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RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 847

Highest Subsaharan African population share, US metro areas · 2010

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. Troy, AL leads at 20.4%. 847 metro areas qualify in total. The top 25 average 3.9%, against an all-metro areas median of 0.3%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN SHAREVS 2000
01Troy, ALAL33,68820.4%
02Sumter, SCSC105,0677.2%
03Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0766.0%
04Lake City, FLFL74,0944.6%
05Tallahassee, FLFL397,4424.2%
06Fort Wayne, ININ466,2583.7%
07Washington, DCDC6,465,7243.6%
08Americus, GAGA33,3943.5%
09Enterprise, ALAL56,9533.4%
10Providence, RIRI1,708,1613.1%
11Texarkana, TXTX146,8162.9%
12Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1822.9%
13Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6952.7%
14Gulfport, MSMS431,3292.7%
15Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2952.6%
16Champaign, ILIL239,9792.6%
17Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2132.6%
18Paris, TXTX63,3192.4%
19Vallejo, CACA455,3762.4%
20Rochester, MNMN231,1842.3%
21Cordele, GAGA19,2372.2%
22Lexington, NENE26,2552.2%
23Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8382.1%
24Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7812.1%
25Fort Morgan, COCO30,3062.0%
26Trenton, NJNJ399,2892.0%
27Ocala, FLFL442,6601.9%
28New Orleans, LALA970,8491.9%
29Vineland, NJNJ157,1481.8%
30Columbus, OHOH2,242,0281.8%
31Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7201.7%
32Boston, MAMA5,034,2211.7%
33Janesville, WIWI166,4721.7%
34Worthington, MNMN22,3381.7%
35Burlington, IAIA44,0611.7%
36Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0351.6%
37Columbia, SCSC879,9181.6%
38Kinston, NCNC55,8371.6%
39Jackson, TNTN184,5691.6%
40Erie, PAPA265,8321.6%
41Shreveport, LALA383,4741.6%
42Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0251.5%
43Durham, NCNC625,4851.5%
44Martinsville, VAVA63,0911.5%
45Key West, FLFL80,4061.5%
46Dallas, TXTX8,477,1571.5%
47Ruston, LALA48,3601.5%
48Augusta, GAGA641,2311.4%
49Houston, TXTX7,904,6271.4%
50Seattle, WAWA4,161,8831.4%
51New York, NYNY20,112,4481.4%
52Monroe, LALA222,3901.4%
53Palatka, FLFL77,7341.4%
54Salisbury, MDMD131,8721.4%
55Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7211.3%
56Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8581.3%
57Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2261.3%
58Pullman, WAWA48,5121.3%
59Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4861.3%
60Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0471.3%
61Garden City, KSKS37,5051.3%
62Lima, OHOH100,8811.3%
63Madison, WIWI709,6851.3%
64Fitzgerald, GAGA17,0991.2%
65Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6381.2%
66Henderson, NCNC42,6381.2%
67Jackson, MIMI159,5521.2%
68Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5001.2%
69Lincoln, NENE352,0811.2%
70Greensboro, NCNC805,9451.2%
71Storm Lake, IAIA20,4491.2%
72Richmond, VAVA1,389,3381.2%
73Faribault, MNMN69,9391.2%
74New Bern, NCNC127,3581.2%
75Galesburg, ILIL47,7671.2%
76Louisville, KYKY1,402,5091.2%
77Eufaula, ALAL26,8611.2%
78Jesup, GAGA32,4811.2%
79Lewiston, MEME116,4871.2%
80Willmar, MNMN44,7201.1%
81Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1181.1%
82Mankato, MNMN104,9071.1%
83St. Cloud, MNMN205,8541.1%
84Owatonna, MNMN37,4641.1%
85Dover, DEDE194,7861.1%
86Bainbridge, GAGA29,4321.1%
87Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2011.1%
88Canton, OHOH400,2461.1%
89Racine, WIWI198,9191.1%
90Rochester, NYNY1,056,1491.1%
91Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2141.1%
92Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5531.1%
93Tifton, GAGA51,2371.1%
94Athens, GAGA224,1481.1%
95Jacksonville, NCNC217,1751.1%
96Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4591.1%
97Michigan City, ININ111,2941.0%
98Grand Island, NENE78,0761.0%
99Ames, IAIA128,0901.0%
100Selma, ALAL35,1401.0%
101Shelbyville, TNTN55,2731.0%
102Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9661.0%
103Greenville, MSMS40,4461.0%
104Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2191.0%
105Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2111.0%
106Worcester, MAMA888,5021.0%
107Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1371.0%
108Sioux City, IAIA145,7381.0%
109Hinesville, GAGA91,8701.0%
110Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8301.0%
111Memphis, TNTN1,341,4121.0%
112Fayetteville, NCNC395,4121.0%
113Iowa City, IAIA182,7111.0%
114San Francisco, CACA4,630,0411.0%
115Plainview, TXTX36,7001.0%
116Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6661.0%
117Albany, GAGA145,5101.0%
118Rome, GAGA101,3781.0%
119Nantucket, MAMA14,7581.0%
120Lufkin, TXTX88,1540.9%
121St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.9%
122Manhattan, KSKS136,1220.9%
123Fargo, NDND269,5280.9%
124Columbus, GAGA324,8300.9%
125Barnstable, MAMA233,5390.9%
126Forrest City, ARAR21,8000.9%
127Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.9%
128Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0810.9%
129San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.9%
130Nashville, TNTN2,197,4160.9%
131Lansing, MIMI479,7220.9%
132Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6820.9%
133Denver, COCO3,092,0370.9%
134St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.9%
135Vicksburg, MSMS41,7590.9%
136Omaha, NENE1,009,8360.9%
137Statesboro, GAGA97,9770.9%
138Charlottesville, VAVA228,5970.8%
139Crescent City, CACA26,4100.8%
140Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.8%
141Ozark, ALAL49,9120.8%
142Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.8%
143Sherman, TXTX153,6130.8%
144Kingsland, GAGA60,1430.8%
145Terre Haute, ININ169,2410.8%
146Springfield, MAMA464,3380.8%
147Portland, MEME577,6350.8%
148Starkville, MSMS62,0630.8%
149Warner Robins, GAGA208,0910.8%
150Dyersburg, TNTN36,3200.8%
151Killeen, TXTX511,4970.8%
152Lawton, OKOK127,5900.8%
153Meridian, MSMS85,4190.8%
154Clarksville, TNTN349,0010.8%
155Amarillo, TXTX276,2350.8%
156Jackson, MSMS609,8470.8%
157Muncie, ININ113,1060.8%
158Mansfield, OHOH124,8930.8%
159Auburn, ALAL208,0130.8%
160Orangeburg, SCSC83,1770.7%
161Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6530.7%
162South Bend, ININ324,5380.7%
163East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1790.7%
164Baton Rouge, LALA888,6990.7%
165Big Spring, TXTX30,5040.7%
166Abilene, TXTX185,4290.7%
167Chicago, ILIL9,434,1230.7%
168Pontiac, ILIL35,0570.7%
169Laurinburg, NCNC33,3220.7%
170Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.7%
171Hagerstown, MDMD315,2800.7%
172Waterloo, IAIA169,1890.7%
173Hanford, CACA154,3270.7%
174Des Moines, IAIA758,5390.7%
175Savannah, GAGA438,3140.7%
176Carbondale, ILIL52,5010.7%
177Niles, MIMI152,4440.7%
178Great Falls, MTMT85,0290.7%
179Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.7%
180Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.7%
181Toccoa, GAGA27,8540.7%
182Hattiesburg, MSMS158,0140.7%
183Oxford, ALAL115,8340.7%
184Toledo, OHOH599,3760.7%
185Warrensburg, MOMO56,6700.7%
186Natchez, MSMS54,7220.7%
187Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7660.7%
188Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.7%
189Greenwood, SCSC95,2150.7%
190Detroit, MIMI4,390,9130.7%
191Danville, ILIL71,2590.7%
192Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.7%
193Columbia, MOMO219,0620.7%
194Susanville, CACA28,1170.7%
195Amherst, MAMA164,0650.7%
196Clarksdale, MSMS19,8490.7%
197Dickinson, NDND39,1420.7%
198Mobile, ALAL411,6580.7%
199College Station, TXTX287,4760.7%
200Greencastle, ININ37,8760.7%
201Fort Madison, IAIA32,3060.7%
202Wilson, NCNC81,1500.7%
203Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.6%
204Montgomery, ALAL388,7470.6%
205Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.6%
206Manchester, NHNH433,4150.6%
207Beaumont, TXTX399,3100.6%
208Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.6%
209Clinton, IAIA46,0020.6%
210Bonham, TXTX39,2650.6%
211Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1550.6%
212Portland, OROR2,542,2820.6%
213Palm Bay, FLFL663,9820.6%
214Flint, MIMI401,0930.6%
215Austin, MNMN40,9710.6%
216Marshall, MNMN25,6840.6%
217Dayton, OHOH826,5540.6%
218Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.6%
219Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.6%
220Cedartown, GAGA45,5140.6%
221Davenport, IAIA380,4520.6%
222Natchitoches, LALA36,0890.6%
223Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.6%
224Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.6%
225Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.6%
226Harrisburg, PAPA617,4270.6%
227Blytheville, ARAR37,8280.6%
228Columbus, NENE46,5830.6%
229Moultrie, GAGA47,4380.6%
230Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.6%
231Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.6%
232Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4420.6%
233Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.6%
234Little Rock, ARAR777,6070.6%
235Clearlake, CACA67,7720.6%
236Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8080.6%
237Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.6%
238Bluefield, WVWV96,1380.6%
239Roswell, NMNM63,3640.6%
240Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.6%
241Ontario, OROR60,0850.6%
242Austin, TXTX2,620,9450.6%
243Dothan, ALAL156,2660.6%
244Lawrence, KSKS120,9200.6%
245Brookhaven, MSMS35,0120.6%
246Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.6%
247Altus, OKOK24,7640.6%
248The Villages, FLFL157,7720.6%
249Cleveland, MSMS28,2620.6%
250Hammond, LALA141,3460.6%
251Danville, VAVA101,1370.6%
252Springfield, OHOH135,3400.6%
253Alexander City, ALAL40,9530.6%
254Gainesville, GAGA226,5680.5%
255Lewisburg, PAPA42,3130.5%
256Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4480.5%
257Charleston, SCSC889,2630.5%
258Greenville, NCNC182,9360.5%
259Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.5%
260Newport, TNTN37,8890.5%
261Anchorage, AKAK405,8210.5%
262Burlington, VTVT227,8030.5%
263Rice Lake, WIWI46,4840.5%
264Greeneville, TNTN73,8310.5%
265Dublin, GAGA60,3510.5%
266Campbellsville, KYKY38,4070.5%
267Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.5%
268Dodge City, KSKS33,9930.5%
269Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.5%
270Albemarle, NCNC68,8300.5%
271Athens, OHOH63,1970.5%
272Wichita, KSKS663,8090.5%
273San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.5%
274Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.5%
275Syracuse, NYNY652,2730.5%
276Bloomington, ININ165,2310.5%
277Eureka, CACA131,6470.5%
278Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.5%
279Washington, NCNC44,6700.5%
280Lincoln, ILIL27,1820.5%
281Fremont, OHOH58,6550.5%
282Grand Forks, NDND105,0460.5%
283Lexington, KYKY535,1740.5%
284Albany, NYNY915,8350.5%
285Brookings, SDSD37,6350.5%
286Carlsbad, NMNM62,5090.5%
287Jacksonville, ILIL37,3810.5%
288Longview, TXTX297,3150.5%
289Shelby, NCNC103,3250.5%
290Arcadia, FLFL37,0780.5%
291Bishop, CACA18,1580.5%
292Sebring, FLFL111,1220.5%
293Summerville, GAGA25,3000.5%
294Magnolia, ARAR21,8940.5%
295Talladega, ALAL91,7640.5%
296Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.5%
297San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.5%
298Springfield, ILIL206,0330.5%
299Kenosha, WIWI168,4480.5%
300Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0830.5%
301Lynchburg, VAVA269,1690.5%
302York, PAPA473,1970.5%
303LaGrange, GAGA107,0970.5%
304Cumberland, MDMD93,6400.5%
305Bloomington, ILIL171,4190.5%
306Ottumwa, IAIA35,2100.4%
307Mountain Home, IDID29,4650.4%
308Marshalltown, IAIA39,8900.4%
309Oskaloosa, IAIA21,8800.4%
310Thomasville, GAGA72,9580.4%
311Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.4%
312Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.4%
313Akron, OHOH701,7800.4%
314Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4280.4%
315Greenwood, MSMS34,9120.4%
316Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2850.4%
317Forest City, NCNC65,7450.4%
318Ardmore, OKOK48,9100.4%
319Deltona, FLFL746,9330.4%
320Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.4%
321Corvallis, OROR97,7280.4%
322Odessa, TXTX173,8010.4%
323Laconia, NHNH65,1470.4%
324Waco, TXTX308,8070.4%
325Shelton, WAWA71,1650.4%
326Waycross, GAGA57,6700.4%
327Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.4%
328Goldsboro, NCNC122,2780.4%
329Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.4%
330Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0410.4%
331Rolla, MOMO45,2470.4%
332Thomaston, GAGA28,5000.4%
333Lafayette, ININ228,4680.4%
334North Port, FLFL948,1580.4%
335Newberry, SCSC39,5610.4%
336Watertown, NYNY111,5400.4%
337Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.4%
338Tyler, TXTX252,5490.4%
339Florence, SCSC201,3920.4%
340Camden, ARAR26,3630.4%
341Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.4%
342Morgan City, LALA46,5520.4%
343Huntsville, TXTX83,8420.4%
344Salinas, CACA433,7290.4%
345Weatherford, OKOK39,0590.4%
346Kokomo, ININ83,9040.4%
347Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.4%
348Paris, TNTN32,8960.4%
349Stockton, CACA823,8150.4%
350Topeka, KSKS233,0520.4%
351New Castle, ININ49,1370.4%
352Gaffney, SCSC58,2750.4%
353El Campo, TXTX42,0600.4%
354Utica, NYNY285,6110.4%
355Stillwater, OKOK83,8890.4%
356McAlester, OKOK43,3200.4%
357Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2120.4%
358Traverse City, MIMI156,9720.4%
359Hermitage, PAPA107,8600.4%
360Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.4%
361State College, PAPA157,3930.4%
362Bremerton, WAWA283,3740.4%
363Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.4%
364Burlington, NCNC186,1770.4%
365Vidalia, GAGA36,1800.4%
366Laurel, MSMS82,2810.4%
367Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.4%
368Beeville, TXTX32,5150.4%
369Blackfoot, IDID51,1530.4%
370Henderson, KYKY57,1840.4%
371Allentown, PAPA887,6150.3%
372Sidney, OHOH48,0650.3%
373Concord, NHNH158,0780.3%
374Dumas, TXTX21,8910.3%
375Cleveland, TNTN134,0570.3%
376Columbus, MSMS67,1440.3%
377Lumberton, NCNC119,9410.3%
378El Dorado, ARAR36,9260.3%
379Brenham, TXTX38,2880.3%
380Bakersfield, CACA927,0680.3%
381Florence, ALAL156,6090.3%
382Town of Pecos, TXTX12,1380.3%
383Douglas, GAGA52,8610.3%
384Corsicana, TXTX57,1810.3%
385Reno, NVNV578,7340.3%
386Sandusky, OHOH112,7770.3%
387Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.3%
388Jacksonville, TXTX53,3370.3%
389Marion, OHOH65,1150.3%
390Murray, KYKY39,4210.3%
391Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0770.3%
392Fairbanks, AKAK93,9720.3%
393Hudson, NYNY60,1680.3%
394Opelousas, LALA80,7650.3%
395Pittsburg, KSKS39,0080.3%
396Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.3%
397Oxford, MSMS71,9720.3%
398Bowling Green, KYKY197,1800.3%
399Alexandria, MNMN40,1200.3%
400Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.3%
401Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6910.3%
402Adrian, MIMI97,7790.3%
403Marshall, MOMO23,2650.3%
404Alexandria, LALA147,9520.3%
405Juneau city and, AKAK31,6090.3%
406Monticello, NYNY80,5860.3%
407Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6570.3%
408Spokane, WAWA608,0120.3%
409Boise City, IDID864,2430.3%
410Crestview, FLFL315,0980.3%
411Sterling, ILIL54,1210.3%
412Lubbock, TXTX368,4310.3%
413St. Joseph, MOMO119,1700.3%
414Houma, LALA199,6680.3%
415Asheville, NCNC422,3450.3%
416Twin Falls, IDID123,9010.3%
417Maryville, MOMO20,1740.3%
418Richmond, ININ66,1690.3%
419Mason City, IAIA49,7100.3%
420Daphne, ALAL267,7610.3%
421Elmira, NYNY80,4150.3%
422Grenada, MSMS30,2220.3%
423Bemidji, MNMN47,0550.3%
424Auburn, NYNY74,3650.3%
425Reading, PAPA440,0720.3%
426Astoria, OROR40,9260.3%
427Norfolk, NENE49,2280.3%
428Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.3%
429Picayune, MSMS59,3630.3%
430Slidell, LALA279,1080.3%
431Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9120.3%
432Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.3%
433Laramie, WYWY38,5580.3%
434Palestine, TXTX59,8050.3%
435Beaver Dam, WIWI89,0970.3%
436Elkhart, ININ208,7740.3%
437Naples, FLFL417,1310.3%
438Milledgeville, GAGA44,0290.3%
439Red Bluff, CACA64,6650.3%
440Eugene, OROR381,5840.3%
441Safford, AZAZ40,1570.3%
442El Centro, CACA181,4110.3%
443Madisonville, KYKY45,1270.3%
444Cape Coral, FLFL875,6070.3%
445Marion, ILIL67,2250.3%
446Lake Charles, LALA244,6550.3%
447Winona, MNMN50,5230.3%
448Santa Fe, NMNM156,9070.3%
449Yankton, SDSD23,6350.3%
450Chillicothe, OHOH76,4290.3%
451Lafayette, LALA423,7580.3%
452Pocatello, IDID91,5910.3%
453Dubuque, IAIA99,3810.3%
454Las Cruces, NMNM229,0910.3%
455Salina, KSKS59,1210.3%
456Cambridge, MDMD33,6280.3%
457Tupelo, MSMS133,1670.3%
458Hutchinson, MNMN36,6310.3%
459Lacey, WAWA304,2610.2%
460Kankakee, ILIL105,5250.2%
461Decatur, ALAL160,3260.2%
462Muskogee, OKOK66,7080.2%
463Kingston, NYNY183,3300.2%
464Logan, UTUT160,8890.2%
465Bismarck, NDND139,7500.2%
466Frankfort, KYKY77,8740.2%
467New Iberia, LALA66,8460.2%
468Panama City, FLFL231,1740.2%
469Huntington, WVWV365,9650.2%
470Oneonta, NYNY60,5890.2%
471Napa, CACA132,9490.2%
472Port Angeles, WAWA78,2020.2%
473Helena, MTMT97,1530.2%
474Beckley, WVWV109,9400.2%
475Lebanon, PAPA146,3800.2%
476Batavia, NYNY58,4160.2%
477Kirksville, MOMO29,8240.2%
478Muscatine, IAIA41,8530.2%
479Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.2%
480Breckenridge, COCO39,0690.2%
481Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8830.2%
482Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.2%
483Hot Springs, ARAR99,6950.2%
484Pinehurst, NCNC110,6190.2%
485Bay City, MIMI102,1230.2%
486Richmond, KYKY131,8060.2%
487Modesto, CACA557,7190.2%
488Morehead City, NCNC70,4690.2%
489Minot, NDND75,6940.2%
490Boulder, COCO328,5600.2%
491Bangor, MEME157,9670.2%
492Billings, MTMT193,6030.2%
493Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.2%
494Charleston, WVWV200,1700.2%
495Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.2%
496El Paso, TXTX881,2910.2%
497Greeley, COCO378,4260.2%
498Alma, MIMI41,1900.2%
499Fort Collins, COCO377,2920.2%
500Parkersburg, WVWV87,2640.2%
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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?

Troy, AL ranks #1 with 20.4% (2010 American Community Survey).

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

Troy, AL, Sumter, SC, Mount Pleasant, TX, Lake City, FL, Tallahassee, FL.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

847 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 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 (2010).