List of U.S. cities with large Black populations Facts for Kids

This article lists U.S. cities with a large Black population. It includes cities and towns that have more than 100,000 people. Also, at least 30% of their residents must be Black or African American. The information comes from the 2020 United States Census.

This map shows the percentage of Black Americans in each county across the U.S. in 2020.

In 2020, about 47.5 million Americans identified as Black. This means they were 14.2% of the total U.S. population. The states with the most Black Americans were Texas, Florida, Georgia, New York, and California.

However, the places with the highest percentages of Black residents were a bit different. The District of Columbia had the highest percentage (44.17%). Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, and Maryland also had very high percentages.

The U.S. has 342 cities with over 100,000 people. Out of these, 19 cities had a majority of Black residents. Another 46 cities had between 30% and 50% Black residents. Georgia and Louisiana each had four cities with a Black majority. Alabama had three such cities. Other states like Florida, Ohio, and Michigan each had one.

In 2020, the largest cities with a Black majority were Detroit, Michigan, and Memphis, Tennessee. Baltimore, Maryland, New Orleans, Louisiana, and Cleveland, Ohio, also had large Black populations.

Cities with Many Black Residents

The list below shows cities in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Each city has over 100,000 people. Also, more than 30% of their population is Black, according to the 2020 Census. The table shows the city's total population. It also shows the number and percentage of Black people in that city. You can sort the table by clicking on the column headers.

Cities where the percentage of people who are only Black is less than 30% are italicized. However, when counting people who are Black and also another race, these cities still have over 30% Black residents.

City	State	Black %	Black alone %	Population	Black population	Black alone population
South Fulton	Georgia	93.26%	90.53%	107,436	100,190	97,259
Jackson	Mississippi	80.45%	78.86%	153,701	123,656	121,215
Detroit	Michigan	80.38%	77.69%	639,111	513,697	496,534
Birmingham	Alabama	69.82%	68.40%	200,733	140,156	137,296
Miami Gardens	Florida	66.97%	63.50%	111,640	74,761	70,886
Memphis	Tennessee	63.34%	61.57%	633,104	401,033	389,779
Montgomery	Alabama	61.91%	60.29%	200,603	124,187	120,950
Baltimore	Maryland	60.42%	57.79%	585,708	353,890	338,478
Augusta	Georgia	58.61%	55.81%	202,081	118,441	112,773
Shreveport	Louisiana	57.82%	56.02%	187,593	108,474	105,088
New Orleans	Louisiana	57.02%	54.24%	383,997	218,969	208,273
Macon	Georgia	56.48%	54.58%	157,346	88,865	85,885
Baton Rouge	Louisiana	55.43%	53.84%	227,470	126,097	122,461
Hampton	Virginia	53.65%	49.52%	137,148	73,579	67,915
Newark	New Jersey	53.22%	49.45%	311,549	165,802	154,048
Mobile	Alabama	53.04%	51.35%	187,041	99,198	96,039
Cleveland	Ohio	51.59%	48.37%	372,624	192,239	180,224
Brockton	Massachusetts	51.42%	34.98%	105,643	54,320	36,951
Savannah	Georgia	51.41%	49.14%	147,780	75,979	72,618
Atlanta	Georgia	49.51%	47.22%	498,715	246,906	235,513
Columbus	Georgia	49.40%	46.47%	206,922	102,212	96,163
Beaumont	Texas	49.15%	47.32%	115,282	56,666	54,549
Fayetteville	North Carolina	47.58%	42.99%	208,501	99,208	89,645
Miramar	Florida	46.43%	42.39%	134,721	62,553	57,109
Newport News	Virginia	46.35%	42.25%	186,247	86,330	78,687
St. Louis	Missouri	45.45%	43.04%	301,578	137,059	129,814
Greensboro	North Carolina	44.83%	41.99%	299,035	134,071	125,574
Rochester	New York	44.55%	40.10%	211,328	94,142	84,752
Washington	District of Columbia	44.17%	41.45%	689,545	304,539	285,810
Dayton	Ohio	43.90%	40.67%	137,644	60,432	55,981
Norfolk	Virginia	43.55%	40.16%	238,005	103,657	95,594
Killeen	Texas	43.47%	37.27%	153,095	66,556	57,055
Cincinnati	Ohio	43.35%	40.55%	309,317	134,092	125,443
North Charleston	South Carolina	42.99%	40.64%	114,852	49,371	46,673
Richmond	Virginia	42.91%	40.45%	226,610	97,240	91,653
Little Rock	Arkansas	42.35%	40.64%	202,591	85,790	82,340
Hartford	Connecticut	42.32%	38.19%	121,054	51,236	46,231
Inglewood	California	42.24%	38.70%	107,762	45,523	41,708
Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	42.01%	39.31%	1,603,797	673,785	630,462
Milwaukee	Wisconsin	41.50%	38.59%	577,222	239,542	222,746
Columbia	South Carolina	40.36%	38.50%	136,632	55,140	52,598
Buffalo	New York	40.16%	36.87%	278,349	111,796	102,636
Bridgeport	Connecticut	38.59%	35.07%	148,654	57,372	52,138
Durham	North Carolina	38.59%	36.24%	283,506	109,411	102,742
Tallahassee	Florida	37.22%	35.02%	196,169	73,007	68,691
New Haven	Connecticut	35.82%	32.20%	134,023	48,001	43,160
Charlotte	North Carolina	35.39%	33.05%	874,579	309,487	289,062
Syracuse	New York	35.37%	30.67%	148,620	52,573	45,588
Winston-Salem	North Carolina	34.98%	32.52%	249,545	87,286	81,148
Akron	Ohio	34.94%	31.41%	190,469	66,555	59,821
High Point	North Carolina	34.35%	32.10%	114,059	39,183	36,610
West Palm Beach	Florida	34.13%	31.65%	117,415	40,075	37,160
Jacksonville	Florida	33.20%	30.57%	949,611	315,281	290,279
Toledo	Ohio	32.67%	28.76%	270,871	88,503	77,897
Lafayette	Louisiana	32.42%	30.70%	121,374	39,354	37,259
Columbus	Ohio	31.77%	28.65%	905,748	287,735	259,483
Chesapeake	Virginia	31.68%	28.97%	249,422	79,013	72,268
Huntsville	Alabama	31.45%	29.34%	215,006	67,626	63,085
Columbia	Maryland	31.25%	27.65%	104,681	32,718	28,941
Peoria	Illinois	31.13%	27.86%	113,150	35,228	31,527
Chattanooga	Tennessee	30.89%	29.09%	181,099	55,950	52,690
Chicago	Illinois	30.79%	29.17%	2,746,388	845,638	801,195
Roanoke	Virginia	30.76%	27.47%	100,011	30,764	27,470
Pompano	Florida	30.71%	28.55%	112,046	34,410	31,994
Indianapolis	Indiana	30.55%	27.95%	887,642	271,214	248,067

List of U.S. cities with large Black populations facts for kids

Cities with Many Black Residents

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