Background: African American (AA) race and family history (FH) of prostate cancer (PCa) increase the incidence and mortality of PCa. The goal of this study was to assess and compare FH in AA and Caucasian (C) men. Methods: During June 2015 through September 2016, 338 men with prostate cancer had FH collected at Tulane Cancer Center (C = 266 and AA = 72). A FH was defined as ≥ 1 1st degree relative with PCa and/or ≥ 2 affected 2^nd/3^rddegree relatives. Documented clinical factors were age at diagnosis (dx), Gleason score, incidence of radical prostatectomy (RP), and presence of metastases (at any time). Chi-square and Mann-Whitney U tests were performed to identify potential clinical correlates with regard to FH and race. Results: For demographics see table below. On average, men with a FH of PCa (n = 110) had a median age at dx of 59.6 as compared to those without a FH of PCa (n = 151) (median age at dx = 63.0). Overall FH patients (pts) were younger at dx (p = 0.00046). FH had a particularly impactful influence upon the age at dx for C men (p = 0.00086, 58 [n = 88] vs. 62.5 [n = 112]); statistics were limited for AA men. Gleason scores were not different between pts with or without a FH, and there was no relationship between Gleason score and race. Metastatic disease (mets) was detected in 23.97% of men (n = 93). C men with a FH of PCa (n = 40) were 1.55 times more likely to develop mets (p = 0.0352). AA data were limited so no comment can be made. No relationship was detected between the pts having undergone a RP and race, but pts with a FH of PCa (n = 61) were 1.39 times more likely to have undergone surgery (p = 0.016). Data by racial subsets were too limited to be conclusive. Conclusions: The study highlighted the significant impact that FH of PCa has upon age at dx and presence of mets. More AA data are needed to be conclusive.