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The following is a list of United States cities, towns, and census designated places in which a majority (over 50%) of the population is non-Hispanic African American/Black alone as of the 2020 U.S. Census.

Alabama

Population over 100,000

Population 25,000 to 99,999

Population 10,000 to 24,999

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Population 100 to 999

Population under 100

New jurisdiction first appearing in the 2020 Census
African-American majority as of the 2020 Census

Arkansas

Population over 25,000

Population 10,000 to 24,999

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Population 100 to 999

Population under 100

New jurisdiction first appearing in the 2020 Census

California

Population over 10,000

  • View Park-Windsor Hills CDP (2020, 70.48%)

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Connecticut

Population 10,000 to 24,999

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Delaware

Population over 50,000

Florida

Population over 100,000

Population 25,000 to 99,999

Population 10,000 to 24,999

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Population under 1,000

Georgia

Population over 100,000

Population 25,000 to 99,999

Population 10,000 to 24,999

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Population 100 to 999

Population under 100

Consolidated city-county with Richmond County excluding the cities of Blythe and Hephzibah
☆☆Consolidated city-county with Bibb County
New jurisdiction first appearing in the 2020 Census
African-American majority as of the 2020 Census

Illinois

Population over 25,000

Population 10,000 to 25,000

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Population under 1,000

Population under 100

Cahokia, Allerton, and Centreville merged in May 2021 to form the city of Cahokia Heights
New jurisdiction first appearing in the 2020 Census
African-American majority as of the 2020 Census

Indiana

Population over 50,000

  • Gary (2020, 79.11%)

Louisiana

Population over 100,000

Population 24,999 to 99,999

Population 10,000 to 24,999

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Population 100 to 999

Population under 100

New jurisdiction first appearing in the 2020 Census
African-American majority as of the 2020 Census

Maryland

Population over 100,000

Population 24,999 to 99,999

Population 10,000 to 24,999

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Population 100 to 999

Population under 100

New jurisdiction first appearing in the 2020 Census
African-American majority as of the 2020 Census

Michigan

Population over 100,000

Population 50,000 to 99,999

Population 10,000 to 49,999

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Charter townships in Michigan are city-equivalents
African-American majority as of the 2020 Census

Mississippi

Population over 100,000

Population 25,000 to 99,999

Population 10,000 to 24,999

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Population 100 to 999

Population under 100

New jurisdiction first appearing in the 2020 Census

Missouri

Population over 10,000

  • Ferguson (2020, 71.80%)
  • Jennings (2020, 90.69%)
  • Spanish Lake CDP (2020, 82.25%)

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Population 100 to 999

Population under 100

New Jersey

Population over 50,000

Population 25,000 to 49,999

Population 5,000 to 24,999

Population under 5,000

New York

Population over 50,000

Population 5,000 to 9,999

North Carolina

Population over 50,000

Population 25,000 to 49,999

Population 10,000 to 24,999

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Population 100 to 999

Population under 100

New jurisdiction first appearing in the 2020 Census

Ohio

Population over 25,000

Population 10,000 to 24,999

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Population under 1,000

Oklahoma

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Population 100 to 999

Population under 100

Pennsylvania

Population over 25,000

Population 10,000 to 24,999

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Population 1,000 to 4,999

City-equivalent

South Carolina

Population 10,000 to 24,999

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Population 100 to 999

Population under 100

New jurisdiction first appearing in the 2020 Census

Tennessee

Population over 500,000

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Population 1,000 to 5,999

Population under 1,000

African-American majority as of the 2020 Census

Texas

Population over 50,000

Population 25,000 to 49,999

Population 10,000 to 24,999

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Population 100 to 999

Population under 100

Virginia

Population over 50,000

Population 25,000 to 49,999

Population 10,000 to 24,999

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Population under 1,000

Population under 100

Independent City
New jurisdiction first appearing in the 2020 Census
Majority African-American effective 2020 Census

West Virginia

Population under 1,000

Counties

Alabama

Arkansas

Florida

Georgia

Louisiana

Maryland

Mississippi

North Carolina

South Carolina

Tennessee

Virginia

Majority African-American effective 2020 Census

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
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