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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 2023, at 85.1%. Lower Burrell, PA had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 7.1% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 10.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest85.1Yeadon, PA
Lowest0.8Lower Burrell, PA
Median7.168 cities
Pennsylvania10.3History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Yeadon, PA: 85.1 %Yeadon, PA85.1Darby, PA: 85 %Darby, PA85Chester, PA: 70.9 %Chester, PA70.9Lansdowne, PA: 49.6 %Lansdowne, PA49.6Wilkinsburg, PA: 48 %Wilkinsburg, PA48Harrisburg, PA: 41.5 %Harrisburg, PA41.5Philadelphia, PA: 38.9 %Philadelphia, PA38.9McKeesport, PA: 38.1 %McKeesport, PA38.1Coatesville, PA: 34.6 %Coatesville, PA34.6Norristown, PA: 32.2 %Norristown, PA32.2York, PA: 23.3 %York, PA23.3Pittsburgh, PA: 22.3 %Pittsburgh, PA22.3Pottstown, PA: 22.2 %Pottstown, PA22.2Sharon, PA: 15.6 %Sharon, PA15.6Erie, PA: 15.4 %Erie, PA15.4Monroeville, PA: 15.2 %Monroeville, PA15.2Munhall, PA: 14.5 %Munhall, PA14.5Easton, PA: 13.9 %Easton, PA13.9Johnstown, PA: 13.5 %Johnstown, PA13.5Washington, PA: 13.5 %Washington, PA13.5Williamsport, PA: 12.8 %Williamsport, PA12.8West Chester, PA: 12.4 %West Chester, PA12.4New Kensington, PA: 12.2 %New Kensington, PA12.2Lancaster, PA: 12.2 %Lancaster, PA12.2Wilkes-Barre, PA: 11.7 %Wilkes-Barre, PA11.7Allentown, PA: 11 %Allentown, PA11New Castle, PA: 10.4 %New Castle, PA10.4Carlisle, PA: 9.9 %Carlisle, PA9.9Kingston, PA: 9.5 %Kingston, PA9.5Chambersburg, PA: 9.1 %Chambersburg, PA9.1West Mifflin, PA: 8.6 %West Mifflin, PA8.6Bethlehem, PA: 8.4 %Bethlehem, PA8.4Nanticoke, PA: 8.1 %Nanticoke, PA8.1Reading, PA: 7.8 %Reading, PA7.8Scranton, PA: 6.4 %Scranton, PA6.4Columbia, PA: 6.2 %Columbia, PA6.2Lansdale, PA: 6.2 %Lansdale, PA6.2Meadville, PA: 5.9 %Meadville, PA5.9Indiana, PA: 5.5 %Indiana, PA5.5Phoenixville, PA: 4.8 %Phoenixville, PA4.8Yeadon, PA: 85.1 %Yeadon, PA85.1Darby, PA: 85 %Darby, PA85Chester, PA: 70.9 %Chester, PA70.9Lansdowne, PA: 49.6 %Lansdowne, PA49.6Wilkinsburg, PA: 48 %Wilkinsburg, PA48Harrisburg, PA: 41.5 %Harrisburg, PA41.5Philadelphia, PA: 38.9 %Philadelphia, PA38.9McKeesport, PA: 38.1 %McKeesport, PA38.1Coatesville, PA: 34.6 %Coatesville, PA34.6Norristown, PA: 32.2 %Norristown, PA32.2York, PA: 23.3 %York, PA23.3Pittsburgh, PA: 22.3 %Pittsburgh, PA22.3Pottstown, PA: 22.2 %Pottstown, PA22.2Sharon, PA: 15.6 %Sharon, PA15.6Erie, PA: 15.4 %Erie, PA15.4Monroeville, PA: 15.2 %Monroeville, PA15.2Munhall, PA: 14.5 %Munhall, PA14.5Easton, PA: 13.9 %Easton, PA13.9Johnstown, PA: 13.5 %Johnstown, PA13.5Washington, PA: 13.5 %Washington, PA13.5Williamsport, PA: 12.8 %Williamsport, PA12.8West Chester, PA: 12.4 %West Chester, PA12.4New Kensington, PA: 12.2 %New Kensington, PA12.2Lancaster, PA: 12.2 %Lancaster, PA12.2Wilkes-Barre, PA: 11.7 %Wilkes-Barre, PA11.7Allentown, PA: 11 %Allentown, PA11New Castle, PA: 10.4 %New Castle, PA10.4Carlisle, PA: 9.9 %Carlisle, PA9.9Kingston, PA: 9.5 %Kingston, PA9.5Chambersburg, PA: 9.1 %Chambersburg, PA9.1West Mifflin, PA: 8.6 %West Mifflin, PA8.6Bethlehem, PA: 8.4 %Bethlehem, PA8.4Nanticoke, PA: 8.1 %Nanticoke, PA8.1Reading, PA: 7.8 %Reading, PA7.8Scranton, PA: 6.4 %Scranton, PA6.4Columbia, PA: 6.2 %Columbia, PA6.2Lansdale, PA: 6.2 %Lansdale, PA6.2Meadville, PA: 5.9 %Meadville, PA5.9Indiana, PA: 5.5 %Indiana, PA5.5Phoenixville, PA: 4.8 %Phoenixville, PA4.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Yeadon, PA85.1-1.3 pts
2Darby, PA85-0.8 pts
3Chester, PA70.9-4.3 pts
4Lansdowne, PA49.6+0.6 pts
5Wilkinsburg, PA48-1.4 pts
6Harrisburg, PA41.5-0.9 pts
7Philadelphia, PA38.9-0.1 pts
8McKeesport, PA38.1+2.5 pts
9Coatesville, PA34.6-6.6 pts
10Norristown, PA32.2-0.1 pts
11York, PA23.3-0.6 pts
12Pittsburgh, PA22.3-0.8 pts
13Pottstown, PA22.2+1.3 pts
14Sharon, PA15.6+2.7 pts
15Erie, PA15.4-0.3 pts
16Monroeville, PA15.2+2 pts
17Munhall, PA14.5-0.4 pts
18Easton, PA13.9-0.3 pts
19Johnstown, PA13.5-2.2 pts
20Washington, PA13.5-0 pts
21Williamsport, PA12.8-0.3 pts
22West Chester, PA12.4-1.1 pts
23New Kensington, PA12.2-0.1 pts
24Lancaster, PA12.2-1.9 pts
25Wilkes-Barre, PA11.7+1.2 pts
26Allentown, PA11+0.4 pts
27New Castle, PA10.4-0.6 pts
28Carlisle, PA9.9+2.9 pts
29Kingston, PA9.5+5.5 pts
30Chambersburg, PA9.1-0.2 pts
31West Mifflin, PA8.6-0.7 pts
32Bethlehem, PA8.4-0.2 pts
33Nanticoke, PA8.1+2.4 pts
34Reading, PA7.8-0.4 pts
35Scranton, PA6.4+0.5 pts
36Columbia, PA6.2+0.5 pts
37Lansdale, PA6.2+0.8 pts
38Meadville, PA5.9+0.6 pts
39Indiana, PA5.5+1.2 pts
40Phoenixville, PA4.8-0 pts
41Waynesboro, PA4.2-0.8 pts
41Whitehall, PA4.2-0.1 pts
43Berwick, PA4.1-0.1 pts
44Bloomsburg, PA4.1+0.1 pts
45Baldwin, PA4.1-0.6 pts
46Pottsville, PA3.7-0.8 pts
47State College, PA3.6+0.5 pts
48Hermitage, PA3.4-1.6 pts
49Ephrata, PA3.3+1.6 pts
50Plum, PA3.3-1 pts
51Greensburg, PA3.1+0.1 pts
52Altoona, PA3.10 pts
53Butler, PA3+0.4 pts
54Lebanon, PA2.9-0.6 pts
55Hanover, PA2.7-0.1 pts
56Jefferson Hills, PA2.7+0.7 pts
57Franklin Park, PA2.7-0.6 pts
58Mechanicsburg, PA2.5+0.3 pts
59Emmaus, PA2.1-1 pts
60St. Marys, PA1.7+0.4 pts
61Hazleton, PA1.7-1.1 pts
62Dunmore, PA1.5+0.5 pts
63Northampton, PA1.4+0.1 pts
64Bethel Park, PA1.4-0.7 pts
65Wyomissing, PA1.3-0.4 pts
66Elizabethtown, PA1.2-1.6 pts
67Murrysville, PA1.1-0.1 pts
68Lower Burrell, PA0.8+0.3 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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-cities?period=2023. 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, 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/pennsylvania-cities?period=2023.

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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, 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/pennsylvania-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Yeadon, PA, with 85.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lower Burrell, PA, with 0.8% in 2023.

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