Which city has the highest black?

Prairie View, Texas ranks #1 with 98.9% (1990 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 cities by black?

Prairie View, Texas, East St. Louis, Illinois, Tuskegee, Alabama, Grambling, Louisiana, Glenarden, Maryland.

How many cities are in this ranking?

6,058 cities qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability (minimum 5,000 residents). The ranking covers 1990 Decennial Census data.

How is black measured?

Share identifying as Black or African American alone. Source: US Census Bureau, 1990 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 58 SHOWN OF 6,058

Highest Black population share, US cities · 1990

US cities ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (1990 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS –

6001Gas City, ININ6,0810.0%–

6002Greenwood, ININ69,3490.0%–

6003Pendleton, ININ5,9300.0%–

6004Porter, ININ5,1670.0%–

6005Charles City, IAIA7,0130.0%–

6006DeWitt, IAIA5,7040.0%–

6007Manchester, IAIA5,3570.0%–

6008Winterset, IAIA5,5200.0%–

6009Ulysses, KSKS5,5240.0%–

6010Valley Center, KSKS7,6850.0%–

6011Corbin, KYKY7,9110.0%–

6012Harahan, LALA8,9160.0%–

6013Brighton, MIMI7,9040.0%–

6014Greenville, MIMI9,2560.0%–

6015Ionia, MIMI12,2080.0%–

6016Ishpeming, MIMI6,2050.0%–

6017Buffalo, MNMN16,8780.0%–

6018Carver, MNMN7,1980.0%–

6019Chisago City, MNMN5,9550.0%–

6020Forest Lake, MNMN20,9520.0%–

6021Minnetrista, MNMN9,4580.0%–

6022Montevideo, MNMN5,3350.0%–

6023St. Michael, MNMN22,4980.0%–

6024Marshfield, MOMO8,0780.0%–

6025Havre, MTMT9,2640.0%–

6026Woodfin, NCNC8,2290.0%–

6027Horace, NDND7,0010.0%–

6028Louisville, OHOH9,8740.0%–

6029New Carlisle, OHOH5,5250.0%–

6030Whitehouse, OHOH5,0730.0%–

6031Wood-Ridge, NJNJ10,3410.0%–

6032Aztec, NMNM6,0910.0%–

6033Island Park, NYNY5,0690.0%–

6034Kiryas Joel, NYNY47,1470.0%–

6035Whispering Pines, NCNC5,5050.0%–

6036Avon Lake, OHOH26,4860.0%–

6037Bondurant, IAIA9,6470.0%–

6038Glenwood, IAIA5,2870.0%–

6039Sheldon, IAIA5,5750.0%–

6040Spirit Lake, IAIA5,5250.0%–

6041Davison, MIMI5,0390.0%–

6042Dundee, MIMI6,0080.0%–

6043Walled Lake, MIMI7,3200.0%–

6044Dayton, MNMN11,4020.0%–

6045Delano, MNMN7,7880.0%–

6046East Bethel, MNMN12,6050.0%–

6047Lonsdale, MNMN5,1170.0%–

6048Ozark, MOMO23,5440.0%–

6049Perryville, MOMO8,5930.0%–

6050West Plains, MOMO12,7800.0%–

6051Columbia Falls, MTMT5,7530.0%–

6052Gretna, NENE9,2070.0%–

6053Rumson, NJNJ7,1570.0%–

6054South Amboy, NJNJ10,4030.0%–

6055Solvay, NYNY6,4270.0%–

6056Sawmills, NCNC5,1050.0%–

6057Catoosa, OKOK7,4710.0%–

6058Harrah, OKOK7,2120.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS