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Cities in Kansas by black or African American population share

Junction City, KS had the highest black or African American population share of 38 cities in 2023, at 20.1%. Great Bend, KS had the lowest, at 0.7%. The median was 3.7% and the figure for Kansas was 5.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.1Junction City, KS
Lowest0.7Great Bend, KS
Median3.738 cities
Kansas5.3History

All cities, 2023

Junction City, KS: 20.1 %Junction City, KS20.1Kansas City, KS: 20 %Kansas City, KS20Lansing, KS: 12.2 %Lansing, KS12.2Leavenworth, KS: 11.3 %Leavenworth, KS11.3Wichita, KS: 9.6 %Wichita, KS9.6Topeka, KS: 9.3 %Topeka, KS9.3Bel Aire, KS: 9.1 %Bel Aire, KS9.1Gardner, KS: 7.1 %Gardner, KS7.1Lenexa, KS: 6.6 %Lenexa, KS6.6Merriam, KS: 6.6 %Merriam, KS6.6Atchison, KS: 6.1 %Atchison, KS6.1Shawnee, KS: 6 %Shawnee, KS6Garden City, KS: 5.6 %Garden City, KS5.6Overland Park, KS: 5.3 %Overland Park, KS5.3Olathe, KS: 4.7 %Olathe, KS4.7Lawrence, KS: 4.5 %Lawrence, KS4.5Manhattan, KS: 4.3 %Manhattan, KS4.3Salina, KS: 3.9 %Salina, KS3.9Arkansas City, KS: 3.9 %Arkansas City, KS3.9Mission, KS: 3.6 %Mission, KS3.6Hutchinson, KS: 3.2 %Hutchinson, KS3.2Liberal, KS: 2.9 %Liberal, KS2.9Dodge City, KS: 2.8 %Dodge City, KS2.8Pittsburg, KS: 2.8 %Pittsburg, KS2.8Winfield, KS: 2.5 %Winfield, KS2.5Andover, KS: 2.4 %Andover, KS2.4McPherson, KS: 2.2 %McPherson, KS2.2Emporia, KS: 2.1 %Emporia, KS2.1Derby, KS: 1.8 %Derby, KS1.8Haysville, KS: 1.3 %Haysville, KS1.3Hays, KS: 1.2 %Hays, KS1.2Newton, KS: 1.2 %Newton, KS1.2Leawood, KS: 1.2 %Leawood, KS1.2Ottawa, KS: 1.2 %Ottawa, KS1.2El Dorado, KS: 1.1 %El Dorado, KS1.1Prairie Village, KS: 0.9 %Prairie Village, KS0.9Spring Hill, KS: 0.8 %Spring Hill, KS0.8Great Bend, KS: 0.7 %Great Bend, KS0.7Junction City, KS: 20.1 %Junction City, KS20.1Kansas City, KS: 20 %Kansas City, KS20Lansing, KS: 12.2 %Lansing, KS12.2Leavenworth, KS: 11.3 %Leavenworth, KS11.3Wichita, KS: 9.6 %Wichita, KS9.6Topeka, KS: 9.3 %Topeka, KS9.3Bel Aire, KS: 9.1 %Bel Aire, KS9.1Gardner, KS: 7.1 %Gardner, KS7.1Lenexa, KS: 6.6 %Lenexa, KS6.6Merriam, KS: 6.6 %Merriam, KS6.6Atchison, KS: 6.1 %Atchison, KS6.1Shawnee, KS: 6 %Shawnee, KS6Garden City, KS: 5.6 %Garden City, KS5.6Overland Park, KS: 5.3 %Overland Park, KS5.3Olathe, KS: 4.7 %Olathe, KS4.7Lawrence, KS: 4.5 %Lawrence, KS4.5Manhattan, KS: 4.3 %Manhattan, KS4.3Salina, KS: 3.9 %Salina, KS3.9Arkansas City, KS: 3.9 %Arkansas City, KS3.9Mission, KS: 3.6 %Mission, KS3.6Hutchinson, KS: 3.2 %Hutchinson, KS3.2Liberal, KS: 2.9 %Liberal, KS2.9Dodge City, KS: 2.8 %Dodge City, KS2.8Pittsburg, KS: 2.8 %Pittsburg, KS2.8Winfield, KS: 2.5 %Winfield, KS2.5Andover, KS: 2.4 %Andover, KS2.4McPherson, KS: 2.2 %McPherson, KS2.2Emporia, KS: 2.1 %Emporia, KS2.1Derby, KS: 1.8 %Derby, KS1.8Haysville, KS: 1.3 %Haysville, KS1.3Hays, KS: 1.2 %Hays, KS1.2Newton, KS: 1.2 %Newton, KS1.2Leawood, KS: 1.2 %Leawood, KS1.2Ottawa, KS: 1.2 %Ottawa, KS1.2El Dorado, KS: 1.1 %El Dorado, KS1.1Prairie Village, KS: 0.9 %Prairie Village, KS0.9Spring Hill, KS: 0.8 %Spring Hill, KS0.8Great Bend, KS: 0.7 %Great Bend, KS0.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Junction City, KS20.1+1.6 pts
2Kansas City, KS20-1.5 pts
3Lansing, KS12.2-1.1 pts
4Leavenworth, KS11.3+0.7 pts
5Wichita, KS9.6-0.1 pts
6Topeka, KS9.3-0.6 pts
7Bel Aire, KS9.1-0 pts
8Gardner, KS7.1+0.6 pts
9Lenexa, KS6.6+0.3 pts
10Merriam, KS6.6-1.8 pts
11Atchison, KS6.1+0.6 pts
12Shawnee, KS6-0.5 pts
13Garden City, KS5.6+0.1 pts
14Overland Park, KS5.3+0.5 pts
15Olathe, KS4.7-0.4 pts
16Lawrence, KS4.5-0 pts
17Manhattan, KS4.3-0.8 pts
18Salina, KS3.9+0.6 pts
19Arkansas City, KS3.9+0.9 pts
20Mission, KS3.6-1.3 pts
21Hutchinson, KS3.2+0.2 pts
22Liberal, KS2.9-0.5 pts
23Dodge City, KS2.8+0.5 pts
23Pittsburg, KS2.8-0 pts
25Winfield, KS2.5-0.4 pts
26Andover, KS2.4+0.4 pts
27McPherson, KS2.2-0.2 pts
28Emporia, KS2.1-0.3 pts
29Derby, KS1.8+0.4 pts
30Haysville, KS1.3+1.2 pts
31Hays, KS1.2+0.5 pts
31Newton, KS1.2-1 pts
33Leawood, KS1.2+0.2 pts
33Ottawa, KS1.2+0.4 pts
35El Dorado, KS1.1-0.4 pts
36Prairie Village, KS0.9-0.1 pts
37Spring Hill, KS0.8-0.1 pts
38Great Bend, KS0.7-0.5 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Kansas by black or African American population share, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Kansas by black or African American population share, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/kansas-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Kansas by black or African American population share, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/kansas-cities?period=2023.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Kansas by black or African American population share, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/kansas-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest black or African American population share?

Junction City, KS, with 20.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest black or African American population share?

Great Bend, KS, with 0.7% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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