The RabbitEars Area Designation System (READS™) is the ranking system utilized by RabbitEars to rank television markets. It was implemented out of caution after Nielsen sent a Cease and Desist letter to Wikipedia over their own use of the Nielsen DMA system.
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| Rank | Order | Market Name | Black Population | Percent | Total Population |
| 248 | 0 | Rural Alaska | 0 | 0% | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | New York City, New York | 3,471,227 | 17.98% | 19,302,889 |
| 8 | 2 | Atlanta, Georgia | 1,782,051 | 30.07% | 5,926,676 |
| 3 | 3 | Chicago, Illinois | 1,673,790 | 17.32% | 9,665,041 |
| 4 | 4 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 1,436,078 | 17.36% | 8,271,909 |
| 10 | 5 | Washington, District of Columbia | 1,428,586 | 26.49% | 5,392,997 |
| 2 | 6 | Los Angeles, California | 1,226,105 | 7.11% | 17,245,060 |
| 6 | 7 | Houston, Texas | 1,065,593 | 17.22% | 6,188,913 |
| 12 | 8 | Detroit, Michigan | 1,024,248 | 22.33% | 4,586,278 |
| 5 | 9 | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas | 975,384 | 14.54% | 6,708,057 |
| 17 | 10 | Miami, Florida | 848,305 | 22.18% | 3,825,146 |
| 29 | 11 | Baltimore, Maryland | 780,744 | 28.05% | 2,783,874 |
| 30 | 12 | Raleigh, North Carolina | 739,372 | 27.19% | 2,719,261 |
| 51 | 13 | Memphis, Tennessee | 719,441 | 42.96% | 1,674,817 |
| 43 | 14 | Norfolk, Virginia | 624,648 | 32.04% | 1,949,878 |
| 26 | 15 | Charlotte, North Carolina | 549,683 | 19.28% | 2,850,975 |
| 21 | 16 | Cleveland, Ohio | 536,107 | 15.61% | 3,434,300 |
| 23 | 17 | St. Louis, Missouri | 522,733 | 17.3% | 3,022,373 |
| 20 | 18 | Orlando, Florida | 483,359 | 13.88% | 3,482,945 |
| 16 | 19 | Tampa, Florida | 463,460 | 11.76% | 3,941,143 |
| 18 | 20 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 461,498 | 12.39% | 3,725,789 |
| 46 | 21 | Birmingham, Alabama | 453,401 | 25.03% | 1,811,285 |
| 59 | 22 | New Orleans, Louisiana | 428,903 | 31.3% | 1,370,384 |
| 57 | 23 | Richmond, Virginia | 421,729 | 29.03% | 1,452,932 |
| 71 | 24 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | 404,059 | 34.96% | 1,155,922 |
| 7 | 25 | San Francisco, California | 399,711 | 6.47% | 6,178,759 |
| 79 | 26 | Columbia, South Carolina | 396,598 | 38.34% | 1,034,347 |
| 37 | 27 | West Palm Beach, Florida | 388,247 | 17.23% | 2,252,857 |
| 9 | 28 | Boston, Massachusetts | 369,888 | 6.73% | 5,496,037 |
| 110 | 29 | Jackson, Mississippi | 369,792 | 47.15% | 784,362 |
| 52 | 30 | Greensboro, North Carolina | 341,099 | 21.1% | 1,616,921 |
| 53 | 31 | Jacksonville, Florida | 338,912 | 21.51% | 1,575,739 |
| 34 | 32 | Nashville, Tennessee | 315,192 | 13.66% | 2,308,223 |
| 11 | 33 | Sacramento, California | 313,031 | 6.64% | 4,711,961 |
| 25 | 34 | Indianapolis, Indiana | 310,432 | 10.77% | 2,882,010 |
| 35 | 35 | Greenville, South Carolina | 301,751 | 13.17% | 2,291,665 |
| 60 | 36 | Mobile, Alabama | 298,533 | 21.93% | 1,361,161 |
| 41 | 37 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 286,150 | 14.5% | 1,973,157 |
| 114 | 38 | Augusta, Georgia | 285,402 | 38.2% | 747,203 |
| 36 | 39 | Columbus, Ohio | 284,991 | 12.54% | 2,272,822 |
| 93 | 40 | Shreveport, Louisiana | 280,873 | 30% | 936,382 |
| 128 | 41 | Montgomery, Alabama | 272,695 | 43.63% | 625,015 |
| 95 | 42 | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | 270,683 | 29.41% | 920,423 |
| 27 | 43 | Hartford, Connecticut | 269,079 | 9.61% | 2,798,763 |
| 98 | 44 | Savannah, Georgia | 268,408 | 29.52% | 909,173 |
| 122 | 45 | Macon, Georgia | 266,052 | 38.74% | 686,790 |
| 33 | 46 | Kansas City, Missouri | 265,652 | 11.26% | 2,358,840 |
| 104 | 47 | Tallahassee, Florida | 260,445 | 31.21% | 834,423 |
| 64 | 48 | Little Rock, Arkansas | 256,380 | 19.61% | 1,307,603 |
| 14 | 49 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 255,753 | 5.97% | 4,286,327 |
| 38 | 50 | Cincinnati, Ohio | 251,465 | 11.57% | 2,173,669 |
| 103 | 51 | Greenville, North Carolina | 242,601 | 28.37% | 855,175 |
| 109 | 52 | Charleston, South Carolina | 241,986 | 30.59% | 791,128 |
| 127 | 53 | Columbus, Georgia | 239,172 | 36.45% | 656,253 |
| 39 | 54 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 211,788 | 9.78% | 2,166,481 |
| 13 | 55 | Seattle, Washington | 209,978 | 4.76% | 4,408,004 |
| 120 | 56 | Tupelo, Mississippi | 208,595 | 29.37% | 710,326 |
| 15 | 57 | Phoenix, Arizona | 207,604 | 4.97% | 4,180,815 |
| 115 | 58 | Lafayette, Louisiana | 200,428 | 27.68% | 724,184 |
| 32 | 59 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 197,045 | 8.2% | 2,401,550 |
| 49 | 60 | Louisville, Kentucky | 193,798 | 11.4% | 1,699,777 |
| 135 | 61 | Monroe, Louisiana | 191,653 | 35.22% | 544,222 |
| 68 | 62 | Roanoke, Virginia | 177,486 | 14.77% | 1,201,929 |
| 189 | 63 | Greenwood, Mississippi | 166,678 | 67.62% | 246,508 |
| 22 | 64 | San Diego, California | 158,226 | 5.11% | 3,094,451 |
| 19 | 65 | Denver, Colorado | 153,580 | 4.26% | 3,605,962 |
| 58 | 66 | Dayton, Ohio | 151,498 | 10.59% | 1,431,057 |
| 54 | 67 | Buffalo, New York | 148,784 | 9.48% | 1,570,226 |
| 31 | 68 | San Antonio, Texas | 147,437 | 6.09% | 2,419,176 |
| 88 | 69 | Tyler, Texas | 147,133 | 15.39% | 956,281 |
| 50 | 70 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 143,318 | 8.48% | 1,690,660 |
| 69 | 71 | Huntsville, Alabama | 141,999 | 11.95% | 1,188,726 |
| 169 | 72 | Albany, Georgia | 138,656 | 39.31% | 352,689 |
| 44 | 73 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | 137,786 | 7.37% | 1,870,742 |
| 97 | 74 | Waco, Texas | 137,269 | 15.05% | 912,245 |
| 66 | 75 | Flint, Michigan | 136,746 | 10.73% | 1,274,626 |
| 118 | 76 | Salisbury, Maryland | 136,438 | 18.91% | 721,521 |
| 48 | 77 | Austin, Texas | 125,052 | 7.35% | 1,700,382 |
| 101 | 78 | Gainesville, Florida | 121,393 | 13.73% | 883,969 |
| 130 | 79 | Beaumont, Texas | 119,338 | 20.79% | 574,096 |
| 86 | 80 | Rochester, New York | 119,114 | 12.26% | 971,192 |
| 45 | 81 | Albany, New York | 117,242 | 6.4% | 1,830,733 |
| 188 | 82 | Meridian, Mississippi | 111,547 | 44.8% | 248,987 |
| 47 | 83 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | 104,524 | 5.87% | 1,781,046 |
| 56 | 84 | Fort Myers, Florida | 103,462 | 6.98% | 1,481,945 |
| 176 | 85 | Hattiesburg, Mississippi | 98,592 | 32.06% | 307,536 |
| 63 | 86 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | 96,397 | 7.32% | 1,316,402 |
| 78 | 87 | Toledo, Ohio | 96,065 | 9.23% | 1,040,454 |
| 146 | 88 | Biloxi, Mississippi | 93,575 | 19.44% | 481,314 |
| 77 | 89 | Chattanooga, Tennessee | 91,190 | 8.69% | 1,048,976 |
| 40 | 90 | Providence, Rhode Island | 85,950 | 4.28% | 2,009,359 |
| 174 | 91 | Alexandria, Louisiana | 85,435 | 27.51% | 310,538 |
| 89 | 92 | Champaign, Illinois | 84,736 | 8.94% | 948,217 |
| 42 | 93 | Fresno, California | 83,651 | 4.27% | 1,958,847 |
| 152 | 94 | Wilmington, North Carolina | 76,718 | 17.15% | 447,348 |
| 87 | 95 | South Bend, Indiana | 76,022 | 7.88% | 964,950 |
| 108 | 96 | Youngstown, Ohio | 69,511 | 8.77% | 792,590 |
| 82 | 97 | Omaha, Nebraska | 69,076 | 6.86% | 1,007,558 |
| 24 | 98 | Portland, Oregon | 68,726 | 2.38% | 2,884,755 |
| 183 | 99 | Dothan, Alabama | 68,130 | 24.33% | 280,015 |
| 55 | 100 | Scranton, Pennsylvania | 67,949 | 4.34% | 1,563,999 |
| 90 | 101 | Paducah, Kentucky | 67,171 | 7.09% | 947,614 |
| 81 | 102 | Syracuse, New York | 66,501 | 6.59% | 1,008,605 |
| 96 | 103 | Lexington, Kentucky | 66,380 | 7.27% | 912,571 |
| 161 | 104 | Jackson, Tennessee | 61,478 | 15.42% | 398,819 |
| 111 | 105 | Lansing, Michigan | 57,440 | 7.55% | 760,640 |
| 92 | 106 | Springfield, Massachusetts | 54,891 | 5.86% | 936,662 |
| 65 | 107 | Knoxville, Tennessee | 54,488 | 4.24% | 1,284,017 |
| 105 | 108 | Wichita, Kansas | 51,837 | 6.38% | 811,869 |
| 123 | 109 | Peoria, Illinois | 51,018 | 7.46% | 684,131 |
| 139 | 110 | Rockford, Illinois | 47,783 | 9.06% | 527,393 |
| 85 | 111 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 45,788 | 4.71% | 971,703 |
| 106 | 112 | Fort Wayne, Indiana | 44,337 | 5.54% | 800,357 |
| 175 | 113 | Charlottesville, Virginia | 44,120 | 14.34% | 307,633 |
| 119 | 114 | Hagerstown, Maryland | 43,299 | 6.06% | 714,083 |
| 112 | 115 | Bakersfield, California | 43,061 | 5.67% | 759,526 |
| 171 | 116 | Panama City, Florida | 42,812 | 12.43% | 344,500 |
| 156 | 117 | Wichita Falls, Texas | 41,517 | 9.71% | 427,420 |
| 70 | 118 | Tucson, Arizona | 40,481 | 3.43% | 1,179,690 |
| 107 | 120 | Davenport, Iowa | 37,342 | 4.67% | 799,322 |
| 131 | 121 | Jefferson City, Missouri | 34,633 | 6.15% | 563,282 |
| 113 | 122 | Evansville, Indiana | 34,552 | 4.57% | 755,705 |
| 76 | 123 | Des Moines, Iowa | 33,632 | 3.2% | 1,049,802 |
| 73 | 124 | Madison, Wisconsin | 32,821 | 3.05% | 1,075,893 |
| 137 | 125 | Topeka, Kansas | 32,091 | 5.95% | 539,576 |
| 99 | 126 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | 31,035 | 3.42% | 906,648 |
| 74 | 127 | El Paso, Texas | 30,447 | 2.84% | 1,070,579 |
| 28 | 128 | Salt Lake City, Utah | 29,385 | 1.05% | 2,798,596 |
| 84 | 129 | Huntington, West Virginia | 28,839 | 2.93% | 983,192 |
| 190 | 130 | Bryan, Texas | 28,434 | 11.61% | 244,922 |
| 157 | 131 | Lubbock, Texas | 27,065 | 6.42% | 421,516 |
| 62 | 132 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 27,002 | 2.02% | 1,338,032 |
| 133 | 133 | Erie, Pennsylvania | 26,088 | 4.73% | 551,044 |
| 155 | 134 | Sherman, Texas | 24,142 | 5.61% | 430,434 |
| 91 | 135 | Johnstown, Pennsylvania | 23,106 | 2.46% | 939,750 |
| 61 | 136 | Honolulu, Hawaii | 21,424 | 1.57% | 1,360,301 |
| 153 | 137 | Odessa, Texas | 21,339 | 4.79% | 445,313 |
| 154 | 138 | Amarillo, Texas | 20,660 | 4.69% | 440,813 |
| 94 | 139 | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 20,564 | 2.21% | 932,573 |
| 100 | 140 | Johnson City, Tennessee | 19,995 | 2.24% | 892,082 |
| 132 | 141 | Corpus Christi, Texas | 19,280 | 3.47% | 556,340 |
| 83 | 142 | Springfield, Missouri | 18,389 | 1.84% | 998,341 |
| 102 | 143 | Monterey, California | 18,193 | 2.12% | 858,364 |
| 178 | 144 | Jonesboro, Arkansas | 17,920 | 6.1% | 293,914 |
| 164 | 145 | Bluefield, West Virginia | 17,919 | 4.69% | 381,909 |
| 145 | 146 | Anchorage, Alaska | 17,573 | 3.6% | 487,764 |
| 170 | 147 | Bowling Green, Kentucky | 17,568 | 5.01% | 350,902 |
| 165 | 148 | Utica, New York | 16,586 | 4.45% | 372,939 |
| 163 | 149 | Harrisonburg, Virginia | 16,179 | 4.19% | 385,778 |
| 173 | 150 | Abilene, Texas | 15,838 | 5.09% | 310,968 |
| 136 | 151 | Palm Springs, California | 15,458 | 2.86% | 540,813 |
| 125 | 152 | Reno, Nevada | 14,872 | 2.18% | 682,368 |
| 72 | 153 | Portland, Maine | 14,770 | 1.35% | 1,092,891 |
| 116 | 154 | San Luis Obispo, California | 14,240 | 1.97% | 723,864 |
| 181 | 155 | Lima, Ohio | 14,188 | 4.95% | 286,589 |
| 140 | 156 | Wheeling, West Virginia | 13,636 | 2.59% | 526,514 |
| 75 | 157 | Green Bay, Wisconsin | 13,338 | 1.26% | 1,055,988 |
| 159 | 158 | Yuma, Arizona | 13,090 | 3.14% | 416,642 |
| 149 | 159 | Terre Haute, Indiana | 12,713 | 2.75% | 462,228 |
| 129 | 160 | Burlington, Vermont | 12,295 | 2.07% | 593,344 |
| 214 | 161 | Mansfield, Ohio | 11,903 | 8.46% | 140,647 |
| 160 | 162 | Binghamton, New York | 11,368 | 2.83% | 401,494 |
| 151 | 163 | Lincoln, Nebraska | 11,096 | 2.42% | 458,862 |
| 204 | 164 | Victoria, Texas | 10,994 | 6.26% | 175,504 |
| 185 | 165 | Quincy, Illinois | 10,635 | 3.93% | 270,649 |
| 150 | 166 | Rochester, Minnesota | 10,613 | 2.31% | 459,524 |
| 80 | 167 | Spokane, Washington | 10,408 | 1.02% | 1,024,886 |
| 144 | 168 | Clarksburg, West Virginia | 10,173 | 2.06% | 494,299 |
| 162 | 169 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota | 8,167 | 2.05% | 398,355 |
| 195 | 170 | Elmira, New York | 7,567 | 3.34% | 226,624 |
| 67 | 171 | Harlingen, Texas | 7,277 | 0.57% | 1,266,952 |
| 134 | 172 | Fargo, North Dakota | 7,204 | 1.31% | 548,865 |
| 207 | 173 | Watertown, New York | 6,918 | 4.26% | 162,494 |
| 117 | 174 | Boise, Idaho | 6,766 | 0.94% | 722,430 |
| 141 | 175 | Eastern Kentucky | 6,662 | 1.27% | 525,433 |
| 126 | 176 | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | 6,495 | 0.97% | 670,646 |
| 147 | 177 | Joplin, Missouri | 6,488 | 1.38% | 470,330 |
| 206 | 178 | San Angelo, Texas | 6,082 | 3.63% | 167,522 |
| 148 | 179 | Sioux City, Iowa | 5,632 | 1.21% | 463,704 |
| 138 | 180 | Traverse City, Michigan | 5,575 | 1.05% | 529,649 |
| 158 | 181 | Kennewick, Washington | 5,575 | 1.33% | 420,232 |
| 121 | 182 | Northern Arizona | 5,491 | 0.79% | 697,660 |
| 124 | 183 | Eugene, Oregon | 5,099 | 0.75% | 682,984 |
| 200 | 184 | Roswell, New Mexico | 4,724 | 2.46% | 191,661 |
| 218 | 185 | Fairbanks, Alaska | 4,580 | 3.58% | 128,058 |
| 194 | 186 | Hays, Kansas | 4,164 | 1.83% | 227,116 |
| 212 | 187 | Zanesville, Ohio | 4,062 | 2.85% | 142,674 |
| 177 | 188 | Duluth, Minnesota | 4,051 | 1.38% | 293,975 |
| 238 | 189 | Key West, Florida | 3,760 | 8.01% | 46,940 |
| 225 | 190 | Clovis, New Mexico | 3,703 | 4.01% | 92,450 |
| 193 | 191 | Marquette, Michigan | 3,528 | 1.53% | 230,073 |
| 192 | 192 | Parkersburg, West Virginia | 3,419 | 1.47% | 232,063 |
| 142 | 193 | Rural Vermont | 3,142 | 0.62% | 510,653 |
| 143 | 194 | Wausau, Wisconsin | 3,005 | 0.6% | 502,851 |
| 228 | 195 | Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | 2,749 | 3.34% | 82,220 |
| 180 | 196 | Yakima, Washington | 2,713 | 0.94% | 289,475 |
| 215 | 197 | Cheyenne, Wyoming | 2,701 | 1.99% | 135,643 |
| 184 | 198 | Grand Island, Nebraska | 2,663 | 0.95% | 279,118 |
| 210 | 199 | Garden City, Kansas | 2,652 | 1.7% | 156,386 |
| 191 | 200 | Mankato, Minnesota | 2,641 | 1.1% | 239,163 |
| 205 | 201 | Eureka, California | 2,527 | 1.47% | 171,383 |
| 167 | 202 | Medford, Oregon | 2,309 | 0.64% | 358,075 |
| 187 | 203 | Redding, California | 1,995 | 0.8% | 249,665 |
| 168 | 204 | Bangor, Maine | 1,966 | 0.55% | 356,170 |
| 179 | 205 | Grand Junction, Colorado | 1,774 | 0.61% | 292,746 |
| 166 | 206 | Idaho Falls, Idaho | 1,707 | 0.47% | 363,222 |
| 220 | 207 | Minot, North Dakota | 1,642 | 1.47% | 112,015 |
| 196 | 208 | Rapid City, South Dakota | 1,580 | 0.73% | 216,637 |
| 224 | 209 | Norwood, New York | 1,555 | 1.65% | 94,056 |
| 209 | 210 | Pullman, Washington | 1,296 | 0.81% | 159,300 |
| 213 | 211 | Ottumwa, Iowa | 1,280 | 0.91% | 141,242 |
| 208 | 212 | Great Falls, Montana | 1,167 | 0.73% | 159,979 |
| 186 | 213 | Laredo, Texas | 1,156 | 0.44% | 264,044 |
| 198 | 214 | Billings, Montana | 1,081 | 0.52% | 209,590 |
| 199 | 215 | Farmington, New Mexico | 1,022 | 0.49% | 208,558 |
| 172 | 216 | Missoula, Montana | 922 | 0.3% | 311,042 |
| 217 | 217 | Klamath Falls, Oregon | 890 | 0.69% | 128,709 |
| 197 | 219 | Bend, Oregon | 768 | 0.36% | 213,900 |
| 226 | 220 | Casper, Wyoming | 711 | 0.8% | 89,368 |
| 211 | 222 | Hibbing, Minnesota | 699 | 0.47% | 147,417 |
| 202 | 223 | Twin Falls, Idaho | 656 | 0.35% | 186,792 |
| 216 | 224 | Bismarck, North Dakota | 643 | 0.48% | 134,137 |
| 201 | 225 | Northeastern South Dakota | 627 | 0.33% | 187,411 |
| 246 | 226 | Ely, Nevada | 607 | 2.69% | 22,597 |
| 227 | 227 | Elko, Nevada | 587 | 0.71% | 83,097 |
| 219 | 228 | Scottsbluff, Nebraska | 563 | 0.5% | 112,673 |
| 223 | 229 | Silver City, New Mexico | 540 | 0.52% | 103,447 |
| 231 | 230 | Presque Isle, Maine | 455 | 0.63% | 71,870 |
| 236 | 231 | Goodland, Kansas | 445 | 0.73% | 61,093 |
| 230 | 232 | North Platte, Nebraska | 348 | 0.44% | 78,634 |
| 221 | 233 | Bozeman, Montana | 316 | 0.29% | 109,791 |
| 222 | 234 | Alpena, Michigan | 293 | 0.28% | 105,950 |
| 242 | 235 | Juneau, Alaska | 293 | 0.8% | 36,441 |
| 229 | 236 | Sheridan, Wyoming | 278 | 0.34% | 82,148 |
| 234 | 237 | Montrose, Colorado | 249 | 0.36% | 68,353 |
| 241 | 238 | Dickinson, North Dakota | 228 | 0.58% | 39,203 |
| 233 | 239 | Helena, Montana | 227 | 0.33% | 68,907 |
| 239 | 240 | La Grande, Oregon | 214 | 0.46% | 46,465 |
| 232 | 241 | Butte, Montana | 212 | 0.3% | 69,583 |
| 243 | 242 | Sitka/Ketchikan, Alaska | 165 | 0.48% | 34,561 |
| 244 | 243 | Saint John, New Brunswick | 140 | 0.43% | 32,856 |
| 235 | 244 | Williston, North Dakota | 133 | 0.21% | 63,267 |
| 240 | 245 | Pierre, South Dakota | 124 | 0.29% | 42,465 |
| 245 | 246 | Jackson, Wyoming | 74 | 0.24% | 31,464 |
| 247 | 247 | Glendive, Montana | 39 | 0.23% | 17,307 |
| Total Population: | 39,340,786 | 311,316,360 | |||
