List of U.S. cities with African American majority populations

The following is a partial list of United States cities and towns in which a majority (over 50%) of the population is African American or Black, according to data from the 2000 Census. This list does not include cities such as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in which, according to the 2000 Census, merely a plurality (as opposed to a majority) of the residents are African American. The list below is organized by state and, within each state, by population size. The percentage of each city's population that is African American is listed in parentheses next to the city's name.

Contents

1 Alabama 1.1 Cities with over 100,000 people 1.2 Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people 1.3 Cities with fewer than 25,000 people 2 Arkansas 2.1 Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people 2.2 Cities with fewer than 25,000 people 3 California 3.1 Cities with fewer than 25,000 people 4 Connecticut 4.1 Cities with fewer than 25,000 people 5 Delaware 5.1 Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people 6 District of Columbia 6.1 Cities with over 100,000 people 7 Florida 7.1 Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people 7.2 Cities with fewer than 25,000 people 8 Georgia 8.1 Cities with over 100,000 people 8.2 Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people 8.3 Cities with fewer than 25,000 people 9 Illinois 9.1 Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people 9.2 Cities with fewer than 25,000 people 10 Indiana 10.1 Cities with over 100,000 people 11 Louisiana 11.1 Cities with over 100,000 people 11.2 Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people 11.3 Cities with fewer than 25,000 people 12 Maryland 12.1 Cities with over 100,000 people 12.2 Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people 12.3 Cities with fewer than 25,000 people 13 Michigan 13.1 Cities with over 100,000 people 13.2 Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people 13.3 Cities with fewer than 25,000 people 14 Mississippi 14.1 Cities with over 100,000 people 14.2 Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people 14.3 Cities with fewer than 25,000 people 15 Missouri 15.1 Cities with over 100,000 people 16 New Jersey 16.1 Cities with over 100,000 people 16.2 Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people 16.3 Cities with fewer than 25,000 people 17 New York 17.1 Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people 17.2 Cities with fewer than 25,000 people 18 North Carolina 18.1 Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people 18.2 Cities with fewer than 25,000 people 19 Ohio 19.1 Cities with over 100,000 people 19.2 Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people 20 Pennsylvania 20.1 Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people 20.2 Cities with fewer than 25,000 people 21 South Carolina 21.1 Cities with fewer than 25,000 people 22 Tennessee 22.1 Cities with over 100,000 people 22.2 Cities with fewer than 25,000 people 23 Texas 23.1 Cities with fewer than 25,000 people 24 Virginia 24.1 Cities with over 100,000 people 24.2 Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people 24.3 Cities with fewer than 25,000 people 25 Washington, D.C. 26 National rankings 26.1 Cities with over 100,000 people 26.2 Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people 26.3 Cities with fewer than 25,000 people 27 See also

Alabama

Cities with over 100,000 people

• Birmingham (73.5%)

Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people

• Bessemer (69.6%)
• Prichard (84.5%)

Cities with fewer than 25,000 people

• Autaugaville (66.0%)
• Brent (50.0%)
• Brighton (89.1%)
• Clayton (64.0%)
• Clio (57.2%)
• Demopolis (50.9%)
• Edgewater (61.1%)
• Fairfield (90.2%)
• La Fayette (67.3%)
• Lanett (53.6%)
• Lipscomb (65.6%)
• Midfield (59.5%)
• Selma (69.7%)
• Tuskegee (95.5%)

Arkansas

Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people

• Pine Bluff (65.9%)
• West Memphis (55.9%)

Cities with fewer than 25,000 people

• Osceola (51.0%)
• Blytheville (52.2%)
• Helena (67.9%)
• West Helena (65.7%)

California

Cities with fewer than 25,000 people

• Marin City (60.0%)

Connecticut

Cities with fewer than 25,000 people

• Blue Hills (83.1%)
• Bloomfield (54.0%)

Delaware

Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people

• Wilmington (56.4%)

District of Columbia

Cities with over 100,000 people

• Washington (60.0%)

Florida

Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people

• Carol City (52.1%)
• Riviera Beach (67.8%)

Cities with fewer than 25,000 people

• Belle Glade (50.7%)
• Pahokee (56.1%)
• Quincy (64.2%)
• Richmond Heights (89.8%)

Georgia

Cities with over 100,000 people

• Atlanta (61.4%)
• Savannah (57.1%)

Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people

• Albany (64.8%)
• East Point (78.2%)
• Macon (62.5%)

Cities with fewer than 25,000 people

• Bainbridge (50.3%)
• Blakely (60.0%)
• Boston (67.6%)
• Cairo (51.3%)
• Clarkston (55.7%)
• College Park (81.8%)
• Conley (52.9%)
• Dawson (77.3%)
• Lithonia (79.6%)
• Quitman (66.4%)
• Riverdale (67.4%)
• Stone Mountain (69.2%)
• Thomasville (55.4%)
• Union City (69.3%)

Illinois

Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people

• Calumet City (52.9%)
• Dolton (82.4%)
• East St. Louis (97.7%)
• Maywood (82.7%)
  

Cities with fewer than 25,000 people

• Bellwood (81.7%)
  
• Cairo (61.7%)
  
• Mounds (60.6%)
  
• Pulaski (70.8%)
  
• Riverdale (86.4%)
  
• South Holland (50.8%)
  

Indiana

Cities with over 100,000 people

• Gary (84.0%)

Louisiana

Cities with over 100,000 people

• New Orleans (67.3%)
• Shreveport (50.8%)

Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people

• Alexandria (54.8%)
• Monroe (61.1%)

Cities with fewer than 25,000 people

• Bunkie (50.3%)
• Grambling (97.1%)
• Lake Providence (79.5%)
• New Roads (59.3%)
• Opelousas (69.1%)
• Tallulah (74.8%)
• Ville Platte (58.7%)

Maryland

Cities with over 100,000 people

• Baltimore (64.3%)

Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people

• Chillum (62.68%)
• Clinton (73.69%)
• Oxon Hill-Glassmanor (86.68%)
• Suitland-Silver Hill (93.01%)

Cities with fewer than 25,000 people

• Bladensburg (70.92%)
• Camp Springs (74.28%)
• Capitol Heights (92.85%)
• Carmody Hills-Pepper Mill Village (96.9%)
• Cheverly (56.79%)
• Coral Hills (93.56%)
• Cottage City (54.75%)
• District Heights (88.0%)
• Eagle Harbor (65.45%)
• Fairmount Heights (95.82%)
• Forest Heights (79.11%)
• Forestville (85.8%)
• Fort Washington (67.17%)
• Friendly (77.67%)
• Glenarden (95.77%)
• Goddard (53.31%)
• Greater Upper Marlboro (75.5%)
• Hillcrest Heights (93.2%)
• Kettering (90.62%)
• Lake Arbor (88.7%)
• Lanham-Seabrook (63.55%)
• Landover (92.03%)
• Landover Hills (64.15%)
• Largo (92.69%)
• Marlow Heights (88.53%)
• Marlton (55.49%)
• Mitchellville (78.5%)
• Morningside (51.27%)
• Mount Rainier (62.06%)
• New Carrollton (67.5%)
• North Brentwood (82.09%)
• Rosaryville (59.57%)
• Seat Pleasant (96.72%)
• Springdale (92.79%)
• Temple Hills (85.01%)
• Walker Mill (94.99%)
• Woodlawn (72.34%)
• Woodmore (64.92%)

Michigan

Cities with over 100,000 people

• Detroit (81.7%)
• Flint (53.3%)

Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people

• Southfield (54.2%)

Cities with fewer than 25,000 people

• Highland Park (93.4%)

Mississippi

Cities with over 100,000 people

• Jackson (70.6%)

Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people

• Columbus (54.4%)
• Greenville (69.6%)
• Meridian (54.4%)
• Vicksburg (60.4%)

Cities with fewer than 25,000 people

• Aberdeen (60.2%)
• Alligator (77.3%)
• Brookhaven (50.9%)
• Beauregard (53.6%)
• Canton (80.3%)
• Charleston (59.7%)
• Crystal Springs (55.8%)
• Forest (50.9%)
• Glendora (92.3%)
• Greenwood (65.4%)
• Hazlehurst (68.6%)
• Indianola (73.4%)
• Itta Bena (81.3%)
• Laurel (55.0%)
• Leland (67.0%)
• Louisville (52.5%)
• McComb (58.4%)
• Moss Point (70.6%)
• Natchez (54.5%)
• Shelby (91.1%)
• Tutwiler (87.3%)
• Webb (61.3%)
• Winona (50.7%)
• Yazoo City (69.7%)

Missouri

Cities with over 100,000 people

• St. Louis (51.2%)

New Jersey

Cities with over 100,000 people

• Newark (53.5%)

Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people

• Camden (53.4%)
• East Orange (89.5%)
• Irvington (81.7%)
• Orange (75.1%)
• Plainfield (61.3%)
• Roselle (51.3%)
• Trenton (52.1%)

Cities with fewer than 25,000 people

• Asbury Park (62.1%)
• Lawnside (93.6%)
• Pleasantville (57.7%)
• Salem (56.8%)

New York

Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people

• Mount Vernon (59.6%)

Cities with fewer than 25,000 people

• Uniondale (55.5%)

North Carolina

Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people

• Goldsboro (52.2%)

Cities with fewer than 25,000 people

• Edenton (55.2%)
• Elizabeth City (56.6%)
• Kinston (62.7%)
• Williamston (57.5%)

Ohio

Cities with over 100,000 people

• Cleveland (51.0%)

Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people

• East Cleveland (93.4%)

Pennsylvania

Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people

• Chester (75.7%)
• Harrisburg (54.8%)

Cities with fewer than 25,000 people

• Darby (60.0%)
• Rankin (69.3%)
• Wilkinsburg (66.5%)

South Carolina

Cities with fewer than 25,000 people

• Bennettsville (63.2%)
• Cheraw (52.2%)
• Darlington (56.0%)
• Lake City (71.4%)
• Marion (66.2%)
• Mullins (61.6%)
• Orangeburg (67.5%)

Tennessee

Cities with over 100,000 people

• Memphis (61.4%)

Cities with fewer than 25,000 people

• Bolivar (56.4%)

Texas

Cities with fewer than 25,000 people

• Browndell (60.7%)
• Kendleton (79.0%)
• Scottsville (54.8%)

Virginia

Cities with over 100,000 people

• Portsmouth (50.6%)
• Richmond (57.2%)

Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people

• Petersburg (79.0%)

Cities with fewer than 25,000 people

• East Highland Park (79.4%)
• Emporia (56.2%)
• Ettrick (75.1%)
• Franklin (52.3%)
• Highland Springs (51.8%)
• Rushmere (62.1%)
• Wakefield (51.3%)
• Waverly (61.8%)

Washington, D.C.

See District of Columbia

National rankings

Cities with over 100,000 people

• Gary, Indiana (84.0%)
• Detroit, Michigan (81.7%)

Cities with between 25,000 and 100,000 people

• East St. Louis, Illinois (97.7%)
• East Cleveland, Ohio (93.4%)
• Suitland-Silver Hill, Maryland (93.01%)

Cities with fewer than 25,000 people

• Capitol Heights, Maryland (92.85%)
• Carmody Hills-Pepper Mill Village, Maryland (96.90%)
• Coral Hills, Maryland (93.56%)
• Fairfield, Alabama (90.2%)
• Fairmount Heights, Maryland (95.82%)
• Glenarden, Maryland (95.77%)
• Glendora, Mississippi (92.3%)
• Grambling, Louisiana (97.1%)
• Greater Landover, Maryland (92.03%)
• Highland Park, Michigan (93.4%)
• Hillcrest Heights, Maryland (92.18%)
• Kettering, Maryland (90.62%)
• Largo, Maryland (92.69%)
• Lawnside, New Jersey (93.6%)
• Seat Pleasant, Maryland (96.72%)
• Shelby, Mississippi (91.1%)
• Springdale, Maryland (92.79%)
• Tuskegee, Alabama (95.5%)
• Walker Mill, Maryland (94.99%)

See also

• Lists of U.S. cities with non-white majority populations