This study examines within group differences of Black women concerning the way they experience racism, cope generally, and identify culturally. The quality of life (QOL) of the resulting groups of Black women was measured to examine differences within these groups on how they experience life physically, psychologically, environmentally and socially. This investigation included 316 women who self identified as Black. They completed measures of race related stress, dispositional coping, Black identity and quality of life. Cluster analysis was used to group the women into optimally homogeneous groups considering the aforementioned constructs. A multivariate analysis of variance was used to compare the groups on QOL components. The results showed the group that reported the highest QOL on all four components to be associated with the highest race related stress, the use of more effective ways of coping, and strong positive Black identification. The groups with the lowest endorsement of QOL were associated with more negative Black identification and more ineffective ways of coping, with varying experiences of racism. The results suggest that positive Black identification (in the face of race related stress) is associated with higher QOL. Current clinical practice and preventive interventions should address racial identity as well as effective coping strategies.