Census Bureau Lists U.S. Metropolitan areas with the largest African American populations
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By Population
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|
Total Metro Population |
Black or African American |
|
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA |
23,723,696 |
3,813,973 |
|
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA |
9,625,744 |
2,416,074 |
|
Atlanta–Athens-Clarke County–Sandy Springs, GA CSA |
6,362,668 |
2,020,222 |
|
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CSA |
9,923,466 |
1,636,919 |
|
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA |
7,183,479 |
1,396,166 |
|
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL CSA |
6,654,313 |
1,377,806 |
|
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA CSA |
18,679,763 |
1,231,312 |
|
Houston-The Woodlands, TX CSA |
6,857,660 |
1,176,398 |
|
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK CSA |
7,503,731 |
1,124,617 |
|
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI CSA |
5,319,913 |
1,096,353 |
|
Memphis-Forrest City, TN-MS-AR CSA |
1,370,161 |
641,036 |
|
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC CSA |
2,583,956 |
571,923 |
|
Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC CSA |
1,827,009 |
549,774 |
|
Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH CSA |
3,493,596 |
536,873 |
|
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT CSA |
8,152,573 |
531,732 |
|
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA |
8,713,914 |
522,023 |
|
St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL CSA |
2,917,172 |
516,710 |
|
New Orleans-Metairie-Hammond, LA-MS CSA |
1,493,205 |
499,625 |
|
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC CSA |
2,117,103 |
488,725 |
|
Orlando-Deltona-Daytona Beach, FL CSA |
3,129,308 |
458,892 |
|
Richmond, VA Metro Area |
1,246,215 |
373,687 |
|
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL CSA |
1,319,422 |
364,208 |
|
Greensboro–Winston-Salem–High Point, NC CSA |
1,642,506 |
349,665 |
|
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metro Area |
2,888,458 |
346,574 |
|
Columbia-Orangeburg-Newberry, SC CSA |
937,794 |
338,375 |
|
Jacksonville-St. Marys-Palatka, FL-GA CSA |
1,573,606 |
335,762 |
|
Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS CSA |
670,319 |
326,650 |
|
Columbus-Marion-Zanesville, OH CSA |
2,424,831 |
316,623 |
|
Indianapolis-Carmel-Muncie, IN CSA |
2,371,865 |
306,969 |
|
San Juan-Carolina, PR CSA |
2,495,780 |
296,411 |
|
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI CSA |
3,866,768 |
291,493 |
|
Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA |
2,046,692 |
286,014 |
|
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro, TN CSA |
1,951,597 |
283,660 |
|
Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS CSA |
2,427,532 |
278,247 |
|
Cincinnati-Wilmington-Maysville, OH-KY-IN CSA |
2,217,828 |
263,083 |
|
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC CSA |
1,426,066 |
261,696 |
|
Las Vegas-Henderson, NV-AZ CSA |
2,362,015 |
235,481 |
|
Seattle-Tacoma, WA CSA |
4,602,591 |
232,852 |
|
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ Metro Area |
4,407,915 |
227,743 |
|
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR CSA |
903,900 |
220,611 |
|
Pittsburgh-New Castle-Weirton, PA-OH-WV CSA |
2,649,496 |
198,858 |
|
Louisville/Jefferson County–Elizabethtown–Madison, KY-IN CSA |
1,504,754 |
195,973 |
|
Fayetteville-Lumberton-Laurinburg, NC CSA |
546,215 |
181,386 |
|
Savannah-Hinesville-Statesboro, GA CSA |
530,661 |
177,149 |
|
Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA |
504,052 |
176,115 |
|
Lafayette-Opelousas-Morgan City, LA CSA |
627,146 |
170,718 |
|
Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL CSA |
619,104 |
168,205 |
|
Montgomery, AL Metro |
375,435 |
166,413 |
|
Sacramento-Roseville, CA CSA |
2,544,026 |
166,145 |
|
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area |
3,223,096 |
163,276 |
|
Denver-Aurora, CO CSA |
3,418,876 |
161,462 |
|
Macon-Warner Robins, GA CSA |
419,401 |
161,147 |
|
Hartford-West Hartford, CT CSA |
1,483,187 |
152,393 |
|
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area |
2,286,702 |
151,999 |
|
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY CSA |
1,213,152 |
142,612 |
|
Rocky Mount-Wilson-Roanoke Rapids, NC CSA |
302,665 |
141,022 |
|
Tallahassee-Bainbridge, FL-GA CSA |
405,612 |
138,885 |
|
Oklahoma City-Shawnee, OK CSA |
1,430,327 |
138,779 |
|
Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area |
1,889,094 |
138,633 |
|
Dayton-Springfield-Sidney, OH CSA |
1,076,832 |
134,184 |
|
Rochester-Batavia-Seneca Falls, NY CSA |
1,175,724 |
131,124 |
|
Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL CSA |
692,157 |
119,395 |
|
Monroe-Ruston-Bastrop, LA CSA |
253,407 |
97,592 |
|
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Muskegon, MI CSA |
1,433,288 |
95,762 |
|
Harrisburg-York-Lebanon, PA CSA |
1,247,235 |
89,334 |
|
Tulsa-Muskogee-Bartlesville, OK CSA |
1,150,961 |
89,219 |
|
Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA |
949,394 |
86,971 |
|
Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples, FL CSA |
1,059,287 |
86,482 |
|
Toledo-Port Clinton, OH CSA |
646,833 |
85,600 |
|
Greenville-Washington, NC CSA |
223,493 |
75,304 |
|
Portland-Vancouver-Salem, OR-WA CSA |
3,111,922 |
73,876 |
|
Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC-NC CSA |
493,262 |
73,728 |
|
Albany-Schenectady, NY CSA |
1,173,891 |
73,532 |
|
Omaha-Council Bluffs-Fremont, NE-IA CSA |
952,263 |
71,834 |
|
South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka, IN-MI CSA |
725,065 |
70,792 |
|
North Port-Sarasota, FL CSA |
977,491 |
68,181 |
|
Lexington-Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort, KY CSA |
719,949 |
65,661 |
|
Gainesville-Lake City, FL CSA |
345,229 |
65,239 |
|
Youngstown-Warren, OH-PA CSA |
654,691 |
62,989 |
|
Syracuse-Auburn, NY CSA |
738,746 |
58,319 |
|
Knoxville-Morristown-Sevierville, TN CSA |
1,109,429 |
55,515 |
|
Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL CSA |
248,947 |
54,907 |
|
Longview-Marshall, TX CSA |
284,527 |
54,714 |
|
Wichita-Arkansas City-Winfield, KS CSA |
680,290 |
53,990 |
|
Fresno-Madera, CA CSA |
1,129,859 |
51,643 |
|
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek-Portage, MI CSA |
530,672 |
46,814 |
|
Springfield-Greenfield Town, MA CSA |
702,583 |
46,504 |
|
Tyler-Jacksonville, TX CSA |
274,478 |
45,970 |
|
Rockford-Freeport-Rochelle, IL CSA |
438,071 |
42,850 |
|
Fort Wayne-Huntington-Auburn, IN CSA |
626,124 |
42,127 |
|
Lansing-East Lansing-Owosso, MI CSA |
540,895 |
39,841 |
|
Saginaw-Midland-Bay City, MI CSA |
382,598 |
37,452 |
|
Tucson-Nogales, AZ CSA |
1,056,486 |
36,801 |
|
Peoria-Canton, IL CSA |
412,686 |
36,764 |
|
El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM CSA |
1,052,314 |
35,319 |
|
Madison-Janesville-Beloit, WI CSA |
866,475 |
34,589 |
|
Des Moines-Ames-West Des Moines, IA CSA |
782,390 |
32,970 |
|
New Bern-Morehead City, NC CSA |
193,945 |
32,244 |
|
Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT CSA |
2,468,347 |
31,150 |
|
Ponce-Coamo-Santa Isabel, PR CSA |
399,540 |
30,660 |
|
Davenport-Moline, IA-IL CSA |
475,363 |
29,511 |
|
Albuquerque-Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM CSA |
1,168,795 |
28,845 |
|
Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL CSA |
314,958 |
28,555 |
|
Charleston-Huntington-Ashland, WV-OH-KY CSA |
692,348 |
26,952 |
|
Hickory-Lenoir, NC CSA |
407,499 |
24,856 |
|
Modesto-Merced, CA CSA |
806,843 |
23,644 |
|
Asheville-Brevard, NC CSA |
480,051 |
23,318 |
|
Erie-Meadville, PA CSA |
364,529 |
22,078 |
|
Lubbock-Levelland, TX CSA |
335,866 |
20,528 |
|
Columbia-Moberly-Mexico, MO CSA |
226,174 |
19,302 |
|
Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, IA CSA |
432,538 |
19,128 |
|
Rome-Summerville, GA CSA |
122,370 |
17,659 |
|
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX CSA |
522,751 |
17,320 |
|
Bloomington-Pontiac, IL CSA |
225,396 |
16,044 |
|
Visalia-Porterville-Hanford, CA CSA |
610,828 |
15,911 |
|
Jonesboro-Paragould, AR CSA |
172,590 |
15,792 |
|
Midland-Odessa, TX CSA |
324,863 |
15,577 |
|
Lima-Van Wert-Celina, OH CSA |
219,831 |
14,631 |
|
Amarillo-Borger, TX CSA |
283,924 |
14,015 |
|
Bowling Green-Glasgow, KY CSA |
219,168 |
13,862 |
|
Cape Girardeau-Sikeston, MO-IL CSA |
135,550 |
13,436 |
|
Harrisonburg-Staunton-Waynesboro, VA CSA |
251,352 |
13,048 |
|
DeRidder-Fort Polk South, LA CSA |
87,265 |
12,763 |
|
Lincoln-Beatrice, NE CSA |
345,457 |
12,740 |
|
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA |
506,193 |
12,614 |
|
Paducah-Mayfield, KY-IL CSA |
136,018 |
12,221 |
|
Springfield-Branson, MO CSA |
540,609 |
12,156 |
|
Hot Springs-Malvern, AR CSA |
130,603 |
11,943 |
|
Reno-Carson City-Fernley, NV CSA |
605,954 |
11,309 |
|
Manhattan-Junction City, KS CSA |
135,575 |
10,595 |
|
Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, ME CSA |
633,528 |
10,296 |
|
Lafayette-West Lafayette-Frankfort, IN CSA |
247,606 |
9,500 |
|
Rochester-Austin, MN CSA |
252,989 |
9,150 |
|
State College-DuBois, PA CSA |
241,574 |
8,919 |
|
Fargo-Wahpeton, ND-MN CSA |
256,616 |
8,819 |
|
Mansfield-Ashland-Bucyrus, OH CSA |
217,226 |
8,498 |
|
Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA CSA |
263,873 |
8,482 |
|
Elmira-Corning, NY CSA |
184,702 |
8,362 |
|
Spokane-Spokane Valley-Coeur d’Alene, WA-ID CSA |
697,153 |
8,248 |
|
Victoria-Port Lavaca, TX CSA |
120,935 |
7,705 |
|
Morgantown-Fairmont, WV CSA |
195,101 |
7,232 |
|
Kokomo-Peru, IN CSA |
118,418 |
7,170 |
|
Martin-Union City, TN-KY CSA |
70,211 |
7,170 |
|
Boise City-Mountain Home-Ontario, ID-OR CSA |
756,244 |
7,146 |
|
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI CSA |
402,553 |
6,598 |
|
Williamsport-Lock Haven, PA CSA |
155,489 |
6,443 |
|
Johnstown-Somerset, PA CSA |
211,933 |
6,368 |
|
Pueblo-Cañon City, CO CSA |
210,283 |
5,959 |
|
Green Bay-Shawano, WI CSA |
362,457 |
5,767 |
|
McAllen-Edinburg, TX CSA |
906,099 |
5,761 |
|
Mayagüez-San Germán, PR CSA |
227,075 |
5,646 |
|
Mount Pleasant-Alma, MI CSA |
112,238 |
4,507 |
|
Bloomington-Bedford, IN CSA |
211,072 |
4,403 |
|
Quincy-Hannibal, IL-MO CSA |
116,319 |
3,985 |
|
Clovis-Portales, NM CSA |
69,518 |
3,952 |
|
Sioux City-Vermillion, IA-SD-NE CSA |
178,572 |
3,937 |
|
Dixon-Sterling, IL CSA |
91,663 |
3,617 |
|
Ithaca-Cortland, NY CSA |
153,420 |
3,484 |
|
Mankato-New Ulm-North Mankato, MN CSA |
124,447 |
3,380 |
|
Findlay-Tiffin, OH CSA |
131,183 |
3,269 |
|
Richmond-Connersville, IN CSA |
91,100 |
3,211 |
|
Redding-Red Bluff, CA CSA |
242,841 |
2,940 |
|
Joplin-Miami, MO-OK CSA |
209,192 |
2,146 |
|
Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids, WI CSA |
307,691 |
2,078 |
|
Eau Claire-Menomonie, WI CSA |
210,133 |
1,886 |
|
Medford-Grants Pass, OR CSA |
297,312 |
1,884 |
|
Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX CSA |
444,308 |
1,862 |
|
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH CSA |
153,888 |
1,836 |
|
Pullman-Moscow, WA-ID CSA |
86,955 |
1,328 |
|
Rapid City-Spearfish, SD CSA |
170,176 |
1,211 |
|
Bend-Redmond-Prineville, OR CSA |
198,233 |
1,128 |
|
Edwards-Glenwood Springs, CO CSA |
131,661 |
723 |
|
Moses Lake-Othello, WA CSA |
112,514 |
539 |
|
Idaho Falls-Rexburg-Blackfoot, ID CSA |
236,486
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