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List of U.S. communities with African-American majority populations in 2000 
Summary
The following is a list of United States cities, towns and unincorporated areas (Census Designated Places) 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 Chicago, Illinois or 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.[citation needed]
National rankings edit
Places with over 100,000 people edit
- Detroit (82.70%)
- Miami Gardens (76.3%)
- Baltimore (64.3%)
- Shreveport (50.8%)
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people edit
- Suitland-Silver Hill, Maryland (93.01%), divided into Silver Hill and Suitland for the 2020 Census
- Albany, Georgia (71.6%)
- Mount Vernon, New York (61.3%)
- Southfield, Michigan (54.22%)
- Sumter, South Carolina (48.32%)
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Places with fewer than 25,000 people edit
- McMullen, Alabama (60%)
- Moore Station, Texas (98.91%)
- Mound Bayou, Mississippi (98.43%)
- Velda Village Hills, Missouri (98.35%)
- Hayti Heights, Missouri (98.31%)
- Coahoma, Mississippi (98.15%)
- Brookdale, South Carolina (98.05%)
- White Hall, Alabama (98.03%)
- Lincoln Heights, Ohio (97.86%)
- Mosses, Alabama (97.82%)
- Winstonville, Mississippi (97.81%)
- Metcalfe, Mississippi (97.57%)
- North Courtland, Alabama (97.50%)
- Princeville, North Carolina (97.45%)
- Uplands Park, Missouri (97.39%)
- Fayette, Mississippi (97.37%)
- Grambling, Louisiana (97.10%)
- Memphis, Alabama (96.97%)
- Carmody Hills-Pepper Mill Village, Maryland (96.90%)
- Seat Pleasant, Maryland (96.72%)
- Bucksport, South Carolina (96.60%)
- Kinloch, Missouri (96.44%)
- Neylandville, Texas (96.43%)
- Wilson City, Missouri (96.36%)
- Jonestown, Coahoma County, Mississippi (96.30%)
- Garysburg, North Carolina (96.09%)
- Velda City, Missouri (96.04%)
- Renova, Mississippi (95.99%)
- Beulah, Mississippi (95.98%)
- Pine Lawn, Missouri (95.96%)
- Tchula, Mississippi (95.93%)
- Gordonville, Alabama (95.91%)
- Promised Land, South Carolina (95.89%)
- Fairmount Heights, Maryland (95.82%)
- Glenarden, Maryland (95.77%)
- Wilkinson Heights, South Carolina (95.66%)
- Tuskegee, Alabama (95.48%)
- Hillsdale, Missouri (95.40%)
- East Hodge, Louisiana (95.08%)
- Goodlow, Texas (95.08%)
- Walker Mill, Maryland (94.99%)
- Haywood City, Missouri (94.98%)
- North Tunica, Mississippi (94.90%)
- Beverly Hills, Missouri (94.53%)
- Wallace, Louisiana (93.86%)
- Friars Point, Mississippi (93.85%)
- North Lilbourn, Missouri (93.68%)
- Coral Hills, Maryland (93.56%)
- Prairie View, Texas (93.51%)
- Highland Park, Michigan (93.44%)
- Langston, Oklahoma (93.29%)
- Crawford, Mississippi (93.13%)
- Capitol Heights, Maryland (92.85%)
- Yellow Bluff, Alabama (92.82%)
- Springdale, Maryland (92.79%)
- Norwood Court, Missouri (92.74%)
- Hobson City, Alabama (92.71%)
- Gifford, South Carolina (92.70%)
- Largo, Maryland (92.69%)
- Northwoods, Missouri (92.66%)
- Eastover, South Carolina (92.41%)
- Benton Harbor, Michigan (92.40%)
- Howardville, Missouri (92.40%)
- Glendora, Mississippi (92.28%)
- Hillcrest Heights, Maryland (92.18%)
- Carlisle, South Carolina (92.14%)
- Pagedale, Missouri (92.09%)
- Shaw, Mississippi (92.08%)
- Union, Alabama (92.07%)
- Wellston, Missouri (92.07%)
- Greater Landover, Maryland (92.03%)
- East Dunbar, Florida (91.99%)
- Natchez, Louisiana (91.94%)
- Macedonia, Alabama (91.75%)
- Killona, Louisiana (91.72%)
- Tangipahoa, Louisiana (91.57%)
- Lisman, Alabama (91.42%)
- Shelby, Mississippi (91.08%)
- Kettering, Maryland (90.62%)
- Lane, South Carolina (90.43%)
- Warrensville Heights, Ohio (90.41%)
- Fairfield, Alabama (90.23%)
Alabama edit
Places with over 100,000 people edit
- Birmingham (2000, 73.19%)
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people edit
Places with fewer than 25,000 people edit
- Akron (86.5%)
- Aliceville (66.5%)
- Autaugaville (66.0%)
- Beatrice (72.6%)
- Boligee (88.9%)
- Brent (50.0%)
- Brighton (89.1%)
- Brundidge (63.5%)
- Camden (54.2%)
- Camp Hill (84.9%)
- Clayton (64.0%)
- Clio (57.2%)
- Colony (93.5%)
- Dayton (65.0%)
- Demopolis (50.9%)
- Edgewater (61.1%)
- Emelle (93.6%)
- Epes (84.0%)
- Eutaw (66.0%)
- Evergreen (52.8%)
- Fairfield (90.2%)
- Faunsdale (57.02%)
- Five Points (52.1%)
- Forkland (89.2%)
- Fort Deposit (68.2%)
- Franklin (56.4%)
- Geiger (70.2%)
- Georgiana (61.8%)
- Goodwater (73.3%)
- Gordon (74.0%)
- Gordonville (95.9%)
- Greensboro (60.9%)
- Hayneville (85.5%)
- Hillsboro (82.2%)
- Hobson City (92.7%)
- Hurtsboro (70.3%)
- La Fayette (67.3%)
- Lanett (53.6%)
- Lipscomb (65.6%)
- Lisman (91.4%)
- Livingston (60.8%)
- Loachapoka (61.2%)
- Macedonia (91.8%)
- McMullen (100.0%)
- Marion (62.5%)
- Memphis (97.0%)
- Midfield (59.5%)
- Midway (88.8%)
- Mosses (97.8%)
- Mount Vernon (53.0%)
- Newbern (77.1%)
- North Courtland (97.5%)
- Oak Hill (64.9%)
- Pickensville (63.0%)
- Ridgeville (79.1%)
- Selma (69.7%)
- Selmont-West Selmont (91.4%)
- Shorter (81.7%)
- Thomaston (50.1%)
- Triana (86.5%)
- Tuskegee (95.5%)
- Union (92.1%)
- Union Springs (74.4%)
- Uniontown (88.2%)
- Vredenburgh (89.0%)
- White Hall (98.0%)
- Yellow Bluff (92.8%)
- York (78.3%)
Arizona edit
Places with fewer than 25,000 people edit
- Randolph (87.9%)
Arkansas edit
Population over 50,000
- Pine Bluff (65.9%)
Population 25,000 to 49,999
- West Memphis (55.9%)
Population 10,000 to 24,999
- Blytheville (56.0%)
- Forrest City (60.9%)
- West Helena (65.7%)
Population 5,000 to 9,999
Population 1,000 to 4,999
- Altheimer (2000, 87.42%)
- Dermott (73.3%)
- Earle (75.2%)
- Eudora (84.5%)
- Gould (78.0%)
- Hughes (67.8%)
- Lake Village (56.2%)
- Luxora (56.0%)
- Marianna (74.1%)
- Marvell (58.1%)
- McAlmont (70.5%)
- Parkin (68.5%)
- Stamps (54.5%)
- Sweet Home (74.0%)
- Waldo (58.7%)
- Wrightsville (74.6%)
Population 100 to 999
- Allport (94.5%)
- Anthonyville (2000, 96.40%)
- Bluff City (2000, 71.52%)
- Bradley (2000, 51.69%)
- Carthage (2000, 82.13%)
- Chidester (62.4%)
- College Station (91.8%)
- Cotton Plant (74.1%)
- Elaine (2000, 54.34%)
- Fredonia (Biscoe) (58.2%)
- Garland (69.9%)
- Gilmore (79.1%)
- Grady (65.8%)
- Gum Springs (55.2%)
- Harrell (56.3%)
- Haynes (85.1%)
- Hensley (64.7%)
- Holly Grove (72.6%)
- Jennette (87.9%)
- Jericho (92.9%)
- LaGrange (56.6%)
- Lake View (91.7%)
- Madison (89.0%)
- McNeil (58.3%)
- Menifee (84.6%)
- Mitchellville (98.2%)
- Montrose (71.9%)
- Parkdale (66.8%)
- Perla (63.5%)
- Reed (96.4%)
- Rondo (70.0%)
- Rosston (57.7%)
- Strong (53.6%)
- Sunset (91.1%)
- Tollette (98.5%)
- Turrell (78.8%)
- Twin Groves (72.1%)
- Wabbaseka (84.2%)
- Washington (2000, 61.49%)★
- Widener (67.2%)
- Wilmar (71.8%)
- Wilmot (75.2%)
- Winchester (64.9%)
- Woodson (73.9%)
Population under 100
- Birdsong (70.7%)
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
California edit
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people edit
- Westmont (58.0%)★
Places with fewer than 25,000 people edit
- View Park-Windsor Hills (88.0%)
- Ladera Heights (2000, 70.07%)
- West Athens (65.1%)★
- West Rancho Dominguez (61.9%)★
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Connecticut edit
Places with fewer than 25,000 people edit
- Bloomfield (2000, 53.33%)
Delaware edit
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people edit
- Wilmington (2000, 55.80%)
District of Columbia edit
Places with over 100,000 people edit
- Washington D.C. (2000, 59.45%)★
Florida edit
Places with over 100,000 people edit
- Miami Gardens (76.3%)
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people edit
- Lauderdale Lakes (67.74%)
- Lauderhill (58.77%)
- North Miami (58.9%)
- Pine Hills (67.6%)
- Riviera Beach (65.9%)
Places with fewer than 25,000 people edit
- Belle Glade (56.3%)
- Belle Glade Camp (69.6%)
- Boulevard Gardens (94.3%)
- Brownsville (74.7%)
- Campbellton (64.8%)
- Century (56.1%)
- Charleston Park (74.8%)
- Chattahoochee (51.5%)
- Cypress Quarters CDP (2000, 65.83%)
- DeLand Southwest (69.6%)
- East Williston (80.4%)
- Eatonville (84.5%)
- El Portal (50.1%)★
- Florida City (52.4%)
- Fort Pierce North (70.6%)
- Franklin Park (97.9%)
- Fremd Village-Padgett Island (92.1%)
- Gladeview (75.2%)
- Golden Glades (72.8%)
- Goulding (61.8%)
- Goulds (55.2%)
- Greenville (70.7%)
- Gretna (83.8%)
- Harlem (95.8%)
- Havana (53.6%)
- Homestead Base (55.4%)
- Ives Estates (50.0%)
- Jacob City (2000, 85.02%)
- Jasper (50.8%)
- Lake Park (55.0%)
- Lamont (58.4%)
- Limestone Creek CDP (2010, 77.15%)★
- Lloyd (52.1%)
- Madison (66.0%)
- Mangonia Park (83.1%)
- Midway (Gadsden County) (2000, 94.12%)
- Midway CDP (Seminole County) (2000, 93.52%)
- Monticello (54.2%)★
- Naranja (57.5%)★
- Opa-locka (65.8%)★
- Pahokee (56.1%)
- Pembroke Park (55.3%)
- Pinewood (75.3%)
- Progress Village (51.7%)★
- Quincy (2000, 64.01%)
- Raleigh (55.2%)
- Richmond Heights (72.1%)
- Ridgecrest (67.9%)
- Roosevelt Gardens (96.5%)
- South Apopka (64.1%)
- South Bay (65.0%)
- Tangelo Park (83.7%)
- Tildenville (78.3%)
- Washington Park (94.9%)
- West Park (57.9%)
- West Perrine (62.7%)
- West Little River (57.2%)★
- Westview (69.5%)
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Georgia edit
Population over 100,000
Population 25,000 to 99,999
- Albany (71.6%)
- Candler-McAfee CDP (2000, 94.73%)
- East Point (78.2%)
- Redan CDP (91.3%)
- Stonecrest (92.6)
- Valdosta (51.1%)
Population 10,000 to 24,999
- Americus (58.3%)
- Bainbridge (50.3%)
- Belvedere Park CDP (2000, 82.04%)
- Brunswick (59.8%)
- College Park (81.8%)
- Cordele (65.0%)
- Dublin (51.4%)
- Moultrie (50.2%)
- Panthersville CDP (2000, 95.62%)
- Riverdale (67.4%)
- Thomasville (55.4%)
- Union City (69.3%)
- Waycross (53.5%)
Population 5,000 to 9,999
- Blakely (60.0%)
- Cairo (51.3%)★
- Camilla (65.2%)
- Clarkston (55.7%)
- Conley (2000, 52.54%)
- Eatonton (59.3%)
- Fort Valley (74.7%)
- Gresham Park CDP (2000, 95.04%)
- Midway-Hardwick CDP (2000, 72.31%)
- Quitman (66.4%)
- Sandersville (59.0%)
- Stone Mountain (69.2%)
- Sylvester (60.0%)
- Thomson (56.3%)
- Waynesboro (62.6%)
Population 1,000 to 4,999
- Abbeville (58.4%)
- Alamo (52.6%)★
- Arlington (69.9%)
- Ashburn (65.2%)
- Boston (67.6%)
- Broxton (50.4%)★
- Buena Vista (63.4%)
- Cuthbert (74.2%)
- Davisboro (61.3%)
- Dawson (77.3%)
- Donalsonville (58.7%)
- Edison (67.7%)
- Experiment CDP (2000, 52.40%)
- Folkston (51.5%)
- Forsyth (57.6%)
- Fort Gaines (67.9%)
- Gordon (51.6%)
- Greensboro (62.0%)
- Helena (54.2%)
- Jeffersonville (62.4%)
- Lincoln Park CDP (2000, 94.30%)
- Lithonia (79.6%)
- Louisville (65.9%)
- Lumber City (51.4%)
- Lumpkin (70.4%)
- Marshallville (78.4%)
- Meigs (66.8%)
- Millen (59.3%)
- Montezuma (69.8%)
- Monticello (53.5%)
- Morgan (66.5%)
- Ocilla (59.4%)
- Pelham (56.1%)
- Richland (62.5%)
- Rochelle (52.8%)
- Sardis (55.3%)
- Shellman (68.9%)
- Soperton (51.8%)
- Sparta (83.7%)
- Talbotton (77.8%)
- Tennille (56.9%)
- Twin City (53.6%)
- Unadilla (62.1%)
- Unionville CDP (2000, 96.62%)
- Vienna (66.9%)
- Wadley (77.1%)
- Walthourville (55.1%)
- Warrenton (69.4%)
- Washington (60.8%)
- West Point (57.8%)
- Woodbury (56.5%)
- Wrens (65.2%)
- Wrightsville (53.5%)
Population under 1,000
- Alapaha (62.8%)
- Baconton (59.8%)
- Midville (2000, 66.74%)★
- Bartow (59.6%)
- Bronwood (65.7%)
- Byromville (51.6%)★
- Camak (53.3%)★
- Coleman (2000, 61.74%)
- Crawfordville (57.0%)
- Culloden (70.9%)★
- Damascus (63.5%)
- Danville (51.2%)★
- De Soto (2000, 65.42%)
- Dooling (66.9%)
- Flovilla (51.5%)
- Geneva (52.6%)
- Georgetown (Quitman County) (60.0%)★
- Greenville (73.2%)
- Harrison (2000, 79.37%)
- Hilltop CDP (2000, 87.78%)
- Hiltonia (2000, 69.83%)
- Ideal (66.2%)
- Irwinton (57.1%)
- Junction City (2000, 60.34%)
- Keysville (2000, 62.22%)
- Luthersville (51.9%)
- Manassas (59.0%)
- McIntyre (2000, 57.52%)
- Midville (66.7%)
- Morven (2000, 52.05%)
- Newton (53.9%)
- Norwood (2000, 62.54%)
- Oglethorpe (2000, 70.17%)
- Oliver (2000, 50.59%)
- Phillipsburg (94.5%)
- Pineview (62.8%)
- Plains (2000, 59.50%)★
- Reynolds (50.6%)
- Riceboro (88.7%)
- Salem CDP (2000, 95.87%)
- Sharon (2000, 71.43%)
- Siloam (2000, 73.11%)
- Smithville (70.3%)
- Toomsboro (2000, 53.70%)★
- Warwick (61.2%)
- Woodland (2000, 77.78%)
- Woodville (2000, 62.12%)
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Illinois edit
Population over 25,000
- Calumet City (2000, 52.55%)
- Dolton (2000, 81.88%)
- East St. Louis (2000, 97.34%)
- Harvey (2000, 79.11%)
- Maywood (82.7%)
Population 10,000 to 24,999
- Bellwood (81.6%)
- Country Club Hills (81.8%)
- Hazel Crest (76.1%)
- Markham (78.8%)
- Matteson (62.3%)
- Richton Park (60.0%)
- Riverdale (86.3%)
- South Holland (50.9%)
Population 5,000 to 9,999
- Broadview (73.1%)
- Calumet Park (2000, 82.62%)
- Centreville (95.8%)
- Robbins (2000, 94.77%)
- University Park (83.3%)
- Washington Park (91.9%)
Population 1,000 to 4,999
- Alorton (97.1%)
- Baldwin (58.9%)
- Burnham (54.2%)
- Cairo (61.7%)
- Dixmoor (57.1%)★
- Fairmont (53.6%)★
- Ford Heights (2000, 95.37%)
- Mounds (60.6%)
- Oak Grove (57.7%)★
- Olympia Fields (52.1%)
- Phoenix (93.8%)
- Venice (2000, 93.04%)
Population under 1,000
- Brooklyn (2000, 98.22%)
- Hopkins Park (92.3%)
- Pulaski (70.8%)
- Royal Lakes (80.5%)
- Sun River Terrace (88.3%)
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Indiana edit
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people edit
- Gary (2000, 83.41%)
Kentucky edit
Places with fewer than 25,000 people edit
- Newburg (58.1%)
- Poplar Hills (55.3%)★
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Louisiana edit
Places with over 100,000 people edit
- New Orleans (2000, 66.72%)
- Shreveport (50.8%)
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people edit
- Alexandria (54.8%)
- Monroe (61.1%)
Places with fewer than 25,000 people edit
- Amite City (51.8%)
- Arcadia (60.6%)
- Baker (52.4%)
- Baldwin (64.5%)
- Bastrop (64.5%)
- Belle Rose (59.8%)
- Bonita (2000, 55.52%)
- Boutte (64.1%)
- Boyce (74.4%)
- Brownfields (51.8%)
- Bunkie (50.3%)
- Campti (74.5%)
- Cheneyville (65.7%)
- Clarence (74.03%)
- Clayton (67.3%)
- Clinton (58.3%)
- Colfax (67.81%)
- Coushatta (65.4%)
- Cullen (84.9%)
- Delhi (56.8%)
- Donaldsonville (69.1%)
- East Hodge (95.1%)
- Edgard (94.8%)
- Epps (63.1%)
- Farmerville (63.5%)
- Fenton (52.4%)
- Ferriday (74.9%)
- Franklin (50.0%)
- Franklinton (51.9%)
- Gardere (70.9%)
- Garyville (2000, 52.04%)★
- Gibsland (82.8%)
- Grambling (97.1%)
- Grand Coteau (67.7%)
- Hahnville (50.9%)
- Harrisonburg (54.8%)
- Homer (61.3%)
- Jackson (52.3%)
- Jeanerette (59.7%)
- Jonesville (59.2%)
- Kentwood (64.85%)
- Killona (91.7%)
- Lake Providence (79.5%)
- Lecompte (74.3%)
- Lucky (69.3%)
- Mansfield (64.3%)
- Mansura (60.3%)
- Maringouin (79.4%)
- Marion (54.1%)
- Merrydale (90.2%)
- Minden (52.2%)
- Monticello (63.8%)
- Napoleonville (69.8%)
- Natchez (91.9%)
- Natchitoches (53.0%)
- New Roads (59.3%)
- New Sarpy (51.6%)
- Newellton (64.7%)
- North Vacherie CDP (2000, 74.99%)
- Opelousas (69.1%)
- Palmetto (2000, 57.45%)★
- Pioneer (2000, 52.63%)★
- Port Allen (54.0%)
- Powhatan (78.7%)
- Rayville (67.3%)
- Reserve CDP (2000, 53.88%)
- Richwood (88.2%)
- Ringgold (55.3%)
- Roseland (65.0%)
- Sicily Island (54.5%)
- South Mansfield (73.9%)
- St. Gabriel (2000, 71.74%)★
- St. Joseph (68.6%)
- St. Martinville (62.8%)
- Sunset (52.4%)
- Supreme (84.4%)
- Tallulah (74.8%)
- Tangipahoa (91.6%)
- Ville Platte (58.7%)
- Waggaman (54.4%)
- Wallace (93.9%)
- Washington (56.3%)
- Waterproof (87.4%)
- West Ferriday (57.6%)
- White Castle (76.8%)
- Wilson (79.8%)
- Winnsboro (58.5%)
- Woodmere CDP (2000, 65.05%)
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Maryland edit
Places with over 100,000 people edit
- Baltimore (64.3%)
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people edit
- Chillum (62.7%)★
- Clinton (73.7%)
- Lochearn (78.4%)
- Milford Mill (79.1%)
- Oxon Hill-Glassmanor (86.7%)
- Owings Mills (51%)
- Randallstown (72.1%)
- Suitland-Silver Hill (93.0%)
- Waldorf (53.4%)
- Woodlawn, Baltimore County (51.5%)
Places with fewer than 25,000 people edit
- Bladensburg (70.9%)
- Camp Springs (74.3%)
- Capitol Heights (92.9%)
- Carmody Hills-Pepper Mill Village (96.9%)
- Cheverly (56.8%)★
- Coral Hills (93.7%)
- Cottage City (54.8%)★
- District Heights (88.0%)
- Eagle Harbor (65.5%)
- Fairmount Heights (95.8%)
- Forest Heights (79.1%)
- Forestville (85.8%)
- Fort Washington (67.2%)
- Friendly (77.7%)
- Glenarden (95.8%)
- Goddard (53.3%)
- Greater Landover (92.0%)
- Greater Upper Marlboro (75.5%)
- Highland Beach (70.2%)
- Hillcrest Heights (93.2%)
- Jessup (67.7%)
- Kettering (90.6%)
- Lake Arbor (88.7%)
- Lanham-Seabrook (63.6%)
- Landover (92.0%)
- Landover Hills (64.2%)★
- Largo (92.7%)
- Marlow Heights (88.5%)
- Marlton (55.5%)
- Mitchellville (78.5%)
- Morningside (51.3%)★
- Mount Rainier (62.1%)★
- New Carrollton (67.5%)
- North Brentwood (82.1%)★
- Princess Anne (62.9%)
- Rosaryville (59.6%)
- Seat Pleasant (96.7%)
- Springdale (92.8%)
- Stockton (60.8%)
- Temple Hills (85.0%)
- Walker Mill (95.0%)
- Woodlawn, Prince George's County (72.3%)★
- Woodmore (64.9%)
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Michigan edit
Places with over 100,000 people edit
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people edit
- Southfield (54.22%)
- Inkster (2000, 67.30%)
Places with fewer than 25,000 people edit
- Beecher CDP (2000, 65.61%)
- Benton Harbor (92.4%)
- Benton Heights (65.6%)
- Benton Charter Township (51.9%)★
- Buena Vista CDP (2000, 68.63%)
- Buena Vista Charter Township (55.6%)
- Highland Park (2000, 93.14%)
- Muskegon Heights (2000, 77.31%)
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Mississippi edit
Places with over 100,000 people edit
- Jackson (2000, 70.34%)
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people edit
- Columbus (54.4%)
- Greenville (69.6%)
- Meridian (54.4%)
- Vicksburg (60.4%)
- Hattiesburg (52.8%)
Places with fewer than 25,000 people edit
- Aberdeen (60.2%)
- Alligator (77.3%)
- Anguilla (77.0%)
- Arcola (95.0%)
- Artesia (79.3%)
- Beauregard (2000, 53.58%)★
- Belzoni (68.1%)
- Benoit (76.3%)
- Beulah (96.0%)
- Bolton (66.8%)
- Brookhaven (50.9%)
- Brooksville (79.6%)
- Bude (55.1%)
- Canton (80.3%)
- Cary (64.4%)
- Centreville (67.4%)
- Charleston (59.7%)
- Clarksdale (68.5%)
- Coahoma (98.2%)
- Coffeeville (54.5%)
- Coldwater (69.7%)
- Collins (52.4%)
- Como (71.8%)
- Crawford (93.1%)
- Crenshaw (71.5%)
- Crosby (71.9%)
- Crystal Springs (55.8%)
- Cruger (74.2%)
- De Kalb (50.3%)
- Derma (57.7%)
- Doddsville (67.6%)
- Drew (73.6%)
- Duck Hill (63.3%)
- Duncan (77.5%)
- Durant (70.2%)
- Edwards (78.9%)
- Falcon (2000, 99.68%)
- Fayette (2000, 96.79%)
- Forest (50.9%)
- Friars Point (93.9%)
- Glendora (92.3%)
- Gloster (55.0%)
- Goodman (65.8%)
- Greenville (75.9%)
- Greenwood (65.4%)
- Gunnison (86.7%)
- Hazlehurst (68.6%)
- Heidelberg (73.3%)
- Hickory (55.1%)
- Hollandale (83.2%)
- Holly Springs (76.2%)
- Indianola (73.4%)
- Inverness (59.4%)
- Isola (63.7%)
- Itta Bena (81.3%)
- Jonestown, Coahoma County (96.3%)
- Kilmichael (53.4%)
- Lake (55.2%)
- Lambert (82.8%)
- Laurel (55.0%)
- Leland (67.0%)
- Lexington (67.3%)
- Louise (54.3%)
- Louisville (52.5%)
- Lula (77.3%)
- Lumberton (53.6%)
- Maben (57.9%)
- McComb (58.4%)
- Macon (2000, 67.21%)
- Magnolia (53.8%)
- Marks (64.7%)
- Mayersville (88.1%)
- Merigold (56.9%)
- Metcalfe (97.6%)
- Moorhead (79.0%)
- Morgan City (83.3%)
- Moss Point (70.6%)
- Mound Bayou (98.4%)
- Mount Olive (52.0%)
- Natchez (54.5%)
- Newton (54.7%)
- North Tunica (94.9%)
- Oakland (75.9%)
- Okolona (59.6%)
- Pace (82.7%)
- Pickens (87.7%)
- Port Gibson (80.0%)
- Renova (96.0%)
- Rolling Fork (69.2%)
- Rosedale (82.0%)
- Roxie (58.9%)
- Ruleville (80.8%)
- Sardis (56.4%)
- Schlater (60.6%)
- Scooba (54.9%)
- Shannon (54.2%)
- Shaw (92.1%)
- Shelby (2000, 90.64%)
- Shubuta (73.9%)
- Shuqualak (69.6%)
- Sidon (83.3%)
- Silver City (78.3%)
- Sledge (76.0%)
- State Line (56.9%)
- Summit (66.2%)
- Sunflower (71.3%)
- Tchula (95.9%)
- Terry (50.5%)
- Tutwiler (87.3%)
- Utica (66.4%)
- Vaiden (71.1%)
- Verona (57.7%)
- Waynesboro (57.3%)
- Webb (61.3%)
- Weir (53.7%)
- West Point (56.2%)
- Winona (50.7%)
- Winstonville (97.8%)
- Woodville (74.6%)
- Yazoo City (69.7%)
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
Missouri edit
Places with over 100,000 people edit
- St. Louis (51.2%)★
Places with 10,000 to 25,000 people edit
- Ferguson (2000, 52.30%)
- Jennings (78.6%)
- Spanish Lake CDP (54.8%)
Places with 100 to 9,999 people edit
- Bel-Ridge (2000, 79.43%)
- Berkeley (76.7%)
- Beverly Hills (94.5%)
- Black Jack (2000, 71.16%)
- Castle Point CDP (2000, 88.57%)
- Cool Valley (2000, 76.04%)
- Country Club Hills (81.0%)
- Dellwood (58.2%)
- Flordell Hills (82.1%)
- Glen Echo Park (88.0%)
- Greendale (64.4%)
- Hanley Hills (76.7%)
- Hayti Heights (98.3%)
- Haywood City (95.0%)
- Hillsdale (95.4%)
- Homestown (89.0%)
- Howardville (92.4%)
- Kinloch (96.4%)
- Moline Acres (85.5%)
- Normandy (66.7%)
- Northwoods (92.7%)
- North Lilbourn (93.7%)
- Norwood Court (92.7%)
- Pagedale (92.1%)
- Pasadena Hills (67.4%)
- Pasadena Park (53.4%)
- Penermon (84.0%)
- Pine Lawn (95.7%)
- Riverview (69.9%)
- Uplands Park (97.4%)
- Velda City (96.0%)
- Velda Village Hills (98.3%)
- Vinita Park (61.7%)
- Vinita Terrace (73.6%)
- Wellston (92.1%)
- Wilson City (2000, 96.36%)
Places with fewer than 100 people edit
- Pinhook (2000, 87.50%)
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
New Jersey edit
Places with over 100,000 people edit
- Newark (2000, 51.94%)★
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people edit
- Camden (53.4%)★
- East Orange (2000, 88.23%)
- Irvington (2000, 80.49%)
- Orange (71.8%)
- Plainfield (61.3%)★
- Trenton (2000, 50.93%)★
- Willingboro (2000, 65.49%)
Places with fewer than 25,000 people edit
- Asbury Park (67.1%)★
- Chesilhurst (56.0%)★
- Lawnside (2000, 92.79%)
- Pleasantville (57.7%)★
- Roselle (2000, 50.15%)★
- Salem (2000, 55.66%)
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
New York edit
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people edit
- Hempstead (52.5%)★
- Mount Vernon (59.6%)
Places with fewer than 25,000 people edit
- Hillcrest (51.1%)★
- Lakeview CDP (85.0%)
- North Amityville (68.7%)★
- Roosevelt (79.2%)★
- South Floral Park (59.1%)★
- Uniondale (55.5%)★
- Wyandanch (77.7%)★
- Gordon Heights (62.1%)★
- Fairview CDP (Westchester County) (73.1%)★
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
North Carolina edit
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people edit
- Goldsboro (52.2%)
- Rocky Mount (61.3%)
Places with fewer than 25,000 people edit
- Ahoskie (58.9%)
- Ansonville (76.4%)
- Belhaven (60.7%)
- Bethel (58.1%)
- Bolton (63.8%)
- Bowmore (57.9%)
- Brogden (56.9%)
- Brunswick (55.0%)
- Chadbourn (53.5%)
- Cofield (80.7%)
- Columbia (52.3%)
- Conetoe (63.6%)
- East Arcadia (92.2%)
- East Spencer (85.8%)
- Edenton (55.2%)
- Elizabeth City (56.6%)
- Elm City (53.9%)
- Enfield (79.3%)
- Fair Bluff (59.3%)
- Fairmont (58.7%)
- Farmville (50.1%)
- Fountain (50.5%)
- Fremont (50.7%)
- Garysburg (96.1%)
- Green Level (2000, 73.41%)
- Hamilton (53.3%)
- Hassell (2000, 62.50%)
- Henderson (59.2%)
- Hobgood (52.2%)
- Kelford (65.3%)
- Kingstown (92.8%)
- Kinston (62.7%)
- Lewiston Woodville (66.7%)
- Light Oak (82.2%)
- Maxton (64.1%)
- Middleburg (63.6%)
- Morven (76.9%)
- Mount Olive (54.3%)
- Navassa (86.6%)
- Northwest (71.8%)
- Oxford (51.4%)
- Parmele (85.9%)
- Pinetops (57.2%)
- Plymouth (63.1%)
- Polkton (56.3%)
- Princeville (97.5%)
- Rich Square (55.9%)
- Robersonville (2000, 61.47%)
- Roper (75.2%)
- Rowland (68.0%)
- Scotland Neck (68.0%)
- Seaboard (71.2%)
- Sharpsburg (58.7%)
- Silver City (94.6%)
- South Weldon (84.5%)
- Spring Lake (51.1%)
- Wadesboro (56.4%)
- Washington (50.5%)
- Weldon (62.7%)
- Whitakers (58.3%)
- Williamston (57.5%)
- Windsor (53.0%)
- Winton (68.0%)
Ohio edit
Places with over 100,000 people edit
- Cleveland (50.48%)★
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people edit
- East Cleveland (2000, 92.92%)
- Trotwood (58.3%)
Places with between 10,000 and 24,999 people edit
- Bedford Heights (67.4%)
- Forest Park (56.3%)
- Warrensville Heights (90.4%)
Places with between 5,000 and 9,999 people edit
- Silverton (50.3%)
Places with between 1,000 and 4,999 people edit
- Fort McKinley (2000, 53.00%)
- Golf Manor (62.9%)
- Highland Hills (65.1%)
- Lincoln Heights (97.9%)
- Oakwood (56.2%)
- Wilberforce (84.2%)
- Woodlawn (68.4%)
Places less than 1,000 people edit
- Maplewood Park (58.3%)
- North Randall (71.7%)
- Urbancrest (2000, 57.95%)
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
Oklahoma edit
Places with fewer than 25,000 people edit
- Arcadia (55.6%)
- Boley (54.7%)★
- Boynton (55.1%)
- Clearview (75.0%)
- Forest Park (72.1%)
- Fort Coffee (62.9%)
- Grayson (61.9%)
- Langston (93.3%)
- Meridian (Logan County) (83.3%)
- Redbird (87.6%)
- Rentiesville (64.7%)
- Spencer (51.8%)
- Summit (84.1%)
- Taft (85.4%)
- Tatums (78.5%)
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
Pennsylvania edit
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people edit
- Chester (75.7%)
- Harrisburg (54.8%)★
Places with fewer than 25,000 people edit
- Braddock (66.5%)
- Chester Township (73.3%)
- Collingdale (2000, 51.27%)★
- Colwyn (52.1%)
- Darby (2000, 59.65%)
- Homestead (51.3%)
- Rankin (69.3%)
- South Coatesville (2000, 55.57%)★
- Wilkinsburg (66.5%)
- Yeadon (80.8%)
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
South Carolina edit
Places with fewer than 25,000 people edit
- Allendale (80.0%)
- Andrews (60.8%)
- Atlantic Beach (82.1%)
- Awendaw (64.6%)
- Bamberg (53.6%)
- Bennettsville (63.2%)
- Bishopville (65.8%)
- Blackville (75.6%)
- Blenheim (54.7%)
- Bowman (68.9%)
- Brookdale (98.1%)
- Bucksport (96.6%)
- Calhoun Falls (52.7%)
- Carlisle (92.1%)
- Cheraw (52.2%)
- Chester (62.3%)
- Clarks Hill (85.6%)
- Clio (57.1%)
- Cokesbury (72.8%)
- Cope (58.9%)
- Cross Hill (55.6%)
- Darlington (56.0%)
- Denmark (85.9%)
- Dentsville (58.3%)
- Eastover (92.4%)
- Edgefield (59.9%)
- Edisto (69.6%)
- Ehrhardt (56.8%)
- Elko (58.5%)
- Estill (79.4%)
- Fairfax (73.5%)
- Furman (72.4%)
- Gantt (63.1%)
- Georgetown (57.0%)
- Gifford (92.7%)
- Gray Court (54.7%)
- Greeleyville (58.2%)
- Heath Springs (51.0%)
- Holly Hill (50.0%)
- Hollywood (68.8%)
- Johnston (62.6%)
- Judson (56.7%)
- Kingstree (64.7%)
- Kline (57.6%)
- Lake City (71.4%)
- Lancaster Mill (53.3%)
- Lane (90.4%)
- Lynchburg (73.6%)
- Manning (62.4%)
- Marion (66.2%)
- Mayesville (86.0%)
- McCormick (64.1%)
- Mount Carmel (89.9%)
- Mullins (61.6%)
- Orangeburg (67.5%)
- Pamplico (52.5%)
- Pinewood (56.4%)
- Promised Land (95.9%)
- Quinby (56.2%)
- Rembert (75.6%)
- Richburg (74.7%)
- Ridge Spring (63.9%)
- Ridgeville (58.7%)
- Rowesville (60.9%)
- St. Andrews (52.7%)
- St. Matthews (61.5%)
- St. Stephen (58.2%)
- Santee (70.7%)
- Scotia (73.6%)
- Scranton (56.1%)
- Sellers (85.6%)
- Shiloh (58.3%)
- Society Hill (54.0%)
- South Sumter (89.9%)
- Stuckey (79.5%)
- Summerton (57.2%)
- Timmonsville (77.3%)
- Vance (84.6%)
- Varnville (60.3%)
- Wagener (61.5%)
- Waterloo (56.2%)
- Wilkinson Heights (95.7%)
- Willington (82.5%)
- Winnsboro (58.5%)
- Woodford (50.5%)
- Yemassee (55.3%)
Tennessee edit
Places with over 100,000 people edit
- Memphis (2000, 61.18%)
Places with fewer than 25,000 people edit
- Bolivar (2000, 56.26%)
- Brownsville (60.7%)
- Gallaway (2000, 59.01%)★
- Gates (53.4%)
- Henning (74.9%)
- Mason (51.5%)
- Stanton (67.8%)
- Whiteville (60.9%)
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
Texas edit
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people edit
- DeSoto (68.6%)
- Cedar Hill (51.4%)
- Lancaster (68.7%)
- Fresno (59.7%)
Places with fewer than 25,000 people edit
- Ames (89.3%)
- Barrett (86.6%)★
- Browndell (60.7%)
- Calvert (52.4%)
- Cuney (83.5%)
- Domino (63.5%)
- Easton (67.0%)
- Forest Hill (57.1%)
- Goodlow (95.1%)
- Kendleton (79.0%)
- Moore Station (98.9%)
- Neylandville (96.4%)★
- Prairie View (93.5%)
- San Augustine (57.9%)
- Seven Oaks (58.0%)★
- Scottsville (54.8%)★
- Toco (76.4%)
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Virginia edit
Places with over 100,000 people edit
- Portsmouth (2000, 50.28%)
- Richmond (2000, 56.86%)★
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people edit
- Petersburg (79.0%)
Places with fewer than 25,000 people edit
- Dendron (51.2%)
- East Highland Park (79.4%)
- Emporia (56.2%)
- Ettrick (75.1%)
- Franklin (52.3%)
- Highland Springs (51.8%)
- Laurel Park (64.4%)
- Lawrenceville (64.6%)
- Nassawadox (54.9%)★
- Rushmere (62.1%)★
- Sandy Level (73.3%)
- Wakefield (51.3%)★
- Waverly (61.8%)
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
West Virginia edit
Places with fewer than 25,000 people edit
Counties edit
Alabama edit
- Bullock County (2000, 72.44%)
- Dallas County (2000, 62.98%)
- Greene County (2000, 79.85%)
- Hale County (2000, 58.62%)
- Lowndes County (2000, 73.04%)
- Macon County (2000, 84.21%)
- Marengo County (2000, 51.38%)
- Perry County (2000, 67.93%)
- Sumter County (2000, 72.43%)
- Wilcox County (2000, 71.48%)
Arkansas edit
Florida edit
- Gadsden County (2000, 56.85%)
Georgia edit
- Calhoun County (2000, 58.96%)
- Clay County (2000, 59.85%)
- Clayton County (2000, 51.08%)
- DeKalb County (2000, 53.82%)
- Dougherty County (2000, 59.88%)
- Hancock County (2000, 77.61%)
- Jefferson County (2000, 55.97%)
- Macon County (2000, 59.24%)
- Randolph County (2000, 59.16%)
- Talbot County (2000, 61.16%)
- Taliaferro County (2000, 60.23%)
- Terrell County
- Warren County
- Washington County (2000, 53.05%)
Louisiana edit
- East Carroll Parish (2000, 66.84%)
- Madison Parish (2000, 60.16%)
- Orleans Parish (2000, 66.72%)
- St. Helena Parish
- Tensas Parish (2000, 55.03%)
Maryland edit
- Prince George's County (2000, 62.17%)
Mississippi edit
- Adams County
- Bolivar County
- Claiborne County
- Clay County
- Coahoma County
- Copiah County
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Humphreys County
- Issaquena County
- Jasper County
- Jefferson County
- Jefferson Davis County
- Kemper County
- Leflore County
- Marshall County
- Noxubee County
- Pike County
- Quitman County
- Sharkey County
- Sunflower County
- Tallahatchie County
- Tunica County
- Washington County
- Wilkinson County
- Yazoo County
North Carolina edit
South Carolina edit
- Allendale County
- Bamberg County
- Clarendon County (2000, 52.90%)★
- Fairfield County
- Hampton County
- Jasper County (2000, 52.48%)★
- Lee County
- Marion County
- Marlboro County
- McCormick County
- Orangeburg County
- Williamsburg County
Tennessee edit
Virginia edit
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
See also edit
- List of U.S. cities with large African-American populations—over 30%, ranked by percentage
- List of African American neighborhoods
- Lists of U.S. cities with non-white majority populations
- List of U.S. counties with African American majority populations
- List of U.S. communities with African-American majority populations in 2010
- List of U.S. communities with Hispanic- or Latino-majority populations in the 2000 census
- List of U.S. states and territories by African-American population
- List of West Indian communities in the United States