List of U.S. communities with African-American majority populations in 2000

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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[]

Places with over 100,000 people[]

• Atlanta (54.0%)
• Augusta (54.7%)
• Baltimore (64.3%)
• Baton Rouge (50.2%)
• Birmingham (73.5%)
• Cleveland (54.3%)
• Detroit (82.70%)
• Flint (56.6%)
• Jackson, Mississippi (79.40%)
• Memphis (61.4%)
• Miami Gardens, Florida (76.3%)
• Montgomery (56.6%)
• New Orleans (60.2%)
• Newark (53.5%)
• Portsmouth (50.6%)
• Richmond, Virginia (57.2%)
• Savannah (55.0%)
• Shreveport (50.8%)
• St. Louis (51.2%)

Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people[]

• East St. Louis, Illinois (97.74%)
• East Cleveland, Ohio (93.39%)
• Suitland-Silver Hill, Maryland (93.01%)
• Albany, Georgia (71.6%)
• Wilmington, Delaware (58.0%)
• Mount Vernon, New York (61.3%)
• Southfield, Michigan (70.03%)
• Gary, Indiana (84.8%)

Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]

Alabama[]

Places with over 100,000 people[]

• Birmingham (73.5%)
• Montgomery (56.6%)
• Mobile (50.6%)

Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people[]

• Bessemer (69.6%)
• Prichard (84.5%)

Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]

Arizona[]

Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]

Arkansas[]

Places with between 1000 and 25000 people[]

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

Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]

California[]

Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people[]

• Westmont (58.0%)

Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]

• View Park-Windsor Hills (88.0%)
• Ladera Heights (70.8%)
• West Athens (65.1%)
• West Rancho Dominguez (61.9%)

Connecticut[]

Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]

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

Delaware[]

Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people[]

• Wilmington (56.4%)

District of Columbia[]

Places with over 100,000 people[]

In 2011 Washington's black population slipped below 50 percent according to the Brookings Institution.^[1]

Florida[]

Places with over 100,000 people[]

• Miami Gardens (76.3%)

Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people[]

• 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[]

Georgia[]

Places with over 100,000 people[]

• Atlanta (55.0%)
• Augusta (54.3%)
• Columbus (54.7%)
• Macon (67.34%)
• Savannah (55.0%)
• South Fulton (91.8)

Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people[]

• Albany (71.6%)
• Candler-McAfee (95.2%)
• East Point (78.2%)
• Redan (91.3%)
• Stonecrest (92.6)
• Valdosta (51.1%)

Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]

Illinois[]

Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people[]

• Calumet City (52.9%)
• Dolton (82.4%)
• East St. Louis (97.7%)
• Harvey (79.6%)
• Maywood (82.7%)

Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]

Indiana[]

Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people[]

• Gary (84.8%)

Kentucky[]

Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]

• Newburg (58.1%)
• Poplar Hills (55.3%)
• Cayce (98.3%)

Louisiana[]

Places with over 100,000 people[]

• New Orleans (60.2%)
• Baton Rouge (50.2%)
• Shreveport (50.8%)

Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people[]

• Alexandria (54.8%)
• Monroe (61.1%)

Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]

Maryland[]

Places with over 100,000 people[]

• Baltimore (64.3%)
• Prince George's County (64.4%)^[2]

Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people[]

Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]

Michigan[]

Places with over 100,000 people[]

• Detroit (82.7%)
• Flint (53.3%)

Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people[]

• Southfield (70.03%)
• Pontiac (52.01%)
• Inkster (67.5%)
• Oak Park (57.1%)

Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]

• Benton Harbor (92.4%)
• Benton Heights (65.6%)
• Benton Charter Township (51.9%)
• Buena Vista (69.3%)
• Buena Vista Charter Township (55.6%)
• Highland Park (93.4%)

Mississippi[]

Places with over 100,000 people[]

• Jackson (70.6%)

Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people[]

• Columbus (54.4%)
• Greenville (69.6%)
• Meridian (54.4%)
• Vicksburg (60.4%)
• Hattiesburg (52.8%)

Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]

Missouri[]

Places with over 100,000 people[]

• St. Louis (51.2%)

Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]

New Jersey[]

Places with over 100,000 people[]

• Newark (53.5%)

Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people[]

• Camden (53.4%)
• East Orange (89.5%)
• Irvington (81.7%)
• Orange (71.8%)
• Plainfield (61.3%)
• Trenton (52.1%)
• Willingboro Township (66.7%)

Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]

• Asbury Park (67.1%)
• Chesilhurst (56.0%)
• Lawnside (93.6%)
• Pleasantville (57.7%)
• Roselle (51.3%)
• Salem (56.8%)
• Hillside (53.2%)

New York[]

Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people[]

• Hempstead (52.5%)
• Mount Vernon (59.6%)

Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]

• Hillcrest (51.1%)
• Lakeview (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, Westchester County, New York (73.09%)

North Carolina[]

Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people[]

• Goldsboro (52.2%)
• Rocky Mount (61.3%)

Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]

Ohio[]

Places with over 100,000 people[]

• Cleveland (51.0%)

Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people[]

• East Cleveland (93.4%)
• Trotwood (58.3%)

Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]

Oklahoma[]

Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]

Pennsylvania[]

Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people[]

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

Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]

• Braddock (66.5%)
• Chester Township (73.3%)
• Colwyn (52.1%)
• Darby (60.0%)
• Homestead (51.3%)
• Rankin (69.3%)
• South Coatesville (56.1%)
• Wilkinsburg (66.5%)
• Yeadon (80.8%)

South Carolina[]

Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]

Tennessee[]

Places with over 100,000 people[]

• Memphis (61.4%)

Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]

• Bolivar (56.4%)
• Brownsville (60.7%)
• Gallaway (59.0%)
• Gates (53.4%)
• Henning (74.9%)
• Mason (51.5%)
• Stanton (67.8%)
• Whiteville (60.9%)

Texas[]

Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people[]

• DeSoto (68.6%)
• Cedar Hill (51.4%)
• Lancaster (68.7%)
• Fresno (59.7%)

Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]

Virginia[]

Places with over 100,000 people[]

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

Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people[]

• Petersburg (79.0%)

Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]

West Virginia[]

Places with fewer than 25,000 people[]

• Keystone (72.9%)
• Kimball (63.2%)
• Northfork (53.9%)

See also[]

• 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

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