RANKING · 2024 ACS · 500 SHOWN OF 6,826

Highest Black population share, US cities

US cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. Merrydale, Louisiana leads at 96.8%. 6,826 cities qualify in total. Cities with fewer than 5,000 residents are excluded. Maryland carries 6 of the top 25 entries. The median across all 6,826 is 4.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Marlow Heights, MD, up 60 places to #34.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS 2000

USUnited States334,922,49911.9%–

01▲4Merrydale, LALA9,49096.8%+6.9 pts

02East St. Louis, ILIL17,68292.6%−4.7 pts

03▲5Warrensville Heights, OHOH13,35392.0%+2.0 pts

04▼1Fairfield, ALAL9,48390.7%+0.8 pts

05▲4Panthersville, GAGA9,05390.2%−5.4 pts

06▲7South Fulton, GAGA112,82090.0%–

07▼1Riverdale, ILIL10,28089.9%+3.9 pts

08▲3Dolton, ILIL20,67189.7%+7.9 pts

09▲1Jennings, MOMO13,09389.0%+10.7 pts

10▲25Black Jack, MOMO6,54788.7%+17.6 pts

11▲20Yazoo City, MSMS9,86788.6%+19.5 pts

12▲2Silver Hill, MDMD5,19388.5%–

13▲11Brock Hall, MDMD13,61588.2%–

14▲23Prichard, ALAL18,82588.1%+3.9 pts

15▲25East Highland Park, VAVA15,26587.7%+8.6 pts

16Redan, GAGA31,01787.7%−3.0 pts

17▲12Richton Park, ILIL12,48387.6%+28.8 pts

18▲7Suitland, MDMD23,79387.5%–

19▼4East Cleveland, OHOH13,22987.3%−5.7 pts

20▲30Baker, LALA12,13687.0%+34.8 pts

21▲12Lake Arbor, MDMD14,33586.6%−1.3 pts

22▲8Country Club Hills, ILIL16,21586.5%+5.1 pts

23▼1Largo, MDMD12,22986.5%−5.5 pts

24▲20Marlton, MDMD10,22286.4%+31.1 pts

25▼6Glasgow, MOMO5,50485.4%+44.6 pts

26▼19Stonecrest, GAGA61,33784.8%–

27▲5Hazel Crest, ILIL13,02484.6%+8.8 pts

28▲15Bellefontaine Neighbors, MOMO10,36884.1%+39.9 pts

29▲24Springdale, MDMD5,22684.1%−7.8 pts

30▼9Yeadon, PAPA12,32084.1%+3.7 pts

31▲14Darby, PAPA10,66684.0%+24.4 pts

32▼28Tuskegee, ALAL8,64484.0%−11.0 pts

33▲22Forestville, MDMD10,49583.8%−1.6 pts

34▲60Marlow Heights, MDMD5,45683.7%−4.3 pts

35▲7Mitchellville, MDMD11,35983.6%+5.5 pts

36▼24Kettering, MDMD14,01482.9%−7.3 pts

37▲26Tallulah, LALA5,51782.7%+8.1 pts

38▼37Grambling, LALA5,31482.7%−14.1 pts

39▲45Fairburn, GAGA17,13382.7%+35.5 pts

40▲7Selma, ALAL16,07782.5%+13.1 pts

41▲21Greenville, MSMS26,53082.4%+13.1 pts

42▼6District Heights, MDMD5,93882.3%−5.5 pts

43▲34Donaldsonville, LALA7,09482.2%+13.6 pts

44▼24Highland Park, MIMI8,24882.2%−10.9 pts

45▼17Summerfield, MDMD15,06582.1%–

46▼12Union City, GAGA29,91081.9%+13.1 pts

47▼20Hillcrest Heights, MDMD16,06381.8%−11.0 pts

48▼22University Park, ILIL7,01981.8%−1.8 pts

49▲24Jackson, MSMS141,19681.7%+11.4 pts

50▼2Prairie View, TXTX8,96981.6%−11.6 pts

51▲17College Park, GAGA13,88781.6%+0.4 pts

52▲34Lovejoy, GAGA12,92981.6%+48.1 pts

53▲55Stone Mountain, GAGA6,56281.5%+13.4 pts

54▼15Benton Harbor, MIMI8,80381.5%−10.6 pts

55▲5Indianola, MSMS8,63781.5%+8.3 pts

56▼18Lauderdale Lakes, FLFL36,89881.0%+14.0 pts

57▼5Clarksdale, MSMS13,64380.9%+12.5 pts

58▼35Marlboro, MDMD9,38280.6%–

59▲6Woodmere, LALA11,87980.5%+15.4 pts

60▼19Milford Mill, MDMD30,82980.3%+1.7 pts

61▼15Spanish Lake, MOMO17,87380.3%+25.8 pts

62▼44Walker Mill, MDMD10,93179.8%−14.8 pts

63▼14Matteson, ILIL18,54379.8%+17.6 pts

64▲34Camp Springs, MDMD22,54479.4%+5.5 pts

65▲18Berkeley, MOMO8,02679.0%+2.6 pts

66▼12Rosaryville, MDMD12,88378.4%+19.2 pts

67▲21Brandywine, MDMD12,16078.3%+40.1 pts

68▲19Fairwood, MDMD7,52678.2%–

69▲3East Orange, NJNJ72,15978.0%−10.3 pts

70▲22Bastrop, LALA8,90877.8%+13.7 pts

71▲60Blakely, GAGA5,15677.8%+18.3 pts

72▼15Randallstown, MDMD35,95777.6%+6.0 pts

73▼56Calumet Park, ILIL6,77277.0%−5.7 pts

74▼23Temple Hills, MDMD8,96976.8%−7.4 pts

75▼19Peppermill, MDMD5,23876.7%–

76▲3Opelousas, LALA15,09876.5%+7.7 pts

77▲18Albany, GAGA66,90776.4%+11.8 pts

78▲3Pine Bluff, ARAR38,21376.2%+10.6 pts

79▼12Gary, ININ67,28975.7%−7.7 pts

80▲11Lauderhill, FLFL75,66875.7%+17.8 pts

81▼3Clinton, MDMD38,37675.5%+2.2 pts

82▲39Sharon Hill, PAPA5,99575.1%+50.5 pts

83▲27Calumet City, ILIL34,79875.1%+22.5 pts

84▼4Detroit, MIMI649,09575.0%−6.2 pts

85▼26South Holland, ILIL20,74974.9%+24.3 pts

86▲17Canton, MSMS10,87374.6%−5.5 pts

87▲17Vauxhall, NJNJ6,15774.5%–

88▼6Bedford Heights, OHOH10,69174.3%+7.3 pts

89East Point, GAGA38,22574.3%−3.3 pts

90▲11Petersburg, VAVA33,73474.2%−4.4 pts

91▲45Dentsville, SCSC15,20974.1%+16.4 pts

92▲4Maple Heights, OHOH22,90273.7%+29.5 pts

93▼8Orangeburg, SCSC13,38373.7%+6.5 pts

94▼20Riverdale, GAGA14,63773.6%+6.8 pts

95▼19Glenarden, MDMD6,42273.4%−22.2 pts

96▼32Candler-McAfee, GAGA20,90573.1%−21.6 pts

97▲18Forrest City, ARAR12,30873.1%+12.7 pts

98▲41Pine Hills, FLFL80,10573.0%+22.7 pts

99▼29Westphalia, MDMD13,22872.9%–

100▼29Forestdale, ALAL9,74272.8%+27.0 pts

101▲57Waggaman, LALA11,33072.4%+18.2 pts

102▲12McComb, MSMS11,69772.0%+13.8 pts

103▲34Montrose, VAVA8,28572.0%+22.4 pts

104▲13View Park-Windsor Hills, CACA11,23071.9%−15.3 pts

105▲39Vicksburg, MSMS19,83071.9%+11.7 pts

106▲23McDonough, GAGA33,39571.9%+37.7 pts

107▼17Helena-West Helena, ARAR8,21671.9%–

108▼42Holly Springs, MSMS6,40271.6%−4.3 pts

109▲16Irondale, GAGA9,18571.5%+24.9 pts

110▼49Lochearn, MDMD27,07471.3%−6.7 pts

111▲2Byram, MSMS12,70771.2%+58.2 pts

112▼13Center Point, ALAL15,53871.1%+47.0 pts

113▼11Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,77070.8%−6.5 pts

114▼17Glenwood, ILIL8,41670.8%+26.5 pts

115▼57Coral Hills, MDMD9,75670.7%−22.4 pts

116▲12Chester, PAPA33,99670.5%−4.1 pts

117▼8Markham, ILIL11,27470.4%−8.1 pts

118▼13Inkster, MIMI24,95970.3%+3.0 pts

119▼1Greenwood, MSMS13,42969.8%+4.9 pts

120Cahokia Heights, ILIL16,87469.7%–

121▲42Clarkston, GAGA14,43169.7%+14.5 pts

122▲21Accokeek, MDMD14,36269.7%+22.5 pts

123▼54Lake City, SCSC5,94069.4%−1.8 pts

124▲6Highland Springs, VAVA14,29669.3%+17.7 pts

125▲58Pleasant Grove, ALAL9,34669.1%+54.7 pts

126▼15Ferguson, MOMO17,95368.7%+16.4 pts

127▼15Moss Point, MSMS11,74368.7%−1.6 pts

128▼21Buena Vista, MIMI5,79868.5%−0.1 pts

129▲30St. Andrews, SCSC19,86868.5%+16.1 pts

130▲19Pinewood, FLFL18,11468.4%−0.8 pts

131▲79Lanett, ALAL6,78168.4%+15.1 pts

132▲373Grayson, GAGA5,56967.9%+64.8 pts

133▲7Bellwood, ILIL18,11667.6%−13.5 pts

134▲12Cordele, GAGA9,65267.6%+2.8 pts

135Old Jamestown, MOMO20,65167.5%–

136▼2Kinston, NCNC19,70567.5%+5.1 pts

137▼10Park Forest, ILIL21,07967.4%+28.4 pts

138▲43West Point, MSMS9,74367.3%+11.4 pts

139▼13DeSoto, TXTX56,68167.0%+21.7 pts

140▲8Brownsville, TNTN9,30167.0%+6.6 pts

141▼48Lynwood, ILIL9,29766.9%+21.7 pts

142▲72Austell, GAGA8,33966.8%+42.3 pts

143▲28Euclid, OHOH47,96266.7%+36.3 pts

144▼6Birmingham, ALAL195,89366.7%−6.5 pts

145▼23Marion, SCSC6,02866.7%+0.8 pts

146▼22Bessemer, ALAL24,98466.6%−2.6 pts

147▲9Stockbridge, GAGA36,33166.2%+45.8 pts

148▲2Thomson, GAGA6,76366.0%+10.1 pts

149▲37Bryans Road, MDMD9,37166.0%+23.8 pts

150▲16Douglasville, GAGA41,52365.7%+35.6 pts

151Biscayne Gardens, FLFL35,47265.6%–

152▼5Waynesboro, GAGA5,51165.5%+3.4 pts

153▼21Trotwood, OHOH23,19065.4%+7.2 pts

154▼31Conyers, GAGA20,37764.8%+31.6 pts

155▲5Ville Platte, LALA6,17264.8%+6.6 pts

156▼37Southfield, MIMI76,11164.7%+10.7 pts

157▲27Wadesboro, NCNC5,03564.5%+8.6 pts

158▲11Columbus, MSMS22,79264.4%+10.1 pts

159▲18Emporia, VAVA5,44764.3%+8.3 pts

160▲30Dublin, GAGA16,56564.2%+13.1 pts

161▼8Lancaster, TXTX40,52664.2%+11.5 pts

162▲46Richmond Heights, OHOH10,47564.0%+40.4 pts

163▲12Sandersville, GAGA5,39763.8%+5.0 pts

164▲53Greenville, ALAL6,91263.8%+15.8 pts

165▲7Bolivar, TNTN5,04363.6%+7.4 pts

166▼5Henderson, NCNC15,01363.3%+4.4 pts

167▼15West Memphis, ARAR23,33663.2%+7.4 pts

168▲26Riviera Beach, FLFL39,35763.1%−4.1 pts

169▲24Conley, GAGA5,82262.8%+10.3 pts

170▲32Montgomery, ALAL195,30062.8%+13.4 pts

171▲18Memphis, TNTN609,64762.7%+1.5 pts

172▼39Ettrick, VAVA5,91062.6%−11.8 pts

173▲117Grayson Valley, ALAL6,07762.4%+59.0 pts

174▼1Rocky Mount, NCNC55,12062.4%+6.6 pts

175▼24Harper Woods, MIMI14,86062.4%+52.2 pts

176▼9Landover, MDMD24,51462.4%–

177▼22Chester, SCSC5,32462.3%+0.4 pts

178▲22Natchez, MSMS14,88062.2%+8.0 pts

179▼37Sauk, ILIL9,62461.9%+29.9 pts

180▼12South Bay, FLFL5,14061.7%−4.6 pts

181▼106Fort Valley, GAGA9,22061.5%−12.6 pts

182▲50White Oak, MDMD17,32961.5%+25.2 pts

183▼1Laurel, MSMS17,66261.3%+6.5 pts

184▲7Quincy, FLFL8,16261.3%−2.7 pts

185▲12Darlington, SCSC6,07561.3%+5.6 pts

186▲19Monroeville, ALAL5,75861.2%+16.8 pts

187▲57Bensville, MDMD15,84860.9%–

188▼88Glassmanor, MDMD16,98160.9%–

189▲15Owings Mills, MDMD37,24560.9%+24.7 pts

190▲17Shiloh, OHOH10,52660.8%+26.0 pts

191▼13Waldorf, MDMD82,94360.6%+28.9 pts

192▼12Americus, GAGA15,61760.5%+2.6 pts

193▼29Oxon Hill, MDMD17,89360.3%–

194▼29Louisville, MSMS5,92160.3%+8.0 pts

195▲50Forest Park, OHOH20,04159.9%+3.8 pts

196▲135Nashville, NCNC5,91159.9%+17.1 pts

197▲56South Apopka, FLFL7,30059.8%−5.2 pts

198▼57Friendly, MDMD11,11959.8%−17.2 pts

199▼25Monroe, LALA46,86059.8%−1.1 pts

200▼46Meridian, MSMS33,37059.7%+5.5 pts

201▲17Flossmoor, ILIL9,35859.5%+32.7 pts

202▼86Broadview, ILIL7,87159.5%−13.3 pts

203▼58Beecher, MIMI8,41259.1%−6.5 pts

204▲42Woodfield, SCSC9,46559.1%+11.5 pts

205▼99Gresham Park, GAGA6,93559.1%−36.0 pts

206▼44Bennettsville, SCSC7,56559.0%−3.8 pts

207▲27South Laurel, MDMD29,27258.9%+9.6 pts

208▲53Oxford, NCNC8,98558.8%+7.6 pts

209▼24Miami Gardens, FLFL113,57958.7%–

210▲17Kosciusko, MSMS6,72258.7%+14.3 pts

211▲25Bainbridge, GAGA14,60658.7%+8.5 pts

212▼36Fort Washington, MDMD25,13458.6%−8.2 pts

213▲9Baltimore, MDMD569,99758.5%−5.5 pts

214▼13Blytheville, ARAR12,22758.4%+6.5 pts

215▲40Shively, KYKY15,89558.2%+28.1 pts

216▲5Grenada, MSMS12,08857.9%+8.8 pts

217▲8Fairland, MDMD26,23157.9%+15.6 pts

218▼30Belvedere Park, GAGA14,18157.8%−24.2 pts

219▲14Brunswick, GAGA15,73057.7%−1.6 pts

220▲69Bedford, OHOH12,72357.7%+40.1 pts

221▲37Collingdale, PAPA8,89857.2%+52.8 pts

222▲19Garfield Heights, OHOH28,79057.2%+40.5 pts

223▼10Salem, NJNJ5,38957.1%+1.5 pts

224▼29Seabrook, MDMD18,31757.1%–

225▼29Mount Vernon, NYNY72,30456.9%−1.4 pts

226▲116West Hattiesburg, MSMS6,71556.9%+34.8 pts

227▼70Fort Pierce North, FLFL7,22456.9%−15.0 pts

228▲3Westview, FLFL12,10756.6%−16.9 pts

229▼23Sylvester, GAGA5,43056.5%−3.4 pts

230▲19Augusta, GAGA201,99956.2%+6.3 pts

231▲33Laplace, LALA28,34356.0%+20.6 pts

232▲54Douglas, GAGA11,86456.0%+10.8 pts

233▲44Jonesboro, GAGA6,04656.0%+25.7 pts

234▲8Shreveport, LALA175,90255.9%+5.4 pts

235▲52New Carrollton, MDMD13,64455.9%−10.9 pts

236▼10Belle Glade, FLFL17,24155.9%+5.8 pts

237▲3Osceola, ARAR6,45055.8%+5.2 pts

238▲76Batesville, MSMS7,32555.6%+14.0 pts

239▲13Natchitoches, LALA17,14655.6%+3.0 pts

240▼17North Lauderdale, FLFL45,73355.5%+21.3 pts

241▲21Valdosta, GAGA56,18655.4%+7.2 pts

242▼31Reserve, LALA7,79155.4%+1.5 pts

243Flint, MIMI79,30655.3%+2.3 pts

244▼24Brookhaven, MSMS11,64655.3%+4.5 pts

245▲11Jessup, MDMD9,93155.3%−12.3 pts

246▲8Alexandria, LALA42,93855.2%+0.6 pts

247▼10Camden, ARAR10,12755.2%+6.0 pts

248▲73Covington, TNTN8,58555.2%+8.7 pts

249▲35Eastpointe, MIMI33,81455.1%+50.4 pts

250▼80Ladera Heights, CACA7,33455.1%−15.0 pts

251▼53Maywood, ILIL23,33055.1%−27.2 pts

252▼2Waycross, GAGA13,93655.0%+1.7 pts

253▼25Franklin, VAVA8,47854.8%+2.7 pts

254▲11Macon-Bibb County, GAGA157,55654.7%–

255▲14Dillon, SCSC6,22754.4%+11.3 pts

256▲319McCalla, ALAL13,25354.2%–

257▼27Swainsboro, GAGA7,43654.1%+4.5 pts

258▲25Cedar Hill, TXTX49,80153.9%+20.5 pts

259▲8New Orleans, LALA362,15453.9%−12.8 pts

260▲11Bladensburg, MDMD9,67153.6%−16.4 pts

261▼82Harvey, ILIL19,84953.6%−25.5 pts

262▲23Thomasville, GAGA18,66753.5%−1.5 pts

263▲16Bowie, MDMD58,38353.4%+22.9 pts

264▲11Lanham, MDMD11,43352.6%–

265▲90Carencro, LALA13,22452.6%+10.6 pts

266▲42Hampton, GAGA9,34952.5%+39.2 pts

267▼19Oak Park, MIMI29,07252.5%+6.7 pts

268▲8Goldsboro, NCNC35,01252.5%+0.5 pts

269▲60Mount Healthy, OHOH6,91752.4%+29.1 pts

270▲46Laurel, MDMD30,25452.3%+18.3 pts

271▲34North Miami, FLFL60,88452.3%−0.8 pts

272▼33Woodlawn CDP (Baltimore County), MDMD40,37952.1%+0.9 pts

273▼35Fresno, TXTX24,56052.1%+25.7 pts

274▼17Glenn Heights, TXTX20,32751.7%+26.8 pts

275▼16Wilmington, DEDE73,51251.6%−4.1 pts

276▲25Philadelphia, MSMS6,85851.6%+11.7 pts

277▲1South Euclid, OHOH21,24851.6%+30.3 pts

278▲70Roosevelt, NYNY18,88551.6%−26.1 pts

279▲71Plaquemine, LALA5,89151.4%+2.3 pts

280▲84Lansing, ILIL28,06851.4%+40.9 pts

281▼21Powder Springs, GAGA21,00451.2%+14.2 pts

282▼10Fitzgerald, GAGA8,88251.0%+2.1 pts

283▲35Cleveland, MSMS10,13851.0%+3.0 pts

284▼21Atmore, ALAL8,36051.0%+4.8 pts

285▼5Griffin, GAGA23,89650.9%+1.3 pts

286▲36Savannah, GAGA149,44050.9%−5.9 pts

287▲15LaGrange, GAGA34,73050.9%+3.6 pts

288▼76Ripley, TNTN7,49950.8%+4.3 pts

289▲96Breaux Bridge, LALA7,65250.8%+2.2 pts

290▲84Zachary, LALA20,62150.7%+22.1 pts

291▲122Chickasaw, ALAL6,16650.6%+42.6 pts

292▲7Hattiesburg, MSMS48,80250.5%+3.4 pts

293▲4Danville, VAVA41,64750.5%+6.5 pts

294▼21Minden, LALA11,10350.5%−1.6 pts

295▲25Anniston, ALAL20,93050.5%+2.0 pts

296▼2Locust Grove, GAGA14,61050.4%+36.0 pts

297▼29Baton Rouge, LALA222,79550.4%+0.5 pts

298▼111Williamston, NCNC5,08650.2%−7.1 pts

299▼17Portsmouth, VAVA96,77750.2%−0.1 pts

300▼4Mobile, ALAL200,82450.2%+4.1 pts

301▲31Walterboro, SCSC5,48550.2%+2.2 pts

302▼14Talladega, ALAL14,84050.0%+7.9 pts

303▼10South Boston, VAVA7,79550.0%+2.8 pts

304▲13Horn Lake, MSMS26,74150.0%+37.7 pts

305▼10Georgetown, SCSC8,86949.9%−6.8 pts

306▲95Greenwood, SCSC22,74549.8%+4.7 pts

307▲50Florence, SCSC41,23149.8%+5.2 pts

308▼57Franklin, LALA6,22449.6%−0.2 pts

309▼3Tarboro, NCNC10,97949.6%+10.3 pts

310▲121Rossville, MDMD16,05949.6%+27.9 pts

311▲50Forest Park, GAGA19,16849.5%+12.7 pts

312▼97North College Hill, OHOH9,54449.4%+27.8 pts

313▼39Lansdowne, PAPA11,14149.2%+30.6 pts

314▲21Cherry Hill, VAVA26,04449.1%–

315▼2Covington, GAGA17,47749.1%+3.8 pts

316▲21West Athens, CACA8,72649.0%−6.5 pts

317▼14Bogalusa, LALA10,32148.9%+7.9 pts

318▼119St. Martinville, LALA5,22948.9%−13.7 pts

319▼19El Dorado, ARAR16,60948.7%+4.7 pts

320▲104Hillside, ILIL8,14048.5%+12.0 pts

321▲155Jacksonville, ARAR29,46048.4%+23.8 pts

322▼202Lakeview, NYNY5,82548.3%−35.1 pts

323▼131Glenn Dale, MDMD13,77248.3%+0.6 pts

324▲44Ecorse, MIMI8,89348.3%+7.9 pts

325▲307Pinson, ALAL7,83048.2%+40.0 pts

326▼3Hampton, VAVA137,31548.1%+3.9 pts

327Hinesville, GAGA36,67448.1%+2.7 pts

328▲109Triana, ALAL5,24448.0%−38.2 pts

329▲7Greenbelt, MDMD24,94847.9%+7.2 pts

330▼21Marrero, LALA32,54047.9%+0.4 pts

331▼128Port Allen, LALA5,01547.9%−5.9 pts

332▼40Barnesville, GAGA6,32947.7%−1.8 pts

333▼124Gladeview, FLFL16,65547.7%−28.1 pts

334▲5Laurinburg, NCNC14,58247.6%+4.7 pts

335▼10Phenix City, ALAL38,34447.6%+2.8 pts

336▲56Mableton, GAGA78,82047.6%+18.5 pts

337▲26Folcroft, PAPA6,78047.4%+43.5 pts

338▼68Lake Park, FLFL9,12547.4%−0.5 pts

339▲215Loganville, GAGA17,21247.2%+42.7 pts

340▼93West Park, FLFL15,44447.0%–

341▼117Pahokee, FLFL5,79446.9%−8.4 pts

342▼8Wilson, NCNC49,57246.9%−0.4 pts

343▲82Hartsville, SCSC7,37446.8%+4.6 pts

344▼29Palatka, FLFL10,87246.5%−1.8 pts

345▲143Ridgeland, MSMS24,75046.4%+28.0 pts

346▲132Villa Rica, GAGA21,02246.3%+28.5 pts

347▲143Forest Hill, TXTX14,05646.2%−10.6 pts

348▼132Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,60246.2%−19.9 pts

349▲18Columbus, GAGA202,17146.1%–

350▼22Sumter, SCSC43,09446.1%+0.1 pts

351▲30Adel, GAGA5,85446.1%−2.5 pts

352▼42Merrillville, ININ37,40746.1%+23.5 pts

353▼7Lancaster, SCSC9,62345.9%−3.3 pts

354▲17Moultrie, GAGA14,97345.9%−3.1 pts

355▲127Zebulon, NCNC11,93345.6%+6.3 pts

356▼32River Rouge, MIMI6,81445.5%+3.7 pts

357▼46Elizabeth City, NCNC19,62245.5%−10.9 pts

358▼2Atlanta, GAGA529,11045.4%−15.6 pts

359▲173Iowa Colony, TXTX20,50345.3%+38.6 pts

360▲198Selma, NCNC7,40645.3%+5.4 pts

361▼31St. Gabriel, LALA6,98745.2%−26.5 pts

362▼9Beaumont, TXTX112,96745.2%−0.4 pts

363▼128Duquesne, PAPA5,01945.2%−2.4 pts

364▲101McRae-Helena, GAGA5,44345.2%–

365▲26New Iberia, LALA26,53345.1%+7.0 pts

366▼25Cleveland, OHOH363,60845.1%−5.4 pts

367▼63Tarrant, ALAL5,63945.0%+26.4 pts

368▲116Addis, LALA7,67945.0%+22.1 pts

369▼71Brownsville, FLFL16,93645.0%−45.1 pts

370▼30Newark, NJNJ323,80844.8%−7.2 pts

371▲45Dover, DEDE40,59244.8%+8.1 pts

372▼143Eatonton, GAGA6,74944.7%−14.4 pts

373▼15Cheverly, MDMD6,16444.7%−11.7 pts

374▼20Gonzales, LALA13,93044.7%+13.6 pts

375▼30North Amityville, NYNY21,13844.6%−22.2 pts

376▲58Knightdale, NCNC23,14444.5%+17.9 pts

377▼15Romulus, MIMI24,54744.5%+14.6 pts

378▼97Pembroke Park, FLFL6,42544.4%−3.1 pts

379▼27Eufaula, ALAL12,43744.4%+4.1 pts

380▲22Saginaw, MIMI42,86344.3%+1.5 pts

381▲89Marianna, FLFL7,28944.2%+4.4 pts

382▼23Port Wentworth, GAGA17,60444.1%+30.3 pts

383▲6Hope, ARAR8,44544.0%+1.1 pts

384▲33North Little Rock, ARAR65,12044.0%+10.1 pts

385▲270Paloma Creek South, TXTX8,86044.0%–

386▲127Baldwin, NYNY34,99444.0%+21.7 pts

387▲9Jackson, TNTN69,33944.0%+2.1 pts

388▲56Clairton, PAPA5,87643.9%+15.7 pts

389▼9Martinsville, VAVA13,84943.9%+1.8 pts

390▼7Florissant, MOMO51,12443.9%+32.5 pts

391▲193Timberlane, LALA10,88643.8%+20.5 pts

392▼4Warren, ARAR5,14643.7%+3.0 pts

393▼49Cambridge, MDMD13,45743.7%−6.0 pts

394▼34Hiram, GAGA5,58543.7%+29.0 pts

395▲3Harvey, LALA20,91543.6%+1.4 pts

396▼20Jasper, TXTX7,51143.5%−0.1 pts

397▲128Fort Pierce, FLFL51,73743.5%+3.2 pts

398▼72Gardere, LALA12,22343.4%−27.2 pts

399▼26Hammond, LALA24,03243.4%−1.6 pts

400▲7Washington, NCNC9,91043.3%−2.0 pts

401▲71Ruston, LALA22,39743.2%+4.5 pts

402▼183Palmetto, GAGA5,29843.2%−0.6 pts

403▼137Demopolis, ALAL6,64143.2%−7.4 pts

404▲83Mount Rainier, MDMD8,30743.2%−17.5 pts

405▲93Hempstead, NYNY59,81943.2%−7.6 pts

406▲134Creedmoor, NCNC5,04643.1%+16.3 pts

407▲256Red Oak, TXTX20,39443.1%+37.7 pts

408▼24Homewood, ILIL18,77343.1%+25.7 pts

409▲113Clinton, MSMS26,64043.1%+20.6 pts

410▲69Leesylvania, VAVA21,63243.1%–

411▼92Union, SCSC8,07743.0%+1.1 pts

412▲138Clay, ALAL10,19843.0%+42.3 pts

413▼43New Burlington, OHOH5,42642.9%–

414▼81Lithia Springs, GAGA16,87542.9%+33.3 pts

415▲129Gray, LALA5,15442.8%+6.3 pts

416▲350Centerville, GAGA9,50542.8%+31.6 pts

417▼8Garrison, MDMD9,46942.7%+25.8 pts

418▲27Miramar, FLFL142,57042.5%+0.5 pts

419▲54West Pensacola, FLFL20,66542.5%+9.0 pts

420▼54Lake Charles, LALA82,67642.4%−4.2 pts

421▼70Humboldt, TNTN7,84142.3%−0.6 pts

422▲99Stuttgart, ARAR7,52542.2%+8.0 pts

423▲6Cresaptown, MDMD5,12142.2%–

424▲178Layhill, MDMD5,49742.2%–

425▲25Magnolia, ARAR10,66042.1%+2.8 pts

426▼15St. Louis, MOMO278,14442.1%−8.9 pts

427▲53Statesboro, GAGA35,36642.1%+2.1 pts

428▲75Hueytown, ALAL16,15942.0%+26.6 pts

429▲106Port Arthur, TXTX55,80441.9%−1.6 pts

430▼87Maryland City, MDMD19,18641.9%+15.8 pts

431▼8Abbeville, LALA10,86141.9%+3.9 pts

432▲211Hempstead, TXTX7,19441.8%−1.6 pts

433▼84Pontiac, MIMI62,07741.7%−5.6 pts

434▼13Newberry, SCSC10,89141.7%+0.6 pts

435▲16Washington, DCDC693,64541.6%−17.8 pts

436▼6Hopewell, VAVA23,26141.6%+8.4 pts

437▲2Suffolk, VAVA104,69941.6%−1.7 pts

438▲56Edgemoor, DEDE6,34941.5%+8.2 pts

439▼4Fayetteville, NCNC209,12041.5%−0.4 pts

440▼63Milledgeville, GAGA16,83541.5%−6.1 pts

441▲44Troy, ALAL18,02241.5%+3.1 pts

442▲21North Charleston, SCSC129,24541.3%−7.8 pts

443▲90Steelton, PAPA6,32841.2%+10.9 pts

444▲143West Monroe, LALA12,47841.1%+17.8 pts

445▼31Calverton, MDMD17,62441.0%+7.5 pts

446▼6Greensboro, NCNC308,66741.0%+3.9 pts

447▲49Monticello, ARAR8,26941.0%+8.5 pts

448▼40Ives Estates, FLFL28,50641.0%+7.1 pts

449▲9St. Rose, LALA7,64440.9%−0.4 pts

450▼31Harrisburg, PAPA50,52240.9%−12.8 pts

451▲50Blythewood, SCSC7,23340.8%+22.5 pts

452▲34Triangle, VAVA10,45040.7%+12.9 pts

453▼53Country Club Estates, GAGA8,78040.7%+2.0 pts

454Monroe, GAGA16,50740.7%−1.3 pts

455▲97Northbrook, OHOH10,74240.6%+26.6 pts

456▼144Opa-locka, FLFL16,17740.6%−25.8 pts

457▼82Gaffney, SCSC12,58340.6%−3.4 pts

458▼16Newport News, VAVA183,23040.6%+2.0 pts

459▲16Richmond, VAVA237,25740.6%−16.3 pts

460▼61Hazelwood, MOMO24,84940.5%+24.6 pts

461▼20Salisbury, MDMD33,84540.5%+8.5 pts

462▼36Vidalia, GAGA10,88540.5%+3.7 pts

463▼98Cairo, GAGA10,15040.4%−10.5 pts

464▼18Tuscaloosa, ALAL114,31640.4%−2.2 pts

465▼18Warner Robins, GAGA87,76140.3%+8.6 pts

466▼6Senatobia, MSMS8,47340.3%+9.9 pts

467▲26Rosedale, MDMD20,00240.3%+19.2 pts

468▲250Homeland Park, SCSC6,63240.3%+19.4 pts

469▼33Chicago Heights, ILIL26,50840.3%+2.7 pts

470▲53Clinton, SCSC7,91840.2%+2.3 pts

471▼39Crockett, TXTX6,34640.1%−4.2 pts

472▲47Columbia, SCSC147,03540.1%−5.5 pts

473▲98Lumberton, NCNC18,95540.0%+4.8 pts

474▼47Trenton, NJNJ91,50640.0%−10.9 pts

475▲25Goulds, FLFL14,42540.0%−36.8 pts

476▼38Batesburg-Leesville, SCSC5,34640.0%−5.5 pts

477▲129Glennville, GAGA5,02340.0%+6.6 pts

478▼16Roanoke, ALAL5,44039.9%+0.3 pts

479▲76Dallas, GAGA15,40239.9%+29.8 pts

480▲17Snellville, GAGA22,47839.9%+34.6 pts

481▼75Patterson, LALA5,56539.9%−3.2 pts

482▼14Chillum, MDMD34,87139.9%−21.9 pts

483▲98Bay Minette, ALAL8,55539.8%+6.6 pts

484▼51Randolph, MAMA34,94839.8%–

485▲27Kankakee, ILIL23,40039.8%−1.0 pts

486▼22Whitehall, OHOH19,80539.8%+20.9 pts

487▼149Roselle, NJNJ23,26139.7%−10.4 pts

488▲73Marshall, TXTX24,46739.7%+1.3 pts

489▼37Cleveland Heights, OHOH43,75039.7%−1.9 pts

490▼23Little Rock, ARAR206,42739.7%−0.6 pts

491▲92Progress, FLFL10,45039.6%−50.4 pts

492▲147Stafford Courthouse, VAVA5,83939.6%–

493▲132North Miami Beach, FLFL46,23639.6%+2.1 pts

494▼45Greenville, NCNC96,44339.5%+5.5 pts

495Perry, FLFL7,33039.4%−1.5 pts

496▲69Tucker, GAGA37,29039.4%+25.6 pts

497▼79Marlin, TXTX5,59939.4%−4.9 pts

498▼70Youngstown, OHOH58,83239.3%−3.9 pts

499▲113Southaven, MSMS57,81939.3%+32.7 pts

500▲82Grovetown, GAGA17,93939.3%+19.8 pts

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Frequently asked

Which city has the highest black?

Merrydale, Louisiana ranks #1 with 96.8% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 cities by black?

Merrydale, Louisiana, East St. Louis, Illinois, Warrensville Heights, Ohio, Fairfield, Alabama, Panthersville, Georgia.

How many cities are in this ranking?

6,826 cities qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability (minimum 5,000 residents). The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is black measured?

Share identifying as Black or African American alone. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).