List of U.S. communities with African-American majority populations in 2000
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The following is a list of
National rankings
Places with over 100,000 people
- Detroit (82.70%)
- Miami Gardens (76.3%)
- Baltimore (64.3%)
- Shreveport (50.8%)
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people
- Suitland-Silver Hill, Maryland (93.01%), divided into Silver Hill and Suitland for the 2020 Census
- Albany, Georgia (71.6%)
- Mount Vernon, New York (61.3%)
- Southfield, Michigan (54.22%)
- Sumter, South Carolina (48.32%)
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Places with fewer than 25,000 people
- McMullen, Alabama (60%)
- Moore Station, Texas (98.91%)
- Mound Bayou, Mississippi (98.43%)
- Velda Village Hills, Missouri (98.35%)
- Hayti Heights, Missouri (98.31%)
- Coahoma, Mississippi (98.15%)
- Brookdale, South Carolina (98.05%)
- White Hall, Alabama (98.03%)
- Lincoln Heights, Ohio (97.86%)
- Mosses, Alabama (97.82%)
- Winstonville, Mississippi (97.81%)
- Metcalfe, Mississippi (97.57%)
- North Courtland, Alabama (97.50%)
- Princeville, North Carolina (97.45%)
- Uplands Park, Missouri (97.39%)
- Fayette, Mississippi (97.37%)
- Grambling, Louisiana (97.10%)
- Memphis, Alabama (96.97%)
- Carmody Hills-Pepper Mill Village, Maryland (96.90%)
- Seat Pleasant, Maryland (96.72%)
- Bucksport, South Carolina (96.60%)
- Kinloch, Missouri (96.44%)
- Neylandville, Texas (96.43%)
- Wilson City, Missouri (96.36%)
- Jonestown, Coahoma County, Mississippi (96.30%)
- Garysburg, North Carolina (96.09%)
- Velda City, Missouri (96.04%)
- Renova, Mississippi (95.99%)
- Beulah, Mississippi (95.98%)
- Pine Lawn, Missouri (95.96%)
- Tchula, Mississippi (95.93%)
- Gordonville, Alabama (95.91%)
- Promised Land, South Carolina (95.89%)
- Fairmount Heights, Maryland (95.82%)
- Glenarden, Maryland (95.77%)
- Wilkinson Heights, South Carolina (95.66%)
- Tuskegee, Alabama (95.48%)
- Hillsdale, Missouri (95.40%)
- East Hodge, Louisiana (95.08%)
- Goodlow, Texas (95.08%)
- Walker Mill, Maryland (94.99%)
- Haywood City, Missouri (94.98%)
- North Tunica, Mississippi (94.90%)
- Beverly Hills, Missouri (94.53%)
- Wallace, Louisiana (93.86%)
- Friars Point, Mississippi (93.85%)
- North Lilbourn, Missouri (93.68%)
- Coral Hills, Maryland (93.56%)
- Prairie View, Texas (93.51%)
- Highland Park, Michigan (93.44%)
- Langston, Oklahoma (93.29%)
- Crawford, Mississippi (93.13%)
- Capitol Heights, Maryland (92.85%)
- Yellow Bluff, Alabama (92.82%)
- Springdale, Maryland (92.79%)
- Norwood Court, Missouri (92.74%)
- Hobson City, Alabama (92.71%)
- Gifford, South Carolina (92.70%)
- Largo, Maryland (92.69%)
- Northwoods, Missouri (92.66%)
- Eastover, South Carolina (92.41%)
- Benton Harbor, Michigan (92.40%)
- Howardville, Missouri (92.40%)
- Glendora, Mississippi (92.28%)
- Hillcrest Heights, Maryland (92.18%)
- Carlisle, South Carolina (92.14%)
- Pagedale, Missouri (92.09%)
- Shaw, Mississippi (92.08%)
- Union, Alabama (92.07%)
- Wellston, Missouri (92.07%)
- Greater Landover, Maryland (92.03%)
- East Dunbar, Florida(91.99%)
- Natchez, Louisiana (91.94%)
- Macedonia, Alabama (91.75%)
- Killona, Louisiana (91.72%)
- Tangipahoa, Louisiana (91.57%)
- Lisman, Alabama (91.42%)
- Shelby, Mississippi (91.08%)
- Kettering, Maryland (90.62%)
- Lane, South Carolina (90.43%)
- Warrensville Heights, Ohio (90.41%)
- Fairfield, Alabama (90.23%)
Alabama
Places with over 100,000 people
- Birmingham (2000, 73.19%)
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people
Places with fewer than 25,000 people
- Akron (86.5%)
- Aliceville (66.5%)
- Autaugaville (66.0%)
- Beatrice (72.6%)
- Boligee (88.9%)
- Brent (50.0%)
- Brighton (89.1%)
- Brundidge (63.5%)
- Camden (54.2%)
- Camp Hill (84.9%)
- Clayton (64.0%)
- Clio (57.2%)
- Colony (93.5%)
- Dayton (65.0%)
- Demopolis (50.9%)
- Edgewater (61.1%)
- Emelle (93.6%)
- Epes (84.0%)
- Eutaw (66.0%)
- Evergreen (52.8%)
- Fairfield (90.2%)
- Faunsdale (57.02%)
- Five Points (52.1%)
- Forkland (89.2%)
- Fort Deposit (68.2%)
- Franklin (56.4%)
- Geiger (70.2%)
- Georgiana (61.8%)
- Goodwater (73.3%)
- Gordon (74.0%)
- Gordonville (95.9%)
- Greensboro (60.9%)
- Hayneville (85.5%)
- Hillsboro (82.2%)
- Hobson City (92.7%)
- Hurtsboro (70.3%)
- La Fayette(67.3%)
- Lanett (53.6%)
- Lipscomb (65.6%)
- Lisman (91.4%)
- Livingston (60.8%)
- Loachapoka (61.2%)
- Macedonia (91.8%)
- McMullen (100.0%)
- Marion (62.5%)
- Memphis (97.0%)
- Midfield (59.5%)
- Midway (88.8%)
- Mosses (97.8%)
- Mount Vernon (53.0%)
- Newbern (77.1%)
- North Courtland (97.5%)
- Oak Hill (64.9%)
- Pickensville (63.0%)
- Ridgeville (79.1%)
- Selma (69.7%)
- Selmont-West Selmont (91.4%)
- Shorter (81.7%)
- Thomaston (50.1%)
- Triana (86.5%)
- Tuskegee (95.5%)
- Union (92.1%)
- Union Springs (74.4%)
- Uniontown (88.2%)
- Vredenburgh (89.0%)
- White Hall (98.0%)
- Yellow Bluff (92.8%)
- York (78.3%)
Arizona
Places with fewer than 25,000 people
- Randolph (87.9%)
Arkansas
Population over 50,000
- Pine Bluff (65.9%)
Population 25,000 to 49,999
- West Memphis (55.9%)
Population 10,000 to 24,999
- Blytheville (56.0%)
- Forrest City (60.9%)
- West Helena (65.7%)
Population 5,000 to 9,999
Population 1,000 to 4,999
- Altheimer (2000, 87.42%)
- Dermott (73.3%)
- Earle (75.2%)
- Eudora (84.5%)
- Gould (78.0%)
- Hughes (67.8%)
- Lake Village (56.2%)
- Luxora (56.0%)
- Marianna (74.1%)
- Marvell (58.1%)
- McAlmont (70.5%)
- Parkin (68.5%)
- Stamps (54.5%)
- Sweet Home (74.0%)
- Waldo (58.7%)
- Wrightsville (74.6%)
Population 100 to 999
- Allport (94.5%)
- Anthonyville (2000, 96.40%)
- Bluff City (2000, 71.52%)
- Bradley (2000, 51.69%)
- Carthage (2000, 82.13%)
- Chidester (62.4%)
- College Station (91.8%)
- Cotton Plant (74.1%)
- Elaine (2000, 54.34%)
- Fredonia (Biscoe) (58.2%)
- Garland (69.9%)
- Gilmore (79.1%)
- Grady (65.8%)
- Gum Springs (55.2%)
- Harrell (56.3%)
- Haynes (85.1%)
- Hensley (64.7%)
- Holly Grove (72.6%)
- Jennette (87.9%)
- Jericho (92.9%)
- LaGrange (56.6%)
- Lake View (91.7%)
- Madison (89.0%)
- McNeil (58.3%)
- Menifee (84.6%)
- Mitchellville (98.2%)
- Montrose (71.9%)
- Parkdale (66.8%)
- Perla (63.5%)
- Reed (96.4%)
- Rondo (70.0%)
- Rosston (57.7%)
- Strong (53.6%)
- Sunset (91.1%)
- Tollette (98.5%)
- Turrell (78.8%)
- Twin Groves (72.1%)
- Wabbaseka (84.2%)
- Washington (2000, 61.49%)★
- Widener (67.2%)
- Wilmar (71.8%)
- Wilmot (75.2%)
- Winchester (64.9%)
- Woodson (73.9%)
Population under 100
- Birdsong (70.7%)
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
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 (2000, 70.07%)
- West Athens (65.1%)★
- West Rancho Dominguez (61.9%)★
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Connecticut
Places with fewer than 25,000 people
- Bloomfield (2000, 53.33%)
Delaware
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people
- Wilmington (2000, 55.80%)
District of Columbia
Places with over 100,000 people
- Washington D.C. (2000, 59.45%)★
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
- Belle Glade (56.3%)
- Belle Glade Camp (69.6%)
- Boulevard Gardens (94.3%)
- Brownsville (74.7%)
- Campbellton (64.8%)
- Century (56.1%)
- Charleston Park (74.8%)
- Chattahoochee (51.5%)
- Cypress Quarters CDP (2000, 65.83%)
- DeLand Southwest (69.6%)
- East Williston (80.4%)
- Eatonville (84.5%)
- El Portal (50.1%)★
- Florida City (52.4%)
- Fort Pierce North (70.6%)
- Franklin Park (97.9%)
- Fremd Village-Padgett Island (92.1%)
- Gladeview (75.2%)
- Golden Glades (72.8%)
- Goulding (61.8%)
- Goulds (55.2%)
- Greenville (70.7%)
- Gretna (83.8%)
- Harlem (95.8%)
- Havana (53.6%)
- Homestead Base (55.4%)
- Ives Estates (50.0%)
- Jacob City (2000, 85.02%)
- Jasper (50.8%)
- Lake Park (55.0%)
- Lamont (58.4%)
- Limestone Creek CDP (2010, 77.15%)★
- Lloyd (52.1%)
- Madison (66.0%)
- Mangonia Park (83.1%)
- Midway (Gadsden County) (2000, 94.12%)
- Midway CDP (Seminole County) (2000, 93.52%)
- Monticello (54.2%)★
- Naranja (57.5%)★
- Opa-locka (65.8%)★
- Pahokee (56.1%)
- Pembroke Park (55.3%)
- Pinewood (75.3%)
- Progress Village (51.7%)★
- Quincy (2000, 64.01%)
- Raleigh (55.2%)
- Richmond Heights (72.1%)
- Ridgecrest (67.9%)
- Roosevelt Gardens (96.5%)
- South Apopka (64.1%)
- South Bay (65.0%)
- Tangelo Park (83.7%)
- Tildenville (78.3%)
- Washington Park (94.9%)
- West Park (57.9%)
- West Perrine (62.7%)
- West Little River (57.2%)★
- Westview (69.5%)
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Georgia
Population over 100,000
Population 25,000 to 99,999
- Albany (71.6%)
- Candler-McAfee CDP (2000, 94.73%)
- East Point (78.2%)
- Redan CDP (91.3%)
- Stonecrest (92.6)
- Valdosta (51.1%)
Population 10,000 to 24,999
- Americus (58.3%)
- Bainbridge (50.3%)
- Belvedere Park CDP (2000, 82.04%)
- Brunswick (59.8%)
- College Park (81.8%)
- Cordele (65.0%)
- Dublin (51.4%)
- Moultrie (50.2%)
- Panthersville CDP (2000, 95.62%)
- Riverdale (67.4%)
- Thomasville (55.4%)
- Union City (69.3%)
- Waycross (53.5%)
Population 5,000 to 9,999
- Blakely (60.0%)
- Cairo (51.3%)★
- Camilla (65.2%)
- Clarkston (55.7%)
- Conley (2000, 52.54%)
- Eatonton (59.3%)
- Fort Valley (74.7%)
- Gresham Park CDP (2000, 95.04%)
- Midway-Hardwick CDP(2000, 72.31%)
- Quitman (66.4%)
- Sandersville (59.0%)
- Stone Mountain (69.2%)
- Sylvester (60.0%)
- Thomson (56.3%)
- Waynesboro (62.6%)
Population 1,000 to 4,999
- Abbeville (58.4%)
- Alamo (52.6%)★
- Arlington (69.9%)
- Ashburn (65.2%)
- Boston (67.6%)
- Broxton (50.4%)★
- Buena Vista (63.4%)
- Cuthbert (74.2%)
- Davisboro (61.3%)
- Dawson (77.3%)
- Donalsonville (58.7%)
- Edison (67.7%)
- Experiment CDP (2000, 52.40%)
- Folkston (51.5%)
- Forsyth (57.6%)
- Fort Gaines (67.9%)
- Gordon (51.6%)
- Greensboro (62.0%)
- Helena (54.2%)
- Jeffersonville (62.4%)
- Lincoln Park CDP (2000, 94.30%)
- Lithonia (79.6%)
- Louisville (65.9%)
- Lumber City (51.4%)
- Lumpkin (70.4%)
- Marshallville (78.4%)
- Meigs (66.8%)
- Millen (59.3%)
- Montezuma (69.8%)
- Monticello (53.5%)
- Morgan (66.5%)
- Ocilla (59.4%)
- Pelham (56.1%)
- Richland (62.5%)
- Rochelle (52.8%)
- Sardis (55.3%)
- Shellman (68.9%)
- Soperton (51.8%)
- Sparta (83.7%)
- Talbotton (77.8%)
- Tennille (56.9%)
- Twin City (53.6%)
- Unadilla (62.1%)
- Unionville CDP (2000, 96.62%)
- Vienna (66.9%)
- Wadley (77.1%)
- Walthourville (55.1%)
- Warrenton (69.4%)
- Washington (60.8%)
- West Point (57.8%)
- Woodbury (56.5%)
- Wrens (65.2%)
- Wrightsville (53.5%)
Population under 1,000
- Alapaha (62.8%)
- Baconton (59.8%)
- Midville (2000, 66.74%)★
- Bartow (59.6%)
- Bronwood (65.7%)
- Byromville (51.6%)★
- Camak (53.3%)★
- Coleman (2000, 61.74%)
- Crawfordville (57.0%)
- Culloden (70.9%)★
- Damascus (63.5%)
- Danville (51.2%)★
- De Soto (2000, 65.42%)
- Dooling (66.9%)
- Flovilla (51.5%)
- Geneva (52.6%)
- Georgetown (Quitman County) (60.0%)★
- Greenville (73.2%)
- Harrison (2000, 79.37%)
- Hilltop CDP (2000, 87.78%)
- Hiltonia (2000, 69.83%)
- Ideal (66.2%)
- Irwinton (57.1%)
- Junction City (2000, 60.34%)
- Keysville (2000, 62.22%)
- Luthersville (51.9%)
- Manassas (59.0%)
- McIntyre (2000, 57.52%)
- Midville (66.7%)
- Morven (2000, 52.05%)
- Newton (53.9%)
- Norwood (2000, 62.54%)
- Oglethorpe (2000, 70.17%)
- Oliver (2000, 50.59%)
- Phillipsburg (94.5%)
- Pineview (62.8%)
- Plains (2000, 59.50%)★
- Reynolds (50.6%)
- Riceboro (88.7%)
- Salem CDP (2000, 95.87%)
- Sharon (2000, 71.43%)
- Siloam (2000, 73.11%)
- Smithville (70.3%)
- Toomsboro (2000, 53.70%)★
- Warwick (61.2%)
- Woodland (2000, 77.78%)
- Woodville (2000, 62.12%)
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Illinois
Population over 25,000
- Calumet City (2000, 52.55%)
- Dolton (2000, 81.88%)
- East St. Louis (2000, 97.34%)
- Harvey (2000, 79.11%)
- Maywood (82.7%)
Population 10,000 to 24,999
- Bellwood (81.6%)
- Country Club Hills (81.8%)
- Hazel Crest (76.1%)
- Markham (78.8%)
- Matteson (62.3%)
- Richton Park (60.0%)
- Riverdale (86.3%)
- South Holland (50.9%)
Population 5,000 to 9,999
- Broadview (73.1%)
- Calumet Park (2000, 82.62%)
- Centreville (95.8%)
- Robbins (2000, 94.77%)
- University Park (83.3%)
- Washington Park (91.9%)
Population 1,000 to 4,999
- Alorton (97.1%)
- Baldwin (58.9%)
- Burnham (54.2%)
- Cairo (61.7%)
- Dixmoor (57.1%)★
- Fairmont (53.6%)★
- Ford Heights (2000, 95.37%)
- Mounds (60.6%)
- Oak Grove (57.7%)★
- Olympia Fields (52.1%)
- Phoenix (93.8%)
- Venice (2000, 93.04%)
Population under 1,000
- Brooklyn (2000, 98.22%)
- Hopkins Park (92.3%)
- Pulaski (70.8%)
- Royal Lakes (80.5%)
- Sun River Terrace (88.3%)
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Indiana
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people
- Gary (2000, 83.41%)
Kentucky
Places with fewer than 25,000 people
- Newburg(58.1%)
- Poplar Hills (55.3%)★
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Louisiana
Places with over 100,000 people
- New Orleans (2000, 66.72%)
- 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
- Amite City (51.8%)
- Arcadia (60.6%)
- Baker (52.4%)
- Baldwin (64.5%)
- Bastrop (64.5%)
- Belle Rose (59.8%)
- Bonita (2000, 55.52%)
- Boutte (64.1%)
- Boyce (74.4%)
- Brownfields (51.8%)
- Bunkie (50.3%)
- Campti (74.5%)
- Cheneyville (65.7%)
- Clarence (74.03%)
- Clayton (67.3%)
- Clinton (58.3%)
- Colfax (67.81%)
- Coushatta (65.4%)
- Cullen (84.9%)
- Delhi (56.8%)
- Donaldsonville (69.1%)
- East Hodge (95.1%)
- Edgard (94.8%)
- Epps (63.1%)
- Farmerville (63.5%)
- Fenton (52.4%)
- Ferriday (74.9%)
- Franklin (50.0%)
- Franklinton (51.9%)
- Gardere (70.9%)
- Garyville (2000, 52.04%)★
- Gibsland (82.8%)
- Grambling (97.1%)
- Grand Coteau (67.7%)
- Hahnville (50.9%)
- Harrisonburg (54.8%)
- Homer (61.3%)
- Jackson (52.3%)
- Jeanerette (59.7%)
- Jonesville (59.2%)
- Kentwood (64.85%)
- Killona (91.7%)
- Lake Providence (79.5%)
- Lecompte (74.3%)
- Lucky (69.3%)
- Mansfield (64.3%)
- Mansura (60.3%)
- Maringouin (79.4%)
- Marion (54.1%)
- Merrydale (90.2%)
- Minden (52.2%)
- Monticello (63.8%)
- Napoleonville (69.8%)
- Natchez (91.9%)
- Natchitoches (53.0%)
- New Roads (59.3%)
- New Sarpy (51.6%)
- Newellton (64.7%)
- North Vacherie CDP (2000, 74.99%)
- Opelousas (69.1%)
- Palmetto (2000, 57.45%)★
- Pioneer (2000, 52.63%)★
- Port Allen (54.0%)
- Powhatan (78.7%)
- Rayville (67.3%)
- Reserve CDP (2000, 53.88%)
- Richwood (88.2%)
- Ringgold (55.3%)
- Roseland (65.0%)
- Sicily Island (54.5%)
- South Mansfield (73.9%)
- St. Gabriel (2000, 71.74%)★
- St. Joseph (68.6%)
- St. Martinville (62.8%)
- Sunset (52.4%)
- Supreme (84.4%)
- Tallulah (74.8%)
- Tangipahoa (91.6%)
- Ville Platte (58.7%)
- Waggaman (54.4%)
- Wallace (93.9%)
- Washington (56.3%)
- Waterproof (87.4%)
- West Ferriday (57.6%)
- White Castle (76.8%)
- Wilson (79.8%)
- Winnsboro (58.5%)
- Woodmere CDP (2000, 65.05%)
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Maryland
Places with over 100,000 people
- Baltimore (64.3%)
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people
- Chillum (62.7%)★
- Clinton (73.7%)
- Lochearn (78.4%)
- Milford Mill (79.1%)
- Oxon Hill-Glassmanor (86.7%)
- Owings Mills (51%)
- Randallstown (72.1%)
- Suitland-Silver Hill (93.0%)
- Waldorf (53.4%)
- Woodlawn, Baltimore County (51.5%)
Places with fewer than 25,000 people
- Bladensburg (70.9%)
- Camp Springs (74.3%)
- Capitol Heights (92.9%)
- Carmody Hills-Pepper Mill Village (96.9%)
- Cheverly (56.8%)★
- Coral Hills (93.7%)
- Cottage City (54.8%)★
- District Heights (88.0%)
- Eagle Harbor (65.5%)
- Fairmount Heights (95.8%)
- Forest Heights (79.1%)
- Forestville (85.8%)
- Fort Washington (67.2%)
- Friendly (77.7%)
- Glenarden (95.8%)
- Goddard (53.3%)
- Greater Landover (92.0%)
- Greater Upper Marlboro (75.5%)
- Highland Beach (70.2%)
- Hillcrest Heights (93.2%)
- Jessup (67.7%)
- Kettering (90.6%)
- Lake Arbor (88.7%)
- Lanham-Seabrook (63.6%)
- Landover (92.0%)
- Landover Hills (64.2%)★
- Largo (92.7%)
- Marlow Heights (88.5%)
- Marlton (55.5%)
- Mitchellville (78.5%)
- Morningside (51.3%)★
- Mount Rainier (62.1%)★
- New Carrollton (67.5%)
- North Brentwood (82.1%)★
- Princess Anne (62.9%)
- Rosaryville (59.6%)
- Seat Pleasant (96.7%)
- Springdale (92.8%)
- Stockton (60.8%)
- Temple Hills (85.0%)
- Walker Mill (95.0%)
- Woodlawn, Prince George's County (72.3%)★
- Woodmore (64.9%)
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Michigan
Places with over 100,000 people
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people
- Southfield (54.22%)
- Inkster (2000, 67.30%)
Places with fewer than 25,000 people
- Beecher CDP (2000, 65.61%)
- Benton Harbor (92.4%)
- Benton Heights (65.6%)
- Benton Charter Township (51.9%)★
- Buena Vista CDP (2000, 68.63%)
- Buena Vista Charter Township (55.6%)
- Highland Park (2000, 93.14%)
- Muskegon Heights (2000, 77.31%)
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Mississippi
Places with over 100,000 people
- Jackson (2000, 70.34%)
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
- Aberdeen (60.2%)
- Alligator (77.3%)
- Anguilla (77.0%)
- Arcola (95.0%)
- Artesia (79.3%)
- Beauregard (2000, 53.58%)★
- Belzoni (68.1%)
- Benoit (76.3%)
- Beulah (96.0%)
- Bolton (66.8%)
- Brookhaven (50.9%)
- Brooksville (79.6%)
- Bude (55.1%)
- Canton (80.3%)
- Cary (64.4%)
- Centreville (67.4%)
- Charleston (59.7%)
- Clarksdale (68.5%)
- Coahoma (98.2%)
- Coffeeville (54.5%)
- Coldwater (69.7%)
- Collins (52.4%)
- Como (71.8%)
- Crawford (93.1%)
- Crenshaw (71.5%)
- Crosby (71.9%)
- Crystal Springs (55.8%)
- Cruger (74.2%)
- De Kalb (50.3%)
- Derma (57.7%)
- Doddsville (67.6%)
- Drew (73.6%)
- Duck Hill (63.3%)
- Duncan (77.5%)
- Durant (70.2%)
- Edwards (78.9%)
- Falcon (2000, 99.68%)
- Fayette (2000, 96.79%)
- Forest (50.9%)
- Friars Point (93.9%)
- Glendora (92.3%)
- Gloster (55.0%)
- Goodman (65.8%)
- Greenville (75.9%)
- Greenwood (65.4%)
- Gunnison (86.7%)
- Hazlehurst (68.6%)
- Heidelberg (73.3%)
- Hickory (55.1%)
- Hollandale (83.2%)
- Holly Springs (76.2%)
- Indianola (73.4%)
- Inverness (59.4%)
- Isola (63.7%)
- Itta Bena (81.3%)
- Jonestown, Coahoma County (96.3%)
- Kilmichael (53.4%)
- Lake (55.2%)
- Lambert (82.8%)
- Laurel (55.0%)
- Leland (67.0%)
- Lexington (67.3%)
- Louise (54.3%)
- Louisville (52.5%)
- Lula (77.3%)
- Lumberton (53.6%)
- Maben (57.9%)
- McComb (58.4%)
- Macon (2000, 67.21%)
- Magnolia (53.8%)
- Marks (64.7%)
- Mayersville (88.1%)
- Merigold (56.9%)
- Metcalfe (97.6%)
- Moorhead (79.0%)
- Morgan City (83.3%)
- Moss Point (70.6%)
- Mound Bayou (98.4%)
- Mount Olive (52.0%)
- Natchez (54.5%)
- Newton (54.7%)
- North Tunica (94.9%)
- Oakland (75.9%)
- Okolona (59.6%)
- Pace (82.7%)
- Pickens (87.7%)
- Port Gibson (80.0%)
- Renova (96.0%)
- Rolling Fork (69.2%)
- Rosedale (82.0%)
- Roxie (58.9%)
- Ruleville (80.8%)
- Sardis (56.4%)
- Schlater (60.6%)
- Scooba (54.9%)
- Shannon (54.2%)
- Shaw (92.1%)
- Shelby (2000, 90.64%)
- Shubuta (73.9%)
- Shuqualak (69.6%)
- Sidon (83.3%)
- Silver City (78.3%)
- Sledge (76.0%)
- State Line (56.9%)
- Summit (66.2%)
- Sunflower (71.3%)
- Tchula (95.9%)
- Terry (50.5%)
- Tutwiler (87.3%)
- Utica (66.4%)
- Vaiden (71.1%)
- Verona (57.7%)
- Waynesboro (57.3%)
- Webb (61.3%)
- Weir (53.7%)
- West Point (56.2%)
- Winona (50.7%)
- Winstonville (97.8%)
- Woodville (74.6%)
- Yazoo City (69.7%)
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
Missouri
Places with over 100,000 people
- St. Louis(51.2%)★
Places with 10,000 to 25,000 people
- Ferguson (2000, 52.30%)
- Jennings (78.6%)
- Spanish Lake CDP (54.8%)
Places with 100 to 9,999 people
- Bel-Ridge (2000, 79.43%)
- Berkeley (76.7%)
- Beverly Hills (94.5%)
- Black Jack (2000, 71.16%)
- Castle Point CDP (2000, 88.57%)
- Cool Valley (2000, 76.04%)
- Country Club Hills (81.0%)
- Dellwood (58.2%)
- Flordell Hills (82.1%)
- Glen Echo Park (88.0%)
- Greendale (64.4%)
- Hanley Hills (76.7%)
- Hayti Heights (98.3%)
- Haywood City (95.0%)
- Hillsdale (95.4%)
- Homestown (89.0%)
- Howardville (92.4%)
- Kinloch (96.4%)
- Moline Acres (85.5%)
- Normandy (66.7%)
- Northwoods (92.7%)
- North Lilbourn (93.7%)
- Norwood Court (92.7%)
- Pagedale (92.1%)
- Pasadena Hills (67.4%)
- Pasadena Park (53.4%)
- Penermon (84.0%)
- Pine Lawn (95.7%)
- Riverview (69.9%)
- Uplands Park (97.4%)
- Velda City (96.0%)
- Velda Village Hills (98.3%)
- Vinita Park (61.7%)
- Vinita Terrace (73.6%)
- Wellston (92.1%)
- Wilson City (2000, 96.36%)
Places with fewer than 100 people
- Pinhook (2000, 87.50%)
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
New Jersey
Places with over 100,000 people
- Newark (2000, 51.94%)★
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people
- Camden (53.4%)★
- East Orange (2000, 88.23%)
- Irvington (2000, 80.49%)
- Orange (71.8%)
- Plainfield (61.3%)★
- Trenton (2000, 50.93%)★
- Willingboro (2000, 65.49%)
Places with fewer than 25,000 people
- Asbury Park (67.1%)★
- Chesilhurst (56.0%)★
- Lawnside (2000, 92.79%)
- Pleasantville (57.7%)★
- Roselle (2000, 50.15%)★
- Salem (2000, 55.66%)
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
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 CDP (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 CDP (Westchester County) (73.1%)★
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
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
- Ahoskie (58.9%)
- Ansonville (76.4%)
- Belhaven (60.7%)
- Bethel (58.1%)
- Bolton (63.8%)
- Bowmore (57.9%)
- Brogden (56.9%)
- Brunswick (55.0%)
- Chadbourn (53.5%)
- Cofield (80.7%)
- Columbia (52.3%)
- Conetoe (63.6%)
- East Arcadia (92.2%)
- East Spencer (85.8%)
- Edenton (55.2%)
- Elizabeth City (56.6%)
- Elm City (53.9%)
- Enfield (79.3%)
- Fair Bluff (59.3%)
- Fairmont (58.7%)
- Farmville (50.1%)
- Fountain (50.5%)
- Fremont (50.7%)
- Garysburg (96.1%)
- Green Level (2000, 73.41%)
- Hamilton (53.3%)
- Hassell (2000, 62.50%)
- Henderson (59.2%)
- Hobgood (52.2%)
- Kelford (65.3%)
- Kingstown (92.8%)
- Kinston (62.7%)
- Lewiston Woodville (66.7%)
- Light Oak (82.2%)
- Maxton (64.1%)
- Middleburg (63.6%)
- Morven (76.9%)
- Mount Olive (54.3%)
- Navassa (86.6%)
- Northwest (71.8%)
- Oxford (51.4%)
- Parmele (85.9%)
- Pinetops (57.2%)
- Plymouth (63.1%)
- Polkton (56.3%)
- Princeville (97.5%)
- Rich Square (55.9%)
- Robersonville (2000, 61.47%)
- Roper (75.2%)
- Rowland (68.0%)
- Scotland Neck (68.0%)
- Seaboard (71.2%)
- Sharpsburg (58.7%)
- Silver City (94.6%)
- South Weldon (84.5%)
- Spring Lake (51.1%)
- Wadesboro (56.4%)
- Washington (50.5%)
- Weldon (62.7%)
- Whitakers (58.3%)
- Williamston (57.5%)
- Windsor (53.0%)
- Winton (68.0%)
Ohio
Places with over 100,000 people
- Cleveland (50.48%)★
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people
- East Cleveland (2000, 92.92%)
- Trotwood (58.3%)
Places with between 10,000 and 24,999 people
- Bedford Heights (67.4%)
- Forest Park (56.3%)
- Warrensville Heights (90.4%)
Places with between 5,000 and 9,999 people
- Silverton (50.3%)
Places with between 1,000 and 4,999 people
- Fort McKinley (2000, 53.00%)
- Golf Manor (62.9%)
- Highland Hills (65.1%)
- Lincoln Heights (97.9%)
- Oakwood (56.2%)
- Wilberforce (84.2%)
- Woodlawn (68.4%)
Places less than 1,000 people
- Maplewood Park (58.3%)
- North Randall (71.7%)
- Urbancrest (2000, 57.95%)
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
Oklahoma
Places with fewer than 25,000 people
- Arcadia (55.6%)
- Boley (54.7%)★
- Boynton (55.1%)
- Clearview (75.0%)
- Forest Park (72.1%)
- Fort Coffee (62.9%)
- Grayson (61.9%)
- Langston (93.3%)
- Meridian (Logan County) (83.3%)
- Redbird (87.6%)
- Rentiesville (64.7%)
- Spencer (51.8%)
- Summit (84.1%)
- Taft (85.4%)
- Tatums (78.5%)
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
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%)
- Collingdale (2000, 51.27%)★
- Colwyn (52.1%)
- Darby (2000, 59.65%)
- Homestead (51.3%)
- Rankin (69.3%)
- South Coatesville (2000, 55.57%)★
- Wilkinsburg (66.5%)
- Yeadon (80.8%)
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
South Carolina
Places with fewer than 25,000 people
- Allendale (80.0%)
- Andrews (60.8%)
- Atlantic Beach (82.1%)
- Awendaw (64.6%)
- Bamberg (53.6%)
- Bennettsville (63.2%)
- Bishopville (65.8%)
- Blackville (75.6%)
- Blenheim (54.7%)
- Bowman (68.9%)
- Brookdale (98.1%)
- Bucksport (96.6%)
- Calhoun Falls (52.7%)
- Carlisle (92.1%)
- Cheraw (52.2%)
- Chester (62.3%)
- Clarks Hill (85.6%)
- Clio (57.1%)
- Cokesbury (72.8%)
- Cope (58.9%)
- Cross Hill (55.6%)
- Darlington (56.0%)
- Denmark (85.9%)
- Dentsville (58.3%)
- Eastover (92.4%)
- Edgefield (59.9%)
- Edisto(69.6%)
- Ehrhardt (56.8%)
- Elko (58.5%)
- Estill (79.4%)
- Fairfax (73.5%)
- Furman (72.4%)
- Gantt (63.1%)
- Georgetown (57.0%)
- Gifford (92.7%)
- Gray Court (54.7%)
- Greeleyville (58.2%)
- Heath Springs (51.0%)
- Holly Hill (50.0%)
- Hollywood (68.8%)
- Johnston (62.6%)
- Judson (56.7%)
- Kingstree (64.7%)
- Kline (57.6%)
- Lake City (71.4%)
- Lancaster Mill (53.3%)
- Lane (90.4%)
- Lynchburg (73.6%)
- Manning (62.4%)
- Marion (66.2%)
- Mayesville (86.0%)
- McCormick (64.1%)
- Mount Carmel (89.9%)
- Mullins (61.6%)
- Orangeburg (67.5%)
- Pamplico (52.5%)
- Pinewood (56.4%)
- Promised Land (95.9%)
- Quinby (56.2%)
- Rembert (75.6%)
- Richburg (74.7%)
- Ridge Spring (63.9%)
- Ridgeville (58.7%)
- Rowesville (60.9%)
- St. Andrews (52.7%)
- St. Matthews (61.5%)
- St. Stephen (58.2%)
- Santee (70.7%)
- Scotia (73.6%)
- Scranton (56.1%)
- Sellers (85.6%)
- Shiloh (58.3%)
- Society Hill (54.0%)
- South Sumter (89.9%)
- Stuckey (79.5%)
- Summerton (57.2%)
- Timmonsville (77.3%)
- Vance (84.6%)
- Varnville (60.3%)
- Wagener (61.5%)
- Waterloo (56.2%)
- Wilkinson Heights (95.7%)
- Willington (82.5%)
- Winnsboro (58.5%)
- Woodford (50.5%)
- Yemassee (55.3%)
Tennessee
Places with over 100,000 people
- Memphis (2000, 61.18%)
Places with fewer than 25,000 people
- Bolivar (2000, 56.26%)
- Brownsville (60.7%)
- Gallaway (2000, 59.01%)★
- Gates (53.4%)
- Henning (74.9%)
- Mason (51.5%)
- Stanton (67.8%)
- Whiteville (60.9%)
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
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
- Ames (89.3%)
- Barrett (86.6%)★
- Browndell (60.7%)
- Calvert (52.4%)
- Cuney (83.5%)
- Domino (63.5%)
- Easton (67.0%)
- Forest Hill (57.1%)
- Goodlow (95.1%)
- Kendleton (79.0%)
- Moore Station (98.9%)
- Neylandville (96.4%)★
- Prairie View (93.5%)
- San Augustine (57.9%)
- Seven Oaks (58.0%)★
- Scottsville (54.8%)★
- Toco (76.4%)
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Virginia
Places with over 100,000 people
- Portsmouth (2000, 50.28%)
- Richmond (2000, 56.86%)★
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people
- Petersburg (79.0%)
Places with fewer than 25,000 people
- Dendron (51.2%)
- East Highland Park (79.4%)
- Emporia (56.2%)
- Ettrick (75.1%)
- Franklin (52.3%)
- Highland Springs (51.8%)
- Laurel Park (64.4%)
- Lawrenceville (64.6%)
- Nassawadox (54.9%)★
- Rushmere (62.1%)★
- Sandy Level (73.3%)
- Wakefield (51.3%)★
- Waverly (61.8%)
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
West Virginia
Places with fewer than 25,000 people
Counties
Alabama
- Bullock County (2000, 72.44%)
- Dallas County (2000, 62.98%)
- Greene County (2000, 79.85%)
- Hale County (2000, 58.62%)
- Lowndes County (2000, 73.04%)
- Macon County (2000, 84.21%)
- Marengo County (2000, 51.38%)
- Perry County (2000, 67.93%)
- Sumter County (2000, 72.43%)
- Wilcox County (2000, 71.48%)
Arkansas
Florida
- Gadsden County (2000, 56.85%)
Georgia
- Calhoun County (2000, 58.96%)
- Clay County (2000, 59.85%)
- Clayton County (2000, 51.08%)
- DeKalb County (2000, 53.82%)
- Dougherty County (2000, 59.88%)
- Hancock County (2000, 77.61%)
- Jefferson County (2000, 55.97%)
- Macon County (2000, 59.24%)
- Randolph County (2000, 59.16%)
- Talbot County (2000, 61.16%)
- Taliaferro County (2000, 60.23%)
- Terrell County
- Warren County
- Washington County (2000, 53.05%)
Louisiana
- East Carroll Parish (2000, 66.84%)
- Madison Parish (2000, 60.16%)
- Orleans Parish(2000, 66.72%)
- St. Helena Parish
- Tensas Parish (2000, 55.03%)
Maryland
- Prince George's County (2000, 62.17%)
Mississippi
- Adams County
- Bolivar County
- Claiborne County
- Clay County
- Coahoma County
- Copiah County
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Humphreys County
- Issaquena County
- Jasper County
- Jefferson County
- Jefferson Davis County
- Kemper County
- Leflore County
- Marshall County
- Noxubee County
- Pike County
- Quitman County
- Sharkey County
- Sunflower County
- Tallahatchie County
- Tunica County
- Washington County
- Wilkinson County
- Yazoo County
North Carolina
South Carolina
- Allendale County
- Bamberg County
- Clarendon County (2000, 52.90%)★
- Fairfield County
- Hampton County
- Jasper County (2000, 52.48%)★
- Lee County
- Marion County
- Marlboro County
- McCormick County
- Orangeburg County
- Williamsburg County
Tennessee
Virginia
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 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
- 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
- List of West Indian communities in the United States