In this article, we look at the 10 cities with highest percentage of African American population. To see how we ranked these cities, you can head over to the 25 Cities With Highest Percentage Of African American Population.
10. Miami Gardens, Florida
Total Population: 110,881
African Americans: 68,121
Percentage: 61.44%
Miami Gardens is located 16 miles north of downtown Miami. The city’s demographic makeup is racially dominated by the African American community, which accounts for 61.44% of the total population.
9. Memphis, Tennessee
Total Population: 628,118
African Americans: 398,824
Percentage: 63.50%
Memphis is the poorest city in Tennessee, and ranks second on poverty in the list of U.S. cities having a population in access of 500,000. In 2021, The U.S. Census Bureau estimated that about 63.50% of the population comprised African Americans.
8. Montgomery, Alabama
Total Population: 198,659
African Americans: 126,268
Percentage: 63.56%
Montgomery’s population in 2021 was recorded at 198,659 residents. Out of these, 63.56% were African Americans. Montgomery is the capital city of Alabama. It was home to the first White House of the Confederacy.
7. Southfield, Michigan
Total Population: 75,901
African Americans: 48,391
Percentage: 63.76%
Located in Michigan’s Oakland County, the city of Southfield has one of the highest percentages of American American population in the United States. The community makes up for about 63.76% of the city’s population.
6. Birmingham, Alabama
Total Population: 196,410
African Americans: 139,691
Percentage: 71.12%
Birmingham is regarded as the ‘blackest city in Alabama‘, with over 70% of its residents belonging to the African American community.
5. Albany, Georgia
Total Population: 67,146
African Americans: 49,281
Percentage: 73.39%
We are now into the top five cities with the highest percentage of African American population. Albany is a city in Georgia, that is located along the Flint River. Close to three-fourths of the city’s population comprises African Americans.
4. Detroit, Michigan
Total Population: 632,589
African Americans: 484,779
Percentage: 76.63%
Detroit is the largest city in Michigan, and among the poorest cities in the United States. It also has the highest child poverty rate in the country for cities having a population greater than 300,000. The number of African American population in Detroit is nearly half a million.
3. Lauderhill, Florida
Total Population: 73,461
African Americans: 58,704
Percentage: 79.91%
Lauderhill, in Florida, is the third blackest city in the United States, in terms of percentage of residents belonging to the African American community. Their share of the population was recorded at 79.91% in the 2021 census.
2. East Orange, New Jersey
Total Population: 68,893
African Americans: 55,087
Percentage: 79.96%
Located in Essex County of New Jersey, East Orange only had a population of 68,893 in 2021. African Americans constituted a major chunk of it, with their share of the population estimated to be close to 80%.
1. Jackson, Mississippi
Total Population: 149,813
African Americans: 122,612
Percentage: 81.84%
Jackson is the capital city of Mississippi, which is one of the poorest states in the United States. The 2021 census results show that Jackson is the city having the highest percentage of African American population in the country – estimated at 81.84% by The U.S. Census Bureau. It is also the fourth poorest city in the U.S. and had a poverty rate of 32.2% in 2021.
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