The following is a list of United States cities, towns and unincorporated areas (Census Designated Places) in which a majority (over 50%) of the population is non-Hispanic African American or Black alone, according to data from the 2000 Census. This list does not include cities such as Chicago, Illinois or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in which, according to the 2000 Census, merely a plurality (as opposed to a majority) of the residents are African American. The list below is organized by state and, within each state, by population size. The percentage of each city's population that is African American is listed in parentheses next to the city's name.
Alabama
Population over 200,000 Birmingham (2000, 73.19%)
Population 25,000 to 50,000 Bessemer (2000, 69.25%) Prichard (2000, 84.15%)
Population 10,000 to 24,999 Fairfield (2000, 89.91%) Selma (2000, 69.43%) Tuskegee (2000, 95.03%)
Population 5,000 to 9,999 Demopolis (2000, 50.58%) Lanett (2000, 53.35%) Midfield (2000, 59.47%)
Population 1,000 to 4,999 Aliceville (66.5%) Brighton (2000, 88.74%) Brundidge (63.5%) Camden (54.2%) Camp Hill (84.9%) Clayton (64.0%) Clio (2000, 56.75%) Eutaw (66.0%) Evergreen (52.8%) Fort Deposit (2000, 67.95%) Georgiana (61.8%) Goodwater (73.3%) Greensboro (60.9%) Hayneville (85.5%) La Fayette (67.3%) Lipscomb (2000, 65.58%) Livingston (60.8%) Marion (62.5%) Mosses (2000, 97.37%) Selmont-West Selmont CDP (2000, 90.69%) Union Springs (74.4%) White Hall (98.0%) York (78.3%)
Population 100 to 999 Akron (86.5%) Autaugaville (66.0%) Beatrice (72.6%) Boligee (88.9%) Colony (93.5%) Edgewater CDP (60.00%) Epes (84.0%) Five Points (52.1%) Forkland (89.2%) Franklin (56.4%) Geiger (70.2%) Gordon (74.0%) Gordonville (95.9%) Hillsboro (82.2%) Hobson City (92.7%) Hurtsboro (70.3%) Lisman (91.4%) Loachapoka (2000, 60.61%) Macedonia (2000, 91.75%) Midway (88.8%) Mount Vernon (2000, 52.96%) Pickensville (63.0%) Ridgeville (79.1%) Shorter (81.7%) Triana (86.5%) Union (92.1%) Uniontown (88.2%) Vredenburgh (89.0%) Yellow Bluff (92.8%)
Population under 100 Dayton (65.0%) Emelle (93.6%) McMullen (2000, 100.00%) Memphis (97.0%) Newbern (77.1%) North Courtland (97.5%) Oak Hill (2000, 64.86%)
No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Arkansas
Population over 50,000 Pine Bluff (2000, 65.59%)
Population 25,000 to 49,999 West Memphis (2000, 55.77%)
Population 10,000 to 24,999 Blytheville (56.0%) Forrest City (60.9%)
Population 5,000 to 9,999 Osceola (2000, 50.66%) Dumas (60.0%) Helena (2000, 67.52%) West Helena (2000, 65.38%)
Population 1,000 to 4,999 Altheimer (2000, 87.42%) Dermott (73.3%) Earle (2000, 74.93%) Edmondson (2000, 80.81%) Eudora (84.5%) Gould (78.0%) Hughes (67.8%) Lake Village (56.2%) Luxora (2000, 56.04%) Marianna (74.1%) Marvell (2000, 57.49%) McAlmont (70.5%) Parkin (68.5%) Stamps (54.5%) Sweet Home CDP (2000, 74.02%) Waldo (58.7%) Wrightsville (74.6%)
Population 100 to 999 Allport (2000, 94.49%) Anthonyville (2000, 96.40%) Bluff City (2000, 71.52%) Bradley (2000, 51.69%) Carthage (2000, 82.13%) Chidester (2000, 62.39%) College Station CDP (2000, 91.38%) Cotton Plant (2000, 72.60%) Elaine (2000, 54.34%) Fredonia (2000, 58.19%) Garland (2000, 69.32%) Gilmore (2000, 79.11%) Grady (2000, 65.39%) Gum Springs (2000, 55.15%) Harrell (2000, 56.31%) Haynes (2000, 85.05%) Hensley (2000, 64.67%) Holly Grove (2000, 72.58%) Jennette (2000, 87.90%) Jericho (2000, 93.29%) LaGrange (2000, 56.56%) Lake View (2000, 91.71%) Madison (2000, 88.96%) McNeil (2000, 56.95%) Menifee (2000, 84.57%) Mitchellville (2000, 97.99%) Montrose (2000, 71.67%) Parkdale (2000, 65.52%) Perla (2000, 63.48%) Reed (2000, 96.00%) Rondo (2000, 70.04%) Rosston (2000, 57.74%) Strong (2000, 53.15%) Sunset (2000, 89.94%) Tollette (2000, 98.46%) Turrell (2000, 77.01%) Twin Groves (2000, 72.10%) Wabbaseka (2000, 84.21%) Washington (2000, 61.49%) Widener (2000, 66.57%) Wilmar (2000, 71.80%) Wilmot (2000, 74.55%) Winchester (2000, 64.92%) Woodson (2000, 73.93%)
Population under 100 Birdsong (2000, 100.00%)
No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census Helena and West Helena merged in 2006 to form the city of Helena–West Helena
California
Population 25,000 to 99,999 Westmont CDP (2000, 57.22%)
Population 10,000 to 24,999 View Park-Windsor Hills CDP (2000, 87.21%)
Population 5,000 to 9,999 Ladera Heights CDP (2000, 70.07%) West Athens CDP (2000, 55.48%) West Rancho Dominguez CDP (2000, 61.40%)
No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Connecticut Population 10,000 to 24,999 Bloomfield (2000, 53.33%)
Delaware Population 25,000 to 99,999 Wilmington (2000, 55.80%)
District of Columbia
Population over 500,000 Washington D.C. (2000, 59.45%)
Florida
Population over 50,000 Lauderhill (2000, 57.92%) North Miami (2000, 53.04%)
Population 25,000 to 49,999 Golden Glades CDP (2000, 63.36%) Lauderdale Lakes (2000, 67.00%) Pine Hills CDP (2000, 50.29%) Riviera Beach (2000, 67.15%) West Little River CDP (2000, 54.83%)
Population 10,000 to 24,999 Andover CDP (2000, 68.83%) Belle Glade (2000, 50.12%) Brownsville CDP (2000, 90.14%) Florida City (2000, 55.77%) Gladeview CDP (2000, 75.80%) Norland CDP (2000, 77.91%) Opa-locka (2000, 66.44%) Pinewood CDP (2000, 69.20%) Quincy (2000, 64.01%) Scott Lake CDP (2000, 89.69%)
Population 5,000 to 9,999 Lake Lucerne CDP (2000, 82.23%) Fort Pierce North CDP (2000, 71.84%) Gifford CDP (2000, 56.95%) Goulds CDP (2000, 76.83%) Melrose Park CDP (2000, 82.04%) Opa-locka North CDP (2000, 73.39%) Pahokee (2000, 55.30%) Richmond Heights CDP (2000, 81.96%) South Apopka CDP (2000, 64.98%) West Perrine CDP (2000, 71.86%) Westview CDP (2000, 73.50%)
Population 1,000 to 4,999 Belle Glade Camp CDP (2000, 69.33%) Boulevard Gardens CDP (2000, 93.64%) Broward Estates CDP (2000, 96.25%) Bunche Park CDP (2000, 95.47%) Carver Ranches CDP (2000, 95.98%) Century (2000, 56.24%) Cypress Quarters CDP (2000, 65.83%) DeLand Southwest CDP (2000, 70.40%) East Dunbar CDP (2000, 91.52%) Eatonville (2000, 88.45%) El Portal (2000, 59.16%) Fremd Village-Padgett Island CDP (2000, 91.43%) Goulding CDP (2000, 71.90%) Gretna (2000, 87.83%) Harlem CDP (2000, 94.76%) Havana (2000, 56.51%) Madison (2000, 61.94%) Mangonia Park (2000. 75.92%) Midway (Gadsden County) (2000, 94.12%) Midway CDP (Seminole County) (2000, 93.52%) Monticello (50.73%) Naranja CDP (56.69%) Pompano Estates CDP (2000, 52.57%) Progress Village CDP (2000, 90.05%) Ridgecrest CDP (2000, 80.07%) Rock Island CDP (2000, 96.23%) Roosevelt Gardens CDP (2000, 97.56%) South Bay (2000, 66.26%) St. George CDP (2000, 96.90%) Tangelo Park CDP (2000, 88.44%) Washington Park CDP (2000, 97.77%) West Ken-Lark CDP (2000, 96.57%)
Population 100 to 999 Campbellton (2000, 59.91%) Charleston Park CDP (2000, 82.00%) East Williston CDP (2000, 83.33%) Franklin Park CDP (2000, 96.61%) Golden Heights CDP (2000, 93.61%) Greenville (2000, 72.04%) Jacob City (2000, 85.02%) Limestone Creek CDP (2000, 77.15%) Tildenville CDP (2000, 80.31%) Utopia CDP (2000, 63.59%)
No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census CDP dissolved prior to the 2010 U.S. Census For the 2010 census, the CDPs of Carol City, Andover, Bunche Park, Lake Lucerne, Norland, Opa-locka North, and Scott Lake merged to form the city of Miami Gardens For the 2010 census, the CDPs of Carver Ranches, Lake Forest, Miami Gardens, and Utopia merged to form the city of West Park
Georgia
Population over 100,000 Atlanta (2000, 61.00%) Savannah (2000, 56.79%)
Population 25,000 to 99,999 Albany (2000, 64.52%) Candler-McAfee CDP (2000, 94.73%) East Point (2000, 77.61%) Macon (2000, 62.21%) Redan CDP (2000, 90.62%)
Population 10,000 to 24,999 Americus (58.3%) Bainbridge (50.3%) Belvedere Park CDP (2000, 82.04%) Brunswick (59.8%) College Park (2000, 81.17%) 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 (2000, 50.87%) 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 (2000, 58.40%) Alamo (2000, 52.55%) 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 (2000, 54.14%) Jeffersonville (62.4%) Lincoln Park CDP (2000, 94.30%) Lithonia (79.6%) Louisville (65.9%) Lumber City (2000, 50.36%) Lumpkin (70.4%) Marshallville (78.4%) Meigs (66.8%) Millen (59.3%) Montezuma (69.8%) Monticello (53.5%) Morgan (66.5%) Ocilla (2020, 58.93%) Oglethorpe (2000, 70.17%) Pelham (56.1%) Reynolds (50.6%) Richland (62.5%) Rochelle (52.8%) Sardis (2000, 55.17%) 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 (2000, 62.76%) Baconton (2000, 59.70%) Bartow (2000, 58.30%) Bronwood (2000, 65.69%) Byromville (2000, 51.57%) Camak (2000, 53.33%) Coleman (2000, 61.74%) Crawfordville (2000, 56.99%) Culloden (2000, 70.85%) Damascus (63.5%) Danville (51.2%) De Soto (2000, 65.42%) Dooling (66.9%) Flovilla (51.5%) Geneva (2000, 52.63%) Georgetown (Quitman County) (2000, 60.02%) 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%) Leary (2000, 75.08%) Luthersville (51.9%) Manassas (59.0%) McIntyre (2000, 57.52%) Midville (2000, 66.74%) Morven (2000, 52.05%) Newton (2000, 53.58%) Norwood (2000, 62.54%) Oliver (2000, 50.59%) Phillipsburg CDP (2000, 94.36%) Pineview (62.8%) Plains (2000, 59.50%) 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 (2000, 82.29%)
Population 10,000 to 24,999 Bellwood (2000, 81.19%) Country Club Hills (2000, 81.43%) Hazel Crest (2000, 75.78%) Markham (2000, 78.47%) Matteson (2000, 62.14%) Richton Park (2000, 58.84%) Riverdale (2000, 85.96%) South Holland (2000, 50.55%)
Population 5,000 to 9,999 Broadview (2000, 72.75%) Calumet Park (2000, 82.62%) Centreville (2000, 95.08%) Robbins (2000, 94.77%) University Park (2000, 83.55%) Washington Park (2000, 91.66%)
Population 1,000 to 4,999 Alorton (2000, 96.76%) Baldwin (2000, 58.75%) Burnham (2000, 53.91%) Cairo (2000, 61.56%) Dixmoor (2000, 56.53%) Fairmont (2000, 53.57%) Ford Heights (2000, 95.37%) Mounds (2000, 59.89%) Oak Grove (2000, 57.74%) Olympia Fields (2000, 51.69%)