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Cities in Pennsylvania by black or African American population share

Yeadon, PA had the highest black or African American population share of 68 cities in 2022, at 86.4%. Lower Burrell, PA had the lowest, at 0.5%. The median was 5.7% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 10.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest86.4Yeadon, PA
Lowest0.5Lower Burrell, PA
Median5.768 cities
Pennsylvania10.4History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Yeadon, PA: 86.4 %Yeadon, PA86.4Darby, PA: 85.8 %Darby, PA85.8Chester, PA: 75.2 %Chester, PA75.2Wilkinsburg, PA: 49.4 %Wilkinsburg, PA49.4Lansdowne, PA: 49 %Lansdowne, PA49Harrisburg, PA: 42.4 %Harrisburg, PA42.4Coatesville, PA: 41.1 %Coatesville, PA41.1Philadelphia, PA: 39 %Philadelphia, PA39McKeesport, PA: 35.5 %McKeesport, PA35.5Norristown, PA: 32.3 %Norristown, PA32.3York, PA: 23.9 %York, PA23.9Pittsburgh, PA: 23.1 %Pittsburgh, PA23.1Pottstown, PA: 20.9 %Pottstown, PA20.9Johnstown, PA: 15.7 %Johnstown, PA15.7Erie, PA: 15.7 %Erie, PA15.7Munhall, PA: 14.9 %Munhall, PA14.9Easton, PA: 14.2 %Easton, PA14.2Lancaster, PA: 14.1 %Lancaster, PA14.1Washington, PA: 13.5 %Washington, PA13.5West Chester, PA: 13.5 %West Chester, PA13.5Monroeville, PA: 13.2 %Monroeville, PA13.2Williamsport, PA: 13.1 %Williamsport, PA13.1Sharon, PA: 12.9 %Sharon, PA12.9New Kensington, PA: 12.3 %New Kensington, PA12.3New Castle, PA: 11 %New Castle, PA11Allentown, PA: 10.6 %Allentown, PA10.6Wilkes-Barre, PA: 10.4 %Wilkes-Barre, PA10.4West Mifflin, PA: 9.4 %West Mifflin, PA9.4Chambersburg, PA: 9.3 %Chambersburg, PA9.3Bethlehem, PA: 8.6 %Bethlehem, PA8.6Reading, PA: 8.3 %Reading, PA8.3Carlisle, PA: 7.1 %Carlisle, PA7.1Scranton, PA: 5.8 %Scranton, PA5.8Columbia, PA: 5.7 %Columbia, PA5.7Nanticoke, PA: 5.7 %Nanticoke, PA5.7Lansdale, PA: 5.3 %Lansdale, PA5.3Meadville, PA: 5.3 %Meadville, PA5.3Waynesboro, PA: 5 %Waynesboro, PA5Hermitage, PA: 5 %Hermitage, PA5Phoenixville, PA: 4.8 %Phoenixville, PA4.8Yeadon, PA: 86.4 %Yeadon, PA86.4Darby, PA: 85.8 %Darby, PA85.8Chester, PA: 75.2 %Chester, PA75.2Wilkinsburg, PA: 49.4 %Wilkinsburg, PA49.4Lansdowne, PA: 49 %Lansdowne, PA49Harrisburg, PA: 42.4 %Harrisburg, PA42.4Coatesville, PA: 41.1 %Coatesville, PA41.1Philadelphia, PA: 39 %Philadelphia, PA39McKeesport, PA: 35.5 %McKeesport, PA35.5Norristown, PA: 32.3 %Norristown, PA32.3York, PA: 23.9 %York, PA23.9Pittsburgh, PA: 23.1 %Pittsburgh, PA23.1Pottstown, PA: 20.9 %Pottstown, PA20.9Johnstown, PA: 15.7 %Johnstown, PA15.7Erie, PA: 15.7 %Erie, PA15.7Munhall, PA: 14.9 %Munhall, PA14.9Easton, PA: 14.2 %Easton, PA14.2Lancaster, PA: 14.1 %Lancaster, PA14.1Washington, PA: 13.5 %Washington, PA13.5West Chester, PA: 13.5 %West Chester, PA13.5Monroeville, PA: 13.2 %Monroeville, PA13.2Williamsport, PA: 13.1 %Williamsport, PA13.1Sharon, PA: 12.9 %Sharon, PA12.9New Kensington, PA: 12.3 %New Kensington, PA12.3New Castle, PA: 11 %New Castle, PA11Allentown, PA: 10.6 %Allentown, PA10.6Wilkes-Barre, PA: 10.4 %Wilkes-Barre, PA10.4West Mifflin, PA: 9.4 %West Mifflin, PA9.4Chambersburg, PA: 9.3 %Chambersburg, PA9.3Bethlehem, PA: 8.6 %Bethlehem, PA8.6Reading, PA: 8.3 %Reading, PA8.3Carlisle, PA: 7.1 %Carlisle, PA7.1Scranton, PA: 5.8 %Scranton, PA5.8Columbia, PA: 5.7 %Columbia, PA5.7Nanticoke, PA: 5.7 %Nanticoke, PA5.7Lansdale, PA: 5.3 %Lansdale, PA5.3Meadville, PA: 5.3 %Meadville, PA5.3Waynesboro, PA: 5 %Waynesboro, PA5Hermitage, PA: 5 %Hermitage, PA5Phoenixville, PA: 4.8 %Phoenixville, PA4.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Yeadon, PA86.4-1.9 pts
2Darby, PA85.8-0.1 pts
3Chester, PA75.2+4.1 pts
4Wilkinsburg, PA49.4-3.9 pts
5Lansdowne, PA49+0.9 pts
6Harrisburg, PA42.4-1.6 pts
7Coatesville, PA41.1+0.7 pts
8Philadelphia, PA39-0.7 pts
9McKeesport, PA35.5-2.1 pts
10Norristown, PA32.3-1.1 pts
11York, PA23.9+1.1 pts
12Pittsburgh, PA23.1+0.4 pts
13Pottstown, PA20.9-0.1 pts
14Johnstown, PA15.7-0.5 pts
15Erie, PA15.7+0.4 pts
16Munhall, PA14.9+4.3 pts
17Easton, PA14.2-2.4 pts
18Lancaster, PA14.1+1.1 pts
19Washington, PA13.5-1.1 pts
20West Chester, PA13.5+1.4 pts
21Monroeville, PA13.20 pts
22Williamsport, PA13.1-1.2 pts
23Sharon, PA12.9-0.1 pts
24New Kensington, PA12.3+3.8 pts
25New Castle, PA11+0.4 pts
26Allentown, PA10.6+0.3 pts
27Wilkes-Barre, PA10.4-0.5 pts
28West Mifflin, PA9.4-0.3 pts
29Chambersburg, PA9.3-0.9 pts
30Bethlehem, PA8.6+0.5 pts
31Reading, PA8.3-0.4 pts
32Carlisle, PA7.1-1.4 pts
33Scranton, PA5.8+0.4 pts
34Columbia, PA5.7-0.6 pts
35Nanticoke, PA5.7+1.3 pts
36Lansdale, PA5.3-1.2 pts
37Meadville, PA5.3+0.2 pts
38Waynesboro, PA5-0.1 pts
39Hermitage, PA5-0.3 pts
40Phoenixville, PA4.8-2.4 pts
41Baldwin, PA4.7-0.4 pts
42Pottsville, PA4.5+0.4 pts
43Indiana, PA4.4-0.4 pts
44Plum, PA4.3-0.2 pts
45Whitehall, PA4.2+0.6 pts
46Berwick, PA4.2+1.4 pts
47Kingston, PA4+0.5 pts
48Bloomsburg, PA3.90 pts
49Lebanon, PA3.4+0.5 pts
50Franklin Park, PA3.2-0.3 pts
51Emmaus, PA3.1+0.6 pts
52Altoona, PA3+0.1 pts
53State College, PA3-0.2 pts
54Greensburg, PA3-0.5 pts
55Hanover, PA2.9+0.9 pts
56Elizabethtown, PA2.8-0.2 pts
57Hazleton, PA2.8+0.3 pts
58Butler, PA2.7+0.6 pts
59Mechanicsburg, PA2.20 pts
60Bethel Park, PA2.1+0.4 pts
61Jefferson Hills, PA2-0 pts
62Wyomissing, PA1.8-0.1 pts
63Ephrata, PA1.7-0.5 pts
64St. Marys, PA1.3+0.9 pts
65Northampton, PA1.3+0.1 pts
66Murrysville, PA1.2-0.5 pts
67Dunmore, PA0.9+0.5 pts
68Lower Burrell, PA0.50 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Yeadon, PA, with 86.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lower Burrell, PA, with 0.5% in 2022.

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