RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 308 SHOWN OF 308

Highest Ghanaian population share, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas ranked by the share of all residents who are Ghanaian ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Ghanaian residents as a percentage of total population. Columbus, GA-AL leads at 1.1%. 308 metro areas qualify in total. Georgia carries 4 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGHANAIAN SHAREVS 2010

USUnited States331,449,2810.0%–

01Columbus, GAGA324,8301.1%–

02Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4420.9%–

03Worcester, MAMA888,5020.6%+0.3 pts

04Winchester, VAVA152,3320.6%+0.5 pts

05Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.4%+0.1 pts

06Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.3%+0.2 pts

07Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.3%+0.1 pts

08Clarksdale, MSMS19,8490.2%–

09Brookings, SDSD37,6350.2%–

10Athens, OHOH63,1970.2%–

11Sparta, WIWI46,5720.2%–

12Athens, GAGA224,1480.2%+0.1 pts

13New York, NYNY20,112,4480.2%+0.0 pts

14Snyder, TXTX16,1620.2%–

15Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.2%+0.1 pts

16Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.2%+0.1 pts

17Durham, NCNC625,4850.1%+0.1 pts

18Statesboro, GAGA97,9770.1%–

19Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.1%+0.0 pts

20Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.1%+0.0 pts

21Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0830.1%+0.0 pts

22Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.1%+0.0 pts

23Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.1%+0.1 pts

24Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.1%–

25Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.1%+0.1 pts

26Springfield, MOMO500,6940.1%–

27Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.1%+0.0 pts

28Concord, NHNH158,0780.1%+0.0 pts

29Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.1%+0.1 pts

30Rome, GAGA101,3780.1%–

31Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2010.1%–

32Bloomington, ININ165,2310.1%–

33Columbia, MOMO219,0620.1%+0.0 pts

34Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.1%−0.0 pts

35Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.1%+0.0 pts

36Mankato, MNMN104,9070.1%–

37Albany, NYNY915,8350.1%+0.0 pts

38Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.1%+0.1 pts

39Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.1%+0.0 pts

40Dyersburg, TNTN36,3200.1%–

41Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.1%+0.0 pts

42Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.1%+0.0 pts

43Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.1%+0.0 pts

44Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.1%−0.0 pts

45Denver, COCO3,092,0370.1%+0.0 pts

46Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.1%+0.1 pts

47Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.1%+0.0 pts

48Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.1%–

49Terre Haute, ININ169,2410.1%–

50Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.1%+0.0 pts

51Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.1%+0.0 pts

52Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.1%+0.0 pts

53Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.1%+0.0 pts

54Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.1%+0.0 pts

55Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.1%+0.0 pts

56Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.1%+0.0 pts

57DuBois, PAPA78,1000.1%–

58Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.1%+0.0 pts

59Killeen, TXTX511,4970.1%+0.1 pts

60Lacey, WAWA304,2610.1%–

61Lawton, OKOK127,5900.1%–

62Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.1%–

63Twin Falls, IDID123,9010.1%–

64Akron, OHOH701,7800.1%−0.0 pts

65Paris, TXTX63,3190.1%–

66Coos Bay, OROR63,9920.1%–

67Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2110.1%+0.0 pts

68Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.1%+0.0 pts

69Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.1%+0.0 pts

70Allentown, PAPA887,6150.1%+0.0 pts

71Hastings, NENE40,5770.1%–

72Carbondale, ILIL52,5010.1%–

73Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.0%+0.0 pts

74Elko, NVNV56,6820.0%−0.0 pts

75Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9380.0%–

76Findlay, OHOH75,0340.0%–

77Niles, MIMI152,4440.0%+0.0 pts

78Staunton, VAVA129,6920.0%–

79Jonesboro, ARAR139,4400.0%–

80Burlington, VTVT227,8030.0%–

81Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.0%+0.0 pts

82Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.0%+0.0 pts

83Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.0%+0.0 pts

84St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.0%+0.0 pts

85Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.0%+0.0 pts

86Monticello, NYNY80,5860.0%+0.0 pts

87Palestine, TXTX59,8050.0%–

88Springfield, MAMA464,3380.0%−0.0 pts

89Madison, ININ33,2790.0%–

90Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.0%+0.0 pts

91Manchester, NHNH433,4150.0%+0.0 pts

92Scranton, PAPA574,4180.0%+0.0 pts

93St. George, UTUT213,6700.0%–

94Port Angeles, WAWA78,2020.0%–

95Montgomery, ALAL388,7470.0%–

96Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.0%–

97Lexington, KYKY535,1740.0%+0.0 pts

98Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.0%+0.0 pts

99Jackson, MIMI159,5520.0%–

100Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1370.0%–

101Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.0%+0.0 pts

102Champaign, ILIL239,9790.0%−0.0 pts

103York, PAPA473,1970.0%+0.0 pts

104Ellensburg, WAWA48,8030.0%–

105Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.0%+0.0 pts

106Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.0%+0.0 pts

107Oneonta, NYNY60,5890.0%–

108Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.0%+0.0 pts

109Warrensburg, MOMO56,6700.0%+0.0 pts

110Portland, OROR2,542,2820.0%+0.0 pts

111Portsmouth, OHOH71,3650.0%–

112Muskegon, MIMI177,9010.0%–

113Dover, DEDE194,7860.0%+0.0 pts

114San Angelo, TXTX122,0650.0%–

115Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.0%+0.0 pts

116Wichita, KSKS663,8090.0%+0.0 pts

117Goldsboro, NCNC122,2780.0%–

118Madison, WIWI709,6850.0%+0.0 pts

119Orangeburg, SCSC83,1770.0%–

120Faribault, MNMN69,9390.0%+0.0 pts

121Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.0%+0.0 pts

122Galesburg, ILIL47,7670.0%–

123Columbia, SCSC879,9180.0%+0.0 pts

124Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.0%+0.0 pts

125Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.0%−0.0 pts

126Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.0%+0.0 pts

127Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.0%−0.0 pts

128Cheyenne, WYWY102,9380.0%–

129Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.0%–

130Dickinson, NDND39,1420.0%–

131Laurinburg, NCNC33,3220.0%–

132Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.0%+0.0 pts

133Cambridge, MDMD33,6280.0%–

134Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.0%+0.0 pts

135Stillwater, OKOK83,8890.0%–

136Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.0%+0.0 pts

137Marion, OHOH65,1150.0%–

138Slidell, LALA279,1080.0%–

139Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.0%+0.0 pts

140Great Falls, MTMT85,0290.0%–

141Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.0%+0.0 pts

142Fargo, NDND269,5280.0%+0.0 pts

143Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.0%–

144Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.0%+0.0 pts

145Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.0%+0.0 pts

146Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.0%+0.0 pts

147Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.0%+0.0 pts

148Coldwater, MIMI45,9930.0%–

149Utica, NYNY285,6110.0%+0.0 pts

150Lafayette, ININ228,4680.0%–

151Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.0%+0.0 pts

152Vallejo, CACA455,3760.0%+0.0 pts

153Rochester, MNMN231,1840.0%−0.0 pts

154Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.0%+0.0 pts

155College Station, TXTX287,4760.0%–

156Toledo, OHOH599,3760.0%+0.0 pts

157Amherst, MAMA164,0650.0%−0.1 pts

158Eugene, OROR381,5840.0%–

159Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.0%+0.0 pts

160Auburn, ALAL208,0130.0%+0.0 pts

161Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.0%+0.0 pts

162Stockton, CACA823,8150.0%–

163San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.0%+0.0 pts

164Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.0%+0.0 pts

165Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.0%–

166Owensboro, KYKY113,9620.0%–

167Rock Springs, WYWY41,2670.0%–

168Greenville, NCNC182,9360.0%−0.1 pts

169Peoria, ILIL363,5050.0%−0.1 pts

170Lincoln, NENE352,0810.0%+0.0 pts

171Indiana, PAPA82,8780.0%–

172Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.0%–

173Eufaula, ALAL26,8610.0%–

174Asheville, NCNC422,3450.0%–

175Tyler, TXTX252,5490.0%+0.0 pts

176Lansing, MIMI479,7220.0%+0.0 pts

177Bismarck, NDND139,7500.0%–

178Portland, MEME577,6350.0%–

179Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.0%−0.0 pts

180Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.0%+0.0 pts

181Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.0%+0.0 pts

182Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.0%−0.1 pts

183Hudson, NYNY60,1680.0%–

184San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.0%+0.0 pts

185Lumberton, NCNC119,9410.0%–

186North Port, FLFL948,1580.0%+0.0 pts

187San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.0%+0.0 pts

188Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.0%+0.0 pts

189Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.0%+0.0 pts

190Dayton, OHOH826,5540.0%+0.0 pts

191Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.0%+0.0 pts

192Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.0%+0.0 pts

193Huntsville, TXTX83,8420.0%–

194Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4480.0%–

195Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.0%–

196Eureka, CACA131,6470.0%+0.0 pts

197South Bend, ININ324,5380.0%−0.0 pts

198Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.0%–

199Greenfield, MAMA70,6980.0%−0.0 pts

200Kingston, NYNY183,3300.0%–

201Canton, OHOH400,2460.0%–

202Huntington, WVWV365,9650.0%–

203Reno, NVNV578,7340.0%–

204New Orleans, LALA970,8490.0%+0.0 pts

205Jackson, MSMS609,8470.0%−0.0 pts

206Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.0%–

207Bangor, MEME157,9670.0%+0.0 pts

208Sheridan, WYWY33,2410.0%–

209Keene, NHNH78,2690.0%–

210Massena, NYNY105,4880.0%–

211Reading, PAPA440,0720.0%+0.0 pts

212Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.0%–

213Evansville, ININ273,7860.0%–

214Gulfport, MSMS431,3290.0%+0.0 pts

215Longview, WAWA114,8850.0%–

216Provo, UTUT773,4260.0%−0.0 pts

217Davenport, IAIA380,4520.0%–

218St. Joseph, MOMO119,1700.0%−0.1 pts

219Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.0%–

220San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.0%+0.0 pts

221Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9660.0%–

222Bakersfield, CACA927,0680.0%–

223Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.0%−0.0 pts

224Cortland, NYNY45,8500.0%–

225Pocatello, IDID91,5910.0%–

226Laramie, WYWY38,5580.0%–

227Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.0%–

228East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1790.0%−0.1 pts

229Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.0%–

230Monroe, MIMI156,0040.0%–

231Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6380.0%–

232Springfield, ILIL206,0330.0%−0.0 pts

233Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.0%+0.0 pts

234Sebring, FLFL111,1220.0%–

235Sandusky, OHOH112,7770.0%–

236Corning, NYNY91,8550.0%–

237Augusta, GAGA641,2310.0%–

238Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.0%–

239The Villages, FLFL157,7720.0%–

240McAlester, OKOK43,3200.0%–

241Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.0%−0.0 pts

242Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.0%+0.0 pts

243Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6910.0%−0.0 pts

244Pottsville, PAPA145,0850.0%–

245Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.0%−0.0 pts

246Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.0%–

247Dubuque, IAIA99,3810.0%–

248Greeley, COCO378,4260.0%–

249Charleston, ILIL46,6070.0%–

250Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.0%−0.0 pts

251Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.0%−0.0 pts

252Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.0%−0.0 pts

253Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1380.0%−0.0 pts

254Modesto, CACA557,7190.0%–

255Stevens Point, WIWI71,9430.0%–

256Charleston, SCSC889,2630.0%+0.0 pts

257Lake Charles, LALA244,6550.0%–

258Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.0%–

259Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.0%−0.1 pts

260Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.0%−0.0 pts

261Jackson, TNTN184,5690.0%–

262El Paso, TXTX881,2910.0%–

263Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.0%−0.1 pts

264Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.0%–

265Mobile, ALAL411,6580.0%−0.0 pts

266Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.0%–

267Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.0%–

268Victoria, TXTX99,8640.0%–

269Auburn, NYNY74,3650.0%–

270Abilene, TXTX185,4290.0%–

271Naples, FLFL417,1310.0%–

272Waco, TXTX308,8070.0%–

273Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1930.0%+0.0 pts

274Rockford, ILIL337,2420.0%+0.0 pts

275Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.0%–

276St. Cloud, MNMN205,8540.0%–

277Crestview, FLFL315,0980.0%–

278Flint, MIMI401,0930.0%–

279Erie, PAPA265,8320.0%–

280Charleston, WVWV200,1700.0%−0.0 pts

281Boise City, IDID864,2430.0%–

282Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.0%–

283Yuma, AZAZ224,4490.0%–

284Shreveport, LALA383,4740.0%–

285Medford, OROR221,7950.0%−0.0 pts

286Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.0%−0.0 pts

287Duluth, MNMN281,2190.0%–

288Wheeling, WVWV134,0890.0%–

289Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.0%–

290Weirton, WVWV112,4680.0%–

291Ogden, UTUT672,7840.0%−0.0 pts

292Bloomington, ILIL171,4190.0%−0.0 pts

293Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.0%−0.0 pts

294McAllen, TXTX921,5490.0%−0.0 pts

295Lebanon, PAPA146,3800.0%–

296Brownsville, TXTX433,9460.0%–

297Tahlequah, OKOK49,1960.0%–

298Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.0%–

299Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.0%–

300Yakima, WAWA259,1850.0%–

301Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.0%–

302Gainesville, GAGA226,5680.0%–

303Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0600.0%–

304Spokane, WAWA608,0120.0%−0.0 pts

305Albertville, ALAL103,5370.0%–

306Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.0%−0.0 pts

307Oxnard, CACA830,8510.0%−0.0 pts

308Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.0%−0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest ghanaian share?

Columbus, GA-AL ranks #1 with 1.1% (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by ghanaian share?

Columbus, GA-AL, Fort Leonard Wood, MO, Worcester, MA, Winchester, VA-WV, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

308 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is ghanaian share measured?

Share of all residents who are Ghanaian ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.