RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 925

Highest Black population share, US metro areas

US metro areas 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. Clarksdale, MS leads at 74.4%. 925 metro areas qualify in total. Mississippi carries 10 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000

USUnited States334,922,49911.9%–

01Clarksdale, MSMS19,84974.4%+8%

02Greenville, MSMS40,44671.4%+11%

03Selma, ALAL35,14069.9%+11%

04Greenwood, MSMS34,91263.8%+6%

05Cleveland, MSMS28,26263.2%−2%

06Orangeburg, SCSC83,17760.7%+0%

07Forrest City, ARAR21,80054.4%+12%

08Natchez, MSMS54,72253.8%+2%

09Albany, GAGA145,51052.6%+9%

10Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02552.3%−4%

11Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21151.7%+12%

12McComb, MSMS52,64050.5%+9%

13Vicksburg, MSMS41,75948.6%+13%

14Columbus, MSMS67,14448.0%+4%

15Jackson, MSMS609,84747.6%+3%

16Henderson, NCNC42,63847.3%−1%

17Eufaula, ALAL26,86146.9%+2%

18Memphis, TNTN1,341,41246.3%+7%

19Sumter, SCSC105,06745.8%−1%

20Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48645.3%+6%

21Americus, GAGA33,39445.1%−4%

22Cordele, GAGA19,23744.8%+4%

23Grenada, MSMS30,22244.7%+6%

24Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55344.6%+8%

25Montgomery, ALAL388,74744.5%+11%

26Florence, SCSC201,39242.2%+6%

27Bainbridge, GAGA29,43241.9%+5%

28Columbus, GAGA324,83041.8%+3%

29Milledgeville, GAGA44,02941.3%−4%

30Opelousas, LALA80,76539.7%−5%

31Natchitoches, LALA36,08939.4%+3%

32Shreveport, LALA383,47439.3%+3%

33Kinston, NCNC55,83739.2%−3%

34Meridian, MSMS85,41939.1%+5%

35Wilson, NCNC81,15038.6%−1%

36Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09937.9%+17%

37New Orleans, LALA970,84937.4%−11%

38Troy, ALAL33,68837.1%+2%

39Monroe, LALA222,39037.0%+7%

40Laurinburg, NCNC33,32237.0%−0%

41Hinesville, GAGA91,87037.0%−7%

42Ruston, LALA48,36036.9%−7%

43LaGrange, GAGA107,09736.8%+8%

44Camden, ARAR26,36336.6%+2%

45Fayetteville, NCNC395,41236.1%+4%

46Dublin, GAGA60,35136.0%+4%

47Mobile, ALAL411,65835.7%+8%

48Valdosta, GAGA153,27634.9%+5%

49Greenville, NCNC182,93634.7%+4%

50Augusta, GAGA641,23134.7%−0%

51Magnolia, ARAR21,89434.4%−4%

52Blytheville, ARAR37,82834.4%+6%

53Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20134.2%−14%

54Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85034.1%−3%

55Baton Rouge, LALA888,69933.9%−0%

56Warner Robins, GAGA208,09133.6%+19%

57Minden, LALA34,94833.5%+3%

58Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18233.3%+18%

59Columbia, SCSC879,91833.1%+1%

60Laurel, MSMS82,28132.9%+3%

61Danville, VAVA101,13732.8%+1%

62Thomasville, GAGA72,95832.7%−8%

63Starkville, MSMS62,06332.7%−4%

64El Dorado, ARAR36,92632.1%+1%

65Savannah, GAGA438,31431.5%−9%

66Rockingham, NCNC42,04131.2%+3%

67Tallahassee, FLFL397,44231.0%−3%

68New Iberia, LALA66,84631.0%+1%

69Tifton, GAGA51,23730.8%+1%

70Brookhaven, MSMS35,01230.0%+2%

71Talladega, ALAL91,76429.7%−6%

72Greenwood, SCSC95,21529.7%−5%

73Goldsboro, NCNC122,27829.6%−10%

74Hammond, LALA141,34629.2%+4%

75Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21329.1%−5%

76Morgan City, LALA46,55228.8%−9%

77Salisbury, MDMD131,87228.8%+6%

78Newberry, SCSC39,56128.7%−13%

79Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78128.4%+4%

80Alexandria, LALA147,95228.4%+2%

81Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76628.3%+3%

82Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01428.2%+9%

83Statesboro, GAGA97,97728.1%−4%

84Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91227.8%−28%

85Richmond, VAVA1,389,33827.6%−9%

86Auburn, ALAL208,01326.8%−19%

87Bogalusa, LALA44,93726.8%−15%

88Martinsville, VAVA63,09126.8%+0%

89Greensboro, NCNC805,94526.5%+15%

90Dover, DEDE194,78626.4%+30%

91Thomaston, GAGA28,50025.8%−7%

92Douglas, GAGA52,86125.7%+4%

93Jackson, TNTN184,56925.6%+2%

94Oxford, MSMS71,97225.1%−11%

95Cambridge, MDMD33,62824.8%−12%

96Texarkana, TXTX146,81624.4%+6%

97Washington, DCDC6,465,72424.2%−8%

98Vidalia, GAGA36,18023.5%−5%

99Dothan, ALAL156,26623.5%+4%

100Little Rock, ARAR777,60723.5%+12%

101Beaumont, TXTX399,31023.4%−5%

102Lumberton, NCNC119,94123.2%−7%

103Alexander City, ALAL40,95323.2%−8%

104Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93823.2%+6%

105Charleston, SCSC889,26323.1%−25%

106Durham, NCNC625,48523.1%−19%

107Moultrie, GAGA47,43822.8%−2%

108Washington, NCNC44,67022.8%−21%

109Lafayette, LALA423,75822.7%+1%

110Waycross, GAGA57,67022.6%−0%

111Tupelo, MSMS133,16722.2%+18%

112Lake Charles, LALA244,65521.8%−2%

113Charlotte, NCNC2,938,83021.7%+4%

114Oxford, ALAL115,83421.6%+17%

115Huntsville, ALAL556,44421.2%+2%

116Detroit, MIMI4,390,91321.2%−7%

117St. Simons, GAGA118,52421.1%−12%

118Ozark, ALAL49,91220.3%+1%

119Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,50020.1%−6%

120Spartanburg, SCSC407,65619.8%−9%

121Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13719.8%−12%

122Gulfport, MSMS431,32919.7%+3%

123New Bern, NCNC127,35819.7%−24%

124Huntsville, TXTX83,84219.6%−17%

125Burlington, NCNC186,17719.6%+5%

126Jesup, GAGA32,48119.5%−3%

127Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11819.5%−0%

128Miami, FLFL6,391,07219.3%+7%

129Killeen, TXTX511,49719.2%−0%

130Flint, MIMI401,09319.1%−6%

131Gaffney, SCSC58,27518.7%−9%

132Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72018.4%−6%

133Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77518.2%−1%

134Athens, GAGA224,14818.2%−11%

135Saginaw, MIMI187,68818.1%−2%

136Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96617.9%−36%

137Trenton, NJNJ399,28917.9%−8%

138Shelby, NCNC103,32517.9%−14%

139Palestine, TXTX59,80517.6%−25%

140Clarksville, TNTN349,00117.6%−7%

141Sanford, NCNC70,25817.2%−15%

142St. Louis, MOMO2,814,42117.1%−4%

143Houston, TXTX7,904,62717.0%+2%

144Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20616.8%−0%

145Gainesville, FLFL359,03616.7%−4%

146Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03516.5%−1%

147Vineland, NJNJ157,14816.4%−14%

148Tyler, TXTX252,54916.3%−14%

149Decatur, ILIL99,30016.2%+16%

150Kingsland, GAGA60,14316.2%−19%

151Lake City, FLFL74,09416.1%−5%

152Lynchburg, VAVA269,16916.1%−11%

153Dallas, TXTX8,477,15716.0%+17%

154Longview, TXTX297,31515.9%−18%

155Columbus, OHOH2,242,02815.9%+29%

156Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72115.9%+42%

157Chicago, ILIL9,434,12315.7%−16%

158Houma, LALA199,66815.7%+2%

159Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01015.6%+1%

160Enterprise, ALAL56,95315.6%−15%

161Dyersburg, TNTN36,32015.0%+17%

162Pensacola, FLFL544,94915.0%−8%

163Indianapolis, ININ2,205,69515.0%+10%

164Orlando, FLFL2,957,67215.0%+12%

165New York, NYNY20,112,44814.9%−13%

166Dayton, OHOH826,55414.8%−2%

167Jonesboro, ARAR139,44014.8%+95%

168Palatka, FLFL77,73414.7%−13%

169Gadsden, ALAL103,88614.7%+1%

170Danville, ILIL71,25914.7%+40%

171Kankakee, ILIL105,52514.3%−7%

172Brenham, TXTX38,28814.2%−23%

173Greenville, SCSC1,014,10114.1%−16%

174Lakeland, FLFL874,79014.1%+6%

175Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07614.0%−11%

176Carbondale, ILIL52,50113.9%+8%

177Toledo, OHOH599,37613.9%+10%

178Nashville, TNTN2,197,41613.8%−6%

179Rome, GAGA101,37813.6%+2%

180Lexington Park, MDMD211,17613.4%−1%

181Lawton, OKOK127,59013.4%−25%

182Louisville, KYKY1,402,50913.3%+4%

183Niles, MIMI152,44413.1%−18%

184Waco, TXTX308,80713.0%−13%

185New Haven, CTCT578,74113.0%–

186East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,17913.0%+128%

187Paris, TXTX63,31912.8%−11%

188Roanoke, VAVA316,54712.8%+5%

189Jacksonville, TXTX53,33712.8%−20%

190Arcadia, FLFL37,07812.3%−1%

191Vallejo, CACA455,37612.3%−16%

192Easton, MDMD38,23812.2%−20%

193Lufkin, TXTX88,15412.1%−17%

194Slidell, LALA279,10812.0%+22%

195Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45912.0%−27%

196Muskegon, MIMI177,90112.0%−15%

197Picayune, MSMS59,36312.0%−1%

198Cedartown, GAGA45,51411.9%−11%

199Decatur, ALAL160,32611.8%+2%

200Springfield, ILIL206,03311.8%+31%

201Champaign, ILIL239,97911.8%+24%

202Chattanooga, TNTN594,53011.7%−15%

203Akron, OHOH701,78011.7%+7%

204Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55111.6%−25%

205Kansas City, MOMO2,270,68211.6%−7%

206Ocala, FLFL442,66011.6%+2%

207Jacksonville, NCNC217,17511.5%−36%

208Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,22611.5%+31%

209Sikeston, MOMO49,97811.5%−11%

210Florence, ALAL156,60911.5%−8%

211Clewiston, FLFL61,54611.5%−16%

212Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,85811.4%−0%

213Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21411.3%−7%

214Tampa, FLFL3,418,89511.2%+13%

215Albemarle, NCNC68,83011.2%−2%

216Malvern, ARAR33,45111.1%+9%

217Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65311.1%−4%

218South Bend, ININ324,53811.0%+4%

219Youngstown, OHOH423,67811.0%−9%

220El Campo, TXTX42,06010.9%−26%

221DeRidder, LALA36,67310.8%−16%

222Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79510.8%+12%

223Charlottesville, VAVA228,59710.6%−24%

224College Station, TXTX287,47610.6%−13%

225Waterbury, CTCT463,34910.6%–

226Union City, TNTN30,06710.5%+7%

227Lexington, KYKY535,17410.5%+2%

228Hartford, CTCT1,171,42610.4%–

229Racine, WIWI198,91910.3%+1%

230Michigan City, ININ111,29410.3%+3%

231Rochester, NYNY1,056,14910.3%−1%

232Panama City, FLFL231,17410.3%−5%

233Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04710.2%−24%

234Corinth, MSMS34,56910.2%−8%

235Wilmington, NCNC492,77210.1%−41%

236Rockford, ILIL337,24210.1%+10%

237Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08310.1%−27%

238Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44210.1%−15%

239Deltona, FLFL746,93310.0%+11%

240Bridgeport, CTCT978,17910.0%–

241Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3779.9%+22%

242Seaford, DEDE277,1409.8%−33%

243Harrisburg, PAPA617,4279.7%+5%

244Bay City, TXTX36,4639.7%−23%

245Muskogee, OKOK66,7089.7%−26%

246Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6669.6%−9%

247Battle Creek, MIMI133,4089.6%−11%

248Lima, OHOH100,8819.6%−21%

249Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8139.5%−9%

250Palm Bay, FLFL663,9829.4%+15%

251Nantucket, MAMA14,7589.4%+14%

252Sebring, FLFL111,1229.3%+2%

253Peoria, ILIL363,5059.1%+10%

254Corsicana, TXTX57,1819.1%−45%

255Fort Wayne, ININ466,2589.1%−5%

256Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2959.1%+76%

257Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4489.0%+3%

258Columbia, MOMO219,0629.0%+7%

259Hagerstown, MDMD315,2808.9%+45%

260Summerville, GAGA25,3008.9%−20%

261Pinehurst, NCNC110,6198.9%−42%

262Lansing, MIMI479,7228.5%+7%

263Freeport, ILIL43,2208.5%+11%

264Monticello, NYNY80,5868.4%+5%

265Bloomington, ILIL171,4198.4%+37%

266St. Cloud, MNMN205,8548.3%+947%

267Toccoa, GAGA27,8548.1%−32%

268Daphne, ALAL267,7618.0%−22%

269Springfield, OHOH135,3408.0%−10%

270Galesburg, ILIL47,7678.0%+28%

271Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2157.9%+3%

272Martin, TNTN33,2617.9%+14%

273Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9927.8%+1%

274Sebastian, FLFL172,7997.7%−5%

275Crestview, FLFL315,0987.7%−10%

276Forest City, NCNC65,7457.7%−31%

277Syracuse, NYNY652,2737.7%+15%

278Cape Coral, FLFL875,6077.6%+20%

279Paducah, KYKY102,2597.6%−4%

280Springfield, MAMA464,3387.6%+2%

281Jefferson, GAGA99,2657.6%−1%

282Manhattan, KSKS136,1227.6%−20%

283Hot Springs, ARAR99,6957.6%−3%

284Okeechobee, FLFL42,6087.5%−4%

285Davenport, IAIA380,4527.5%+32%

286Abilene, TXTX185,4297.4%+12%

287Albany, NYNY915,8357.4%+19%

288Jackson, MIMI159,5527.4%−6%

289Kokomo, ININ83,9047.3%+13%

290Waterloo, IAIA169,1897.3%+17%

291Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2737.3%−16%

292Beeville, TXTX32,5157.3%−25%

293Henderson, KYKY57,1847.2%+11%

294Omaha, NENE1,009,8367.2%−7%

295Mansfield, OHOH124,8937.1%−25%

296Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0637.0%−11%

297Erie, PAPA265,8327.0%+16%

298Frankfort, KYKY77,8746.9%−5%

299Bowling Green, KYKY197,1806.9%+14%

300Austin, TXTX2,620,9456.9%−11%

301Franklin, KYKY20,7886.9%−32%

302Kennett, MOMO26,8556.9%−20%

303Boston, MAMA5,034,2216.8%+21%

304Iowa City, IAIA182,7116.8%+179%

305Key West, FLFL80,4066.8%+51%

306Faribault, MNMN69,9396.7%+436%

307Riverside, CACA4,769,0076.7%−10%

308Staunton, VAVA129,6926.7%−4%

309Gainesville, GAGA226,5686.7%−6%

310Canton, OHOH400,2466.6%−1%

311Paris, TNTN32,8966.6%−26%

312Stockton, CACA823,8156.6%+3%

313San Francisco, CACA4,630,0416.6%−30%

314San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1406.5%+9%

315Sacramento, CACA2,477,2746.5%−6%

316Wichita, KSKS663,8096.4%−13%

317Naples, FLFL417,1316.4%+46%

318Lubbock, TXTX368,4316.4%−8%

319Elmira, NYNY80,4156.4%+12%

320Fargo, NDND269,5286.4%+795%

321The Villages, FLFL157,7726.3%−53%

322Jefferson City, MOMO152,7126.3%−11%

323Shelbyville, TNTN55,2736.3%−24%

324Midland, TXTX193,1396.3%−5%

325Hickory, NCNC376,8906.2%−9%

326Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6456.2%+8%

327Amarillo, TXTX276,2356.1%+11%

328Susanville, CACA28,1176.1%−31%

329Evansville, ININ273,7866.1%+4%

330Ardmore, OKOK48,9106.1%−19%

331Seattle, WAWA4,161,8836.0%+22%

332Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4416.0%−22%

333Lexington, NENE26,2555.9%+2617%

334Kenosha, WIWI168,4485.9%+19%

335Bonham, TXTX39,2655.9%−26%

336Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1475.8%−24%

337Hanford, CACA154,3275.8%−28%

338Altus, OKOK24,7645.8%−27%

339Vernon, TXTX12,4815.8%−33%

340Beckley, WVWV109,9405.8%−22%

341Alma, MIMI41,1905.8%+57%

342York, PAPA473,1975.8%+63%

343Madisonville, KYKY45,1275.8%−7%

344Sandusky, OHOH112,7775.7%−3%

345North Port, FLFL948,1585.7%−3%

346Kingston, NYNY183,3305.7%+12%

347Lewisburg, PAPA42,3135.7%−11%

348Macomb, ILIL25,9165.6%+65%

349Hermitage, PAPA107,8605.6%+8%

350Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8085.6%+82%

351Des Moines, IAIA758,5395.6%+56%

352Rochester, MNMN231,1845.6%+202%

353Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0815.6%+3%

354Fayetteville, TNTN36,8535.6%−24%

355Lewiston, MEME116,4875.5%+788%

356Allentown, PAPA887,6155.5%+115%

357Chillicothe, OHOH76,4295.5%−12%

358Victoria, TXTX99,8645.4%−9%

359Guymon, OKOK20,3225.4%+854%

360Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9385.4%+55%

361Denver, COCO3,092,0375.4%+3%

362Lincoln, ILIL27,1825.4%−18%

363Colorado Springs, COCO781,7965.3%−12%

364Dixon, ILIL32,9145.3%+9%

365Knoxville, TNTN968,1375.3%−4%

366Cumberland, MDMD93,6405.2%+15%

367Lafayette, ININ228,4685.2%+158%

368Muncie, ININ113,1065.2%−22%

369Seneca, SCSC83,7755.2%−38%

370Topeka, KSKS233,0525.1%−23%

371Sherman, TXTX153,6135.1%−11%

372Willmar, MNMN44,7205.1%+1125%

373Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2855.1%+130%

374Athens, TXTX88,5955.1%−23%

375Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2125.0%+19%

376Sioux City, IAIA145,7385.0%+214%

377Moberly, MOMO24,5134.9%−29%

378Marshall, MOMO23,2654.9%−8%

379Winchester, TNTN45,5794.9%−10%

380Norwich, CTCT284,0154.9%–

381St. Joseph, MOMO119,1704.9%+20%

382Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6384.8%+303%

383Dumas, TXTX21,8914.8%+988%

384Bakersfield, CACA927,0684.8%−16%

385Utica, NYNY285,6114.8%+9%

386Danville, KYKY56,9854.8%−25%

387Marion, ININ66,5244.8%−33%

388Worcester, MAMA888,5024.8%+96%

389Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9044.7%−9%

390Mankato, MNMN104,9074.7%+352%

391Williston, NDND41,7674.7%+5057%

392Marion, OHOH65,1154.7%−18%

393Elkhart, ININ208,7744.7%−9%

394Worthington, MNMN22,3384.6%+356%

395Providence, RIRI1,708,1614.6%+41%

396Janesville, WIWI166,4724.6%+1%

397Elk City, OKOK22,1594.6%−14%

398Big Spring, TXTX30,5044.5%+18%

399Huntingdon, PAPA43,0014.5%−11%

400Winchester, VAVA152,3324.5%+11%

401Madison, WIWI709,6854.5%+37%

402Mexico, MOMO24,5284.4%−38%

403Garden City, KSKS37,5054.4%+348%

404Jacksonville, ILIL37,3814.4%−6%

405Pampa, TXTX21,7864.4%−22%

406San Diego, CACA3,282,2484.4%−21%

407Binghamton, NYNY243,1894.3%+68%

408Watertown, NYNY111,5404.3%−23%

409Marion, ILIL67,2254.3%+75%

410Warrensburg, MOMO56,6704.3%−0%

411Blacksburg, VAVA181,6164.2%+3%

412Charleston, WVWV200,1704.2%−29%

413Odessa, TXTX173,8014.2%−5%

414Lawrence, KSKS120,9204.2%+0%

415Searcy, ARAR80,0854.2%+17%

416Mayfield, KYKY37,0504.2%−6%

417Plainview, TXTX36,7004.2%−20%

418Terre Haute, ININ169,2414.1%−4%

419Burlington, IAIA44,0614.1%+38%

420Morehead City, NCNC70,4694.1%−41%

421Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1554.0%+40%

422Russellville, ALAL32,4494.0%−3%

423Asheville, NCNC422,3454.0%−31%

424Williamsport, PAPA112,5874.0%−7%

425Murray, KYKY39,4214.0%+13%

426Reading, PAPA440,0724.0%+18%

427Tullahoma, TNTN69,3393.9%+15%

428Fresno, CACA1,203,3833.9%−19%

429Morgantown, WVWV141,9953.9%+55%

430Fairbanks, AKAK93,9723.9%−32%

431Kirksville, MOMO29,8243.9%+283%

432Marion, NCNC45,1983.8%−6%

433Anchorage, AKAK405,8213.8%−20%

434Richmond, ININ66,1693.8%−25%

435Owensboro, KYKY113,9623.8%−5%

436Peru, ININ34,4873.7%+27%

437Clovis, NMNM65,2703.7%−26%

438Lewisburg, TNTN38,0713.7%−52%

439Cleveland, TNTN134,0573.7%+9%

440North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2333.6%−12%

441Bluefield, WVWV96,1383.6%−16%

442Ithaca, NYNY104,0473.6%+6%

443Campbellsville, KYKY38,4073.6%−14%

444Kingsville, TXTX30,3153.6%+5%

445Sterling, COCO20,6543.6%+81%

446Minot, NDND75,6943.6%+91%

447Weirton, WVWV112,4683.6%−8%

448Lincoln, NENE352,0813.6%+37%

449Brevard, NCNC34,2113.6%−15%

450Fort Smith, ARAR234,1403.6%−10%

451Charleston, ILIL46,6073.6%+57%

452Mount Airy, NCNC72,2873.6%−13%

453Hudson, NYNY60,1683.5%−18%

454Brownwood, TXTX38,7113.5%−9%

455Hannibal, MOMO38,9693.5%−5%

456Glasgow, KYKY56,2243.5%−1%

457Stillwater, OKOK83,8893.5%−2%

458Alamogordo, NMNM70,3683.5%−4%

459San Angelo, TXTX122,0653.5%−10%

460Scranton, PAPA574,4183.5%+146%

461Atchison, KSKS16,1723.5%−34%

462Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8833.5%+61%

463Lancaster, PAPA563,1593.4%+36%

464Austin, MNMN40,9713.4%+539%

465Pontiac, ILIL35,0573.4%−34%

466Calhoun, GAGA61,7013.4%−2%

467Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6853.3%+17%

468Auburn, NYNY74,3653.3%−14%

469Cañon City, COCO50,0393.3%−38%

470Greencastle, ININ37,8763.3%+13%

471Storm Lake, IAIA20,4493.3%+995%

472Snyder, TXTX16,1623.3%−46%

473Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8383.3%−2%

474Owatonna, MNMN37,4643.3%+207%

475Cornelia, GAGA50,4163.2%−26%

476Gainesville, TXTX44,4613.2%+7%

477Grand Forks, NDND105,0463.2%+226%

478State College, PAPA157,3933.2%+25%

479Lacey, WAWA304,2613.2%+39%

480Scottsboro, ALAL54,2813.1%−16%

481Hobbs, NMNM74,7493.1%−26%

482Bloomington, ININ165,2313.1%+22%

483Salina, KSKS59,1213.1%+12%

484Clinton, IAIA46,0023.1%+67%

485Zanesville, OHOH87,0143.1%−22%

486Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1913.1%−16%

487Richmond, KYKY131,8063.1%−0%

488El Paso, TXTX881,2913.0%+11%

489Chambersburg, PAPA160,6523.0%+35%

490Middlesborough, KYKY22,8293.0%+25%

491Ottumwa, IAIA35,2103.0%+227%

492Athens, TNTN71,5903.0%−23%

493Quincy, ILIL74,1463.0%−0%

494Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3322.9%−32%

495Dubuque, IAIA99,3812.9%+253%

496Liberal, KSKS21,0732.9%−19%

497Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1382.9%−14%

498Centralia, ILIL36,3822.9%−24%

499Shawnee, OKOK75,1022.9%−0%

500Pahrump, NVNV57,3362.9%+149%

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest black?

Clarksdale, MS ranks #1 with 74.4% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by black?

Clarksdale, MS, Greenville, MS, Selma, AL, Greenwood, MS, Cleveland, MS.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is black measured?

Share identifying as Black or African American alone. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).