List of U.S. communities with African-American majority populations in 2000
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 African American or Black , 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.[citation needed ]
National rankings
Places with fewer than 25,000 people
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%)
Lincoln Heights, Ohio (97.86%)
Winstonville, Mississippi (97.81%)
Metcalfe, Mississippi (97.57%)
Princeville, North Carolina (97.45%)
Uplands Park, Missouri (97.39%)
Fayette, Mississippi (97.37%)
Grambling, Louisiana (97.10%)
Carmody Hills-Pepper Mill Village, Maryland (96.90%)
Seat Pleasant, Maryland (96.72%)
Bucksport, South Carolina (96.60%)
Kinloch, Missouri (96.44%)
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%)
Promised Land, South Carolina (95.89%)
Fairmount Heights, Maryland (95.82%)
Glenarden, Maryland (95.77%)
Wilkinson Heights, South Carolina (95.66%)
Hillsdale, Missouri (95.40%)
East Hodge, Louisiana (95.08%)
Walker Mill, Maryland (94.99%)
Haywood City, Missouri (94.98%)
North Tunica, Mississippi (94.90%)
Beverly Hills, Missouri (94.53%)
Friars Point, Mississippi (93.85%)
North Lilbourn, Missouri (93.68%)
Coral Hills, Maryland (93.56%)
Highland Park, Michigan (93.44%)
Langston, Oklahoma (93.29%)
Crawford, Mississippi (93.13%)
Capitol Heights, Maryland (92.85%)
Springdale, Maryland (92.79%)
Norwood Court, Missouri (92.74%)
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%)
Wellston, Missouri (92.07%)
Greater Landover, Maryland (92.03%)
East Dunbar, Florida (91.99%)
Natchez, Louisiana (91.94%)
Killona, Louisiana (91.72%)
Tangipahoa, Louisiana (91.57%)
Kettering, Maryland (90.62%)
Lane, South Carolina (90.43%)
Warrensville Heights, Ohio (90.41%)
Alabama
Places with over 100,000 people
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people
Places with fewer than 25,000 people
Arkansas
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
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 (2000, 58.19%)★
Garland (69.9%)
Gilmore (79.1%)
Grady (65.8%)
Gum Springs (55.2%)
Harrell (2000, 56.31%)★
Haynes (2000, 85.05%)
Hensley (64.7%)
Holly Grove (72.6%)
Jennette (87.9%)
Jericho (92.9%)
LaGrange (56.6%)
Lake View (2000, 91.71%)
Madison (2000, 88.96%)
McNeil (58.3%)
Menifee (84.6%)
Mitchellville (98.2%)
Montrose (71.9%)
Parkdale (66.8%)
Perla (63.5%)
Reed (96.4%)
Rondo (2000, 70.04%)
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
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
California
Population 25,000 to 99,999
Population 10,000 to 24,999
Population 5,000 to 9,999
★ 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
Delaware
Population 25,000 to 99,999
District of Columbia
Population over 500,000
Florida
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
★ 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
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
Alapaha (62.8%)
Baconton (59.8%)
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 (2000, 66.74%)★
Morven (2000, 52.05%)
Newton (53.9%)
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
Population 10,000 to 24,999
Population 5,000 to 9,999
Population 1,000 to 4,999
Population under 1,000
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Indiana
Population 25,000 to 99,999
Kentucky
Population 10,000 to 24,999
Population under 1,000
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Louisiana
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
★ 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
Population 25,000 to 50,000
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
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
★ divided into Silver Hill and Suitland for the 2020 Census
Michigan
Population over 500,000
Population 100,000 to 499,999
Population 25,000 to 99,999
Population 10,000 to 24,999
Population 5,000 to 9,999
★ 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
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
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
Missouri
Population over 300,000
Population 10,000 to 25,000
Population 5,000 to 9,999
Population 1,000 to 4,999
Population 100 to 999
Population under 100
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
New Jersey
Places with over 100,000 people
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people
Places with fewer than 25,000 people
★ 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
Places with fewer than 25,000 people
★ 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
Places with fewer than 25,000 people
Ohio
Population over 100,000
Population 25,000 to 99,999
Population 10,000 to 24,999 people
Population 5,000 to 9,999
Population 1,000 to 4,999
Population less than 1,000
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
Oklahoma
Places with fewer than 25,000 people
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
Pennsylvania
Population over 25,000
Places with fewer than 25,000 people
★ 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
Tennessee
Places with over 100,000 people
Places with fewer than 25,000 people
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
Texas
Places with between 25,000 and 100,000 people
Places with fewer than 25,000 people
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Virginia
Population over 100,000
Population 25,000 to 50,000
Population below 25,000
★ 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
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
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
Maryland
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
See also
References