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.Rank | City | Percentage Black or African American | Total Black or African American |
1 | Detroit, MI | 82.7 | 670,226 |
2 | Gary, IN | 80.92 | 75,282 |
3 | Jackson, MS | 79.4 | 137,716 |
4 | Chester, PA | 77.8 | 26,429 |
5 | Miami Gardens, FL | 76.3 | 81,776 |
6 | Orangeburg, SC | 75.04 | 13,964 |
7 | Birmingham, AL | 73.4 | 155,791 |
8 | Albany, GA | 71.6 | 55,442 |
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 |
13 | Wilmington, DE | 58 | 41,326 |
14 | Flint, MI | 56.6 | 57,939 |
15 | Savannah, GA | 55.4 | 75,507 |
16 | Augusta, GA | 54.7 | 107,182 |
17 | Shreveport, LA | 54.7 | 109,022 |
18 | Montgomery, AL | 54.5 | 116,524 |
19 | Atlanta, GA | 54.0 | 325,894 |
20 | Cleveland, OH | 53.3 | 211,672 |