Ranking of Texas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020

Updated on July 6, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Texas counties, in April 2020, among all of Texas's cities and places (towns and villages) with a population of at least 10K, DeSoto city had the highest percentage of its population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone (70.06%), followed by Lancaster city (66.29%), and Fresno CDP (56.82%).

The chart and table below shows the ranking of all of Texas cities and places with a population of at least 10K, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Black or African American Alone.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings of cities and places for other racial groups, as well as for the different ethnicities in Texas.

Ranking of Texas Cities and Places By Percentage of Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
DeSoto
Lancaster
Fresno
Glenn Heights
Cedar Hill
Beaumont
Missouri City
Forest Hill
Port Arthur
Texarkana
Ranking of Texas Cities and Places By Percentage of Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place Percent of City Population
1 DeSoto city 70.06
2 Lancaster city 66.29
3 Fresno CDP 56.82
4 Glenn Heights city 55.12
5 Cedar Hill city 53.15
6 Beaumont city 47.32
7 Missouri City city 41.14
8 Forest Hill city 39.82
9 Port Arthur city 38.05
10 Texarkana city 37.77
11 Killeen city 37.27
12 Marshall city 36.12
13 Orange city 35.49
14 Red Oak city 31.98
15 La Marque city 31.45
16 Stafford city 30.13
17 Duncanville city 30.12
18 Four Corners CDP 29.89
19 Texas City city 27.98
20 Humble city 27.93
21 Mission Bend CDP 27.48
22 Lufkin city 26.82
23 Nacogdoches city 26.39
24 Terrell city 26.15
25 Spring CDP 25.33
26 Huntsville city 25.27
27 Mesquite city 25.13
28 Palestine city 24.43
29 Grand Prairie city 24.15
30 Longview city 23.75
31 Atascocita CDP 23.33
32 Paris city 23.29
33 Dallas city 23.27
34 Henderson city 23.22
35 Tyler city 23.11
36 Harker Heights city 22.95
37 Arlington city 22.86
38 Balch Springs city 22.71
39 Houston city 22.58
40 Brenham city 22.44
41 Manor city 22.35
42 Converse city 22.13
43 Mansfield city 21.79
44 Crowley city 20.45
45 Waco city 20.12
46 Sienna CDP 19.94
47 Pearland city 19.86
48 Jacksonville city 19.84
49 Fort Worth city 19.64
50 Bellmead city 19.57
51 Corsicana city 19.45
52 Hornsby Bend CDP 19.00
53 Copperas Cove city 18.52
54 Little Elm city 18.40
55 Seagoville city 18.39
56 Forney city 17.96
56 Wells Branch CDP 17.96
57 Rowlett city 17.69
58 Richmond city 17.61
59 Rosenberg city 17.01
60 Fort Hood CDP 17.00
61 Baytown city 16.93
62 Galveston city 16.82
63 Cibolo city 16.36
64 Athens city 16.33
65 Addison town 16.31
66 Bay City city 16.21
67 Webster city 16.18
68 Euless city 16.17
69 Gatesville city 16.15
70 Bryan city 15.83
70 Lewisville city 15.83
71 Temple city 15.44
72 Pflugerville city 15.36
73 Princeton city 15.33
74 Garland city 15.08
75 Waxahachie city 14.65
76 Bonham city 14.54
77 Greenville city 14.19
78 Ennis city 14.06
78 Kilgore city 14.06
79 Live Oak city 14.02
80 Fort Bliss CDP 13.94
81 Mount Pleasant city 13.91
82 Wylie city 13.78
83 Hutto city 13.28
84 Wichita Falls city 13.01
85 McKinney city 12.98
86 Irving city 12.66
87 Anna city 12.65
88 Channelview CDP 12.62
89 Pecan Grove CDP 12.54
90 Schertz city 12.27
91 Angleton city 12.22
92 Sulphur Springs city 12.11
93 Selma city 11.94
94 Bedford city 11.70
95 Freeport city 11.39
96 Denton city 11.38
97 Melissa city 11.34
97 Sachse city 11.34
98 Dickinson city 10.92
99 Richardson city 10.74
100 El Campo city 10.64
101 Sherman city 10.54
102 Abilene city 10.39
103 Universal City city 10.31
104 Conroe city 10.28
105 Clute city 10.26
106 Hewitt city 10.22
107 Hurst city 10.19
108 Round Rock city 10.17
109 Lubbock city 10.14
110 Carrollton city 10.12
111 Murphy city 10.05
112 The Colony city 10.02
113 Allen city 9.79
114 Fate city 9.73
115 Taylor city 9.63
116 Cloverleaf CDP 9.31
117 Midlothian city 9.18
118 Frisco city 8.98
119 Belton city 8.94
119 Plano city 8.94
120 Vernon city 8.56
121 Royse City city 8.48
122 Farmers Branch city 8.41
123 Prosper town 8.38
124 Denison city 8.37
125 College Station city 8.12
126 Rockwall city 8.06
127 Midland city 7.88
128 Victoria city 7.78
129 Celina city 7.58
130 Haltom City city 7.56
131 League City city 7.46
132 Amarillo city 7.34
132 White Settlement city 7.34
133 Saginaw city 7.32
133 Sugar Land city 7.32
134 Austin city 7.25
135 San Marcos city 7.21
136 San Antonio city 7.17
137 Lockhart city 7.02
138 North Richland Hills city 7.01
139 Tomball city 6.93
140 Benbrook city 6.91
141 Katy city 6.76
142 Corinth city 6.69
143 Odessa city 6.57
144 Fairview town 6.56
145 Seguin city 6.52
146 Watauga city 6.41
147 Fulshear city 6.38
148 Sweetwater city 6.35
149 Groves city 6.33
150 Galena Park city 6.15
151 Big Spring city 6.08
152 Gainesville city 6.05
153 La Porte city 6.00
154 Lake Jackson city 5.74
155 Leon Valley city 5.62
156 Stephenville city 5.56
157 Rendon CDP 5.45
158 Brownwood city 5.44
159 Kyle city 5.41
160 Coppell city 5.37
161 Seabrook city 5.24
162 Brushy Creek CDP 5.13
163 Leander city 5.08
164 Plainview city 5.04
165 Timberwood Park CDP 5.01
166 Robinson city 4.88
167 Georgetown city 4.75
168 Grapevine city 4.59
169 Burleson city 4.58
170 Nederland city 4.47
171 Cedar Park city 4.43
172 Corpus Christi city 4.40
173 San Angelo city 4.36
174 Lantana CDP 4.30
175 Alvin city 4.29
175 Kingsville city 4.29
176 Raymondville city 4.21
177 Levelland city 4.19
178 Cleburne city 4.07
179 Canyon city 3.86
180 El Paso city 3.69
181 Mineral Wells city 3.63
182 Friendswood city 3.62
183 Pasadena city 3.60
184 Snyder city 3.58
185 The Woodlands CDP 3.54
186 Beeville city 3.48
187 Flower Mound town 3.46
188 Borger city 3.38
189 Cinco Ranch CDP 3.33
190 Burkburnett city 3.24
191 Buda city 3.10
192 Keller city 3.07
193 Port Lavaca city 3.06
194 New Braunfels city 2.89
195 Pampa city 2.77
195 Scenic Oaks CDP 2.77
196 Trophy Club town 2.74
197 Highland Village city 2.72
198 Kerrville city 2.47
199 Colleyville city 2.45
199 Southlake city 2.45
200 Deer Park city 2.38
201 Steiner Ranch CDP 2.36
202 South Houston city 2.35
203 Aldine CDP 2.31
204 Port Neches city 2.24
205 Pecos city 2.15
206 Dumas city 2.11
207 Weatherford city 2.05
208 Portland city 2.03
209 Azle city 1.71
210 Bellaire city 1.68
211 Horizon City city 1.66
212 Edinburg city 1.60
213 Robstown city 1.53
214 Andrews city 1.52
215 Del Rio city 1.39
215 Lakeway city 1.39
215 University Park city 1.39
216 Rockport city 1.35
217 Canyon Lake CDP 1.28
218 Boerne city 1.14
219 Harlingen city 1.05
220 Hereford city 1.04
220 West Odessa CDP 1.04
221 Granbury city 1.00
222 Pleasanton city 0.91
223 Alice city 0.86
224 West University Place city 0.85
225 McAllen city 0.83
226 Lumberton city 0.60
226 Mission city 0.60
227 Weslaco city 0.59
228 Uvalde city 0.57
229 Fredericksburg city 0.56
230 Eagle Pass city 0.51
231 Socorro city 0.45
232 Laredo city 0.44
232 Mercedes city 0.44
232 San Benito city 0.44
233 Alton city 0.38
233 Santa Fe city 0.38
234 San Elizario city 0.36
235 Brownsville city 0.35
236 San Juan city 0.32
237 Pharr city 0.30
238 Donna city 0.26
239 Alamo city 0.23
240 Palmview city 0.22
241 Hidalgo city 0.16
242 La Homa CDP 0.12
243 Rio Grande City city 0.10
244 Roma city 0.04