Which metro area has the highest black population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 2,941,425 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by black population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

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

How is black population measured?

Number of residents who are Black or African American (derived from the ACS race table B03002). Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 425 SHOWN OF 925

Largest Black population, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the number of residents who are Black or African American, from the 2024 American Community Survey (table B03002). Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV.

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YEAR1990 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK POPULATIONVS 1990

501Bonham, TXTX39,2652,200+40%

502Toccoa, GAGA27,8542,197−20%

503Brownsville, TXTX433,9462,175+250%

504Hudson, NYNY60,1682,169−4%

505Winchester, TNTN45,5792,151+8%

506Paris, TNTN32,8962,141−24%

507Mount Vernon, ILIL36,1472,137+11%

508Cheyenne, WYWY102,9382,130+4%

509Bellingham, WAWA236,3922,118+243%

510Glens Falls, NYNY124,3732,109+2%

511Shawnee, OKOK75,1022,108+56%

512Grand Island, NENE78,0762,105+1153%

513Massena, NYNY105,4882,068+35%

514Athens, TNTN71,5902,031−5%

515Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,0812,025−5%

516Fayetteville, TNTN36,8531,998−15%

517Flagstaff, AZAZ144,3681,995+69%

518Calhoun, GAGA61,7011,991+53%

519Huntingdon, PAPA43,0011,983+3%

520Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,9041,9780%

521Glasgow, KYKY56,2241,958−8%

522Salem, OHOH99,3771,930+44%

523Santa Cruz, CACA258,8521,912−9%

524La Crosse, WIWI171,1821,902+316%

525Kennett, MOMO26,8551,896−24%

526Somerset, PAPA72,0041,889+1682%

527Oak Harbor, WAWA85,6571,879+22%

528Williston, NDND41,7671,858–

529Susanville, CACA28,1171,855+11%

530Salina, KSKS59,1211,845+23%

531Burlington, IAIA44,0611,838+47%

532Farmington, MOMO67,8091,835+93%

533Corbin, KYKY150,0401,822+71%

534Rapid City, SDSD156,9341,806+6%

535Dixon, ILIL32,9141,795+46%

536Indiana, PAPA82,8781,782+59%

537Fond du Lac, WIWI104,6691,768+572%

538Eureka, CACA131,6471,737+107%

539Marion, NCNC45,1981,724+26%

540Gettysburg, PAPA107,5941,716+100%

541Bangor, MEME157,9671,704+170%

542Russellville, ARAR84,9321,697+12%

543Portsmouth, OHOH71,3651,673−35%

544Garden City, KSKS37,5051,672+242%

545Lebanon, NHNH224,5001,670+157%

546Charleston, ILIL46,6071,666+67%

547Hutchinson, KSKS61,5391,663+7%

548Scottsboro, ALAL54,2811,662−15%

549Jacksonville, ILIL37,3811,656+18%

550Fremont, OHOH58,6551,655+7%

551Cañon City, COCO50,0391,636+95%

552Yakima, WAWA259,1851,628−13%

553Hilo, HIHI210,0431,590+460%

554Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6911,574+156%

555Lexington, NENE26,2551,560+38900%

556Pahrump, NVNV57,3361,553+467%

557Plainview, TXTX36,7001,552−29%

558Cornelia, GAGA50,4161,537+3%

559Columbus, ININ85,7291,534+61%

560Mayfield, KYKY37,0501,525+6%

561Macomb, ILIL25,9161,520+25%

562Murray, KYKY39,4211,518+52%

563Corning, NYNY91,8551,513+39%

564Redding, CACA181,6481,502+37%

565Lincoln, ILIL27,1821,483+22%

566DuBois, PAPA78,1001,480+880%

567Big Spring, TXTX30,5041,468+16%

568Holland, MIMI123,1881,439+3%

569Clinton, IAIA46,0021,434+107%

570Altus, OKOK24,7641,431−46%

571Fairmont, WVWV55,5841,424−24%

572Enid, OKOK61,7791,394−30%

573Putnam, CTCT98,0961,391–

574Franklin, KYKY20,7881,381−17%

575Hannibal, MOMO38,9691,379−3%

576Gainesville, TXTX44,4611,378+20%

577Austin, MNMN40,9711,376+1811%

578Campbellsville, KYKY38,4071,372+8%

579Kahului, HIHI160,6741,368+206%

580Findlay, OHOH75,0341,364+111%

581Nantucket, MAMA14,7581,361+852%

582Brownwood, TXTX38,7111,360−10%

583Wooster, OHOH116,7581,355−20%

584Athens, OHOH63,1971,349−20%

585Lewisburg, TNTN38,0711,347−29%

586Medford, OROR221,7951,341+501%

587Peru, ININ34,4871,338+23%

588Clearlake, CACA67,7721,335+65%

589Oneonta, NYNY60,5891,328+82%

590Tiffin, OHOH54,5221,299+23%

591Russellville, ALAL32,4491,292+2%

592Santa Fe, NMNM156,9071,276+205%

593Bartlesville, OKOK54,0371,275+4%

594Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,5521,263+433%

595Sturgis, MIMI60,9681,262−22%

596Moses Lake, WAWA105,7271,246+147%

597Clarksburg, WVWV88,1421,245+18%

598Amsterdam, NYNY50,0461,232+209%

599Greencastle, ININ37,8761,226+57%

600Batavia, NYNY58,4161,222+16%

601Owatonna, MNMN37,4641,219+1119%

602Greeneville, TNTN73,8311,217−2%

603Moberly, MOMO24,5131,203−33%

604Fort Dodge, IAIA36,8381,201+79%

605Brevard, NCNC34,2111,201+1%

606Pontiac, ILIL35,0571,200−41%

607Traverse City, MIMI156,9721,188+188%

608Laredo, TXTX281,2241,177+3081%

609Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8831,141+104%

610Marshall, MOMO23,2651,138−12%

611Aberdeen, WAWA78,1441,137+2427%

612Show Low, AZAZ109,9461,134+54%

613Kirksville, MOMO29,8241,131+439%

614Guymon, OKOK20,3221,124+2398%

615Kingsville, TXTX30,3151,110+14%

616Corvallis, OROR97,7281,103+88%

617Great Falls, MTMT85,0291,102+16%

618Rolla, MOMO45,2471,100+89%

619New Castle, ININ49,1371,099+124%

620Sevierville, TNTN101,3421,094+508%

621Mexico, MOMO24,5281,091−23%

622McMinnville, TNTN43,7171,088−11%

623Olean, NYNY75,3901,086+41%

624Bloomsburg, PAPA66,1931,085+325%

625Augusta, MEME129,0671,080+337%

626Meadville, PAPA81,7921,077+6%

627Logan, UTUT160,8891,073+381%

628Sidney, OHOH48,0651,073+75%

629Sedalia, MOMO44,2541,071−10%

630Centralia, ILIL36,3821,071−25%

631McAlester, OKOK43,3201,070−31%

632Bay City, MIMI102,1231,067−8%

633Ottumwa, IAIA35,2101,054+255%

634Paragould, ARAR47,4111,041+2874%

635Dumas, TXTX21,8911,029+961%

636Worthington, MNMN22,3381,023+2173%

637Midland, MIMI83,7541,022+67%

638Elk City, OKOK22,1591,021+180%

639Durant, OKOK51,3671,013+143%

640Branson, MOMO57,0011,008+4283%

641Walla Walla, WAWA62,361994+46%

642Bend, OROR266,376990+633%

643Carson, NVNV58,571981+72%

644Fort Payne, ALAL74,085975−4%

645Roswell, NMNM63,364971−10%

646Sonora, CACA53,160971−33%

647Kill Devil Hills, NCNC38,245964+16%

648Winona, MNMN50,523958+370%

649Pampa, TXTX21,786953+10%

650Ada, OKOK38,528948+11%

651Muscatine, IAIA41,853946+810%

652Parkersburg, WVWV87,264936+21%

653Canton, ILIL32,901928+52%

654Grand Junction, COCO162,845927+155%

655Mount Vernon, WAWA132,975922+390%

656Marquette, MIMI68,064904−20%

657Greenfield, MAMA70,698897+158%

658Big Rapids, MIMI42,320882−6%

659Cullman, ALAL94,009880+55%

660Boone, NCNC54,786873+11%

661Mason City, IAIA49,710872+140%

662Weatherford, OKOK39,059859−8%

663Bradford, PAPA38,984854+84%

664Mountain Home, IDID29,465827+2%

665Arkansas City, KSKS34,382820−18%

666Newport, TNTN37,889814+57%

667Dodge City, KSKS33,993802+112%

668Wausau, WIWI139,432800+967%

669Kerrville, TXTX54,037799−1%

670Watertown, WIWI86,505793+233%

671Billings, MTMT193,603792+104%

672Dickinson, NDND39,142792+6500%

673Twin Falls, IDID123,901790+1311%

674Fort Madison, IAIA32,306786−32%

675Whitewater, WIWI106,127783+95%

676Ponca City, OKOK43,490777−4%

677Bellefontaine, OHOH46,302771−7%

678Cortland, NYNY45,850770+132%

679Stephenville, TXTX43,911770+431%

680St. George, UTUT213,670767+495%

681Platteville, WIWI52,446764+664%

682Sterling, COCO20,654758+5314%

683Coldwater, MIMI45,993757+15%

684Gloversville, NYNY52,216752+9%

685Wilmington, OHOH42,301749+5%

686Pocatello, IDID91,591734+109%

687Red Wing, MNMN48,195732+827%

688Vernon, TXTX12,481731−46%

689Longview, WAWA114,885722+195%

690Cambridge, OHOH38,379721+28%

691Taylorville, ILIL33,443718+1428%

692Carlsbad, NMNM62,509715−10%

693Granbury, TXTX70,501712+7811%

694Farmington, NMNM120,340705+85%

695Middlesborough, KYKY22,829705−7%

696Batesville, ARAR38,785700+32%

697Shelton, WAWA71,165690+144%

698Hermiston, OROR93,721685+104%

699Crescent City, CACA26,410682−19%

700Storm Lake, IAIA20,449679+1641%

701Mineral Wells, TXTX30,791677−15%

702Marshall, MNMN25,684672+1393%

703Sparta, WIWI46,572671+433%

704Sterling, ILIL54,121668+155%

705Pullman, WAWA48,512647+28%

706Fergus Falls, MNMN61,041644+1641%

707Safford, AZAZ40,157640+45%

708Urbana, OHOH38,820637−29%

709Port Angeles, WAWA78,202633+96%

710Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864629+395%

711Rochelle, ILIL51,399627+1154%

712Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,914625+57%

713Liberal, KSKS21,073624−39%

714Marshalltown, IAIA39,890624+278%

715Columbus, NENE46,583621+527%

716Manitowoc, WIWI81,710620+454%

717Defiance, OHOH38,292619+7%

718Rice Lake, WIWI46,484618+1445%

719Le Mars, IAIA25,697615+2829%

720Oil City, PAPA49,346610+15%

721Tahlequah, OKOK49,196607+64%

722Vincennes, ININ35,652604+16%

723Washington Court House, OHOH28,552590−10%

724Fort Morgan, COCO30,306587+1123%

725Rexburg, IDID69,380587+1123%

726Pittsburg, KSKS39,008585+14%

727Gallipolis, OHOH29,072576−35%

728Kapaa, HIHI73,400576+327%

729New Philadelphia, OHOH92,373575−11%

730Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219574+17%

731Del Rio, TXTX47,835572−26%

732Duncan, OKOK44,310568−37%

733Atchison, KSKS16,172567−35%

734Mount Vernon, OHOH64,002557+9%

735Bozeman, MTMT128,740555+594%

736Centralia, WAWA88,062554+111%

737Fallon, NVNV25,851549+143%

738Somerset, KYKY67,384549−24%

739Pikeville, KYKY89,122548+9%

740Sayre, PAPA59,600546+317%

741Ukiah, CACA88,122546+3%

742Waynesville, NCNC63,369545−5%

743Rock Springs, WYWY41,267542+109%

744Snyder, TXTX16,162537−44%

745Stevens Point, WIWI71,943537+258%

746Red Bluff, CACA64,665531+57%

747Keene, NHNH78,269528+156%

748McPherson, KSKS30,064528+179%

749Washington, ININ34,209525+2525%

750Missoula, MTMT128,698522+224%

751Port Lavaca, TXTX19,599517−10%

752Albany, OROR132,843513+126%

753Ashland, OHOH52,523511+24%

754Baraboo, WIWI66,652511+1210%

755Wenatchee, WAWA128,414510+298%

756Klamath Falls, OROR70,274507+41%

757Jamestown, NDND21,414505+802%

758Aberdeen, SDSD41,583497+1557%

759Ellensburg, WAWA48,803497+392%

760Barre, VTVT59,652491+90%

761Hastings, NENE40,577489+282%

762Celina, OHOH42,737482+3917%

763Mount Sterling, KYKY48,428481−60%

764Emporia, KSKS34,838479−30%

765Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,060468+751%

766Rifle, COCO80,099463+169%

767Idaho Falls, IDID173,851460+36%

768Albert Lea, MNMN30,440459+2960%

769Norwalk, OHOH58,250453−24%

770Lewistown, PAPA46,127449+702%

771Warsaw, ININ80,892449+51%

772Wapakoneta, OHOH45,909447+760%

773Marietta, OHOH58,389445−38%

774Crossville, TNTN66,300444+8780%

775Logansport, ININ37,836442+31%

776Maryville, MOMO20,174439+178%

777Cedar City, UTUT67,141435+988%

778Borger, TXTX19,633434−39%

779Elko, NVNV56,682428+54%

780Bennington, VTVT36,630427+197%

781Casper, WYWY80,526426+19%

782Brainerd, MNMN100,562424+275%

783Cadillac, MIMI49,719419+874%

784Houghton, MIMI40,028416+256%

785Helena, MTMT97,153406+867%

786Moscow, IDID41,842401+117%

787Menomonie, WIWI46,223397+117%

788Laramie, WYWY38,558394+106%

789Kearney, NENE57,962393+193%

790Bemidji, MNMN47,055391+234%

791Lock Haven, PAPA37,870391+325%

792Elkins, WVWV26,882387+156%

793Sweetwater, TXTX14,117384−43%

794Astoria, OROR40,926383+291%

795Brattleboro, VTVT45,204378+178%

796Rutland, VTVT59,653377+270%

797Roseburg, OROR111,951373+135%

798Brookings, SDSD37,635371+783%

799Hays, KSKS29,075367+465%

800Grants Pass, OROR87,867367+260%

801Alamosa, COCO27,896367+342%

802Yankton, SDSD23,635366+158%

803Edwards, COCO54,291356+1013%

804Grand Rapids, MNMN45,404355+1009%

805Ontario, OROR60,085351+663%

806Las Vegas, NMNM30,311344+204%

807Madison, ININ33,279343−1%

808Miami, OKOK30,438343+92%

809Alice, TXTX45,383341+52%

810Jasper, ININ44,016336+1361%

811Crawfordsville, ININ38,954332+74%

812Connersville, ININ23,533316−23%

813Gallup, NMNM68,119315+68%

814Norfolk, NENE49,228315+2%

815Hillsdale, MIMI45,738313+347%

816Truckee, CACA101,911312+34%

817Bucyrus, OHOH41,896310+103%

818Raymondville, TXTX19,971307+284%

819Laconia, NHNH65,147294+476%

820Greenville, OHOH51,520293+1%

821Andrews, TXTX18,914292+21%

822Deming, NMNM25,407291+30%

823Alpena, MIMI28,853291+7175%

824Owosso, MIMI67,681289+121%

825North Platte, NENE33,972288+112%

826Warren, PAPA37,038286+886%

827Wabash, ININ30,713284+264%

828Marinette, WIWI65,515283+1472%

829Ludington, MIMI29,040279+85%

830Ottawa, KSKS26,299278+5%

831Vermillion, SDSD15,031278+595%

832Shawano, WIWI45,759274+1042%

833Seymour, ININ47,370269+113%

834Lewiston, IDID65,450266+135%

835Coos Bay, OROR63,992265+188%

836Plymouth, ININ46,599261+263%

837Selinsgrove, PAPA39,655259+74%

838Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,497258+1743%

839Huntington, ININ37,224257+308%

840Payson, AZAZ53,801248+158%

841Oskaloosa, IAIA21,880247+366%

842New Ulm, MNMN25,517241+11950%

843Kalispell, MTMT115,429236+321%

844Rio Grande City, TXTX66,319232–

845Española, NMNM39,832228+280%

846Angola, ININ34,799228+338%

847La Grande, OROR25,900222+152%

848Silver City, NMNM27,252221+28%

849Baker City, OROR16,658221+637%

850Brigham City, UTUT70,405221+2663%

851Sheridan, WYWY33,241221+370%

852Woodward, OKOK19,827220+38%

853Riverton, WYWY39,464216+1171%

854Alexandria, MNMN40,120215+1094%

855Town of Pecos, TXTX12,138212−49%

856Hutchinson, MNMN36,631210+244%

857Lebanon, MOMO36,943209+122%

858Juneau city and, AKAK31,609205−24%

859Coshocton, OHOH37,188202−57%

860Scottsbluff, NENE36,272202+321%

861Watertown, SDSD29,562198+4850%

862West Plains, MOMO40,798194+1286%

863Heber, UTUT81,655191+3083%

864Huron, SDSD19,624189+286%

865Montrose, COCO44,591184+411%

866St. Marys, PAPA29,926184+441%

867Newport, OROR50,636183+177%

868Fremont, NENE38,057182+257%

869Hood River, OROR23,720181+321%

870Sandpoint, IDID54,420177+510%

871Frankfort, ININ33,322175+192%

872Vernal, UTUT38,278175+1150%

873Ruidoso, NMNM19,844171+128%

874Fairmont, MNMN19,440169+526%

875Los Alamos, NMNM19,407168+257%

876Great Bend, KSKS24,790159−57%

877Gillette, WYWY48,145157+772%

878Wahpeton, NDND23,019157+881%

879Kendallville, ININ47,937156+721%

880Petoskey, MIMI33,775153+34%

881Hereford, TXTX18,626147−45%

882Mitchell, SDSD25,913145+418%

883Winnemucca, NVNV17,267142+17%

884Pella, IAIA34,192141+292%

885Burley, IDID49,308140+977%

886Van Wert, OHOH29,013138−27%

887Mountain Home, ARAR42,982136–

888Breckenridge, COCO39,069133+217%

889Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,154131+46%

890Price, UTUT20,680120+200%

891Effingham, ILIL44,727119+644%

892Evanston, WYWY23,415116+2800%

893Decatur, ININ36,650115+5650%

894Port Townsend, WAWA33,970115+102%

895The Dalles, OROR26,310114+37%

896Hailey, IDID32,436113+653%

897Monticello, ININ25,164113–

898Taos, NMNM34,564113+140%

899Durango, COCO56,898110+156%

900Harrison, ARAR45,654107+5250%

901Beatrice, NENE21,711105+2000%

902Greensburg, ININ26,576103+268%

903Eagle Pass, TXTX58,823103+415%

904Iron Mountain, MIMI30,575102+143%

905Bishop, CACA18,15898+308%

906Carroll, IAIA20,30397+1113%

907Blackfoot, IDID51,15396+55%

908Jackson, WYWY36,58794+276%

909Bedford, ININ45,56892−58%

910Uvalde, TXTX24,96380+158%

911Escanaba, MIMI36,58269+176%

912Spearfish, SDSD29,45969+229%

913Cody, WYWY31,17169+64%

914Nogales, AZAZ50,02065+983%

915Ketchikan, AKAK13,54963−17%

916Steamboat Springs, COCO38,45154+500%

917Auburn, ININ44,53546+48%

918Spencer, IAIA16,20245+463%

919Othello, WAWA21,48840+90%

920Fredericksburg, TXTX28,52731–

921Zapata, TXTX13,75320–

922Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,11819+138%

923Pierre, SDSD20,5889−53%

924Spirit Lake, IAIA18,0776–

925Brookings, OROR22,6215−29%

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