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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 910

Highest Subsaharan African population share, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the share of all residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Subsaharan African residents as a percentage of total population. Pine Bluff, AR leads at 10.3%. 910 metro areas qualify in total. Minnesota carries 6 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN SHAREVS 2000
01Pine Bluff, ARAR70,21110.3%
02McComb, MSMS52,6407.2%
03Kankakee, ILIL105,5257.0%
04Washington, DCDC6,465,7244.9%
05Faribault, MNMN69,9394.5%
06Kinston, NCNC55,8374.3%
07Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2954.1%
08Dumas, TXTX21,8914.0%
09Fargo, NDND269,5283.9%
10Columbus, OHOH2,242,0283.7%
11Worthington, MNMN22,3383.5%
12Iowa City, IAIA182,7113.3%
13St. Cloud, MNMN205,8543.3%
14Providence, RIRI1,708,1613.2%
15Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7813.2%
16Texarkana, TXTX146,8163.2%
17Kirksville, MOMO29,8243.2%
18Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1823.0%
19Garden City, KSKS37,5052.9%
20Canton, OHOH400,2462.8%
21Willmar, MNMN44,7202.8%
22Mankato, MNMN104,9072.8%
23Lewiston, MEME116,4872.7%
24Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6952.7%
25Niles, MIMI152,4442.7%
26New Orleans, LALA970,8492.6%
27Dover, DEDE194,7862.6%
28Lake City, FLFL74,0942.6%
29Rochester, MNMN231,1842.6%
30Huntsville, TXTX83,8422.5%
31Greensboro, NCNC805,9452.5%
32Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6382.5%
33Dallas, TXTX8,477,1572.5%
34Des Moines, IAIA758,5392.4%
35Sioux City, IAIA145,7382.4%
36Seattle, WAWA4,161,8832.3%
37Camden, ARAR26,3632.3%
38Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7952.3%
39Clarksville, TNTN349,0012.2%
40Brookhaven, MSMS35,0122.2%
41Grand Island, NENE78,0762.1%
42Worcester, MAMA888,5022.1%
43Boston, MAMA5,034,2212.1%
44Houston, TXTX7,904,6272.1%
45Trenton, NJNJ399,2892.0%
46Blytheville, ARAR37,8282.0%
47Durham, NCNC625,4852.0%
48Roanoke, VAVA316,5472.0%
49Louisville, KYKY1,402,5091.9%
50Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2131.9%
51Ottumwa, IAIA35,2101.9%
52Vineland, NJNJ157,1481.9%
53Milledgeville, GAGA44,0291.9%
54Austin, MNMN40,9711.9%
55Lexington, NENE26,2551.9%
56Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8301.8%
57Columbia, SCSC879,9181.8%
58South Bend, ININ324,5381.8%
59Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2851.8%
60Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1181.8%
61Eufaula, ALAL26,8611.7%
62Nashville, TNTN2,197,4161.7%
63New York, NYNY20,112,4481.7%
64Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7201.7%
65Little Rock, ARAR777,6071.7%
66Owatonna, MNMN37,4641.7%
67Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2261.7%
68Grand Forks, NDND105,0461.7%
69Lima, OHOH100,8811.6%
70Ocala, FLFL442,6601.6%
71Lexington, KYKY535,1741.6%
72Richmond, VAVA1,389,3381.6%
73Amarillo, TXTX276,2351.6%
74Vallejo, CACA455,3761.6%
75New Haven, CTCT578,7411.6%
76Savannah, GAGA438,3141.6%
77Magnolia, ARAR21,8941.6%
78Selma, ALAL35,1401.6%
79Akron, OHOH701,7801.6%
80Warner Robins, GAGA208,0911.6%
81Champaign, ILIL239,9791.5%
82Bowling Green, KYKY197,1801.5%
83Portland, MEME577,6351.5%
84Williston, NDND41,7671.5%
85Cleveland, MSMS28,2621.5%
86Vicksburg, MSMS41,7591.5%
87Weirton, WVWV112,4681.5%
88Starkville, MSMS62,0631.5%
89Cambridge, MDMD33,6281.5%
90Fayetteville, NCNC395,4121.5%
91Erie, PAPA265,8321.5%
92Denver, COCO3,092,0371.5%
93Killeen, TXTX511,4971.4%
94Augusta, GAGA641,2311.4%
95Madison, WIWI709,6851.4%
96Bloomington, ILIL171,4191.4%
97Macomb, ILIL25,9161.4%
98Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0251.4%
99Midland, TXTX193,1391.4%
100Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2011.4%
101Paducah, KYKY102,2591.4%
102Omaha, NENE1,009,8361.4%
103Dodge City, KSKS33,9931.4%
104Toledo, OHOH599,3761.4%
105Lawton, OKOK127,5901.3%
106Memphis, TNTN1,341,4121.3%
107Lynchburg, VAVA269,1691.3%
108Hinesville, GAGA91,8701.3%
109Greenwood, MSMS34,9121.3%
110Orangeburg, SCSC83,1771.3%
111Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0831.3%
112Vernon, TXTX12,4811.3%
113Chicago, ILIL9,434,1231.3%
114Davenport, IAIA380,4521.3%
115Danville, VAVA101,1371.3%
116Tyler, TXTX252,5491.3%
117Watertown, NYNY111,5401.3%
118Clewiston, FLFL61,5461.2%
119Manchester, NHNH433,4151.2%
120Montgomery, ALAL388,7471.2%
121Salisbury, MDMD131,8721.2%
122Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6451.2%
123Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6821.2%
124Stockton, CACA823,8151.2%
125Lansing, MIMI479,7221.2%
126Albany, GAGA145,5101.2%
127Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8581.2%
128Palestine, TXTX59,8051.2%
129Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5531.2%
130Hartford, CTCT1,171,4261.2%
131Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7661.2%
132Auburn, ALAL208,0131.2%
133LaGrange, GAGA107,0971.2%
134Waterbury, CTCT463,3491.2%
135Springfield, ILIL206,0331.2%
136Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5001.1%
137Columbus, GAGA324,8301.1%
138Galesburg, ILIL47,7671.1%
139Sheboygan, WIWI118,0471.1%
140Austin, TXTX2,620,9451.1%
141Bridgeport, CTCT978,1791.1%
142Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0761.1%
143Orlando, FLFL2,957,6721.1%
144Meridian, MSMS85,4191.1%
145Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2141.1%
146Detroit, MIMI4,390,9131.1%
147Storm Lake, IAIA20,4491.1%
148Muscatine, IAIA41,8531.1%
149Laurinburg, NCNC33,3221.1%
150Liberal, KSKS21,0731.1%
151Syracuse, NYNY652,2731.1%
152Waycross, GAGA57,6701.1%
153Manhattan, KSKS136,1221.1%
154Athens, GAGA224,1481.1%
155Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4481.1%
156Dayton, OHOH826,5541.1%
157San Francisco, CACA4,630,0411.1%
158Tallahassee, FLFL397,4421.1%
159Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6531.1%
160Rochester, NYNY1,056,1491.1%
161Minot, NDND75,6941.1%
162Barnstable, MAMA233,5391.0%
163Burlington, NCNC186,1771.0%
164Harrisburg, PAPA617,4271.0%
165Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7751.0%
166Mobile, ALAL411,6581.0%
167Jackson, TNTN184,5691.0%
168Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2061.0%
169Arcadia, FLFL37,0781.0%
170Peoria, ILIL363,5051.0%
171Springfield, MAMA464,3381.0%
172Lakeland, FLFL874,7901.0%
173Ames, IAIA128,0901.0%
174Alexander City, ALAL40,9531.0%
175Natchez, MSMS54,7221.0%
176Lawrence, KSKS120,9201.0%
177Oshkosh, WIWI174,2181.0%
178Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3771.0%
179Pittsfield, MAMA128,2241.0%
180Baton Rouge, LALA888,6991.0%
181Kingsland, GAGA60,1431.0%
182Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9381.0%
183Fort Morgan, COCO30,3061.0%
184Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1371.0%
185Jacksonville, ILIL37,3811.0%
186Woodward, OKOK19,8271.0%
187Columbia, MOMO219,0620.9%
188Wheeling, WVWV134,0890.9%
189Cordele, GAGA19,2370.9%
190Le Mars, IAIA25,6970.9%
191Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.9%
192Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.9%
193San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.9%
194Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.9%
195Lincoln, NENE352,0810.9%
196Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.9%
197Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9120.9%
198Alma, MIMI41,1900.9%
199Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.9%
200Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.9%
201St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.9%
202Stillwater, OKOK83,8890.9%
203Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.9%
204Laurel, MSMS82,2810.9%
205Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.9%
206Fort Madison, IAIA32,3060.9%
207Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.9%
208Columbus, NENE46,5830.9%
209Jackson, MSMS609,8470.9%
210Albany, NYNY915,8350.9%
211Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.9%
212Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.9%
213East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1790.9%
214Gulfport, MSMS431,3290.9%
215Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.9%
216Bainbridge, GAGA29,4320.9%
217Rockford, ILIL337,2420.9%
218Marshalltown, IAIA39,8900.9%
219Red Wing, MNMN48,1950.9%
220Guymon, OKOK20,3220.9%
221Arkadelphia, ARAR20,9380.9%
222Brookings, SDSD37,6350.9%
223Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.9%
224Greenville, NCNC182,9360.8%
225Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.8%
226Portland, OROR2,542,2820.8%
227Gainesville, GAGA226,5680.8%
228Vermillion, SDSD15,0310.8%
229Kokomo, ININ83,9040.8%
230Charleston, SCSC889,2630.8%
231Bloomington, ININ165,2310.8%
232Hot Springs, ARAR99,6950.8%
233Gaffney, SCSC58,2750.8%
234Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.8%
235Warrensburg, MOMO56,6700.8%
236San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.8%
237Abilene, TXTX185,4290.8%
238State College, PAPA157,3930.8%
239Oxford, ALAL115,8340.8%
240Marshall, MNMN25,6840.8%
241Rolla, MOMO45,2470.8%
242Monticello, NYNY80,5860.8%
243Flint, MIMI401,0930.8%
244Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.8%
245Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.8%
246Lacey, WAWA304,2610.8%
247Burlington, VTVT227,8030.8%
248Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.8%
249Juneau city and, AKAK31,6090.8%
250Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.8%
251Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.8%
252Jacksonville, NCNC217,1750.8%
253Elmira, NYNY80,4150.8%
254Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.8%
255Columbus, MSMS67,1440.8%
256Lafayette, ININ228,4680.8%
257Henderson, NCNC42,6380.8%
258Shreveport, LALA383,4740.8%
259Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.7%
260Las Cruces, NMNM229,0910.7%
261Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.7%
262Athens, OHOH63,1970.7%
263Pinehurst, NCNC110,6190.7%
264Forrest City, ARAR21,8000.7%
265Statesboro, GAGA97,9770.7%
266Oxford, MSMS71,9720.7%
267Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.7%
268Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.7%
269Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.7%
270Beaumont, TXTX399,3100.7%
271Shelton, WAWA71,1650.7%
272Florence, SCSC201,3920.7%
273Jamestown, NDND21,4140.7%
274Sterling, COCO20,6540.7%
275Newport, OROR50,6360.7%
276Allentown, PAPA887,6150.7%
277Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,2450.7%
278Findlay, OHOH75,0340.7%
279Bismarck, NDND139,7500.7%
280Dalton, GAGA147,8190.7%
281Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.7%
282Concord, NHNH158,0780.7%
283Longview, TXTX297,3150.7%
284Waco, TXTX308,8070.7%
285Jefferson, GAGA99,2650.7%
286Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.7%
287Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4860.7%
288Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.7%
289New Bern, NCNC127,3580.7%
290Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.7%
291Alexandria, LALA147,9520.7%
292Wichita, KSKS663,8090.7%
293San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.7%
294Hanford, CACA154,3270.7%
295Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4590.7%
296College Station, TXTX287,4760.7%
297Marion, ININ66,5240.7%
298Fairbanks, AKAK93,9720.7%
299Ardmore, OKOK48,9100.7%
300New Iberia, LALA66,8460.7%
301Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.7%
302Mexico, MOMO24,5280.7%
303Wilson, NCNC81,1500.7%
304Martinsville, VAVA63,0910.7%
305El Centro, CACA181,4110.7%
306Ellensburg, WAWA48,8030.7%
307Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0970.7%
308Baker City, OROR16,6580.6%
309Greenwood, SCSC95,2150.6%
310Kenosha, WIWI168,4480.6%
311Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.6%
312Muncie, ININ113,1060.6%
313Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.6%
314Calhoun, GAGA61,7010.6%
315Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.6%
316Ottawa, KSKS26,2990.6%
317Ozark, ALAL49,9120.6%
318Ruston, LALA48,3600.6%
319Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.6%
320Sanford, NCNC70,2580.6%
321Newberry, SCSC39,5610.6%
322Decatur, ILIL99,3000.6%
323Amherst, MAMA164,0650.6%
324Fairmont, MNMN19,4400.6%
325Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4420.6%
326Canton, ILIL32,9010.6%
327Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9660.6%
328Victoria, TXTX99,8640.6%
329St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.6%
330Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.6%
331Okeechobee, FLFL42,6080.6%
332Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6910.6%
333Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0810.6%
334Hudson, NYNY60,1680.6%
335Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0350.6%
336Greeley, COCO378,4260.6%
337Jackson, MIMI159,5520.6%
338Utica, NYNY285,6110.6%
339Columbus, ININ85,7290.6%
340El Paso, TXTX881,2910.6%
341Crestview, FLFL315,0980.6%
342Reading, PAPA440,0720.6%
343Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.6%
344Lewisburg, TNTN38,0710.6%
345Deltona, FLFL746,9330.6%
346Sebastian, FLFL172,7990.6%
347Boone, NCNC54,7860.6%
348Odessa, TXTX173,8010.6%
349Sumter, SCSC105,0670.6%
350Minden, LALA34,9480.6%
351Muskegon, MIMI177,9010.6%
352Dubuque, IAIA99,3810.6%
353Spokane, WAWA608,0120.6%
354Fremont, OHOH58,6550.6%
355San Angelo, TXTX122,0650.6%
356Billings, MTMT193,6030.6%
357Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0140.6%
358Salina, KSKS59,1210.5%
359Frankfort, KYKY77,8740.5%
360Rexburg, IDID69,3800.5%
361Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.5%
362Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.5%
363Corsicana, TXTX57,1810.5%
364Carbondale, ILIL52,5010.5%
365Bay City, TXTX36,4630.5%
366Fort Payne, ALAL74,0850.5%
367Elkhart, ININ208,7740.5%
368Tupelo, MSMS133,1670.5%
369Houghton, MIMI40,0280.5%
370Norwich, CTCT284,0150.5%
371Dickinson, NDND39,1420.5%
372Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.5%
373Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.5%
374Scranton, PAPA574,4180.5%
375Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8380.5%
376Quincy, ILIL74,1460.5%
377Danville, KYKY56,9850.5%
378Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.5%
379Palatka, FLFL77,7340.5%
380Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.5%
381Monroe, MIMI156,0040.5%
382Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.5%
383Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.5%
384York, PAPA473,1970.5%
385Pullman, WAWA48,5120.5%
386Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6690.5%
387Pahrump, NVNV57,3360.5%
388Moultrie, GAGA47,4380.5%
389Houma, LALA199,6680.5%
390Cookeville, TNTN152,4770.5%
391Jonesboro, ARAR139,4400.5%
392Jacksonville, TXTX53,3370.5%
393Clovis, NMNM65,2700.5%
394Boise City, IDID864,2430.5%
395New Ulm, MNMN25,5170.5%
396Seneca, SCSC83,7750.5%
397Alice, TXTX45,3830.5%
398Cleveland, TNTN134,0570.5%
399Greenville, MSMS40,4460.5%
400Salinas, CACA433,7290.5%
401Ada, OKOK38,5280.5%
402St. Joseph, MOMO119,1700.5%
403Defiance, OHOH38,2920.5%
404Gillette, WYWY48,1450.5%
405Twin Falls, IDID123,9010.5%
406Rice Lake, WIWI46,4840.5%
407Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.5%
408Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.5%
409Yuma, AZAZ224,4490.5%
410Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.5%
411Monroe, LALA222,3900.5%
412Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6570.5%
413Arkansas City, KSKS34,3820.5%
414Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.5%
415Dothan, ALAL156,2660.5%
416Thomasville, GAGA72,9580.5%
417Talladega, ALAL91,7640.5%
418Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.5%
419Battle Creek, MIMI133,4080.5%
420Logan, UTUT160,8890.4%
421Bakersfield, CACA927,0680.4%
422Plattsburgh, NYNY78,1380.4%
423Shelby, NCNC103,3250.4%
424Topeka, KSKS233,0520.4%
425Boulder, COCO328,5600.4%
426Zapata, TXTX13,7530.4%
427Hutchinson, MNMN36,6310.4%
428Napa, CACA132,9490.4%
429Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2190.4%
430Easton, MDMD38,2380.4%
431Reno, NVNV578,7340.4%
432Corning, NYNY91,8550.4%
433Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.4%
434Seaford, DEDE277,1400.4%
435Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8080.4%
436Big Spring, TXTX30,5040.4%
437Bangor, MEME157,9670.4%
438Mansfield, OHOH124,8930.4%
439Hobbs, NMNM74,7490.4%
440Picayune, MSMS59,3630.4%
441Hickory, NCNC376,8900.4%
442Marion, OHOH65,1150.4%
443Rome, GAGA101,3780.4%
444Fort Smith, ARAR234,1400.4%
445Marion, NCNC45,1980.4%
446Oxnard, CACA830,8510.4%
447Salem, OROR445,8140.4%
448Lewistown, PAPA46,1270.4%
449Shelbyville, TNTN55,2730.4%
450Lumberton, NCNC119,9410.4%
451Provo, UTUT773,4260.4%
452Tiffin, OHOH54,5220.4%
453Appleton, WIWI249,8760.4%
454Marshall, MOMO23,2650.4%
455Athens, TNTN71,5900.4%
456Yuba City, CACA187,4780.4%
457New Castle, ININ49,1370.4%
458Modesto, CACA557,7190.4%
459Eugene, OROR381,5840.4%
460Ontario, OROR60,0850.4%
461Sebring, FLFL111,1220.4%
462Gadsden, ALAL103,8860.4%
463Lake Charles, LALA244,6550.4%
464Sterling, ILIL54,1210.4%
465Sherman, TXTX153,6130.4%
466Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.4%
467Beeville, TXTX32,5150.4%
468El Campo, TXTX42,0600.4%
469Paris, TNTN32,8960.4%
470Panama City, FLFL231,1740.4%
471Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8800.4%
472Lufkin, TXTX88,1540.4%
473Huntingdon, PAPA43,0010.4%
474Manitowoc, WIWI81,7100.4%
475Chambersburg, PAPA160,6520.4%
476Richmond, ININ66,1690.4%
477Lafayette, LALA423,7580.4%
478Hood River, OROR23,7200.4%
479Kingston, NYNY183,3300.4%
480Farmington, MOMO67,8090.4%
481Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0990.4%
482Springfield, OHOH135,3400.4%
483Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,3320.4%
484Klamath Falls, OROR70,2740.4%
485Springfield, MOMO500,6940.4%
486Brownwood, TXTX38,7110.4%
487Sayre, PAPA59,6000.4%
488Murray, KYKY39,4210.4%
489Duncan, OKOK44,3100.4%
490Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0410.4%
491Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5510.4%
492Toccoa, GAGA27,8540.4%
493Parkersburg, WVWV87,2640.4%
494Kerrville, TXTX54,0370.4%
495Ketchikan, AKAK13,5490.4%
496Paris, TXTX63,3190.4%
497Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.4%
498Douglas, GAGA52,8610.4%
499Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3680.4%
500Sweetwater, TXTX14,1170.4%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest subsaharan african share?

Pine Bluff, AR ranks #1 with 10.3% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by subsaharan african share?

Pine Bluff, AR, McComb, MS, Kankakee, IL, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Faribault-Northfield, MN.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

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

How is subsaharan african share measured?

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