Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of Voting-age Population that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020

Updated on August 27, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Pennsylvania counties, in April 2020, among all of Pennsylvania's cities and places with a voting-age population of at least 10K, Chester city had the highest percentage of its voting-age population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone (69.29%), followed by Wilkinsburg borough (56.57%), and Harrisburg city (43.29%).

The chart and table below shows the ranking of all of Pennsylvania cities and places with a voting-age population of at least 10K, based on the percentage of the voting-age population that identified their race 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, in Pennsylvania.

Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of Voting-age Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
Chester
69.29%
Wilkinsburg
56.57%
Harrisburg
43.29%
Philadelphia
37.61%
McKeesport
34.87%
Norris
32.20%
York
24.65%
Pittsburgh
20.34%
Colonial Park
20.12%
Potts
19.52%
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities and Places By Percentage of Voting-age Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
Rank
City or Place
Percent of City Voting-age Population
1 Chester city 69.29
2 Wilkinsburg borough 56.57
3 Harrisburg city 43.29
4 Philadelphia city 37.61
5 McKeesport city 34.87
6 Norristown borough 32.20
7 York city 24.65
8 Pittsburgh city 20.34
9 Colonial Park CDP 20.12
10 Pottstown borough 19.52
11 Drexel Hill CDP 19.40
12 Johnstown city 16.81
13 Easton city 15.89
14 Erie city 15.55
15 Washington city 15.34
16 Sharon city 15.06
16 Williamsport city 15.06
17 Monroeville municipality 13.94
18 Lancaster city 13.87
19 Wilkes-Barre city 13.72
20 Allentown city 12.46
21 New Castle city 12.02
22 Ardmore CDP 11.95
23 Reading city 11.62
24 West Mifflin borough 11.03
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