Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 10.62K people in Kansas with African ancestry (0.36% of Kansas population). Among all Kansas cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Kansas City city had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (1.24%), followed by Wichita city (0.68%), and Gardner city (0.66%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Kansas.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Kansas City city
Wichita city
Gardner city
Junction City city
Manhattan city
Lenexa city
Olathe city
Lansing city
Salina city
Atchison city
Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Kansas City city 1.24
2 Wichita city 0.68
3 Gardner city 0.66
4 Junction City city 0.63
5 Manhattan city 0.61
6 Lenexa city 0.55
6 Olathe city 0.55
7 Lansing city 0.52
8 Salina city 0.43
9 Atchison city 0.41
9 Hutchinson city 0.41
10 Overland Park city 0.35
11 Dodge City city 0.34
12 Topeka city 0.31
13 Derby city 0.27
14 Leavenworth city 0.26
14 Merriam city 0.26
15 Newton city 0.22
16 Arkansas City city 0.17
17 Shawnee city 0.16
18 Garden City city 0.15
19 Andover city 0.14
20 Hays city 0.13
21 Lawrence city 0.12
22 Pittsburg city 0.08
23 Prairie Village city 0.07
24 Liberal city 0.05
25 El Dorado city 0.04