Which metro area has the highest subsaharan african population?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 340,847 (2024 American Community Survey).

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

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.

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 population measured?

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

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 410 SHOWN OF 910

Largest Subsaharan African population, US metro areas

US metro areas ranked by the number of residents who are Subsaharan African ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSUBSAHARAN AFRICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

501Watertown, WIWI86,505245+231%

502Pueblo, COCO169,277245+60%

503Okeechobee, FLFL42,608245+400%

504Picayune, MSMS59,363245+60%

505Le Mars, IAIA25,697241+7933%

506Altoona, PAPA119,541239+18%

507Owensboro, KYKY113,962239+48%

508Pullman, WAWA48,512239−57%

509Newberry, SCSC39,561236+55%

510Tullahoma, TNTN69,339234+631%

511Ontario, OROR60,085234+30%

512Liberal, KSKS21,073233–

513Moultrie, GAGA47,438230−14%

514Aberdeen, WAWA78,144228+93%

515Storm Lake, IAIA20,449227−5%

516Paris, TXTX63,319226−85%

517Tiffin, OHOH54,522225–

518Wausau, WIWI139,432225+48%

519Gillette, WYWY48,145224–

520Fergus Falls, MNMN61,041222−7%

521Sunbury, PAPA107,788222+517%

522Rice Lake, WIWI46,484221−9%

523Sayre, PAPA59,600221+211%

524Richmond, KYKY131,806220+18%

525Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,081217−38%

526Athens, TXTX88,595217+121%

527Shelbyville, TNTN55,273217−52%

528Sterling, ILIL54,121217+26%

529Wooster, OHOH116,758217−10%

530St. George, UTUT213,670212+75%

531Hammond, LALA141,346211−68%

532Brainerd, MNMN100,562211+143%

533Putnam, CTCT98,096207–

534Marshall, MNMN25,684206+30%

535Lewisburg, TNTN38,071205+1267%

536Greenville, MSMS40,446204−62%

537Albertville, ALAL103,537204+974%

538Houghton, MIMI40,028203+276%

539Adrian, MIMI97,779202−34%

540Moses Lake, WAWA105,727201+328%

541Canton, ILIL32,901201+230%

542Minden, LALA34,948200+567%

543Dickinson, NDND39,142199+765%

544Jamestown, NYNY124,126199+35%

545New Castle, ININ49,137198+6%

546Bay City, TXTX36,463197+338%

547Coeur d'Alene, IDID191,864196+717%

548Kerrville, TXTX54,037195+150%

549Corbin, KYKY150,040195−35%

550Bay City, MIMI102,123194−22%

551Fort Dodge, IAIA36,838194−76%

552Lewistown, PAPA46,127192+2033%

553Woodward, OKOK19,827192–

554Kapaa, HIHI73,400190+233%

555Marion, ILIL67,225190+12%

556Torrington, CTCT114,690190–

557Kearney, NENE57,962188+151%

558Marion, NCNC45,198188+1780%

559Alice, TXTX45,383187–

560Cordele, GAGA19,237186−64%

561Longview, WAWA114,885184+372%

562Dublin, GAGA60,351184−39%

563Ada, OKOK38,528182+528%

564Defiance, OHOH38,292182+574%

565Owosso, MIMI67,681181+654%

566Arkadelphia, ARAR20,938181+364%

567Guymon, OKOK20,322178+559%

568Hermitage, PAPA107,860178−59%

569Batavia, NYNY58,416175+23%

570Heber, UTUT81,655174+142%

571Key West, FLFL80,406174−84%

572Chillicothe, OHOH76,429172−13%

573Huntingdon, PAPA43,001170+530%

574Eureka, CACA131,647169−75%

575Cañon City, COCO50,039169+284%

576Williamsport, PAPA112,587168−5%

577Gettysburg, PAPA107,594168+50%

578Easton, MDMD38,238166+730%

579Forrest City, ARAR21,800166−35%

580North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,233166+51%

581Forest City, NCNC65,745165−43%

582El Campo, TXTX42,060164+6%

583Port Angeles, WAWA78,202164−4%

584Great Falls, MTMT85,029164−71%

585Missoula, MTMT128,698164+343%

586Ottawa, KSKS26,299163–

587Vernon, TXTX12,481163–

588Cumberland, MDMD93,640163−65%

589Danville, KYKY56,985162+189%

590Coos Bay, OROR63,992162+184%

591Hutchinson, MNMN36,631162+76%

592Mexico, MOMO24,528162+479%

593Duncan, OKOK44,310160–

594Mount Airy, NCNC72,287159+49%

595Arkansas City, KSKS34,382158+182%

596Douglas, GAGA52,861157−2%

597Coldwater, MIMI45,993157+83%

598Elko, NVNV56,682155+80%

599Bozeman, MTMT128,740154+242%

600Jamestown, NDND21,414154+1183%

601Johnstown, PAPA128,968154−27%

602Shawnee, OKOK75,102153+212%

603Pocatello, IDID91,591152−25%

604Muskogee, OKOK66,708152−13%

605Cortland, NYNY45,850149–

606Centralia, WAWA88,062149+31%

607Sterling, COCO20,654148+1380%

608Washington, NCNC44,670147−38%

609Midland, MIMI83,754147+220%

610Laconia, NHNH65,147146−42%

611Tifton, GAGA51,237146−72%

612Freeport, ILIL43,220145+504%

613Grants Pass, OROR87,867144−16%

614Keene, NHNH78,269142+29%

615Brattleboro, VTVT45,204142+73%

616Brownwood, TXTX38,711142+216%

617Durant, OKOK51,367141+781%

618Del Rio, TXTX47,835141+228%

619Murray, KYKY39,421141+21%

620Big Spring, TXTX30,504139−45%

621Charleston, ILIL46,607139+62%

622Portsmouth, OHOH71,365137+108%

623Warsaw, ININ80,892137+13%

624Enid, OKOK61,779137+52%

625Mount Vernon, WAWA132,975136−10%

626Fairmont, WVWV55,584134+509%

627Stephenville, TXTX43,911134+857%

628Glens Falls, NYNY124,373133+30%

629Cornelia, GAGA50,416133+115%

630Rifle, COCO80,099133+96%

631Rock Springs, WYWY41,267131–

632Campbellsville, KYKY38,407131+3%

633Whitewater, WIWI106,127130+35%

634Auburn, NYNY74,365129−42%

635Rutland, VTVT59,653128+172%

636Sandusky, OHOH112,777128−49%

637Paris, TNTN32,896127+2%

638Laredo, TXTX281,224127+1488%

639Vermillion, SDSD15,031126+688%

640Danville, ILIL71,259125−77%

641New Ulm, MNMN25,517125+6150%

642Cedartown, GAGA45,514125−50%

643Bartlesville, OKOK54,037124+520%

644Natchitoches, LALA36,089123−49%

645Sevierville, TNTN101,342123–

646Brenham, TXTX38,288123+12%

647Mayfield, KYKY37,050122+1009%

648Payson, AZAZ53,801122+249%

649Sonora, CACA53,160122+3%

650Beeville, TXTX32,515122+7%

651Fairmont, MNMN19,440121+3933%

652Henderson, KYKY57,184121−42%

653Lewiston, IDID65,450120+264%

654Greeneville, TNTN73,831119−67%

655Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI74,060119+153%

656McAlester, OKOK43,320119−30%

657Russellville, ARAR84,932117−18%

658Baraboo, WIWI66,652116+544%

659Scottsboro, ALAL54,281115+77%

660Albemarle, NCNC68,830115−63%

661Branson, MOMO57,001115+423%

662Clearlake, CACA67,772115−70%

663Alamogordo, NMNM70,368113+131%

664Brigham City, UTUT70,405113+205%

665Laramie, WYWY38,558111+17%

666Winchester, TNTN45,579111+192%

667Moscow, IDID41,842110+182%

668New Philadelphia, OHOH92,373110–

669Logansport, ININ37,836109+56%

670Baker City, OROR16,658109–

671DuBois, PAPA78,100108+300%

672Granbury, TXTX70,501108–

673Marquette, MIMI68,064108+414%

674Wenatchee, WAWA128,414108+6%

675Dyersburg, TNTN36,320107−64%

676Fremont, NENE38,057107–

677Aberdeen, SDSD41,583106+80%

678Helena, MTMT97,153106−39%

679Norwalk, OHOH58,250106+221%

680Sikeston, MOMO49,978106+56%

681Carlsbad, NMNM62,509106−59%

682Menomonie, WIWI46,223106+253%

683Española, NMNM39,832105+950%

684Greencastle, ININ37,876103−59%

685Cedar City, UTUT67,141103–

686Enterprise, ALAL56,953102−94%

687Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,904102–

688Brevard, NCNC34,211102–

689Stevens Point, WIWI71,943101−2%

690Vidalia, GAGA36,180100−24%

691Winona, MNMN50,523100−24%

692Toccoa, GAGA27,85499−45%

693Americus, GAGA33,39499−93%

694Auburn, ININ44,53599–

695Tahlequah, OKOK49,19697+362%

696Gainesville, TXTX44,46196+96%

697Crossville, TNTN66,30096–

698Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,06396+78%

699Marshall, MOMO23,26595+36%

700El Dorado, ARAR36,92694−33%

701Taylorville, ILIL33,44393+21%

702Red Bluff, CACA64,66592−44%

703St. Marys, PAPA29,92692–

704Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,21992−44%

705Platteville, WIWI52,44692+92%

706Hood River, OROR23,72091–

707The Dalles, OROR26,31091–

708McPherson, KSKS30,06491–

709Bucyrus, OHOH41,89688–

710Farmington, NMNM120,34088+42%

711Morehead City, NCNC70,46987−41%

712West Plains, MOMO40,79886+310%

713North Platte, NENE33,97286+1333%

714Oskaloosa, IAIA21,88086−13%

715Sidney, OHOH48,06585−51%

716Gardnerville Ranchos, NVNV51,15484+45%

717Indiana, PAPA82,87884−32%

718Bonham, TXTX39,26583−61%

719Marinette, WIWI65,51582+215%

720Altus, OKOK24,76482−45%

721Bellefontaine, OHOH46,30282+128%

722Bradford, PAPA38,98482+58%

723Petoskey, MIMI33,77581+800%

724Hays, KSKS29,07580+264%

725Kalispell, MTMT115,42979−37%

726Port Townsend, WAWA33,97079+1875%

727Union City, TNTN30,06779+68%

728Hutchinson, KSKS61,53978+22%

729Waynesville, NCNC63,36977+93%

730Greenfield, MAMA70,69877−38%

731Troy, ALAL33,68876−99%

732Burlington, IAIA44,06176−90%

733Middlesborough, KYKY22,82974+57%

734Fallon, NVNV25,85172+700%

735Grenada, MSMS30,22272−23%

736Mitchell, SDSD25,91372+85%

737Oneonta, NYNY60,58971−53%

738Casper, WYWY80,52670–

739Wilmington, OHOH42,30170−5%

740Crescent City, CACA26,41069−71%

741Mason City, IAIA49,71069−53%

742Jesup, GAGA32,48168−80%

743Madison, ININ33,27968+58%

744Alamosa, COCO27,89668+386%

745Plainview, TXTX36,70068−84%

746Greensburg, ININ26,57667–

747Safford, AZAZ40,15767−29%

748Amsterdam, NYNY50,04667+5%

749Peru, ININ34,48767−13%

750Mountain Home, IDID29,46565−45%

751Norfolk, NENE49,22865−32%

752Pontiac, ILIL35,05765−77%

753Somerset, PAPA72,00465−29%

754Urbana, OHOH38,82064−19%

755Fitzgerald, GAGA17,09964−71%

756Corinth, MSMS34,56964+33%

757Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,49763+688%

758Morgan City, LALA46,55263−71%

759Evanston, WYWY23,41562–

760Lincoln, ILIL27,18262−59%

761Winnemucca, NVNV17,26762+1450%

762Connersville, ININ23,53362+148%

763Zapata, TXTX13,75361–

764Angola, ININ34,79961+336%

765Clarksdale, MSMS19,84961−66%

766Hannibal, MOMO38,96960+150%

767Bennington, VTVT36,63059−19%

768Roseburg, OROR111,95158−13%

769Alexandria, MNMN40,12057−49%

770Cambridge, OHOH38,37957+33%

771Pittsburg, KSKS39,00857−54%

772Grand Rapids, MNMN45,40455–

773Rockingham, NCNC42,04155−17%

774Hailey, IDID32,43654+1700%

775Zanesville, OHOH87,01453−64%

776Andrews, TXTX18,91453–

777Washington, ININ34,20952–

778Gloversville, NYNY52,21652+126%

779Sweetwater, TXTX14,11752+247%

780Emporia, KSKS34,83851+13%

781Kingsville, TXTX30,31551+55%

782Bogalusa, LALA44,93751−43%

783Breckenridge, COCO39,06951−19%

784Centralia, ILIL36,38251−30%

785Mount Vernon, ILIL36,14751+28%

786Bemidji, MNMN47,05550−59%

787Edwards, COCO54,29150–

788Ketchikan, AKAK13,54950–

789Maryville, MOMO20,17450−23%

790Roswell, NMNM63,36450−87%

791Carson, NVNV58,57149−49%

792Mount Vernon, OHOH64,00249+206%

793Shawano, WIWI45,75949−47%

794Astoria, OROR40,92649−52%

795Lewisburg, PAPA42,31349−80%

796Huntington, ININ37,22448–

797Cullman, ALAL94,00948−16%

798Oil City, PAPA49,34648−31%

799Watertown, SDSD29,56247–

800Gallup, NMNM68,11946−59%

801Searcy, ARAR80,08546−71%

802Clinton, IAIA46,00246−85%

803Bluefield, WVWV96,13845−93%

804Sandpoint, IDID54,42044–

805Cody, WYWY31,17144–

806Mount Sterling, KYKY48,42843−62%

807Opelousas, LALA80,76541−85%

808Batesville, ARAR38,78540+25%

809Summerville, GAGA25,30040−68%

810Uvalde, TXTX24,96339+160%

811Wabash, ININ30,71339−47%

812Pikeville, KYKY89,12238+31%

813Jasper, ININ44,01637−23%

814Marietta, OHOH58,38937−50%

815Ruidoso, NMNM19,84437+0%

816Blackfoot, IDID51,15337−76%

817Vincennes, ININ35,65236+800%

818Sturgis, MIMI60,96836−49%

819Sparta, WIWI46,57235−36%

820Spirit Lake, IAIA18,07735−34%

821Steamboat Springs, COCO38,45135–

822Washington Court House, OHOH28,55235–

823Barre, VTVT59,65233−70%

824Cadillac, MIMI49,71933+0%

825Elk City, OKOK22,15932−32%

826Newport, TNTN37,88932−83%

827Atchison, KSKS16,17232+113%

828Thomaston, GAGA28,50031−72%

829Miami, OKOK30,43831+7%

830Pierre, SDSD20,58831+7%

831Hereford, TXTX18,62630+30%

832Malvern, ARAR33,45130+20%

833Paragould, ARAR47,41130+1400%

834Port Lavaca, TXTX19,59930–

835Iron Mountain, MIMI30,57530+76%

836Hillsdale, MIMI45,73829–

837Moberly, MOMO24,51329−34%

838Pampa, TXTX21,78628−3%

839Riverton, WYWY39,46428+4%

840Montrose, COCO44,59127−61%

841Nogales, AZAZ50,02027–

842Vernal, UTUT38,27825–

843Weatherford, OKOK39,05924−84%

844Glasgow, KYKY56,22424−31%

845Albert Lea, MNMN30,44023−66%

846Mineral Wells, TXTX30,79123+360%

847Fayetteville, TNTN36,85322−21%

848Van Wert, OHOH29,01322+340%

849DeRidder, LALA36,67322−21%

850Great Bend, KSKS24,79021−54%

851Greenville, OHOH51,52021−80%

852Snyder, TXTX16,16221−5%

853Big Rapids, MIMI42,32020+18%

854Durango, COCO56,89820−39%

855Kennett, MOMO26,85520+43%

856La Grande, OROR25,90020−35%

857Wahpeton, NDND23,01920–

858Nantucket, MAMA14,75820−79%

859Sheridan, WYWY33,24120–

860Deming, NMNM25,40719–

861Martin, TNTN33,26119–

862Price, UTUT20,68019+19%

863Burley, IDID49,30818+0%

864Gallipolis, OHOH29,07217+750%

865Los Alamos, NMNM19,40717−53%

866Mountain Home, ARAR42,98217+143%

867Sedalia, MOMO44,25417−65%

868McMinnville, TNTN43,71716–

869Harrison, ARAR45,65415–

870Las Vegas, NMNM30,31115–

871Ponca City, OKOK43,49014−44%

872Town of Pecos, TXTX12,13814−67%

873Bloomsburg, PAPA66,19314−69%

874Susanville, CACA28,11713−94%

875Decatur, ININ36,65013+550%

876Ludington, MIMI29,04013−70%

877Selinsgrove, PAPA39,65513−52%

878Taos, NMNM34,56413–

879Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,91412−14%

880Franklin, KYKY20,78811−50%

881Madisonville, KYKY45,12711−91%

882Olean, NYNY75,39011−79%

883Rio Grande City, TXTX66,31910–

884Elkins, WVWV26,88210−76%

885Rochelle, ILIL51,39910−89%

886Hastings, NENE40,57710−23%

887Yankton, SDSD23,6358−86%

888Crawfordsville, ININ38,9548–

889Dixon, ILIL32,9148−56%

890Lebanon, MOMO36,9438−87%

891Beatrice, NENE21,7117–

892Alpena, MIMI28,8537–

893Bedford, ININ45,5687–

894Monticello, ININ25,1646–

895Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1186+20%

896Kendallville, ININ47,9375−88%

897Lock Haven, PAPA37,8705−91%

898Russellville, ALAL32,4495−88%

899Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8835−94%

900Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9095−55%

901Ashland, OHOH52,5235−91%

902Scottsbluff, NENE36,2724−87%

903Spencer, IAIA16,2024–

904Carroll, IAIA20,3034–

905Warren, PAPA37,0383–

906Effingham, ILIL44,7272–

907Escanaba, MIMI36,5822–

908Brookings, OROR22,6212−60%

909Bishop, CACA18,1581−99%

910Plymouth, ININ46,5991−97%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES