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

Updated on March 20, 2025.

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.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of US Cities and Places By the Percentage of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Dubuque city, IA
80.45%
El Monte city, CA
78.57%
Lehi city, UT
76.32%
Herriman city, UT
75.00%
La Crosse city, WI
73.54%
Coeur d'Alene city, ID
72.48%
Waukesha city, WI
72.19%
Johnson City city, TN
71.36%
Duluth city, MN
71.12%
Erie city, PA
70.32%
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)
Rank
City
Percent 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
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