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

DeSoto, TX had the highest black or African American population share of 256 cities in 2024, at 67%. San Juan, TX had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.6% and the figure for Texas was 11.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest67DeSoto, TX

Lowest0San Juan, TX

Median7.6256 cities

Texas11.9History

Top 40 cities, 2024

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 (%)	Change on 2023
1	DeSoto, TX	67	-0.9 pts
2	Lancaster, TX	64.2	+0.4 pts
3	Cedar Hill, TX	53.9	+4.3 pts
4	Glenn Heights, TX	51.7	+8.1 pts
5	Forest Hill, TX	46.2	+2.7 pts
6	Iowa Colony, TX	45.3	+3 pts
7	Beaumont, TX	45.2	+0.6 pts
8	Red Oak, TX	43.1	+6.3 pts
9	Port Arthur, TX	41.9	-0.3 pts
10	Marshall, TX	39.7	-0.4 pts
11	Missouri City, TX	38.3	-1.1 pts
12	Texarkana, TX	37.4	-1.4 pts
13	Killeen, TX	35.5	+0.8 pts
14	Balch Springs, TX	32.5	-0.6 pts
15	Duncanville, TX	29.3	-1.1 pts
16	Stafford, TX	29	+2.2 pts
17	Manvel, TX	28.8	-1.9 pts
18	Orange, TX	27.3	-2.3 pts
19	La Marque, TX	27.1	-1.2 pts
20	Harker Heights, TX	27.1	+0.5 pts
21	Princeton, TX	26.9	+5.7 pts
22	Mesquite, TX	26.9	+2.6 pts
23	Palestine, TX	26.7	-0.6 pts
24	Texas City, TX	26.1	-0.1 pts
25	Converse, TX	24.9	+5.5 pts
26	Grand Prairie, TX	24.8	+0.9 pts
27	Nacogdoches, TX	24.7	-1 pts
28	Terrell, TX	23.9	+2 pts
29	Mansfield, TX	23.7	+0.3 pts
30	Crowley, TX	23.2	+1.9 pts
31	Dallas, TX	22.9	-0.6 pts
32	Huntsville, TX	22.5	+0.7 pts
33	Houston, TX	22.3	-0.2 pts
34	Selma, TX	22.3	-1.6 pts
35	Tyler, TX	22.2	-1.1 pts
36	Richmond, TX	22.1	-1.5 pts
37	Arlington, TX	22.1	+0.2 pts
38	Paris, TX	21.9	-0.6 pts
39	Little Elm, TX	21.3	+2.2 pts
40	Humble, TX	20.4	-0.6 pts
41	Jacksonville, TX	20.4	+1.1 pts
42	Longview, TX	20.1	-1.7 pts
43	Rowlett, TX	19.8	-2.6 pts
44	Brenham, TX	19.8	-2.2 pts
45	Forney, TX	19.4	+4.2 pts
46	Fort Worth, TX	19.3	+0.2 pts
47	Waco, TX	19.3	-0.6 pts
48	Pearland, TX	19.2	+1.3 pts
49	Henderson, TX	18.9	0 pts
50	Lufkin, TX	18.3	-0.5 pts
51	Manor, TX	17.6	-4 pts
52	Pflugerville, TX	17.5	+0.6 pts
53	Live Oak, TX	17.4	-0.3 pts
54	Euless, TX	17.2	0 pts
55	Waxahachie, TX	17.1	+2 pts
56	Seagoville, TX	17.1	-2.1 pts
57	Webster, TX	16.9	+4.3 pts
58	Mount Pleasant, TX	16.9	+1.3 pts
59	Elgin, TX	16.5	-2.7 pts
60	Kennedale, TX	16.5	-2.5 pts
61	Melissa, TX	16.1	-1.2 pts
62	Addison, TX	15.8	-2.2 pts
63	Bryan, TX	15.7	-0.3 pts
64	Gatesville, TX	15.6	+0.7 pts
65	Anna, TX	15.5	-0.7 pts
66	Garland, TX	15.1	-0.2 pts
67	Baytown, TX	15	-0.2 pts
68	Galveston, TX	15	+0.5 pts
69	Freeport, TX	14.8	-3.1 pts
70	Providence Village, TX	14.6	-4 pts
71	Wylie, TX	14.5	+0.4 pts
72	Lewisville, TX	14.2	+0.8 pts
73	Kilgore, TX	14	+0.4 pts
74	Bay City, TX	13.7	-1.7 pts
75	Sulphur Springs, TX	13.5	+0.1 pts
76	Bellmead, TX	13.5	-1.1 pts
77	Dayton, TX	13.4	-4.6 pts
78	Greenville, TX	13.4	-1.6 pts
79	Cibolo, TX	13.3	-0.9 pts
80	Rosenberg, TX	13.1	+0.8 pts
81	Athens, TX	13.1	-1 pts
82	Corsicana, TX	13	-1.6 pts
83	Copperas Cove, TX	13	-1.3 pts
84	Bonham, TX	12.9	-0.4 pts
85	Irving, TX	12.7	0 pts
86	Wichita Falls, TX	12.6	+0.1 pts
87	Sachse, TX	12.5	-1.1 pts
88	Allen, TX	12.1	+1.5 pts
88	McKinney, TX	12.1	0 pts
90	Temple, TX	12.1	-0.7 pts
91	Schertz, TX	11.9	+0.5 pts
92	Conroe, TX	11.7	+0.3 pts
93	Bedford, TX	11.6	-1.5 pts
94	Richardson, TX	11.6	-1.1 pts
95	Midlothian, TX	11.3	+0.4 pts
96	Katy, TX	11.2	+1.8 pts
97	Fate, TX	11	-0.2 pts
98	Round Rock, TX	11	+0.1 pts
99	Denton, TX	10.9	-0.5 pts
100	Rockwall, TX	10.8	+2.9 pts
101	Hutto, TX	10.7	-0.3 pts
102	Saginaw, TX	10.5	+0.7 pts
103	Fairview, TX	10.4	+3.1 pts
104	Dickinson, TX	10.2	+1.2 pts
105	The Colony, TX	9.9	+0.3 pts
106	Hurst, TX	9.8	+1.1 pts
107	Abilene, TX	9.8	-0.1 pts
108	Royse City, TX	9.7	-1.5 pts
109	Watauga, TX	9.7	-0.2 pts
110	El Campo, TX	9.4	+1.5 pts
110	Sherman, TX	9.4	-0.2 pts
112	Ennis, TX	9.3	-1.8 pts
112	Northlake, TX	9.3	-3.1 pts
114	Angleton, TX	9.2	+1.6 pts
115	Celina, TX	9.2	-1.9 pts
116	Frisco, TX	9	+0.4 pts
117	Carrollton, TX	8.9	-0.2 pts
117	White Settlement, TX	8.9	+1.5 pts
119	Farmers Branch, TX	8.8	+0.8 pts
120	Kaufman, TX	8.8	-2.3 pts
121	Plano, TX	8.7	-0.2 pts
122	Lavon, TX	8.5	-0.2 pts
123	Corinth, TX	8.4	+0.5 pts
124	College Station, TX	8.1	0 pts
125	Alvin, TX	8.1	+0.7 pts
126	Clute, TX	8	-3.2 pts
127	Lubbock, TX	7.7	+0.1 pts
128	North Richland Hills, TX	7.7	+1.1 pts
129	Universal City, TX	7.5	-1.9 pts
130	Midland, TX	7.5	-0.1 pts
131	Tomball, TX	7.4	-2.1 pts
132	Sugar Land, TX	7.3	-0.2 pts
133	Taylor, TX	7.3	+1.1 pts
134	Austin, TX	7.3	+0.1 pts
135	Prosper, TX	7.2	+0.7 pts
136	Amarillo, TX	7.1	+0.1 pts
137	Murphy, TX	7	-3.8 pts
138	Lake Jackson, TX	7	-0.4 pts
139	Gainesville, TX	6.8	-0.4 pts
140	Denison, TX	6.8	+0.1 pts
141	Robinson, TX	6.6	+0.8 pts
142	La Porte, TX	6.6	-1 pts
143	League City, TX	6.6	-0.2 pts
144	Seguin, TX	6.6	+0.1 pts
145	Liberty Hill, TX	6.5	-1.2 pts
146	San Antonio, TX	6.4	-0.1 pts
147	Belton, TX	6.4	-2.2 pts
148	Burleson, TX	6.3	+1.1 pts
149	Leander, TX	6.2	+0.3 pts
150	Hewitt, TX	6	-0.3 pts
151	Bastrop, TX	6	-1 pts
152	Cleburne, TX	6	+0.8 pts
153	Victoria, TX	5.9	-0.1 pts
154	Odessa, TX	5.8	-0.5 pts
155	Groves, TX	5.6	-2.9 pts
156	Benbrook, TX	5.6	+0.6 pts
157	Coppell, TX	5.6	+0.7 pts
158	Big Spring, TX	5.6	-0.4 pts
159	Lockhart, TX	5.4	+0.8 pts
160	Haltom City, TX	5.3	-1.3 pts
161	Seabrook, TX	5.3	+2.5 pts
162	Josephine, TX	5.3	-6.4 pts
163	San Marcos, TX	5.2	-0 pts
164	Brownwood, TX	5	+0.4 pts
165	Beeville, TX	5	+2.3 pts
166	Georgetown, TX	4.9	-0.8 pts
167	Roanoke, TX	4.8	+0.3 pts
168	Dumas, TX	4.8	-0.3 pts
169	Highland Village, TX	4.7	-0.1 pts
170	Kyle, TX	4.5	-0.6 pts
171	Mineral Wells, TX	4.4	-0.5 pts
172	Grapevine, TX	4.4	-0.3 pts
173	Plainview, TX	4.3	+1 pts
174	Colleyville, TX	4.2	+0.3 pts
175	Port Lavaca, TX	4.2	+1.1 pts
176	Kingsville, TX	4.1	+0.3 pts
177	San Angelo, TX	4.1	+0.2 pts
178	Fulshear, TX	4	-2.4 pts
179	Galena Park, TX	4	-0.6 pts
180	Corpus Christi, TX	3.8	-0.2 pts
181	Cedar Park, TX	3.8	+0.6 pts
182	Deer Park, TX	3.8	+1 pts
183	Leon Valley, TX	3.6	+0.4 pts
184	Friendswood, TX	3.6	-1 pts
185	Nederland, TX	3.6	-0.8 pts
186	Sanger, TX	3.6	-0.6 pts
187	Alamo, TX	3.5	+1.1 pts
187	Borger, TX	3.5	+0.5 pts
189	Pasadena, TX	3.4	+0.5 pts
190	Flower Mound, TX	3.3	-0 pts
191	El Paso, TX	3.2	+0.1 pts
192	Mont Belvieu, TX	3.2	-3.1 pts
193	Canyon, TX	3.1	-0.7 pts
194	Keller, TX	3.1	+0.4 pts
195	Raymondville, TX	3	+0.1 pts
195	South Houston, TX	3	+0.8 pts
197	Stephenville, TX	2.9	+0.3 pts
198	Levelland, TX	2.8	-0.5 pts
198	Pleasanton, TX	2.8	+0.8 pts
200	Kerrville, TX	2.5	+0.2 pts
201	Sweetwater, TX	2.5	-1.5 pts
202	Weatherford, TX	2.5	-0.3 pts
203	Fair Oaks Ranch, TX	2.4	-0.8 pts
204	Rockport, TX	2.3	+1.7 pts
205	Pampa, TX	2.3	-0.1 pts
206	Andrews, TX	2.2	-0.4 pts
207	Snyder, TX	2.1	+0.9 pts
208	New Braunfels, TX	2	-0.2 pts
209	Portland, TX	1.9	+0.2 pts
210	Helotes, TX	1.9	-0.6 pts
210	Town of Pecos, TX	1.9	+0.3 pts
212	Heath, TX	1.7	+1.4 pts
213	Southlake, TX	1.7	-0.1 pts
214	Azle, TX	1.6	+0.2 pts
215	Harlingen, TX	1.5	+0.4 pts
216	Burkburnett, TX	1.5	+0.2 pts
217	Lago Vista, TX	1.5	-0.8 pts
218	Lakeway, TX	1.5	+0.3 pts
219	Edinburg, TX	1.5	-0.4 pts
220	Buda, TX	1.4	-0.2 pts
221	Socorro, TX	1.4	+1.4 pts
222	Boerne, TX	1.4	+0.1 pts
223	Granbury, TX	1.2	-0 pts
224	Mission, TX	1.2	+0.3 pts
225	Alice, TX	1.2	+0.8 pts
225	University Park, TX	1.2	+0.1 pts
227	Horizon City, TX	1.1	-0.5 pts
228	Ingleside, TX	1.1	-0.9 pts
229	Hereford, TX	1	-0 pts
230	Port Neches, TX	1	+0.1 pts
231	Trophy Club, TX	1	-0.2 pts
232	Del Rio, TX	0.9	+0.2 pts
233	Weslaco, TX	0.6	-0.3 pts
234	McAllen, TX	0.6	+0.1 pts
235	Dripping Springs, TX	0.6	-0.3 pts
236	Bellaire, TX	0.6	-0.1 pts
237	Laredo, TX	0.5	+0.1 pts
238	Rio Grande City, TX	0.4	+0.1 pts
239	Uvalde, TX	0.4	-0.5 pts
240	Mercedes, TX	0.4	+0.4 pts
241	Robstown, TX	0.3	-0 pts
242	Brownsville, TX	0.3	0 pts
243	Fredericksburg, TX	0.3	-0.2 pts
243	Santa Fe, TX	0.3	+0.1 pts
245	San Benito, TX	0.2	0 pts
246	Eagle Pass, TX	0.2	-0.1 pts
246	West University Place, TX	0.2	0 pts
248	Alton, TX	0.2	0 pts
249	Pharr, TX	0.2	-0 pts
250	Donna, TX	0.1	+0.1 pts

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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.

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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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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 Texas 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/texas-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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DeSoto, TX, with 67% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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San Juan, TX, with 0% in 2024.

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