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 For these factory workers, an unexpected windfall. A request to turn off football game ends in a murder-suicide. JonBenet Ramsey's dad hasn't given up hope in case just yet. Edited version of It's a Wonderful Life has viewers perplexed. Report an error