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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]
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
Population under 100
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
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
Population 10,000 to 24,999
Population 25,000 to 99,999
Population over 500,000
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
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
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
Population 25,000 to 99,999
Population 10,000 to 24,999
Population under 1,000
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
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
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
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
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
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
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
Population over 50,000
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
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
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
Population over 25,000
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census
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
Population under 1,000
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census
★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census