List of U.S. cities with large African-American populations

This is a list of the United States cities over 100,000 people that have populations that are more than 30% Black or African American.[note 1] Statistics include Black people regardless of nationality.

Cities with the highest percentage of Blacks or African Americans in 2010.

There are 19 American cities with populations over 100,000 that have majority (over 50%) Black or African-American populations. These cities are located in the following 13 states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia, as well as Washington, D.C.

Cities with the highest percentage of Black or African-Americans

Top Ten cities with 100,000 or more total population and the highest percentages of Blacks or African-Americans, alone or with other races[1]
City Total population Black or African American, alone or with other races Black or African American, alone Mixed-race Black/African-American
RankPercentage of total population RankPercentage of
total population		 RankPercentage of
total population
Detroit, Michigan713,777184.3182.7831.6
Jackson, Mississippi173,514280.1279.42420.7
Miami Gardens, Florida107,167377.9376.3911.6
Birmingham, Alabama212,237474.0473.42570.6
Baltimore, Maryland620,961565.1563.71341.3
Memphis, Tennessee646,889664.1663.32250.8
New Orleans, Louisiana343,831761.2760.21841.0
Flint, Michigan102,434859.5956.692.9
Montgomery, Alabama205,764957.4856.62310.8
Savannah, Georgia136,2861056.71055.41391.3
Ten cities with 100,000 or more total population and the highest percentage "Black in combination" (mixed with other races)[1]
City Total
population		 Black or African American, alone or mixed with other races Black or African American, alone Mixed-race Black/African-American
RankPercent of
total population		 RankPercent of
total population		 RankPercent of
total population
Lansing, Michigan114,2974527.87823.714.1
Tacoma, Washington198,39713215.014511.223.8
Killeen, Texas127,9214037.94634.133.8
Syracuse, New York145,1705133.15729.543.6
Providence, Rhode Island178,04210919.411416.053.3
Fairfield, California105,32111119.011815.763.3
Rochester, New York210,5652944.93341.773.2
Fayetteville, North Carolina200,5643144.83241.982.9
Vallejo, California115,9428124.98322.1102.9

Cities with the highest number of Black or African American people

Ten cities with 100,000 or more total population
and the highest number of Blacks or African Americans[2]
City Total
population		 Black or African American,
alone or mixed with other races		 Black or African American,
alone		 Mixed-race Black/African-American
RankNumber RankNumber RankNumber
New York, NY8,175,13312,228,14512,088,5101139,635
Chicago, IL2,695,5982913,0092887,608325,401
Philadelphia, PA1,526,0063686,8703661,839425,031
Detroit, MI713,7774601,9884590,2261311,762
Houston, TX2,099,4515594,2175498,466811,751
Memphis, TN646,8896414,9286409,687585,241
Baltimore, MD620,9617403,9987395,781298,217
Los Angeles, CA3,792,6218402,4488365,118237,330
Washington, DC601,7239314,3529305,125229,227
Dallas, TX1,197,81610308,08710298,993239,094

Select cities with a large percentage of Black or African American people

The following data was sourced from the 2010 U.S. Census.

Rank City Percentage Black or African American Total Black or African American
1 Detroit, MI 82.7 590,226
2 Jackson, MS 79.4 137,716
3 Chester, PA 77.8 26,429
4 Miami Gardens, FL 76.3 81,776
5 Orangeburg, SC 75.04 13,964
6 Birmingham, AL 73.4 155,791
7 Albany, GA 71.6 55,442
8 Macon, GA 67.9 91,351
9 Baltimore, MD 63.7 395,781
10 Memphis, TN 63.3 409,687
11 New Orleans, LA 60.2 206,871
12 Baton Rouge, LA 58.5 126,250
12 Wilmington, DE 58 41,326
13 Flint, MI 56.6 57,939
14 Savannah, GA 55.4 75,507
15 Augusta, GA 54.7 107,182
16 Shreveport, LA 54.7 109,022
17 Montgomery, AL 54.5 116,524
18 Atlanta, GA 54.0 226,894
19 Cleveland, OH 53.3 211,672
20 Portsmouth, VA 53.3 50,878
21 Harrisburg, PA 52.4 25,957
22 Newark, NJ 52.4 145,085
23 Valdosta, GA 51.1 27,860
24 Washington, D.C. 50.7 305,125
25 Richmond, VA 50.6 103,342
26 Mobile, AL 50.6 98,691
27 St. Louis, MO 49.2 157,160
28 Danville, VA 48.3 43,055
29 Beaumont, TX 47.3 55,931
30 North Charleston, SC 47.2 45,964
31 Jackson, TN 45.7 29,802
32 Columbus, GA 45.5 86,398
33 Cincinnati, OH[3] 45.0 123,157
34 Saginaw, MI 44.9 23,127
35 Inglewood, CA 43.9 48,164
36 Philadelphia, PA 43.4 661,839
37 Norfolk, VA 43.1 104,672
38 Dayton, OH 42.9 60,705
39 Suffolk, VA 42.7 36,120
40 Little Rock, AR 42.3 81,889
41 Columbia, SC 42.2 54,537
42 Fayetteville, NC 41.9 82,235
43 Rochester, NY 41.7 87,897
44 Durham, NC 41.0 93,517
45 Fort Pierce, FL 40.9 17,617
46 Newport News, VA 40.7 73,514
47 Greensboro, NC 40.6 109,586
48 Milwaukee, WI 40.0 237,769
49 Hartford, CT 38.7 48,331
50 Buffalo, NY 38.6 100,774
51 Penn Hills, PA 37.1 15,688
52 McKeesport, PA 36.5 7,201
53 Bronx, NY[4] 36.5 505,200
54 New Haven, CT 35.4 45,938
55 Tallahassee, FL 35.0 63,475
56 Charlotte, NC 35.0 256,241
57 Chattanooga, TN 34.9 58,507
58 Winston-Salem, NC 34.7 79,598
59 Brooklyn, NY[4] 34.3 860,083
60 High Point, NC 33.0 34,532
61 Chicago, IL 32.9 887,608
62 Compton, CA 32.9 31,688
63 Cheltenham, PA 32.8 12,097
64 Hopkinsville, KY 31.9 10,273
65 Paterson, NJ 31.7 46,314
66 Akron, OH 31.5 62,321
67 Greenville, SC 31.5 18,422
68 Huntsville, AL 31.2 56,229
69 Brockton, MA 31.2 30,147
70 Jacksonville, FL 30.7 252,421
71 Kansas City, MO 29.9 137,540
72 Raleigh, NC 29.3 117,160
73 Lafayette, LA 28.51 34,654
74 Orlando, FL 28.1 66,876
75 Columbus, OH 28.0 220,241
76 Oakland, CA 28.0 109,471
77 Nashville, TN 27.7 181,387
78 Hawthorne, CA 27.7 23,385
79 Upper Darby, PA 27.5 22,769
80 Indianapolis, IN 27.2 226,671
81 Toledo, OH 27.2 69,243
82 Kansas City, KS 26.8 39,080
83 Richmond, CA 26.6 27,542
84 South Bend, IN 26.6 26,906
85 Tampa, FL 26.2 87,872
86 Pittsburgh, PA 26.1 79,710
87 Charleston, SC 25.4 30,496
88 Dallas, TX 25.0 298,993
89 Boston, MA 24.4 150,437
90 Houston, TX 23.6 498,466
91 Springfield, MA 22.3 34,073
92 Louisville, KY 22.2 136,611
93 Queens, NY[4] 20.1 446,098
94 North Las Vegas, NV 19.9 47,502
95 Virginia Beach, VA 19.6 85,935
96 Minneapolis, MN 18.6 71,160
97 Erie, PA 16.8 17,141
98 Victorville, CA 16.8 19,483
99 Port St. Lucie, FL 16.3 27,876
100 Aurora, CO 15.7 51,196
101 Manhattan, NY[4] 15.6 246,687
102 Waterloo, IA 15.5 10,602
103 Oklahoma City, OK 15.1 87,354
104 San Bernardino, CA 15.0 31,582
105 Sacramento, CA 14.6 68,335
106 Lexington, KY 14.5 46,110
107 Bowling Green, KY 13.9 9,067
108 Omaha, NE 13.7 56,027
109 Wichita, KS 11.5 43,972
110 Des Moines, IA 10.2 20,750

See also

Notes and references

Notes
  1. ↑ The United States Census Bureau defines Archived 2014-03-27 at the Wayback Machine. a "Black or African American" as "[a] person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. It includes people who indicate their race as 'Black, African Am., or Negro'; or report entries such as African American, Kenyan, Nigerian, or Haitian."
References
  1. 1 2 The Black Population: 2010 (PDF) (Report). U.S. Census Bureau. Table 7.
  2. ↑ The Black Population: 2010 (PDF) (Report). U.S. Census Bureau. Table 6.
  3. ↑ 2010 census figures for Saginaw Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Brooklyn, The Bronx, and Queens are not cities, but rather boroughs of New York City.
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