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Cities in Pennsylvania by black or African American population share, 2024

Yeadon, PA had the highest black or African American population share of 68 cities in 2024, at 84.1%. Lower Burrell, PA had the lowest, at 1%. The median was 7.1% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 10.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest84.1Yeadon, PA
Lowest1Lower Burrell, PA
Median7.168 cities
Pennsylvania10.3History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Yeadon, PA: 84.1 %Yeadon, PA84.1Darby, PA: 84.1 %Darby, PA84.1Chester, PA: 70.5 %Chester, PA70.5Lansdowne, PA: 49.2 %Lansdowne, PA49.2Wilkinsburg, PA: 46.2 %Wilkinsburg, PA46.2Harrisburg, PA: 40.9 %Harrisburg, PA40.9Philadelphia, PA: 38.3 %Philadelphia, PA38.3McKeesport, PA: 35.7 %McKeesport, PA35.7Coatesville, PA: 32.4 %Coatesville, PA32.4Norristown, PA: 31 %Norristown, PA31York, PA: 24.1 %York, PA24.1Pottstown, PA: 22.6 %Pottstown, PA22.6Pittsburgh, PA: 22.1 %Pittsburgh, PA22.1Sharon, PA: 17.7 %Sharon, PA17.7Easton, PA: 16.3 %Easton, PA16.3Erie, PA: 16.3 %Erie, PA16.3Monroeville, PA: 15.3 %Monroeville, PA15.3Washington, PA: 15 %Washington, PA15West Chester, PA: 13.5 %West Chester, PA13.5Munhall, PA: 13.4 %Munhall, PA13.4Johnstown, PA: 13.2 %Johnstown, PA13.2Lancaster, PA: 12 %Lancaster, PA12Williamsport, PA: 12 %Williamsport, PA12Kingston, PA: 11.3 %Kingston, PA11.3New Castle, PA: 10.8 %New Castle, PA10.8Allentown, PA: 9.8 %Allentown, PA9.8Wilkes-Barre, PA: 9.7 %Wilkes-Barre, PA9.7Carlisle, PA: 9.5 %Carlisle, PA9.5Nanticoke, PA: 9.1 %Nanticoke, PA9.1New Kensington, PA: 8.6 %New Kensington, PA8.6Bethlehem, PA: 8.2 %Bethlehem, PA8.2Columbia, PA: 7.7 %Columbia, PA7.7Reading, PA: 7.7 %Reading, PA7.7West Mifflin, PA: 7.3 %West Mifflin, PA7.3Chambersburg, PA: 7 %Chambersburg, PA7Scranton, PA: 6.6 %Scranton, PA6.6Lansdale, PA: 5.8 %Lansdale, PA5.8Indiana, PA: 5.4 %Indiana, PA5.4Whitehall, PA: 4.4 %Whitehall, PA4.4Berwick, PA: 4.1 %Berwick, PA4.1Yeadon, PA: 84.1 %Yeadon, PA84.1Darby, PA: 84.1 %Darby, PA84.1Chester, PA: 70.5 %Chester, PA70.5Lansdowne, PA: 49.2 %Lansdowne, PA49.2Wilkinsburg, PA: 46.2 %Wilkinsburg, PA46.2Harrisburg, PA: 40.9 %Harrisburg, PA40.9Philadelphia, PA: 38.3 %Philadelphia, PA38.3McKeesport, PA: 35.7 %McKeesport, PA35.7Coatesville, PA: 32.4 %Coatesville, PA32.4Norristown, PA: 31 %Norristown, PA31York, PA: 24.1 %York, PA24.1Pottstown, PA: 22.6 %Pottstown, PA22.6Pittsburgh, PA: 22.1 %Pittsburgh, PA22.1Sharon, PA: 17.7 %Sharon, PA17.7Easton, PA: 16.3 %Easton, PA16.3Erie, PA: 16.3 %Erie, PA16.3Monroeville, PA: 15.3 %Monroeville, PA15.3Washington, PA: 15 %Washington, PA15West Chester, PA: 13.5 %West Chester, PA13.5Munhall, PA: 13.4 %Munhall, PA13.4Johnstown, PA: 13.2 %Johnstown, PA13.2Lancaster, PA: 12 %Lancaster, PA12Williamsport, PA: 12 %Williamsport, PA12Kingston, PA: 11.3 %Kingston, PA11.3New Castle, PA: 10.8 %New Castle, PA10.8Allentown, PA: 9.8 %Allentown, PA9.8Wilkes-Barre, PA: 9.7 %Wilkes-Barre, PA9.7Carlisle, PA: 9.5 %Carlisle, PA9.5Nanticoke, PA: 9.1 %Nanticoke, PA9.1New Kensington, PA: 8.6 %New Kensington, PA8.6Bethlehem, PA: 8.2 %Bethlehem, PA8.2Columbia, PA: 7.7 %Columbia, PA7.7Reading, PA: 7.7 %Reading, PA7.7West Mifflin, PA: 7.3 %West Mifflin, PA7.3Chambersburg, PA: 7 %Chambersburg, PA7Scranton, PA: 6.6 %Scranton, PA6.6Lansdale, PA: 5.8 %Lansdale, PA5.8Indiana, PA: 5.4 %Indiana, PA5.4Whitehall, PA: 4.4 %Whitehall, PA4.4Berwick, PA: 4.1 %Berwick, PA4.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Yeadon, PA84.1-1 pts
2Darby, PA84.1-1 pts
3Chester, PA70.5-0.4 pts
4Lansdowne, PA49.2-0.4 pts
5Wilkinsburg, PA46.2-1.9 pts
6Harrisburg, PA40.9-0.6 pts
7Philadelphia, PA38.3-0.5 pts
8McKeesport, PA35.7-2.4 pts
9Coatesville, PA32.4-2.2 pts
10Norristown, PA31-1.2 pts
11York, PA24.1+0.9 pts
12Pottstown, PA22.6+0.4 pts
13Pittsburgh, PA22.1-0.2 pts
14Sharon, PA17.7+2.1 pts
15Easton, PA16.3+2.4 pts
15Erie, PA16.3+0.9 pts
17Monroeville, PA15.3+0.2 pts
18Washington, PA15+1.5 pts
19West Chester, PA13.5+1.1 pts
20Munhall, PA13.4-1.1 pts
21Johnstown, PA13.2-0.3 pts
22Lancaster, PA12-0.2 pts
23Williamsport, PA12-0.9 pts
24Kingston, PA11.3+1.8 pts
25New Castle, PA10.8+0.4 pts
26Allentown, PA9.8-1.2 pts
27Wilkes-Barre, PA9.7-1.9 pts
28Carlisle, PA9.5-0.5 pts
29Nanticoke, PA9.1+1 pts
30New Kensington, PA8.6-3.6 pts
31Bethlehem, PA8.2-0.2 pts
32Columbia, PA7.7+1.5 pts
33Reading, PA7.7-0.2 pts
34West Mifflin, PA7.3-1.3 pts
35Chambersburg, PA7-2.1 pts
36Scranton, PA6.6+0.2 pts
37Lansdale, PA5.8-0.4 pts
38Indiana, PA5.4-0.2 pts
39Whitehall, PA4.4+0.2 pts
40Berwick, PA4.10 pts
41Meadville, PA4-1.9 pts
42Plum, PA3.9+0.6 pts
43State College, PA3.8+0.2 pts
44Phoenixville, PA3.7-1.1 pts
45Altoona, PA3.6+0.6 pts
46Baldwin, PA3.4-0.7 pts
47Hanover, PA3.4+0.6 pts
48Bloomsburg, PA3.3-0.8 pts
49Butler, PA3.2+0.2 pts
50Greensburg, PA2.8-0.2 pts
51Hermitage, PA2.7-0.6 pts
52Lebanon, PA2.6-0.2 pts
53Wyomissing, PA2.4+1 pts
54Waynesboro, PA2.2-2 pts
55Northampton, PA2.1+0.7 pts
56Jefferson Hills, PA2.1-0.6 pts
57Ephrata, PA2.1-1.3 pts
58Dunmore, PA1.8+0.4 pts
59Pottsville, PA1.8-1.9 pts
60Elizabethtown, PA1.7+0.5 pts
60Hazleton, PA1.70 pts
62Emmaus, PA1.7-0.4 pts
62Murrysville, PA1.7+0.6 pts
64Franklin Park, PA1.7-1 pts
65Mechanicsburg, PA1.5-1 pts
66St. Marys, PA1.3-0.4 pts
67Bethel Park, PA1.2-0.1 pts
68Lower Burrell, PA1+0.2 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Pennsylvania by black or African American population share, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Pennsylvania by black or African American population share, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/pennsylvania-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 Pennsylvania by black or African American population share, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/pennsylvania-cities.

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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 Pennsylvania by black or African American population share, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/pennsylvania-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Yeadon, PA, with 84.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lower Burrell, PA, with 1% in 2024.

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