African Americans in Kansas
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 178,725 (2019) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Wichita | |
| Languages | |
| Midland American English, African-American Vernacular English, African languages | |
| Religion | |
| Black Protestant | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| African Americans |
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There is an African-American community in Kansas, including in Kansas City, Kansas. Nicodemus, Kansas is the oldest surviving town west of the Mississippi River settled solely by African Americans.
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was decided in 1954.
As of the 2020 U.S. Census, African Americans were 5.7% of the state's population. They are concentrated in Wyandotte County and Geary County.