This statistics shows the leading metropolitan areas with the highest percentage of black population in the United States in 2019. Among the 78 largest metropolitan areas, Memphis, Tennessee was ranked first with 48.5 percent of residents reporting as black or African-Americans in 2019.
Leading metropolitan areas with the highest percentage of black population in the United States in 2019
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Percentage of black population
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Data considered only for Metropolitan areas which reported a total population of 750,000 or above as of July 2019.
According to census bureau, there were 78 metropolitan areas in the U.S. with a population over 750,000 in 2019.
Population estimates here refers to individuals who identified with each racial category, either alone or in combination with other races.
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US Census Bureau. (September 17, 2020). Leading metropolitan areas with the highest percentage of black population in the United States in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/432650/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-percentage-of-black-population/
US Census Bureau. "Leading metropolitan areas with the highest percentage of black population in the United States in 2019." Chart. September 17, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/432650/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-percentage-of-black-population/
US Census Bureau. (2020). Leading metropolitan areas with the highest percentage of black population in the United States in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/432650/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-percentage-of-black-population/
US Census Bureau. "Leading Metropolitan Areas with The Highest Percentage of Black Population in The United States in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/432650/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-percentage-of-black-population/
US Census Bureau, Leading metropolitan areas with the highest percentage of black population in the United States in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/432650/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-percentage-of-black-population/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Leading metropolitan areas with the highest percentage of black population in the United States in 2019 [Graph], US Census Bureau, September 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/432650/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-percentage-of-black-population/