Places With The Highest Number of African Americans
| Place | Total population |
Black or African American alone or in combination |
Black or African American alone |
Black or African American in combination |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Number | Rank | Number | Rank | Number | ||
| New York, NY | 8,175,133 | 1 | 2,228,145 | 1 | 2,088,510 | 1 | 139,635 |
| Chicago, IL | 2,695,598 | 2 | 913,009 | 2 | 887,608 | 3 | 25,401 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 1,526,006 | 3 | 686,870 | 3 | 661,839 | 4 | 25,031 |
| Detroit, MI | 713,777 | 4 | 601,988 | 4 | 590,226 | 13 | 11,762 |
| Houston, TX | 2,099,451 | 5 | 514,217 | 5 | 498,466 | 8 | 15,751 |
| Memphis, TN | 646,889 | 6 | 414,928 | 6 | 409,687 | 58 | 5,241 |
| Baltimore, MD | 620,961 | 7 | 403,998 | 7 | 395,781 | 29 | 8,217 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 3,792,621 | 8 | 402,448 | 8 | 365,118 | 2 | 37,330 |
| Washington, DC | 601,723 | 9 | 314,352 | 9 | 305,125 | 22 | 9,227 |
| Dallas, TX | 1,197,816 | 10 | 308,087 | 10 | 298,993 | 23 | 9,094 |
| Columbus, OH | 787,033 | 15 | 237,077 | 16 | 220,241 | 5 | 16,836 |
| San Diego, CA | 1,307,402 | 40 | 104,374 | 43 | 87,949 | 6 | 16,425 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1,445,632 | 37 | 109,544 | 40 | 93,608 | 7 | 15,936 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 829,718 | 14 | 240,789 | 15 | 226,671 | 9 | 14,118 |
| Boston, MA | 617,594 | 21 | 163,629 | 23 | 150,437 | 10 | 13,192 |
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