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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. The data is sourced from the 2010 and 2020 United States Censuses.

By 2020 Census population

Rank City Metropolitan Area Population 2020 United States Census African-American Population Size, 100,000 or more (2020 United States Census) African-American Population Size (2010 Census) % Change (2010-2020) Percentage African-American (2020)
1 New York, New York (NY-NJ-PA) MSA 20,140,470 3,237,789 3,352,616 Template:Number table sorting/negative−3.42% 16.1
2 Atlanta, Georgia MSA 6,089,815 2,084,212 1,707,913 &10000000000000022032679+22.03% 34.2
3 Chicago, Illinois (IL-IN-WI) MSA 9,618,502 1,576,952 1,645,993 Template:Number table sorting/negative−4.19% 16.4
4 Washington, District of Columbia (DC-MD-VA-WV) MSA 6,385,162 1,562,340 1,438,436 &10000000000000008613799+8.61% 24.5
5 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA-NJ-DE-MD) MSA 6,245,051 1,273,120 1,241,780 &10000000000000002523796+2.52% 20.4
6 Houston, Texas MSA 7,122,240 1,267,934 1,023,065 &10000000000000023934842+23.93% 18
7 Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas MSA 7,637,387 1,220,934 961,800 &10000000000000026942607+26.94% 16.0
8 Miami, Florida MSA 6,138,333 1,194,334 1,206,470 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.01% 19.5
9 Detroit, Michigan MSA 4,392,041 961,076 980,451 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.98% 21.9
10 Los Angeles, California MSA 13,200,998 848,206 907,618 Template:Number table sorting/negative−6.55% 6.4
11 Baltimore, Maryland MSA 2,844,510 811,018 778,879 &10000000000000004126314+4.13% 28.5
12 Memphis, Tennessee (TN-AR-MS) MSA 1,337,779 612,104 601,043 &10000000000000001840300+1.84% 45.8
13 Charlotte, North Carolina (NC-SC) MSA 2,660,329 581,927 421,105 &10000000000000038190475+38.19% 21.9
14 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, Virginia (VA-NC) MSA 1,799,674 544,740 522,409 &10000000000000004274620+4.27% 30.3
15 St. Louis, Missouri (MO-IL) MSA 2,820,253 506,762 516,446 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.88% 18.0
16 New Orleans, Louisiana MSA 1,271,845 423,909 397,095 &10000000000000006752540+6.75% 33.3
17 Orlando, Florida MSA 2,673,376 410,855 344,820 &10000000000000019150571+19.15% 15.4
18 Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, Ohio MSA 2,088,251 410,206 416,528 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.52% 19.6
19 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida MSA 3,175,275 375,855 329,334 &10000000000000014125781+14.13% 11.8
20 Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia MSA 1,314,434 364,714 375,427 Template:Number table sorting/negative−2.85% 27.7
21 Boston, Massachusetts (MA-NH) NECMA 4,941,632 364,054 331,292 &10000000000000009889161+9.89% 7.4
22 San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico MSA 2,081,265 N/A 344,956 N/A 16.6
23 Jacksonville, Florida MSA 1,605,848 341,206 292,881 &10000000000000016499875+16.50% 21.2
24 Riverside-San Bernardino, California MSA 4,599,839 341,035 322,405 &10000000000000005778446+5.78% 7.4
25 Minneapolis-Saint Paul MSA 3,690,261 337,652 243,414 &10000000000000038715110+38.72% 9.1
26 San Francisco-Oakland, California MSA 4,749,008 335,135 363,905 Template:Number table sorting/negative−7.91% 7.1
27 Columbus, Ohio MSA 2,138,926 334,842 273,560 &10000000000000022401666+22.40% 15.7
28 Birmingham, Alabama MSA 1,115,289 328,242 318,373 &10000000000000003099823+3.10% 29.4
29 Indianapolis, Indiana MSA 2,111,040 317,192 263,376 &10000000000000020433145+20.43% 15.0
30 Baton Rouge, Louisiana MSA 870,569 302,477 285,911 &10000000000000005794110+5.79% 34.7
31 Las Vegas, Nevada MSA 2,265,461 286,684 204,379 &10000000000000040270771+40.27% 12.7
32 Nashville-Murfreesboro-Franklin, Tennessee MSA 1,989,519 284,784 242,264 &10000000000000017551101+17.55% 14.3
33 Jackson, Mississippi MSA 591,978 282,692 257,021 &10000000000000009987899+9.99% 47.8
34 Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona MSA 4,845,832 282,437 207,734 &10000000000000035960892+35.96% 5.8
35 Cincinnati, Ohio (OH-KY-IN) MSA 2,256,884 273,322 255,905 &10000000000000006806041+6.81% 12.1
36 Columbia, South Carolina MSA 829,470 269,093 255,104 &10000000000000005483645+5.48% 32.4
37 Kansas City, Missouri (MO-KS) MSA 2,192,035 262,220 254,509 &10000000000000003029755+3.03% 12.0
38 Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina MSA 1,413,982 258,213 228,268 &10000000000000013118352+13.12% 18.3
39 Milwaukee-Waukesha, Wisconsin MSA 1,574,731 255,992 261,010 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.92% 16.3
40 Seattle, Washington MSA 4,018,762 246,767 191,967 &10000000000000028546573+28.55% 6.1
41 Augusta, Georgia (GA-SC) MSA 611,000 212,570 196,695 &10000000000000008070871+8.07% 34.8
42 Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina MSA 776,566 207,385 184,730 &10000000000000012263844+12.26% 26.7
43 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania MSA 2,370,930 199,469 196,755 &10000000000000001379380+1.38% 8.4
44 Louisville, Kentucky MSA (KY-IN) MSA 1,285,439 189,663 176,107 &10000000000000007697592+7.70% 14.8
45 Charleston-North Charleston, South Carolina MSA 799,636 183,724 184,019 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.16% 23.0
46 San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas MSA 2,558,143 181,016 141,468 &10000000000000027955438+27.96% 7.1
47 Little Rock, Arkansas MSA 748,031 173,297 155,081 &10000000000000011746119+11.75% 23.2
48 Fayetteville, North Carolina MSA 520,378 171,793 132,833 &10000000000000029330061+29.33% 34.3
49 Sacramento, California MSA 2,397,382 167,386 158,426 &10000000000000005655637+5.66% 7.0
50 Montgomery, Alabama MSA 386,047 167,315 159,330 &10000000000000005011611+5.01% 43.3
51 Denver-Aurora, Colorado MSA 2,963,821 166,100 143,128 &10000000000000016049969+16.05% 5.6
52 Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina MSA 649,903 162,744 136,543 &10000000000000019188826+19.19% 25.0
53 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas MSA 2,283,371 160,079 127,397 &10000000000000025653665+25.65% 7.0
54 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California MSA 3,298,634 155,813 158,213 Template:Number table sorting/negative−1.52% 4.7
55 Shreveport, Louisiana MSA 393,406 155,018 155,174 Template:Number table sorting/negative−0.10% 39.4
56 Buffalo-Niagara Falls-Cheektowaga, New York MSA 1,166,902 151,535 138,782 &10000000000000009189232+9.19% 13.0
57 Mobile, Alabama MSA 430,197 149,572 142,992 &10000000000000004601656+4.60% 34.8
58 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma MSA 1,425,695 146,494 130,597 &10000000000000012172561+12.17% 10.3
59 Greenville-Anderson, South Carolina MSA 928,195 143,173 106,284 &10000000000000034707952+34.71% 15.4
60 Hartford, Connecticut MSA 1,213,531 141,209 131,929 &10000000000000007034086+7.03% 11.6
61 Columbus, Georgia (GA-AL) MSA 328,883 136,849 119,023 &10000000000000014976937+14.98% 41.6
62 Dayton-Kettering, Ohio MSA 814,049 127,807 125,815 &10000000000000001583277+1.58% 15.7
63 Rochester, New York MSA 1,090,135 127,406 122,611 &10000000000000003910742+3.91% 11.7
64 Savannah, Georgia MSA 404,798 124,644 117,726 &10000000000000005876356+5.88% 30.8
65 Tallahassee, Florida MSA 384,298 121,168 119,320 &10000000000000001548776+1.55% 31.5
66 New Haven-Milford, Connecticut MSA 864,835 118,933 109,850 &10000000000000008268548+8.27% 13.8
67 Lafayette, Louisiana MSA 478,384 117,267 73,112 &10000000000000060393642+60.39% 24.5
68 Winston-Salem, North Carolina MSA 675,966 116,597 96,928 &10000000000000020292381+20.29% 17.2
69 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut MSA 957,419 106,756 99,317 &10000000000000007490157+7.49% 11.2
70 Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida MSA 725,046 105,533 88,833 &10000000000000018799320+18.80% 14.6
71 Huntsville, Alabama MSA 491,723 105,373 90,805 &10000000000000016043169+16.04% 21.4
72 Macon, Georgia MSA 233,802 104,157 100,934 &10000000000000003193175+3.19% 44.5

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
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