CensusEasy
RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 680

Highest Jamaican population share, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the share of all residents who are Jamaican ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Jamaican residents as a percentage of total population. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL leads at 3.0%. 680 metro areas qualify in total. Florida carries 10 of the top 25 entries.

All statesAll rankings
SAME RANKING BYCitiesCountiesStates
RELATEDLargest American populationHighest American population shareLargest Arab populationHighest Arab population shareLargest Egyptian populationHighest Egyptian population share
YEAR201020202024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPJAMAICAN SHAREVS 2000
01Miami, FLFL6,391,0723.0%
02Hartford, CTCT1,171,4262.7%
03Bridgeport, CTCT978,1791.8%
04New York, NYNY20,112,4481.7%
05Waterbury, CTCT463,3491.6%
06Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3771.6%
07Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7211.6%
08Orlando, FLFL2,957,6721.5%
09East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1791.4%
10Barnstable, MAMA233,5391.4%
11Palm Bay, FLFL663,9821.3%
12Clewiston, FLFL61,5461.2%
13Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1821.2%
14Sebring, FLFL111,1221.1%
15Kingston, NYNY183,3301.1%
16Fayetteville, NCNC395,4121.1%
17Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2121.1%
18Ocala, FLFL442,6601.1%
19Okeechobee, FLFL42,6081.1%
20Hinesville, GAGA91,8701.0%
21New Haven, CTCT578,7410.9%
22Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.9%
23Monticello, NYNY80,5860.9%
24Springfield, MAMA464,3380.9%
25Dover, DEDE194,7860.9%
26Selma, ALAL35,1400.8%
27Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.8%
28Savannah, GAGA438,3140.8%
29Oxford, ALAL115,8340.8%
30Vineland, NJNJ157,1480.8%
31Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.8%
32Nantucket, MAMA14,7580.7%
33Henderson, NCNC42,6380.7%
34Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9040.7%
35Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.7%
36Torrington, CTCT114,6900.7%
37Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8080.7%
38Panama City, FLFL231,1740.7%
39Statesboro, GAGA97,9770.7%
40Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.6%
41Abilene, TXTX185,4290.6%
42Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.6%
43Deltona, FLFL746,9330.6%
44Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.6%
45Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.6%
46Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.6%
47Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.6%
48Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.6%
49Dublin, GAGA60,3510.5%
50Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4420.5%
51Jefferson, GAGA99,2650.5%
52Celina, OHOH42,7370.5%
53Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.5%
54Sevierville, TNTN101,3420.5%
55Albany, NYNY915,8350.5%
56Crestview, FLFL315,0980.5%
57Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.5%
58Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.5%
59Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9660.5%
60Amsterdam, NYNY50,0460.5%
61Lake City, FLFL74,0940.5%
62Watertown, NYNY111,5400.5%
63Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.5%
64Lawton, OKOK127,5900.5%
65Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.4%
66Allentown, PAPA887,6150.4%
67Naples, FLFL417,1310.4%
68Columbus, MSMS67,1440.4%
69Calhoun, GAGA61,7010.4%
70Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.4%
71Pahrump, NVNV57,3360.4%
72Athens, GAGA224,1480.4%
73Norwich, CTCT284,0150.4%
74Columbia, SCSC879,9180.4%
75Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.4%
76Los Alamos, NMNM19,4070.4%
77Somerset, PAPA72,0040.4%
78Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.4%
79Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.4%
80Durham, NCNC625,4850.4%
81Hudson, NYNY60,1680.4%
82North Port, FLFL948,1580.3%
83Columbus, GAGA324,8300.3%
84Greenville, NCNC182,9360.3%
85LaGrange, GAGA107,0970.3%
86Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1370.3%
87Killeen, TXTX511,4970.3%
88Florence, SCSC201,3920.3%
89Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.3%
90Staunton, VAVA129,6920.3%
91New Bern, NCNC127,3580.3%
92Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.3%
93Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.3%
94Warner Robins, GAGA208,0910.3%
95Brattleboro, VTVT45,2040.3%
96Worcester, MAMA888,5020.3%
97Batavia, NYNY58,4160.3%
98Vidalia, GAGA36,1800.3%
99Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.3%
100Sumter, SCSC105,0670.3%
101Williston, NDND41,7670.3%
102Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.3%
103Baker City, OROR16,6580.3%
104Tupelo, MSMS133,1670.3%
105Orangeburg, SCSC83,1770.3%
106Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.3%
107Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.3%
108Mountain Home, IDID29,4650.3%
109Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.3%
110Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1930.3%
111Goldsboro, NCNC122,2780.3%
112State College, PAPA157,3930.3%
113Winchester, VAVA152,3320.3%
114Alamosa, COCO27,8960.3%
115Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.3%
116Seaford, DEDE277,1400.3%
117Franklin, KYKY20,7880.3%
118Vallejo, CACA455,3760.3%
119Putnam, CTCT98,0960.3%
120Augusta, GAGA641,2310.3%
121Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.3%
122Gulfport, MSMS431,3290.3%
123Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.2%
124Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.2%
125Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.2%
126Asheville, NCNC422,3450.2%
127Bangor, MEME157,9670.2%
128Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.2%
129Lima, OHOH100,8810.2%
130Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.2%
131Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.2%
132Sandusky, OHOH112,7770.2%
133Scranton, PAPA574,4180.2%
134Reading, PAPA440,0720.2%
135Amherst, MAMA164,0650.2%
136Greenfield, MAMA70,6980.2%
137Spencer, IAIA16,2020.2%
138Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.2%
139Arcadia, FLFL37,0780.2%
140Arkansas City, KSKS34,3820.2%
141Toledo, OHOH599,3760.2%
142Burlington, VTVT227,8030.2%
143Snyder, TXTX16,1620.2%
144Fairbanks, AKAK93,9720.2%
145Gainesville, GAGA226,5680.2%
146Oneonta, NYNY60,5890.2%
147Thomasville, GAGA72,9580.2%
148Red Wing, MNMN48,1950.2%
149Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.2%
150Kingsport, TNTN314,8340.2%
151Dalton, GAGA147,8190.2%
152Petoskey, MIMI33,7750.2%
153New Orleans, LALA970,8490.2%
154Montgomery, ALAL388,7470.2%
155Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.2%
156Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.2%
157Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2190.2%
158Milledgeville, GAGA44,0290.2%
159Laurinburg, NCNC33,3220.2%
160Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.2%
161Rifle, COCO80,0990.2%
162Utica, NYNY285,6110.2%
163Manchester, NHNH433,4150.2%
164Portland, MEME577,6350.2%
165Stillwater, OKOK83,8890.2%
166Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.2%
167Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.2%
168Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1380.2%
169Gallup, NMNM68,1190.2%
170Daphne, ALAL267,7610.2%
171Charleston, SCSC889,2630.2%
172Kenosha, WIWI168,4480.2%
173Harrison, ARAR45,6540.2%
174Greenville, MSMS40,4460.2%
175Minot, NDND75,6940.2%
176Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2010.2%
177Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.2%
178Lafayette, LALA423,7580.2%
179San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.2%
180El Centro, CACA181,4110.2%
181Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.2%
182Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4480.2%
183Longview, WAWA114,8850.2%
184Niles, MIMI152,4440.2%
185Othello, WAWA21,4880.2%
186Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0250.2%
187Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.2%
188Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0760.2%
189Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.2%
190Pueblo, COCO169,2770.2%
191St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.2%
192Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.2%
193Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8830.2%
194Evansville, ININ273,7860.2%
195Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.2%
196Chambersburg, PAPA160,6520.1%
197Rock Springs, WYWY41,2670.1%
198El Paso, TXTX881,2910.1%
199Beckley, WVWV109,9400.1%
200Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.1%
201Davenport, IAIA380,4520.1%
202Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.1%
203Clarksburg, WVWV88,1420.1%
204Kingsville, TXTX30,3150.1%
205Morehead City, NCNC70,4690.1%
206Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.1%
207Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.1%
208Minden, LALA34,9480.1%
209Massena, NYNY105,4880.1%
210Wilson, NCNC81,1500.1%
211Bismarck, NDND139,7500.1%
212Great Falls, MTMT85,0290.1%
213Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.1%
214Charleston, WVWV200,1700.1%
215Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.1%
216Las Vegas, NMNM30,3110.1%
217Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.1%
218Pottsville, PAPA145,0850.1%
219Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.1%
220Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.1%
221Concord, NHNH158,0780.1%
222Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.1%
223Cambridge, MDMD33,6280.1%
224Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4860.1%
225Mitchell, SDSD25,9130.1%
226Muncie, ININ113,1060.1%
227Washington Court House, OHOH28,5520.1%
228Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.1%
229Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.1%
230Midland, TXTX193,1390.1%
231Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.1%
232Cortland, NYNY45,8500.1%
233Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.1%
234Akron, OHOH701,7800.1%
235Muskegon, MIMI177,9010.1%
236Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.1%
237Denver, COCO3,092,0370.1%
238Payson, AZAZ53,8010.1%
239Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.1%
240Edwards, COCO54,2910.1%
241Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.1%
242Waycross, GAGA57,6700.1%
243Marshall, MOMO23,2650.1%
244San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.1%
245Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.1%
246Bloomington, ILIL171,4190.1%
247Kinston, NCNC55,8370.1%
248Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.1%
249Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.1%
250Jamestown, NYNY124,1260.1%
251Americus, GAGA33,3940.1%
252Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.1%
253San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.1%
254Greencastle, ININ37,8760.1%
255Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.1%
256The Villages, FLFL157,7720.1%
257Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.1%
258Natchez, MSMS54,7220.1%
259Columbus, NENE46,5830.1%
260Storm Lake, IAIA20,4490.1%
261Columbus, ININ85,7290.1%
262Lexington, KYKY535,1740.1%
263Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.1%
264Elmira, NYNY80,4150.1%
265Napa, CACA132,9490.1%
266Baraboo, WIWI66,6520.1%
267Jacksonville, ILIL37,3810.1%
268Danville, VAVA101,1370.1%
269Chico, CACA209,2110.1%
270Rockford, ILIL337,2420.1%
271Hannibal, MOMO38,9690.1%
272Altus, OKOK24,7640.1%
273Moses Lake, WAWA105,7270.1%
274Rochelle, ILIL51,3990.1%
275Bloomington, ININ165,2310.1%
276Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6660.1%
277Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.1%
278Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.1%
279Portland, OROR2,542,2820.1%
280Auburn, NYNY74,3650.1%
281Jackson, MSMS609,8470.1%
282Enterprise, ALAL56,9530.1%
283Helena, MTMT97,1530.1%
284Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.1%
285Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.1%
286Auburn, ALAL208,0130.1%
287Las Cruces, NMNM229,0910.1%
288Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.1%
289Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4510.1%
290Wooster, OHOH116,7580.1%
291Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.1%
292Burlington, NCNC186,1770.1%
293Lake Charles, LALA244,6550.1%
294Cornelia, GAGA50,4160.1%
295Owatonna, MNMN37,4640.1%
296Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.1%
297Lawrence, KSKS120,9200.1%
298Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7910.1%
299Hanford, CACA154,3270.1%
300Yuma, AZAZ224,4490.1%
301Coos Bay, OROR63,9920.1%
302Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.1%
303Dothan, ALAL156,2660.1%
304Talladega, ALAL91,7640.1%
305Champaign, ILIL239,9790.1%
306Dayton, OHOH826,5540.1%
307Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.1%
308Fargo, NDND269,5280.1%
309Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0830.1%
310Wausau, WIWI139,4320.1%
311Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.1%
312Lumberton, NCNC119,9410.1%
313Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.1%
314Elkhart, ININ208,7740.1%
315Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.1%
316Erie, PAPA265,8320.1%
317Easton, MDMD38,2380.1%
318South Bend, ININ324,5380.1%
319Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6570.1%
320Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.1%
321Topeka, KSKS233,0520.1%
322St. Joseph, MOMO119,1700.1%
323Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.1%
324Carbondale, ILIL52,5010.1%
325Cumberland, MDMD93,6400.1%
326Grand Junction, COCO162,8450.1%
327Monroe, LALA222,3900.1%
328Athens, TNTN71,5900.1%
329Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.1%
330Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.1%
331Mansfield, OHOH124,8930.1%
332Sunbury, PAPA107,7880.1%
333Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.1%
334Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8800.1%
335Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.1%
336Platteville, WIWI52,4460.1%
337Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.1%
338Indiana, PAPA82,8780.1%
339Waco, TXTX308,8070.1%
340Moscow, IDID41,8420.1%
341Bennington, VTVT36,6300.1%
342Toccoa, GAGA27,8540.1%
343Williamsport, PAPA112,5870.1%
344Sidney, OHOH48,0650.1%
345Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.1%
346Madison, WIWI709,6850.1%
347York, PAPA473,1970.1%
348St. Cloud, MNMN205,8540.1%
349Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.1%
350Johnstown, PAPA128,9680.1%
351St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.1%
352Klamath Falls, OROR70,2740.1%
353Decatur, ILIL99,3000.1%
354Fairmont, WVWV55,5840.1%
355Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.1%
356Albany, GAGA145,5100.1%
357Kankakee, ILIL105,5250.1%
358Glens Falls, NYNY124,3730.1%
359Elko, NVNV56,6820.1%
360Ardmore, OKOK48,9100.1%
361Longview, TXTX297,3150.1%
362Yuba City, CACA187,4780.1%
363Clinton, IAIA46,0020.1%
364Bowling Green, KYKY197,1800.1%
365Marion, ININ66,5240.1%
366Pinehurst, NCNC110,6190.1%
367Woodward, OKOK19,8270.1%
368Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.1%
369Sweetwater, TXTX14,1170.1%
370Sedalia, MOMO44,2540.1%
371Greeneville, TNTN73,8310.1%
372Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.1%
373Albemarle, NCNC68,8300.1%
374Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.1%
375Lansing, MIMI479,7220.1%
376Terre Haute, ININ169,2410.1%
377Waynesville, NCNC63,3690.1%
378Columbia, MOMO219,0620.1%
379Lewiston, MEME116,4870.1%
380Douglas, GAGA52,8610.1%
381Danville, KYKY56,9850.1%
382Spokane, WAWA608,0120.1%
383Rochester, MNMN231,1840.1%
384Bay City, TXTX36,4630.1%
385Garden City, KSKS37,5050.1%
386Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.1%
387Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.1%
388Albertville, ALAL103,5370.1%
389Parkersburg, WVWV87,2640.1%
390Springfield, ILIL206,0330.1%
391Lebanon, PAPA146,3800.1%
392Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0630.1%
393Sayre, PAPA59,6000.1%
394Lacey, WAWA304,2610.1%
395Marion, OHOH65,1150.1%
396Springfield, MOMO500,6940.1%
397Magnolia, ARAR21,8940.1%
398Houma, LALA199,6680.1%
399Shreveport, LALA383,4740.1%
400Salinas, CACA433,7290.1%
401Big Rapids, MIMI42,3200.1%
402Sheboygan, WIWI118,0470.1%
403Huntsville, TXTX83,8420.1%
404Oxnard, CACA830,8510.1%
405Wichita, KSKS663,8090.1%
406Salina, KSKS59,1210.1%
407Cleveland, TNTN134,0570.1%
408Brevard, NCNC34,2110.1%
409Alice, TXTX45,3830.1%
410Plainview, TXTX36,7000.1%
411Dixon, ILIL32,9140.1%
412Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6910.1%
413Keene, NHNH78,2690.1%
414Rome, GAGA101,3780.1%
415Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.1%
416Canton, ILIL32,9010.1%
417Scottsboro, ALAL54,2810.1%
418Sanford, NCNC70,2580.1%
419Summerville, GAGA25,3000.1%
420Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.1%
421Beaumont, TXTX399,3100.1%
422Modesto, CACA557,7190.1%
423Decatur, ALAL160,3260.1%
424Port Townsend, WAWA33,9700.1%
425Janesville, WIWI166,4720.1%
426Peru, ININ34,4870.1%
427Stockton, CACA823,8150.1%
428Boulder, COCO328,5600.1%
429Clovis, NMNM65,2700.1%
430Appleton, WIWI249,8760.1%
431Ogden, UTUT672,7840.1%
432Cookeville, TNTN152,4770.1%
433Augusta, MEME129,0670.1%
434Rockingham, NCNC42,0410.1%
435Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.1%
436Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.1%
437Palatka, FLFL77,7340.1%
438San Angelo, TXTX122,0650.1%
439Brenham, TXTX38,2880.1%
440Lewisburg, PAPA42,3130.1%
441Jesup, GAGA32,4810.1%
442Bakersfield, CACA927,0680.1%
443San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.1%
444Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.1%
445Lafayette, ININ228,4680.1%
446Lock Haven, PAPA37,8700.1%
447Kokomo, ININ83,9040.1%
448Olean, NYNY75,3900.0%
449Shelby, NCNC103,3250.0%
450Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.0%
451Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.0%
452Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.0%
453Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.0%
454Corning, NYNY91,8550.0%
455Seneca, SCSC83,7750.0%
456Michigan City, ININ111,2940.0%
457Elk City, OKOK22,1590.0%
458Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0970.0%
459Adrian, MIMI97,7790.0%
460Raymondville, TXTX19,9710.0%
461Pella, IAIA34,1920.0%
462Altoona, PAPA119,5410.0%
463Ludington, MIMI29,0400.0%
464Peoria, ILIL363,5050.0%
465Hermitage, PAPA107,8600.0%
466Eureka, CACA131,6470.0%
467Athens, TXTX88,5950.0%
468Logan, UTUT160,8890.0%
469Racine, WIWI198,9190.0%
470Gettysburg, PAPA107,5940.0%
471Canton, OHOH400,2460.0%
472Lincoln, NENE352,0810.0%
473Florence, ALAL156,6090.0%
474Somerset, KYKY67,3840.0%
475Richmond, KYKY131,8060.0%
476Springfield, OHOH135,3400.0%
477Kapaa, HIHI73,4000.0%
478Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6550.0%
479Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8640.0%
480Traverse City, MIMI156,9720.0%
481Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.0%
482Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.0%
483La Crosse, WIWI171,1820.0%
484Richmond, ININ66,1690.0%
485Hutchinson, KSKS61,5390.0%
486Hastings, NENE40,5770.0%
487Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.0%
488Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8380.0%
489Oxford, MSMS71,9720.0%
490Weirton, WVWV112,4680.0%
491Muskogee, OKOK66,7080.0%
492Española, NMNM39,8320.0%
493Eugene, OROR381,5840.0%
494Victoria, TXTX99,8640.0%
495Big Spring, TXTX30,5040.0%
496Medford, OROR221,7950.0%
497Key West, FLFL80,4060.0%
498Hilo, HIHI210,0430.0%
499Joplin, MOMO208,7960.0%
500Green Bay, WIWI336,7560.0%
SHOWING 1–500 OF 680
12
Download CSV (full list, 680 rows)

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

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest jamaican share?

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL ranks #1 with 3.0% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by jamaican share?

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT, Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Waterbury-Shelton, CT.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

680 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is jamaican share measured?

Share of all residents who are Jamaican ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).