A list of the Top 10 cities for Black professionals in 2022

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Best Cities for Black Professionals, 2022

Ranking Methodology
We based the methodology in this report on what our Black@A-List colleagues believe would be relevant to great city for Black professionals - members of the African Diaspora who graduated from college and are part of the workforce. With that audience in mind, the urban features that we measured fell into four broad categories: Community & Representation, Economic Opportunity, Housing Opportunity, and Business Environment.

  • The Community & Representation score identifies regions that have a sizable (and growing) Black community that is well-represented in various key occupations. This score considers the share of a city’s population who is Black, whether the Black population has gotten larger or smaller over the past decade, and whether the Black community is proportionally represented in the teachers, doctors, lawyers, and managers who live there.
  • The Economic Opportunity score identifies strong job markets that offer competitive wages for Black professionals. This score considers the employment rate and college graduation rate among Black adults, the median income among Black workers, and income equity - the ratio of Black incomes to non-Black incomes.
  • The Housing Opportunity score measures affordability and equity within local housing markets. This score considers the Black homeownership rate, how that homeownership rate compares to non-Black households, and the Black cost burden rate: the percentages of Black households who spend over 30% of their monthly income on housing costs.
  • The Business Environment score measures the percentage of local businesses that are Black-owned, and similar to the community and representation score, whether the Black ownership is proportional to the overall Black population.
These four scores, and the individual statistics that comprise them, are weighted and summed to arrive at a final composite score between 0-10. Lower scores indicate a combination of less Black representation, worse economic outcomes for black households, and greater economic gaps between black and non-Black individuals. We acknowledge that this ranking will capture some, but not all of the socio-economic inequalities that exist between races and locations throughout the United States. For a more detailed look at the numbers behind the rankings, see the data section below.

Key Findings
We analyzed 80+ cities to determine the Best Cities for Black Professionals:

  • Texas is one of the best states for black professionals. 4 of the Top 10 cities are Texan (San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, and Austin) indicating that it’s a promising place for Black Professionals.
  • States with a large Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) presence score high. This is shown as the top HBCUs reside in Georgia, Washington DC, North Carolina, and Maryland.

1. Washington DC
2. Atlanta, GA
3. San Antonio, TX
4. Houston, TX
5. Dallas, TX
6. Raleigh, NC
7. Lakeland, FL
8. Orlando, FL
9. Austin, TX
10. Baltimore, MD
 
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AlbertPullhoez said:
Best Cities for Black Professionals, 2022

Ranking Methodology
We based the methodology in this report on what our Black@A-List colleagues believe would be relevant to great city for Black professionals - members of the African Diaspora who graduated from college and are part of the workforce. With that audience in mind, the urban features that we measured fell into four broad categories: Community & Representation, Economic Opportunity, Housing Opportunity, and Business Environment.

  • The Community & Representation score identifies regions that have a sizable (and growing) Black community that is well-represented in various key occupations. This score considers the share of a city’s population who is Black, whether the Black population has gotten larger or smaller over the past decade, and whether the Black community is proportionally represented in the teachers, doctors, lawyers, and managers who live there.
  • The Economic Opportunity score identifies strong job markets that offer competitive wages for Black professionals. This score considers the employment rate and college graduation rate among Black adults, the median income among Black workers, and income equity - the ratio of Black incomes to non-Black incomes.
  • The Housing Opportunity score measures affordability and equity within local housing markets. This score considers the Black homeownership rate, how that homeownership rate compares to non-Black households, and the Black cost burden rate: the percentages of Black households who spend over 30% of their monthly income on housing costs.
  • The Business Environment score measures the percentage of local businesses that are Black-owned, and similar to the community and representation score, whether the Black ownership is proportional to the overall Black population.
These four scores, and the individual statistics that comprise them, are weighted and summed to arrive at a final composite score between 0-10. Lower scores indicate a combination of less Black representation, worse economic outcomes for black households, and greater economic gaps between black and non-Black individuals. We acknowledge that this ranking will capture some, but not all of the socio-economic inequalities that exist between races and locations throughout the United States. For a more detailed look at the numbers behind the rankings, see the data section below.

Key Findings
We analyzed 80+ cities to determine the Best Cities for Black Professionals:

  • Texas is one of the best states for black professionals. 4 of the Top 10 cities are Texan (San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, and Austin) indicating that it’s a promising place for Black Professionals.
  • States with a large Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) presence score high. This is shown as the top HBCUs reside in Georgia, Washington DC, North Carolina, and Maryland.

1. Washington DC
2. Atlanta, GA
3. San Antonio, TX
4. Houston, TX
5. Dallas, TX
6. Raleigh, NC
7. Lakeland, FL
8. Orlando, FL
9. Austin, TX
10. Baltimore, MD
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Damn no northeast cities, that’s pretty sad.
 
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Lakeland? :gag:

Unless shyt has DRAMATICALLY changed there, I dont see how that shyt is possible.

Can someone put me up on game?
 
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Washington DC
Coming in first place is Washington, DC! With a final score of 72.4, DC is the best city for Black professionals. It ranks well on all scores, including a top #1 position for economic opportunity, #3 for housing opportunity, and #4 for business environment. DC’s lowest ranking is for its community & representation, which ranks #28.

Home to two Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Howard University and the University of District Columbia, it’s no surprise that over one-third of the region’s Black population has a college degree, well above average. Combined with a strong job market, the median income among DC’s Black population is higher than anywhere else in the country. Yet inequalities persist, and Black incomes in DC remain 21% lower than non-Black ones.

23.4% of businesses in DC are Black-owned. You can pick up a new novel at MahoganyBooks, grab some fresh flowers at Lee’s Flower Shop, or get in a hard workout at Cut Seven! Black businesses are somewhat underrepresented – 28% of residents are Black – but the gap is similar to other major cities with large Black populations, like Atlanta and Chicago.

Homeownership is a major contributor to racial wealth disparities in the United States. Nationally, the Black homeownership rate trails all other racial groups and is over 30 percentage points lower than white non-Hispanics. In DC, just over half of Black households own their homes - one of only seven cities in our analysis to reach this mark. This, combined with relatively high incomes, means Black DC households have a lower cost-burden rate than most other cities: 40% spend more than 30% of incomes on housing, compared to 55% in Los Angeles and 50% in New York.

Atlanta
Atlanta is awarded second place for the best cities for Black professionals with a final score of 69.22! Atlanta ranks well for most factors, such as #1 for community & representation, #14 for housing opportunity, #7 for economic opportunity, and #2 for it’s business environment.

Atlanta is known for its Atlanta University Center, which is the consortium of four HBCUs: Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Spelman College. This density of HBCUs may explain why Atlanta is home to a large Black community (36% of all residents) with a high college graduation rate (28%) and a high employment rate (93%). The median income for these professionals is lower than in Washington DC but more closely aligned with non-Black incomes in the area.

Atlanta boasts both a large and growing Black population. In 2019, 35.7% of the region’s population was Black, up from 31.9% in 2010. The population is growing faster here than any other city in our analysis, signaling an increasingly strong business climate. Black-owned businesses are quite common in Atlanta at a 31.6% share. Catch a southern meal at the Atlanta Breakfast Club, go skating at Cascade Skating, or pick up some tea at Just Add Honey Tea Company.

Lastly, 46.8% of the Black population in Atlanta are homeowners. Similar to DC, the cost burden is lower than average at 40.9%
 
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