US cities by black or African American population share

East St. Louis, IL had the highest black or African American population share of 3211 cities in 2021, at 95.2%. West Point, UT had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 5.1% and the figure for the United States was 12.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest95.2East St. Louis, IL

Lowest0West Point, UT

Median5.13211 cities

United States12.2History

Top 40 cities, 2021

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2021 (%)
1	East St. Louis, IL	95.2
2	Warrensville Heights, OH	92.8
3	Dolton, IL	91.9
4	South Fulton, GA	91.7
5	Stonecrest, GA	90.8
6	Prichard, AL	90.7
7	Union City, GA	89.7
8	Jennings, MO	89.3
9	East Cleveland, OH	88.7
10	Baker, LA	88.4
11	Yeadon, PA	88.2
12	Country Club Hills, IL	87.7
13	Riverdale, IL	87.6
14	Hazel Crest, IL	87.3
15	Richton Park, IL	87.1
16	Darby, PA	85.9
17	Selma, AL	84
18	Lauderdale Lakes, FL	82.9
19	Jackson, MS	82.6
20	Greenville, MS	82.4
21	Matteson, IL	81.9
22	Riverdale, GA	81.7
23	College Park, GA	81.4
24	Clarksdale, MS	81.2
25	South Holland, IL	80.9
26	East Orange, NJ	80.7
27	Lauderhill, FL	80
28	Gary, IN	77.9
29	Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO	77.8
30	Detroit, MI	77.5
31	Bedford Heights, OH	77.4
32	Inkster, MI	76.9
33	Pine Bluff, AR	76.9
34	Lovejoy, GA	76.1
35	East Point, GA	75.9
36	Calumet City, IL	75.9
37	Petersburg, VA	75.9
38	Moss Point, MS	75.4
39	Markham, IL	75.1
40	McComb, MS	75.1
41	Opelousas, LA	75
42	Byram, MS	74.9
43	Center Point, AL	74.2
44	Albany, GA	74.2
45	Canton, MS	73.1
46	Bessemer, AL	72.5
47	Maple Heights, OH	72.2
48	Greenwood, MS	72
49	Forrest City, AR	71.3
50	Chester, PA	71.1
51	Orangeburg, SC	70.8
52	Ferguson, MO	70.6
53	Bellwood, IL	70.5
54	Fairburn, GA	69.3
55	Vicksburg, MS	68.8
56	Park Forest, IL	68.8
57	Birmingham, AL	68.6
58	McDonough, GA	68
59	Lancaster, TX	67.8
60	Dublin, GA	67.5
61	Kinston, NC	66.8
62	DeSoto, TX	66.8
63	Southfield, MI	66.3
64	Stockbridge, GA	65.8
65	Laurel, MS	65.8
66	Meridian, MS	65.5
67	Riviera Beach, FL	65.3
68	Miami Gardens, FL	64.7
69	Trotwood, OH	64.5
70	Harvey, IL	64.4
71	Memphis, TN	64.4
72	Euclid, OH	63.7
73	Clarkston, GA	63.7
74	Conyers, GA	63.6
75	Rocky Mount, NC	63.3
76	Harper Woods, MI	62.9
77	Blytheville, AR	62.7
78	West Memphis, AR	62.6
79	Henderson, NC	62.2
80	Americus, GA	62.1
81	Douglasville, GA	61.6
82	Montgomery, AL	61.4
83	Columbus, MS	61
84	Natchez, MS	61
85	Baltimore, MD	60.9
86	New Carrollton, MD	60.8
87	Maywood, IL	60.5
88	Monroe, LA	59.6
89	Brunswick, GA	59.6
90	Brookhaven, MS	59.5
91	Belle Glade, FL	59.3
92	Mount Vernon, NY	58.2
93	New Orleans, LA	57.6
94	Port Wentworth, GA	57.5
95	Richmond Heights, OH	57.4
96	Natchitoches, LA	57.2
97	Waycross, GA	57.1
98	Bainbridge, GA	56.9
99	Grenada, MS	56.7
100	Bowie, MD	56.6
101	Shreveport, LA	56.4
102	Valdosta, GA	56.2
103	Wilmington, DE	56.1
104	Garfield Heights, OH	56
105	North Miami, FL	55.8
106	Thomasville, GA	55.8
107	North Lauderdale, FL	55.7
108	Augusta, GA	55.6
109	Flint, MI	55.5
110	Oak Park, MI	55.4
111	Alexandria, LA	55.2
112	Forest Park, OH	54.9
113	Hattiesburg, MS	54.4
114	Macon, GA	54.2
115	Bedford, OH	54.2
116	Goldsboro, NC	54.2
117	Camden, AR	53.7
118	Monroe, GA	53.6
119	Opa-locka, FL	53.4
120	Wilkinsburg, PA	53.4
121	Baton Rouge, LA	53.2
122	Griffin, GA	52.8
123	LaGrange, GA	52.5
124	Mobile, AL	52.4
125	Cleveland, MS	52.2
126	Forest Park, GA	51.9
127	Portsmouth, VA	51.8
128	Shively, KY	51.5
129	Savannah, GA	51.4
130	Tarboro, NC	51.3
131	Cedar Hill, TX	51.2
132	Minden, LA	51.1
133	Eastpointe, MI	51.1
134	Anniston, AL	50.9
135	Elizabeth City, NC	50.9
135	Powder Springs, GA	50.9
137	Douglas, GA	50.6
138	Talladega, AL	50.2
139	Laurel, MD	50.1
140	Zachary, LA	50.1
141	Florida City, FL	49.8
142	Carencro, LA	49.7
143	Greenwood, SC	49.6
144	Knightdale, NC	49.4
145	West Park, FL	49.1
146	South Euclid, OH	49
147	Danville, VA	48.9
148	Cairo, GA	48.8
149	Hampton, VA	48.4
150	Gonzales, LA	48.4
151	Glenn Heights, TX	48.3
152	Lansdowne, PA	48.1
153	Sumter, SC	48.1
154	Wilson, NC	48
155	Homewood, IL	47.8
156	Atlanta, GA	47.7
157	Newberry, SC	47.5
158	Florence, SC	47.4
159	Laurinburg, NC	47.4
160	El Dorado, AR	47.2
161	Trenton, NJ	47.2
162	Pontiac, MI	47
163	Covington, GA	46.7
164	Cleveland, OH	46.7
165	Newark, NJ	46.5
166	Hempstead, NY	46.3
167	Lake Charles, LA	46.2
168	Beaumont, TX	45.8
169	Hinesville, GA	45.8
170	Bogalusa, LA	45.7
171	Jackson, TN	45.7
172	Phenix City, AL	45.6
173	Columbus, GA	45.4
174	Richmond, VA	45
175	Greenbelt, MD	45
176	Merrillville, IN	44.9
177	Jacksonville, AR	44.8
177	Lansing, IL	44.8
179	St. Louis, MO	44.6
180	Miramar, FL	44.5
181	Martinsville, VA	44.4
182	Horn Lake, MS	44.4
183	Spartanburg, SC	44.3
184	Hammond, LA	44.2
185	Saginaw, MI	44.2
186	Eufaula, AL	44.1
187	Harrisburg, PA	44
188	Tuscaloosa, AL	44
189	Magnolia, AR	43.7
190	North Little Rock, AR	43.6
191	Garden City, GA	43.2
192	Hopewell, VA	43.1
192	North Charleston, SC	43.1
194	Fort Pierce, FL	43
195	Roselle, NJ	43
196	New Iberia, LA	42.9
197	Clay, AL	42.9
198	Cambridge, MD	42.9
199	Greensboro, NC	42.7
200	Port Arthur, TX	42.6
201	Forest Hill, TX	42.5
202	Abbeville, LA	42.5
203	Gaffney, SC	42.2
204	Villa Rica, GA	42.2
205	Ruston, LA	42.1
206	Romulus, MI	42
207	Moultrie, GA	41.9
208	Hueytown, AL	41.8
209	Springdale, OH	41.7
210	Fayetteville, NC	41.6
211	Milledgeville, GA	41.4
212	Youngstown, OH	41.2
213	Little Rock, AR	41.2
214	Randolph Town, MA	40.9
215	Statesboro, GA	40.7
216	Suffolk, VA	40.7
217	Cleveland Heights, OH	40.5
218	Mableton, GA	40.5
219	Coatesville, PA	40.4
220	Locust Grove, GA	40.4
221	Hazelwood, MO	40.4
222	Columbia, SC	40.3
223	West Monroe, LA	40.3
224	Missouri City, TX	40.3
225	Newport News, VA	40.2
226	Warner Robins, GA	40.2
227	Norfolk, VA	40.1
228	Cincinnati, OH	40
229	Inglewood, CA	39.9
230	Vidalia, GA	39.8
231	Brockton, MA	39.8
232	Clinton, MS	39.8
233	Palatka, FL	39.7
234	Kankakee, IL	39.7
234	Philadelphia, PA	39.7
236	Dover, DE	39.4
237	Camden, NJ	39.3
238	Salisbury, MD	39.3
239	Chicago Heights, IL	39.2
240	Greenville, NC	39.1
241	Gulfport, MS	39.1
242	Snellville, GA	39
243	Ridgeland, MS	38.9
244	Texarkana, TX	38.9
245	Milwaukee, WI	38.9
245	Troy, AL	38.9
247	Whitehall, OH	38.8
248	Florissant, MO	38.6
249	Rock Hill, SC	38.5
250	Reidsville, NC	38.4

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 8 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (US cities by black or African American population share, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), US cities by black or African American population share, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/us-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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@misc{census_us_cities_by_black_2021,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): US cities by black or African American population share, 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/us-cities?period=2021. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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East St. Louis, IL, with 95.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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West Point, UT, with 0% in 2021.

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