,8620.7%−0.1 pts

243Doylestown, PAPA8,3300.7%−0.5 pts

244Blue Bell, PAPA6,4240.7%−1.7 pts

245Broomall, PAPA10,6790.7%+0.1 pts

246Spring House, PAPA5,1370.7%−1.6 pts

247Oil City, PAPA9,3010.7%−0.2 pts

248Old Forge, PAPA8,6400.7%+0.5 pts

249Dickson City, PAPA5,9760.5%+0.3 pts

250Milton, PAPA6,4570.5%−1.8 pts

251Allison Park, PAPA22,0450.5%–

252Punxsutawney, PAPA5,5580.5%+0.3 pts

253Fox Chapel, PAPA5,1390.4%−0.1 pts

254Camp Hill, PAPA8,1990.3%+0.0 pts

255Clarks Summit, PAPA5,0690.3%+0.0 pts

256Corry, PAPA5,9930.3%+0.0 pts

257Bangor, PAPA5,1180.3%−0.2 pts

258Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,1250.2%−0.2 pts

259Mountain Top, PAPA11,8500.2%−0.3 pts

260Duryea, PAPA5,1570.1%−0.2 pts

261Swoyersville, PAPA5,1550.1%−0.0 pts

262Treasure Lake, PAPA5,3360.0%−0.2 pts

263Richboro, PAPA6,9630.0%−0.3 pts

264Archbald, PAPA7,5980.0%−0.3 pts

265Lehighton, PAPA5,2320.0%−0.3 pts

266New Freedom, PAPA5,1160.0%−0.8 pts

267Olyphant, PAPA5,3900.0%−0.4 pts

268Palmerton, PAPA5,6150.0%−0.2 pts

269Tyrone, PAPA5,2260.0%−0.3 pts

270Whitfield, PAPA5,2260.0%−0.5 pts

271Churchville, PAPA6,0840.0%−0.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES