RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 656

Largest Jamaican population, US metro areas · 2020

US metro areas ranked by the number of residents who are Jamaican ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ leads at 334,988. 656 metro areas qualify in total. Florida carries 8 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 656 is 71.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPJAMAICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

USUnited States0.4% of US population331,449,2811,161,976–

01New York, NYNY20,112,448334,988+5%

02Miami, FLFL6,391,072191,657+21%

03Atlanta, GAGA6,482,18261,206+42%

04Orlando, FLFL2,957,67240,983+50%

05Washington, DCDC6,465,72440,382+47%

06Philadelphia, PAPA6,329,11830,577+20%

07Boston, MAMA5,034,22121,091+29%

08Tampa, FLFL3,418,89519,946+48%

09Baltimore, MDMD2,857,78117,236+42%

10Los Angeles, CACA12,844,44115,095+36%

11Chicago, ILIL9,434,12313,950+26%

12Houston, TXTX7,904,62712,670+52%

13Kiryas Joel, NYNY718,3779,983+26%

14Port St. Lucie, FLFL568,7218,906+55%

15Palm Bay, FLFL663,9828,587+47%

16Virginia Beach, VAVA1,797,2137,830+38%

17Dallas, TXTX8,477,1577,493+67%

18Charlotte, NCNC2,938,8307,486+134%

19Jacksonville, FLFL1,785,5007,095+37%

20San Francisco, CACA4,630,0415,907+63%

21Rochester, NYNY1,056,1495,620+11%

22Detroit, MIMI4,390,9135,557+25%

23Lakeland, FLFL874,7905,256+23%

24Cape Coral, FLFL875,6074,914+2%

25Riverside, CACA4,769,0074,851+24%

26Springfield, MAMA464,3384,766+10%

27Phoenix, AZAZ5,228,9384,367+96%

28Richmond, VAVA1,389,3384,287+91%

29Albany, NYNY915,8353,972+3%

30Providence, RIRI1,708,1613,909+143%

31Ocala, FLFL442,6603,688+46%

32Seattle, WAWA4,161,8833,678+44%

33Buffalo, NYNY1,155,6533,417+32%

34Cleveland, OHOH2,165,7753,248−2%

35Allentown, PAPA887,6153,138+44%

36Las Vegas, NVNV2,407,2263,001+26%

37Worcester, MAMA888,5022,908+148%

38Pittsburgh, PAPA2,421,9922,849+104%

39San Diego, CACA3,282,2482,831+30%

40Minneapolis, MNMN3,790,2952,806+50%

41Trenton, NJNJ399,2892,614−16%

42North Port, FLFL948,1582,547+52%

43Fayetteville, NCNC395,4122,513+90%

44Deltona, FLFL746,9332,492−36%

45San Antonio, TXTX2,813,1402,442+65%

46Punta Gorda, FLFL217,2122,274−4%

47Barnstable, MAMA233,5392,241+225%

48Raleigh, NCNC1,595,7202,175+20%

49East Stroudsburg, PAPA167,1792,162+59%

50Kingston, NYNY183,3302,097+184%

51Gainesville, FLFL359,0362,073+54%

52Kansas City, MOMO2,270,6821,964+88%

53Durham, NCNC625,4851,956+49%

54Milwaukee, WIWI1,575,0101,956+23%

55Denver, COCO3,092,0371,955+32%

56Austin, TXTX2,620,9451,841+47%

57Syracuse, NYNY652,2731,838−17%

58St. Louis, MOMO2,814,4211,825+28%

59Columbus, OHOH2,242,0281,763−5%

60Sacramento, CACA2,477,2741,757+61%

61Columbia, SCSC879,9181,753+67%

62Nashville, TNTN2,197,4161,742+187%

63Naples, FLFL417,1311,735+17%

64Cincinnati, OHOH2,312,8581,676+97%

65Tallahassee, FLFL397,4421,654−25%

66Colorado Springs, COCO781,7961,575+15%

67Portland, OROR2,542,2821,556+56%

68Killeen, TXTX511,4971,554+49%

69Indianapolis, ININ2,205,6951,500+86%

70Vineland, NJNJ157,1481,418+58%

71Greenville, SCSC1,014,1011,415+310%

72Greensboro, NCNC805,9451,377+23%

73New Orleans, LALA970,8491,366+119%

74Charleston, SCSC889,2631,359+116%

75Panama City, FLFL231,1741,343+272%

76Huntsville, ALAL556,4441,302+67%

77Toledo, OHOH599,3761,293+39%

78Augusta, GAGA641,2311,280+67%

79Sebring, FLFL111,1221,229+23%

80Dover, DEDE194,7861,182+13%

81Myrtle Beach, SCSC427,5511,169+123%

82Manchester, NHNH433,4151,136+136%

83Honolulu, HIHI988,7031,097+80%

84Savannah, GAGA438,3141,074+96%

85Bakersfield, CACA927,0681,068+279%

86Reading, PAPA440,0721,053+15%

87Columbus, GAGA324,830974+7%

88Sebastian, FLFL172,799924+57%

89Warner Robins, GAGA208,091913+86%

90Memphis, TNTN1,341,412905+49%

91Binghamton, NYNY243,189901+85%

92San Jose, CACA1,984,473856+21%

93Anderson Creek, NCNC150,137835+394%

94Hinesville, GAGA91,870833+181%

95Winston-Salem, NCNC712,206824+24%

96Lawton, OKOK127,590817+734%

97Pensacola, FLFL544,949813−57%

98Gulfport, MSMS431,329801+99%

99Akron, OHOH701,780799+96%

100Atlantic City, NJNJ372,047795−16%

101Grand Rapids, MIMI1,183,645778+80%

102El Paso, TXTX881,291776+151%

103Hilton Head Island, SCSC242,966766+95%

104Harrisburg, PAPA617,427749−3%

105Oklahoma City, OKOK1,512,813749+70%

106Crestview, FLFL315,098746+123%

107Oxford, ALAL115,834728+507%

108Birmingham, ALAL1,197,766719+27%

109Portland, MEME577,635693+46%

110Jacksonville, NCNC217,175691+9%

111Louisville, KYKY1,402,509691+2%

112Tucson, AZAZ1,074,685691+11%

113Chambersburg, PAPA160,652682+279%

114Dayton, OHOH826,554668+111%

115Vallejo, CACA455,376667+3%

116Clarksville, TNTN349,001655+77%

117Chattanooga, TNTN594,530633+218%

118Lancaster, PAPA563,159617+53%

119Scranton, PAPA574,418597+167%

120Midland, TXTX193,139594+4469%

121Macon-Bibb County, GAGA238,553555+11%

122Lansing, MIMI479,722551+84%

123Salt Lake City, UTUT1,308,377542+108%

124Winchester, VAVA152,332497−48%

125Spokane, WAWA608,012491+152%

126Little Rock, ARAR777,607475+82%

127Oxnard, CACA830,851473−2%

128Lafayette, LALA423,758457+603%

129Montgomery, ALAL388,747457+16%

130Hagerstown, MDMD315,280453−36%

131Evansville, ININ273,786450+923%

132Modesto, CACA557,719450+400%

133York, PAPA473,197417−28%

134Greenville, NCNC182,936411+88%

135Tulsa, OKOK1,069,273411+33%

136Athens, GAGA224,148408+84%

137Blacksburg, VAVA181,616404+334%

138Mobile, ALAL411,658400+231%

139Henderson, NCNC42,638394+630%

140Asheville, NCNC422,345386+69%

141Youngstown, OHOH423,678384+68%

142Lake City, FLFL74,094381+132%

143Key West, FLFL80,406381+147%

144Florence, SCSC201,392380+128%

145Ann Arbor, MIMI370,214378+5%

146Omaha, NENE1,009,836372+75%

147Watertown, NYNY111,540372−7%

148Erie, PAPA265,832365+113%

149Stockton, CACA823,815364+83%

150Seaford, DEDE277,140359+218%

151Charlottesville, VAVA228,597354+57%

152Glens Falls, NYNY124,373344+165%

153Statesboro, GAGA97,977339+406%

154Utica, NYNY285,611325−58%

155Lexington, KYKY535,174321+114%

156Rockford, ILIL337,242321+418%

157Baton Rouge, LALA888,699320−44%

158Hudson, NYNY60,168314+13%

159Hemlock Farms, PAPA62,808311+24%

160Roanoke, VAVA316,547310−23%

161Branson, MOMO57,001297+1880%

162Salisbury, MDMD131,872289−19%

163Spartanburg, SCSC407,656288+38%

164Tupelo, MSMS133,167287+697%

165Reno, NVNV578,734286−41%

166Niles, MIMI152,444282−12%

167Des Moines, IAIA758,539279−26%

168Lacey, WAWA304,261279−19%

169Cedar Rapids, IAIA279,285278+1109%

170Anchorage, AKAK405,821277+56%

171Canton, OHOH400,246277+313%

172Pottsville, PAPA145,085270+121%

173Fort Collins, COCO377,292267+121%

174Lexington Park, MDMD211,176265−36%

175Madison, WIWI709,685261−31%

176Shreveport, LALA383,474261+169%

177Meridian, MSMS85,419258+473%

178Victoria, TXTX99,864257+221%

179The Villages, FLFL157,772253+51%

180Fairbanks, AKAK93,972251+1831%

181Clewiston, FLFL61,546250−17%

182Napa, CACA132,949249+1211%

183DeRidder, LALA36,673247+929%

184Gainesville, GAGA226,568241−14%

185Bremerton, WAWA283,374239+31%

186Flint, MIMI401,093231+67%

187Santa Rosa, CACA486,444231+151%

188Albuquerque, NMNM925,279230−14%

189Bangor, MEME157,967230+2%

190Columbus, MSMS67,144227+1413%

191Sumter, SCSC105,067225+43%

192Burlington, VTVT227,803223+121%

193Boulder, COCO328,560222+158%

194Jefferson City, MOMO152,712222−26%

195Fort Wayne, ININ466,258217+11%

196Kingsland, GAGA60,143217+1873%

197Pittsfield, MAMA128,224214−16%

198Okeechobee, FLFL42,608213+353%

199Morgantown, WVWV141,995212+26%

200Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,219207+15%

201Fresno, CACA1,203,383206−26%

202Manhattan, KSKS136,122204+129%

203Morristown, TNTN128,867198–

204Abilene, TXTX185,429196+118%

205Yuba City, CACA187,478196+128%

206Columbia, MOMO219,062195+364%

207Freeport, ILIL43,220193+329%

208Wilmington, NCNC492,772193−27%

209Elkhart, ININ208,774191+12%

210Green Bay, WIWI336,756188+45%

211Muskegon, MIMI177,901185+31%

212Amherst, MAMA164,065184+39%

213Jamestown, NYNY124,126184+116%

214Boise City, IDID864,243183+13%

215Salinas, CACA433,729183−28%

216Jackson, MSMS609,847181−1%

217Grand Forks, NDND105,046181+906%

218Burlington, NCNC186,177179+44%

219Lima, OHOH100,881177+11%

220Daphne, ALAL267,761176−23%

221Johnson City, TNTN216,416176+300%

222LaGrange, GAGA107,097174+87%

223Knoxville, TNTN968,137172+11%

224Pahrump, NVNV57,336172+126%

225Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,904172–

226Peoria, ILIL363,505172+300%

227Santa Maria, CACA442,065172−43%

228Plattsburgh, NYNY78,138171+338%

229Lebanon, NHNH224,500170−38%

230Eugene, OROR381,584169−28%

231Lynchburg, VAVA269,169169+14%

232Wichita, KSKS663,809168−5%

233Lubbock, TXTX368,431165–

234Tyler, TXTX252,549164+134%

235Elmira, NYNY80,415163+52%

236Fort Leonard Wood, MOMO54,442162+17%

237Palatka, FLFL77,734160+58%

238Homosassa Springs, FLFL171,666157−58%

239Hickory, NCNC376,890155+574%

240Bellingham, WAWA236,392154+77%

241New Bern, NCNC127,358154−47%

242Monticello, NYNY80,586153−63%

243Minot, NDND75,694152–

244College Station, TXTX287,476149+49%

245Lincoln, NENE352,081146−48%

246Sierra Vista, AZAZ126,332143+52%

247Lawrence, KSKS120,920142+647%

248Springfield, MOMO500,694142+610%

249Corpus Christi, TXTX451,191141+72%

250Davenport, IAIA380,452139+348%

251Decatur, ALAL160,326139+78%

252Duluth, MNMN281,219137+88%

253Corning, NYNY91,855136+325%

254Fargo, NDND269,528136+339%

255State College, PAPA157,393136−2%

256Provo, UTUT773,426135+309%

257South Bend, ININ324,538135−27%

258Cleveland, TNTN134,057133+62%

259Albany, GAGA145,510132−49%

260Ogden, UTUT672,784131+102%

261Rapid City, SDSD156,934131+470%

262Las Cruces, NMNM229,091130+202%

263Moses Lake, WAWA105,727129+2050%

264Cookeville, TNTN152,477126+12500%

265Charleston, WVWV200,170124+57%

266Salem, OROR445,814124+359%

267Kinston, NCNC55,837122+11%

268Concord, NHNH158,078122+65%

269Gallup, NMNM68,119121+59%

270Augusta, MEME129,067120+400%

271Staunton, VAVA129,692119+693%

272Fayetteville, ARAR622,177116+111%

273Flagstaff, AZAZ144,368112+261%

274Santa Cruz, CACA258,852110–

275Midland, MIMI83,754109–

276Kenosha, WIWI168,448108+100%

277Kingsport, TNTN314,834107+73%

278Sheboygan, WIWI118,047107+88%

279Arcadia, FLFL37,078107−33%

280Lafayette, ININ228,468106+194%

281Beaumont, TXTX399,310105−10%

282Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,081103+506%

283Medford, OROR221,795103+102%

284Wichita Falls, TXTX149,448102−11%

285Oneonta, NYNY60,589101−48%

286Lewiston, MEME116,487100+20%

287Valdosta, GAGA153,27699−39%

288Champaign, ILIL239,97998−30%

289Cumberland, MDMD93,64097+98%

290Thomasville, GAGA72,95896+43%

291Rock Springs, WYWY41,26795–

292Prescott Valley, AZAZ252,55295−9%

293Iowa City, IAIA182,71194−15%

294Terre Haute, ININ169,24194–

295Yuma, AZAZ224,44993+365%

296Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09992–

297Greeneville, TNTN73,83191+2933%

298Eureka, CACA131,64790+900%

299Gettysburg, PAPA107,59490−7%

300Dothan, ALAL156,26689−54%

301Huntington, WVWV365,96588−58%

302Danville, VAVA101,13787+2%

303Lake Charles, LALA244,65587−67%

304Milledgeville, GAGA44,02987+248%

305Hattiesburg, MSMS158,01486+56%

306Auburn, ALAL208,01385−49%

307Hanford, CACA154,32785+240%

308McAllen, TXTX921,54982−20%

309Farmington, NMNM120,34082+273%

310Mansfield, OHOH124,89381−52%

311Sunbury, PAPA107,78881+212%

312Fort Smith, ARAR234,14080+16%

313Arkansas City, KSKS34,38280+371%

314St. Simons, GAGA118,52479+114%

315Opelousas, LALA80,76579–

316Longview, WAWA114,88578+59%

317Mountain Home, IDID29,46578+767%

318Boone, NCNC54,78677+328%

319Orangeburg, SCSC83,17777−68%

320Fergus Falls, MNMN61,04176–

321Greenwood, SCSC95,21576+117%

322Rochelle, ILIL51,39976–

323Fond du Lac, WIWI104,66975+477%

324Tuscaloosa, ALAL281,85075+36%

325Yakima, WAWA259,18574–

326Wilson, NCNC81,15072+20%

327Huntingdon, PAPA43,00171+318%

328San Luis Obispo, CACA282,36771−62%

329Batavia, NYNY58,41671+318%

330Cambridge, MDMD33,62871+115%

331Lumberton, NCNC119,94170+67%

332Big Spring, TXTX30,50469+667%

333Longview, TXTX297,31569+60%

334Auburn, NYNY74,36569−42%

335Talladega, ALAL91,76468+17%

336Ithaca, NYNY104,04768−6%

337Amsterdam, NYNY50,04668−51%

338Greeley, COCO378,42667+97%

339Massena, NYNY105,48866−68%

340Janesville, WIWI166,47266+500%

341Kalamazoo, MIMI263,79566+128%

342St. Cloud, MNMN205,85466−43%

343Goldsboro, NCNC122,27864−55%

344Lebanon, PAPA146,38064+237%

345Parkersburg, WVWV87,26464–

346Indiana, PAPA82,87864+106%

347Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30263–

348Olean, NYNY75,39063+271%

349Cleveland, MSMS28,26262–

350Bloomington, ILIL171,41961+259%

351Bay City, TXTX36,46361+663%

352Franklin, KYKY20,78861–

353Hermitage, PAPA107,86061−23%

354Richmond, ININ66,16960+900%

355Jackson, MIMI159,55260−43%

356Stevens Point, WIWI71,94360–

357Ames, IAIA128,09059+23%

358Bismarck, NDND139,75059+84%

359Johnstown, PAPA128,96859−22%

360Charleston, ILIL46,60759–

361Whitewater, WIWI106,12758+205%

362Sioux City, IAIA145,73858+544%

363Nantucket, MAMA14,75858−90%

364Dickinson, NDND39,14256+300%

365DuBois, PAPA78,10056+409%

366Brattleboro, VTVT45,20456+17%

367Sanford, NCNC70,25856+180%

368Shawnee, OKOK75,10255+686%

369Gallipolis, OHOH29,07254–

370Waterloo, IAIA169,18954−38%

371Laconia, NHNH65,14753+66%

372Marion, OHOH65,11553+51%

373Amarillo, TXTX276,23552−65%

374Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,69152−13%

375Warsaw, ININ80,89252–

376Dubuque, IAIA99,38152+478%

377Waco, TXTX308,80751+38%

378Bennington, VTVT36,63051+1175%

379Williamsport, PAPA112,58751+132%

380Rocky Mount, NCNC148,48651−79%

381Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88051–

382Oshkosh, WIWI174,21850+138%

383Springfield, ILIL206,03349−57%

384Racine, WIWI198,91949−16%

385Fairmont, WVWV55,58447+370%

386Chico, CACA209,21147–

387Visalia, CACA485,14647+88%

388Bonham, TXTX39,26547–

389Bowling Green, KYKY197,18046−32%

390Dublin, GAGA60,35146+411%

391Fort Dodge, IAIA36,83846+667%

392Heber, UTUT81,65545+275%

393Rutland, VTVT59,65345+275%

394Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,06045–

395Pinehurst, NCNC110,61945−59%

396Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19345+73%

397Rochester, MNMN231,18444−43%

398Findlay, OHOH75,03444+132%

399Tullahoma, TNTN69,33944–

400Bluefield, WVWV96,13844–

401Moscow, IDID41,84243+10%

402Bloomington, ININ165,23142−42%

403Beaver Dam, WIWI89,09742+62%

404Ocean Pines, MDMD54,45942–

405Eau Claire, WIWI176,64741+105%

406Somerset, PAPA72,00441–

407Zanesville, OHOH87,01440+150%

408Seneca Falls, NYNY32,88340−27%

409Ardmore, OKOK48,91040–

410Eufaula, ALAL26,86139–

411Marion, NCNC45,19839–

412Joplin, MOMO208,79639+875%

413Mount Vernon, WAWA132,97539+105%

414Slidell, LALA279,10839+117%

415Macomb, ILIL25,91638+171%

416Alamogordo, NMNM70,36838+3700%

417Natchez, MSMS54,72237+825%

418Wenatchee, WAWA128,41437–

419Americus, GAGA33,39437−57%

420Topeka, KSKS233,05236+177%

421Billings, MTMT193,60335+6%

422Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91435–

423Lock Haven, PAPA37,87035+3%

424Gloversville, NYNY52,21635−3%

425Ottawa, ILIL145,90235–

426Eagle Pass, TXTX58,82335–

427Harrisonburg, VAVA140,155350%

428Kankakee, ILIL105,52535−24%

429Cornelia, GAGA50,41635–

430Bay City, MIMI102,12334–

431Lufkin, TXTX88,15434+70%

432Walla Walla, WAWA62,36134−17%

433Petoskey, MIMI33,77533−11%

434Owosso, MIMI67,68132–

435Alexandria, LALA147,95231−11%

436Crossville, TNTN66,30031–

437Dalton, GAGA147,81931−65%

438Merced, CACA297,26031−43%

439Moultrie, GAGA47,43830−86%

440Selinsgrove, PAPA39,65530+100%

441El Centro, CACA181,41130+88%

442Florence, ALAL156,60930−56%

443Sherman, TXTX153,61330–

444Columbus, NENE46,58330–

445Richmond, KYKY131,80630+150%

446Jefferson, GAGA99,26529+480%

447Marquette, MIMI68,06429−70%

448Winchester, TNTN45,57929+93%

449El Campo, TXTX42,06028–

450Kalispell, MTMT115,42928–

451Klamath Falls, OROR70,27428–

452Snyder, TXTX16,16228–

453Toccoa, GAGA27,85428–

454Grand Junction, COCO162,84528–

455Michigan City, ININ111,29428−28%

456Texarkana, TXTX146,81628–

457Marietta, OHOH58,38927–

458Great Falls, MTMT85,02927−75%

459Aberdeen, WAWA78,14426+63%

460Elizabeth City, NCNC42,20126−38%

461Rockingham, NCNC42,04126+271%

462Washington, NCNC44,67026−24%

463Monroe, MIMI156,00425−67%

464Fort Payne, ALAL74,08525−29%

465Portsmouth, OHOH71,36525−38%

466Warrensburg, MOMO56,67025+127%

467Alamosa, COCO27,89625–

468Corbin, KYKY150,04025–

469Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57525–

470Garden City, KSKS37,50524–

471Defiance, OHOH38,29224–

472Fort Morgan, COCO30,30624–

473Roseburg, OROR111,95124−56%

474Faribault, MNMN69,93924–

475Alma, MIMI41,19024−68%

476Logan, UTUT160,88923–

477Frankfort, KYKY77,87423+64%

478Hailey, IDID32,43623–

479Helena, MTMT97,15323+229%

480Kapaa, HIHI73,40023−58%

481Manitowoc, WIWI81,71023–

482Payson, AZAZ53,80123–

483St. Joseph, MOMO119,17023−18%

484Wheeling, WVWV134,08923–

485Wooster, OHOH116,75823−45%

486Henderson, KYKY57,18422–

487Red Bluff, CACA64,66522–

488Red Wing, MNMN48,19522–

489Enid, OKOK61,77922–

490Rome, GAGA101,37822−54%

491Cadillac, MIMI49,71922–

492Wausau, WIWI139,43221+5%

493Albertville, ALAL103,53721–

494Oil City, PAPA49,34621–

495Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,02520−92%

496Clarksdale, MSMS19,84920−9%

497Del Rio, TXTX47,83519–

498Corvallis, OROR97,72819–

499Decatur, ILIL99,30019−21%

500Elizabethtown, KYKY128,66619−88%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which metro area has the highest jamaican population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 334,988 (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 metro areas by jamaican population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

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

How is jamaican population measured?

Number of residents who are Jamaican ancestry (Ancestry, ACS detailed tables). Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.