US | African Americans 10 Worst Cities for African Americans Peoria, Ill., tops the list By Newser Editors Posted Nov 10, 2016 10:11 AM CST Copied The skyline of Peoria, Ill., in 2009. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, FILE) 24/7 Wall St. has ranked the worst US cities for African-Americans, by comparing income, poverty, and education levels, as well as rates of homeownership, unemployment, incarceration, and mortality, to those of white Americans. The 10 worst: Peoria, Ill. Milwaukee, Wis. Des Moines, Iowa Toledo, Ohio Naples, Fla. Minneapolis, Minn. Kankakee, Ill. Racine, Wis. Rochester, NY Muskegon, Mich. Click for more on the ranking, or see the worst US states for women. Read These Next The most popular American doesn't live in the US. Cowboys QB is single again, just weeks before his wedding. We could be getting a 'Super El Niño.' 2 Supreme Court justices had a rare public spat. Report an error