Ranking of US Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on July 4, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among all the cities and places in the United States, New York city, NY had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (1.94M), followed by Chicago city, IL (801.20K), and Philadelphia city, PA (630.46K).

The chart below shows the top 10, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 cities and places based on Black or African American Alone population.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial groups in the US.

You can also find similar information for each state using links at the bottom of this page.

Related Topics: US Census 2020 Topic List.
Ranking of US Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
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Ranking of US Cities and Places By Black or African American Alone Population from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place Black Alone Population
1 New York city, NY 1943645
2 Chicago city, IL 801195
3 Philadelphia city, PA 630462
4 Houston city, TX 520389
5 Detroit city, MI 496534
6 Memphis city, TN 389779
7 Baltimore city, MD 338478
8 Los Angeles city, CA 336096
9 Dallas city, TX 303577
10 Jacksonville city, FL 290279
11 Charlotte city, NC 289062
12 Washington city, DC 285810
13 Columbus city, OH 259483
14 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 248067
15 Atlanta city, GA 235513
16 Milwaukee city, WI 222746
17 New Orleans city, LA 208273
18 Fort Worth city, TX 180439
19 Cleveland city, OH 180224
20 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 169349
21 Newark city, NJ 154048
22 Boston city, MA 138870
23 Birmingham city, AL 137296
24 Kansas City city, MO 132617
25 St. Louis city, MO 129814
26 Greensboro city, NC 125574
27 Cincinnati city, OH 125443
28 Phoenix city, AZ 125260
29 Raleigh city, NC 122766
30 Baton Rouge city, LA 122461
31 Jackson city, MS 121215
32 Montgomery city, AL 120950
33 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA 112773
34 Shreveport city, LA 105088
35 San Antonio city, TX 102816
36 Durham city, NC 102742
37 Buffalo city, NY 102636
38 South Fulton city, GA 97259
39 Columbus city, GA 96163
40 Mobile city, AL 96039
41 Oklahoma City city, OK 95634
42 Norfolk city, VA 95594
43 Oakland city, CA 93820
44 Richmond city, VA 91653
45 Arlington city, TX 90140
46 Fayetteville city, NC 89645
47 Macon-Bibb County, GA 85885
48 Virginia Beach city, VA 85478
49 Rochester city, NY 84752
50 Tampa city, FL 84340
51 Las Vegas city, NV 82485
52 Little Rock city, AR 82340
53 San Diego city, CA 82265
54 Minneapolis city, MN 82038
55 Winston-Salem city, NC 81148
56 Louisville city, KY 80893
57 Newport News city, VA 78687
58 Toledo city, OH 77897
59 Orlando city, FL 73320
60 Savannah city, GA 72618
61 Chesapeake city, VA 72268
62 Miami Gardens city, FL 70886
63 Austin city, TX 69757
64 Sacramento city, CA 69167
65 Pittsburgh city, PA 69050
66 Tallahassee city, FL 68691
67 Hampton city, VA 67915
68 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 67783
69 Denver city, CO 64038
70 Huntsville city, AL 63085
71 Aurora city, CO 61526
71 Tulsa city, OK 61526
72 Omaha city, NE 60280
73 Akron city, OH 59821
74 Long Beach city, CA 58334
75 Jersey City city, NJ 58103
76 North Las Vegas city, NV 57941
77 Miami city, FL 57254
78 Miramar city, FL 57109
79 Lauderhill city, FL 57061
80 Killeen city, TX 57055
81 Dayton city, OH 55981
82 East Orange city, NJ 55873
83 Gary city, IN 55444
84 Stonecrest city, GA 54632
85 Beaumont city, TX 54549
86 St. Petersburg city, FL 54348
87 Southfield city, MI 53984
88 Chattanooga city, TN 52690
89 Columbia city, SC 52598
90 St. Paul city, MN 52256
91 Portsmouth city, VA 52214
92 Albany city, GA 52190
93 Bridgeport city, CT 52138
94 Waldorf CDP, MD 51949
95 Seattle city, WA 51419
96 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 50509
97 Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY 48076
98 Grand Prairie city, TX 47351
99 San Francisco city, CA 46725
100 North Charleston city, SC 46673
101 Hartford city, CT 46231
102 Mount Vernon city, NY 46134
103 Flint city, MI 45711
104 Pine Hills CDP, FL 45682
105 Syracuse city, NY 45588
106 Wichita city, KS 43537
107 New Haven city, CT 43160
108 Inglewood city, CA 41708
109 Tuscaloosa city, AL 41046
110 Fresno city, CA 40972
111 Clarksville city, TN 40657
112 Stockton city, CA 40487
113 Fort Wayne city, IN 40311
114 Wilmington city, DE 39854
115 Paterson city, NJ 39838
116 Trenton city, NJ 39703
117 Suffolk city, VA 39701
118 DeSoto city, TX 39335
119 Lake Charles city, LA 39199
120 Portland city, OR 38217
121 Yonkers city, NY 38107
122 Port St. Lucie city, FL 37970
123 Mesquite city, TX 37721
124 Grand Rapids city, MI 37567
125 Lafayette city, LA 37259
126 West Palm Beach city, FL 37160
127 Garland city, TX 37094
128 Lancaster city, CA 37032
129 Brockton city, MA 36951
130 High Point city, NC 36610
131 Greenville city, NC 36197
132 Pembroke Pines city, FL 34725
133 Rocky Mount city, NC 34648
134 Rockford city, IL 34240
135 Kansas City city, KS 33715
136 Warner Robins city, GA 33343
137 Moreno Valley city, CA 33158
138 Springfield city, MA 32503
139 Irving city, TX 32484
140 Pompano Beach city, FL 31994
141 Alexandria city, VA 31903
142 Pine Bluff city, AR 31839
143 Euclid city, OH 31798
144 Sunrise Manor CDP, NV 31756
145 Peoria city, IL 31527
146 Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA 31420
147 Coral Springs city, FL 31227
148 Bowie city, MD 31207
149 Sunrise city, FL 31167
150 North Miami city, FL 31104
151 Albany city, NY 31023
152 Missouri City city, TX 30548
153 Worcester city, MA 30485
154 Knoxville city, TN 30477
155 Valdosta city, GA 30372
156 Tucson city, AZ 30342
157 Monroe city, LA 30304
158 Lauderdale Lakes city, FL 30266
159 Clinton CDP, MD 30194
160 Camden city, NJ 30187
161 Jackson city, TN 30038
162 Murfreesboro city, TN 29799
163 Pontiac city, MI 29702
164 East Point city, GA 29467
165 San Jose city, CA 29308
166 Gainesville city, FL 29115
167 Columbia CDP, MD 28941
168 Rock Hill city, SC 28830
169 Redan CDP, GA 28571
170 Gulfport city, MS 28508
171 Warren city, MI 28386
172 Colorado Springs city, CO 28351
173 Bakersfield city, CA 28305
174 San Bernardino city, CA 27875
175 Waco city, TX 27868
176 North Little Rock city, AR 27634
177 Roanoke city, VA 27470
178 Randallstown CDP, MD 27388
179 Spring Valley CDP, NV 27386
180 Lancaster city, TX 27362
181 South Bend city, IN 26628
182 Hollywood city, FL 26523
183 Lansing city, MI 26328
184 North Lauderdale city, FL 26175
184 Calumet City city, IL 26175
185 Cedar Hill city, TX 26123
186 Lubbock city, TX 26083
187 Youngstown city, OH 26072
188 Providence city, RI 25860
189 Paradise CDP, NV 25673
190 Milford Mill CDP, MD 25564
191 Charleston city, SC 25553
192 Plano city, TX 25523
193 Brooklyn Park city, MN 25489
194 McKinney city, TX 25355
195 Vallejo city, CA 25133
196 Boynton Beach city, FL 25103
197 El Paso city, TX 25077
198 Waterbury city, CT 25038
199 Des Moines city, IA 25011
200 Pearland city, TX 24991
201 Hattiesburg city, MS 24962
202 Compton city, CA 24873
203 Alexandria city, LA 24865
204 Petersburg city, VA 24811
205 Gastonia city, NC 24692
206 Tyler city, TX 24496
207 Joliet city, IL 24440
208 Elizabeth city, NJ 24260
209 Victorville city, CA 24156
210 Antioch city, CA 24057
211 Dothan city, AL 23896
212 Greenville city, MS 23874
213 Hempstead village, NY 23783
214 Germantown CDP, MD 23615
215 Tamarac city, FL 23580
216 Concord city, NC 23537
217 Florissant city, MO 23529
218 Daytona Beach city, FL 23466
219 Springfield city, IL 23344
220 Silver Spring CDP, MD 23223
221 Riviera Beach city, FL 23207
222 Wilson city, NC 23112
223 Palmdale city, CA 23080
224 Meridian city, MS 23062
225 Chester city, PA 23013
226 Union City city, GA 22918
227 Tacoma city, WA 22666
228 Golden Glades CDP, FL 22644
229 Douglasville city, GA 22585
230 Suitland CDP, MD 22576
231 Woodlawn CDP, MD 22533
232 Harrisburg city, PA 22429
233 Riverview CDP, FL 22369
234 Richmond city, CA 22254
235 Lehigh Acres CDP, FL 22106
236 Danville city, VA 21879
237 Enterprise CDP, NV 21814
238 Lakeland city, FL 21773
239 Carson city, CA 21752
240 Deerfield Beach city, FL 21642
241 Lynchburg city, VA 21453
242 Owings Mills CDP, MD 21434
243 Palm Bay city, FL 21386
244 Henderson city, NV 21355
245 Hawthorne city, CA 21323
246 Port Arthur city, TX 21320
247 Mesa city, AZ 21249
248 Sumter city, SC 21168
249 Arlington CDP, VA 20875
250 Lochearn CDP, MD 20634
251 Atascocita CDP, TX 20572
252 McDonough city, GA 20406
253 Brandon CDP, FL 20300
254 Hammond city, IN 20264
255 Sandy Springs city, GA 20230
256 Riverside city, CA 20100
257 Madison city, WI 20019
258 Albuquerque city, NM 19833
259 Saginaw city, MI 19829
260 Severn CDP, MD 19660
261 Aurora city, IL 19626
262 Plainfield city, NJ 19611
263 Plantation city, FL 19549
264 Fort Myers city, FL 19459
265 Dolton village, IL 19432
266 Longview city, TX 19391
267 Bossier City city, LA 19251
268 Glen Burnie CDP, MD 19144
269 Stockbridge city, GA 19141
270 Inkster city, MI 19135
271 Wilmington city, NC 19091
272 Phenix City city, AL 19043
273 Glendale city, AZ 19027
274 Margate city, FL 18908
275 Fontana city, CA 18756
276 Decatur city, IL 18744
277 Cleveland Heights city, OH 18713
278 Florence city, SC 18710
279 Westland city, MI 18657
280 Merrillville town, IN 18640
281 Racine city, WI 18618
282 Southaven city, MS 18589
283 Lawton city, OK 18408
284 Mableton CDP, GA 18252
285 Fort Pierce city, FL 18230
286 Bessemer city, AL 18185
287 Candler-McAfee CDP, GA 18127
288 Goldsboro city, NC 18104
289 Eastpointe city, MI 18086
290 Sicklerville CDP, NJ 18045
291 Frisco city, TX 18005
292 Jonesboro city, AR 17889
293 Marietta city, GA 17886
294 Fairfield city, CA 17866
295 Elk Grove city, CA 17854
295 Maple Heights city, OH 17854
296 Lewisville city, TX 17699
297 Canton city, OH 17611
298 East St. Louis city, IL 17596
299 Dale City CDP, VA 17476
300 Kent city, WA 17423
301 Smyrna city, GA 17415
302 Hinesville city, GA 17404
303 South Holland village, IL 17378
304 Dover city, DE 17179
305 Kalamazoo city, MI 17102
306 Spartanburg city, SC 17071
307 Erie city, PA 17057
308 Stamford city, CT 17032
309 Delray Beach city, FL 17031
310 Camp Springs CDP, MD 17005
311 South Laurel CDP, MD 16911
312 Landover CDP, MD 16836
313 Garfield Heights city, OH 16817
314 Allentown city, PA 16617
315 Chandler city, AZ 16514
316 Oak Park city, MI 16425
317 Marrero CDP, LA 16369
318 Metairie CDP, LA 16362
319 Poinciana CDP, FL 16349
320 Prichard city, AL 16340
321 Burlington city, NC 16338
322 Sanford city, FL 16247
323 Greenville city, SC 16164
324 West Memphis city, AR 16149
325 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 16089
326 Evansville city, IN 16006
327 Trotwood city, OH 15923
328 Denton city, TX 15910
329 Elmont CDP, NY 15890
330 Champaign city, IL 15866
331 Spring CDP, TX 15847
332 Mansfield city, TX 15822
333 Laplace CDP, LA 15799
334 Matteson village, IL 15755
335 LaGrange city, GA 15751
336 Hoover city, AL 15621
337 Fort Washington CDP, MD 15507
338 Columbus city, MS 15395
339 Farmington Hills city, MI 15370
340 Park Forest village, IL 15219
341 Spanish Lake CDP, MO 15212
342 Waukegan city, IL 15175
343 East Hartford CDP, CT 15130
344 Randolph Town city, MA 15119
345 Laurel city, MD 15116
346 New Rochelle city, NY 15097
347 Columbia city, MO 15038
348 Homestead city, FL 15007
349 Frederick city, MD 14922
350 North Miami Beach city, FL 14898
351 Selma city, AL 14806
352 Chillum CDP, MD 14760
353 Schenectady city, NY 14722
354 Amarillo city, TX 14711
355 Hayward city, CA 14693
356 Fairland CDP, MD 14631
357 Anchorage municipality, AK 14576
358 Federal Way city, WA 14572
359 Kenner city, LA 14562
360 Texas City city, TX 14523
361 Country Club Hills city, IL 14504
362 Vicksburg city, MS 14499
363 University CDP, FL 14457
364 Bolingbrook village, IL 14404
365 Maywood village, IL 14354
366 Cedar Rapids city, IA 14338
367 Lawrence city, IN 14302
368 Baytown city, TX 14169
369 Tupelo city, MS 14158
370 Apopka city, FL 14144
371 Westmont CDP, CA 14025
372 Auburn city, AL 14009
373 Corpus Christi city, TX 13996
374 Chula Vista city, CA 13991
375 Fresno CDP, TX 13913
376 Salisbury city, MD 13897
377 Olive Branch city, MS 13881
378 Cary town, NC 13879
379 Hillcrest Heights CDP, MD 13754
380 Kinston city, NC 13721
381 Atlantic City city, NJ 13717
382 Glassmanor CDP, MD 13700
383 Texarkana city, TX 13669
384 Belleville city, IL 13667
385 Lincoln city, NE 13605
386 Old Jamestown CDP, MO 13584
387 Lansing village, IL 13555
388 Freeport village, NY 13508
389 Statesboro city, GA 13507
390 Carrollton city, TX 13504
391 St. Andrews CDP, SC 13473
392 Baldwin CDP, NY 13443
393 Decatur city, AL 13441
394 West Little River CDP, FL 13439
395 Tucker city, GA 13398
396 Ferguson city, MO 13367
397 Wichita Falls city, TX 13315
398 Midwest City city, OK 13310
399 Bryan city, TX 13295
400 Gardena city, CA 13290
401 Jacksonville city, NC 13254
402 St. Cloud city, MN 13246
403 Horn Lake city, MS 13231
404 Newnan city, GA 13226
405 Topeka city, KS 13218
406 Muskegon city, MI 13101
407 Kettering CDP, MD 13099
408 Abilene city, TX 13012
409 Summerfield CDP, MD 12889
410 Harvey city, IL 12871
411 Pittsburg city, CA 12865
412 Bellwood village, IL 12843
412 University City city, MO 12843
413 Salisbury city, NC 12830
414 Richardson city, TX 12829
415 Essex CDP, MD 12812
416 Taylor city, MI 12737
417 Fairburn city, GA 12727
418 East Highland Park CDP, VA 12695
419 New Iberia city, LA 12684
420 Temple city, TX 12673
421 Warrensville Heights city, OH 12658
422 Lake Arbor CDP, MD 12569
423 Evanston city, IL 12542
424 Cambridge city, MA 12520
425 Winter Haven city, FL 12471
426 Griffin city, GA 12453
427 East Cleveland city, OH 12403
428 Rialto city, CA 12358
429 Clearwater city, FL 12301
430 Ocala city, FL 12290
431 Duncanville city, TX 12262
432 Lynn city, MA 12256
433 Opelousas city, LA 12233
434 Linden city, NJ 12228
435 Clarksdale city, MS 12199
436 Sioux Falls city, SD 12190
437 Davenport city, IA 12187
438 Center Point city, AL 12184
439 West Haven city, CT 12173
440 Pensacola city, FL 12169
441 Conyers city, GA 12157
442 Waterloo city, IA 12150
442 Oxon Hill CDP, MD 12150
443 Round Rock city, TX 12145
444 Tempe city, AZ 12132
445 Gadsden city, AL 12110
446 Parkville CDP, MD 12101
447 Greenbelt city, MD 12051
448 Opelika city, AL 12011
449 Seabrook CDP, MD 12008
450 East Lake-Orient Park CDP, FL 12005
451 Niagara Falls city, NY 11954
452 Reynoldsburg city, OH 11952
453 Uniondale CDP, NY 11885
454 Riverdale city, GA 11883
455 Jacksonville city, AR 11876
456 Kannapolis city, NC 11853
457 Conway city, AR 11808
458 Odenton CDP, MD 11787
459 Romulus city, MI 11778
460 Poughkeepsie city, NY 11744
461 Jennings city, MO 11741
462 South Euclid city, OH 11726
463 Pinewood CDP, FL 11684
464 Chicago Heights city, IL 11678
465 Norwalk city, CT 11659
466 Cherry Hill CDP, VA 11614
467 Huntsville city, TX 11609
468 York city, PA 11606
469 Bartlett city, TN 11601
470 Highland Springs CDP, VA 11575
471 Brock Hall CDP, MD 11568
472 Norristown borough, PA 11548
473 Edgewood CDP, MD 11547
474 Hazel Crest village, IL 11542
475 Gaithersburg city, MD 11533
476 Oakland Park city, FL 11426
477 Forest Park city, OH 11319
478 Utica city, NY 11298
479 Pasadena city, CA 11272
480 Roselle borough, NJ 11199
481 Lorain city, OH 11170
482 Hazelwood city, MO 11143
483 Ocoee city, FL 11142
484 College Park city, GA 11138
485 Ives Estates CDP, FL 11074
486 Richton Park village, IL 11065
487 Rowlett city, TX 11060
488 Ontario city, CA 11045
489 Fargo city, ND 11033
490 Springfield city, OH 11006
491 New Britain city, CT 11004
492 Biloxi city, MS 10956
493 Warren city, OH 10944
494 Roswell city, GA 10925
495 Deltona city, FL 10914