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%+4.1 pts

02Cleveland, MSMS28,26264.8%+1.7 pts

03Greenville, MSMS40,44664.3%+6.5 pts

04Selma, ALAL35,14063.0%+5.1 pts

05Orangeburg, SCSC83,17760.6%+2.5 pts

06Greenwood, MSMS34,91260.5%+3.9 pts

07Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02554.3%+2.0 pts

08Natchez, MSMS54,72252.8%+3.1 pts

09Forrest City, ARAR21,80048.7%+1.0 pts

10Albany, GAGA145,51048.4%+3.7 pts

11Henderson, NCNC42,63848.0%+2.8 pts

12Americus, GAGA33,39447.0%+1.8 pts

13Sumter, SCSC105,06746.5%+3.2 pts

14Jackson, MSMS609,84746.4%+2.3 pts

15McComb, MSMS52,64046.3%+1.6 pts

16Eufaula, ALAL26,86146.1%+1.5 pts

17Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21146.0%+5.4 pts

18Columbus, MSMS67,14446.0%+3.4 pts

19Memphis, TNTN1,341,41243.3%+2.1 pts

20Cordele, GAGA19,23743.2%+2.6 pts

21Milledgeville, GAGA44,02943.2%+0.8 pts

22Vicksburg, MSMS41,75943.0%+4.1 pts

23Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48642.9%+0.9 pts

24Grenada, MSMS30,22242.1%−0.2 pts

25Opelousas, LALA80,76541.9%+1.7 pts

26New Orleans, LALA970,84941.8%+4.0 pts

27Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,55341.2%+2.2 pts

28Columbus, GAGA324,83040.7%+2.7 pts

29Kinston, NCNC55,83740.3%+0.8 pts

30Montgomery, ALAL388,74740.1%+2.5 pts

31Florence, SCSC201,39240.0%+0.8 pts

32Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20139.9%+2.8 pts

33Bainbridge, GAGA29,43239.8%+0.3 pts

34Ruston, LALA48,36039.6%+0.2 pts

35Hinesville, GAGA91,87039.6%+2.2 pts

36Wilson, NCNC81,15039.1%+1.4 pts

37Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,91238.3%−4.8 pts

38Natchitoches, LALA36,08938.2%+0.5 pts

39Shreveport, LALA383,47438.0%+2.4 pts

40Meridian, MSMS85,41937.4%+2.6 pts

41Laurinburg, NCNC33,32237.1%+1.0 pts

42Troy, ALAL33,68836.4%+1.7 pts

43Camden, ARAR26,36336.0%+2.5 pts

44Magnolia, ARAR21,89436.0%+0.8 pts

45Thomasville, GAGA72,95835.5%−0.2 pts

46Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85035.3%+2.2 pts

47Augusta, GAGA641,23134.8%+2.0 pts

48Dublin, GAGA60,35134.7%+1.3 pts

49Savannah, GAGA438,31434.7%+0.4 pts

50Fayetteville, NCNC395,41234.6%+1.9 pts

51Monroe, LALA222,39034.6%+1.9 pts

52LaGrange, GAGA107,09734.1%+1.7 pts

53Starkville, MSMS62,06334.1%+2.3 pts

54Baton Rouge, LALA888,69933.9%+1.6 pts

55Greenville, NCNC182,93633.5%+0.2 pts

56Auburn, ALAL208,01333.2%−4.2 pts

57Mobile, ALAL411,65833.2%+2.1 pts

58Valdosta, GAGA153,27633.2%+0.6 pts

59Newberry, SCSC39,56132.9%−1.9 pts

60Goldsboro, NCNC122,27832.9%+0.5 pts

61Columbia, SCSC879,91832.7%+0.7 pts

62Minden, LALA34,94832.7%+1.1 pts

63Blytheville, ARAR37,82832.5%+4.7 pts

64Danville, VAVA101,13732.5%+0.8 pts

65Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09932.4%+1.1 pts

66Laurel, MSMS82,28132.0%+1.4 pts

67Tallahassee, FLFL397,44231.9%+2.1 pts

68El Dorado, ARAR36,92631.9%+1.8 pts

69Talladega, ALAL91,76431.7%+0.5 pts

70Morgan City, LALA46,55231.7%+0.4 pts

71Bogalusa, LALA44,93731.4%+0.6 pts

72Greenwood, SCSC95,21531.1%+0.5 pts

73Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,21330.7%+2.2 pts

74New Iberia, LALA66,84630.6%+1.2 pts

75Charleston, SCSC889,26330.6%+0.4 pts

76Rockingham, NCNC42,04130.4%+1.5 pts

77Tifton, GAGA51,23730.4%+0.9 pts

78Richmond, VAVA1,389,33830.3%+0.6 pts

79Brookhaven, MSMS35,01229.6%−0.3 pts

80Statesboro, GAGA97,97729.2%+2.0 pts

81Washington, NCNC44,67029.0%−2.2 pts

82Durham, NCNC625,48528.6%−0.5 pts

83Oxford, MSMS71,97228.3%−0.3 pts

84Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18228.3%+3.2 pts

85Cambridge, MDMD33,62828.2%+0.4 pts

86Hammond, LALA141,34628.2%−0.4 pts

87Warner Robins, GAGA208,09128.2%+1.4 pts

88Alexandria, LALA147,95227.9%+1.6 pts

89Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,96627.9%−5.0 pts

90Thomaston, GAGA28,50027.8%+0.0 pts

91Birmingham, ALAL1,197,76627.5%+1.1 pts

92Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78127.2%+1.4 pts

93Salisbury, MDMD131,87227.1%+1.2 pts

94Martinsville, VAVA63,09126.7%+0.5 pts

95Washington, DCDC6,465,72426.3%+0.4 pts

96Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01425.8%+1.1 pts

97New Bern, NCNC127,35825.8%−1.3 pts

98Alexander City, ALAL40,95325.3%−1.0 pts

99Jackson, TNTN184,56925.1%+0.7 pts

100Lumberton, NCNC119,94125.0%+0.1 pts

101Vidalia, GAGA36,18024.7%+0.2 pts

102Douglas, GAGA52,86124.7%−1.0 pts

103Beaumont, TXTX399,31024.6%+1.2 pts

104St. Simons, GAGA118,52423.9%−0.7 pts

105Huntsville, TXTX83,84223.8%−0.5 pts

106Palestine, TXTX59,80523.4%+0.2 pts

107Moultrie, GAGA47,43823.3%−0.8 pts

108Texarkana, TXTX146,81623.0%+1.0 pts

109Greensboro, NCNC805,94522.9%+1.5 pts

110Detroit, MIMI4,390,91322.7%+0.6 pts

111Waycross, GAGA57,67022.7%+0.7 pts

112Dothan, ALAL156,26622.7%+0.2 pts

113Lafayette, LALA423,75822.4%+0.6 pts

114Anderson Creek, NCNC150,13722.4%−0.1 pts

115Lake Charles, LALA244,65522.1%+0.6 pts

116Arkadelphia, ARAR20,93821.9%−1.0 pts

117Spartanburg, SCSC407,65621.8%−0.0 pts

118Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,50021.3%+1.4 pts

119Little Rock, ARAR777,60720.9%+1.8 pts

120Charlotte, NCNC2,938,83020.9%+0.1 pts

121Huntsville, ALAL556,44420.8%+2.0 pts

122Shelby, NCNC103,32520.8%−0.2 pts

123Gaffney, SCSC58,27520.5%−0.2 pts

124Sanford, NCNC70,25820.4%−2.4 pts

125Athens, GAGA224,14820.3%−0.6 pts

126Dover, DEDE194,78620.3%+1.8 pts

127Flint, MIMI401,09320.3%+0.7 pts

128Ozark, ALAL49,91220.2%+2.4 pts

129Jesup, GAGA32,48120.1%+0.6 pts

130Kingsland, GAGA60,14320.0%−0.2 pts

131Raleigh, NCNC1,595,72019.5%−1.7 pts

132Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11819.5%+0.9 pts

133Trenton, NJNJ399,28919.4%+0.6 pts

134Longview, TXTX297,31519.3%−1.2 pts

135Killeen, TXTX511,49719.3%+0.7 pts

136Vineland, NJNJ157,14819.2%+2.3 pts

137Gulfport, MSMS431,32919.2%+0.2 pts

138Tyler, TXTX252,54919.0%−1.9 pts

139Clarksville, TNTN349,00118.9%−0.2 pts

140Tupelo, MSMS133,16718.7%+2.1 pts

141Burlington, NCNC186,17718.6%−0.6 pts

142Chicago, ILIL9,434,12318.6%−0.5 pts

143Oxford, ALAL115,83418.5%−0.2 pts

144Brenham, TXTX38,28818.5%−2.5 pts

145Saginaw, MIMI187,68818.4%+1.0 pts

146Cleveland, OHOH2,165,77518.3%+1.1 pts

147Enterprise, ALAL56,95318.2%+1.0 pts

148Miami, FLFL6,391,07218.1%+3.9 pts

149Jacksonville, NCNC217,17518.1%−1.8 pts

150Lynchburg, VAVA269,16917.9%−0.3 pts

151St. Louis, MOMO2,814,42117.8%+1.2 pts

152Lawton, OKOK127,59017.7%+0.8 pts

153Gainesville, FLFL359,03617.4%−0.4 pts

154Wilmington, NCNC492,77217.1%−3.9 pts

155New York, NYNY20,112,44817.0%−1.9 pts

156Palatka, FLFL77,73416.9%−1.7 pts

157Winston-Salem, NCNC712,20616.9%−0.3 pts

158Lake City, FLFL74,09416.8%−1.3 pts

159Greenville, SCSC1,014,10116.8%−0.2 pts

160Corsicana, TXTX57,18116.7%−2.3 pts

161Houston, TXTX7,904,62716.6%−1.2 pts

162Nacogdoches, TXTX66,03516.6%+0.1 pts

163Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45916.5%−4.7 pts

164Pensacola, FLFL544,94916.4%+0.1 pts

165Jacksonville, TXTX53,33715.9%−1.0 pts

166Niles, MIMI152,44415.8%+0.4 pts

167Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,07615.8%−2.9 pts

168Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,01015.5%+1.7 pts

169Pinehurst, NCNC110,61915.4%−3.0 pts

170Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,55115.4%−2.1 pts

171Kankakee, ILIL105,52515.4%+0.3 pts

172Houma, LALA199,66815.3%+0.8 pts

173Easton, MDMD38,23815.3%−2.7 pts

174Dayton, OHOH826,55415.1%+1.0 pts

175Waco, TXTX308,80715.0%−0.6 pts

176El Campo, TXTX42,06014.7%−1.1 pts

177Nashville, TNTN2,197,41614.7%−0.1 pts

178Seaford, DEDE277,14014.7%−2.1 pts

179Gadsden, ALAL103,88614.6%+0.7 pts

180Vallejo, CACA455,37614.6%+1.1 pts

181Lufkin, TXTX88,15414.5%−0.8 pts

182Paris, TXTX63,31914.4%−1.7 pts

183Muskegon, MIMI177,90114.1%+0.6 pts

184Decatur, ILIL99,30014.0%+1.9 pts

185Charlottesville, VAVA228,59714.0%−0.9 pts

186Chattanooga, TNTN594,53013.8%+0.5 pts

187Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,08313.7%−0.6 pts

188Dallas, TXTX8,477,15713.7%−0.4 pts

189Indianapolis, ININ2,205,69513.6%+0.7 pts

190Clewiston, FLFL61,54613.6%−2.2 pts

191The Villages, FLFL157,77213.5%−2.7 pts

192Lexington Park, MDMD211,17613.5%−1.0 pts

193Atlantic City, NJNJ372,04713.4%−0.4 pts

194Lakeland, FLFL874,79013.3%−0.1 pts

195Orlando, FLFL2,957,67213.3%+1.3 pts

196Cedartown, GAGA45,51413.3%−1.0 pts

197Rome, GAGA101,37813.2%−0.3 pts

198Muskogee, OKOK66,70813.1%−0.8 pts

199Sikeston, MOMO49,97812.9%+1.3 pts

200Carbondale, ILIL52,50112.9%+2.5 pts

201Louisville, KYKY1,402,50912.9%+0.5 pts

202Dyersburg, TNTN36,32012.8%+0.9 pts

203DeRidder, LALA36,67312.8%−1.8 pts

204Toledo, OHOH599,37612.6%+1.3 pts

205Bay City, TXTX36,46312.6%−1.3 pts

206Arcadia, FLFL37,07812.5%−3.2 pts

207Kansas City, MOMO2,270,68212.4%−0.0 pts

208Florence, ALAL156,60912.4%+0.0 pts

209Columbus, OHOH2,242,02812.3%+1.0 pts

210Ann Arbor, MIMI370,21412.2%+1.1 pts

211Roanoke, VAVA316,54712.1%+0.3 pts

212College Station, TXTX287,47612.1%−1.4 pts

213Picayune, MSMS59,36312.1%−2.1 pts

214Lima, OHOH100,88112.1%+1.0 pts

215Youngstown, OHOH423,67812.0%+0.9 pts

216Toccoa, GAGA27,85411.9%+0.1 pts

217Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,44211.8%−1.8 pts

218Decatur, ALAL160,32611.7%+0.4 pts

219Buffalo, NYNY1,155,65311.5%+1.3 pts

220Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,85811.4%+0.4 pts

221Albemarle, NCNC68,83011.4%−0.0 pts

222Ocala, FLFL442,66011.3%−1.4 pts

223Forest City, NCNC65,74511.2%−0.3 pts

224Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,72111.2%−1.0 pts

225Summerville, GAGA25,30011.2%+2.5 pts

226Corinth, MSMS34,56911.0%−0.4 pts

227Akron, OHOH701,78010.9%+1.1 pts

228Panama City, FLFL231,17410.8%−0.2 pts

229Battle Creek, MIMI133,40810.8%+0.4 pts

230Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66610.6%+0.3 pts

231Danville, ILIL71,25910.5%+1.5 pts

232South Bend, ININ324,53810.5%+1.2 pts

233Rochester, NYNY1,056,14910.4%+1.1 pts

234Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,81310.4%−0.1 pts

235Racine, WIWI198,91910.3%+0.6 pts

236Lexington, KYKY535,17410.3%−0.4 pts

237Malvern, ARAR33,45110.2%−0.8 pts

238Daphne, ALAL267,76110.2%−2.6 pts

239Franklin, KYKY20,78810.2%−0.9 pts

240Michigan City, ININ111,29410.0%+1.1 pts

241Tampa, FLFL3,418,8959.9%+1.0 pts

242Slidell, LALA279,1089.8%−1.2 pts

243Union City, TNTN30,0679.8%−0.4 pts

244Beeville, TXTX32,5159.7%+6.5 pts

245Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7959.6%+0.7 pts

246Fort Wayne, ININ466,2589.5%+1.1 pts

247Manhattan, KSKS136,1229.5%−2.9 pts

248Champaign, ILIL239,9799.5%+1.3 pts

249San Francisco, CACA4,630,0419.4%−2.1 pts

250Mansfield, OHOH124,8939.4%+1.6 pts

251Harrisburg, PAPA617,4279.2%+1.1 pts

252Rockford, ILIL337,2429.2%+1.0 pts

253Sebring, FLFL111,1229.1%−0.7 pts

254Deltona, FLFL746,9339.1%+0.1 pts

255Springfield, ILIL206,0339.0%+1.4 pts

256Paris, TNTN32,8968.9%−1.2 pts

257Springfield, OHOH135,3408.9%−0.1 pts

258Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2268.8%−0.7 pts

259Susanville, CACA28,1178.8%+2.6 pts

260Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4488.8%+0.8 pts

261Vernon, TXTX12,4818.7%−0.3 pts

262Kennett, MOMO26,8558.7%+1.1 pts

263Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2738.6%+0.5 pts

264Crestview, FLFL315,0988.5%−0.1 pts

265Columbia, MOMO219,0628.4%+0.9 pts

266Shelbyville, TNTN55,2738.4%−1.7 pts

267Seneca, SCSC83,7758.4%−0.3 pts

268Peoria, ILIL363,5058.3%+1.3 pts

269Nantucket, MAMA14,7588.2%+5.8 pts

270Palm Bay, FLFL663,9828.2%+0.4 pts

271Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3778.1%+0.4 pts

272Sebastian, FLFL172,7998.1%−0.5 pts

273Hanford, CACA154,3278.0%−0.2 pts

274Monticello, NYNY80,5868.0%−0.4 pts

275Bonham, TXTX39,2657.9%+1.6 pts

276Lansing, MIMI479,7227.9%+0.7 pts

277Paducah, KYKY102,2597.9%+0.5 pts

278Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0637.9%−0.8 pts

279Altus, OKOK24,7647.9%−1.5 pts

280Jackson, MIMI159,5527.8%−0.2 pts

281Okeechobee, FLFL42,6087.8%+1.5 pts

282Lewisburg, TNTN38,0717.8%−1.1 pts

283Hot Springs, ARAR99,6957.8%+0.2 pts

284Austin, TXTX2,620,9457.7%−1.6 pts

285Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1477.7%+2.5 pts

286Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2157.7%+0.1 pts

287Jefferson, GAGA99,2657.7%−1.9 pts

288Omaha, NENE1,009,8367.7%+0.2 pts

289Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9927.6%+0.5 pts

290Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4417.6%−1.5 pts

291Freeport, ILIL43,2207.6%+1.3 pts

292Jonesboro, ARAR139,4407.6%+1.5 pts

293Ardmore, OKOK48,9107.5%−0.5 pts

294Springfield, MAMA464,3387.5%−0.1 pts

295Riverside, CACA4,769,0077.5%+0.6 pts

296Wichita, KSKS663,8097.4%+0.2 pts

297Beckley, WVWV109,9407.4%+0.3 pts

298Fayetteville, TNTN36,8537.3%−1.1 pts

299Frankfort, KYKY77,8747.3%+0.9 pts

300Mexico, MOMO24,5287.2%+1.2 pts

301Marion, ININ66,5247.1%+0.5 pts

302Gainesville, GAGA226,5687.1%−1.4 pts

303Jefferson City, MOMO152,7127.1%+1.6 pts

304Staunton, VAVA129,6927.0%−0.1 pts

305Moberly, MOMO24,5137.0%−0.5 pts

306Morehead City, NCNC70,4696.9%−1.2 pts

307Martin, TNTN33,2616.9%+0.3 pts

308Lubbock, TXTX368,4316.9%−0.1 pts

309Sacramento, CACA2,477,2746.9%+0.0 pts

310Hickory, NCNC376,8906.9%−0.4 pts

311Topeka, KSKS233,0526.7%+0.5 pts

312Canton, OHOH400,2466.7%+0.4 pts

313Syracuse, NYNY652,2736.7%+0.8 pts

314Muncie, ININ113,1066.7%+0.9 pts

315Abilene, TXTX185,4296.6%+1.2 pts

316Midland, TXTX193,1396.6%−0.9 pts

317Athens, TXTX88,5956.6%−1.5 pts

318Lincoln, ILIL27,1826.5%+2.5 pts

319Kokomo, ININ83,9046.5%+1.1 pts

320Henderson, KYKY57,1846.5%−0.2 pts

321Stockton, CACA823,8156.4%+0.8 pts

322Danville, KYKY56,9856.4%−0.3 pts

323Cape Coral, FLFL875,6076.4%−0.2 pts

324Lewisburg, PAPA42,3136.3%+3.8 pts

325Waterloo, IAIA169,1896.2%+0.8 pts

326Galesburg, ILIL47,7676.2%+1.4 pts

327Madisonville, KYKY45,1276.2%−0.2 pts

328Chillicothe, OHOH76,4296.2%−0.3 pts

329Hagerstown, MDMD315,2806.2%+1.1 pts

330Albany, NYNY915,8356.2%+1.3 pts

331Bloomington, ILIL171,4196.1%+1.9 pts

332Bowling Green, KYKY197,1806.1%+0.3 pts

333Colorado Springs, COCO781,7966.0%−0.9 pts

334Snyder, TXTX16,1626.0%+0.8 pts

335Erie, PAPA265,8326.0%+0.8 pts

336Victoria, TXTX99,8646.0%−0.6 pts

337San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1406.0%−0.4 pts

338Charleston, WVWV200,1706.0%+0.2 pts

339Sandusky, OHOH112,7775.9%+0.2 pts

340Evansville, ININ273,7865.9%+0.3 pts

341North Port, FLFL948,1585.8%+0.0 pts

342Sherman, TXTX153,6135.8%−1.0 pts

343Asheville, NCNC422,3455.8%−0.5 pts

344Bakersfield, CACA927,0685.7%+0.3 pts

345Marion, OHOH65,1155.7%+1.7 pts

346Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6455.7%+0.4 pts

347East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1795.7%+4.0 pts

348Fairbanks, AKAK93,9725.7%−1.4 pts

349Elmira, NYNY80,4155.7%+0.3 pts

350Davenport, IAIA380,4525.6%+0.5 pts

351Boston, MAMA5,034,2215.6%−0.0 pts

352Watertown, NYNY111,5405.6%−0.4 pts

353Pampa, TXTX21,7865.6%+2.1 pts

354Amarillo, TXTX276,2355.5%+0.7 pts

355San Diego, CACA3,282,2485.5%−0.8 pts

356Knoxville, TNTN968,1375.5%−0.2 pts

357Winchester, TNTN45,5795.5%−0.3 pts

358Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0815.4%−0.8 pts

359Elk City, OKOK22,1595.3%+3.4 pts

360Marshall, MOMO23,2655.3%−0.2 pts

361Cañon City, COCO50,0395.3%+2.7 pts

362Atchison, KSKS16,1725.3%−0.0 pts

363Hermitage, PAPA107,8605.2%+0.4 pts

364Denver, COCO3,092,0375.2%−0.6 pts

365Plainview, TXTX36,7005.2%+0.0 pts

366Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2955.2%+1.7 pts

367Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9045.2%+0.1 pts

368Elkhart, ININ208,7745.1%+0.6 pts

369Pontiac, ILIL35,0575.1%−0.1 pts

370Huntingdon, PAPA43,0015.1%+0.6 pts

371Clovis, NMNM65,2705.1%−0.1 pts

372Kingston, NYNY183,3305.1%+0.4 pts

373Richmond, ININ66,1695.1%−0.2 pts

374Kenosha, WIWI168,4485.0%+0.8 pts

375Seattle, WAWA4,161,8834.9%+0.1 pts

376Fresno, CACA1,203,3834.9%+0.2 pts

377Dixon, ILIL32,9144.9%+1.3 pts

378Anchorage, AKAK405,8214.7%−0.8 pts

379Jacksonville, ILIL37,3814.6%+1.3 pts

380Cumberland, MDMD93,6404.6%+2.3 pts

381Janesville, WIWI166,4724.6%−0.1 pts

382Sweetwater, TXTX14,1174.5%+0.3 pts

383Key West, FLFL80,4064.5%−1.0 pts

384Odessa, TXTX173,8014.4%−0.3 pts

385Mayfield, KYKY37,0504.4%+0.1 pts

386Utica, NYNY285,6114.4%+0.1 pts

387Naples, FLFL417,1314.4%−0.2 pts

388Hudson, NYNY60,1684.3%+0.5 pts

389Bluefield, WVWV96,1384.3%−0.3 pts

390Terre Haute, ININ169,2414.3%+0.6 pts

391Cornelia, GAGA50,4164.3%−1.1 pts

392Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3324.3%−0.9 pts

393Williamsport, PAPA112,5874.3%+2.0 pts

394Warrensburg, MOMO56,6704.3%−1.7 pts

395Crescent City, CACA26,4104.2%+0.6 pts

396Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2124.2%+0.5 pts

397Hobbs, NMNM74,7494.2%−0.1 pts

398Campbellsville, KYKY38,4074.2%+0.2 pts

399Brevard, NCNC34,2114.2%−0.5 pts

400Russellville, ALAL32,4494.2%−0.4 pts

401Lawrence, KSKS120,9204.1%+0.1 pts

402North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2334.1%−0.7 pts

403Blacksburg, VAVA181,6164.1%−0.0 pts

404Mount Airy, NCNC72,2874.1%−0.7 pts

405Marion, NCNC45,1984.1%+0.2 pts

406St. Joseph, MOMO119,1704.1%+0.9 pts

407Winchester, VAVA152,3324.0%+0.3 pts

408McAlester, OKOK43,3204.0%+0.1 pts

409Zanesville, OHOH87,0144.0%−0.1 pts

410Fort Smith, ARAR234,1404.0%+0.1 pts

411Owensboro, KYKY113,9623.9%+0.3 pts

412Brownwood, TXTX38,7113.9%−0.5 pts

413Weirton, WVWV112,4683.9%−0.0 pts

414San Angelo, TXTX122,0653.9%−0.1 pts

415Auburn, NYNY74,3653.9%+0.0 pts

416Big Spring, TXTX30,5043.8%−0.1 pts

417Athens, TNTN71,5903.8%−0.4 pts

418Centralia, ILIL36,3823.8%+0.3 pts

419Hannibal, MOMO38,9693.7%−0.2 pts

420Scottsboro, ALAL54,2813.7%−0.4 pts

421Alma, MIMI41,1903.7%+2.8 pts

422Alamogordo, NMNM70,3683.7%−1.6 pts

423Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1913.7%−0.0 pts

424El Centro, CACA181,4113.6%+1.0 pts

425Merced, CACA297,2603.6%−1.3 pts

426Stillwater, OKOK83,8893.6%+0.7 pts

427Des Moines, IAIA758,5393.6%+0.3 pts

428Liberal, KSKS21,0733.6%−1.9 pts

429Canton, ILIL32,9013.6%+1.9 pts

430Big Rapids, MIMI42,3203.6%+1.0 pts

431Glasgow, KYKY56,2243.6%−1.4 pts

432Searcy, ARAR80,0853.6%+0.4 pts

433York, PAPA473,1973.5%+0.3 pts

434Murray, KYKY39,4213.5%+0.3 pts

435Salinas, CACA433,7293.5%−2.9 pts

436Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9383.5%−0.0 pts

437Kingsville, TXTX30,3153.5%+0.1 pts

438Tullahoma, TNTN69,3393.4%−0.5 pts

439Ithaca, NYNY104,0473.4%+0.1 pts

440Calhoun, GAGA61,7013.4%−0.3 pts

441Macomb, ILIL25,9163.4%−0.0 pts

442Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1383.4%−0.9 pts

443Cleveland, TNTN134,0573.4%−0.2 pts

444Reading, PAPA440,0723.3%+0.4 pts

445Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8383.3%+1.7 pts

446Morristown, TNTN128,8673.3%−0.6 pts

447Providence, RIRI1,708,1613.3%+0.2 pts

448Madison, WIWI709,6853.2%+0.9 pts

449Enid, OKOK61,7793.2%−0.3 pts

450Fairmont, WVWV55,5843.2%−0.1 pts

451Mountain Home, IDID29,4653.1%−0.7 pts

452McMinnville, TNTN43,7173.1%−0.6 pts

453Richmond, KYKY131,8063.1%−0.2 pts

454Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8083.1%+2.0 pts

455Sedalia, MOMO44,2543.0%−0.4 pts

456Gainesville, TXTX44,4613.0%−0.8 pts

457Burlington, IAIA44,0613.0%+0.5 pts

458Quincy, ILIL74,1463.0%+0.4 pts

459Peru, ININ34,4873.0%−0.1 pts

460Greencastle, ININ37,8762.9%+0.3 pts

461Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1552.9%−0.4 pts

462Shawnee, OKOK75,1022.9%+0.6 pts

463Wheeling, WVWV134,0892.9%+1.1 pts

464Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6852.9%−0.3 pts

465Bremerton, WAWA283,3742.8%+0.2 pts

466Hutchinson, KSKS61,5392.8%+0.3 pts

467Johnstown, PAPA128,9682.8%+0.5 pts

468Salina, KSKS59,1212.8%+0.0 pts

469Fort Madison, IAIA32,3062.8%−0.3 pts

470El Paso, TXTX881,2912.7%−1.0 pts

471Dalton, GAGA147,8192.7%−0.3 pts

472Portsmouth, OHOH71,3652.7%−0.5 pts

473Gallipolis, OHOH29,0722.7%−0.2 pts

474Arkansas City, KSKS34,3822.7%−0.1 pts

475Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2452.6%−1.0 pts

476Fremont, OHOH58,6552.6%+0.1 pts

477Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4282.6%−0.9 pts

478Lincoln, NENE352,0812.6%+0.5 pts

479Coldwater, MIMI45,9932.6%+0.9 pts

480San Jose, CACA1,984,4732.6%−1.0 pts

481Binghamton, NYNY243,1892.6%+1.0 pts

482Portland, OROR2,542,2822.6%−0.1 pts

483State College, PAPA157,3932.6%+0.4 pts

484Johnson City, TNTN216,4162.5%+0.3 pts

485Allentown, PAPA887,6152.5%+0.6 pts

486Bloomington, ININ165,2312.5%+0.3 pts

487Morgantown, WVWV141,9952.5%+0.8 pts

488Port Lavaca, TXTX19,5992.5%−0.5 pts

489Lancaster, PAPA563,1592.5%+0.3 pts

490Sturgis, MIMI60,9682.5%−0.2 pts

491Cheyenne, WYWY102,9382.5%−0.5 pts

492Bartlesville, OKOK54,0372.5%−0.2 pts

493Marion, ILIL67,2252.4%+0.5 pts

494Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0972.4%+1.1 pts

495Iowa City, IAIA182,7112.4%+0.6 pts

496Worcester, MAMA888,5022.4%+0.3 pts

497Middlesborough, KYKY22,8292.4%−0.0 pts

498Modesto, CACA557,7192.4%+0.7 pts

499Borger, TXTX19,6332.4%−0.4 pts

500Athens, OHOH63,1972.4%−0.5 pts

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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.