RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 918

Highest Black population share, US metro areas · 2000

US metro areas ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2000 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. Clarksdale, MS leads at 68.9%. 918 metro areas qualify in total. Mississippi carries 10 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 1990

USUnited States281,421,90612.0%–

01Clarksdale, MSMS19,84968.9%+6%

02Cleveland, MSMS28,26264.8%+3%

03Greenville, MSMS40,44664.3%+11%

04Selma, ALAL35,14063.0%+9%

05Orangeburg, SCSC83,17760.6%+4%

06Greenwood, MSMS34,91260.5%+7%

07Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02554.3%+4%

08Natchez, MSMS54,72252.8%+6%

09Forrest City, ARAR21,80048.7%+2%

10Albany, GAGA145,51048.4%+8%

11Henderson, NCNC42,63848.0%+6%

12Americus, GAGA33,39447.0%+4%

13Sumter, SCSC105,06746.5%+7%

14Jackson, MSMS609,84746.4%+5%

15McComb, MSMS52,64046.3%+4%

16Eufaula, ALAL26,86146.1%+3%

17Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21146.0%+13%

18Columbus, MSMS67,14446.0%+8%

19Memphis, TNTN1,341,41243.3%+5%

20Cordele, GAGA19,23743.2%+6%

21Milledgeville, GAGA44,02943.2%+2%

22Vicksburg, MSMS41,75943.0%+11%

23Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48642.9%+2%

24Grenada, MSMS30,22242.1%−0%

25Opelousas, LALA80,76541.9%+4%

26New Orleans, LALA970,84941.8%+11%

27Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55341.2%+6%

28Columbus, GAGA324,83040.7%+7%

29Kinston, NCNC55,83740.3%+2%

30Montgomery, ALAL388,74740.1%+7%

31Florence, SCSC201,39240.0%+2%

32Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20139.9%+8%

33Bainbridge, GAGA29,43239.8%+1%

34Ruston, LALA48,36039.6%+0%

35Hinesville, GAGA91,87039.6%+6%

36Wilson, NCNC81,15039.1%+4%

37Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91238.3%−11%

38Natchitoches, LALA36,08938.2%+1%

39Shreveport, LALA383,47438.0%+7%

40Meridian, MSMS85,41937.4%+8%

41Laurinburg, NCNC33,32237.1%+3%

42Troy, ALAL33,68836.4%+5%

43Camden, ARAR26,36336.0%+7%

44Magnolia, ARAR21,89436.0%+2%

45Thomasville, GAGA72,95835.5%−1%

46Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85035.3%+7%

47Augusta, GAGA641,23134.8%+6%

48Dublin, GAGA60,35134.7%+4%

49Savannah, GAGA438,31434.7%+1%

50Fayetteville, NCNC395,41234.6%+6%

51Monroe, LALA222,39034.6%+6%

52LaGrange, GAGA107,09734.1%+5%

53Starkville, MSMS62,06334.1%+7%

54Baton Rouge, LALA888,69933.9%+5%

55Greenville, NCNC182,93633.5%+0%

56Auburn, ALAL208,01333.2%−11%

57Mobile, ALAL411,65833.2%+7%

58Valdosta, GAGA153,27633.2%+2%

59Newberry, SCSC39,56132.9%−5%

60Goldsboro, NCNC122,27832.9%+2%

61Columbia, SCSC879,91832.7%+2%

62Minden, LALA34,94832.7%+3%

63Blytheville, ARAR37,82832.5%+17%

64Danville, VAVA101,13732.5%+3%

65Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09932.4%+4%

66Laurel, MSMS82,28132.0%+5%

67Tallahassee, FLFL397,44231.9%+7%

68El Dorado, ARAR36,92631.9%+6%

69Talladega, ALAL91,76431.7%+2%

70Morgan City, LALA46,55231.7%+1%

71Bogalusa, LALA44,93731.4%+2%

72Greenwood, SCSC95,21531.1%+2%

73Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21330.7%+8%

74New Iberia, LALA66,84630.6%+4%

75Charleston, SCSC889,26330.6%+1%

76Rockingham, NCNC42,04130.4%+5%

77Tifton, GAGA51,23730.4%+3%

78Richmond, VAVA1,389,33830.3%+2%

79Brookhaven, MSMS35,01229.6%−1%

80Statesboro, GAGA97,97729.2%+7%

81Washington, NCNC44,67029.0%−7%

82Durham, NCNC625,48528.6%−2%

83Oxford, MSMS71,97228.3%−1%

84Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18228.3%+13%

85Cambridge, MDMD33,62828.2%+2%

86Hammond, LALA141,34628.2%−1%

87Warner Robins, GAGA208,09128.2%+5%

88Alexandria, LALA147,95227.9%+6%

89Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96627.9%−15%

90Thomaston, GAGA28,50027.8%+0%

91Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76627.5%+4%

92Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78127.2%+5%

93Salisbury, MDMD131,87227.1%+5%

94Martinsville, VAVA63,09126.7%+2%

95Washington, DCDC6,465,72426.3%+2%

96Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01425.8%+5%

97New Bern, NCNC127,35825.8%−5%

98Alexander City, ALAL40,95325.3%−4%

99Jackson, TNTN184,56925.1%+3%

100Lumberton, NCNC119,94125.0%+0%

101Vidalia, GAGA36,18024.7%+1%

102Douglas, GAGA52,86124.7%−4%

103Beaumont, TXTX399,31024.6%+5%

104St. Simons, GAGA118,52423.9%−3%

105Huntsville, TXTX83,84223.8%−2%

106Palestine, TXTX59,80523.4%+1%

107Moultrie, GAGA47,43823.3%−3%

108Texarkana, TXTX146,81623.0%+5%

109Greensboro, NCNC805,94522.9%+7%

110Detroit, MIMI4,390,91322.7%+3%

111Waycross, GAGA57,67022.7%+3%

112Dothan, ALAL156,26622.7%+1%

113Lafayette, LALA423,75822.4%+3%

114Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13722.4%−1%

115Lake Charles, LALA244,65522.1%+3%

116Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93821.9%−4%

117Spartanburg, SCSC407,65621.8%−0%

118Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,50021.3%+7%

119Little Rock, ARAR777,60720.9%+9%

120Charlotte, NCNC2,938,83020.9%+0%

121Huntsville, ALAL556,44420.8%+11%

122Shelby, NCNC103,32520.8%−1%

123Gaffney, SCSC58,27520.5%−1%

124Sanford, NCNC70,25820.4%−11%

125Athens, GAGA224,14820.3%−3%

126Dover, DEDE194,78620.3%+9%

127Flint, MIMI401,09320.3%+4%

128Ozark, ALAL49,91220.2%+14%

129Jesup, GAGA32,48120.1%+3%

130Kingsland, GAGA60,14320.0%−1%

131Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72019.5%−8%

132Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11819.5%+5%

133Trenton, NJNJ399,28919.4%+3%

134Longview, TXTX297,31519.3%−6%

135Killeen, TXTX511,49719.3%+4%

136Vineland, NJNJ157,14819.2%+13%

137Gulfport, MSMS431,32919.2%+1%

138Tyler, TXTX252,54919.0%−9%

139Clarksville, TNTN349,00118.9%−1%

140Tupelo, MSMS133,16718.7%+13%

141Burlington, NCNC186,17718.6%−3%

142Chicago, ILIL9,434,12318.6%−3%

143Oxford, ALAL115,83418.5%−1%

144Brenham, TXTX38,28818.5%−12%

145Saginaw, MIMI187,68818.4%+6%

146Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77518.3%+6%

147Enterprise, ALAL56,95318.2%+6%

148Miami, FLFL6,391,07218.1%+28%

149Jacksonville, NCNC217,17518.1%−9%

150Lynchburg, VAVA269,16917.9%−2%

151St. Louis, MOMO2,814,42117.8%+7%

152Lawton, OKOK127,59017.7%+5%

153Gainesville, FLFL359,03617.4%−2%

154Wilmington, NCNC492,77217.1%−18%

155New York, NYNY20,112,44817.0%−10%

156Palatka, FLFL77,73416.9%−9%

157Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20616.9%−2%

158Lake City, FLFL74,09416.8%−7%

159Greenville, SCSC1,014,10116.8%−1%

160Corsicana, TXTX57,18116.7%−12%

161Houston, TXTX7,904,62716.6%−7%

162Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03516.6%+1%

163Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45916.5%−22%

164Pensacola, FLFL544,94916.4%+1%

165Jacksonville, TXTX53,33715.9%−6%

166Niles, MIMI152,44415.8%+3%

167Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07615.8%−16%

168Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01015.5%+12%

169Pinehurst, NCNC110,61915.4%−16%

170Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55115.4%−12%

171Kankakee, ILIL105,52515.4%+2%

172Houma, LALA199,66815.3%+6%

173Easton, MDMD38,23815.3%−15%

174Dayton, OHOH826,55415.1%+7%

175Waco, TXTX308,80715.0%−4%

176El Campo, TXTX42,06014.7%−7%

177Nashville, TNTN2,197,41614.7%−1%

178Seaford, DEDE277,14014.7%−12%

179Gadsden, ALAL103,88614.6%+5%

180Vallejo, CACA455,37614.6%+8%

181Lufkin, TXTX88,15414.5%−5%

182Paris, TXTX63,31914.4%−11%

183Muskegon, MIMI177,90114.1%+4%

184Decatur, ILIL99,30014.0%+16%

185Charlottesville, VAVA228,59714.0%−6%

186Chattanooga, TNTN594,53013.8%+3%

187Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08313.7%−4%

188Dallas, TXTX8,477,15713.7%−3%

189Indianapolis, ININ2,205,69513.6%+6%

190Clewiston, FLFL61,54613.6%−14%

191The Villages, FLFL157,77213.5%−17%

192Lexington Park, MDMD211,17613.5%−7%

193Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04713.4%−3%

194Lakeland, FLFL874,79013.3%−0%

195Orlando, FLFL2,957,67213.3%+11%

196Cedartown, GAGA45,51413.3%−7%

197Rome, GAGA101,37813.2%−2%

198Muskogee, OKOK66,70813.1%−6%

199Sikeston, MOMO49,97812.9%+11%

200Carbondale, ILIL52,50112.9%+24%

201Louisville, KYKY1,402,50912.9%+4%

202Dyersburg, TNTN36,32012.8%+7%

203DeRidder, LALA36,67312.8%−12%

204Toledo, OHOH599,37612.6%+11%

205Bay City, TXTX36,46312.6%−9%

206Arcadia, FLFL37,07812.5%−21%

207Kansas City, MOMO2,270,68212.4%−0%

208Florence, ALAL156,60912.4%+0%

209Columbus, OHOH2,242,02812.3%+9%

210Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21412.2%+10%

211Roanoke, VAVA316,54712.1%+3%

212College Station, TXTX287,47612.1%−10%

213Picayune, MSMS59,36312.1%−15%

214Lima, OHOH100,88112.1%+9%

215Youngstown, OHOH423,67812.0%+8%

216Toccoa, GAGA27,85411.9%+1%

217Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44211.8%−13%

218Decatur, ALAL160,32611.7%+4%

219Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65311.5%+12%

220Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,85811.4%+4%

221Albemarle, NCNC68,83011.4%−0%

222Ocala, FLFL442,66011.3%−11%

223Forest City, NCNC65,74511.2%−3%

224Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72111.2%−8%

225Summerville, GAGA25,30011.2%+29%

226Corinth, MSMS34,56911.0%−4%

227Akron, OHOH701,78010.9%+11%

228Panama City, FLFL231,17410.8%−2%

229Battle Creek, MIMI133,40810.8%+4%

230Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66610.6%+3%

231Danville, ILIL71,25910.5%+17%

232South Bend, ININ324,53810.5%+12%

233Rochester, NYNY1,056,14910.4%+12%

234Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81310.4%−1%

235Racine, WIWI198,91910.3%+6%

236Lexington, KYKY535,17410.3%−4%

237Malvern, ARAR33,45110.2%−7%

238Daphne, ALAL267,76110.2%−20%

239Franklin, KYKY20,78810.2%−8%

240Michigan City, ININ111,29410.0%+12%

241Tampa, FLFL3,418,8959.9%+11%

242Slidell, LALA279,1089.8%−11%

243Union City, TNTN30,0679.8%−4%

244Beeville, TXTX32,5159.7%+204%

245Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7959.6%+8%

246Fort Wayne, ININ466,2589.5%+12%

247Manhattan, KSKS136,1229.5%−24%

248Champaign, ILIL239,9799.5%+16%

249San Francisco, CACA4,630,0419.4%−19%

250Mansfield, OHOH124,8939.4%+21%

251Harrisburg, PAPA617,4279.2%+14%

252Rockford, ILIL337,2429.2%+12%

253Sebring, FLFL111,1229.1%−7%

254Deltona, FLFL746,9339.1%+1%

255Springfield, ILIL206,0339.0%+19%

256Paris, TNTN32,8968.9%−12%

257Springfield, OHOH135,3408.9%−1%

258Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2268.8%−7%

259Susanville, CACA28,1178.8%+43%

260Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4488.8%+11%

261Vernon, TXTX12,4818.7%−3%

262Kennett, MOMO26,8558.7%+14%

263Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2738.6%+6%

264Crestview, FLFL315,0988.5%−1%

265Columbia, MOMO219,0628.4%+13%

266Shelbyville, TNTN55,2738.4%−17%

267Seneca, SCSC83,7758.4%−4%

268Peoria, ILIL363,5058.3%+18%

269Nantucket, MAMA14,7588.2%+246%

270Palm Bay, FLFL663,9828.2%+5%

271Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3778.1%+6%

272Sebastian, FLFL172,7998.1%−6%

273Hanford, CACA154,3278.0%−3%

274Monticello, NYNY80,5868.0%−5%

275Bonham, TXTX39,2657.9%+25%

276Lansing, MIMI479,7227.9%+10%

277Paducah, KYKY102,2597.9%+6%

278Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0637.9%−9%

279Altus, OKOK24,7647.9%−16%

280Jackson, MIMI159,5527.8%−2%

281Okeechobee, FLFL42,6087.8%+25%

282Lewisburg, TNTN38,0717.8%−12%

283Hot Springs, ARAR99,6957.8%+2%

284Austin, TXTX2,620,9457.7%−17%

285Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1477.7%+49%

286Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2157.7%+2%

287Jefferson, GAGA99,2657.7%−20%

288Omaha, NENE1,009,8367.7%+3%

289Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9927.6%+7%

290Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4417.6%−17%

291Freeport, ILIL43,2207.6%+20%

292Jonesboro, ARAR139,4407.6%+24%

293Ardmore, OKOK48,9107.5%−6%

294Springfield, MAMA464,3387.5%−1%

295Riverside, CACA4,769,0077.5%+8%

296Wichita, KSKS663,8097.4%+3%

297Beckley, WVWV109,9407.4%+4%

298Fayetteville, TNTN36,8537.3%−14%

299Frankfort, KYKY77,8747.3%+15%

300Mexico, MOMO24,5287.2%+20%

301Marion, ININ66,5247.1%+8%

302Gainesville, GAGA226,5687.1%−16%

303Jefferson City, MOMO152,7127.1%+29%

304Staunton, VAVA129,6927.0%−2%

305Moberly, MOMO24,5137.0%−7%

306Morehead City, NCNC70,4696.9%−14%

307Martin, TNTN33,2616.9%+4%

308Lubbock, TXTX368,4316.9%−2%

309Sacramento, CACA2,477,2746.9%+1%

310Hickory, NCNC376,8906.9%−6%

311Topeka, KSKS233,0526.7%+7%

312Canton, OHOH400,2466.7%+6%

313Syracuse, NYNY652,2736.7%+14%

314Muncie, ININ113,1066.7%+16%

315Abilene, TXTX185,4296.6%+22%

316Midland, TXTX193,1396.6%−12%

317Athens, TXTX88,5956.6%−19%

318Lincoln, ILIL27,1826.5%+64%

319Kokomo, ININ83,9046.5%+21%

320Henderson, KYKY57,1846.5%−3%

321Stockton, CACA823,8156.4%+15%

322Danville, KYKY56,9856.4%−5%

323Cape Coral, FLFL875,6076.4%−3%

324Lewisburg, PAPA42,3136.3%+153%

325Waterloo, IAIA169,1896.2%+15%

326Galesburg, ILIL47,7676.2%+30%

327Madisonville, KYKY45,1276.2%−3%

328Chillicothe, OHOH76,4296.2%−5%

329Hagerstown, MDMD315,2806.2%+23%

330Albany, NYNY915,8356.2%+27%

331Bloomington, ILIL171,4196.1%+45%

332Bowling Green, KYKY197,1806.1%+6%

333Colorado Springs, COCO781,7966.0%−12%

334Snyder, TXTX16,1626.0%+16%

335Erie, PAPA265,8326.0%+15%

336Victoria, TXTX99,8646.0%−10%

337San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1406.0%−6%

338Charleston, WVWV200,1706.0%+4%

339Sandusky, OHOH112,7775.9%+3%

340Evansville, ININ273,7865.9%+6%

341North Port, FLFL948,1585.8%+1%

342Sherman, TXTX153,6135.8%−15%

343Asheville, NCNC422,3455.8%−9%

344Bakersfield, CACA927,0685.7%+5%

345Marion, OHOH65,1155.7%+42%

346Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6455.7%+8%

347East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1795.7%+236%

348Fairbanks, AKAK93,9725.7%−19%

349Elmira, NYNY80,4155.7%+5%

350Davenport, IAIA380,4525.6%+10%

351Boston, MAMA5,034,2215.6%−0%

352Watertown, NYNY111,5405.6%−7%

353Pampa, TXTX21,7865.6%+59%

354Amarillo, TXTX276,2355.5%+16%

355San Diego, CACA3,282,2485.5%−13%

356Knoxville, TNTN968,1375.5%−3%

357Winchester, TNTN45,5795.5%−6%

358Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0815.4%−13%

359Elk City, OKOK22,1595.3%+175%

360Marshall, MOMO23,2655.3%−3%

361Cañon City, COCO50,0395.3%+101%

362Atchison, KSKS16,1725.3%−0%

363Hermitage, PAPA107,8605.2%+9%

364Denver, COCO3,092,0375.2%−10%

365Plainview, TXTX36,7005.2%+0%

366Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2955.2%+48%

367Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9045.2%+1%

368Elkhart, ININ208,7745.1%+13%

369Pontiac, ILIL35,0575.1%−1%

370Huntingdon, PAPA43,0015.1%+12%

371Clovis, NMNM65,2705.1%−2%

372Kingston, NYNY183,3305.1%+10%

373Richmond, ININ66,1695.1%−4%

374Kenosha, WIWI168,4485.0%+20%

375Seattle, WAWA4,161,8834.9%+3%

376Fresno, CACA1,203,3834.9%+4%

377Dixon, ILIL32,9144.9%+36%

378Anchorage, AKAK405,8214.7%−14%

379Jacksonville, ILIL37,3814.6%+38%

380Cumberland, MDMD93,6404.6%+100%

381Janesville, WIWI166,4724.6%−3%

382Sweetwater, TXTX14,1174.5%+7%

383Key West, FLFL80,4064.5%−19%

384Odessa, TXTX173,8014.4%−7%

385Mayfield, KYKY37,0504.4%+3%

386Utica, NYNY285,6114.4%+1%

387Naples, FLFL417,1314.4%−4%

388Hudson, NYNY60,1684.3%+14%

389Bluefield, WVWV96,1384.3%−6%

390Terre Haute, ININ169,2414.3%+18%

391Cornelia, GAGA50,4164.3%−20%

392Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3324.3%−17%

393Williamsport, PAPA112,5874.3%+88%

394Warrensburg, MOMO56,6704.3%−28%

395Crescent City, CACA26,4104.2%+17%

396Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2124.2%+13%

397Hobbs, NMNM74,7494.2%−3%

398Campbellsville, KYKY38,4074.2%+4%

399Brevard, NCNC34,2114.2%−10%

400Russellville, ALAL32,4494.2%−8%

401Lawrence, KSKS120,9204.1%+2%

402North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2334.1%−15%

403Blacksburg, VAVA181,6164.1%−1%

404Mount Airy, NCNC72,2874.1%−15%

405Marion, NCNC45,1984.1%+5%

406St. Joseph, MOMO119,1704.1%+29%

407Winchester, VAVA152,3324.0%+8%

408McAlester, OKOK43,3204.0%+3%

409Zanesville, OHOH87,0144.0%−3%

410Fort Smith, ARAR234,1404.0%+4%

411Owensboro, KYKY113,9623.9%+9%

412Brownwood, TXTX38,7113.9%−11%

413Weirton, WVWV112,4683.9%−0%

414San Angelo, TXTX122,0653.9%−2%

415Auburn, NYNY74,3653.9%+0%

416Big Spring, TXTX30,5043.8%−3%

417Athens, TNTN71,5903.8%−10%

418Centralia, ILIL36,3823.8%+9%

419Hannibal, MOMO38,9693.7%−5%

420Scottsboro, ALAL54,2813.7%−9%

421Alma, MIMI41,1903.7%+329%

422Alamogordo, NMNM70,3683.7%−31%

423Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1913.7%−1%

424El Centro, CACA181,4113.6%+39%

425Merced, CACA297,2603.6%−27%

426Stillwater, OKOK83,8893.6%+25%

427Des Moines, IAIA758,5393.6%+10%

428Liberal, KSKS21,0733.6%−35%

429Canton, ILIL32,9013.6%+117%

430Big Rapids, MIMI42,3203.6%+40%

431Glasgow, KYKY56,2243.6%−28%

432Searcy, ARAR80,0853.6%+14%

433York, PAPA473,1973.5%+9%

434Murray, KYKY39,4213.5%+8%

435Salinas, CACA433,7293.5%−45%

436Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9383.5%−0%

437Kingsville, TXTX30,3153.5%+2%

438Tullahoma, TNTN69,3393.4%−14%

439Ithaca, NYNY104,0473.4%+3%

440Calhoun, GAGA61,7013.4%−9%

441Macomb, ILIL25,9163.4%−1%

442Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1383.4%−21%

443Cleveland, TNTN134,0573.4%−7%

444Reading, PAPA440,0723.3%+14%

445Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8383.3%+100%

446Morristown, TNTN128,8673.3%−16%

447Providence, RIRI1,708,1613.3%+8%

448Madison, WIWI709,6853.2%+40%

449Enid, OKOK61,7793.2%−9%

450Fairmont, WVWV55,5843.2%−2%

451Mountain Home, IDID29,4653.1%−18%

452McMinnville, TNTN43,7173.1%−16%

453Richmond, KYKY131,8063.1%−7%

454Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8083.1%+172%

455Sedalia, MOMO44,2543.0%−12%

456Gainesville, TXTX44,4613.0%−21%

457Burlington, IAIA44,0613.0%+20%

458Quincy, ILIL74,1463.0%+14%

459Peru, ININ34,4873.0%−3%

460Greencastle, ININ37,8762.9%+12%

461Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1552.9%−11%

462Shawnee, OKOK75,1022.9%+25%

463Wheeling, WVWV134,0892.9%+60%

464Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6852.9%−9%

465Bremerton, WAWA283,3742.8%+8%

466Hutchinson, KSKS61,5392.8%+10%

467Johnstown, PAPA128,9682.8%+22%

468Salina, KSKS59,1212.8%+0%

469Fort Madison, IAIA32,3062.8%−9%

470El Paso, TXTX881,2912.7%−26%

471Dalton, GAGA147,8192.7%−11%

472Portsmouth, OHOH71,3652.7%−15%

473Gallipolis, OHOH29,0722.7%−8%

474Arkansas City, KSKS34,3822.7%−5%

475Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2452.6%−28%

476Fremont, OHOH58,6552.6%+5%

477Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4282.6%−25%

478Lincoln, NENE352,0812.6%+22%

479Coldwater, MIMI45,9932.6%+54%

480San Jose, CACA1,984,4732.6%−28%

481Binghamton, NYNY243,1892.6%+63%

482Portland, OROR2,542,2822.6%−4%

483State College, PAPA157,3932.6%+19%

484Johnson City, TNTN216,4162.5%+15%

485Allentown, PAPA887,6152.5%+30%

486Bloomington, ININ165,2312.5%+14%

487Morgantown, WVWV141,9952.5%+47%

488Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5992.5%−16%

489Lancaster, PAPA563,1592.5%+11%

490Sturgis, MIMI60,9682.5%−9%

491Cheyenne, WYWY102,9382.5%−17%

492Bartlesville, OKOK54,0372.5%−6%

493Marion, ILIL67,2252.4%+27%

494Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0972.4%+76%

495Iowa City, IAIA182,7112.4%+35%

496Worcester, MAMA888,5022.4%+16%

497Middlesborough, KYKY22,8292.4%−1%

498Modesto, CACA557,7192.4%+46%

499Borger, TXTX19,6332.4%−16%

500Athens, OHOH63,1972.4%−18%

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Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest black?

Clarksdale, MS ranks #1 with 68.9% (2000 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by black?

Clarksdale, MS, Cleveland, MS, Greenville, MS, Selma, AL, Orangeburg, SC.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

918 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 Decennial Census data.

How is black measured?

Share identifying as Black or African American alone. Source: US Census Bureau, 2000 Decennial Census.