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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 20.97K people in Kansas with Subsaharan African ancestry (0.72% of Kansas population). Among all Kansas cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Garden City city had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (2.89%), followed by Lenexa city (1.91%), and Gardner city (1.86%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Garden City city
Lenexa city
Gardner city
Kansas City city
Manhattan city
Olathe city
Shawnee city
Overland Park city
Lawrence city
Wichita city
Ranking of Kansas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Garden City city 2.89
2 Lenexa city 1.91
3 Gardner city 1.86
4 Kansas City city 1.68
5 Manhattan city 1.46
6 Olathe city 1.41
7 Shawnee city 1.12
8 Overland Park city 1.03
9 Lawrence city 1.01
9 Wichita city 1.01
10 Salina city 0.83
11 Junction City city 0.82
12 Leavenworth city 0.81
13 Liberal city 0.72
14 Lansing city 0.52
15 Merriam city 0.51
16 Atchison city 0.46
16 Topeka city 0.46
17 Hutchinson city 0.45
18 Dodge City city 0.38
19 Derby city 0.36
20 Prairie Village city 0.34
21 Hays city 0.23
22 Newton city 0.22
23 Pittsburg city 0.20
24 Arkansas City city 0.17
24 El Dorado city 0.17
25 Andover city 0.14
26 Emporia city 0.13
27 McPherson city 0.10
28 Leawood city 0.05