List of U.S. metropolitan areas with large African-American populations

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The following is a list of the 100 largest metropolitan areas in the United States with large African American populations. As a result of slavery, more than half of African Americans live in the South. [1] The data is sourced from the 2010 and 2020 United States Censuses.

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By 2020 Census population

RankCityMetropolitan Area Population 2020 United States Census [2] African-American Population Size, 100,000 or more (2020 United States Census) [3] African-American Population Size (2010 Census) [4] % Change (2010–2020)Percentage African-American (2020)
1 New York, New York (NY-NJ-PA) MSA20,140,4703,237,7893,352,616−3.42%16.1
2 Atlanta, Georgia MSA6,089,8152,084,2121,707,913+22.03%34.2
3 Chicago, Illinois (IL-IN-WI) MSA9,618,5021,576,9521,645,993−4.19%16.4
4 Washington, District of Columbia (DC-MD-VA-WV) MSA6,385,1621,562,3401,438,436+8.61%24.5
5 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA-NJ-DE-MD) MSA6,245,0511,273,1201,241,780+2.52%20.4
6 Houston, Texas MSA7,122,2401,267,9341,023,065+23.93%18
7 Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas MSA7,637,3871,220,934961,800+26.94%16.0
8 Miami, Florida MSA6,138,3331,194,3341,206,470−1.01%19.5
9 Detroit, Michigan MSA4,392,041961,076980,451−1.98%21.9
10 Los Angeles, California MSA13,200,998848,206907,618−6.55%6.4
11 Baltimore, Maryland MSA2,844,510811,018778,879+4.13%28.5
12 Memphis, Tennessee (TN-AR-MS) MSA1,337,779612,104601,043+1.84%45.8
13 Charlotte, North Carolina (NC-SC) MSA2,660,329581,927421,105+38.19%21.9
14 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, Virginia (VA-NC) MSA1,799,674544,740522,409+4.27%30.3
15 St. Louis, Missouri (MO-IL) MSA2,820,253506,762516,446−1.88%18.0
16 New Orleans, Louisiana MSA1,271,845423,909397,095+6.75%33.3
17 Orlando, Florida MSA2,673,376410,855344,820+19.15%15.4
18 Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, Ohio MSA2,088,251410,206416,528−1.52%19.6
19 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida MSA3,175,275375,855329,334+14.13%11.8
20 Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia MSA1,314,434364,714375,427−2.85%27.7
21 Boston, Massachusetts (MA-NH) NECMA4,941,632364,054331,292+9.89%7.4
22 San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico MSA2,081,265N/A344,956N/A16.6
23 Jacksonville, Florida MSA1,605,848341,206292,881+16.50%21.2
24 Riverside-San Bernardino, California MSA4,599,839341,035322,405+5.78%7.4
25 Minneapolis-Saint Paul MSA3,690,261337,652243,414+38.72%9.1
26 San Francisco-Oakland, California MSA4,749,008335,135363,905−7.91%7.1
27 Columbus, Ohio MSA2,138,926334,842273,560+22.40%15.7
28 Birmingham, Alabama MSA1,115,289328,242318,373+3.10%29.4
29 Indianapolis, Indiana MSA2,111,040317,192263,376+20.43%15.0
30 Baton Rouge, Louisiana MSA870,569302,477285,911+5.79%34.7
31 Las Vegas, Nevada MSA2,265,461286,684204,379+40.27%12.7
32 Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin, Tennessee MSA1,989,519284,784242,264+17.55%14.3
33 Jackson, Mississippi MSA591,978282,692257,021+9.99%47.8
34 Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona MSA4,845,832282,437207,734+35.96%5.8
35 Cincinnati, Ohio (OH-KY-IN) MSA2,256,884273,322255,905+6.81%12.1
36 Columbia, South Carolina MSA829,470269,093255,104+5.48%32.4
37 Kansas City, Missouri (MO-KS) MSA2,192,035262,220254,509+3.03%12.0
38 Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina MSA1,413,982258,213228,268+13.12%18.3
39 Milwaukee-Waukesha, Wisconsin MSA1,574,731255,992261,010−1.92%16.3
40 Seattle, Washington MSA4,018,762246,767191,967+28.55%6.1
41 Augusta, Georgia (GA-SC) MSA611,000212,570196,695+8.07%34.8
42 Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina MSA 776,566207,385184,730+12.26%26.7
43 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania MSA2,370,930199,469196,755+1.38%8.4
44 Louisville, Kentucky MSA (KY-IN) MSA1,285,439189,663176,107+7.70%14.8
45 Charleston-North Charleston, South Carolina MSA 799,636183,724184,019−0.16%23.0
46 San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas MSA2,558,143181,016141,468+27.96%7.1
47 Little Rock, Arkansas MSA748,031173,297155,081+11.75%23.2
48 Fayetteville, North Carolina MSA520,378171,793132,833+29.33%34.3
49 Sacramento, California MSA2,397,382167,386158,426+5.66%7.0
50 Montgomery, Alabama MSA386,047167,315159,330+5.01%43.3
51 Denver-Aurora, Colorado MSA2,963,821166,100143,128+16.05%5.6
52 Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina MSA649,903162,744136,543+19.19%25.0
53 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas MSA2,283,371160,079127,397+25.65%7.0
54 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California MSA3,298,634155,813158,213−1.52%4.7
55 Shreveport, Louisiana MSA393,406155,018155,174−0.10%39.4
56 Buffalo-Niagara Falls-Cheektowaga, New York MSA1,166,902151,535138,782+9.19%13.0
57 Mobile, Alabama MSA430,197149,572142,992+4.60%34.8
58 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma MSA1,425,695146,494130,597+12.17%10.3
59 Greenville-Anderson, South Carolina MSA928,195143,173106,284+34.71%15.4
60 Hartford, Connecticut MSA1,213,531141,209131,929+7.03%11.6
61 Columbus, Georgia (GA-AL) MSA328,883136,849119,023+14.98%41.6
62 Dayton-Kettering, Ohio MSA814,049127,807125,815+1.58%15.7
63 Rochester, New York MSA1,090,135127,406122,611+3.91%11.7
64 Savannah, Georgia MSA404,798124,644117,726+5.88%30.8
65 Tallahassee, Florida MSA384,298121,168119,320+1.55%31.5
66 New Haven-Milford, Connecticut MSA864,835118,933109,850+8.27%13.8
67 Lafayette, Louisiana MSA478,384117,26773,112+60.39%24.5
68 Winston-Salem, North Carolina MSA675,966116,59796,928+20.29%17.2
69 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut MSA957,419106,75699,317+7.49%11.2
70 Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida MSA725,046105,53388,833+18.80%14.6
71 Huntsville, Alabama MSA491,723105,37390,805+16.04%21.4
72 Macon, Georgia MSA233,802104,157100,934+3.19%44.5

See also

References

  1. ↑ Greenwood, Shannon (2021-03-25). "The Growing Diversity of Black America". Pew Research Center’s Social & Demographic Trends Project. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  2. ↑ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  3. ↑ "County Population by Characteristics: 2020". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. August 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  4. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau (August 2020). "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau .
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