Ranking of US Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Updated on March 8, 2024.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among all US cities and places with a population of at least 50K, Suffolk city, VA had the highest percentage of population with African ancestry (12.93%), followed by Canton city, OH (7.87%), and New Orleans city, LA (5.19%).
The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 200 cities and places.
You can see similar information for other ancestry groups in the US.
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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).
Ranking of US Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | City or Place | Percentage of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suffolk city, VA | 12.93 |
| 2 | Canton city, OH | 7.87 |
| 3 | New Orleans city, LA | 5.19 |
| 4 | Paterson city, NJ | 4.11 |
| 5 | Brooklyn Park city, MN | 4.02 |
| 6 | West Palm Beach city, FL | 3.61 |
| 7 | Columbia city, SC | 3.51 |
| 8 | Fairfield city, CA | 3.40 |
| 9 | Euless city, TX | 3.22 |
| 10 | North Little Rock city, AR | 3.20 |
| 10 | St. Cloud city, MN | 3.20 |
| 11 | Germantown CDP, MD | 3.17 |
| 12 | Silver Spring CDP, MD | 3.12 |
| 13 | Aspen Hill CDP, MD | 3.09 |
| 14 | Westland city, MI | 3.07 |
| 15 | Little Rock city, AR | 2.92 |
| 16 | Birmingham city, AL | 2.87 |
| 17 | Youngstown city, OH | 2.85 |
| 18 | Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN | 2.83 |
| 19 | Vacaville city, CA | 2.74 |
| 20 | Shreveport city, LA | 2.73 |
| 21 | Allen city, TX | 2.71 |
| 22 | Portsmouth city, VA | 2.64 |
| 23 | Indianapolis city (balance), IN | 2.62 |
| 24 | Bowie city, MD | 2.55 |
| 25 | Baltimore city, MD | 2.52 |
| 26 | Boynton Beach city, FL | 2.47 |
| 27 | Toledo city, OH | 2.43 |
| 28 | Lowell city, MA | 2.42 |
| 29 | Mount Vernon city, NY | 2.40 |
| 29 | Arlington city, TX | 2.40 |
| 30 | Newark city, NJ | 2.39 |
| 31 | Kannapolis city, NC | 2.34 |
| 32 | South Fulton city, GA | 2.31 |
| 33 | Albany city, OR | 2.19 |
| 34 | Roanoke city, VA | 2.12 |
| 35 | Charlotte city, NC | 2.08 |
| 36 | Waldorf CDP, MD | 2.07 |
| 36 | Rowlett city, TX | 2.07 |
| 37 | Pawtucket city, RI | 2.05 |
| 38 | Bolingbrook village, IL | 2.03 |
| 39 | Stockton city, CA | 2.02 |
| 39 | Gastonia city, NC | 2.02 |
| 40 | Federal Way city, WA | 2.00 |
| 41 | Joliet city, IL | 1.98 |
| 41 | Tyler city, TX | 1.98 |
| 42 | Dayton city, OH | 1.95 |
| 43 | Madison city, WI | 1.94 |
| 44 | Coconut Creek city, FL | 1.91 |
| 45 | Hawthorne city, CA | 1.85 |
| 45 | Bloomington city, MN | 1.85 |
| 46 | Ocala city, FL | 1.84 |
| 46 | Clarksville city, TN | 1.84 |
| 47 | Inglewood city, CA | 1.80 |
| 47 | New Haven city, CT | 1.80 |
| 48 | Huntersville town, NC | 1.78 |
| 48 | North Charleston city, SC | 1.78 |
| 49 | Denton city, TX | 1.77 |
| 49 | Auburn city, WA | 1.77 |
| 50 | Portland city, ME | 1.76 |
| 51 | Columbia CDP, MD | 1.74 |
| 52 | South Bend city, IN | 1.73 |
| 52 | Gaithersburg city, MD | 1.73 |
| 52 | Tacoma city, WA | 1.73 |
| 53 | Greensboro city, NC | 1.71 |
| 53 | Millcreek city, UT | 1.71 |
| 54 | Garland city, TX | 1.70 |
| 55 | Southfield city, MI | 1.69 |
| 56 | Apple Valley city, MN | 1.67 |
| 57 | Frederick city, MD | 1.66 |
| 57 | Trenton city, NJ | 1.66 |
| 58 | Norfolk city, VA | 1.65 |
| 59 | St. Cloud city, FL | 1.60 |
| 59 | North Bethesda CDP, MD | 1.60 |
| 60 | Worcester city, MA | 1.59 |
| 60 | Plainfield city, NJ | 1.59 |
| 61 | Stonecrest city, GA | 1.57 |
| 62 | Montgomery city, AL | 1.56 |
| 62 | Smyrna city, GA | 1.56 |
| 62 | Cincinnati city, OH | 1.56 |
| 63 | Buffalo city, NY | 1.55 |
| 64 | Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY | 1.54 |
| 64 | Hampton city, VA | 1.54 |
| 65 | Peoria city, IL | 1.52 |
| 65 | Flint city, MI | 1.52 |
| 65 | Maple Grove city, MN | 1.52 |
| 66 | Grand Prairie city, TX | 1.51 |
| 67 | Wheaton CDP, MD | 1.48 |
| 68 | Albany city, GA | 1.46 |
| 69 | Wilmington city, DE | 1.45 |
| 70 | Bel Air South CDP, MD | 1.44 |
| 71 | Sunrise city, FL | 1.43 |
| 71 | Columbus city, OH | 1.43 |
| 72 | Concord city, NC | 1.42 |
| 72 | Philadelphia city, PA | 1.42 |
| 73 | Marietta city, GA | 1.38 |
| 73 | Murfreesboro city, TN | 1.38 |
| 74 | Hartford city, CT | 1.37 |
| 74 | Lynn city, MA | 1.37 |
| 75 | Taylor city, MI | 1.34 |
| 76 | Roswell city, GA | 1.33 |
| 76 | Des Moines city, IA | 1.33 |
| 76 | St. Paul city, MN | 1.33 |
| 76 | Erie city, PA | 1.33 |
| 76 | Richmond city, VA | 1.33 |
| 77 | Atascocita CDP, TX | 1.32 |
| 78 | Lancaster city, PA | 1.30 |
| 78 | Dale City CDP, VA | 1.30 |
| 79 | Carson city, CA | 1.29 |
| 79 | Manchester city, NH | 1.29 |
| 79 | New Rochelle city, NY | 1.29 |
| 79 | Syracuse city, NY | 1.29 |
| 79 | Wylie city, TX | 1.29 |
| 80 | Detroit city, MI | 1.28 |
| 81 | Jackson city, MS | 1.27 |
| 81 | Fargo city, ND | 1.27 |
| 81 | Alexandria city, VA | 1.27 |
| 82 | Waterloo city, IA | 1.26 |
| 83 | Iowa City city, IA | 1.25 |
| 83 | Baton Rouge city, LA | 1.25 |
| 84 | Compton city, CA | 1.24 |
| 84 | Kansas City city, KS | 1.24 |
| 84 | Malden city, MA | 1.24 |
| 85 | North Las Vegas city, NV | 1.23 |
| 86 | Savannah city, GA | 1.21 |
| 87 | Lakeville city, MN | 1.20 |
| 88 | Vallejo city, CA | 1.19 |
| 88 | Champaign city, IL | 1.19 |
| 88 | DeSoto city, TX | 1.19 |
| 88 | Newport News city, VA | 1.19 |
| 89 | Waukegan city, IL | 1.18 |
| 89 | Yonkers city, NY | 1.18 |
| 90 | Paradise CDP, NV | 1.17 |
| 90 | Raleigh city, NC | 1.17 |
| 91 | Lakeland city, FL | 1.16 |
| 91 | Houston city, TX | 1.16 |
| 91 | Irving city, TX | 1.16 |
| 92 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | 1.14 |
| 92 | New York city, NY | 1.14 |
| 92 | Akron city, OH | 1.14 |
| 93 | Victorville city, CA | 1.13 |
| 93 | Miami Gardens city, FL | 1.13 |
| 94 | Severn CDP, MD | 1.12 |
| 94 | Chapel Hill town, NC | 1.12 |
| 94 | High Point city, NC | 1.12 |
| 94 | Pittsburgh city, PA | 1.12 |
| 94 | Shoreline city, WA | 1.12 |
| 95 | Minneapolis city, MN | 1.11 |
| 95 | Sunrise Manor CDP, NV | 1.11 |
| 96 | Killeen city, TX | 1.10 |
| 97 | Atlanta city, GA | 1.09 |
| 97 | Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA | 1.09 |
| 97 | Johns Creek city, GA | 1.09 |
| 97 | Methuen Town city, MA | 1.09 |
| 97 | Mesquite city, TX | 1.09 |
| 98 | Glendale city, AZ | 1.08 |
| 98 | Aurora city, CO | 1.08 |
| 98 | Livonia city, MI | 1.08 |
| 98 | Spring Valley CDP, NV | 1.08 |
| 99 | Castro Valley CDP, CA | 1.07 |
| 99 | Oakland city, CA | 1.07 |
| 99 | Kenner city, LA | 1.07 |
| 99 | Burnsville city, MN | 1.07 |
| 99 | Sioux Falls city, SD | 1.07 |
| 100 | Eastvale city, CA | 1.06 |
| 100 | Las Vegas city, NV | 1.06 |
| 101 | Towson CDP, MD | 1.05 |
| 101 | Pflugerville city, TX | 1.05 |
| 102 | Largo city, FL | 1.04 |
| 102 | Poinciana CDP, FL | 1.04 |
| 102 | Lansing city, MI | 1.04 |
| 102 | Durham city, NC | 1.04 |
| 103 | Glen Burnie CDP, MD | 1.03 |
| 103 | Corpus Christi city, TX | 1.03 |
| 104 | Chesapeake city, VA | 1.02 |
| 105 | Mobile city, AL | 1.01 |
| 105 | Jonesboro city, AR | 1.01 |
| 105 | Baytown city, TX | 1.01 |
| 105 | Lewisville city, TX | 1.01 |
| 105 | Pearland city, TX | 1.01 |
| 106 | St. Louis city, MO | 1.00 |
| 107 | Highland city, CA | 0.99 |
| 107 | Lancaster city, CA | 0.99 |
| 107 | Jacksonville city, FL | 0.99 |
| 107 | Sanford city, FL | 0.99 |
| 107 | Cedar Rapids city, IA | 0.99 |
| 107 | Albany city, NY | 0.99 |
| 108 | West Haven city, CT | 0.98 |
| 108 | Farmington Hills city, MI | 0.98 |
| 108 | Rochester city, NY | 0.98 |
| 108 | Providence city, RI | 0.98 |
| 108 | Memphis city, TN | 0.98 |
| 108 | Lynchburg city, VA | 0.98 |
| 109 | Rochester city, MN | 0.97 |
| 110 | Rocky Mount city, NC | 0.96 |
| 111 | Rockford city, IL | 0.95 |
| 111 | Gary city, IN | 0.95 |
| 111 | Kentwood city, MI | 0.95 |
| 111 | Amarillo city, TX | 0.95 |
| 111 | Dallas city, TX | 0.95 |