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RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 656

Highest Jamaican population share, US metro areas · 2020

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 3.1%. 656 metro areas qualify in total. Florida carries 9 of the top 25 entries.

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YEAR201020202024
RANKPLACESTATEPOPJAMAICAN SHAREVS 2000
01Miami, FLFL6,391,0723.1%
02Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7211.9%
03New York, NYNY20,112,4481.7%
04Orlando, FLFL2,957,6721.6%
05Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3771.5%
06Palm Bay, FLFL663,9821.4%
07East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1791.3%
08Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2121.2%
09Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2191.2%
10Kingston, NYNY183,3301.2%
11Sebring, FLFL111,1221.2%
12Hinesville, GAGA91,8701.1%
13Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1821.1%
14Barnstable, MAMA233,5391.0%
15Ocala, FLFL442,6601.0%
16Springfield, MAMA464,3381.0%
17Vineland, NJNJ157,1480.9%
18Henderson, NCNC42,6380.9%
19Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.7%
20Trenton, NJNJ399,2890.7%
21Lawton, OKOK127,5900.7%
22Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.7%
23Washington, DCDC6,465,7240.7%
24DeRidder, LALA36,6730.7%
25Dover, DEDE194,7860.7%
26Panama City, FLFL231,1740.7%
27Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.6%
28Fayetteville, NCNC395,4120.6%
29Oxford, ALAL115,8340.6%
30Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.6%
31Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1370.6%
32Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7810.6%
33Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.6%
34Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8080.6%
35Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0990.5%
36Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.5%
37Lake City, FLFL74,0940.5%
38Branson, MOMO57,0010.5%
39Hudson, NYNY60,1680.5%
40Nantucket, MAMA14,7580.5%
41Okeechobee, FLFL42,6080.5%
42Key West, FLFL80,4060.5%
43Warner Robins, GAGA208,0910.5%
44Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1180.5%
45Staunton, VAVA129,6920.5%
46Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2130.5%
47Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5000.5%
48Naples, FLFL417,1310.5%
49Clewiston, FLFL61,5460.5%
50Albany, NYNY915,8350.5%
51Tallahassee, FLFL397,4420.4%
52Chambersburg, PAPA160,6520.4%
53Freeport, ILIL43,2200.4%
54Boston, MAMA5,034,2210.4%
55Winchester, VAVA152,3320.4%
56Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9040.4%
57Kingsland, GAGA60,1430.4%
58Columbus, MSMS67,1440.4%
59Statesboro, GAGA97,9770.4%
60Deltona, FLFL746,9330.4%
61Pahrump, NVNV57,3360.4%
62Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.4%
63Allentown, PAPA887,6150.4%
64Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.4%
65Killeen, TXTX511,4970.4%
66Worcester, MAMA888,5020.4%
67Richmond, VAVA1,389,3380.4%
68Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9660.3%
69Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.3%
70Midland, TXTX193,1390.3%
71Meridian, MSMS85,4190.3%
72Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.3%
73Durham, NCNC625,4850.3%
74Watertown, NYNY111,5400.3%
75Franklin, KYKY20,7880.3%
76Cookeville, TNTN152,4770.3%
77North Port, FLFL948,1580.3%
78Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4420.3%
79Columbus, GAGA324,8300.3%
80Alamosa, COCO27,8960.3%
81Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8300.3%
82Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.3%
83Mountain Home, IDID29,4650.3%
84Arcadia, FLFL37,0780.3%
85Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.3%
86Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.3%
87Victoria, TXTX99,8640.3%
88Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0810.3%
89Manchester, NHNH433,4150.3%
90Savannah, GAGA438,3140.3%
91Glens Falls, NYNY124,3730.3%
92Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.3%
93Crestview, FLFL315,0980.3%
94Tupelo, MSMS133,1670.3%
95Fairbanks, AKAK93,9720.3%
96Reading, PAPA440,0720.3%
97Athens, GAGA224,1480.2%
98Providence, RIRI1,708,1610.2%
99Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.2%
100Greenville, NCNC182,9360.2%
101Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8800.2%
102Arkansas City, KSKS34,3820.2%
103Salisbury, MDMD131,8720.2%
104Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.2%
105Cambridge, MDMD33,6280.2%
106Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.2%
107Augusta, GAGA641,2310.2%
108Columbia, SCSC879,9180.2%
109Rock Springs, WYWY41,2670.2%
110Palatka, FLFL77,7340.2%
111Kinston, NCNC55,8370.2%
112Toledo, OHOH599,3760.2%
113Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1380.2%
114Sumter, SCSC105,0670.2%
115Minot, NDND75,6940.2%
116Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.2%
117Gulfport, MSMS431,3290.2%
118Monticello, NYNY80,5860.2%
119Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.2%
120Cleveland, MSMS28,2620.2%
121The Villages, FLFL157,7720.2%
122Elmira, NYNY80,4150.2%
123Milledgeville, GAGA44,0290.2%
124Big Spring, TXTX30,5040.2%
125Pottsville, PAPA145,0850.2%
126Bismarck, NDND139,7500.2%
127Evansville, ININ273,7860.2%
128Houston, TXTX7,904,6270.2%
129Florence, SCSC201,3920.2%
130Niles, MIMI152,4440.2%
131Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.2%
132Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.2%
133Gallipolis, OHOH29,0720.2%
134Greensboro, NCNC805,9450.2%
135Napa, CACA132,9490.2%
136Lima, OHOH100,8810.2%
137Charleston, SCSC889,2630.2%
138Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.2%
139Oneonta, NYNY60,5890.2%
140Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.2%
141Gallup, NMNM68,1190.2%
142Morristown, TNTN128,8670.2%
143Bay City, TXTX36,4630.2%
144LaGrange, GAGA107,0970.2%
145Snyder, TXTX16,1620.2%
146Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.2%
147Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7200.2%
148Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.2%
149Huntingdon, PAPA43,0010.2%
150Dickinson, NDND39,1420.2%
151Seaford, DEDE277,1400.2%
152Eufaula, ALAL26,8610.2%
153Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.2%
154Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.2%
155Bangor, MEME157,9670.2%
156Lafayette, LALA423,7580.2%
157Vallejo, CACA455,3760.2%
158Rochelle, ILIL51,3990.1%
159Albany, GAGA145,5100.1%
160Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.1%
161Jamestown, NYNY124,1260.1%
162Bennington, VTVT36,6300.1%
163Corning, NYNY91,8550.1%
164Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.1%
165Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3020.1%
166Thomasville, GAGA72,9580.1%
167Boone, NCNC54,7860.1%
168New Bern, NCNC127,3580.1%
169Amsterdam, NYNY50,0460.1%
170New Orleans, LALA970,8490.1%
171Cumberland, MDMD93,6400.1%
172Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2260.1%
173Erie, PAPA265,8320.1%
174Bonham, TXTX39,2650.1%
175Moses Lake, WAWA105,7270.1%
176Greeneville, TNTN73,8310.1%
177Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.1%
178Brattleboro, VTVT45,2040.1%
179Midland, MIMI83,7540.1%
180Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.1%
181Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0410.1%
182Portland, MEME577,6350.1%
183Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.1%
184Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.1%
185Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8380.1%
186Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.1%
187Macomb, ILIL25,9160.1%
188San Francisco, CACA4,630,0410.1%
189Americus, GAGA33,3940.1%
190Cleveland, TNTN134,0570.1%
191Abilene, TXTX185,4290.1%
192Montgomery, ALAL388,7470.1%
193Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.1%
194Batavia, NYNY58,4160.1%
195Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.1%
196Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.1%
197Bakersfield, CACA927,0680.1%
198Gainesville, GAGA226,5680.1%
199Natchez, MSMS54,7220.1%
200Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.1%
201Lawrence, KSKS120,9200.1%
202Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8830.1%
203Decatur, ALAL160,3260.1%
204Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.1%
205Charleston, ILIL46,6070.1%
206Lansing, MIMI479,7220.1%
207Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.1%
208Amherst, MAMA164,0650.1%
209Akron, OHOH701,7800.1%
210Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.1%
211Yuba City, CACA187,4780.1%
212Rockford, ILIL337,2420.1%
213Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.1%
214Utica, NYNY285,6110.1%
215Honolulu, HIHI988,7030.1%
216Columbia, MOMO219,0620.1%
217Toccoa, GAGA27,8540.1%
218Scranton, PAPA574,4180.1%
219Burlington, NCNC186,1770.1%
220Moscow, IDID41,8420.1%
221Muskegon, MIMI177,9010.1%
222Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4510.1%
223San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.1%
224Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,6660.1%
225Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.1%
226Burlington, VTVT227,8030.1%
227Dallas, TXTX8,477,1570.1%
228Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2140.1%
229Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.1%
230Hailey, IDID32,4360.1%
231Lexington, KYKY535,1740.1%
232Petoskey, MIMI33,7750.1%
233Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5750.1%
234Augusta, MEME129,0670.1%
235Lacey, WAWA304,2610.1%
236Asheville, NCNC422,3450.1%
237Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.1%
238Dublin, GAGA60,3510.1%
239Hastings, NENE40,5770.1%
240Mobile, ALAL411,6580.1%
241Spokane, WAWA608,0120.1%
242Opelousas, LALA80,7650.1%
243Seattle, WAWA4,161,8830.1%
244York, PAPA473,1970.1%
245Elkhart, ININ208,7740.1%
246Sheboygan, WIWI118,0470.1%
247Rapid City, SDSD156,9340.1%
248El Paso, TXTX881,2910.1%
249Lewiston, MEME116,4870.1%
250Sanford, NCNC70,2580.1%
251Lock Haven, PAPA37,8700.1%
252Richmond, ININ66,1690.1%
253Columbus, OHOH2,242,0280.1%
254Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8580.1%
255Columbus, NENE46,5830.1%
256Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.1%
257Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.1%
258Auburn, NYNY74,3650.1%
259Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.1%
260Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2950.1%
261Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.1%
262Orangeburg, SCSC83,1770.1%
263Wilson, NCNC81,1500.1%
264Clarksdale, MSMS19,8490.1%
265Gettysburg, PAPA107,5940.1%
266Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.1%
267Laconia, NHNH65,1470.1%
268Marion, NCNC45,1980.1%
269Danville, VAVA101,1370.1%
270San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.1%
271Talladega, ALAL91,7640.1%
272Stevens Point, WIWI71,9430.1%
273Dothan, ALAL156,2660.1%
274Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.1%
275Fort Morgan, COCO30,3060.1%
276State College, PAPA157,3930.1%
277Fairmont, WVWV55,5840.1%
278Dayton, OHOH826,5540.1%
279Waycross, GAGA57,6700.1%
280Ardmore, OKOK48,9100.1%
281Modesto, CACA557,7190.1%
282Olean, NYNY75,3900.1%
283Marion, OHOH65,1150.1%
284Concord, NHNH158,0780.1%
285Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4590.1%
286Memphis, TNTN1,341,4120.1%
287Daphne, ALAL267,7610.1%
288Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6950.1%
289Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9140.1%
290Greenwood, SCSC95,2150.1%
291Lebanon, NHNH224,5000.1%
292Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.1%
293Tullahoma, TNTN69,3390.1%
294Cornelia, GAGA50,4160.1%
295Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1380.1%
296Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4480.1%
297Rutland, VTVT59,6530.1%
298Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.1%
299Shawnee, OKOK75,1020.1%
300Parkersburg, WVWV87,2640.1%
301Indiana, PAPA82,8780.1%
302Fargo, NDND269,5280.1%
303Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.1%
304Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.1%
305Canton, OHOH400,2460.1%
306Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.1%
307Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6550.1%
308Bluefield, WVWV96,1380.1%
309Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6910.1%
310Sunbury, PAPA107,7880.1%
311Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6690.1%
312Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.1%
313Longview, WAWA114,8850.1%
314Green Bay, WIWI336,7560.1%
315Tyler, TXTX252,5490.1%
316DuBois, PAPA78,1000.1%
317Marshall, MNMN25,6840.1%
318Shreveport, LALA383,4740.1%
319Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.1%
320Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.1%
321Winchester, TNTN45,5790.1%
322St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.1%
323Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1930.1%
324Louisville, KYKY1,402,5090.1%
325Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.1%
326Boulder, COCO328,5600.1%
327Denver, COCO3,092,0370.1%
328Kingsport, TNTN314,8340.1%
329El Campo, TXTX42,0600.1%
330Portland, OROR2,542,2820.1%
331Mansfield, OHOH124,8930.1%
332Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.1%
333Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.1%
334St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.1%
335Monticello, ININ25,1640.1%
336Eureka, CACA131,6470.1%
337Moultrie, GAGA47,4380.1%
338Garden City, KSKS37,5050.1%
339Cadillac, MIMI49,7190.1%
340Warsaw, ININ80,8920.1%
341Gloversville, NYNY52,2160.1%
342Charleston, WVWV200,1700.1%
343Terre Haute, ININ169,2410.1%
344Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2010.1%
345Mitchell, SDSD25,9130.1%
346Farmington, NMNM120,3400.1%
347Altus, OKOK24,7640.1%
348Kenosha, WIWI168,4480.1%
349Defiance, OHOH38,2920.1%
350Burley, IDID49,3080.1%
351Fort Smith, ARAR234,1400.1%
352Iowa City, IAIA182,7110.1%
353Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0140.1%
354Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,0600.1%
355Las Vegas, NMNM30,3110.1%
356Massena, NYNY105,4880.1%
357Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8230.1%
358College Station, TXTX287,4760.1%
359Las Cruces, NMNM229,0910.1%
360Heber, UTUT81,6550.1%
361Ontario, OROR60,0850.1%
362Alma, MIMI41,1900.1%
363Rockingham, NCNC42,0410.1%
364Findlay, OHOH75,0340.1%
365Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.1%
366Alamogordo, NMNM70,3680.1%
367Duluth, MNMN281,2190.1%
368Flint, MIMI401,0930.1%
369Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.1%
370Sioux City, IAIA145,7380.1%
371Hanford, CACA154,3270.1%
372Whitewater, WIWI106,1270.1%
373Oxnard, CACA830,8510.1%
374Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.1%
375Somerset, PAPA72,0040.1%
376Hermitage, PAPA107,8600.1%
377Washington, NCNC44,6700.1%
378Peoria, ILIL363,5050.1%
379Reno, NVNV578,7340.1%
380Lafayette, ININ228,4680.1%
381Dubuque, IAIA99,3810.1%
382Lumberton, NCNC119,9410.1%
383Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.1%
384Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.1%
385Goldsboro, NCNC122,2780.1%
386Crossville, TNTN66,3000.1%
387Brookings, SDSD37,6350.1%
388Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.1%
389Susanville, CACA28,1170.0%
390Stockton, CACA823,8150.0%
391Henderson, KYKY57,1840.0%
392Wenatchee, WAWA128,4140.0%
393Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0970.0%
394Ames, IAIA128,0900.0%
395Red Wing, MNMN48,1950.0%
396Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.0%
397Medford, OROR221,7950.0%
398Owosso, MIMI67,6810.0%
399Sandusky, OHOH112,7770.0%
400Auburn, ALAL208,0130.0%
401Madison, ININ33,2790.0%
402Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.0%
403Zanesville, OHOH87,0140.0%
404Warrensburg, MOMO56,6700.0%
405Lincoln, NENE352,0810.0%
406Lebanon, PAPA146,3800.0%
407Pinehurst, NCNC110,6190.0%
408Frankfort, KYKY77,8740.0%
409Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.0%
410Weatherford, OKOK39,0590.0%
411Sikeston, MOMO49,9780.0%
412Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.0%
413Marietta, OHOH58,3890.0%
414Johnstown, PAPA128,9680.0%
415Eugene, OROR381,5840.0%
416Williamsport, PAPA112,5870.0%
417Champaign, ILIL239,9790.0%
418Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.0%
419San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.0%
420Huntington, WVWV365,9650.0%
421Yuma, AZAZ224,4490.0%
422Dixon, ILIL32,9140.0%
423Marquette, MIMI68,0640.0%
424Canton, ILIL32,9010.0%
425Lake Charles, LALA244,6550.0%
426Payson, AZAZ53,8010.0%
427Salinas, CACA433,7290.0%
428Hickory, NCNC376,8900.0%
429South Bend, ININ324,5380.0%
430Madison, WIWI709,6850.0%
431Klamath Falls, OROR70,2740.0%
432St. Cloud, MNMN205,8540.0%
433Corbin, KYKY150,0400.0%
434Jefferson, GAGA99,2650.0%
435Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.0%
436Oil City, PAPA49,3460.0%
437Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5520.0%
438Janesville, WIWI166,4720.0%
439Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.0%
440Sedalia, MOMO44,2540.0%
441Jesup, GAGA32,4810.0%
442Traverse City, MIMI156,9720.0%
443Lufkin, TXTX88,1540.0%
444Del Rio, TXTX47,8350.0%
445Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.0%
446Idaho Falls, IDID173,8510.0%
447Jackson, MIMI159,5520.0%
448Lewisburg, PAPA42,3130.0%
449Springfield, MOMO500,6940.0%
450Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1470.0%
451Davenport, IAIA380,4520.0%
452Salem, OROR445,8140.0%
453Faribault, MNMN69,9390.0%
454Enid, OKOK61,7790.0%
455Bloomington, ILIL171,4190.0%
456Aberdeen, WAWA78,1440.0%
457Fort Payne, ALAL74,0850.0%
458Ozark, ALAL49,9120.0%
459Red Bluff, CACA64,6650.0%
460Jackson, MSMS609,8470.0%
461McAlester, OKOK43,3200.0%
462Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4860.0%
463Helena, MTMT97,1530.0%
464Portsmouth, OHOH71,3650.0%
465Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.0%
466Great Falls, MTMT85,0290.0%
467Calhoun, GAGA61,7010.0%
468Bay City, MIMI102,1230.0%
469Shelbyville, TNTN55,2730.0%
470Wichita, KSKS663,8090.0%
471Richmond, KYKY131,8060.0%
472Florence, ALAL156,6090.0%
473Ottawa, ILIL145,9020.0%
474Bowling Green, KYKY197,1800.0%
475Kapaa, HIHI73,4000.0%
476Kankakee, ILIL105,5250.0%
477Beaumont, TXTX399,3100.0%
478Cordele, GAGA19,2370.0%
479Pontiac, ILIL35,0570.0%
480Mount Vernon, WAWA132,9750.0%
481Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.0%
482Dalton, GAGA147,8190.0%
483Yakima, WAWA259,1850.0%
484Greencastle, ININ37,8760.0%
485Oshkosh, WIWI174,2180.0%
486Manitowoc, WIWI81,7100.0%
487Bloomington, ININ165,2310.0%
488Longview, TXTX297,3150.0%
489Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.0%
490Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.0%
491Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0250.0%
492Paducah, KYKY102,2590.0%
493Kalispell, MTMT115,4290.0%
494Madisonville, KYKY45,1270.0%
495Texarkana, TXTX146,8160.0%
496Selma, ALAL35,1400.0%
497Boise City, IDID864,2430.0%
498Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.0%
499Tifton, GAGA51,2370.0%
500Weirton, WVWV112,4680.0%
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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?

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL ranks #1 with 3.1% (2020 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by jamaican share?

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, Port St. Lucie, FL, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

656 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 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 (2020).