Which metro area has the highest jamaican share?

Nantucket, MA ranks #1 with 5.5% (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by jamaican share?

Nantucket, MA, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Punta Gorda, FL, Port St. Lucie, FL.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

596 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is jamaican share measured?

Share of all residents who are Jamaican ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 96 SHOWN OF 596

Highest Jamaican population share, US metro areas · 2010

US metro areas ranked by the share of all residents who are Jamaican ancestry (2010 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Jamaican residents as a percentage of total population.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPJAMAICAN SHAREVS –

501Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.0%–

502Sandusky, OHOH112,7770.0%–

503Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1470.0%–

504Canton, OHOH400,2460.0%–

505Fairmont, WVWV55,5840.0%–

506Modesto, CACA557,7190.0%–

507McAlester, OKOK43,3200.0%–

508Lawrence, KSKS120,9200.0%–

509Pocatello, IDID91,5910.0%–

510Searcy, ARAR80,0850.0%–

511Farmington, NMNM120,3400.0%–

512Palestine, TXTX59,8050.0%–

513Plymouth, ININ46,5990.0%–

514Marion, ILIL67,2250.0%–

515Hanford, CACA154,3270.0%–

516Laurinburg, NCNC33,3220.0%–

517Brownsville, TXTX433,9460.0%–

518Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.0%–

519Waco, TXTX308,8070.0%–

520Clarksburg, WVWV88,1420.0%–

521Odessa, TXTX173,8010.0%–

522Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8380.0%–

523Troy, ALAL33,6880.0%–

524St. Marys, PAPA29,9260.0%–

525Fargo, NDND269,5280.0%–

526Wausau, WIWI139,4320.0%–

527Rockingham, NCNC42,0410.0%–

528Blytheville, ARAR37,8280.0%–

529Richmond, KYKY131,8060.0%–

530Columbus, ININ85,7290.0%–

531Lebanon, PAPA146,3800.0%–

532Napa, CACA132,9490.0%–

533Greeley, COCO378,4260.0%–

534McAllen, TXTX921,5490.0%–

535Waycross, GAGA57,6700.0%–

536Fairbanks, AKAK93,9720.0%–

537Rolla, MOMO45,2470.0%–

538Peoria, ILIL363,5050.0%–

539Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.0%–

540DuBois, PAPA78,1000.0%–

541Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9120.0%–

542Kokomo, ININ83,9040.0%–

543Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6690.0%–

544Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.0%–

545Eau Claire, WIWI176,6470.0%–

546Owensboro, KYKY113,9620.0%–

547Ogden, UTUT672,7840.0%–

548Beeville, TXTX32,5150.0%–

549Shelby, NCNC103,3250.0%–

550Hermiston, OROR93,7210.0%–

551Adrian, MIMI97,7790.0%–

552Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.0%–

553Gadsden, ALAL103,8860.0%–

554Sevierville, TNTN101,3420.0%–

555Helena, MTMT97,1530.0%–

556Dixon, ILIL32,9140.0%–

557Muncie, ININ113,1060.0%–

558Great Bend, KSKS24,7900.0%–

559Bennington, VTVT36,6300.0%–

560Yuma, AZAZ224,4490.0%–

561Bloomington, ILIL171,4190.0%–

562Shawnee, OKOK75,1020.0%–

563Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.0%–

564Davenport, IAIA380,4520.0%–

565Española, NMNM39,8320.0%–

566Midland, TXTX193,1390.0%–

567Hickory, NCNC376,8900.0%–

568Dubuque, IAIA99,3810.0%–

569El Centro, CACA181,4110.0%–

570Sioux City, IAIA145,7380.0%–

571Richmond, ININ66,1690.0%–

572Jefferson, GAGA99,2650.0%–

573Watertown, WIWI86,5050.0%–

574Jacksonville, ILIL37,3810.0%–

575Laredo, TXTX281,2240.0%–

576Monroe, LALA222,3900.0%–

577Slidell, LALA279,1080.0%–

578Springfield, MOMO500,6940.0%–

579Salem, OROR445,8140.0%–

580Moses Lake, WAWA105,7270.0%–

581Janesville, WIWI166,4720.0%–

582Provo, UTUT773,4260.0%–

583Eureka, CACA131,6470.0%–

584Cheyenne, WYWY102,9380.0%–

585New Philadelphia, OHOH92,3730.0%–

586Visalia, CACA485,1460.0%–

587Traverse City, MIMI156,9720.0%–

588Redding, CACA181,6480.0%–

589Greeneville, TNTN73,8310.0%–

590Lewistown, PAPA46,1270.0%–

591Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,1540.0%–

592Bend, OROR266,3760.0%–

593Joplin, MOMO208,7960.0%–

594Mankato, MNMN104,9070.0%–

595Alamogordo, NMNM70,3680.0%–

596Cookeville, TNTN152,4770.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS