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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Statistics on Metropolitan areas in the U.S.
Overview
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Demographics
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- Premium Statistic U.S. metropolitan areas with the highest percentage of white population 2019
- Premium Statistic U.S. metropolitan areas with the highest percentage of black population 2019
- Basic Statistic U.S. metro areas with the highest birth rate 2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. metro areas with the highest percentage of population under 18 years old 2019
- Premium Statistic U.S metro areas with the highest percentage of population aged 65 and older 2019
- Basic Statistic U.S. metro areas with the highest percentage of college graduates 2019
- Premium Statistic Legal immigrants in the United States FY 2021, by metro area of residence
- Premium Statistic Rate of homeless individuals by metro area in the U.S. 2017
Economy
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- Premium Statistic Percent change in U.S. Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), by metro area 2020
- Basic Statistic U.S. metropolitan areas with the highest per capita income 2021
- Basic Statistic Leading metropolitan areas with the highest unemployment rate U.S. 2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. unemployment rates for large metropolitan areas January 2023
Crime
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- Basic Statistic Metropolitan areas with the highest violent crime rate in the U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Metropolitan areas - crime rate U.S. 2020, by type
- Premium Statistic Metropolitan areas with the highest aggravated assault rate in the U.S. 2020
- Basic Statistic Metropolitan areas with the highest rape rate in the U.S. 2020
- Basic Statistic Metropolitan areas with the highest robbery rate in the U.S. 2020
- Basic Statistic Metropolitan areas with the highest burglary rate in the U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Metropolitan areas with the highest property crime rate in the U.S. 2020
- Premium Statistic Metro areas with the highest rate of fraud in the U.S. 2021
Impact of COVID-19
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Further related statistics
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- U.S. number of impoverished Black families with a single father 1990-2021
- Share of African Americans who used illicit drugs in the past year U.S. 2020
- U.S. poverty rate of Black single fathers 1990-2021
- U.S. number of impoverished Black married-couple families 1990-2021
- Share of African Americans with past month alcohol use U.S. 2017-2020, by age
- Young African Americans with suicidal thoughts, plans, or attempts U.S. 2010-2020
- Leading African American advertising categories in the U.S. 2013
- Past month marijuana use among African Americans in the U.S. 2017-2020, by age
- Marijuana use among young African American adults U.S. 2015-2018, by gender
- U.S. Presidential Election - Democratic and Republican percentages by black voters
- U.S. poverty rate of Black single mothers 1990-2021
- Homeownership rate for African Americans in 2018, by state
- Influence of African-American culture on contemporary music in the U.S. 2018
- Hairstyle preferences among black consumers in the U.S. in 2017
- Number of Black owned businesses in the U.S. 1972-2012
- Share of African American employees of Wells Fargo 2012-2016, by level
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- U.S. number of impoverished Black families with a single father 1990-2021
- Share of African Americans who used illicit drugs in the past year U.S. 2020
- U.S. poverty rate of Black single fathers 1990-2021
- U.S. number of impoverished Black married-couple families 1990-2021
- Share of African Americans with past month alcohol use U.S. 2017-2020, by age
- Young African Americans with suicidal thoughts, plans, or attempts U.S. 2010-2020
- Leading African American advertising categories in the U.S. 2013
- Past month marijuana use among African Americans in the U.S. 2017-2020, by age
- Marijuana use among young African American adults U.S. 2015-2018, by gender
- U.S. Presidential Election - Democratic and Republican percentages by black voters
- U.S. poverty rate of Black single mothers 1990-2021
- Homeownership rate for African Americans in 2018, by state
- Influence of African-American culture on contemporary music in the U.S. 2018
- Hairstyle preferences among black consumers in the U.S. in 2017
- Number of Black owned businesses in the U.S. 1972-2012
- Share of African American employees of Wells Fargo 2012-2016, by level
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 March 20, 2023, 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 March 20, 2023. 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: March 20, 2023. 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 March 20, 2023)
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/