Ranking of US Cities and Places By Percentage of Voting-age Population that are Black or African American Alone from Census 2020

Updated on August 27, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among all US cities and places with a voting-age population of at least 50K, South Fulton city, GA had the highest percentage of a US city or place voting-age population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (90.41%), followed by East Orange city, NJ (80.45%), and Gary city, IN (79.99%).

The chart below shows the top 10, and the table below shows the ranking of the top 500 cities and places with a voting-age population of at least 50K, based on the percentage of the voting-age population that identified as Black or African American Alone.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial groups in the US.

You can also find similar information for each state using links at the bottom of this page.

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Ranking of US Cities and Places By Percentage of Voting-age Pop. that are Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
South Fulton, GA
East Orange, NJ
Gary, IN
Detroit, MI
Jackson, MS
Lauderhill, FL
Albany, GA
Southfield, MI
Birmingham, AL
Waldorf, MD
Ranking of US Cities and Places By Percentage of Voting-age Pop. that are Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place % of Place Voting-age Population
1 South Fulton city, GA 90.41
2 East Orange city, NJ 80.45
3 Gary city, IN 79.99
4 Detroit city, MI 77.77
5 Jackson city, MS 76.84
6 Lauderhill city, FL 74.54
7 Albany city, GA 72.55
8 Southfield city, MI 70.33
9 Birmingham city, AL 65.67
10 Waldorf CDP, MD 62.84
11 Miami Gardens city, FL 62.54
12 Mount Vernon city, NY 62.20
13 Memphis city, TN 59.89
14 Montgomery city, AL 58.18
15 Baltimore city, MD 56.27
16 Flint city, MI 54.60
17 Wilmington city, DE 53.73
18 Shreveport city, LA 53.38
19 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA 53.09
20 Macon-Bibb County, GA 51.79
21 New Orleans city, LA 51.72
22 Portsmouth city, VA 51.33
23 Baton Rouge city, LA 50.85
24 Newark city, NJ 48.84
25 Hampton city, VA 48.67
26 Mobile city, AL 48.38
27 Savannah city, GA 45.98
28 Cleveland city, OH 45.83
29 Beaumont city, TX 45.69
30 Columbus city, GA 45.29
31 Atlanta city, GA 45.28
32 Trenton city, NJ 44.63
33 Lake Charles city, LA 43.75
34 Camden city, NJ 42.44
35 Fayetteville city, NC 42.21
36 Jackson city, TN 41.92
37 Miramar city, FL 41.81
38 Suffolk city, VA 41.37
39 Greensboro city, NC 40.98
40 Missouri City city, TX 40.80
41 Newport News city, VA 40.79
42 Inglewood city, CA 40.72
43 St. Louis city, MO 40.01
44 Warner Robins city, GA 39.80
45 Washington city, DC 39.32
46 Little Rock city, AR 39.27
47 North Charleston city, SC 39.11
48 Norfolk city, VA 38.67
49 Greenville city, NC 38.63
50 Richmond city, VA 38.40
51 Dayton city, OH 38.16
52 Tuscaloosa city, AL 38.08
53 Philadelphia city, PA 37.61
54 Hartford city, CT 37.58
55 Cincinnati city, OH 37.41
56 Rock Hill city, SC 37.09
57 Rochester city, NY 36.73
58 Gulfport city, MS 36.35
58 Killeen city, TX 36.35
59 Columbia city, SC 36.33
60 Durham city, NC 35.86
61 Milwaukee city, WI 35.63
62 Buffalo city, NY 34.82
63 Bridgeport city, CT 34.56
64 Brockton city, MA 33.60
65 Tallahassee city, FL 32.70
66 Charlotte city, NC 32.56
67 Winston-Salem city, NC 32.24
68 Dothan city, AL 31.12
69 High Point city, NC 30.75
70 New Haven city, CT 30.71
71 Tamarac city, FL 30.68
72 Sunrise city, FL 30.02
73 Louisville city, KY 30.00
74 Daytona Beach city, FL 29.39
75 Gastonia city, NC 29.14
76 Akron city, OH 29.06
77 Silver Spring CDP, MD 29.02
77 Chesapeake city, VA 29.02
78 Compton city, CA 28.91
79 West Palm Beach city, FL 28.82
80 Jacksonville city, FL 28.73
81 Lafayette city, LA 28.68
82 Chicago city, IL 28.43
83 Huntsville city, AL 28.39
84 Albany city, NY 28.05
85 Chattanooga city, TN 27.59
86 Boynton Beach city, FL 27.50
87 Syracuse city, NY 26.99
88 Brooklyn Park city, MN 26.88
89 Toledo city, OH 26.81
90 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 26.53
91 Columbia CDP, MD 25.97
92 Columbus city, OH 25.79
93 Roanoke city, VA 25.71
94 Paterson city, NJ 25.57
95 Glen Burnie CDP, MD 25.35
96 Pompano Beach city, FL 25.28
97 Raleigh city, NC 25.17
98 Lynchburg city, VA 25.04
99 Dale City CDP, VA 24.94
100 Peoria city, IL 24.88
101 Kansas City city, MO 24.76
102 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 24.65
103 Hawthorne city, CA 24.58
104 Germantown CDP, MD 24.40
105 Hammond city, IN 24.36
106 Clarksville city, TN 24.06
107 Mesquite city, TX 24.04
108 Grand Prairie city, TX 23.97
109 Decatur city, IL 23.81
110 South Bend city, IN 23.80
111 Dallas city, TX 23.30
112 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 23.23
113 Carson city, CA 23.10
114 Longview city, TX 22.96
115 Atascocita CDP, TX 22.91
116 Canton city, OH 22.87
117 Houston city, TX 22.62
118 Delray Beach city, FL 22.56
119 Tyler city, TX 22.46
120 Poinciana CDP, FL 22.43
121 Deerfield Beach city, FL 22.41
122 Orlando city, FL 22.25
123 Racine city, WI 22.20
124 Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA 22.05
125 North Las Vegas city, NV 21.99
126 Concord city, NC 21.86
127 Arlington city, TX 21.82
128 Kansas City city, KS 21.81
129 Coral Springs city, FL 21.75
130 New York city, NY 21.71
131 Oakland city, CA 21.65
132 Greenville city, SC 21.47
133 Lansing city, MI 21.41
134 Kenner city, LA 21.17
135 Waterbury city, CT 21.16
136 Westland city, MI 20.75
137 Mansfield city, TX 20.67
138 Rockford city, IL 20.62
139 Lancaster city, CA 20.43
140 Pittsburgh city, PA 20.34
141 Plantation city, FL 20.32
142 Lawton city, OK 20.31
143 Kalamazoo city, MI 20.27
144 Springfield city, MA 20.25
145 Fort Myers city, FL 20.21
146 Tampa city, FL 20.15
147 Richmond city, CA 19.96
148 Antioch city, CA 19.93
149 Pearland city, TX 19.82
150 Riverview CDP, FL 19.79
151 Vallejo city, CA 19.73
151 Alexandria city, VA 19.73
152 Pembroke Pines city, FL 19.64
153 Bolingbrook village, IL 19.63
154 Schenectady city, NY 19.59
155 Jonesboro city, AR 19.57
156 New Rochelle city, NY 19.31
157 Fort Worth city, TX 19.23
158 St. Petersburg city, FL 19.10
159 Jersey City city, NJ 19.02
160 Boston city, MA 18.88
161 Waco city, TX 18.86
162 Murfreesboro city, TN 18.85
163 Sandy Springs city, GA 18.83
164 Warren city, MI 18.33
165 Auburn city, AL 18.15
166 Virginia Beach city, VA 18.13
167 Gainesville city, FL 18.10
168 Farmington Hills city, MI 18.05
169 Frederick city, MD 18.00
170 Lehigh Acres CDP, FL 17.94
171 Springfield city, IL 17.74
172 Homestead city, FL 17.48
172 Waukegan city, IL 17.48
173 Elizabeth city, NJ 17.45
174 Victorville city, CA 17.44
175 Yonkers city, NY 17.41
176 Lakeland city, FL 17.34
177 Port St. Lucie city, FL 17.22
178 Palm Bay city, FL 17.04
179 Jacksonville city, NC 17.00
180 Pittsburg city, CA 16.99
181 Grand Rapids city, MI 16.85
182 Conway city, AR 16.68
183 Brandon CDP, FL 16.57
184 Baytown city, TX 16.45
185 Hollywood city, FL 16.34
186 Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY 16.26
187 Moreno Valley city, CA 16.14
187 Gaithersburg city, MD 16.14
188 Waterloo city, IA 16.10
188 Minneapolis city, MN 16.10
189 Charleston city, SC 16.07
190 Hoover city, AL 16.01
191 Joliet city, IL 15.93
192 Lewisville city, TX 15.76
193 Evanston city, IL 15.61
194 Erie city, PA 15.55
195 Aurora city, CO 15.33
196 Wilmington city, NC 15.31
197 Fairfield city, CA 15.28
198 Champaign city, IL 15.11
199 Bryan city, TX 15.00
200 Temple city, TX 14.99
201 Garland city, TX 14.69
202 St. Paul city, MN 14.65
203 Sunrise Manor CDP, NV 14.62
204 Knoxville city, TN 14.52
205 Fort Wayne city, IN 14.30
206 New Britain city, CT 14.28
207 Tulsa city, OK 14.21
208 St. Cloud city, MN 14.19
209 Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY 13.81
210 Oklahoma City city, OK 13.72
211 Malden city, MA 13.67
212 Federal Way city, WA 13.49
213 Dundalk CDP, MD 13.38
214 Bellflower city, CA 13.35
215 Palmdale city, CA 13.27
216 Worcester city, MA 13.15
217 Bowling Green city, KY 12.98
218 Lakewood city, WA 12.93
219 Providence city, RI 12.88
220 Irving city, TX 12.77
221 Sacramento city, CA 12.75
221 San Bernardino city, CA 12.75
222 Wichita Falls city, TX 12.72
223 Paradise CDP, NV 12.66
224 Rialto city, CA 12.60
225 Stockton city, CA 12.56
226 Norwalk city, CT 12.52
227 Evansville city, IN 12.50
228 Las Vegas city, NV 12.48
229 Allentown city, PA 12.46
230 McKinney city, TX 12.44
231 Long Beach city, CA 12.34
232 Cheektowaga CDP, NY 12.32
233 Stamford city, CT 12.23
234 Miami city, FL 12.13
235 Lynn city, MA 11.99
236 Kent city, WA 11.84
237 Pawtucket city, RI 11.76
238 Spring Valley CDP, NV 11.73
239 Reading city, PA 11.62
240 Roswell city, GA 11.59
241 Omaha city, NE 11.46
242 Denton city, TX 11.22
243 San Leandro city, CA 11.06
244 Deltona city, FL 11.04
245 Aurora city, IL 10.97
246 Alafaya CDP, FL 10.95
246 Muncie city, IN 10.95
247 Metairie CDP, LA 10.75
247 Columbia city, MO 10.75
247 Bayonne city, NJ 10.75
248 Perris city, CA 10.67
249 Rockville city, MD 10.60
250 Davenport city, IA 10.47
251 Vacaville city, CA 10.41
252 Wichita city, KS 10.37
253 Johns Creek city, GA 10.30
254 Richardson city, TX 10.28
255 Kissimmee city, FL 10.27
256 Elk Grove city, CA 10.25
257 Palm Coast city, FL 10.24
258 Alpharetta city, GA 10.22
258 Tacoma city, WA 10.22
259 Bloomington city, IL 10.13
260 Topeka city, KS 10.07
261 Des Moines city, IA 10.00
262 Abilene city, TX 9.98
263 Round Rock city, TX 9.91
264 Carrollton city, TX 9.87
264 Renton city, WA 9.87
265 Asheville city, NC 9.86
266 Lubbock city, TX 9.80
267 Kenosha city, WI 9.77
268 Conroe city, TX 9.68
269 Avondale city, AZ 9.66
270 Cambridge city, MA 9.57
271 Clearwater city, FL 9.44
272 Fontana city, CA 9.39
272 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 9.39
273 Enterprise CDP, NV 9.37
274 Allen city, TX 9.31
275 Rancho Cordova city, CA 9.28
276 Hayward city, CA 9.24
276 Chapel Hill town, NC 9.24
277 Ellicott City CDP, MD 9.23
278 Arden-Arcade CDP, CA 9.14
279 Melbourne city, FL 9.07
280 Frisco city, TX 9.06
281 Hemet city, CA 9.05
282 Cedar Rapids city, IA 8.80
283 Los Angeles city, CA 8.79
284 Arlington CDP, VA 8.73
285 Reston CDP, VA 8.67
286 Lafayette city, IN 8.65
287 Plano city, TX 8.56
288 Apple Valley town, CA 8.41
289 Lee's Summit city, MO 8.35
290 Wyoming city, MI 8.33
291 Fort Smith city, AR 8.32
292 Denver city, CO 8.30
292 Davie town, FL 8.30
293 Lakewood city, CA 8.27
294 Lowell city, MA 8.25
295 Pasadena city, CA 8.23
296 Bloomington city, MN 8.16
297 Medford city, MA 8.01
298 Cary town, NC 7.92
299 Iowa City city, IA 7.87
300 Port Charlotte CDP, FL 7.86
301 Portland city, ME 7.83
301 Midland city, TX 7.83
302 Berkeley city, CA 7.74
303 Town 'n' Country CDP, FL 7.68
304 Bethlehem city, PA 7.67
305 Centreville CDP, VA 7.64
306 Skokie village, IL 7.62
306 Independence city, MO 7.62
307 Novi city, MI 7.59
308 Eagan city, MN 7.56
309 Phoenix city, AZ 7.42
310 Goodyear city, AZ 7.39
311 League City city, TX 7.38
312 Auburn city, WA 7.30
313 Fresno city, CA 7.29
314 College Station city, TX 7.23
315 San Marcos city, TX 7.22
316 Austin city, TX 7.21
317 Rochester city, MN 7.17
318 Buckeye city, AZ 7.16
319 St. Charles city, MO 7.13
320 Glendale city, AZ 7.11
320 Sugar Land city, TX 7.11
321 Danbury city, CT 7.10
322 Fargo city, ND 7.07
323 San Antonio city, TX 7.06
324 Menifee city, CA 6.93
325 Scranton city, PA 6.92
326 Lake Elsinore city, CA 6.87
327 Johnson City city, TN 6.85
328 Bakersfield city, CA 6.81
329 Waltham city, MA 6.68
330 Tracy city, CA 6.64
331 Fishers city, IN 6.63
332 Riverside city, CA 6.61
333 West Hartford CDP, CT 6.55
334 Ann Arbor city, MI 6.52
335 Amarillo city, TX 6.51
335 Odessa city, TX 6.51
336 El Cajon city, CA 6.50
336 Henderson city, NV 6.50
337 Woodbury city, MN 6.47
338 Ontario city, CA 6.44
339 Elgin city, IL 6.42
340 Upland city, CA 6.39
340 North Richland Hills city, TX 6.39
341 Chino city, CA 6.31
342 Castro Valley CDP, CA 6.29
343 Seattle city, WA 6.28
344 Madison city, WI 6.23
345 Tempe city, AZ 6.20
345 Sterling Heights city, MI 6.20
346 Pomona city, CA 6.11
347 Edmond city, OK 6.09
348 Murrieta city, CA 6.03
349 Alameda city, CA 5.96
350 Framingham city, MA 5.89
351 St. Joseph city, MO 5.88
352 Fayetteville city, AR 5.87
353 Colorado Springs city, CO 5.82
354 Olathe city, KS 5.81
355 San Diego city, CA 5.80
355 Blaine city, MN 5.80
356 Corona city, CA 5.77
357 Chandler city, AZ 5.74
358 Largo city, FL 5.69
359 Cranston city, RI 5.57
360 Hesperia city, CA 5.54
360 Lawrence city, MA 5.54
361 Plymouth city, MN 5.51
362 Shawnee city, KS 5.47
363 Boca Raton city, FL 5.46
363 Quincy city, MA 5.46
364 Merced city, CA 5.39
364 Portland city, OR 5.39
365 Franklin city, TN 5.38
366 San Francisco city, CA 5.30
367 New Bedford city, MA 5.29
367 Maple Grove city, MN 5.29
368 Surprise city, AZ 5.21
368 Tucson city, AZ 5.21
368 Lawrence city, KS 5.21
369 Spring Hill CDP, FL 5.19
370 Clifton city, NJ 5.15
371 Sioux Falls city, SD 5.14
372 Sioux City city, IA 5.13
373 Somerville city, MA 5.12
374 Chula Vista city, CA 5.10
374 Everett city, WA 5.10
375 Anchorage municipality, AK 5.07
375 Carmichael CDP, CA 5.07
376 Folsom city, CA 5.05
377 San Tan Valley CDP, AZ 5.02
378 O'Fallon city, MO 4.99
379 Oshkosh city, WI 4.98
380 North Port city, FL 4.94
381 Naperville city, IL 4.91
382 Temecula city, CA 4.85
383 Fall River city, MA 4.83
384 Gresham city, OR 4.82
385 Broken Arrow city, OK 4.81
386 Bloomington city, IN 4.76
387 Bethesda CDP, MD 4.72
387 Green Bay city, WI 4.72
388 West Des Moines city, IA 4.67
388 Norman city, OK 4.67
389 Redlands city, CA 4.66
390 Manteca city, CA 4.61
390 Livonia city, MI 4.61
391 Manchester city, NH 4.51
392 Union City city, CA 4.47
393 Springfield city, MO 4.45
394 Overland Park city, KS 4.43
395 Chino Hills city, CA 4.42
396 Cedar Park city, TX 4.41
397 Dearborn city, MI 4.40
398 Noblesville city, IN 4.39
398 Corpus Christi city, TX 4.39
399 Georgetown city, TX 4.29
400 San Angelo city, TX 4.27
401 Lincoln city, NE 4.24
402 Santa Clarita city, CA 4.22
403 Norwalk city, CA 4.18
403 Oceanside city, CA 4.18
404 Dublin city, CA 4.17
405 Haverhill city, MA 4.16
406 Hoboken city, NJ 4.13
407 Modesto city, CA 4.11
408 Mesa city, AZ 4.05
409 Schaumburg village, IL 3.99
410 Troy city, MI 3.94
411 Santa Monica city, CA 3.93
412 Concord city, CA 3.88
413 Jurupa Valley city, CA 3.86
414 Gilbert town, AZ 3.83
414 West Covina city, CA 3.83
415 Cicero town, IL 3.82
416 Downey city, CA 3.81
417 Cape Coral city, FL 3.76
417 Rochester Hills city, MI 3.76
418 Peoria city, AZ 3.75
418 Citrus Heights city, CA 3.75
419 Parma city, OH 3.74
420 Ames city, IA 3.73
421 El Paso city, TX 3.59
422 Palm Beach Gardens city, FL 3.58
422 Union City city, NJ 3.58
423 Flower Mound town, TX 3.57
424 Port Orange city, FL 3.54
425 Mount Pleasant town, SC 3.53
426 Centennial city, CO 3.41
427 Albuquerque city, NM 3.34
428 Torrance city, CA 3.33
428 Pasadena city, TX 3.33
428 The Woodlands CDP, TX 3.33
429 Toms River CDP, NJ 3.32
430 Carmel city, IN 3.31
431 Duluth city, MN 3.27
432 Kendall CDP, FL 3.26
433 Redondo Beach city, CA 3.24
433 Miami Beach city, FL 3.24
433 Brookline CDP, MA 3.24
434 Buena Park city, CA 3.14
435 Newton city, MA 3.13
436 Vancouver city, WA 3.12
437 Reno city, NV 2.98
438 San Jose city, CA 2.95
438 Sparks city, NV 2.95
439 Palatine village, IL 2.93
440 Vista city, CA 2.91
441 New Braunfels city, TX 2.89
442 Burbank city, CA 2.87
442 Waukesha city, WI 2.87
443 Janesville city, WI 2.83
444 Santa Cruz city, CA 2.82
445 Nashua city, NH 2.79
445 Rio Rancho city, NM 2.79
445 Hillsboro city, OR 2.79
446 Clovis city, CA 2.76
446 Beaverton city, OR 2.76
447 Anaheim city, CA 2.73
447 San Ramon city, CA 2.73
448 Cheyenne city, WY 2.67
449 Pueblo city, CO 2.65
450 Las Cruces city, NM 2.64