Metro Areas With Largest African-American Population

Rank Metro Area State(s) African-American Population
1 New York NY-NJ 3,483,116
2 Chicago IL 1,745,989
3 Atlanta GA 1,687,773
4 Washington DC, MD, VA 1,440,106
5 Los Angeles CA 1,367,672
6 Philadelphia PA 1,239,618
7 Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL 1,141,434
8 Detroit MI 1,054,842
9 Houston TX 979,717
10 Dallas-Fort Worth TX 899,650
11 Baltimore MD 787,811
12 Memphis TN, AR, MS 589,870
13 San Francisco, Oakland CA 546,260
14 Norfolk-Virginia Beach VA 546,192
15 St. Louis MO, IL 528,101
16 Cleveland, Lorain, Elyria OH 426,301
17 Charlotte NC, SC 396,107
18 Raleigh-Durham NC 379,599
19 Richmond-Petersburg VA 369,408
20 Boston MA 344,740
21 New Orleans LA 337,640
22 Tampa-St. Petersburg FL 324,256
23 Orlando FL 323,153
24 Greensboro-Winston-Salem NC 314,675
25 Birmingham AL 313,687
26 Jacksonville FL 294,733
27 Baton Rouge LA 279,006
28 Cincinnati OH-KY-IN 269,247
29 Milwaukee WI 262,092
30 Columbus OH 260,457
31 Indianapolis IN 257,922
32 Kansas MO-KS 254,840
33 Jackson MS 254,602
34 Columbia SC 245,703
35 Nashville TN 245,876
36 Minneapolis MN 241,981
37 Seattle-Tacoma WA 220,686
38 Pittsburgh PA 211,200
39 Phoenix AZ 205,022
40 Las Vegas NV 200,080
41 Augusta GA-SC 194,997
42 Charleston SC 186,879
43 San Diego CA 178,691
44 Sacramento CA 175,163
45 Louisville KY 170,711
46 Shreveport LA 154,902
47 Montgomery AL 153,207
48 Mobile AL 158,969
49 Little Rock AR 153,347
50 Denver- Aurora CO 151,273

Source: (2007 census est.)
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