**UPDATE*: Please note that numbers in this article were provided by an independent agency. The numbers quoted have been since updated to reflect the most current (2010) population numbers. Stats gathered from Forbes, Inc, and the U.S. Census.
The list has been compiled using 3 key areas:
-Median Household Income
-Number of AA youth (18 and under) living there
-% of AA youth in school
10. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
9. Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
8. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
7. Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ
6. Virginia Beach/Norfolk, VA
5. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
4. San Antonio, TX
3. Oklahoma City, OK
2. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
1. Columbus, OH