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. Statistics include Black people regardless of nationality.

Cities with the largest percentage of Black or African American people

The following data was sourced from the 2010 U.S. Census.
RankCityPercentage Black
or African American
Total Black
or African American
1Detroit, MI82.7670,226
2Gary, IN80.9275,282
3Jackson, MS79.4137,716
4Chester, PA77.826,429
5Miami Gardens, FL76.381,776
6Orangeburg, SC75.0413,964
7Birmingham, AL73.4155,791
8Albany, GA71.655,442
9Baltimore, MD63.7395,781
10Memphis, TN63.3409,687
11New Orleans, LA60.2206,871
12Baton Rouge, LA58.5126,250
13Wilmington, DE5841,326
14Flint, MI56.657,939
15Savannah, GA55.475,507
16Augusta, GA54.7107,182
17Shreveport, LA54.7109,022
18Montgomery, AL54.5116,524
19Atlanta, GA54.0325,894
20Cleveland, OH53.3211,672

Top 10 Cities of over 100,000 with the highest percentage of Black or African-American people

Top 10 Cities with the highest number of African American people