Ranking of Texas 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 194.24K people in Texas with African ancestry (0.67% of Texas population). Among all Texas cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Texarkana city had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (7.22%), followed by Glenn Heights city (4.82%), and Four Corners CDP (3.95%).

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 Texas.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Texas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Texarkana city
Glenn Heights city
Four Corners CDP
Euless city
Mission Bend CDP
Princeton city
Allen city
Converse city
Arlington city
Webster city
Ranking of Texas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Texarkana city 7.22
2 Glenn Heights city 4.82
3 Four Corners CDP 3.95
4 Euless city 3.22
5 Mission Bend CDP 3.09
6 Princeton city 3.07
7 Allen city 2.71
8 Converse city 2.45
9 Arlington city 2.40
10 Webster city 2.33
11 Little Elm city 2.30
12 Melissa city 2.25
13 Tomball city 2.23
14 Rowlett city 2.07
15 Red Oak city 2.04
16 Bellmead city 2.02
17 Tyler city 1.98
18 Wells Branch CDP 1.94
19 Hutto city 1.88
20 Denton city 1.77
21 Dumas city 1.74
22 Garland city 1.70
23 Mount Pleasant city 1.64
24 Royse City city 1.58
25 Cedar Hill city 1.52
26 Grand Prairie city 1.51
27 Lancaster city 1.43
28 Richmond city 1.41
29 Brushy Creek CDP 1.40
30 Atascocita CDP 1.32
31 Wylie city 1.29
32 Palestine city 1.26
33 Hurst city 1.25
34 Plainview city 1.23
35 Fort Hood CDP 1.22
35 Stafford city 1.22
36 Anna city 1.19
36 DeSoto city 1.19
37 Canyon city 1.17
38 Houston city 1.16
38 Irving city 1.16
38 Live Oak city 1.16
39 Celina city 1.13
40 Killeen city 1.10
40 Universal City city 1.10
41 Haltom City city 1.09
41 La Marque city 1.09
41 Mesquite city 1.09
42 Deer Park city 1.08
43 Watauga city 1.07
44 Marshall city 1.05
44 Pflugerville city 1.05
45 Corpus Christi city 1.03
45 Prosper town 1.03
46 Copperas Cove city 1.02
47 Baytown city 1.01
47 Lewisville city 1.01
47 Pearland city 1.01
48 Orange city 1.00
49 Cibolo city 0.99
50 Farmers Branch city 0.97
51 Amarillo city 0.95
51 Dallas city 0.95
52 Fort Worth city 0.94
53 Missouri City city 0.93
53 Pasadena city 0.93
54 Bedford city 0.92
54 Richardson city 0.92
55 Nacogdoches city 0.91
56 Hewitt city 0.89
57 Coppell city 0.88
57 Nederland city 0.88
58 Mansfield city 0.85
59 Leander city 0.84
60 Dickinson city 0.83
61 Carrollton city 0.81
61 El Campo city 0.81
61 Fresno CDP 0.81
62 Groves city 0.80
62 Harlingen city 0.80
63 Lakeway city 0.79
64 Fate city 0.78
64 Waco city 0.78
65 South Houston city 0.77
65 White Settlement city 0.77
66 McKinney city 0.76
66 Wichita Falls city 0.76
67 Huntsville city 0.74
67 Murphy city 0.74
68 San Marcos city 0.68
69 Waxahachie city 0.67
70 Midlothian city 0.66
70 Pecan Grove CDP 0.66
71 Frisco city 0.65
71 Lubbock city 0.65
72 Bacliff CDP 0.62
72 Crowley city 0.62
72 Duncanville city 0.62
73 Austin city 0.61
73 Galveston city 0.61
74 League City city 0.60
74 Port Lavaca city 0.60
75 Conroe city 0.59
75 The Colony city 0.59
76 Athens city 0.58
77 Forney city 0.57
78 Midland city 0.56
78 Schertz city 0.56
79 College Station city 0.54
79 Freeport city 0.54
79 Plano city 0.54
80 Beaumont city 0.53
80 Grapevine city 0.53
80 North Richland Hills city 0.53
81 Henderson city 0.52
82 Fort Bliss CDP 0.50
83 Big Spring city 0.47
83 Greenville city 0.47
83 San Angelo city 0.47
83 Sherman city 0.47
84 Port Arthur city 0.46
85 Rockwall city 0.45
86 The Woodlands CDP 0.44
87 Longview city 0.43
88 Ennis city 0.42
89 Channelview CDP 0.41
90 Galena Park city 0.40
90 Manor city 0.40
90 Taylor city 0.40
91 Humble city 0.38
91 La Porte city 0.38
92 Georgetown city 0.37
92 Harker Heights city 0.37
92 Levelland city 0.37
93 Pampa city 0.36
93 Paris city 0.36
93 Spring CDP 0.36
93 Sugar Land city 0.36
94 Abilene city 0.35
94 Bryan city 0.35
94 San Antonio city 0.35
95 Corinth city 0.34
95 Victoria city 0.34
96 Alvin city 0.33
96 Cloverleaf CDP 0.33
96 Kerrville city 0.33
97 El Paso city 0.32
98 Raymondville city 0.30
99 Del Rio city 0.29
99 Hereford city 0.29
99 Weatherford city 0.29
100 Kingsville city 0.28
100 Odessa city 0.28
100 Round Rock city 0.28
100 Sulphur Springs city 0.28
101 Friendswood city 0.27
101 Seabrook city 0.27
102 Lufkin city 0.26
103 Balch Springs city 0.25
103 Brenham city 0.25
104 Brownwood city 0.24
104 Timberwood Park CDP 0.24
105 Seguin city 0.23
106 Cleburne city 0.22
107 Belton city 0.21
107 Kyle city 0.21
108 Buda city 0.19
109 Burleson city 0.18
109 Cedar Park city 0.18
109 Jacksonville city 0.18
109 Portland city 0.18
109 Texas City city 0.18
110 Addison town 0.17
110 Flower Mound town 0.17
110 Gatesville city 0.17
110 Stephenville city 0.17
111 Kilgore city 0.16
112 Borger city 0.15
112 Mineral Wells city 0.15
112 Rendon CDP 0.15
113 Port Neches city 0.14
113 Rosenberg city 0.14
113 Temple city 0.14
114 Denison city 0.13
114 Rockport city 0.13
114 Terrell city 0.13
114 Vernon city 0.13
115 Forest Hill city 0.12
115 Weslaco city 0.12
116 Highland Village city 0.11
116 West University Place city 0.11
117 Edinburg city 0.09
117 Katy city 0.09
117 Sachse city 0.09
118 Alton city 0.08
119 New Braunfels city 0.07
120 Lockhart city 0.06
120 Seagoville city 0.06
121 Granbury city 0.05
121 Laredo city 0.05