Ranking of US Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the US Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 6,261,161. Among all US cities and places, New York city, NY had the highest Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (359,455), followed by Chicago city, IL (128,226), and Houston city, TX (85,999).

The chart below shows the top 10 US cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 US cities and places.

You can see similar information for other educational attainments.

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Ranking of US Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
New York city, NY
Chicago city, IL
Houston city, TX
Philadelphia city, PA
Los Angeles city, CA
Washington city, DC
Charlotte city, NC
Dallas city, TX
Atlanta city, GA
Baltimore city, MD
Ranking of US Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021
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Rank City or Place Number of People
1 New York city, NY 359455
2 Chicago city, IL 128226
3 Houston city, TX 85999
4 Philadelphia city, PA 82796
5 Los Angeles city, CA 72688
6 Washington city, DC 64820
7 Charlotte city, NC 61970
8 Dallas city, TX 47407
9 Atlanta city, GA 46986
10 Baltimore city, MD 46357
11 Detroit city, MI 44336
12 Memphis city, TN 42510
13 Jacksonville city, FL 38556
14 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 34601
15 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 32402
16 New Orleans city, LA 31853
17 Columbus city, OH 31713
18 Raleigh city, NC 28147
19 Boston city, MA 26568
20 South Fulton city, GA 25128
21 Durham city, NC 24532
22 Fort Worth city, TX 24122
23 Oakland city, CA 21635
24 Greensboro city, NC 20525
25 Montgomery city, AL 18625
26 Phoenix city, AZ 18368
27 Milwaukee city, WI 17527
28 Jackson city, MS 17456
29 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 17381
30 Virginia Beach city, VA 16798
31 Birmingham city, AL 16584
32 Arlington city, TX 16552
33 Newark city, NJ 16141
34 San Diego city, CA 15820
35 San Antonio city, TX 15518
36 Austin city, TX 15360
37 Chesapeake city, VA 15003
38 St. Louis city, MO 14840
39 Kansas City city, MO 14420
40 Oklahoma City city, OK 14328
41 Southfield city, MI 13408
42 Little Rock city, AR 13289
43 Cleveland city, OH 13222
44 Cincinnati city, OH 13041
45 Fayetteville city, NC 12932
46 Jersey City city, NJ 12633
47 Bowie city, MD 12290
48 Baton Rouge city, LA 12055
49 Tallahassee city, FL 11785
50 Denver city, CO 11726
51 Columbus city, GA 11666
52 Huntsville city, AL 11661
53 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA 11525
54 Mobile city, AL 11452
55 Winston-Salem city, NC 11330
56 Sacramento city, CA 11270
57 Hampton city, VA 11246
58 Seattle city, WA 11208
59 Norfolk city, VA 10997
60 Waldorf CDP, MD 10914
61 Miramar city, FL 10863
62 San Francisco city, CA 10544
63 Alexandria city, VA 10513
64 Stonecrest city, GA 10465
65 Grand Prairie city, TX 10453
66 Aurora city, CO 10349
67 Newport News city, VA 10298
68 Richmond city, VA 10194
69 Tampa city, FL 10017
70 Columbia CDP, MD 9838
71 Buffalo city, NY 9822
72 Long Beach city, CA 9740
73 Orlando city, FL 9538
74 Shreveport city, LA 9528
75 Mount Vernon city, NY 9313
76 Inglewood city, CA 9295
76 Las Vegas city, NV 9295
77 Miami Gardens city, FL 9220
78 Irving city, TX 8795
79 Pittsburgh city, PA 8717
80 East Orange city, NJ 8244
81 DeSoto city, TX 8189
82 Missouri City city, TX 8121
83 Silver Spring CDP, MD 8116
84 Plano city, TX 8063
85 Arlington CDP, VA 8053
86 San Jose city, CA 8044
87 Yonkers city, NY 7992
88 Pembroke Pines city, FL 7931
89 Savannah city, GA 7861
90 Pearland city, TX 7811
91 St. Petersburg city, FL 7780
92 Clinton CDP, MD 7681
93 Macon-Bibb County, GA 7636
94 Minneapolis city, MN 7564
95 Miami city, FL 7194
96 Killeen city, TX 7142
97 Columbia city, SC 7098
98 North Las Vegas city, NV 6889
99 Sandy Springs city, GA 6876
100 Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY 6812
101 Bridgeport city, CT 6657
102 Tulsa city, OK 6612
103 Suffolk city, VA 6593
104 Garland city, TX 6587
105 Owings Mills CDP, MD 6569
106 Portland city, OR 6435
107 Murfreesboro city, TN 6379
108 Randallstown CDP, MD 6339
109 Frisco city, TX 6295
110 Smyrna city, GA 6251
111 New Haven city, CT 6220
112 Omaha city, NE 6194
113 Coral Springs city, FL 6187
114 Port St. Lucie city, FL 6145
115 Rochester city, NY 6120
116 Moreno Valley city, CA 6107
117 Lauderhill city, FL 6064
118 East Point city, GA 6050
119 Warner Robins city, GA 5992
120 Sunrise city, FL 5926
121 Toledo city, OH 5861
122 Redan CDP, GA 5793
123 West Palm Beach city, FL 5755
124 Clarksville city, TN 5714
125 Carson city, CA 5693
126 Atascocita CDP, TX 5645
127 Chattanooga city, TN 5532
128 Portsmouth city, VA 5436
129 New Rochelle city, NY 5421
130 McKinney city, TX 5376
131 Brockton city, MA 5331
132 Germantown CDP, MD 5311
133 Milford Mill CDP, MD 5191
134 Pine Hills CDP, FL 5179
135 Colorado Springs city, CO 5165
136 Albany city, GA 5156
137 Cedar Hill city, TX 5127
138 St. Paul city, MN 5116
139 Mableton CDP, GA 5107
140 North Charleston city, SC 5101
141 High Point city, NC 5025
142 Lake Arbor CDP, MD 5021
143 Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA 4948
144 Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County), MD 4926
145 Worcester city, MA 4916
146 South Laurel CDP, MD 4896
147 El Paso city, TX 4870
148 Farmington Hills city, MI 4840
149 Concord city, NC 4831
150 Dayton city, OH 4824
151 Providence city, RI 4818
152 Charleston city, SC 4815
153 Fort Washington CDP, MD 4795
154 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 4793
155 Laurel city, MD 4757
156 Cary town, NC 4716
157 Beaumont city, TX 4695
158 Marietta city, GA 4680
159 Baldwin CDP, NY 4665
160 Lewisville city, TX 4634
161 Dale City CDP, VA 4633
162 Gary city, IN 4631
163 Lochearn CDP, MD 4612
164 Severn CDP, MD 4607
165 Matteson village, IL 4576
166 Trenton city, NJ 4560
167 Brock Hall CDP, MD 4550
168 Stockbridge city, GA 4521
169 Lancaster city, TX 4509
170 Douglasville city, GA 4484
171 Enterprise CDP, NV 4454
172 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 4446
173 Spring Valley CDP, NV 4420
174 Grand Rapids city, MI 4408
175 Plantation city, FL 4402
176 Wichita city, KS 4386
177 Pine Bluff city, AR 4349
178 Chandler city, AZ 4343
179 Hoover city, AL 4296
180 Albuquerque city, NM 4294
181 Elk Grove city, CA 4291
181 Tamarac city, FL 4291
182 Mansfield city, TX 4283
183 Riverview CDP, FL 4214
184 Mesquite city, TX 4203
185 Hempstead village, NY 4177
186 Lancaster city, CA 4113
187 Brandon CDP, FL 4084
188 Camp Springs CDP, MD 4073
189 Tuscaloosa city, AL 4067
190 Stockton city, CA 4066
191 Fresno city, CA 4058
192 Hartford city, CT 4047
193 Richmond city, CA 4043
193 Carrollton city, TX 4043
194 Springfield city, MA 4016
195 Odenton CDP, MD 4009
196 Stamford city, CT 4007
197 Rock Hill city, SC 4003
198 Fairland CDP, MD 4001
199 Gainesville city, FL 3966
200 Union City city, GA 3952
201 Wilmington city, DE 3946
202 Mesa city, AZ 3938
203 Rowlett city, TX 3934
204 Akron city, OH 3927
205 Kettering CDP, MD 3870
206 Hollywood city, FL 3837
207 Kansas City city, KS 3825
208 View Park-Windsor Hills CDP, CA 3820
209 Bartlett city, TN 3787
210 Mitchellville CDP, MD 3762
211 Calumet City city, IL 3760
212 Elmont CDP, NY 3741
213 Lake Charles city, LA 3701
214 Hawthorne city, CA 3681
215 Fort Wayne city, IN 3675
216 Aurora city, IL 3668
217 Rocky Mount city, NC 3653
218 Greenville city, NC 3643
219 Fairfield city, CA 3626
219 Plainfield city, NJ 3626
220 Brooklyn Park city, MN 3599
221 Henderson city, NV 3578
222 Fresno CDP, TX 3564
223 Albany city, NY 3517
224 Leesylvania CDP, VA 3515
225 Glen Burnie CDP, MD 3493
226 Largo CDP, MD 3492
227 Pasadena city, CA 3488
228 Cleveland Heights city, OH 3480
229 Margate city, FL 3467
230 Roswell city, GA 3464
231 Vallejo city, CA 3429
232 Lafayette city, LA 3418
232 Euclid city, OH 3418
233 Suitland CDP, MD 3406
234 North Little Rock city, AR 3400
235 Riverside city, CA 3381
236 McDonough city, GA 3368
237 Oxon Hill CDP, MD 3353
238 Westphalia CDP, MD 3316
239 South Holland village, IL 3308
240 Tucson city, AZ 3285
240 Pompano Beach city, FL 3285
241 Richardson city, TX 3272
242 Lansing city, MI 3269
243 Randolph Town city, MA 3268
244 Valley Stream village, NY 3247
245 Bakersfield city, CA 3229
246 Country Club Hills city, IL 3227
247 Chillum CDP, MD 3226
248 Tacoma city, WA 3179
249 Oak Park village, IL 3143
250 Wheaton CDP, MD 3137
251 Maryland City CDP, MD 3134
252 Fontana city, CA 3133
253 North Laurel CDP, MD 3128
254 Glenn Dale CDP, MD 3127
255 Sicklerville CDP, NJ 3125
256 Shaker Heights city, OH 3097
257 Hayward city, CA 3089
258 Petersburg city, VA 3082
259 Tucker city, GA 3063
260 Hackensack city, NJ 3050
261 Freeport village, NY 3042
262 Oak Park city, MI 3036
263 Paterson city, NJ 3028
264 League City city, TX 3023
265 Old Jamestown CDP, MO 3019
266 North Lauderdale city, FL 3011
267 Madison city, AL 3009
268 Gaithersburg city, MD 2994
269 Antioch city, CA 2987
270 Rosaryville CDP, MD 2986
271 Alafaya CDP, FL 2984
272 Southaven city, MS 2976
273 Allen city, TX 2966
274 Seabrook CDP, MD 2963
275 Alpharetta city, GA 2962
276 Sugar Land city, TX 2961
277 Compton city, CA 2952
278 Newnan city, GA 2951
279 Daytona Beach city, FL 2929
280 Flint city, MI 2910
280 Round Rock city, TX 2910
281 Greenbelt city, MD 2905
282 Dunwoody city, GA 2904
283 Johns Creek city, GA 2902
284 Warren city, MI 2874
285 Wake Forest town, NC 2867
286 Denton city, TX 2862
287 Syracuse city, NY 2854
288 Lake Ridge CDP, VA 2845
289 Knoxville city, TN 2837
290 Overland Park city, KS 2828
291 Cambridge city, MA 2806
292 Brookhaven city, GA 2787
293 Deerfield Beach city, FL 2781
294 Peoria city, IL 2764
295 Palmdale city, CA 2748
296 Wilmington city, NC 2738
297 Knightdale town, NC 2735
298 Somerset CDP, NJ 2712
299 Apopka city, FL 2697
300 Clinton city, MS 2696
300 Florissant city, MO 2696
301 North Valley Stream CDP, NY 2695
302 Fairwood CDP, MD 2693
303 Cherry Hill CDP, VA 2688
304 Dolton village, IL 2678
305 Marlboro Village CDP, MD 2675
306 Landover CDP, MD 2673
307 Hattiesburg city, MS 2664
308 Jackson city, TN 2654
309 Metairie CDP, LA 2650
309 Greenville city, MS 2650
310 Aspen Hill CDP, MD 2636
311 Palm Bay city, FL 2635
312 Marlton CDP, MD 2627
313 Federal Way city, WA 2625
314 Chula Vista city, CA 2624
315 North Miami city, FL 2622
316 Madison city, WI 2610
317 Frederick city, MD 2593
318 Lawton city, OK 2589
319 Bolingbrook village, IL 2576
319 Gastonia city, NC 2576
320 Wesley Chapel CDP, FL 2557
321 Summerfield CDP, MD 2554
322 Flossmoor village, IL 2547
323 University City city, MO 2525
324 Tyler city, TX 2519
325 Corona city, CA 2484
326 Zachary city, LA 2477
327 Norwalk city, CT 2476
328 Rockford city, IL 2475
329 Joliet city, IL 2469
329 Merrillville town, IN 2469
330 Ridgeland city, MS 2462
331 Riviera Beach city, FL 2452
332 Royal Palm Beach village, FL 2446
333 Elkridge CDP, MD 2442
334 Evanston city, IL 2438
335 Towson CDP, MD 2434
336 Huntersville town, NC 2432
337 Little Elm city, TX 2421
338 Lawrence city, IN 2412
339 Accokeek CDP, MD 2408
340 Coconut Creek city, FL 2403
340 Lauderdale Lakes city, FL 2403
341 Montgomery Village CDP, MD 2394
342 Boynton Beach city, FL 2387
343 Rockville city, MD 2382
344 North Bethesda CDP, MD 2381
345 Ellicott City CDP, MD 2379
346 Columbia city, MO 2359
347 Park Forest village, IL 2351
348 Uniondale CDP, NY 2348
349 Powder Springs city, GA 2346
350 South Bend city, IN 2345
350 Gulfport city, MS 2345
351 Byram city, MS 2338
351 Elizabeth city, NJ 2338
352 Lakeland city, FL 2337
353 Davie town, FL 2333
354 Richton Park village, IL 2322
355 Waterbury city, CT 2316
356 Camden city, NJ 2308
357 Westland city, MI 2307
358 Lansing village, IL 2302
359 Calverton CDP, MD 2289
360 Altadena CDP, CA 2286
361 Golden Glades CDP, FL 2283
362 San Bernardino city, CA 2282
363 Roanoke city, VA 2280
364 Woodbridge CDP, VA 2272
365 Spring CDP, TX 2269
366 Olive Branch city, MS 2268
367 Candler-McAfee CDP, GA 2265
368 Milton city, GA 2246
369 Duluth city, GA 2240
370 San Leandro city, CA 2226
371 Malden city, MA 2219
372 Wylie city, TX 2215
373 Euless city, TX 2210
374 Fairburn city, GA 2197
375 Santa Clarita city, CA 2196
376 Monroe city, LA 2194
377 Gilbert town, AZ 2192
378 Gardena city, CA 2185
378 Hillcrest Heights CDP, MD 2185
379 Peachtree Corners city, GA 2181
380 Pflugerville city, TX 2175
381 Anchorage municipality, AK 2169
382 Auburn city, AL 2164
383 Lehigh Acres CDP, FL 2155
384 Bear CDP, DE 2134
385 Champaign city, IL 2127
386 North Amityville CDP, NY 2120
387 Fayetteville city, GA 2114
388 Pooler city, GA 2102
389 Yeadon borough, PA 2101
390 Fishers city, IN 2085
391 Hinesville city, GA 2080
392 Des Moines city, IA 2079
393 Valdosta city, GA 2074
393 White Oak CDP, MD 2074
394 Conyers city, GA 2073
395 Pontiac city, MI 2057
396 Tempe city, AZ 2040
397 Lynchburg city, VA 2036
398 Linden city, NJ 2035
399 White Plains city, NY 2031
400 Ives Estates CDP, FL 2029
401 Lee's Summit city, MO 2026
401 Reynoldsburg city, OH 2026
402 Ladera Heights CDP, CA 2022
402 Smyrna town, TN 2022
403 Centreville CDP, VA 2016
404 Brandywine CDP, MD 2009
405 Hazel Crest village, IL 2007
406 Lynwood village, IL 2006
406 Sumter city, SC 2006
407 Florence city, SC 2001
408 Hazelwood city, MO 1991
409 Glendale city, AZ 1989
410 Reisterstown CDP, MD 1984
411 Hendersonville city, TN 1977
412 Homestead city, FL 1973
413 New Carrollton city, MD 1968
414 Homewood village, IL 1961
415 Dothan city, AL 1959
416 North Miami Beach city, FL 1957
417 Franconia CDP, VA 1952
418 Oakland Park city, FL 1947
419 Alexandria city, LA 1943
420 Bensville CDP, MD 1942
421 Snellville city, GA 1936
421 Duncanville city, TX 1936
422 Brentwood city, CA 1933
422 Naperville city, IL 1933
423 Paradise CDP, NV 1930
424 Bessemer city, AL 1923
425 Winter Garden city, FL 1921
426 Boca Raton city, FL 1916
427 Lubbock city, TX 1915
428 Waco city, TX 1908
429 Trotwood city, OH 1905
430 Friendly CDP, MD 1901
431 Phenix City city, AL 1897
432 Kent city, WA 1896
433 Garner town, NC 1895
434 Longview city, TX 1890
435 East Highland Park CDP, VA 1887
436 Jacksonville city, AR 1881
437 Deltona city, FL 1880
438 Palm Coast city, FL 1876
439 Oceanside city, CA 1875
439 South Euclid city, OH 1875
440 Lowell city, MA 1858
441 West Little River CDP, FL 1857
442 Anaheim city, CA 1856
443 Dover city, DE 1855
444 Sherwood city, AR 1848
445 Pawtucket city, RI 1847
445 Dentsville CDP, SC 1847
446 Chamblee city, GA 1846
447 Collierville town, TN 1845
448 Conway city, AR 1842
449 Woodmore CDP, MD 1839
450 Castro Valley CDP, CA 1826
450 Lorton CDP, VA 1826
451 Springfield city, IL 1824
452 Chester city, PA 1822
453 Lincoln city, NE 1821
454 Clearwater city, FL 1820
455 Altamonte Springs city, FL 1819
456 Fair Oaks CDP, VA 1810
457 Bossier City city, LA 1807
458 Meridian city, MS 1805
459 St. Andrews CDP, SC 1804
460 Jacksonville city, NC 1802
460 Fairfield city, OH 1802
461 Rosedale CDP, MD 1795
462 Bel Air South CDP, MD 1791
463 Glassmanor CDP, MD 1789
464 Scottsdale city, AZ 1782
465 Berkeley city, CA 1781
466 Midwest City city, OK 1779
467 Wilson city, NC 1778
468 Victorville city, CA 1771
469 Laplace CDP, LA 1768
470 Kennesaw city, GA 1767
470 North Druid Hills CDP, GA 1767
470 Reno city, NV 1767
470 Renton city, WA 1767
471 Schertz city, TX 1765
472 Vinings CDP, GA 1760