RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 214 SHOWN OF 214

Highest Ghanaian population share, US metro areas · 2010

US metro areas ranked by the share of all residents who are Ghanaian ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Ghanaian residents as a percentage of total population. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV leads at 0.3%. 214 metro areas qualify in total. Virginia carries 5 of the top 25 entries.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGHANAIAN SHAREVS 2000

01Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.3%–

02Worcester, MAMA888,5020.2%–

03Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.2%–

04Lima, OHOH100,8810.2%–

05Marshall, MOMO23,2650.2%–

06New York, NYNY20,112,4480.2%–

07Vicksburg, MSMS41,7590.1%–

08LaGrange, GAGA107,0970.1%–

09Peoria, ILIL363,5050.1%–

10Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.1%–

11Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.1%–

12Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.1%–

13Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.1%–

14Greenville, NCNC182,9360.1%–

15Elko, NVNV56,6820.1%–

16Winchester, VAVA152,3320.1%–

17Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.1%–

18Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.1%–

19Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0830.1%–

20Danville, VAVA101,1370.1%–

21Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.1%–

22Pullman, WAWA48,5120.1%–

23Amherst, MAMA164,0650.1%–

24Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.1%–

25Bainbridge, GAGA29,4320.1%–

26Albany, GAGA145,5100.1%–

27Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.1%–

28Concord, NHNH158,0780.1%–

29Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.1%–

30East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1790.1%–

31St. Joseph, MOMO119,1700.1%–

32Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.1%–

33Athens, GAGA224,1480.1%–

34Springfield, MAMA464,3380.1%–

35Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.1%–

36Akron, OHOH701,7800.1%–

37Jackson, MSMS609,8470.1%–

38Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.1%–

39Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.1%–

40Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.1%–

41Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.1%–

42Altoona, PAPA119,5410.1%–

43Vineland, NJNJ157,1480.1%–

44Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.0%–

45Williston, NDND41,7670.0%–

46Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.0%–

47Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.0%–

48Durham, NCNC625,4850.0%–

49Corvallis, OROR97,7280.0%–

50Albany, NYNY915,8350.0%–

51Champaign, ILIL239,9790.0%–

52Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.0%–

53Weatherford, OKOK39,0590.0%–

54Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.0%–

55Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.0%–

56Newberry, SCSC39,5610.0%–

57Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.0%–

58Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.0%–

59Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.0%–

60Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.0%–

61Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.0%–

62Columbia, MOMO219,0620.0%–

63Greencastle, ININ37,8760.0%–

64Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.0%–

65Panama City, FLFL231,1740.0%–

66Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.0%–

67Greenfield, MAMA70,6980.0%–

68Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.0%–

69Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.0%–

70Natchez, MSMS54,7220.0%–

71Denver, COCO3,092,0370.0%–

72Allentown, PAPA887,6150.0%–

73Rochester, MNMN231,1840.0%–

74Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.0%–

75Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.0%–

76Springfield, ILIL206,0330.0%–

77Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.0%–

78Frankfort, KYKY77,8740.0%–

79Provo, UTUT773,4260.0%–

80Lexington, KYKY535,1740.0%–

81Portland, OROR2,542,2820.0%–

82Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.0%–

83Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.0%–

84Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.0%–

85Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.0%–

86Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.0%–

87Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.0%–

88York, PAPA473,1970.0%–

89Green Bay, WIWI336,7560.0%–

90Meridian, MSMS85,4190.0%–

91Hobbs, NMNM74,7490.0%–

92Jacksonville, ILIL37,3810.0%–

93Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.0%–

94Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.0%–

95Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.0%–

96Monticello, NYNY80,5860.0%–

97Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.0%–

98Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.0%–

99Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.0%–

100Ogden, UTUT672,7840.0%–

101Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6910.0%–

102Lufkin, TXTX88,1540.0%–

103Decatur, ILIL99,3000.0%–

104Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.0%–

105South Bend, ININ324,5380.0%–

106Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.0%–

107Faribault, MNMN69,9390.0%–

108North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2330.0%–

109Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.0%–

110Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.0%–

111Texarkana, TXTX146,8160.0%–

112Dublin, GAGA60,3510.0%–

113Baraboo, WIWI66,6520.0%–

114Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.0%–

115Oxnard, CACA830,8510.0%–

116Toledo, OHOH599,3760.0%–

117Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1380.0%–

118Warrensburg, MOMO56,6700.0%–

119Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.0%–

120Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.0%–

121Centralia, ILIL36,3820.0%–

122Mansfield, OHOH124,8930.0%–

123Ames, IAIA128,0900.0%–

124Mobile, ALAL411,6580.0%–

125Wooster, OHOH116,7580.0%–

126Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.0%–

127Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.0%–

128Columbus, ININ85,7290.0%–

129Watertown, NYNY111,5400.0%–

130Dayton, OHOH826,5540.0%–

131Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.0%–

132Elmira, NYNY80,4150.0%–

133Johnstown, PAPA128,9680.0%–

134Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.0%–

135North Port, FLFL948,1580.0%–

136Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.0%–

137Boulder, COCO328,5600.0%–

138San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.0%–

139Napa, CACA132,9490.0%–

140Aberdeen, WAWA78,1440.0%–

141Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.0%–

142Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.0%–

143Bloomington, ILIL171,4190.0%–

144Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.0%–

145Columbia, SCSC879,9180.0%–

146Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.0%–

147Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2110.0%–

148Dover, DEDE194,7860.0%–

149Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2120.0%–

150Deltona, FLFL746,9330.0%–

151Bangor, MEME157,9670.0%–

152Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.0%–

153Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.0%–

154Gulfport, MSMS431,3290.0%–

155Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.0%–

156Manchester, NHNH433,4150.0%–

157Lansing, MIMI479,7220.0%–

158Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.0%–

159Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.0%–

160Salem, OROR445,8140.0%–

161Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.0%–

162Natchitoches, LALA36,0890.0%–

163Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4860.0%–

164Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.0%–

165Racine, WIWI198,9190.0%–

166Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.0%–

167Niles, MIMI152,4440.0%–

168Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.0%–

169St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.0%–

170Medford, OROR221,7950.0%–

171Fargo, NDND269,5280.0%–

172Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.0%–

173San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.0%–

174Spokane, WAWA608,0120.0%–

175Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.0%–

176Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.0%–

177San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.0%–

178Utica, NYNY285,6110.0%–

179Tyler, TXTX252,5490.0%–

180Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.0%–

181Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.0%–

182Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.0%–

183Billings, MTMT193,6030.0%–

184Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.0%–

185Charleston, WVWV200,1700.0%–

186Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.0%–

187Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.0%–

188Reading, PAPA440,0720.0%–

189Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.0%–

190Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.0%–

191Lincoln, NENE352,0810.0%–

192McAllen, TXTX921,5490.0%–

193Charleston, SCSC889,2630.0%–

194Eureka, CACA131,6470.0%–

195Savannah, GAGA438,3140.0%–

196Rockford, ILIL337,2420.0%–

197San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.0%–

198Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.0%–

199Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.0%–

200Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.0%–

201Killeen, TXTX511,4970.0%–

202Auburn, ALAL208,0130.0%–

203Wichita, KSKS663,8090.0%–

204Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.0%–

205New Orleans, LALA970,8490.0%–

206Scranton, PAPA574,4180.0%–

207Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.0%–

208Madison, WIWI709,6850.0%–

209Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.0%–

210Vallejo, CACA455,3760.0%–

211San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.0%–

212Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1930.0%–

213Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.0%–

214Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest ghanaian share?

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ranks #1 with 0.3% (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by ghanaian share?

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Worcester, MA, Trenton-Princeton, NJ, Lima, OH, Marshall, MO.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

214 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 ACS 5-year data.

How is ghanaian share measured?

Share of all residents who are Ghanaian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2010).