METROPOLITAN AREA RANKINGS (in alphabetic order) [Areas ranked include 273 metropolitan areas (MAs): 245 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), 17 consolidated MSAs (CMSAs), and 11 New England county metropolitan areas (NECMAs) defined as of June 30, 1996. When MAs share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. MAs may share the same value but have different ranks due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Black population, 1996 Metropolitan area ------------------- Percent Rank ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene, TX MSA 6.8 142 Albany, GA MSA 48.1 1 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY MSA 5.1 168 Albuquerque, NM MSA 3.3 195 Alexandria, LA MSA 29.9 25 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA MSA 2.5 208 Altoona, PA MSA 1.0 241 Amarillo, TX MSA 5.9 158 Anchorage, AK MSA 6.2 150 Anniston, AL MSA 19.1 61 Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI MSA 0.4 261 Asheville, NC MSA 7.8 128 Athens, GA MSA 22.8 39 Atlanta, GA MSA 25.8 33 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC MSA 32.9 19 Austin-San Marcos, TX MSA 10.0 106 Bakersfield, CA MSA 6.4 148 Bangor, ME NECMA 0.4 264 Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA NECMA 1.9 223 Baton Rouge, LA MSA 31.1 22 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA 24.6 36 Bellingham, WA MSA 0.6 255 Benton Harbor, MI MSA 16.6 68 Billings, MT MSA 0.6 256 Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS MSA 19.9 51 Binghamton, NY MSA 2.0 220 Birmingham, AL MSA 28.9 29 Bismarck, ND MSA 0.1 272 Bloomington, IN MSA 2.9 201 Bloomington-Normal, IL MSA 4.7 175 Boise City, ID MSA 0.5 258 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH NECMA 5.7 161 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX MSA 0.4 265 Bryan-College Station, TX MSA 12.0 93 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY MSA 11.4 96 Burlington, VT NECMA 0.9 245 Canton-Massillon, OH MSA 7.0 139 Casper, WY MSA 0.8 247 Cedar Rapids, IA MSA 2.2 215 Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA 10.6 99 Charleston-North Charleston, SC MSA 31.1 21 Charleston, WV MSA 5.5 164 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC MSA 20.4 49 Charlottesville, VA MSA 15.9 72 Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 14.4 78 Cheyenne, WY MSA 3.1 197 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSA 19.3 60 Chico-Paradise, CA MSA 1.4 235 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN CMSA 11.5 95 Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY MSA 20.8 47 Cleveland-Akron, OH CMSA 16.5 69 Colorado Springs, CO MSA 7.7 130 Columbia, MO MSA 8.6 116 Columbia, SC MSA 30.2 23 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 39.6 8 Columbus, OH MSA 13.1 88 Corpus Christi, TX MSA 4.1 185 Cumberland, MD-WV MSA 2.6 205 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CMSA 14.2 82 Danville, VA MSA 34.0 15 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL MSA 6.0 156 Dayton-Springfield, OH MSA 14.3 80 Daytona Beach, FL MSA 10.5 101 Decatur, AL MSA 12.0 93 Decatur, IL MSA 13.2 87 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO CMSA 5.2 166 Des Moines, IA MSA 4.1 184 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSA 21.0 45 Dothan, AL MSA 22.3 40 Dover, DE MSA 20.5 48 Dubuque, IA MSA 0.5 261 Duluth-Superior, MN-WI MSA 0.7 253 Eau Claire, WI MSA 0.2 269 El Paso, TX MSA 3.6 191 Elkhart-Goshen, IN MSA 5.0 171 Elmira, NY MSA 6.1 153 Enid, OK MSA 3.7 190 Erie, PA MSA 6.0 155 Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA 0.9 246 Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY MSA 6.1 152 Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN MSA 0.4 266 Fayetteville, NC MSA 31.9 20 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 0.9 243 Flagstaff, AZ-UT MSA 1.7 230 Florence, AL MSA 13.0 89 Florence, SC MSA 39.6 7 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO MSA 0.7 251 Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL MSA 7.8 127 Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL MSA 14.3 81 Fort Smith, AR-OK MSA 4.2 182 Fort Walton Beach, FL MSA 10.3 102 Fort Wayne, IN MSA 7.3 137 Fresno, CA MSA 5.0 170 Gadsden, AL MSA 14.5 77 Gainesville, FL MSA 21.8 43 Glens Falls, NY MSA 2.0 219 Goldsboro, NC MSA 33.1 17 Grand Forks, ND-MN MSA 1.7 228 Grand Junction, CO MSA 0.5 260 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSA 7.5 134 Great Falls, MT MSA 1.6 232 Green Bay, WI MSA 0.6 254 Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC MSA 19.6 55 Greenville, NC MSA 34.3 14 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC MSA 17.9 64 Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA MSA 7.6 133 Hartford, CT NECMA 9.4 110 Hattiesburg, MS MSA 26.2 32 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC MSA 7.7 131 Honolulu, HI MSA 3.8 188 Houma, LA MSA 16.0 71 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX CMSA 18.3 62 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MSA 2.2 211 Huntsville, AL MSA 19.8 52 Indianapolis, IN MSA 13.6 84 Iowa City, IA MSA 2.4 209 Jackson, MI MSA 8.4 119 Jackson, MS MSA 43.3 4 Jackson, TN MSA 29.5 27 Jacksonville, FL MSA 22.1 41 Jacksonville, NC MSA 19.7 54 Jamestown, NY MSA 2.2 214 Janesville-Beloit, WI MSA 5.9 158 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA 2.2 212 Johnstown, PA MSA 1.9 222 Jonesboro, AR MSA 6.1 154 Joplin, MO MSA 1.1 237 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI MSA 9.9 108 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 13.3 85 Killeen-Temple, TX MSA 19.7 53 Knoxville, TN MSA 6.4 147 Kokomo, IN MSA 5.0 169 La Crosse, WI-MN MSA 0.5 259 Lafayette, LA MSA 29.1 28 Lafayette, IN MSA 1.8 227 Lake Charles, LA MSA 24.7 35 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL MSA 15.4 74 Lancaster, PA MSA 3.0 199 Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSA 7.9 126 Laredo, TX MSA 0.2 270 Las Cruces, NM MSA 1.9 224 Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 9.1 112 Lawrence, KS MSA 4.3 179 Lawton, OK MSA 17.9 65 Lewiston-Auburn, ME NECMA 0.6 256 Lexington, KY MSA 10.1 105 Lima, OH MSA 8.7 114 Lincoln, NE MSA 2.4 209 Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR MSA 20.8 46 Longview-Marshall, TX MSA 21.7 44 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA CMSA 8.4 119 Louisville, KY-IN MSA 13.0 90 Lubbock, TX MSA 8.3 123 Lynchburg, VA MSA 19.5 57 Macon, GA MSA 38.0 9 Madison, WI MSA 3.5 193 Mansfield, OH MSA 6.8 140 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA 0.3 267 Medford-Ashland, OR MSA 0.3 267 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL MSA 9.2 111 Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA 41.9 5 Merced, CA MSA 4.8 174 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL CMSA 19.6 56 Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA 14.8 75 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI MSA 4.4 178 Mobile, AL MSA 28.0 30 Modesto, CA MSA 1.8 226 Monroe, LA MSA 33.0 18 Montgomery, AL MSA 36.7 10 Muncie, IN MSA 6.6 144 Myrtle Beach, SC MSA 18.0 63 Naples, FL MSA 5.7 162 Nashville, TN MSA 15.7 73 New London-Norwich, CT NECMA 5.3 165 New Orleans, LA MSA 35.0 13 New York-No. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA CMSA/NECMA 19.3 59 Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC MSA 29.7 26 Ocala, FL MSA 14.6 76 Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 6.6 146 Oklahoma City, OK MSA 10.8 97 Omaha, NE-IA MSA 8.5 117 Orlando, FL MSA 13.8 83 Owensboro, KY MSA 4.3 180 Panama City, FL MSA 12.4 91 Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH MSA 1.1 238 Pensacola, FL MSA 17.6 66 Peoria-Pekin, IL MSA 8.0 125 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD CMSA 19.4 58 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ MSA 4.0 186 Pine Bluff, AR MSA 45.7 2 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 8.3 122 Pittsfield, MA NECMA 2.2 213 Pocatello, ID MSA 1.1 238 Portland, ME NECMA 0.7 250 Portland-Salem, OR-WA CMSA 2.7 203 Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI NECMA 4.8 173 Provo-Orem, UT MSA 0.2 271 Pueblo, CO MSA 2.2 215 Punta Gorda, FL MSA 4.4 176 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC MSA 24.2 37 Rapid City, SD MSA 2.0 218 Reading, PA MSA 3.6 192 Redding, CA MSA 0.8 248 Reno, NV MSA 2.5 207 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA MSA 1.9 221 Richmond-Petersburg, VA MSA 29.9 24 Roanoke, VA MSA 13.2 86 Rochester, MN MSA 0.9 241 Rochester, NY MSA 10.0 107 Rockford, IL MSA 7.6 132 Rocky Mount, NC MSA 41.6 6 Sacramento-Yolo, CA CMSA 7.0 138 Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI MSA 10.6 100 St. Cloud, MN MSA 0.4 263 St. Joseph, MO MSA 3.1 196 St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 17.6 67 Salinas, CA MSA 6.0 157 Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT MSA 1.2 236 San Angelo, TX MSA 4.4 177 San Antonio, TX MSA 6.6 145 San Diego, CA MSA 6.4 149 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA CMSA 8.7 115 San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA 2.8 202 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA MSA 3.0 198 Santa Fe, NM MSA 0.9 244 Sarasota-Bradenton, FL MSA 6.8 142 Savannah, GA MSA 36.6 11 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 1.0 240 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA CMSA 5.0 171 Sharon, PA MSA 5.5 163 Sheboygan, WI MSA 0.7 251 Sherman-Denison, TX MSA 7.4 136 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA MSA 36.3 12 Sioux City, IA-NE MSA 1.9 225 Sioux Falls, SD MSA 0.7 249 South Bend, IN MSA 10.7 98 Spokane, WA MSA 1.6 232 Springfield, IL MSA 8.3 121 Springfield, MO MSA 1.7 231 Springfield, MA NECMA 7.7 129 State College, PA MSA 2.6 206 Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV MSA 4.2 183 Stockton-Lodi, CA MSA 5.8 160 Sumter, SC MSA 44.6 3 Syracuse, NY MSA 6.2 150 Tallahassee, FL MSA 33.1 16 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 10.2 103 Terre Haute, IN MSA 4.3 181 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR MSA 23.4 38 Toledo, OH MSA 12.2 92 Topeka, KS MSA 9.0 113 Tucson, AZ MSA 3.7 189 Tulsa, OK MSA 8.5 118 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 27.6 31 Tyler, TX MSA 21.9 42 Utica-Rome, NY MSA 5.1 167 Victoria, TX MSA 6.8 141 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA MSA 1.7 228 Waco, TX MSA 16.4 70 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV CMSA 25.7 34 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA MSA 7.4 135 Wausau, WI MSA 0.1 273 West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL MSA 14.4 79 Wheeling, WV-OH MSA 2.1 217 Wichita, KS MSA 8.1 124 Wichita Falls, TX MSA 9.4 109 Williamsport, PA MSA 2.7 203 Wilmington, NC MSA 20.0 50 Yakima, WA MSA 1.5 234 York, PA MSA 3.9 187 Youngstown-Warren, OH MSA 10.2 104 Yuba City, CA MSA 3.0 200 Yuma, AZ MSA 3.4 194 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, State and Metropolitan Area Data Book 1997-98, table B-2.