African-American Markets The top 25 African-American DMAs contain nearly 62% of all African-American TV households in the U.S. New York tops the list, with nearly 1.3 million African-American TV households, followed by Atlanta, Chicago, Washington, DC and Philadelphia.
Sort by Rank  Sort by DMA Rank  Sort by Market Rank* DMA Rank Market A-A TV HH DMAs % of  Total US  A-A  TV HH  Cumulative % Total US A-A TV HH A-A TV HH % of DMA HH 1 1 New York, NY 1,272,940   9.127   9.13%   17.12%   2 8 Atlanta, GA 653,240   4.684   13.81%   27.57%   3 3 Chicago, IL 601,600   4.313   18.12%   17.22%   4 9 Washington, DC (Hagerstown, MD) 563,490   4.040   22.16%   24.27%   5 4 Philadelphia, PA 534,010   3.829   25.99%   18.10%   6 2 Los Angeles, CA 482,540   3.460   29.45%   8.53%   7 11 Detroit, MI 395,070   2.833   32.29%   20.50%   8 10 Houston, TX 373,230   2.676   34.96%   17.72%   9 5 Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX 356,800   2.558   37.52%   14.33%   10 26 Baltimore, MD 298,360   2.139   39.66%   27.07%   11 16 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL 298,070   2.137   41.80%   19.27%   12 27 Raleigh-Durham (Fayetteville), NC 294,720   2.113   43.91%   27.27%   13 48 Memphis, TN 264,910   1.899   45.81%   39.32%   14 43 Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA 221,870   1.591   47.40%   30.90%   15 24 Charlotte, NC 212,710   1.525   48.92%   18.94%   16 17 Cleveland-Akron (Canton), OH 211,880   1.519   50.44%   13.89%   17 21 St. Louis, MO 193,470   1.387   51.83%   15.48%   18 6 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA 179,050   1.284   53.11%   7.23%   19 40 Birmingham (Anniston and Tuscaloosa), AL 178,320   1.278   54.39%   24.11%   20 19 Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, FL 175,320   1.257   55.65%   11.96%   21 13 Tampa-St. Petersburg (Sarasota), FL 169,160   1.213   56.86%   9.28%   22 53 New Orleans, LA 164,010   1.176   58.04%   27.21%   23 58 Richmond-Petersburg, VA 158,980   1.140   59.18%   28.89%   24 90 Jackson, MS 146,430   1.050   60.23%   43.76%   25 79 Columbia, SC 141,390   1.014   61.24%   35.96%   26 47 Jacksonville, FL 137,120   0.983   62.23%   20.32%   27 7 Boston, MA (Manchester, NH) 131,890   0.946   63.17%   5.47%   28 46 Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem, NC 130,990   0.939   64.11%   19.12%   29 29 Nashville, TN 127,090   0.911   65.02%   12.51%   30 25 Indianapolis, IN 114,540   0.821   65.84%   10.27%   31 36 Greenville-Spartanburg, SC-Asheville, NC-Anderson,SC 112,120   0.804   66.65%   13.07%   32 95 Baton Rouge, LA 110,990   0.796   67.44%   34.01%   33 84 Shreveport, LA 110,930   0.795   68.24%   28.76%   34 32 Columbus, OH 108,070   0.775   69.01%   11.67%   35 60 Mobile, AL-Pensacola (Ft. Walton Beach), FL 107,440   0.770   69.78%   19.98%   36 34 Cincinnati, OH 107,180   0.768   70.55%   11.71%   37 35 Milwaukee, WI 104,810   0.751   71.30%   11.58%   38 56 Little Rock-Pine Bluff, AR 102,610   0.736   72.04%   18.10%   39 118 Montgomery-Selma, AL 102,410   0.734   72.77%   41.42%   40 31 Kansas City, MO 99,860   0.716   73.49%   10.65%   41 20 Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, CA 98,680   0.708   74.20%   7.05%   42 30 Hartford & New Haven, CT 92,930   0.666   74.86%   9.16%   43 38 West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL 92,280   0.662   75.52%   11.84%   44 115 Augusta, GA 91,130   0.653   76.18%   35.89%   45 96 Savannah, GA 88,720   0.636   76.81%   27.80%   46 99 Charleston, SC 88,660   0.636   77.45%   28.82%   47 122 Macon, GA 85,450   0.613   78.06%   35.63%   48 15 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN 84,490   0.606   78.67%   4.88%   49 14 Seattle-Tacoma, WA 83,260   0.597   79.26%   4.57%   50 23 Pittsburgh, PA 82,650   0.593   79.86%   7.15%   51 105 Tallahassee, FL-Thomasville, GA 80,620   0.578   80.44%   28.55%   52 128 Columbus, GA 78,070   0.560   81.00%   36.48%   53 103 Greenville-New Bern-Washington, NC 77,180   0.553   81.55%   26.70%   54 42 Las Vegas, NV 76,560   0.549   82.10%   10.51%   55 50 Louisville, KY 74,430   0.534   82.63%   11.16%   56 104 Myrtle Beach-Florence, SC 74,210   0.532   83.16%   26.04%   57 12 Phoenix, AZ 73,180   0.525   83.69%   3.94%   58 67 Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA 66,180   0.474   84.16%   14.34%   59 18 Denver, CO 60,770   0.436   84.60%   3.99%   60 123 Lafayette, LA 59,760   0.428   85.03%   25.91%   61 64 Dayton, OH 56,850   0.408   85.43%   11.75%   62 51 Buffalo, NY 56,720   0.407   85.84%   8.99%   63 136 Monroe, LA-El Dorado, AR 56,320   0.404   86.25%   31.43%   64 45 Oklahoma City, OK 55,440   0.397   86.64%   8.07%   65 28 San Diego, CA 54,900   0.394   87.04%   5.15%   66 147 Albany, GA 54,170   0.388   87.42%   34.55%   67 133 Columbus-Tupelo-West Point, MS 52,070   0.373   87.80%   27.59%   68 94 Waco-Temple-Bryan, TX 51,430   0.369   88.17%   15.60%   69 37 San Antonio, TX 50,540   0.362   88.53%   6.17%   70 82 Huntsville-Decatur (Florence), AL 49,780   0.357   88.89%   12.88%   71 39 Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI 48,770   0.350   89.24%   6.58%   72 49 Austin, TX 47,100   0.338   89.57%   7.05%   73 66 Flint-Saginaw-Bay City, MI 47,000   0.337   89.91%   10.09%   74 110 Tyler-Longview(Lufkin & Nacogdoches), TX 41,470   0.297   90.21%   15.64%   75 80 Rochester, NY 40,630   0.291   90.50%   10.40%   76 187 Greenwood-Greenville, MS 40,400   0.290   90.79%   57.67%   77 61 Tulsa, OK 38,970   0.279   91.07%   7.36%   78 141 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 36,210   0.260   91.33%   21.89%   79 41 Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, PA 36,140   0.259   91.59%   4.89%   80 73 Toledo, OH 35,270   0.253   91.84%   8.28%   81 86 Chattanooga, TN 33,930   0.243   92.08%   9.25%   82 134 Wilmington, NC 31,530   0.226   92.31%   16.82%   83 52 Providence, RI-New Bedford, MA 30,460   0.218   92.53%   4.89%   84 167 Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS 30,070   0.216   92.74%   27.25%   85 62 Ft. Myers-Naples, Fl 29,070   0.208   92.95%   5.71%   86 57 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 28,380   0.203   93.15%   5.10%   87 22 Portland, OR 27,650   0.198   93.35%   2.35%   88 185 Meridian, MS 26,800   0.192   93.54%   37.08%   89 63 Lexington, KY 26,590   0.191   93.73%   5.28%   90 83 Champaign & Springfield-Decatur, IL 26,110   0.187   93.92%   6.76%   91 76 Omaha, NE 25,970   0.186   94.11%   6.31%   92 163 Biloxi-Gulfport, MS 25,670   0.184   94.29%   21.08%   93 144 Salisbury, MD 25,630   0.184   94.48%   16.23%   94 89 South Bend-Elkhart, IN 25,580   0.183   94.66%   7.64%   95 55 Fresno-Visalia, CA 25,010   0.179   94.84%   4.35%   96 59 Knoxville, TN 23,480   0.168   95.01%   4.29%   97 109 Youngstown, OH 22,390   0.161   95.17%   8.33%   98 172 Dothan, AL 22,240   0.159   95.33%   22.03%   99 78 Paducah, KY-Cape Girardeau, MO-Harrisburg, IL 21,830   0.157   95.48%   5.55%   100 179 Alexandria, LA 21,670   0.155   95.64%   24.18%   101 81 Syracuse, NY 21,300   0.153   95.79%   5.49%   102 69 Wichita-Hutchinson, KS Plus 21,020   0.151   95.94%   4.66%   103 160 Gainesville, FL 20,370   0.146   96.09%   15.67%   104 176 Lake Charles, LA 20,250   0.145   96.23%   21.22%   105 173 Jackson, TN 19,220   0.138   96.37%   19.60%   106 114 Lansing, MI 18,780   0.135   96.51%   7.26%   107 107 Ft. Wayne, IN 16,710   0.120   96.63%   6.07%   108 111 Springfield-Holyoke, MA 16,030   0.115   96.74%   6.10%   109 91 Colorado Springs-Pueblo, CO 15,650   0.112   96.85%   4.68%   110 116 Peoria-Bloomington, IL 15,270   0.109   96.96%   6.14%   111 44 Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM 15,100   0.108   97.07%   2.19%   112 68 Tucson (Sierra Vista), AZ 14,870   0.107   97.18%   3.26%   113 151 Panama City, FL 14,850   0.106   97.28%   10.07%   114 72 Honolulu, HI 14,440   0.104   97.39%   3.36%   115 54 Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA 14,370   0.103   97.49%   2.42%   116 132 Rockford, IL 14,130   0.101   97.59%   7.48%   117 145 Wichita Falls, TX-Lawton, OK 13,510   0.097   97.69%   8.56%   118 102 Evansville, IN 12,330   0.088   97.78%   4.22%   119 125 Bakersfield, CA 11,650   0.084   97.86%   5.28%   120 65 Charleston-Huntington, WV 11,000   0.079   97.94%   2.29%   121 85 Madison, WI 10,910   0.078   98.02%   2.88%   122 97 Davenport, IA-Rock Island-Moline, IL 10,360   0.074   98.09%   3.35%   123 71 Des Moines-Ames, IA 10,350   0.074   98.16%   2.39%   124 138 Topeka, KS 10,020   0.072   98.24%   5.70%   125 137 Columbia-Jefferson City, MO 9,620   0.069   98.31%   5.37%   126 88 Cedar Rapids-Waterloo-Iowa City & Dubuque, IA 9,240   0.066   98.37%   2.67%   127 98 El Paso, TX 8,830   0.063   98.43%   2.87%   127 143 Lubbock, TX 8,830   0.063   98.50%   5.59%   129 183 Charlottesville, VA 8,780   0.063   98.56%   11.46%   130 33 Salt Lake City, UT 8,690   0.062   98.62%   0.95%   131 100 Ft. Smith-Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR 8,010   0.057   98.68%   2.69%   132 150 Anchorage, AK 7,180   0.051   98.73%   4.77%   133 131 Amarillo, TX 6,950   0.050   98.78%   3.62%   134 156 Odessa-Midland, TX 6,730   0.048   98.83%   4.75%   135 155 Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill, WV 6,540   0.047   98.88%   4.59%   136 92 Tri-Cities, TN-VA 6,340   0.045   98.92%   1.90%   137 129 Corpus Christi, TX 6,330   0.045   98.97%   3.21%   138 146 Erie, PA 6,250   0.045   99.01%   3.97%   139 161 Sherman, TX-Ada, OK 5,830   0.042   99.05%   4.55%   140 74 Springfield, MO 5,530   0.040   99.09%   1.31%   141 108 Reno, NV 5,100   0.037   99.13%   1.88%   142 124 Monterey-Salinas, CA 4,770   0.034   99.16%   2.12%   143 165 Abilene-Sweetwater, TX 4,760   0.034   99.20%   4.13%   144 182 Bowling Green, KY 4,460   0.032   99.23%   5.56%   145 186 Lima, OH 4,270   0.031   99.26%   6.04%   146 178 Harrisonburg, VA 4,200   0.030   99.29%   4.52%   147 181 Jonesboro, AR 3,860   0.028   99.32%   4.77%   148 121 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo, CA 3,790   0.027   99.35%   1.58%   149 106 Lincoln & Hastings-Kearney, NE 3,780   0.027   99.37%   1.34%   150 157 Binghamton, NY 3,760   0.027   99.40%   2.71%   151 75 Spokane, WA 3,710   0.027   99.43%   0.89%   152 169 Utica, NY 3,670   0.026   99.45%   3.45%   153 77 Portland-Auburn, ME 3,560   0.026   99.48%   0.87%   154 159 Wheeling, WV-Steubenville, OH 3,480   0.025   99.50%   2.60%   155 142 Palm Springs, CA 3,340   0.024   99.53%   2.10%   156 101 Johnstown-Altoona, PA 3,270   0.023   99.55%   1.11%   157 70 Green Bay-Appleton, WI 2,690   0.019   99.57%   0.61%   158 152 Terre Haute, IN 2,670   0.019   99.59%   1.84%   159 126 Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, WA 2,450   0.018   99.61%   1.13%   160 171 Quincy, IL-Hannibal, MO-Keokuk, IA 2,390   0.017   99.62%   2.30%   161 130 Chico-Redding, CA 2,350   0.017   99.64%   1.19%   162 148 Joplin, MO-Pittsburg, KS 2,280   0.016   99.66%   1.46%   163 175 Elmira, NY 2,270   0.016   99.67%   2.36%   164 93 Burlington, VT-Plattsburgh, NY 2,260   0.016   99.70%   0.68%   164 189 Lafayette, IN 2,260   0.016   99.69%   3.37%   166 119 Eugene, OR 2,150   0.015   99.72%   0.89%   167 154 Rochester, MN-Mason City, IA-Austin, MN 2,080   0.015   99.75%   1.44%   167 113 Sioux Falls (Mitchell), SD 2,080   0.015   99.73%   0.80%   169 112 Boise, ID 2,070   0.015   99.76%   0.79%   170 164 Yuma, AZ-El Centro, CA 1,970   0.014   99.78%   1.70%   170 205 Victoria, TX 1,970   0.014   99.79%   6.30%   172 117 Traverse City-Cadillac, MI 1,880   0.013   99.81%   0.76%   173 87 Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen, TX 1,870   0.013   99.82%   0.53%   174 177 Watertown, NY 1,780   0.013   99.83%   1.87%   175 202 Fairbanks, AK 1,620   0.012   99.84%   4.37%   176 120 Fargo-Valley City, ND 1,590   0.011   99.85%   0.66%   177 196 San Angelo, TX 1,580   0.011   99.87%   2.87%   178 168 Clarksburg-Weston, WV 1,480   0.011   99.88%   1.36%   179 203 Zanesville, OH 1,390   0.100   99.89%   4.27%   180 149 Sioux City, IA 1,290   0.009   99.90%   0.83%   181 201 St. Joseph, MO 1,090   0.008   99.91%   2.33%   181 127 La Crosse-Eau Claire, WI 1,090   0.008   99.90%   0.51%   183 198 Cheyenne, WY-Scottsbluff, NE 890   0.006   99.92%   1.64%   184 140 Medford-Klamath Falls, OR 880   0.006   99.92%   0.51%   185 193 Parkersburg, WV 800   0.006   99.93%   1.25