List of U.S. communities with African-American majority populations in 2000

Last updated August 27, 2025

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 (90.2%)
Selma (2000, 69.43%)
Tuskegee (2000, 95.03%)

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Demopolis (50.9%)
Lanett (53.6%)
Midfield (59.5%)

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Aliceville (66.5%)
Brighton (89.1%)
Brundidge (63.5%)
Camden (54.2%)
Camp Hill (84.9%)
Clayton (64.0%)
Clio (57.2%)★
Eutaw (66.0%)
Evergreen (52.8%)
Fort Deposit (68.2%)
Georgiana (61.8%)
Goodwater (73.3%)
Greensboro (60.9%)
Hayneville (85.5%)
La Fayette (67.3%)
Lipscomb (65.6%)
Livingston (60.8%)
Marion (62.5%)
Mosses (97.8%)
Selmont-West Selmont (91.4%)
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 (61.1%)
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 (91.8%)
Midway (88.8%)
Mount Vernon (53.0%)
Pickensville (63.0%)
Ridgeville (79.1%)
Shorter (81.7%)
Thomaston (50.1%)★
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 (100.0%)
Memphis (97.0%)
Newbern (77.1%)
North Courtland (97.5%)
Oak Hill (64.9%)

★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 (51.0%)
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 (75.2%)
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 (74.0%)
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 (91.8%)
Cotton Plant (74.1%)
Elaine (2000, 54.34%)
Fredonia (2000, 58.19%)★
Garland (69.9%)
Gilmore (79.1%)
Grady (65.8%)
Gum Springs (2000, 55.15%)
Harrell (2000, 56.31%)★
Haynes (2000, 85.05%)
Hensley (2000, 64.67%)
Holly Grove (72.6%)
Jennette (87.9%)
Jericho (2000, 93.29%)
LaGrange (2000, 56.56%)★
Lake View (2000, 91.71%)
Madison (2000, 88.96%)
McNeil (2000, 56.95%)
Menifee (84.6%)
Mitchellville (2000, 97.99%)
Montrose (71.9%)
Parkdale (66.8%)
Perla (63.5%)★
Reed (2000, 96.00%)
Rondo (2000, 70.04%)
Rosston (2000, 57.74%)
Strong (2000, 53.15%)
Sunset (2000, 89.94%)
Tollette (98.5%)
Turrell (78.8%)
Twin Groves (2000, 72.10%)
Wabbaseka (2000, 84.21%)
Washington (2000, 61.49%)★
Widener (67.2%)
Wilmar (2000, 71.80%)
Wilmot (75.2%)
Winchester (2000, 64.92%)
Woodson (73.9%)

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 (74.7%)
Florida City (2000, 55.77%)★
Gladeview CDP (75.2%)
Norland CDP (2000, 77.91%)★
Opa-locka (2000, 66.44%)★
Pinewood CDP (75.3%)
Quincy (2000, 64.01%)
Scott Lake CDP (2000, 89.69%)★
West Park (57.9%)

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Lake Lucerne CDP (2000, 82.23%)★
Fort Pierce North (70.6%)
Goulds CDP (55.2%)★
Lake Park (55.0%)
Opa-locka North CDP (2000, 73.39%)★
Pahokee (56.1%)
Pembroke Park (55.3%)
Richmond Heights CDP (72.1%)
South Apopka CDP (64.1%)
West Perrine CDP (62.7%)★
Westview CDP (69.5%)

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Belle Glade Camp CDP (69.6%)
Boulevard Gardens CDP (94.3%)
Bunche Park CDP (2000, 95.47%)★
Century (56.1%)
Chattahoochee (51.5%)
Cypress Quarters CDP (2000, 65.83%)
DeLand Southwest CDP (2000, 70.40%)
East Dunbar CDP (2000, 91.52%)★
Eatonville (2000, 88.45%)
El Portal (50.1%)★
Fremd Village-Padgett Island CDP (2000, 91.43%)★
Goulding CDP (2000, 71.90%)
Gretna (83.8%)
Harlem CDP (2000, 94.76%)
Havana (53.6%)
Madison (66.0%)
Mangonia Park (83.1%)
Midway (Gadsden County) (2000, 94.12%)
Midway CDP (Seminole County) (2000, 93.52%)
Monticello (50.73%)★
Naranja CDP (57.5%)★
Progress Village CDP (51.7%)★
Ridgecrest CDP (67.9%)
Roosevelt Gardens CDP (96.5%)
South Bay (2000, 66.26%)
Tangelo Park CDP (2000, 88.44%)
Washington Park CDP (94.9%)

Population 100 to 999

Campbellton (64.8%)
Charleston Park CDP (2000, 82.00%)
East Williston CDP (2000, 83.33%)
Franklin Park CDP (97.9%)
Greenville (70.7%)
Jacob City (2000, 85.02%)
Limestone Creek CDP (2000, 77.15%)★
Tildenville CDP (2000, 80.31%)

★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

Georgia

Population over 100,000

Atlanta (2000, 61.00%)★
Savannah (2000, 56.79%)★

Population 25,000 to 99,999

Albany (71.6%)
Candler-McAfee CDP (2000, 94.73%)
East Point (78.2%)
Macon (2000, 62.21%)
Redan CDP (2000, 90.62%)
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 (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 (54.2%)
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 (59.4%)
Oglethorpe (2000, 70.17%)
Pelham (56.1%)
Reynolds (50.6%)★
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%)
Bartow (59.6%)
Bronwood (65.7%)
Byromville (2000, 51.57%)★
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 (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%)
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 (91.9%)

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Alorton (2000, 96.76%)
Baldwin (2000, 58.75%)★
Burnham (2000, 53.91%)
Cairo (61.7%)
Dixmoor (2000, 56.53%)★
Fairmont (53.6%)★
Ford Heights (2000, 95.37%)
Mounds (2000, 59.89%)
Oak Grove (2000, 57.74%)★
Olympia Fields (2000, 51.69%)
Phoenix (2000, 93.14%)
Preston Heights CDP (2000, 63.24%)★
Venice (2000, 93.04%)

Population under 1,000

Brooklyn (2000, 98.22%)
Hopkins Park (2000, 92.12%)
Pulaski (2000, 70.80%)
Royal Lakes (2000, 80.53%)
Sun River Terrace (2000, 88.25%)

★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
★The Black population count for Oak Grove erroneously included part of East Moline for the 2000 Census and was not Black majority despite being listed as such in the U.S. Census

Indiana

Population 25,000 to 99,999

Gary (2000, 83.41%)

Kentucky

Population 10,000 to 24,999

Newburg CDP (2000, 57.75%)★

Population under 1,000

Poplar Hills (2000, 55.05%)★

★ Merged into the newly formed Louisville-Jefferson County unified government in 2003
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census

Louisiana

Population over 100,000

New Orleans (2000, 66.72%)
Shreveport (2000, 50.57%)

Population 25,000 to 99,999

Alexandria (2000, 54.57%)
Monroe (61.1%)

Population 10,000 to 24,999

Baker (2000, 52.17%)
Bastrop (64.5%)
Donaldsonville (69.1%)
Merrydale CDP (2000, 89.89%)
Minden (2000, 52.02%)
Natchitoches (2000, 52.61%)
Opelousas (69.1%)
Woodmere CDP (2000, 65.05%)

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Brownfields CDP (2000, 51.67%)
Franklin (50.0%)
Gardere CDP (2000, 70.63%)★
Jeanerette (59.7%)
Lake Providence (79.5%)
Mansfield (64.3%)
Port Allen (2000, 53.83%)
Reserve CDP (2000, 53.88%)
St. Gabriel (2000, 71.74%)★
St. Martinville (62.8%)
Tallulah (74.8%)
Ville Platte (58.7%)
Waggaman CDP (2000, 54.18%)
Winnsboro (58.5%)

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Amite City (51.8%)
Arcadia (60.6%)
Baldwin (64.5%)
Belle Rose CDP (2000, 59.10%)
Boutte (64.1%)
Boyce (74.4%)
Bunkie (50.3%)
Campti (74.5%)
Clinton (58.3%)
Colfax (67.81%)
Coushatta (65.4%)
Cullen (84.9%)
Delhi (56.8%)
Edgard CDP (2000, 94.77%)
Epps (63.1%)
Farmerville (63.5%)
Ferriday (74.9%)
Franklinton (51.9%)★
Garyville (2000, 52.04%)★
Gibsland (82.8%)
Grambling (97.1%)
Grand Coteau (67.7%)
Hahnville (50.9%)★
Homer (61.3%)
Jackson (52.3%)★
Jonesville (59.2%)
Kentwood (64.85%)
Lecompte (74.3%)
Mansura (60.3%)
Maringouin (79.4%)
Monticello CDP (2000, 63.74%)
New Roads (59.3%)
New Sarpy (51.6%)★
Newellton (64.7%)
North Vacherie CDP (2000, 74.99%)
Rayville (67.3%)
Richwood (88.2%)
Ringgold (55.3%)
Roseland (65.0%)
St. Joseph (68.6%)
Sunset (52.4%)
Supreme CDP (2000, 83.56%)
Washington (56.3%)
West Ferriday (57.6%)
White Castle (76.8%)

Population under 1,000

Bonita (2000, 55.52%)
Cheneyville (65.7%)
Clarence (74.03%)
Clayton (67.3%)
East Hodge (2000, 95.08%)
Fenton (2000, 51.84%)★
Harrisonburg (2000, 54.83%)★
Killona CDP (2000, 91.34%)
Lucky (2020, 69.30%)
Marion (54.1%)
Napoleonville (69.8%)
Natchez (91.9%)
Palmetto (2000, 57.45%)★
Pioneer (2000, 52.63%)★
Powhatan (2000, 72.28%)
Sicily Island (2000, 54.08%)
South Mansfield (2000, 73.30%)
Tangipahoa (91.6%)
Wallace (2000, 93.68%)
Waterproof (87.4%)
Wilson (79.8%)

★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census

Maryland

Population over 500,000

Baltimore (2000, 64.04%)

Population 25,000 to 50,000

Chillum CDP (2000, 61.76%)★
Clinton CDP (73.7%)
Lochearn CDP (78.4%)
Milford Mill CDP (79.1%)
Oxon Hill-Glassmanor CDP (2000, 86.16%)★
Randallstown CDP (2000, 71.63%)
Suitland-Silver Hill CDP (2000, 92.48%)★
Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County) (2000, 51.18%)

Population 10,000 to 24,999

Camp Springs (74.3%)
Coral Hills (93.7%)
Forestville (85.8%)
Fort Washington (67.2%)
Greater Landover (2000, 91.56%)★
Greater Upper Marlboro (2000, 74.89%)★
Hillcrest Heights (93.2%)
Kettering (90.6%)
Lanham-Seabrook (2000, 63.17%)★
Largo (92.7%)
Owings Mills (51%)
New Carrollton (67.5%)
Rosaryville (59.6%)
Walker Mill (95.0%)

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Bladensburg (70.9%)
Carmody Hills-Pepper Mill Village CDP (2000, 96.71%)
Cheverly (2000, 56.40%)★
District Heights (88.0%)
Friendly (77.7%)
Glenarden (95.8%)
Goddard (53.3%)
Jessup CDP (2000, 67.60%)
Lake Arbor (88.7%)
Marlow Heights (88.5%)
Marlton (55.5%)
Mitchellville (78.5%)
Mount Rainier (2000, 60.71%)★
Temple Hills (85.0%)
Woodlawn (Prince George's County) (72.3%)★
Woodmore (64.9%)

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Capitol Heights (92.9%)
Cottage City (54.8%)★
Fairmount Heights (2000, 95.49%)
Forest Heights (79.1%)
Landover Hills (64.2%)★
Morningside (51.3%)★
Princess Anne (62.9%)
Seat Pleasant (2000, 96.38%)
Springdale (92.8%)

Population 100 to 999

Highland Beach (70.2%)
North Brentwood (82.1%)★

Population under 100

Eagle Harbor (65.5%)

★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
★ divided into Oxon Hill CDP and Glassmanor CDP for the 2010 Census
★ divided into Silver Hill CDP and Suitland CDP for the 2010 Census
★ divided into Lanham CDP and Seabrook CDP for the 2010 Census
★ renamed Landover CDP for the 2010 Census
★ divided into Marlboro Meadows CDP, Brock Hall CDP, Marlboro Village CDP, Queenland CDP, and Croom CDP for the 2010 Census

Michigan

Population over 500,000

Detroit (2000, 81.15%)

Population 100,000 to 499,999

Flint (2000, 53.01%)

Population 25,000 to 99,999

Southfield (2000, 53.97%)
Inkster (2000, 67.30%)

Population 10,000 to 24,999

Beecher CDP (2000, 65.61%)
Benton Harbor (2000, 92.14%)
Benton Charter Township (2000, 51.68%)★
Buena Vista Charter Township (55.6%)
Highland Park (2000, 93.14%)
Muskegon Heights (2000, 77.31%)

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Benton Heights CDP (2000, 65.39%)
Buena Vista CDP (2000, 68.63%)

★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census

Mississippi

Population over 100,000

Jackson (2000, 70.34%)

Population 25,000 to 99,999

Columbus (54.4%)
Greenville (2000, 69.35%)
Meridian (54.4%)
Hattiesburg (52.8%)
Vicksburg (2000, 60.18%)

Population 10,000 to 24,999

Clarksdale (68.5%)
Greenwood (65.4%)
Indianola (73.4%)
Laurel (55.0%)
McComb (58.4%)
Moss Point (70.6%)
Natchez (54.5%)
West Point (56.2%)
Yazoo City (69.7%)

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Aberdeen (60.2%)
Brookhaven (50.9%)
Canton (80.3%)
Crystal Springs (55.8%)
Forest (50.9%)
Hollandale (83.2%)
Holly Springs (76.2%)
Leland (67.0%)
Louisville (52.5%)
Waynesboro (57.3%)
Winona (50.7%)

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Belzoni (68.1%)
Brooksville (79.6%)
Bude (55.1%)
Centreville (67.4%)
Charleston (59.7%)
Coldwater (69.7%)
Collins (52.4%)
Como (71.8%)
Derma (57.7%)
Drew (73.6%)
Durant (70.2%)
Edwards (78.9%)
Fayette (2000, 96.79%)
Friars Point (93.9%)
Gloster (55.0%)
Goodman (65.8%)
Hazlehurst (68.6%)
Inverness (59.4%)★
Itta Bena (81.3%)
Jonestown (Coahoma County) (96.3%)
Lambert (82.8%)
Lexington (67.3%)
Lumberton (53.6%)
Macon (2000, 67.21%)
Magnolia (53.8%)
Marks (64.7%)
Metcalfe (97.6%)
Moorhead (79.0%)
Mound Bayou (2000, 98.05%)
Newton (54.7%)
Okolona (59.6%)
Pickens (87.7%)
Port Gibson (80.0%)
Rolling Fork (69.2%)
Rosedale (82.0%)
Ruleville (80.8%)
Sardis (56.4%)
Shannon (54.2%)
Shaw (92.1%)
Shelby (2000, 90.64%)
Summit (66.2%)
Tchula (95.9%)
Tutwiler (87.3%)
Verona (57.7%)
Woodville (74.6%)

Population 100 to 999

Alligator (77.3%)
Anguilla (77.0%)
Arcola (95.0%)
Artesia (2000, 79.32%)
Beauregard (2000, 53.58%)★
Benoit (76.3%)
Beulah (96.0%)
Bolton (66.8%)
Cary (64.4%)
Coahoma (98.2%)
Coffeeville (54.5%)
Crawford (2000, 92.67%)
Crenshaw (71.5%)
Crosby (71.9%)
Cruger (74.2%)
De Kalb (50.3%)
Doddsville (2000, 67.59%)
Duck Hill (63.3%)
Duncan (77.5%)
Falcon (2000, 99.68%)
Glendora (2000, 89.12%)
Gunnison (86.7%)
Heidelberg (73.3%)
Hickory (55.1%)
Isola (2000, 63.67%)
Kilmichael (53.4%)
Lake (55.2%)
Louise (2000, 54.29%)★
Lula (77.3%)
Maben (57.9%)
Mayersville (88.1%)
Merigold (56.9%)
Morgan City (2000, 80.33%)
Mount Olive (52.0%)
North Tunica (94.9%)
Oakland (75.9%)
Pace (82.7%)
Renova (96.0%)
Roxie (58.9%)
Schlater (2000, 60.57%)
Scooba (54.9%)
Shubuta (73.9%)
Shuqualak (69.6%)
Sidon (2000, 83.18%)
Silver City (2000, 78.34%)
Sledge (76.0%)
State Line (56.9%)
Sunflower (71.3%)
Terry (50.5%)
Utica (2000, 65.63%)
Vaiden (71.1%)
Webb (2000, 61.33%)
Weir (2000, 53.71%)
Winstonville (97.8%)

★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census

Missouri

Population over 300,000

St. Louis (2000, 50.96%)★

Population 10,000 to 25,000

Ferguson (2000, 52.30%)
Jennings (2000, 78.21%)
Old Jamestown CDP (53.4%)★
Spanish Lake CDP (2000, 54.54%)

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Berkeley (2000, 76.40%)
Black Jack (2000, 71.16%)
Dellwood (2000, 58.15%)
Normandy (2000, 66.41%)

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Bel-Ridge (2000, 79.43%)
Castle Point CDP (2000, 88.57%)
Cool Valley (2000, 76.04%)
Country Club Hills (2000, 80.81%)
Hanley Hills (2000, 76.60%)
Hillsdale (2000, 95.33%)
Moline Acres (2000, 85.42%)
Northwoods (2000, 92.46%)
Norwood Court (2000, 92.46%)
Pagedale (2000, 91.79%)
Pasadena Hills (2000, 67.31%)
Pine Lawn (2000, 95.69%)
Velda City (2000, 95.48%)
Velda Village Hills (2000, 97.98%)
Vinita Park (2000, 61.54%)
Wellston (2000, 91.26%)

Population 100 to 999

Beverly Hills (2000, 94.36%)
Flordell Hills (2000, 82.06%)
Glen Echo Park (2000, 87.35%)
Greendale (2000, 63.99%)
Hayti Heights (2000, 98.31%)
Haywood City (2000, 94.98%)
Homestown (2000, 88.95%)
Howardville (2000, 90.94%)
Kinloch (2000, 95.77%)
Pasadena Park (2000, 53.37%)
Uplands Park (2000, 96.52%)
Vinita Terrace (2000, 73.63%)
Wilson City (2000, 96.36%)

Population under 100

North Lilbourn (2000, 93.68%)
Pinhook (2000, 87.50%)
Penermon (2000, 84.00%)

★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★New jurisdiction first appearing in the 2010 Census

New Jersey

Population over 100,000

Newark (2000, 51.94%)★

Population 25,000 to 99,999

East Orange (2000, 88.23%)
Irvington (2000, 80.49%)
Orange (2000, 73.99%)
Plainfield (2000, 60.00%)★
Trenton (2000, 50.93%)★
Willingboro (2000, 65.49%)

Population 10,000 to 24,999

Asbury Park (67.1%)★
Pleasantville (2000, 55.61%)★
Roselle (2000, 50.15%)★

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Salem (2000, 55.66%)

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Chesilhurst (2000, 55.59%)★
Lawnside (2000, 92.79%)

★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census

New York

Population over 50,000

Hempstead (2000, 50.80%)★
Mount Vernon (2000, 58.33%)

Places with fewer than 25,000 people

Hillcrest CDP (51.1%)★
Lakeview CDP (2000, 83.36%)
North Amityville CDP (2000, 66.81%)★
Roosevelt CDP (79.2%)★
South Floral Park (59.1%)★
Uniondale CDP (55.5%)★
Wyandanch CDP (77.7%)★
Gordon Heights CDP (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

Population over 50,000

Rocky Mount (2000, 55.78%)

Population 25,000 to 49,999

Goldsboro (52.2%)

Population 10,000 to 24,999 people

Elizabeth City (56.6%)
Henderson (59.2%)
Kinston (62.7%)

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Edenton (55.2%)
Oxford (51.4%)
Spring Lake (2000, 50.05%)★
Wadesboro (56.4%)
Washington (50.5%)★
Williamston (57.5%)
Windsor (2000, 52.83%)

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Ahoskie (58.9%)
Belhaven (2000, 60.57%)★
Bethel (58.1%)
Brogden (56.9%)★
Chadbourn (53.5%)
East Spencer (85.8%)
Elm City (53.9%)
Enfield (79.3%)
Fairmont (58.7%)
Farmville (50.1%)★
Fremont (50.7%)★
Garysburg (96.1%)
Green Level (2000, 72.97%)★
Maxton (64.1%)
Mount Olive (54.3%)★
Navassa (86.6%)
Pinetops (57.2%)
Plymouth (63.1%)
Polkton (56.3%)★
Robersonville (2000, 61.47%)
Rowland (68.0%)
Scotland Neck (68.0%)
Sharpsburg (58.7%)
Silver City CDP (2000, 93.80%)
South Weldon CDP (2000, 84.72%)
Weldon (62.7%)

Population 100 to 999

Ansonville (2000, 76.10%)
Bolton (63.8%)
Bowmore CDP (2000, 57.93%)
Brunswick (55.0%)
Cofield (2000, 80.40%)
Columbia (52.3%)★
Conetoe (2000, 63.56%)
East Arcadia (2000, 89.69%)
Fair Bluff (2000, 59.27%)
Fountain (2000, 50.47%)★
Hamilton (2000, 51.94%)
Hassell (2000, 62.50%)
Hobgood (2000, 51.98%)★
Kelford (2000, 65.31%)
Kingstown (92.8%)
Lewiston Woodville (2000, 66.23%)
Light Oak (82.2%)
Middleburg (2000, 63.58%)
Morven (2000, 76.51%)
Northwest (71.8%)
Parmele (2000, 85.86%)
Princeville (97.5%)
Rich Square (55.9%)
Roper (2000, 74.71%)
Seaboard (71.2%)
Whitakers (58.3%)
Winton (68.0%)

Population less than 100

Hassell (2000, 62.50%)

★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census

Ohio

Population over 100,000

Cleveland (50.48%)★

Population 25,000 to 99,999

East Cleveland (2000, 92.92%)
Trotwood (2000, 58.18%)

Population 10,000 to 24,999 people

Bedford Heights (2000, 66.95%)
Forest Park (2000, 56.06%)
Warrensville Heights (2000, 90.01%)

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Silverton (2000, 50.17%)★

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Fort McKinley CDP (2000, 53.00%)
Golf Manor (2000, 62.69%)
Highland Hills (2000, 64.83%)
Lincoln Heights (2000, 97.52%)
Oakwood (Cuyahoga County) (2000, 55.88%)
Wilberforce CDP (2000, 83.79%)
Woodlawn (2000, 68.22%)

Population less than 1,000

Maplewood Park CDP (2000, 58.26%)★
North Randall (2000, 71.19%)
Urbancrest (2000, 57.95%)

★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census

Oklahoma

Population 1,000 to 5,000

Boley (2000, 54.62%)★
Forest Park (72.1%)
Langston (93.3%)
Spencer (51.8%)

Population 100 to 999

Arcadia (2000, 55.56%)★
Boynton (2000, 55.11%)★
Fort Coffee (2000, 62.86%)
Grayson (2000, 61.94%) ★
Redbird (2000, 87.58%)★
Rentiesville (2000, 64.71%)
Summit (2000, 84.07%)
Taft (2000, 85.10%)
Tatums (2000, 78.49%)
Tullahassee (2000, 66.98%)★

Population less than 100

Clearview (2000, 75.00%)
Meridian (Logan County) (83.3%)

★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census

Pennsylvania

Population over 25,000

Chester (2000, 74.62%)
Harrisburg (2000, 53.71%)★

Population 10,000 to 25,000

Darby (2000, 59.65%)
Wilkinsburg (2000, 66.08%)
Yeadon (2000, 80.42%)

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Braddock (2000, 65.64%)
Chester Township (2000, 72.85%)
Colwyn (2000, 51.45%)
Homestead (2000, 51.19%)
Rankin (2000, 69.16%)
South Coatesville (2000, 55.57%)★

★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census

South Carolina

Population 10,000 to 25,000

Dentsville CDP (58.3%)
Gantt CDP (2000, 62.86%)
Orangeburg (2000, 67.19%)
St. Andrews CDP (52.7%)

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Bennettsville (63.2%)
Cheraw (52.2%)
Chester (62.3%)
Darlington (56.0%)
Georgetown (57.0%)
Lake City (71.4%)
Marion (66.2%)
Mullins (61.6%)

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Allendale (80.0%)
Andrews (60.8%)
Awendaw (64.6%)
Bamberg (53.6%)
Bishopville (65.8%)
Blackville (75.6%)
Bowman (68.9%)
Brookdale CDP (2000, 97.80%)
Bucksport (96.6%)
Calhoun Falls (52.7%)
Denmark (85.9%)
Edgefield (59.9%)
Edisto CDP (2000, 69.34%)
Estill (79.4%)
Fairfax (73.5%)
Gray Court (2000, 53.97%)★
Hollywood (68.8%)★
Johnston (62.6%)
Judson (56.7%)★
Kingstree (64.7%)
Lancaster Mill (53.3%)
Manning (62.4%)
Mayesville (2000, 86.01%)
McCormick (64.1%)
Pamplico (2000, 52.15%)★
Ridgeville (2000, 58.64%)
St. Matthews (61.5%)
St. Stephen (58.2%)
South Sumter CDP (2000, 89.51%)
Summerton (57.2%)
Timmonsville (2000, 76.98%)
Varnville (60.3%)
Wilkinson Heights (2000, 95.11%)
Winnsboro (58.5%)

Population less than 1,000

Atlantic Beach (82.1%)★
Blenheim (54.7%)★
Carlisle (2000, 91.73%)
Clarks Hill CDP (2000, 85.37%)
Clio (2000, 56.98%)
Cokesbury (2000, 72.76%)
Cope (56.07%)★
Cross Hill (2000, 55.41%)
Eastover (2000, 92.41%)
Ehrhardt (2000, 56.68%)★
Elko (2000, 58.49%)
Furman (2000, 72.38%)
Gifford (2000, 92.70%)
Greeleyville (2000, 58.19%)
Heath Springs (51.0%)★
Kline (2000, 56.72%)★
Lane (2000, 89.74%)
Lynchburg (2000, 73.64%)
Mount Carmel CDP (2000, 89.87%)
Pinewood (2000, 56.21%)
Promised Land CDP (2000, 95.71%)
Quinby (2000, 55.82%)
Rembert CDP (2000, 74.38%)
Richburg (2000, 73.80%)
Ridge Spring (2000, 62.09%)
Rowesville (2000, 60.58%)★
Santee (70.7%)
Scotia (2000, 72.69%)
Scranton (2000, 55.84%)
Sellers (2000, 85.56%)
Shiloh CDP (Sumter County) (2000, 58.30%)★
Society Hill (2000, 53.71%)★
Stuckey (2000, 79.47%)
Vance (2000, 84.62%)
Wagener (61.5%)
Waterloo (2000, 55.67%)
Willington CDP (2000, 82.49%)
Yemassee (55.3%)

★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census

Tennessee

Population over 500,000

Memphis (2000, 61.18%)

Population 10,000 to 25,000

Brownsville (60.7%)

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Bolivar (2000, 56.26%)

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Mason (51.5%)
Whiteville (60.9%)

Population less than 1,000

Gallaway (2000, 59.01%)★
Gates (2000, 53.27%)★
Henning (74.9%)
Stanton (2000, 67.32%)

★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census

Texas

Population over 25,000

Lancaster (68.7%)

Population 10,000 to 25,000

Forest Hill (2000, 56.80%)★

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Population 1,000 to 4,999

Ames (89.3%)
Barrett CDP (2000, 86.32%)★
Calvert (52.4%)
Prairie View (93.5%)
San Augustine (57.9%)

Population 100 to 999

Browndell (2000, 60.73%)★
Cuney (83.5%)
Easton (67.0%)
Goodlow (95.1%)
Kendleton (2000, 78.54%)
Moore Station (98.9%)
Seven Oaks (58.0%)★
Scottsville (54.8%)★

Population less than 100

Domino (63.5%)
Neylandville (2000, 96.43%)★
Toco (76.4%)

★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census

Virginia

Population over 200,000

Richmond (2000, 56.86%)★

Population over 100,000

Portsmouth (2000, 50.28%)

Population 25,000 to 50,000

Petersburg (79.0%)

Population 10,000 to 24,999

East Highland Park CDP (79.4%)
Highland Springs CDP (51.8%)

Population 5,000 to 9,999

Emporia (56.2%)
Ettrick CDP (75.1%)
Franklin (52.3%)

Population 1,000 to 49,999

Lawrenceville (64.6%)
Rushmere CDP (62.1%)★
Wakefield (51.3%)★
Waverly (61.8%)

Population below 1,000

Dendron (51.2%)
Laurel Park CDP (64.4%)
Nassawadox (54.9%)★
Sandy Level CDP (73.3%)

★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census

West Virginia

Population under 1,000

Keystone (2000, 72.85%)
Kimball
Northfork (2000, 53.56%)

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

Baker County (2000, 50.02%)★
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 (2000, 60.29%)
Warren County (2000, 59.26%)
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 (2000, 52.07%)
Tensas Parish (2000, 55.03%)

Maryland

Prince George's County (2000, 62.17%)

North Carolina

South Carolina

Tennessee

Haywood County (2000, 50.85%)

Virginia

★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census

References

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List of U.S. communities with African-American majority populations in 2000

Contents

Alabama

Arkansas

California

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Illinois

Indiana

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maryland

Michigan

Mississippi

Missouri

New Jersey

New York

Places with fewer than 25,000 people

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

Pennsylvania

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Virginia

West Virginia

Counties

Alabama

Arkansas

Florida

Georgia

Louisiana

Maryland

Mississippi

North Carolina

South Carolina

Tennessee

Virginia

See also

References