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Highest Subsaharan African population share, US metro areas · 2020

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. Kankakee, IL leads at 7.7%. 899 metro areas qualify in total. Minnesota carries 7 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN SHAREVS 2000
01Kankakee, ILIL105,5257.7%
02Danville, VAVA101,1376.9%
03Kinston, NCNC55,8376.8%
04Minden, LALA34,9485.0%
05Washington, DCDC6,465,7244.5%
06St. Cloud, MNMN205,8544.3%
07Faribault, MNMN69,9393.9%
08Willmar, MNMN44,7203.8%
09Fargo, NDND269,5283.8%
10Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2953.7%
11Baltimore, MDMD2,857,7813.4%
12Providence, RIRI1,708,1613.3%
13Worthington, MNMN22,3383.3%
14Austin, MNMN40,9713.1%
15Iowa City, IAIA182,7113.1%
16Rochester, MNMN231,1843.1%
17Beeville, TXTX32,5153.0%
18Lake City, FLFL74,0942.9%
19New Orleans, LALA970,8492.9%
20Guymon, OKOK20,3222.9%
21Columbus, OHOH2,242,0282.9%
22Lexington, NENE26,2552.8%
23Atlanta, GAGA6,482,1822.7%
24Sioux Falls, SDSD314,6382.6%
25Kirksville, MOMO29,8242.5%
26Dumas, TXTX21,8912.5%
27Vallejo, CACA455,3762.5%
28Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2132.4%
29Greenwood, SCSC95,2152.4%
30Shreveport, LALA383,4742.3%
31Owatonna, MNMN37,4642.3%
32Paducah, KYKY102,2592.3%
33Huntsville, TXTX83,8422.3%
34Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8302.3%
35Plainview, TXTX36,7002.2%
36Boston, MAMA5,034,2212.2%
37Seattle, WAWA4,161,8832.2%
38Columbia, SCSC879,9182.2%
39Hot Springs, ARAR99,6952.2%
40Tyler, TXTX252,5492.1%
41Ozark, ALAL49,9122.1%
42Fort Morgan, COCO30,3062.1%
43Amarillo, TXTX276,2352.1%
44Williston, NDND41,7672.1%
45Dallas, TXTX8,477,1572.1%
46Trenton, NJNJ399,2892.1%
47Worcester, MAMA888,5022.1%
48Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6952.0%
49Nashville, TNTN2,197,4162.0%
50Clarksville, TNTN349,0012.0%
51Houston, TXTX7,904,6272.0%
52Sioux City, IAIA145,7382.0%
53Greensboro, NCNC805,9452.0%
54Des Moines, IAIA758,5391.9%
55Mankato, MNMN104,9071.9%
56Ottumwa, IAIA35,2101.8%
57Barnstable, MAMA233,5391.8%
58Little Rock, ARAR777,6071.8%
59Dover, DEDE194,7861.8%
60El Centro, CACA181,4111.7%
61Ocala, FLFL442,6601.7%
62New York, NYNY20,112,4481.7%
63Canton, OHOH400,2461.7%
64Richmond, VAVA1,389,3381.7%
65Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2261.7%
66Enterprise, ALAL56,9531.7%
67Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,1181.7%
68Muscatine, IAIA41,8531.7%
69Connersville, ININ23,5331.6%
70Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7201.6%
71Baton Rouge, LALA888,6991.6%
72Watertown, NYNY111,5401.6%
73Hinesville, GAGA91,8701.6%
74Toledo, OHOH599,3761.6%
75Durham, NCNC625,4851.6%
76Sumter, SCSC105,0671.6%
77Lewiston, MEME116,4871.6%
78Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,4421.5%
79Storm Lake, IAIA20,4491.5%
80Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,8081.5%
81Salisbury, MDMD131,8721.5%
82Waterloo, IAIA169,1891.5%
83Birmingham, ALAL1,197,7661.5%
84Omaha, NENE1,009,8361.5%
85Abilene, TXTX185,4291.5%
86Louisville, KYKY1,402,5091.5%
87Murray, KYKY39,4211.4%
88Weirton, WVWV112,4681.4%
89Memphis, TNTN1,341,4121.4%
90Palestine, TXTX59,8051.4%
91Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0251.4%
92Montgomery, ALAL388,7471.4%
93Stockton, CACA823,8151.4%
94Portland, MEME577,6351.4%
95Lansing, MIMI479,7221.4%
96Warner Robins, GAGA208,0911.4%
97Lynchburg, VAVA269,1691.4%
98Lawton, OKOK127,5901.3%
99Ruston, LALA48,3601.3%
100Midland, TXTX193,1391.3%
101Hagerstown, MDMD315,2801.3%
102Troy, ALAL33,6881.3%
103Madison, WIWI709,6851.3%
104Fayetteville, NCNC395,4121.3%
105Jackson, TNTN184,5691.2%
106Grand Island, NENE78,0761.2%
107Galesburg, ILIL47,7671.2%
108Frankfort, KYKY77,8741.2%
109Le Mars, IAIA25,6971.2%
110Denver, COCO3,092,0371.2%
111Wichita Falls, TXTX149,4481.2%
112Manchester, NHNH433,4151.2%
113Milledgeville, GAGA44,0291.2%
114Greenville, MSMS40,4461.2%
115Burlington, VTVT227,8031.2%
116Liberal, KSKS21,0731.2%
117Marshall, MNMN25,6841.2%
118Harrisburg, PAPA617,4271.2%
119Harrisonburg, VAVA140,1551.2%
120Texarkana, TXTX146,8161.2%
121Carbondale, ILIL52,5011.2%
122Thomaston, GAGA28,5001.2%
123Pullman, WAWA48,5121.2%
124Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,2851.1%
125Laurinburg, NCNC33,3221.1%
126Augusta, GAGA641,2311.1%
127Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2191.1%
128Killeen, TXTX511,4971.1%
129Garden City, KSKS37,5051.1%
130Starkville, MSMS62,0631.1%
131Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,9661.1%
132Manhattan, KSKS136,1221.1%
133Dayton, OHOH826,5541.1%
134Athens, GAGA224,1481.1%
135Syracuse, NYNY652,2731.1%
136Amherst, MAMA164,0651.1%
137Aberdeen, SDSD41,5831.1%
138Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8581.1%
139Lima, OHOH100,8811.1%
140Erie, PAPA265,8321.1%
141Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6821.1%
142Albemarle, NCNC68,8301.0%
143Lexington, KYKY535,1741.0%
144Albany, GAGA145,5101.0%
145Ann Arbor, MIMI370,2141.0%
146Anchorage, AKAK405,8211.0%
147Savannah, GAGA438,3141.0%
148Columbus, NENE46,5831.0%
149Grenada, MSMS30,2221.0%
150Cleveland, MSMS28,2621.0%
151Champaign, ILIL239,9791.0%
152Niles, MIMI152,4441.0%
153Chicago, ILIL9,434,1231.0%
154East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1791.0%
155Detroit, MIMI4,390,9131.0%
156Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5001.0%
157Gaffney, SCSC58,2751.0%
158San Francisco, CACA4,630,0411.0%
159Brookings, SDSD37,6351.0%
160Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6531.0%
161Austin, TXTX2,620,9451.0%
162Charlottesville, VAVA228,5971.0%
163Concord, NHNH158,0781.0%
164South Bend, ININ324,5381.0%
165Lubbock, TXTX368,4311.0%
166Tallahassee, FLFL397,4421.0%
167Grand Forks, NDND105,0461.0%
168Springfield, MAMA464,3381.0%
169Bloomington, ILIL171,4191.0%
170Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,3770.9%
171Davenport, IAIA380,4520.9%
172Fort Wayne, ININ466,2580.9%
173Auburn, ALAL208,0130.9%
174Wichita, KSKS663,8090.9%
175Rochester, NYNY1,056,1490.9%
176Akron, OHOH701,7800.9%
177Dalton, GAGA147,8190.9%
178Martinsville, VAVA63,0910.9%
179Albany, OROR132,8430.9%
180Newport, OROR50,6360.9%
181Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,6450.9%
182Youngstown, OHOH423,6780.9%
183Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,5530.9%
184Blytheville, ARAR37,8280.9%
185Corpus Christi, TXTX451,1910.9%
186Orlando, FLFL2,957,6720.9%
187St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4210.9%
188Columbus, MSMS67,1440.9%
189Macomb, ILIL25,9160.9%
190Waco, TXTX308,8070.9%
191Lincoln, NENE352,0810.9%
192Miami, FLFL6,391,0720.9%
193Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2110.9%
194Gainesville, GAGA226,5680.9%
195St. Simons, GAGA118,5240.8%
196Key West, FLFL80,4060.8%
197Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7750.8%
198Calhoun, GAGA61,7010.8%
199LaGrange, GAGA107,0970.8%
200Lawrence, KSKS120,9200.8%
201Oxford, ALAL115,8340.8%
202San Diego, CACA3,282,2480.8%
203Columbus, GAGA324,8300.8%
204Sacramento, CACA2,477,2740.8%
205Henderson, NCNC42,6380.8%
206Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9380.8%
207Columbia, MOMO219,0620.8%
208Anderson Creek, NCNC150,1370.8%
209Jackson, MSMS609,8470.8%
210Fairbanks, AKAK93,9720.8%
211Ames, IAIA128,0900.8%
212Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9920.8%
213Wheeling, WVWV134,0890.8%
214Forrest City, ARAR21,8000.8%
215Roanoke, VAVA316,5470.8%
216Picayune, MSMS59,3630.8%
217Stillwater, OKOK83,8890.8%
218Jamestown, NDND21,4140.8%
219Valdosta, GAGA153,2760.8%
220Tampa, FLFL3,418,8950.8%
221Portland, OROR2,542,2820.8%
222Selma, ALAL35,1400.8%
223Albany, NYNY915,8350.8%
224Los Angeles, CACA12,844,4410.8%
225Burlington, NCNC186,1770.8%
226Mountain Home, IDID29,4650.8%
227Americus, GAGA33,3940.8%
228Rockford, ILIL337,2420.8%
229Minot, NDND75,6940.8%
230Alexandria, LALA147,9520.8%
231Elkhart, ININ208,7740.7%
232Meridian, MSMS85,4190.7%
233Huntsville, ALAL556,4440.7%
234Rice Lake, WIWI46,4840.7%
235Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,8130.7%
236Charleston, SCSC889,2630.7%
237Talladega, ALAL91,7640.7%
238College Station, TXTX287,4760.7%
239Bismarck, NDND139,7500.7%
240Mobile, ALAL411,6580.7%
241Jefferson City, MOMO152,7120.7%
242Gainesville, FLFL359,0360.7%
243Mayfield, KYKY37,0500.7%
244Kalamazoo, MIMI263,7950.7%
245Shelby, NCNC103,3250.7%
246Goldsboro, NCNC122,2780.7%
247Freeport, ILIL43,2200.7%
248Tucson, AZAZ1,074,6850.7%
249Staunton, VAVA129,6920.7%
250Elizabethtown, KYKY128,6660.7%
251Canton, ILIL32,9010.7%
252Franklin, KYKY20,7880.7%
253Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,8500.7%
254Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3770.7%
255Rocky Mount, NCNC148,4860.7%
256Statesboro, GAGA97,9770.7%
257San Jose, CACA1,984,4730.7%
258Tulsa, OKOK1,069,2730.7%
259Cape Girardeau, MOMO99,2150.7%
260San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1400.7%
261Monroe, LALA222,3900.7%
262Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0100.7%
263Vincennes, ININ35,6520.7%
264Murrells Inlet, SCSC65,9120.7%
265Pittsfield, MAMA128,2240.7%
266St. Joseph, MOMO119,1700.7%
267Riverside, CACA4,769,0070.7%
268Okeechobee, FLFL42,6080.7%
269Carson, NVNV58,5710.7%
270Lancaster, PAPA563,1590.7%
271Ithaca, NYNY104,0470.7%
272Dublin, GAGA60,3510.7%
273Morgantown, WVWV141,9950.7%
274Bainbridge, GAGA29,4320.7%
275Winchester, TNTN45,5790.7%
276Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0830.6%
277Colorado Springs, COCO781,7960.6%
278Steamboat Springs, COCO38,4510.6%
279Bowling Green, KYKY197,1800.6%
280Clarksdale, MSMS19,8490.6%
281Eufaula, ALAL26,8610.6%
282Seneca, SCSC83,7750.6%
283Paris, TNTN32,8960.6%
284Salina, KSKS59,1210.6%
285Vineland, NJNJ157,1480.6%
286Burlington, IAIA44,0610.6%
287Ocean Pines, MDMD54,4590.6%
288Knoxville, TNTN968,1370.6%
289Flint, MIMI401,0930.6%
290Lexington Park, MDMD211,1760.6%
291Woodward, OKOK19,8270.6%
292Winston-Salem, NCNC712,2060.6%
293Danville, KYKY56,9850.6%
294New Bern, NCNC127,3580.6%
295San Angelo, TXTX122,0650.6%
296Beaumont, TXTX399,3100.6%
297York, PAPA473,1970.6%
298Ellensburg, WAWA48,8030.6%
299Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0350.6%
300Maryville, MOMO20,1740.6%
301Greeley, COCO378,4260.6%
302Spearfish, SDSD29,4590.6%
303Natchitoches, LALA36,0890.6%
304Athens, OHOH63,1970.6%
305Vidalia, GAGA36,1800.6%
306Quincy, ILIL74,1460.6%
307Decatur, ILIL99,3000.6%
308Utica, NYNY285,6110.6%
309Lake Charles, LALA244,6550.6%
310Laurel, MSMS82,2810.6%
311Santa Rosa, CACA486,4440.6%
312Dothan, ALAL156,2660.6%
313Springfield, MOMO500,6940.6%
314Peoria, ILIL363,5050.6%
315Saginaw, MIMI187,6880.6%
316Charleston, WVWV200,1700.6%
317Scottsboro, ALAL54,2810.6%
318Charleston, ILIL46,6070.6%
319Spartanburg, SCSC407,6560.6%
320Susanville, CACA28,1170.6%
321Hanford, CACA154,3270.6%
322Kennewick, WAWA324,3340.6%
323Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7210.6%
324Gulfport, MSMS431,3290.6%
325Greenville, SCSC1,014,1010.6%
326Pampa, TXTX21,7860.5%
327Alma, MIMI41,1900.5%
328Fort Madison, IAIA32,3060.5%
329Albuquerque, NMNM925,2790.5%
330Alamogordo, NMNM70,3680.5%
331Hutchinson, KSKS61,5390.5%
332Lafayette, ININ228,4680.5%
333Dyersburg, TNTN36,3200.5%
334Winnemucca, NVNV17,2670.5%
335Oxford, MSMS71,9720.5%
336Orangeburg, SCSC83,1770.5%
337The Villages, FLFL157,7720.5%
338Lacey, WAWA304,2610.5%
339Odessa, TXTX173,8010.5%
340Allentown, PAPA887,6150.5%
341Logan, UTUT160,8890.5%
342Springfield, ILIL206,0330.5%
343Cambridge, MDMD33,6280.5%
344Thomasville, GAGA72,9580.5%
345Jesup, GAGA32,4810.5%
346New Iberia, LALA66,8460.5%
347Crescent City, CACA26,4100.5%
348Owensboro, KYKY113,9620.5%
349Pensacola, FLFL544,9490.5%
350Chattanooga, TNTN594,5300.5%
351Pahrump, NVNV57,3360.5%
352Wilmington, NCNC492,7720.5%
353Fort Payne, ALAL74,0850.5%
354Spokane, WAWA608,0120.5%
355Gillette, WYWY48,1450.5%
356Cordele, GAGA19,2370.5%
357Carroll, IAIA20,3030.5%
358Jonesboro, ARAR139,4400.5%
359Lufkin, TXTX88,1540.5%
360Farmington, MOMO67,8090.5%
361Bellingham, WAWA236,3920.5%
362Johnson City, TNTN216,4160.5%
363Hutchinson, MNMN36,6310.5%
364Defiance, OHOH38,2920.5%
365Hermiston, OROR93,7210.5%
366State College, PAPA157,3930.5%
367Richmond, KYKY131,8060.5%
368Easton, MDMD38,2380.5%
369Fergus Falls, MNMN61,0410.5%
370Warrensburg, MOMO56,6700.5%
371Tupelo, MSMS133,1670.5%
372Walla Walla, WAWA62,3610.5%
373Lakeland, FLFL874,7900.5%
374Battle Creek, MIMI133,4080.5%
375Yuba City, CACA187,4780.5%
376Twin Falls, IDID123,9010.5%
377Sparta, WIWI46,5720.5%
378Moscow, IDID41,8420.5%
379Huntingdon, PAPA43,0010.5%
380Massena, NYNY105,4880.5%
381Natchez, MSMS54,7220.5%
382Modesto, CACA557,7190.5%
383Mansfield, OHOH124,8930.5%
384Gadsden, ALAL103,8860.5%
385Bonham, TXTX39,2650.5%
386Parkersburg, WVWV87,2640.5%
387Cheyenne, WYWY102,9380.5%
388Atlantic City, NJNJ372,0470.5%
389Santa Maria, CACA442,0650.5%
390Racine, WIWI198,9190.5%
391McComb, MSMS52,6400.5%
392Altoona, PAPA119,5410.5%
393Magnolia, ARAR21,8940.5%
394Muskegon, MIMI177,9010.5%
395Springfield, OHOH135,3400.5%
396Watertown, SDSD29,5620.5%
397San Luis Obispo, CACA282,3670.5%
398Panama City, FLFL231,1740.5%
399Slidell, LALA279,1080.4%
400Fairmont, WVWV55,5840.4%
401Jackson, WYWY36,5870.4%
402El Paso, TXTX881,2910.4%
403Napa, CACA132,9490.4%
404Reno, NVNV578,7340.4%
405Duncan, OKOK44,3100.4%
406Lewisburg, PAPA42,3130.4%
407Reading, PAPA440,0720.4%
408Indiana, PAPA82,8780.4%
409Cleveland, TNTN134,0570.4%
410Greenville, NCNC182,9360.4%
411Blacksburg, VAVA181,6160.4%
412Boone, NCNC54,7860.4%
413Moultrie, GAGA47,4380.4%
414Snyder, TXTX16,1620.4%
415Dickinson, NDND39,1420.4%
416Hobbs, NMNM74,7490.4%
417Brownwood, TXTX38,7110.4%
418Terre Haute, ININ169,2410.4%
419Salem, OROR445,8140.4%
420DuBois, PAPA78,1000.4%
421The Dalles, OROR26,3100.4%
422Vernon, TXTX12,4810.4%
423Duluth, MNMN281,2190.4%
424Kokomo, ININ83,9040.4%
425Big Spring, TXTX30,5040.4%
426Brookings, OROR22,6210.4%
427Bloomington, ININ165,2310.4%
428Deltona, FLFL746,9330.4%
429Newport, TNTN37,8890.4%
430Winchester, VAVA152,3320.4%
431Fresno, CACA1,203,3830.4%
432Greencastle, ININ37,8760.4%
433Barre, VTVT59,6520.4%
434Sanford, NCNC70,2580.4%
435Casper, WYWY80,5260.4%
436Florence, SCSC201,3920.4%
437Bakersfield, CACA927,0680.4%
438Red Wing, MNMN48,1950.4%
439Janesville, WIWI166,4720.4%
440Kingsville, TXTX30,3150.4%
441Eugene, OROR381,5840.4%
442Chillicothe, OHOH76,4290.4%
443Shelton, WAWA71,1650.4%
444Crestview, FLFL315,0980.4%
445Pontiac, ILIL35,0570.4%
446Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2010.4%
447Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0810.4%
448Longview, TXTX297,3150.4%
449Rolla, MOMO45,2470.4%
450Ketchikan, AKAK13,5490.4%
451Dubuque, IAIA99,3810.4%
452Kendallville, ININ47,9370.4%
453Hereford, TXTX18,6260.4%
454Sonora, CACA53,1600.4%
455Fayetteville, ARAR622,1770.4%
456Hailey, IDID32,4360.4%
457Cañon City, COCO50,0390.4%
458Hays, KSKS29,0750.4%
459Ardmore, OKOK48,9100.4%
460Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6910.4%
461Victoria, TXTX99,8640.4%
462Kingston, NYNY183,3300.4%
463Henderson, KYKY57,1840.4%
464Salinas, CACA433,7290.4%
465Boise City, IDID864,2430.4%
466Vicksburg, MSMS41,7590.3%
467Mineral Wells, TXTX30,7910.3%
468Sheboygan, WIWI118,0470.3%
469Kenosha, WIWI168,4480.3%
470Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8380.3%
471Rome, GAGA101,3780.3%
472Price, UTUT20,6800.3%
473Houma, LALA199,6680.3%
474Marion, OHOH65,1150.3%
475Boulder, COCO328,5600.3%
476Sherman, TXTX153,6130.3%
477Augusta, MEME129,0670.3%
478Marion, NCNC45,1980.3%
479Monroe, MIMI156,0040.3%
480Topeka, KSKS233,0520.3%
481Yakima, WAWA259,1850.3%
482Mitchell, SDSD25,9130.3%
483McMinnville, TNTN43,7170.3%
484Sterling, COCO20,6540.3%
485Findlay, OHOH75,0340.3%
486Binghamton, NYNY243,1890.3%
487Logansport, ININ37,8360.3%
488St. George, UTUT213,6700.3%
489Bishop, CACA18,1580.3%
490Red Bluff, CACA64,6650.3%
491Marion, ININ66,5240.3%
492Green Bay, WIWI336,7560.3%
493Santa Cruz, CACA258,8520.3%
494Cedartown, GAGA45,5140.3%
495Chico, CACA209,2110.3%
496Medford, OROR221,7950.3%
497Lewisburg, TNTN38,0710.3%
498Jackson, MIMI159,5520.3%
499Pittsburg, KSKS39,0080.3%
500Greenwood, MSMS34,9120.3%
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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?

Kankakee, IL ranks #1 with 7.7% (2020 American Community Survey).

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

Kankakee, IL, Danville, VA, Kinston, NC, Minden, LA, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

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