Ranking of Texas Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 194.24K people in Texas with African ancestry. Among all Texas cities and places, Houston city had the highest population with African ancestry (26.57K), followed by Dallas city (12.37K), and Arlington city (9.40K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Texas.

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Ranking of Texas Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

Ranking of Texas Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

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Ranking of Texas Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Houston city	26569
2	Dallas city	12370
3	Arlington city	9402
4	Fort Worth city	8541
5	Austin city	5796
6	San Antonio city	5085
7	Garland city	4173
8	Corpus Christi city	3285
9	Grand Prairie city	2954
9	Irving city	2954
10	Allen city	2789
11	Texarkana city	2616
12	Denton city	2467
13	El Paso city	2161
14	Tyler city	2082
15	Euless city	1937
16	Amarillo city	1901
17	Lubbock city	1651
18	Killeen city	1645
19	Mesquite city	1635
20	Plano city	1510
21	McKinney city	1433
22	Pasadena city	1415
23	Rowlett city	1293
24	Frisco city	1263
25	Pearland city	1241
26	Mission Bend CDP	1199
27	Atascocita CDP	1110
28	Lewisville city	1108
29	Carrollton city	1070
30	Richardson city	1067
31	Waco city	1062
32	Little Elm city	1036
33	Baytown city	837
34	Wichita Falls city	783
35	Glenn Heights city	759
36	Cedar Hill city	742
37	Midland city	732
38	Wylie city	712
39	Missouri City city	687
40	League City city	673
41	Converse city	671
42	Pflugerville city	669
43	DeSoto city	666
44	College Station city	625
45	Beaumont city	613
46	Mansfield city	604
47	Lancaster city	586
48	Harlingen city	567
49	Conroe city	518
50	Princeton city	512
50	The Woodlands CDP	512
51	Hutto city	506
52	Hurst city	501
53	Haltom City city	497
54	Leander city	483
55	San Angelo city	470
56	Bedford city	455
57	Mexia city	451
58	Abilene city	443
58	Barrett CDP	443
59	Four Corners CDP	440
59	San Marcos city	440
60	Sugar Land city	391
61	Prairie View city	382
62	Coppell city	374
63	North Richland Hills city	373
64	Deer Park city	370
65	Heartland CDP	368
66	Copperas Cove city	363
67	Longview city	350
68	Farmers Branch city	349
69	Hudson city	348
70	Round Rock city	336
71	Huntsville city	334
72	Galveston city	325
73	Navasota city	324
74	Brushy Creek CDP	321
75	Odessa city	313
76	Cibolo city	311
77	Melissa city	308
78	Fort Hood CDP	303
79	Bryan city	302
80	Prosper town	296
81	Nacogdoches city	295
82	Webster city	286
83	Red Oak city	284
84	Tomball city	275
85	Grapevine city	269
86	Wells Branch CDP	268
87	Waxahachie city	266
88	Mount Pleasant city	264
89	Port Arthur city	258
89	The Colony city	258
90	Dumas city	253
90	Duncanville city	253
91	Watauga city	252
92	Plainview city	248
93	Georgetown city	244
94	Crockett city	240
95	Marshall city	239
96	Palestine city	234
97	Schertz city	232
98	Tulia city	231
99	Midlothian city	224
100	Spring CDP	223
101	Victoria city	221
102	Universal City city	216
103	Royse City city	213
104	Bellmead city	212
105	Stafford city	209
106	Rockwall city	207
107	Sherman city	202
108	Ames city	199
108	Anna city	199
109	La Marque city	197
110	Orange city	194
111	Fresno CDP	193
112	Savannah CDP	190
113	Celina city	187
114	Live Oak city	180
115	Dickinson city	178
116	Sealy city	176
117	Channelview CDP	175
117	Hondo city	175
118	Canyon city	172
118	Nash city	172
119	Richmond city	166
120	Cameron city	163
121	Nederland city	162
122	Teague city	160
123	Windcrest city	155
124	Lacy-Lakeview city	154
125	Murphy city	152
126	Cactus city	147
126	Center city	147
127	Lakeway city	145
128	Hewitt city	140
129	White Settlement city	138
130	Groves city	137
131	La Porte city	136
132	Fate city	135
133	Cedar Park city	132
134	Forney city	131
134	Greenville city	131
134	Pecan Grove CDP	131
135	Providence Village town	126
135	South Houston city	126
136	Flower Mound town	124
137	Big Spring city	122
137	Crosby CDP	122
138	Harker Heights city	119
138	Laredo city	119
139	Crowley city	112
139	Temple city	112
140	Lake Dallas city	110
141	Camp Swift CDP	109
141	Friendswood city	109
142	Everman city	108
143	San Augustine city	103
144	Del Rio city	100
144	El Campo city	100
145	Dalworthington Gardens city	99
146	Iowa Colony village	98
147	Kyle city	95
148	Texas City city	94
149	Mart city	93
150	Alvin city	89
150	Edinburg city	89
150	Lufkin city	89
150	Oak Point city	89
151	Burleson city	87
151	Paris city	87
151	Weatherford city	87
152	Hutchins city	85
153	Cloverleaf CDP	84
154	Ennis city	83
155	Kerrville city	79
155	Timberwood Park CDP	79
156	Rusk city	77
157	Corinth city	76
158	Athens city	74
158	Honey Grove city	74
159	Clarksville city	71
159	Fort Bliss CDP	71
159	Kingsville city	71
160	Hale Center city	70
160	Henderson city	70
160	Port Lavaca city	70
160	Whitewright town	70
161	Cleburne city	69
162	Balch Springs city	68
162	Brazoria city	68
163	Lackland AFB CDP	67
163	Seguin city	67
164	Bacliff CDP	65
164	Taylor city	65
165	China city	63
165	Humble city	63
166	Lago Vista city	62