Ranking of US Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 19, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of Black or African American Alone households in the United States with household income of less than $40k was 44.06%. Among all US cities and places with a population of at least 50K, Dubuque city, IA had the highest percentage of Black or African American Alone households with household income of less than $40k (80.45%), followed by El Monte city, CA (78.57%), and Lehi city, UT (76.32%).

On the other hand, the following 3 cities had low percentages of Black or African American Alone households with household income of less than $40k: Encinitas city, CA (0.00%), Fountain Valley city, CA (0.00%), and Redondo Beach city, CA (0.00%).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 cities and places.

You can also similar information for other races and ethnicities, and for other household income groups.

Ranking of US Cities and Places By % of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Dubuque city, IA
El Monte city, CA
Lehi city, UT
Herriman city, UT
La Crosse city, WI
Coeur d'Alene city, ID
Waukesha city, WI
Johnson City city, TN
Duluth city, MN
Erie city, PA
Ranking of US Cities and Places By % of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Rank City Percentage of Households (%)
1 Dubuque city, IA 80.45
2 El Monte city, CA 78.57
3 Lehi city, UT 76.32
4 Herriman city, UT 75.00
5 La Crosse city, WI 73.54
6 Coeur d'Alene city, ID 72.48
7 Waukesha city, WI 72.19
8 Johnson City city, TN 71.36
9 Duluth city, MN 71.12
10 Erie city, PA 70.32
11 Anderson city, IN 69.65
12 Joplin city, MO 69.07
13 Muncie city, IN 69.05
14 Valdosta city, GA 68.98
15 Grand Island city, NE 68.41
16 Cleveland city, OH 67.90
17 Casper city, WY 67.79
18 Youngstown city, OH 67.33
19 Kingsport city, TN 67.28
20 Iowa City city, IA 66.91
21 Gulfport city, MS 66.23
22 Lorain city, OH 66.20
23 Chico city, CA 66.10
24 St. Joseph city, MO 65.77
25 Greenville city, SC 65.53
26 Terre Haute city, IN 65.52
27 Galveston city, TX 65.41
28 Knoxville city, TN 65.30
29 Waco city, TX 65.28
30 Battle Creek city, MI 65.26
31 Kennewick city, WA 64.96
32 Springfield city, IL 64.94
33 Lakewood city, OH 64.91
34 Dayton city, OH 64.68
35 Flint city, MI 64.41
36 Ocala city, FL 64.37
37 Canton city, OH 64.36
38 Flagstaff city, AZ 64.26
39 Toledo city, OH 64.16
40 Jonesboro city, AR 64.09
41 West Jordan city, UT 64.07
42 Edinburg city, TX 64.01
43 Rapid City city, SD 63.82
44 Fargo city, ND 63.22
45 Syracuse city, NY 62.93
46 Normal town, IL 62.91
47 Oshkosh city, WI 62.83
48 Elkhart city, IN 62.80
49 South Bend city, IN 62.63
50 Hialeah city, FL 62.46
51 San Marcos city, TX 62.32
52 Cincinnati city, OH 62.28
53 Pittsburgh city, PA 62.14
54 Kalamazoo city, MI 61.96
55 Utica city, NY 61.71
56 Elyria city, OH 61.70
57 Middletown city, OH 61.64
58 Fayetteville city, AR 61.58
59 Pinellas Park city, FL 61.46
60 Decatur city, IL 61.36
61 Las Cruces city, NM 61.35
62 Green Bay city, WI 61.31
63 Dothan city, AL 61.30
64 Miami city, FL 61.05
65 Evansville city, IN 60.82
66 Shreveport city, LA 60.72
67 Waterloo city, IA 60.68
68 Bloomington city, IL 60.65
69 Akron city, OH 60.59
70 Pontiac city, MI 60.53
71 Rochester city, NY 60.30
72 West Sacramento city, CA 60.29
73 New Orleans city, LA 60.19
74 Rockford city, IL 60.17
75 Minneapolis city, MN 60.16
76 Florence-Graham CDP, CA 60.14
77 North Little Rock city, AR 60.10
78 Asheville city, NC 60.03
79 Davis city, CA 60.00
80 Bryan city, TX 59.83
81 Hammond city, IN 59.63
82 St. Louis city, MO 59.38
83 Bossier City city, LA 59.33
84 Auburn city, AL 59.11
85 Macon-Bibb County, GA 59.09
86 Birmingham city, AL 59.07
87 Jackson city, TN 59.02
88 Milwaukee city, WI 58.99
89 Camden city, NJ 58.94
90 Bloomington city, IN 58.92
91 Madera city, CA 58.86
92 Chattanooga city, TN 58.81
93 Peoria city, IL 58.79
94 Paradise CDP, NV 58.62
95 Buffalo city, NY 58.46
96 Detroit city, MI 58.45
97 Port Arthur city, TX 58.38
98 Springfield city, MO 58.34
99 Baton Rouge city, LA 57.98
100 Sarasota city, FL 57.87
100 Cicero town, IL 57.87
101 Manhattan city, KS 57.75
101 Royal Oak city, MI 57.75
102 Owensboro city, KY 57.74
103 Gary city, IN 57.63
104 Passaic city, NJ 57.60
105 Bowling Green city, KY 57.53
106 Tulsa city, OK 57.38
107 Sunrise Manor CDP, NV 57.31
108 Champaign city, IL 57.27
108 Racine city, WI 57.27
109 Mobile city, AL 57.22
110 Carson City, NV 57.14
111 Lafayette city, LA 57.12
112 Decatur city, AL 57.05
113 Pensacola city, FL 56.96
114 Tallahassee city, FL 56.89
115 Lakeland city, FL 56.85
116 Winston-Salem city, NC 56.84
117 Columbia city, SC 56.74
118 Fort Wayne city, IN 56.51
119 Clearwater city, FL 56.49
120 Gainesville city, FL 56.40
121 Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA 56.33
122 Wichita Falls city, TX 56.29
123 Wilmington city, NC 56.20
124 Albany city, GA 56.18
124 Spokane Valley city, WA 56.18
125 Springfield city, OH 56.12
126 Tuscaloosa city, AL 55.98
126 Lafayette city, IN 55.98
127 Lincoln city, NE 55.90
128 Carmichael CDP, CA 55.55
129 Corvallis city, OR 55.49
130 Portland city, ME 55.39
131 Chapel Hill town, NC 55.34
132 Madison city, WI 55.30
133 Wichita city, KS 55.28
134 Lakewood CDP, NJ 55.22
135 Fort Myers city, FL 55.19
136 Davenport city, IA 55.13
137 Las Vegas city, NV 55.12
138 Schenectady city, NY 55.11
139 Wyoming city, MI 55.08
140 Roanoke city, VA 54.99
141 Hamilton city, OH 54.93
142 Burlington city, NC 54.74
143 Tampa city, FL 54.61
144 Wilmington city, DE 54.55
145 Memphis city, TN 54.47
146 Conway city, AR 54.35
147 Daytona Beach city, FL 54.33
148 Salt Lake City city, UT 54.30
149 Troy city, NY 54.26
150 Richmond city, VA 54.21
151 Kentwood city, MI 54.09
152 Lubbock city, TX 53.99
153 Hesperia city, CA 53.98
154 Topeka city, KS 53.96
155 Mount Pleasant town, SC 53.91
156 Sandy city, UT 53.73
157 East Los Angeles CDP, CA 53.61
158 San Bernardino city, CA 53.60
159 Lansing city, MI 53.53
160 Fort Smith city, AR 53.40
160 Hartford city, CT 53.40
161 Kansas City city, MO 53.30
162 Cathedral City city, CA 53.28
163 Huntsville city, AL 53.26
163 Jackson city, MS 53.26
163 Kenosha city, WI 53.26
164 St. Paul city, MN 53.25
165 Omaha city, NE 52.98
166 Albany city, NY 52.94
167 North Miami city, FL 52.89
168 South Gate city, CA 52.87
169 Largo city, FL 52.85
170 Greenville city, NC 52.81
171 Dearborn Heights city, MI 52.67
172 Grand Rapids city, MI 52.61
173 Oklahoma City city, OK 52.48
174 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 52.45
175 Lynchburg city, VA 52.38
176 Rochester city, MN 52.37
176 Scranton city, PA 52.37
177 Columbia city, MO 52.32
178 College Station city, TX 52.25
179 Amarillo city, TX 52.19
180 Rosemead city, CA 52.17
181 Miami Beach city, FL 52.16
182 Cuyahoga Falls city, OH 52.00
183 Newark city, NJ 51.91
184 Chicago city, IL 51.86
185 Kissimmee city, FL 51.83
186 San Angelo city, TX 51.80
187 Trenton city, NJ 51.69
188 New Haven city, CT 51.66
189 Eugene city, OR 51.49
190 Tamiami CDP, FL 51.38
191 Jacksonville city, NC 51.34
192 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA 51.31
193 Atlanta city, GA 51.21
194 Fresno city, CA 51.09
195 Greeley city, CO 51.06
195 Harrisonburg city, VA 51.06
196 Kenner city, LA 50.90
197 Melbourne city, FL 50.89
197 Columbus city, GA 50.89
198 Kansas City city, KS 50.76
199 Dallas city, TX 50.69
200 Montgomery city, AL 50.66
201 Philadelphia city, PA 50.65
202 Savannah city, GA 50.45
203 Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY 50.41
204 Arden-Arcade CDP, CA 50.38
205 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 50.30
206 Huntington Park city, CA 50.23
207 Taylor city, MI 50.15
208 Little Rock city, AR 50.12
209 Bethlehem city, PA 50.11
210 Lake Charles city, LA 50.10
211 North Charleston city, SC 50.00
212 Des Moines city, IA 49.98
213 Victoria city, TX 49.89
213 Norfolk city, VA 49.89
214 Gastonia city, NC 49.66
215 Cedar Rapids city, IA 49.57
216 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 49.54
217 Pompano Beach city, FL 49.48
218 Charleston city, SC 49.36
219 Rocky Mount city, NC 49.30
220 Bradenton city, FL 49.28
221 Monterey Park city, CA 49.27
222 Beaumont city, TX 49.26
223 Victorville city, CA 49.19
224 Fayetteville city, NC 49.11
225 Houston city, TX 49.10
225 Millcreek city, UT 49.10
226 Bismarck city, ND 49.09
227 Chino city, CA 49.08
227 Berwyn city, IL 49.08
228 High Point city, NC 48.87
229 Merced city, CA 48.75
230 St. Cloud city, MN 48.63
231 Escondido city, CA 48.56
232 Longview city, TX 48.51
232 Temple city, TX 48.51
233 Lawton city, OK 48.50
234 Corpus Christi city, TX 48.46
234 Ogden city, UT 48.46
235 Mishawaka city, IN 48.41
236 Columbus city, OH 48.35
237 Orlando city, FL 48.34
237 Twin Falls city, ID 48.34
238 Metairie CDP, LA 48.32
239 Cambridge city, MA 48.26
240 San Antonio city, TX 48.20
241 Tucson city, AZ 47.99
242 Olympia city, WA 47.97
243 Bakersfield city, CA 47.79
244 Apple Valley town, CA 47.76
245 Westland city, MI 47.73
246 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 47.62
247 Greensboro city, NC 47.48
248 Carlsbad city, CA 47.37
249 Texas City city, TX 47.36
250 Berkeley city, CA 47.31
251 Shawnee city, KS 47.29
251 Enid city, OK 47.29
252 Baltimore city, MD 47.24
253 Kokomo city, IN 47.20
254 Midwest City city, OK 47.14
255 National City city, CA 47.11
256 San Francisco city, CA 46.78
257 Missoula city, MT 46.77
258 Whittier city, CA 46.67
259 Jacksonville city, FL 46.66
260 Homestead city, FL 46.63
260 Summerville town, SC 46.63
261 Albuquerque city, NM 46.42
262 Casa Grande city, AZ 46.34
263 Providence city, RI 46.31
264 Portsmouth city, VA 46.27
265 Palmdale city, CA 46.23
266 New Brunswick city, NJ 46.05
267 Los Angeles city, CA 46.01
268 Waterbury city, CT 46.00
269 Baytown city, TX 45.78
270 Springfield city, MA 45.74
271 Hemet city, CA 45.69
271 Kettering city, OH 45.69
272 Salem city, OR 45.66
273 West Allis city, WI 45.59
274 Council Bluffs city, IA 45.56
275 Somerville city, MA 45.54
276 Portland city, OR 45.53
276 Abilene city, TX 45.53
277 Redding city, CA 45.27
278 Billings city, MT 45.22
279 Newport News city, VA 45.21
280 Port Charlotte CDP, FL 45.17
281 Lauderhill city, FL 45.10
282 Stockton city, CA 45.03
283 Florin CDP, CA 44.96
284 Tyler city, TX 44.94
285 Reno city, NV 44.89
286 Aloha CDP, OR 44.72
287 Poinciana CDP, FL 44.71
288 Turlock city, CA 44.66
288 Pueblo city, CO 44.66
289 Vancouver city, WA 44.64
290 Pasadena city, TX 44.58
291 Vineland city, NJ 44.55
292 Colton city, CA 44.50
292 Paterson city, NJ 44.50
293 West Valley City city, UT 44.31
294 Santa Barbara city, CA 44.24
295 Parma city, OH 44.14
296 Brooklyn Park city, MN 44.13
297 Pomona city, CA 44.05
298 Independence city, MO 43.97
299 Denton city, TX 43.94
300 Spokane city, WA 43.86
301 Delano city, CA 43.75
302 New Bedford city, MA 43.72
303 Durham city, NC 43.68
304 Modesto city, CA 43.61
305 Santa Monica city, CA 43.53
306 Sioux City city, IA 43.50
307 Tempe city, AZ 43.49
307 Deerfield Beach city, FL 43.49
308 Fort Worth city, TX 43.46
309 West Palm Beach city, FL 43.43
310 Woodland city, CA 43.42
311 Dundalk CDP, MD 43.23
312 Tulare city, CA 43.21
313 Hanford city, CA 43.20
314 Rock Hill city, SC 43.14
315 St. Petersburg city, FL 43.12
316 Kendale Lakes CDP, FL 43.10
317 Gresham city, OR 42.85
318 Long Beach city, CA 42.80
319 St. Clair Shores city, MI 42.78
320 Harlingen city, TX 42.74
321 Eden Prairie city, MN 42.71
322 Longmont city, CO 42.68
323 Seattle city, WA 42.66
324 Lancaster city, CA 42.63
325 Boise City city, ID 42.56
326 Kannapolis city, NC 42.50
327 Columbus city, IN 42.49
328 Warren city, MI 42.45
328 Conroe city, TX 42.45
329 Lakewood city, CO 42.35
330 Casas Adobes CDP, AZ 42.30
331 Citrus Heights city, CA 42.24
332 Nashua city, NH 41.73
332 Sioux Falls city, SD 41.73
333 Elizabeth city, NJ 41.66
334 Shoreline city, WA 41.58
335 Skokie village, IL 41.54
336 Ann Arbor city, MI 41.48
337 Allentown city, PA 41.45
338 Palm Bay city, FL 41.34
339 Lynwood city, CA 41.29
340 Lake Forest city, CA 41.18
340 Pine Hills CDP, FL 41.18
341 Grand Forks city, ND 41.02
342 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 41.00
343 Port Orange city, FL 40.80
344 Elgin city, IL 40.71
345 Sanford city, FL 40.66
346 Cedar Park city, TX 40.63
347 Boston city, MA 40.62
348 Phoenix city, AZ 40.57
349 Ames city, IA 40.55
350 Tacoma city, WA 40.47
351 Oakland city, CA 40.44
352 Reading city, PA 40.42
353 Denver city, CO 40.39
354 Ankeny city, IA 40.13
355 Union City city, NJ 40.01
356 Hampton city, VA 39.96
357 Livermore city, CA 39.95
357 North Las Vegas city, NV 39.95
358 New York city, NY 39.91
359 Jersey City city, NJ 39.85
360 Joliet city, IL 39.80
360 Waukegan city, IL 39.80
361 Lawrence city, KS 39.78
362 Fullerton city, CA 39.69
362 Chicopee city, MA 39.69
363 San Mateo city, CA 39.62
364 Yakima city, WA 39.57
365 Austin city, TX 39.48
366 Appleton city, WI 39.45
367 Thornton city, CO 39.42
368 Westchester CDP, FL 39.31
369 Warner Robins city, GA 39.25
369 Palatine village, IL 39.25
370 Richmond city, CA 39.24
371 Glendale city, AZ 39.08
371 Santa Fe city, NM 39.08
371 Raleigh city, NC 39.08
372 Lehigh Acres CDP, FL 39.06
373 Hoboken city, NJ 38.99
374 Charlotte city, NC 38.92
374 Killeen city, TX 38.92
375 Stamford city, CT 38.89
376 Mesquite city, TX 38.81
377 Bellingham city, WA 38.76
378 Lynn city, MA 38.68
379 Lake Havasu City city, AZ 38.66
380 Hollywood city, FL 38.63
381 Redwood City city, CA 38.59
382 West Des Moines city, IA 38.50
383 Pawtucket city, RI 38.47
384 Arvada city, CO 38.38
385 Framingham city, MA 38.37
386 Downey city, CA 38.33
387 Mount Vernon city, NY 38.26
388 Smyrna town, TN 38.21
389 Spring Hill CDP, FL 38.17
390 Visalia city, CA 38.09
391 San Tan Valley CDP, AZ 37.98
392 Jurupa Valley city, CA 37.97
393 Gardena city, CA 37.94
394 Yuma city, AZ 37.78
395 Country Club CDP, FL 37.72
396 Sacramento city, CA 37.67
397 Dearborn city, MI 37.66
398 Pasadena city, CA 37.63
399 Colorado Springs city, CO 37.56
400 Provo city, UT 37.50
400 South Jordan city, UT 37.50
401 Renton city, WA 37.49
402 Norman city, OK 37.46
403 Compton city, CA 37.43
404 Idaho Falls city, ID 37.41
405 Palm Coast city, FL 37.32
406 Murfreesboro city, TN 37.31
407 Upland city, CA 37.30
408 Bridgeport city, CT 37.29
409 Boulder city, CO 37.26
410 Miami Gardens city, FL 37.18
411 McAllen city, TX 37.10
412 Clarksville city, TN 37.05
413 Boynton Beach city, FL 37.04
414 Paramount city, CA 37.01
415 Lancaster city, PA 36.92
416 Mesa city, AZ 36.90
417 Santa Rosa city, CA 36.82
417 Taunton city, MA 36.82
418 Noblesville city, IN 36.80
418 Edina city, MN 36.80
419 Odessa city, TX 36.79
420 Fall River city, MA 36.77
421 Camarillo city, CA 36.48
422 East Hartford CDP, CT 36.44
423 Cheektowaga CDP, NY 36.33
424 Worcester city, MA 36.09
425 Westminster city, CA 36.03
426 Perth Amboy city, NJ 36.02
427 Tonawanda Town CDP, NY 35.95
428 San Diego city, CA 35.89
429 East Orange city, NJ 35.87
430 Ontario city, CA 35.71
430 Medford city, MA 35.71
431 Haverhill city, MA 35.55
432 Redlands city, CA 35.50
433 Rialto city, CA 35.48
434 Springdale city, AR 35.42
435 The Woodlands CDP, TX 35.28
436 Vallejo city, CA 35.25
437 Florissant city, MO 35.20
438 Chula Vista city, CA 35.14
439 Des Plaines city, IL 35.08
440 Spring Valley CDP, NV 35.02
441 Suffolk city, VA 34.94
442 Tamarac city, FL 34.87
443 Norwalk city, CT 34.82
444 Midland city, TX 34.78
445 Sunrise city, FL 34.73
446 Franklin city, TN 34.71
447 Perris city, CA 34.69
448 Arcadia city, CA 34.63
449 Baldwin Park city, CA 34.55
450 Garland city, TX 34.53
451 Margate city, FL 34.48
452 Hoover city, AL 34.46
453 Kent city, WA 34.43
454 West Haven city, CT 34.35
455 Alameda city, CA 34.30
456 Arlington city, TX 34.27
457 Hawthorne city, CA 34.07
458 Edmond city, OK 34.01
459 Hoffman Estates village, IL 34.00
460 Eau Claire city, WI 33.78
461 New Britain city, CT 33.74
462 Fountainebleau CDP, FL 33.73