List of U.S. metropolitan areas with large African-American populations facts for kids
The United States is home to many diverse communities. This article looks at the largest city areas in the U.S. that have a big number of African American people living there.
Historically, because of slavery, more than half of all African Americans live in the Southern part of the country. The information here comes from the official counts of people in the U.S., called the 2010 and 2020 United States Censuses. These censuses help us understand where different groups of people live across the country.
Top City Areas for African American Populations (2020)
Every ten years, the United States government does a "census." This is a big count of everyone living in the country. It helps us understand how many people live in different places and what groups they belong to. The information below shows the city areas with the largest African American populations, based on the 2020 census.
Here are some of the top city areas:
- New York, New York (including parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania): This is the largest city area in the U.S. It has about 20.1 million people in total. About 3.2 million African Americans live here, making up 16.1% of the population.
- Atlanta, Georgia: This city area has about 6.1 million people. It has a very large African American community, with about 2.1 million people. This means 34.2% of the population in the Atlanta area is African American.
- Chicago, Illinois (including parts of Indiana and Wisconsin): This big city area has about 9.6 million people. Around 1.6 million African Americans live here, which is 16.4% of the total population.
- Washington, District of Columbia (including parts of Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia): This area has about 6.4 million people. About 1.6 million African Americans live here, making up 24.5% of the population.
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (including parts of New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland): This city area has about 6.2 million people. Around 1.3 million African Americans live here, which is 20.4% of the total population.
- Houston, Texas: With about 7.1 million people, the Houston area is home to about 1.3 million African Americans, making up 18% of its population.
- Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas: This large Texas area has about 7.6 million people. About 1.2 million African Americans live here, which is 16% of the population.
- Miami, Florida: The Miami area has about 6.1 million people. Around 1.2 million African Americans live here, making up 19.5% of the population.
- Detroit, Michigan: This area has about 4.4 million people. About 961,000 African Americans live here, which is 21.9% of the population.
- Los Angeles, California: The Los Angeles area is very large with about 13.2 million people. About 848,000 African Americans live here, making up 6.4% of the population.
These numbers show how many African Americans live in these large city areas and what percentage they make up of the total population.
See also
- African American neighborhoods
- List of African American neighborhoods
- List of U.S. cities with large African-American populations
- List of U.S. states by African-American population
- List of West Indian communities in the United States
