Cities with the Largest Black / African American Community in the United States

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Ancestry (Percentage)
AfghanAfricanAlaska NativeAlaskan AthabascanAlbanianAleutAlsatianAmericanApacheArabArapahoArgentineanArmenianAssyrian / Chaldean / SyriacAustralianAustrianBahamianBangladeshiBarbadianBasqueBelgianBelizeanBermudanBhutaneseBlackfeetBolivianBrazilianBritishBritish West IndianBulgarianBurmeseCajunCambodianCanadianCape VerdeanCarpatho RusynCelticCentral AmericanCentral American IndianCherokeeCheyenneChickasawChileanChineseChippewaChoctawColombianColvilleComancheCosta RicanCreeCreekCroatianCrowCubanCypriotCzechCzechoslovakianDanishDelawareDominicanDutchDutch West IndianEastern EuropeanEcuadorianEgyptianEnglishEstonianEthiopianEuropeanFijianFilipinoFinnishFrenchFrench American IndianFrench CanadianGermanGerman RussianGhanaianGreekGuamanian / ChamorroGuatemalanGuyaneseHaitianHmongHonduranHopiHoumaHungarianIcelanderIndian (Asian)IndonesianInupiatIranianIraqiIrishIroquoisIsraeliItalianJamaicanJapaneseJordanianKenyanKiowaKoreanLaotianLatvianLebaneseLiberianLithuanianLumbeeLuxembourgerMacedonianMalaysianMalteseMarshalleseMenomineeMexicanMexican American IndianMongolianMoroccanNative HawaiianNavajoNepaleseNew ZealanderNicaraguanNigerianNorthern EuropeanNorwegianOkinawanOsageOttawaPaiutePakistaniPalestinianPanamanianParaguayanPennsylvania GermanPeruvianPimaPolishPortuguesePotawatomiPuebloPuerto RicanPuget Sound SalishRomanianRussianSalvadoranSamoanScandinavianScotch-IrishScottishSeminoleSenegaleseSerbianShoshoneSierra LeoneanSiouxSlavicSlovakSloveneSomaliSouth AfricanSouth AmericanSouth American IndianSoviet UnionSpaniardSpanishSpanish AmericanSpanish American IndianSri LankanSubsaharan AfricanSudaneseSwedishSwissSyrianTaiwaneseThaiTlingit-HaidaTohono O'OdhamTonganTrinidadian and TobagonianTsimshianTurkishU.S. Virgin IslanderUgandanUkrainianUruguayanUteVenezuelanVietnameseWelshWest IndianYakamaYaquiYugoslavianYumanYup'ikZimbabwean
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AfghanistanAfricaAlbaniaArgentinaArmeniaAsiaAustraliaAustriaAzoresBahamasBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBulgariaBurma / MyanmarCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCaribbeanCentral AmericaChileChinaColombiaCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCzechoslovakiaDenmarkDominicaDominican RepublicEastern AfricaEastern AsiaEastern EuropeEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEnglandEritreaEthiopiaEuropeFijiFranceGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKoreaKuwaitLaosLatin AmericaLatviaLebanonLiberiaLithuaniaMalaysiaMexicoMicronesiaMiddle AfricaMoldovaMoroccoNepalNetherlandsNicaraguaNigeriaNorth MacedoniaNorthern AfricaNorthern EuropeNorwayOceaniaPakistanPanamaPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSaudi ArabiaScotlandSenegalSerbiaSierra LeoneSingaporeSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth AmericaSouth Central AsiaSouth Eastern AsiaSouthern EuropeSpainSri LankaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSudanSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanThailandTrinidad and TobagoTurkeyUgandaUkraineUruguayUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamWest IndiesWestern AfricaWestern AsiaWestern EuropeYemenZaireZimbabwe
Immigrant Origin (Percentage)
AfghanistanAfricaAlbaniaArgentinaArmeniaAsiaAustraliaAustriaAzoresBahamasBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBulgariaBurma / MyanmarCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCaribbeanCentral AmericaChileChinaColombiaCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCzechoslovakiaDenmarkDominicaDominican RepublicEastern AfricaEastern AsiaEastern EuropeEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEnglandEritreaEthiopiaEuropeFijiFranceGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKoreaKuwaitLaosLatin AmericaLatviaLebanonLiberiaLithuaniaMalaysiaMexicoMicronesiaMiddle AfricaMoldovaMoroccoNepalNetherlandsNicaraguaNigeriaNorth MacedoniaNorthern AfricaNorthern EuropeNorwayOceaniaPakistanPanamaPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSaudi ArabiaScotlandSenegalSerbiaSierra LeoneSingaporeSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth AmericaSouth Central AsiaSouth Eastern AsiaSouthern EuropeSpainSri LankaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSudanSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanThailandTrinidad and TobagoTurkeyUgandaUkraineUruguayUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamWest IndiesWestern AfricaWestern AsiaWestern EuropeYemenZaireZimbabwe
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Map of Cities with the Largest Black / African American Community in the United States

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Cities with the Largest Black / African American Community in the United States Map

Cities with the Largest Black / African American Community in the United States

City Black / African American vs State vs National
1. New York, NY 1,992,200 3,011,116 (66.16%)#1 41,288,572 (4.83%)#1
2. Chicago, IL 784,078 1,774,605 (44.18%)#1 41,288,572 (1.90%)#2
3. Philadelphia, PA 638,907 1,407,814 (45.38%)#1 41,288,572 (1.55%)#3
4. Houston, TX 514,692 3,552,579 (14.49%)#1 41,288,572 (1.25%)#4
5. Detroit, MI 495,533 1,363,539 (36.34%)#1 41,288,572 (1.20%)#5
6. Memphis, TN 405,463 1,126,815 (35.98%)#1 41,288,572 (0.98%)#6
7. Baltimore, MD 358,028 1,841,926 (19.44%)#1 41,288,572 (0.87%)#7
8. Los Angeles, CA 332,173 2,202,587 (15.08%)#1 41,288,572 (0.80%)#8
9. Charlotte, NC 308,131 2,192,455 (14.05%)#1 41,288,572 (0.75%)#9
10. Dallas, TX 307,086 3,552,579 (8.64%)#2 41,288,572 (0.74%)#10
11. Washington, DC 297,101 297,101 (100.00%)#1 41,288,572 (0.72%)#11
12. Jacksonville, FL 289,093 3,355,708 (8.61%)#1 41,288,572 (0.70%)#12
13. Columbus, OH 263,000 1,449,450 (18.14%)#1 41,288,572 (0.64%)#13
14. Indianapolis, IN 254,390 640,752 (39.70%)#1 41,288,572 (0.62%)#14
15. Atlanta, GA 235,308 3,373,948 (6.97%)#1 41,288,572 (0.57%)#15
16. Milwaukee, WI 221,344 363,331 (60.92%)#1 41,288,572 (0.54%)#16
17. New Orleans, LA 216,866 1,464,582 (14.81%)#1 41,288,572 (0.53%)#17
18. Nashville, TN 183,398 1,126,815 (16.28%)#2 41,288,572 (0.44%)#18
19. Fort Worth, TX 177,635 3,552,579 (5.00%)#3 41,288,572 (0.43%)#19
20. Cleveland, OH 172,571 1,449,450 (11.91%)#2 41,288,572 (0.42%)#20
21. Louisville, KY 150,640 360,184 (41.82%)#1 41,288,572 (0.36%)#21
22. Boston, MA 150,002 498,785 (30.07%)#1 41,288,572 (0.36%)#22
23. Newark, NJ 144,557 1,213,265 (11.91%)#1 41,288,572 (0.35%)#23
24. Birmingham, AL 137,487 1,326,341 (10.37%)#1 41,288,572 (0.33%)#24
25. Kansas City, MO 132,741 693,892 (19.13%)#1 41,288,572 (0.32%)#25
26. Raleigh, NC 131,013 2,192,455 (5.98%)#2 41,288,572 (0.32%)#26
27. St Louis, MO 130,753 693,892 (18.84%)#2 41,288,572 (0.32%)#27
28. Greensboro, NC 127,965 2,192,455 (5.84%)#3 41,288,572 (0.31%)#28
29. Jackson, MS 125,946 1,101,836 (11.43%)#1 41,288,572 (0.31%)#29
30. Montgomery, AL 125,354 1,326,341 (9.45%)#2 41,288,572 (0.30%)#30
31. Cincinnati, OH 122,384 1,449,450 (8.44%)#3 41,288,572 (0.30%)#31
32. Phoenix, AZ 118,457 327,077 (36.22%)#1 41,288,572 (0.29%)#32
33. Baton Rouge, LA 118,457 1,464,582 (8.09%)#2 41,288,572 (0.29%)#33
34. Augusta-Richmond County Consolidated Government (Balance), GA 113,801 3,373,948 (3.37%)#2 41,288,572 (0.28%)#34
35. Shreveport, LA 105,368 1,464,582 (7.19%)#3 41,288,572 (0.26%)#35
36. Durham, NC 102,698 2,192,455 (4.68%)#4 41,288,572 (0.25%)#36
37. Richmond, VA 99,855 1,630,355 (6.12%)#1 41,288,572 (0.24%)#37
38. Mobile, AL 98,951 1,326,341 (7.46%)#3 41,288,572 (0.24%)#38
39. South Fulton, GA 98,483 3,373,948 (2.92%)#3 41,288,572 (0.24%)#39
40. Norfolk, VA 96,487 1,630,355 (5.92%)#2 41,288,572 (0.23%)#40
41. Oakland, CA 95,412 2,202,587 (4.33%)#2 41,288,572 (0.23%)#41
42. Columbus, GA 95,323 3,373,948 (2.83%)#4 41,288,572 (0.23%)#42
43. San Antonio, TX 95,064 3,552,579 (2.68%)#4 41,288,572 (0.23%)#43
44. Oklahoma City, OK 93,143 284,453 (32.74%)#1 41,288,572 (0.23%)#44
45. Buffalo, NY 91,963 3,011,116 (3.05%)#2 41,288,572 (0.22%)#45
46. Arlington, TX 89,659 3,552,579 (2.52%)#5 41,288,572 (0.22%)#46
47. Fayetteville, NC 88,538 2,192,455 (4.04%)#5 41,288,572 (0.21%)#47
48. Virginia Beach, VA 86,497 1,630,355 (5.31%)#3 41,288,572 (0.21%)#48
49. Macon Bibb County, GA 85,028 3,373,948 (2.52%)#5 41,288,572 (0.21%)#49
50. Tampa, FL 84,660 3,355,708 (2.52%)#2 41,288,572 (0.21%)#50
51. Little Rock, AR 83,874 456,693 (18.37%)#1 41,288,572 (0.20%)#51
52. Winston Salem, NC 82,945 2,192,455 (3.78%)#6 41,288,572 (0.20%)#52
53. San Diego, CA 81,231 2,202,587 (3.69%)#3 41,288,572 (0.20%)#53
54. Rochester, NY 79,911 3,011,116 (2.65%)#3 41,288,572 (0.19%)#54
55. Minneapolis, MN 79,138 382,082 (20.71%)#1 41,288,572 (0.19%)#55
56. Savannah, GA 77,831 3,373,948 (2.31%)#6 41,288,572 (0.19%)#56
57. Newport News, VA 76,203 1,630,355 (4.67%)#4 41,288,572 (0.18%)#57
58. Toledo, OH 75,862 1,449,450 (5.23%)#4 41,288,572 (0.18%)#58
59. Las Vegas, NV 75,806 290,223 (26.12%)#1 41,288,572 (0.18%)#59
60. Austin, TX 75,432 3,552,579 (2.12%)#6 41,288,572 (0.18%)#60
61. Chesapeake, VA 73,034 1,630,355 (4.48%)#5 41,288,572 (0.18%)#61
62. Miami Gardens, FL 72,624 3,355,708 (2.16%)#3 41,288,572 (0.18%)#62
63. Orlando, FL 71,661 3,355,708 (2.14%)#4 41,288,572 (0.17%)#63
64. Pittsburgh, PA 70,584 1,407,814 (5.01%)#2 41,288,572 (0.17%)#64
65. Tallahassee, FL 70,450 3,355,708 (2.10%)#5 41,288,572 (0.17%)#65
66. Hampton, VA 67,213 1,630,355 (4.12%)#6 41,288,572 (0.16%)#66
67. Sacramento, CA 65,978 2,202,587 (3.00%)#4 41,288,572 (0.16%)#67
68. Huntsville, AL 65,393 1,326,341 (4.93%)#4 41,288,572 (0.16%)#68
69. Aurora, CO 64,408 233,712 (27.56%)#1 41,288,572 (0.16%)#69
70. Denver, CO 63,002 233,712 (26.96%)#2 41,288,572 (0.15%)#70
71. Miami, FL 62,634 3,355,708 (1.87%)#6 41,288,572 (0.15%)#71
72. Miramar, FL 62,590 3,355,708 (1.87%)#7 41,288,572 (0.15%)#72
73. Jersey City, NJ 61,946 1,213,265 (5.11%)#2 41,288,572 (0.15%)#73
74. Pine Hills, FL 61,427 3,355,708 (1.83%)#8 41,288,572 (0.15%)#74
75. Tulsa, OK 60,242 284,453 (21.18%)#2 41,288,572 (0.15%)#75
76. Killeen, TX 59,811 3,552,579 (1.68%)#7 41,288,572 (0.14%)#76
77. Lauderhill, FL 58,670 3,355,708 (1.75%)#9 41,288,572 (0.14%)#77
78. Omaha, NE 58,246 93,555 (62.26%)#1 41,288,572 (0.14%)#78
79. North Las Vegas, NV 58,228 290,223 (20.06%)#2 41,288,572 (0.14%)#79
80. Akron, OH 56,085 1,449,450 (3.87%)#5 41,288,572 (0.14%)#80
81. Long Beach, CA 55,623 2,202,587 (2.53%)#5 41,288,572 (0.13%)#81
82. Columbia, SC 55,616 1,326,209 (4.19%)#1 41,288,572 (0.13%)#82
83. East Orange, NJ 55,532 1,213,265 (4.58%)#3 41,288,572 (0.13%)#83
84. Stonecrest, GA 54,018 3,373,948 (1.60%)#7 41,288,572 (0.13%)#84
85. Gary, IN 53,623 640,752 (8.37%)#2 41,288,572 (0.13%)#85
86. Chattanooga, TN 53,428 1,126,815 (4.74%)#3 41,288,572 (0.13%)#86
87. Fort Lauderdale, FL 53,400 3,355,708 (1.59%)#10 41,288,572 (0.13%)#87
88. Beaumont, TX 52,240 3,552,579 (1.47%)#8 41,288,572 (0.13%)#88
89. Dayton, OH 52,202 1,449,450 (3.60%)#6 41,288,572 (0.13%)#89
90. St Petersburg, FL 52,156 3,355,708 (1.55%)#11 41,288,572 (0.13%)#90
91. Albany, GA 52,084 3,373,948 (1.54%)#8 41,288,572 (0.13%)#91
92. North Charleston, SC 51,905 1,326,209 (3.91%)#2 41,288,572 (0.13%)#92
93. Waldorf, MD 51,052 1,841,926 (2.77%)#2 41,288,572 (0.12%)#93
94. Portsmouth, VA 50,091 1,630,355 (3.07%)#7 41,288,572 (0.12%)#94
95. Southfield, MI 49,680 1,363,539 (3.64%)#2 41,288,572 (0.12%)#95
96. Seattle, WA 49,534 301,477 (16.43%)#1 41,288,572 (0.12%)#96
97. St Paul, MN 48,323 382,082 (12.65%)#2 41,288,572 (0.12%)#97
98. Lexington, KY 47,240 360,184 (13.12%)#2 41,288,572 (0.11%)#98
99. Flint, MI 46,091 1,363,539 (3.38%)#3 41,288,572 (0.11%)#99
100. Grand Prairie, TX 46,057 3,552,579 (1.30%)#9 41,288,572 (0.11%)#100

Common Questions

What are the Top 10 Cities with the Largest Black / African American Community in the United States?
Top 10 Cities with the Largest Black / African American Community in the United States are:
#1
1,992,200
#2
784,078
#3
638,907
#4
514,692
#5
495,533
#6
405,463
#7
358,028
#8
332,173
#9
308,131
#10
307,086
What city has the Largest Black / African American Community in the United States?
New York has the Largest Black / African American Community in the United States with 1,992,200.
What is the Total Black / African American Population in the United States?
Total Black / African American Population in the United States is 41,288,572.