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

All 68 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `black_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/pennsylvania-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Yeadon, PA | 84.1 |
| 2 | Darby, PA | 84.1 |
| 3 | Chester, PA | 70.5 |
| 4 | Lansdowne, PA | 49.2 |
| 5 | Wilkinsburg, PA | 46.2 |
| 6 | Harrisburg, PA | 40.9 |
| 7 | Philadelphia, PA | 38.3 |
| 8 | McKeesport, PA | 35.7 |
| 9 | Coatesville, PA | 32.4 |
| 10 | Norristown, PA | 31 |
| 11 | York, PA | 24.1 |
| 12 | Pottstown, PA | 22.6 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh, PA | 22.1 |
| 14 | Sharon, PA | 17.7 |
| 15 | Easton, PA | 16.3 |
| 15 | Erie, PA | 16.3 |
| 17 | Monroeville, PA | 15.3 |
| 18 | Washington, PA | 15 |
| 19 | West Chester, PA | 13.5 |
| 20 | Munhall, PA | 13.4 |
| 21 | Johnstown, PA | 13.2 |
| 22 | Lancaster, PA | 12 |
| 23 | Williamsport, PA | 12 |
| 24 | Kingston, PA | 11.3 |
| 25 | New Castle, PA | 10.8 |
| 26 | Allentown, PA | 9.8 |
| 27 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | 9.7 |
| 28 | Carlisle, PA | 9.5 |
| 29 | Nanticoke, PA | 9.1 |
| 30 | New Kensington, PA | 8.6 |
| 31 | Bethlehem, PA | 8.2 |
| 32 | Columbia, PA | 7.7 |
| 33 | Reading, PA | 7.7 |
| 34 | West Mifflin, PA | 7.3 |
| 35 | Chambersburg, PA | 7 |
| 36 | Scranton, PA | 6.6 |
| 37 | Lansdale, PA | 5.8 |
| 38 | Indiana, PA | 5.4 |
| 39 | Whitehall, PA | 4.4 |
| 40 | Berwick, PA | 4.1 |
| 41 | Meadville, PA | 4 |
| 42 | Plum, PA | 3.9 |
| 43 | State College, PA | 3.8 |
| 44 | Phoenixville, PA | 3.7 |
| 45 | Altoona, PA | 3.6 |
| 46 | Baldwin, PA | 3.4 |
| 47 | Hanover, PA | 3.4 |
| 48 | Bloomsburg, PA | 3.3 |
| 49 | Butler, PA | 3.2 |
| 50 | Greensburg, PA | 2.8 |
| 51 | Hermitage, PA | 2.7 |
| 52 | Lebanon, PA | 2.6 |
| 53 | Wyomissing, PA | 2.4 |
| 54 | Waynesboro, PA | 2.2 |
| 55 | Northampton, PA | 2.1 |
| 56 | Jefferson Hills, PA | 2.1 |
| 57 | Ephrata, PA | 2.1 |
| 58 | Dunmore, PA | 1.8 |
| 59 | Pottsville, PA | 1.8 |
| 60 | Elizabethtown, PA | 1.7 |
| 60 | Hazleton, PA | 1.7 |
| 62 | Emmaus, PA | 1.7 |
| 62 | Murrysville, PA | 1.7 |
| 64 | Franklin Park, PA | 1.7 |
| 65 | Mechanicsburg, PA | 1.5 |
| 66 | St. Marys, PA | 1.3 |
| 67 | Bethel Park, PA | 1.2 |
| 68 | Lower Burrell, PA | 1 |