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RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 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 (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Jamaican residents as a percentage of total population. Nantucket, MA leads at 5.5%. 596 metro areas qualify in total. Florida carries 12 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPJAMAICAN SHAREVS 2000
01Nantucket, MAMA14,7585.5%
02Miami, FLFL6,391,0722.9%
03New York, NYNY20,112,4481.7%
04Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2121.5%
05Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7211.4%
06Orlando, FLFL2,957,6721.3%
07Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3771.2%
08Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2191.1%
09Palm Bay, FLFL663,9821.1%
10Sebring, FLFL111,1221.0%
11Springfield, MAMA464,3380.9%
12Winchester, VAVA152,3320.9%
13Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1820.9%
14Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.9%
15East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1790.8%
16Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.8%
17Ocala, FLFL442,6600.8%
18Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.7%
19Deltona, FLFL746,9330.7%
20Dover, DEDE194,7860.7%
21Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.6%
22Douglas, GAGA52,8610.6%
23Mitchell, SDSD25,9130.6%
24Clewiston, FLFL61,5460.6%
25Vineland, NJNJ157,1480.6%
26Monticello, NYNY80,5860.5%
27Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.5%
28Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.5%
29Moultrie, GAGA47,4380.5%
30Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.5%
31Naples, FLFL417,1310.5%
32Arcadia, FLFL37,0780.5%
33Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.5%
34Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.4%
35Albany, NYNY915,8350.4%
36Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8080.4%
37Calhoun, GAGA61,7010.4%
38Hudson, NYNY60,1680.4%
39Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.4%
40Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.4%
41Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0250.4%
42Huntington, WVWV365,9650.4%
43Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.4%
44Kingston, NYNY183,3300.4%
45Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.4%
46Hinesville, GAGA91,8700.4%
47Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.4%
48Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.4%
49Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.4%
50Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.4%
51Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.4%
52Watertown, NYNY111,5400.3%
53Durham, NCNC625,4850.3%
54Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.3%
55Barnstable, MAMA233,5390.3%
56Columbus, GAGA324,8300.3%
57Oneonta, NYNY60,5890.3%
58Lewisburg, PAPA42,3130.3%
59Warner Robins, GAGA208,0910.3%
60Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.3%
61Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.3%
62Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4420.3%
63Amsterdam, NYNY50,0460.3%
64Thomasville, GAGA72,9580.3%
65Killeen, TXTX511,4970.3%
66Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6660.3%
67Allentown, PAPA887,6150.3%
68Newberry, SCSC39,5610.3%
69Utica, NYNY285,6110.3%
70Orangeburg, SCSC83,1770.3%
71Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.3%
72New Bern, NCNC127,3580.3%
73Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.3%
74Stillwater, OKOK83,8890.2%
75Lake City, FLFL74,0940.2%
76North Port, FLFL948,1580.2%
77Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.2%
78Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.2%
79Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.2%
80Americus, GAGA33,3940.2%
81Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.2%
82Reading, PAPA440,0720.2%
83Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2110.2%
84Albany, GAGA145,5100.2%
85Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.2%
86Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9660.2%
87Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.2%
88Panama City, FLFL231,1740.2%
89Key West, FLFL80,4060.2%
90Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.2%
91Niles, MIMI152,4440.2%
92Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.2%
93Washington, ININ34,2090.2%
94Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.2%
95Dothan, ALAL156,2660.2%
96The Villages, FLFL157,7720.2%
97Danville, VAVA101,1370.2%
98Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.2%
99Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.2%
100Hutchinson, KSKS61,5390.2%
101Toledo, OHOH599,3760.2%
102Kinston, NCNC55,8370.2%
103Massena, NYNY105,4880.2%
104Ames, IAIA128,0900.2%
105Ukiah, CACA88,1220.2%
106Alma, MIMI41,1900.2%
107Durango, COCO56,8980.2%
108Pahrump, NVNV57,3360.2%
109Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.2%
110Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.2%
111Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.2%
112Silver City, NMNM27,2520.2%
113Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4860.2%
114Savannah, GAGA438,3140.2%
115Gainesville, GAGA226,5680.2%
116Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.2%
117Kendallville, ININ47,9370.2%
118Vallejo, CACA455,3760.2%
119Bainbridge, GAGA29,4320.2%
120Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.2%
121Malvern, ARAR33,4510.2%
122Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8830.2%
123Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.2%
124Athens, GAGA224,1480.2%
125Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1370.2%
126Columbia, SCSC879,9180.2%
127Ellensburg, WAWA48,8030.2%
128Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.2%
129Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.2%
130Jesup, GAGA32,4810.2%
131Lima, OHOH100,8810.1%
132Worcester, MAMA888,5020.1%
133Bangor, MEME157,9670.1%
134Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.1%
135Sumter, SCSC105,0670.1%
136Auburn, NYNY74,3650.1%
137Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.1%
138Marquette, MIMI68,0640.1%
139Augusta, GAGA641,2310.1%
140Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.1%
141Crestview, FLFL315,0980.1%
142Lacey, WAWA304,2610.1%
143Lake Charles, LALA244,6550.1%
144Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.1%
145Albemarle, NCNC68,8300.1%
146York, PAPA473,1970.1%
147Greenville, NCNC182,9360.1%
148Great Falls, MTMT85,0290.1%
149Palatka, FLFL77,7340.1%
150Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.1%
151Mansfield, OHOH124,8930.1%
152Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.1%
153Escanaba, MIMI36,5820.1%
154Daphne, ALAL267,7610.1%
155Montgomery, ALAL388,7470.1%
156Pinehurst, NCNC110,6190.1%
157Forrest City, ARAR21,8000.1%
158Gulfport, MSMS431,3290.1%
159Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.1%
160Florence, ALAL156,6090.1%
161Florence, SCSC201,3920.1%
162Chambersburg, PAPA160,6520.1%
163Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.1%
164Manchester, NHNH433,4150.1%
165Elmira, NYNY80,4150.1%
166Henderson, NCNC42,6380.1%
167Okeechobee, FLFL42,6080.1%
168Goldsboro, NCNC122,2780.1%
169Las Vegas, NMNM30,3110.1%
170Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.1%
171Petoskey, MIMI33,7750.1%
172Jasper, ININ44,0160.1%
173Brigham City, UTUT70,4050.1%
174Fremont, OHOH58,6550.1%
175Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.1%
176Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.1%
177Greenwood, MSMS34,9120.1%
178Danville, ILIL71,2590.1%
179Brattleboro, VTVT45,2040.1%
180Gallup, NMNM68,1190.1%
181Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0630.1%
182Moscow, IDID41,8420.1%
183Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.1%
184Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.1%
185Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2010.1%
186Reno, NVNV578,7340.1%
187Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.1%
188Oxford, ALAL115,8340.1%
189Auburn, ALAL208,0130.1%
190Cambridge, MDMD33,6280.1%
191Easton, MDMD38,2380.1%
192Glens Falls, NYNY124,3730.1%
193Lincoln, NENE352,0810.1%
194Enterprise, ALAL56,9530.1%
195Charleston, SCSC889,2630.1%
196Gettysburg, PAPA107,5940.1%
197Riverton, WYWY39,4640.1%
198Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.1%
199Shelton, WAWA71,1650.1%
200Freeport, ILIL43,2200.1%
201LaGrange, GAGA107,0970.1%
202Victoria, TXTX99,8640.1%
203Portland, MEME577,6350.1%
204Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6380.1%
205State College, PAPA157,3930.1%
206Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.1%
207Muscatine, IAIA41,8530.1%
208Dalton, GAGA147,8190.1%
209Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.1%
210Lock Haven, PAPA37,8700.1%
211Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.1%
212Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4480.1%
213Elkhart, ININ208,7740.1%
214Vermillion, SDSD15,0310.1%
215Beckley, WVWV109,9400.1%
216Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6910.1%
217San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.1%
218Statesboro, GAGA97,9770.1%
219Cleveland, TNTN134,0570.1%
220Burlington, NCNC186,1770.1%
221Kapaa, HIHI73,4000.1%
222Amherst, MAMA164,0650.1%
223Pueblo, COCO169,2770.1%
224Kearney, NENE57,9620.1%
225San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.1%
226Clarksdale, MSMS19,8490.1%
227Pottsville, PAPA145,0850.1%
228Athens, OHOH63,1970.1%
229Lawton, OKOK127,5900.1%
230Muskegon, MIMI177,9010.1%
231Paris, TNTN32,8960.1%
232Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.1%
233New Orleans, LALA970,8490.1%
234Lincoln, ILIL27,1820.1%
235Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.1%
236Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.1%
237Lewiston, MEME116,4870.1%
238Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0350.1%
239Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.1%
240Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.1%
241Wilson, NCNC81,1500.1%
242Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.1%
243Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.1%
244Sparta, WIWI46,5720.1%
245Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.1%
246Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.1%
247Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.1%
248Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.1%
249Washington, NCNC44,6700.1%
250San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.1%
251Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.1%
252Champaign, ILIL239,9790.1%
253Madison, WIWI709,6850.1%
254Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.1%
255San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.1%
256DeRidder, LALA36,6730.1%
257Asheville, NCNC422,3450.1%
258Eugene, OROR381,5840.1%
259Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.1%
260Hermitage, PAPA107,8600.1%
261Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.1%
262Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0830.1%
263Glasgow, KYKY56,2240.1%
264Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6570.1%
265Cumberland, MDMD93,6400.1%
266Jackson, MIMI159,5520.1%
267Lewiston, IDID65,4500.1%
268Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.1%
269Gloversville, NYNY52,2160.1%
270Greenville, MSMS40,4460.1%
271Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.1%
272Lansing, MIMI479,7220.1%
273Martin, TNTN33,2610.1%
274Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0140.1%
275La Crosse, WIWI171,1820.1%
276Jamestown, NYNY124,1260.1%
277St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.1%
278Tahlequah, OKOK49,1960.1%
279Salinas, CACA433,7290.1%
280Talladega, ALAL91,7640.1%
281Bowling Green, KYKY197,1800.1%
282Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.1%
283Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.1%
284Denver, COCO3,092,0370.1%
285St. Cloud, MNMN205,8540.1%
286Erie, PAPA265,8320.1%
287Ruston, LALA48,3600.1%
288Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.1%
289Oxnard, CACA830,8510.1%
290Dickinson, NDND39,1420.1%
291Cambridge, OHOH38,3790.1%
292Seaford, DEDE277,1400.1%
293Springfield, ILIL206,0330.1%
294Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.1%
295Sikeston, MOMO49,9780.1%
296Martinsville, VAVA63,0910.1%
297Akron, OHOH701,7800.1%
298Santa Fe, NMNM156,9070.1%
299South Bend, ININ324,5380.1%
300Bradford, PAPA38,9840.1%
301Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.1%
302Norwalk, OHOH58,2500.1%
303Meridian, MSMS85,4190.1%
304Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.1%
305Paris, TXTX63,3190.1%
306Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.1%
307Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.1%
308Topeka, KSKS233,0520.1%
309Abilene, TXTX185,4290.1%
310Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.1%
311College Station, TXTX287,4760.1%
312Burlington, IAIA44,0610.1%
313Bloomington, ININ165,2310.1%
314Milledgeville, GAGA44,0290.1%
315Laconia, NHNH65,1470.1%
316Meadville, PAPA81,7920.1%
317Marion, OHOH65,1150.1%
318Johnstown, PAPA128,9680.1%
319Ozark, ALAL49,9120.1%
320Yuba City, CACA187,4780.1%
321Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.1%
322Bartlesville, OKOK54,0370.1%
323Decatur, ALAL160,3260.1%
324Bozeman, MTMT128,7400.1%
325Roseburg, OROR111,9510.1%
326Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.1%
327Jackson, MSMS609,8470.1%
328Greenwood, SCSC95,2150.1%
329Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.1%
330Portsmouth, OHOH71,3650.1%
331Concord, NHNH158,0780.1%
332Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.1%
333Rome, GAGA101,3780.1%
334Summerville, GAGA25,3000.1%
335Burlington, VTVT227,8030.1%
336Fort Payne, ALAL74,0850.0%
337Monroe, MIMI156,0040.0%
338Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5520.0%
339Sheboygan, WIWI118,0470.0%
340Ludington, MIMI29,0400.0%
341Longview, WAWA114,8850.0%
342Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.0%
343Lexington, KYKY535,1740.0%
344Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1380.0%
345Rochester, MNMN231,1840.0%
346Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.0%
347Vicksburg, MSMS41,7590.0%
348Arkansas City, KSKS34,3820.0%
349Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.0%
350Portland, OROR2,542,2820.0%
351Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.0%
352Marinette, WIWI65,5150.0%
353Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.0%
354Dayton, OHOH826,5540.0%
355Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.0%
356Springfield, OHOH135,3400.0%
357Kahului, HIHI160,6740.0%
358Safford, AZAZ40,1570.0%
359Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.0%
360Tupelo, MSMS133,1670.0%
361Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,8640.0%
362Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0810.0%
363Greenfield, MAMA70,6980.0%
364Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.0%
365Green Bay, WIWI336,7560.0%
366Macomb, ILIL25,9160.0%
367Chillicothe, OHOH76,4290.0%
368Scranton, PAPA574,4180.0%
369Gillette, WYWY48,1450.0%
370Galesburg, ILIL47,7670.0%
371Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.0%
372Kankakee, ILIL105,5250.0%
373Charleston, WVWV200,1700.0%
374Bismarck, NDND139,7500.0%
375Mason City, IAIA49,7100.0%
376San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.0%
377St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.0%
378El Paso, TXTX881,2910.0%
379Hot Springs, ARAR99,6950.0%
380Kingsport, TNTN314,8340.0%
381Missoula, MTMT128,6980.0%
382Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1930.0%
383Keene, NHNH78,2690.0%
384Selma, ALAL35,1400.0%
385Spokane, WAWA608,0120.0%
386Alexander City, ALAL40,9530.0%
387Fremont, NENE38,0570.0%
388Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6550.0%
389Houma, LALA199,6680.0%
390Fort Smith, ARAR234,1400.0%
391McComb, MSMS52,6400.0%
392Huntingdon, PAPA43,0010.0%
393Susanville, CACA28,1170.0%
394Kerrville, TXTX54,0370.0%
395Longview, TXTX297,3150.0%
396Wooster, OHOH116,7580.0%
397Thomaston, GAGA28,5000.0%
398Winchester, TNTN45,5790.0%
399Hammond, LALA141,3460.0%
400Boone, NCNC54,7860.0%
401Wichita, KSKS663,8090.0%
402Sanford, NCNC70,2580.0%
403Kirksville, MOMO29,8240.0%
404Barre, VTVT59,6520.0%
405Beaumont, TXTX399,3100.0%
406Michigan City, ININ111,2940.0%
407Indiana, PAPA82,8780.0%
408Maryville, MOMO20,1740.0%
409Bakersfield, CACA927,0680.0%
410Tyler, TXTX252,5490.0%
411Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.0%
412Heber, UTUT81,6550.0%
413Mountain Home, IDID29,4650.0%
414Kenosha, WIWI168,4480.0%
415Seneca, SCSC83,7750.0%
416Corning, NYNY91,8550.0%
417Lake Havasu City, AZAZ228,1020.0%
418Idaho Falls, IDID173,8510.0%
419Lumberton, NCNC119,9410.0%
420Flint, MIMI401,0930.0%
421St. Joseph, MOMO119,1700.0%
422Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.0%
423Oxford, MSMS71,9720.0%
424Branson, MOMO57,0010.0%
425Salem, OHOH99,3770.0%
426Lafayette, LALA423,7580.0%
427Racine, WIWI198,9190.0%
428Boulder, COCO328,5600.0%
429Mobile, ALAL411,6580.0%
430Stockton, CACA823,8150.0%
431Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0970.0%
432Grants Pass, OROR87,8670.0%
433Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.0%
434Battle Creek, MIMI133,4080.0%
435Paducah, KYKY102,2590.0%
436Athens, TNTN71,5900.0%
437Boise City, IDID864,2430.0%
438Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.0%
439Frankfort, KYKY77,8740.0%
440Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.0%
441Batavia, NYNY58,4160.0%
442Williston, NDND41,7670.0%
443Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.0%
444Sunbury, PAPA107,7880.0%
445Elkins, WVWV26,8820.0%
446Huntsville, TXTX83,8420.0%
447Jonesboro, ARAR139,4400.0%
448Columbia, MOMO219,0620.0%
449Jackson, TNTN184,5690.0%
450Shreveport, LALA383,4740.0%
451Big Spring, TXTX30,5040.0%
452Duluth, MNMN281,2190.0%
453Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.0%
454Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.0%
455Ponca City, OKOK43,4900.0%
456Findlay, OHOH75,0340.0%
457Medford, OROR221,7950.0%
458Evansville, ININ273,7860.0%
459Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.0%
460Brainerd, MNMN100,5620.0%
461Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.0%
462Canton, ILIL32,9010.0%
463Peru, ININ34,4870.0%
464Shawano, WIWI45,7590.0%
465Greencastle, ININ37,8760.0%
466Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.0%
467Lufkin, TXTX88,1540.0%
468Alexandria, LALA147,9520.0%
469Billings, MTMT193,6030.0%
470Pullman, WAWA48,5120.0%
471Carlsbad, NMNM62,5090.0%
472Kingsland, GAGA60,1430.0%
473Aberdeen, WAWA78,1440.0%
474Bay City, TXTX36,4630.0%
475Harrison, ARAR45,6540.0%
476Decatur, ILIL99,3000.0%
477Hilo, HIHI210,0430.0%
478Merced, CACA297,2600.0%
479Starkville, MSMS62,0630.0%
480Lafayette, ININ228,4680.0%
481Las Cruces, NMNM229,0910.0%
482Warrensburg, MOMO56,6700.0%
483Rockford, ILIL337,2420.0%
484Olean, NYNY75,3900.0%
485Columbus, MSMS67,1440.0%
486Sayre, PAPA59,6000.0%
487Staunton, VAVA129,6920.0%
488Athens, TXTX88,5950.0%
489Natchitoches, LALA36,0890.0%
490Augusta, MEME129,0670.0%
491Natchez, MSMS54,7220.0%
492Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.0%
493Rutland, VTVT59,6530.0%
494Clovis, NMNM65,2700.0%
495Williamsport, PAPA112,5870.0%
496Dublin, GAGA60,3510.0%
497Whitewater, WIWI106,1270.0%
498Rapid City, SDSD156,9340.0%
499Zanesville, OHOH87,0140.0%
500San Angelo, TXTX122,0650.0%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest jamaican share?

Nantucket, MA ranks #1 with 5.5% (2010 American Community Survey).

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 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 (2010).