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Cities in Texas by black or African American population share

Lancaster, TX had the highest black or African American population share of 256 cities in 2022, at 66.8%. San Elizario, TX had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 7.4% and the figure for Texas was 11.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest66.8Lancaster, TX
Lowest0San Elizario, TX
Median7.4256 cities
Texas11.8History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Lancaster, TX: 66.8 %Lancaster, TX66.8DeSoto, TX: 66.5 %DeSoto, TX66.5Glenn Heights, TX: 50.3 %Glenn Heights, TX50.3Cedar Hill, TX: 49.5 %Cedar Hill, TX49.5Beaumont, TX: 45.3 %Beaumont, TX45.3Forest Hill, TX: 42.3 %Forest Hill, TX42.3Port Arthur, TX: 42.1 %Port Arthur, TX42.1Marshall, TX: 40.3 %Marshall, TX40.3Missouri City, TX: 40 %Missouri City, TX40Iowa Colony, TX: 38.8 %Iowa Colony, TX38.8Texarkana, TX: 38.1 %Texarkana, TX38.1Killeen, TX: 35 %Killeen, TX35Red Oak, TX: 34.5 %Red Oak, TX34.5Duncanville, TX: 32.2 %Duncanville, TX32.2Orange, TX: 30.8 %Orange, TX30.8La Marque, TX: 29.5 %La Marque, TX29.5Balch Springs, TX: 28.5 %Balch Springs, TX28.5Stafford, TX: 28.1 %Stafford, TX28.1Palestine, TX: 27 %Palestine, TX27Harker Heights, TX: 26.6 %Harker Heights, TX26.6Nacogdoches, TX: 26.4 %Nacogdoches, TX26.4Brenham, TX: 26.2 %Brenham, TX26.2Richmond, TX: 26 %Richmond, TX26Texas City, TX: 25.8 %Texas City, TX25.8Manvel, TX: 25.2 %Manvel, TX25.2Selma, TX: 24.7 %Selma, TX24.7Terrell, TX: 24.6 %Terrell, TX24.6Humble, TX: 24.5 %Humble, TX24.5Mesquite, TX: 24.5 %Mesquite, TX24.5Huntsville, TX: 24.3 %Huntsville, TX24.3Tyler, TX: 24 %Tyler, TX24Dallas, TX: 23.3 %Dallas, TX23.3Mansfield, TX: 23 %Mansfield, TX23Grand Prairie, TX: 22.6 %Grand Prairie, TX22.6Paris, TX: 22.5 %Paris, TX22.5Arlington, TX: 22.4 %Arlington, TX22.4Houston, TX: 22 %Houston, TX22Longview, TX: 21.5 %Longview, TX21.5Crowley, TX: 21.2 %Crowley, TX21.2Manor, TX: 21.1 %Manor, TX21.1Lancaster, TX: 66.8 %Lancaster, TX66.8DeSoto, TX: 66.5 %DeSoto, TX66.5Glenn Heights, TX: 50.3 %Glenn Heights, TX50.3Cedar Hill, TX: 49.5 %Cedar Hill, TX49.5Beaumont, TX: 45.3 %Beaumont, TX45.3Forest Hill, TX: 42.3 %Forest Hill, TX42.3Port Arthur, TX: 42.1 %Port Arthur, TX42.1Marshall, TX: 40.3 %Marshall, TX40.3Missouri City, TX: 40 %Missouri City, TX40Iowa Colony, TX: 38.8 %Iowa Colony, TX38.8Texarkana, TX: 38.1 %Texarkana, TX38.1Killeen, TX: 35 %Killeen, TX35Red Oak, TX: 34.5 %Red Oak, TX34.5Duncanville, TX: 32.2 %Duncanville, TX32.2Orange, TX: 30.8 %Orange, TX30.8La Marque, TX: 29.5 %La Marque, TX29.5Balch Springs, TX: 28.5 %Balch Springs, TX28.5Stafford, TX: 28.1 %Stafford, TX28.1Palestine, TX: 27 %Palestine, TX27Harker Heights, TX: 26.6 %Harker Heights, TX26.6Nacogdoches, TX: 26.4 %Nacogdoches, TX26.4Brenham, TX: 26.2 %Brenham, TX26.2Richmond, TX: 26 %Richmond, TX26Texas City, TX: 25.8 %Texas City, TX25.8Manvel, TX: 25.2 %Manvel, TX25.2Selma, TX: 24.7 %Selma, TX24.7Terrell, TX: 24.6 %Terrell, TX24.6Humble, TX: 24.5 %Humble, TX24.5Mesquite, TX: 24.5 %Mesquite, TX24.5Huntsville, TX: 24.3 %Huntsville, TX24.3Tyler, TX: 24 %Tyler, TX24Dallas, TX: 23.3 %Dallas, TX23.3Mansfield, TX: 23 %Mansfield, TX23Grand Prairie, TX: 22.6 %Grand Prairie, TX22.6Paris, TX: 22.5 %Paris, TX22.5Arlington, TX: 22.4 %Arlington, TX22.4Houston, TX: 22 %Houston, TX22Longview, TX: 21.5 %Longview, TX21.5Crowley, TX: 21.2 %Crowley, TX21.2Manor, TX: 21.1 %Manor, TX21.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Lancaster, TX66.8-1 pts
2DeSoto, TX66.5-0.2 pts
3Glenn Heights, TX50.3+2.1 pts
4Cedar Hill, TX49.5-1.8 pts
5Beaumont, TX45.3-0.6 pts
6Forest Hill, TX42.3-0.2 pts
7Port Arthur, TX42.1-0.5 pts
8Marshall, TX40.3+2.4 pts
9Missouri City, TX40-0.3 pts
10Iowa Colony, TX38.8+1.7 pts
11Texarkana, TX38.1-0.8 pts
12Killeen, TX35+0.1 pts
13Red Oak, TX34.5+2.1 pts
14Duncanville, TX32.2+1.2 pts
15Orange, TX30.8+1.7 pts
16La Marque, TX29.5-0.3 pts
17Balch Springs, TX28.5+2.7 pts
18Stafford, TX28.1+2.5 pts
19Palestine, TX27-2.8 pts
20Harker Heights, TX26.6+0.8 pts
21Nacogdoches, TX26.4-0.8 pts
22Brenham, TX26.2+3.7 pts
23Richmond, TX26+4 pts
24Texas City, TX25.8-0.8 pts
25Manvel, TX25.2+4.9 pts
26Selma, TX24.7+0.7 pts
27Terrell, TX24.6+1.5 pts
28Humble, TX24.5+2.3 pts
28Mesquite, TX24.5+1.1 pts
30Huntsville, TX24.3-1.9 pts
31Tyler, TX24-0.9 pts
32Dallas, TX23.3-0.4 pts
33Mansfield, TX23+0.8 pts
34Grand Prairie, TX22.60 pts
35Paris, TX22.5-1.8 pts
36Arlington, TX22.4-0 pts
37Houston, TX22-0.1 pts
38Longview, TX21.5-0.5 pts
39Crowley, TX21.2-0.8 pts
40Manor, TX21.1+3.5 pts
40Rowlett, TX21.1+0.6 pts
42Henderson, TX21.1-1.8 pts
43Waco, TX19.8-0.7 pts
44Princeton, TX19.4+0.8 pts
45Freeport, TX19.2+4.3 pts
46Fort Worth, TX18.9+0.4 pts
47Lufkin, TX18.5-4.9 pts
48Pearland, TX18.2-1.1 pts
49Little Elm, TX17.9-1.7 pts
50Converse, TX17.7-2.9 pts
51Jacksonville, TX17.6-1.1 pts
52Northlake, TX17.5+11.8 pts
53Bellmead, TX17.5+2.6 pts
54Addison, TX17.2+0.9 pts
55Seagoville, TX17.1+2.9 pts
56Athens, TX17-1.6 pts
57Waxahachie, TX16.9+3.8 pts
58Bryan, TX16.7-0.8 pts
59Euless, TX16.6+0.4 pts
60Corsicana, TX16.6+0.7 pts
61Pflugerville, TX16.6+0.9 pts
62Anna, TX16.6+1.5 pts
63Lavon, TX16.1+8 pts
64Forney, TX15.8+0.2 pts
65Garland, TX15.6+0.6 pts
66Galveston, TX15.6-0.3 pts
67Kilgore, TX15.3+1.6 pts
68Cibolo, TX15.2-1.8 pts
69Gatesville, TX15.1-0.3 pts
70Baytown, TX15-0.8 pts
71Mount Pleasant, TX14.5+0.9 pts
72Live Oak, TX14.5-0.7 pts
73Elgin, TX14.3-9.3 pts
74Copperas Cove, TX14.1-2 pts
75Sulphur Springs, TX14+1.3 pts
76Webster, TX13.6-1.2 pts
77Bay City, TX13.5+0.1 pts
78Rosenberg, TX13.4+1.9 pts
79Providence Village, TX13.3+2.1 pts
80Kennedale, TX13.3-1.6 pts
81Wylie, TX13.2+0.2 pts
82Melissa, TX13.2+3.1 pts
83Irving, TX12.9-0.3 pts
84Bonham, TX12.8+0.8 pts
85Temple, TX12.7-1.1 pts
86Greenville, TX12.7-0.5 pts
87Richardson, TX12.4+1.2 pts
88Lewisville, TX12.4-1 pts
89Wichita Falls, TX12.2-0.2 pts
90Dayton, TX11.9-0.9 pts
91Fate, TX11.7+2.9 pts
92Bedford, TX11.7-1.1 pts
93McKinney, TX11.5-0.3 pts
94Sachse, TX11.5-0.3 pts
95Katy, TX11.5+0.3 pts
96Allen, TX11.4+1.9 pts
97Hutto, TX11.4-0.9 pts
98Denton, TX11.30 pts
99Conroe, TX11.3-0.5 pts
100Clute, TX11.2-2.3 pts
101Ennis, TX10.8-0.4 pts
102Universal City, TX10.70 pts
103Round Rock, TX10.7+0.1 pts
104Royse City, TX10.6+2.5 pts
105Kaufman, TX10.5+0.4 pts
106The Colony, TX10.4-0.6 pts
107Murphy, TX10.1-1.5 pts
108Fairview, TX10-3.7 pts
109Angleton, TX10+1.2 pts
109Carrollton, TX10+0.2 pts
111Abilene, TX9.9+0.3 pts
112Schertz, TX9.7-1.4 pts
113Hurst, TX9.5+0.9 pts
114Sherman, TX9.4+0.8 pts
115Corinth, TX9.4+3.6 pts
116Midlothian, TX9.2+0.4 pts
117Frisco, TX9.1+0.8 pts
118Plano, TX8.9+0.4 pts
119El Campo, TX8.6+0.7 pts
120Groves, TX8.4+1.7 pts
121Belton, TX8.2+0.4 pts
122Farmers Branch, TX7.9+0.1 pts
123Taylor, TX7.9+1.4 pts
124League City, TX7.80 pts
125College Station, TX7.8+0.2 pts
126Watauga, TX7.6+1 pts
127Prosper, TX7.5-2.6 pts
128Austin, TX7.5+0.2 pts
129Lubbock, TX7.3-0.1 pts
130Saginaw, TX7.3+0.7 pts
131Josephine, TX7.3-3.9 pts
132La Porte, TX7.2+0.1 pts
133Sugar Land, TX7.2+0.2 pts
134Midland, TX7.1-0.1 pts
135Denison, TX7.1-1.8 pts
136Bastrop, TX7+3.2 pts
137Fair Oaks Ranch, TX6.9+6.5 pts
138Big Spring, TX6.9+0.3 pts
139Rockwall, TX6.8-0.8 pts
139Seguin, TX6.8+0.8 pts
141Gainesville, TX6.7+0.5 pts
142Amarillo, TX6.7-0.1 pts
143Lake Jackson, TX6.5+1.9 pts
144Dickinson, TX6.5-2.9 pts
145North Richland Hills, TX6.5+0.4 pts
146Tomball, TX6.5-4.7 pts
147Haltom City, TX6.3+0.4 pts
148Victoria, TX6.3-0.3 pts
149Leander, TX6.1-0.5 pts
150Alvin, TX6.1+1.2 pts
150San Antonio, TX6.1+0.1 pts
152Odessa, TX6-0.1 pts
153Mont Belvieu, TX6-3 pts
154Grapevine, TX5.8-0.1 pts
155Celina, TX5.7-1.9 pts
156San Marcos, TX5.7-0.9 pts
157White Settlement, TX5.7-1.3 pts
158Hewitt, TX5.6-0.1 pts
159Cleburne, TX5.4-0.2 pts
160Sweetwater, TX5.2-0.3 pts
161Burleson, TX5.2-0.2 pts
162Mineral Wells, TX5+0.2 pts
163Lockhart, TX5-0.5 pts
164Benbrook, TX4.9+0.2 pts
165Brownwood, TX4.8-0.2 pts
166Coppell, TX4.8-0.3 pts
167Georgetown, TX4.7+0.2 pts
168Kyle, TX4.4-0.8 pts
169Seabrook, TX4.3-1.2 pts
170Friendswood, TX4.2+1.1 pts
171San Angelo, TX4.2-0.3 pts
172Dumas, TX4.1+0.9 pts
173Leon Valley, TX3.9+0.8 pts
174Liberty Hill, TX3.9-3.4 pts
175Colleyville, TX3.8+1.6 pts
175Sanger, TX3.8+0.3 pts
177Highland Village, TX3.80 pts
178Levelland, TX3.7-0.9 pts
179Corpus Christi, TX3.7-0 pts
180Galena Park, TX3.6-1.7 pts
181Pampa, TX3.4-0.4 pts
181Port Lavaca, TX3.4+0.6 pts
183Helotes, TX3.4+1.3 pts
184Fulshear, TX3.3+0.8 pts
185Kingsville, TX3.3-0.3 pts
186Cedar Park, TX3.3+0.2 pts
187Nederland, TX3.2-0.8 pts
188Flower Mound, TX3.2-0.5 pts
189Andrews, TX3.1+0.1 pts
189El Paso, TX3.1+0.1 pts
191Borger, TX3-0.1 pts
191Horizon City, TX3-0.1 pts
193Roanoke, TX2.8-2.8 pts
194Canyon, TX2.8-0.3 pts
195Weatherford, TX2.8-0.5 pts
196Pasadena, TX2.7+0.4 pts
197Beeville, TX2.7+0.9 pts
197Keller, TX2.7+0.4 pts
197Plainview, TX2.7-1.6 pts
197Stephenville, TX2.7-0.1 pts
201Robinson, TX2.6-0.4 pts
202Lakeway, TX2.5-0.1 pts
203Snyder, TX2.3-0.8 pts
204Kerrville, TX2.3+0.3 pts
205Lago Vista, TX2.2+0.2 pts
206Deer Park, TX2.20 pts
207New Braunfels, TX2.1+0.2 pts
208Edinburg, TX1.9+0.1 pts
209Raymondville, TX1.8+0.5 pts
210Hereford, TX1.7+0.8 pts
211Portland, TX1.7-0.4 pts
212Pleasanton, TX1.6+1.5 pts
213Azle, TX1.6-0.1 pts
214Burkburnett, TX1.6-0.9 pts
215Bellaire, TX1.4-1.1 pts
216Southlake, TX1.3+0.6 pts
217Granbury, TX1.3-0.3 pts
218Weslaco, TX1.3+0.1 pts
219Ingleside, TX1.2-1.7 pts
220Dripping Springs, TX1.2+0.5 pts
221South Houston, TX1.1+0.2 pts
222Buda, TX1-0.3 pts
223University Park, TX1-0.1 pts
224Harlingen, TX0.9+0.1 pts
225Boerne, TX0.9+0.5 pts
225Port Neches, TX0.9-0.5 pts
227Town of Pecos, TX0.9n/a
228Del Rio, TX0.8-0.1 pts
229McAllen, TX0.6-0.1 pts
230Trophy Club, TX0.60 pts
231Mission, TX0.5+0.1 pts
232Uvalde, TX0.50 pts
233Alice, TX0.4-0 pts
234Heath, TX0.4-0.6 pts
235Laredo, TX0.40 pts
236Rockport, TX0.4-0 pts
237Robstown, TX0.3+0.3 pts
238Palmview, TX0.3-0 pts
239Fredericksburg, TX0.3+0.1 pts
240Brownsville, TX0.3+0.1 pts
241Rio Grande City, TX0.20 pts
241West University Place, TX0.20 pts
243Eagle Pass, TX0.2-0.1 pts
244San Benito, TX0.10 pts
245Pharr, TX0.10 pts
246Alamo, TX0.1+0.1 pts
246Santa Fe, TX0.10 pts
248Socorro, TX0.1-0 pts
249Hidalgo, TX00 pts
249San Juan, TX00 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 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/texas-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Lancaster, TX, with 66.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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San Elizario, TX, with 0% in 2022.

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