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 (2023 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 2000

01Columbus, GAGA324,8301.1%–

02Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4420.9%–

03Worcester, MAMA888,5020.6%–

04Winchester, VAVA152,3320.6%–

05Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.4%–

06Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.3%–

07Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.3%–

08Clarksdale, MSMS19,8490.2%–

09Brookings, SDSD37,6350.2%–

10Athens, OHOH63,1970.2%–

11Sparta, WIWI46,5720.2%–

12Athens, GAGA224,1480.2%–

13New York, NYNY20,112,4480.2%–

14Snyder, TXTX16,1620.2%–

15Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.2%–

16Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.2%–

17Durham, NCNC625,4850.1%–

18Statesboro, GAGA97,9770.1%–

19Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.1%–

20Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.1%–

21Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0830.1%–

22Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.1%–

23Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.1%–

24Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.1%–

25Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.1%–

26Springfield, MOMO500,6940.1%–

27Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.1%–

28Concord, NHNH158,0780.1%–

29Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.1%–

30Rome, GAGA101,3780.1%–

31Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2010.1%–

32Bloomington, ININ165,2310.1%–

33Columbia, MOMO219,0620.1%–

34Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.1%–

35Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.1%–

36Mankato, MNMN104,9070.1%–

37Albany, NYNY915,8350.1%–

38Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.1%–

39Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.1%–

40Dyersburg, TNTN36,3200.1%–

41Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.1%–

42Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.1%–

43Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.1%–

44Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.1%–

45Denver, COCO3,092,0370.1%–

46Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.1%–

47Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.1%–

48Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.1%–

49Terre Haute, ININ169,2410.1%–

50Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.1%–

51Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.1%–

52Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.1%–

53Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.1%–

54Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.1%–

55Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.1%–

56Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.1%–

57DuBois, PAPA78,1000.1%–

58Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.1%–

59Killeen, TXTX511,4970.1%–

60Lacey, WAWA304,2610.1%–

61Lawton, OKOK127,5900.1%–

62Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.1%–

63Twin Falls, IDID123,9010.1%–

64Akron, OHOH701,7800.1%–

65Paris, TXTX63,3190.1%–

66Coos Bay, OROR63,9920.1%–

67Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2110.1%–

68Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.1%–

69Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.1%–

70Allentown, PAPA887,6150.1%–

71Hastings, NENE40,5770.1%–

72Carbondale, ILIL52,5010.1%–

73Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.0%–

74Elko, NVNV56,6820.0%–

75Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9380.0%–

76Findlay, OHOH75,0340.0%–

77Niles, MIMI152,4440.0%–

78Staunton, VAVA129,6920.0%–

79Jonesboro, ARAR139,4400.0%–

80Burlington, VTVT227,8030.0%–

81Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.0%–

82Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.0%–

83Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.0%–

84St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.0%–

85Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.0%–

86Monticello, NYNY80,5860.0%–

87Palestine, TXTX59,8050.0%–

88Springfield, MAMA464,3380.0%–

89Madison, ININ33,2790.0%–

90Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.0%–

91Manchester, NHNH433,4150.0%–

92Scranton, PAPA574,4180.0%–

93St. George, UTUT213,6700.0%–

94Port Angeles, WAWA78,2020.0%–

95Montgomery, ALAL388,7470.0%–

96Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.0%–

97Lexington, KYKY535,1740.0%–

98Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.0%–

99Jackson, MIMI159,5520.0%–

100Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1370.0%–

101Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.0%–

102Champaign, ILIL239,9790.0%–

103York, PAPA473,1970.0%–

104Ellensburg, WAWA48,8030.0%–

105Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.0%–

106Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.0%–

107Oneonta, NYNY60,5890.0%–

108Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.0%–

109Warrensburg, MOMO56,6700.0%–

110Portland, OROR2,542,2820.0%–

111Portsmouth, OHOH71,3650.0%–

112Muskegon, MIMI177,9010.0%–

113Dover, DEDE194,7860.0%–

114San Angelo, TXTX122,0650.0%–

115Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.0%–

116Wichita, KSKS663,8090.0%–

117Goldsboro, NCNC122,2780.0%–

118Madison, WIWI709,6850.0%–

119Orangeburg, SCSC83,1770.0%–

120Faribault, MNMN69,9390.0%–

121Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.0%–

122Galesburg, ILIL47,7670.0%–

123Columbia, SCSC879,9180.0%–

124Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.0%–

125Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.0%–

126Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.0%–

127Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.0%–

128Cheyenne, WYWY102,9380.0%–

129Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.0%–

130Dickinson, NDND39,1420.0%–

131Laurinburg, NCNC33,3220.0%–

132Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.0%–

133Cambridge, MDMD33,6280.0%–

134Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.0%–

135Stillwater, OKOK83,8890.0%–

136Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.0%–

137Marion, OHOH65,1150.0%–

138Slidell, LALA279,1080.0%–

139Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.0%–

140Great Falls, MTMT85,0290.0%–

141Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.0%–

142Fargo, NDND269,5280.0%–

143Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.0%–

144Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.0%–

145Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.0%–

146Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.0%–

147Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.0%–

148Coldwater, MIMI45,9930.0%–

149Utica, NYNY285,6110.0%–

150Lafayette, ININ228,4680.0%–

151Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.0%–

152Vallejo, CACA455,3760.0%–

153Rochester, MNMN231,1840.0%–

154Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.0%–

155College Station, TXTX287,4760.0%–

156Toledo, OHOH599,3760.0%–

157Amherst, MAMA164,0650.0%–

158Eugene, OROR381,5840.0%–

159Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.0%–

160Auburn, ALAL208,0130.0%–

161Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.0%–

162Stockton, CACA823,8150.0%–

163San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.0%–

164Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.0%–

165Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.0%–

166Owensboro, KYKY113,9620.0%–

167Rock Springs, WYWY41,2670.0%–

168Greenville, NCNC182,9360.0%–

169Peoria, ILIL363,5050.0%–

170Lincoln, NENE352,0810.0%–

171Indiana, PAPA82,8780.0%–

172Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.0%–

173Eufaula, ALAL26,8610.0%–

174Asheville, NCNC422,3450.0%–

175Tyler, TXTX252,5490.0%–

176Lansing, MIMI479,7220.0%–

177Bismarck, NDND139,7500.0%–

178Portland, MEME577,6350.0%–

179Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.0%–

180Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.0%–

181Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.0%–

182Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.0%–

183Hudson, NYNY60,1680.0%–

184San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.0%–

185Lumberton, NCNC119,9410.0%–

186North Port, FLFL948,1580.0%–

187San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.0%–

188Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.0%–

189Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.0%–

190Dayton, OHOH826,5540.0%–

191Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.0%–

192Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.0%–

193Huntsville, TXTX83,8420.0%–

194Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4480.0%–

195Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.0%–

196Eureka, CACA131,6470.0%–

197South Bend, ININ324,5380.0%–

198Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.0%–

199Greenfield, MAMA70,6980.0%–

200Kingston, NYNY183,3300.0%–

201Canton, OHOH400,2460.0%–

202Huntington, WVWV365,9650.0%–

203Reno, NVNV578,7340.0%–

204New Orleans, LALA970,8490.0%–

205Jackson, MSMS609,8470.0%–

206Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.0%–

207Bangor, MEME157,9670.0%–

208Sheridan, WYWY33,2410.0%–

209Keene, NHNH78,2690.0%–

210Massena, NYNY105,4880.0%–

211Reading, PAPA440,0720.0%–

212Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.0%–

213Evansville, ININ273,7860.0%–

214Gulfport, MSMS431,3290.0%–

215Longview, WAWA114,8850.0%–

216Provo, UTUT773,4260.0%–

217Davenport, IAIA380,4520.0%–

218St. Joseph, MOMO119,1700.0%–

219Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.0%–

220San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.0%–

221Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9660.0%–

222Bakersfield, CACA927,0680.0%–

223Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.0%–

224Cortland, NYNY45,8500.0%–

225Pocatello, IDID91,5910.0%–

226Laramie, WYWY38,5580.0%–

227Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.0%–

228East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1790.0%–

229Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.0%–

230Monroe, MIMI156,0040.0%–

231Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6380.0%–

232Springfield, ILIL206,0330.0%–

233Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.0%–

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%–

242Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.0%–

243Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6910.0%–

244Pottsville, PAPA145,0850.0%–

245Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.0%–

246Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.0%–

247Dubuque, IAIA99,3810.0%–

248Greeley, COCO378,4260.0%–

249Charleston, ILIL46,6070.0%–

250Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.0%–

251Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.0%–

252Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.0%–

253Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1380.0%–

254Modesto, CACA557,7190.0%–

255Stevens Point, WIWI71,9430.0%–

256Charleston, SCSC889,2630.0%–

257Lake Charles, LALA244,6550.0%–

258Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.0%–

259Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.0%–

260Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.0%–

261Jackson, TNTN184,5690.0%–

262El Paso, TXTX881,2910.0%–

263Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.0%–

264Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.0%–

265Mobile, ALAL411,6580.0%–

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%–

274Rockford, ILIL337,2420.0%–

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%–

281Boise City, IDID864,2430.0%–

282Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.0%–

283Yuma, AZAZ224,4490.0%–

284Shreveport, LALA383,4740.0%–

285Medford, OROR221,7950.0%–

286Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.0%–

287Duluth, MNMN281,2190.0%–

288Wheeling, WVWV134,0890.0%–

289Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.0%–

290Weirton, WVWV112,4680.0%–

291Ogden, UTUT672,7840.0%–

292Bloomington, ILIL171,4190.0%–

293Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.0%–

294McAllen, TXTX921,5490.0%–

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%–

305Albertville, ALAL103,5370.0%–

306Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.0%–

307Oxnard, CACA830,8510.0%–

308Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.0%–

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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?

Columbus, GA-AL ranks #1 with 1.1% (2020 American Community Survey).

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 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 (2020).