US cities by black or African American population share

East St. Louis, IL had the highest black or African American population share of 3214 cities in 2023, at 94%. Two Rivers, WI had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 5% and the figure for the United States was 12%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest94East St. Louis, IL

Lowest0Two Rivers, WI

Median53214 cities

United States12History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	East St. Louis, IL	94	+0.6 pts
2	Warrensville Heights, OH	92.4	-1.6 pts
3	Jennings, MO	91.1	+2.5 pts
4	Dolton, IL	90.9	-0.3 pts
4	South Fulton, GA	90.9	-0 pts
6	Prichard, AL	88.8	-0.8 pts
7	Riverdale, IL	88	+0.5 pts
8	East Cleveland, OH	87.7	-0.2 pts
9	Richton Park, IL	87.5	-1.2 pts
10	Stonecrest, GA	87.5	-2.9 pts
11	Country Club Hills, IL	87.4	-1.1 pts
12	Baker, LA	86.4	-0.8 pts
13	Union City, GA	85.4	-2.6 pts
14	Hazel Crest, IL	85.4	-0.9 pts
15	Riverdale, GA	85.2	+1.9 pts
16	Yeadon, PA	85.1	-1.3 pts
17	Darby, PA	85	-0.8 pts
18	Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO	82.4	+2.3 pts
19	College Park, GA	82.3	+0.2 pts
20	Lauderdale Lakes, FL	82.3	+0.7 pts
21	Lovejoy, GA	81.8	+6.2 pts
22	Greenville, MS	81.8	-1 pts
23	Fairburn, GA	81.7	+8.2 pts
24	Jackson, MS	81.5	-0.4 pts
25	Selma, AL	81	+2 pts
26	Clarksdale, MS	80.8	-0.3 pts
27	East Orange, NJ	79	-0.1 pts
28	Opelousas, LA	78.5	+0.4 pts
29	Matteson, IL	78.4	-1.6 pts
30	Lauderhill, FL	77.5	-1.3 pts
31	Pine Bluff, AR	77.2	-0.2 pts
32	Bedford Heights, OH	77.1	+1.9 pts
33	Detroit, MI	76.4	-1 pts
34	Gary, IN	76	-1.4 pts
35	Albany, GA	75.8	+0.6 pts
36	East Point, GA	75.7	-0 pts
37	South Holland, IL	75.6	-3.9 pts
38	McComb, MS	75	+1.3 pts
39	Canton, MS	74.7	+0.1 pts
40	Petersburg, VA	74.6	-0.8 pts
41	Orangeburg, SC	73.9	+0.9 pts
42	Calumet City, IL	73.8	+2.5 pts
43	Maple Heights, OH	73.8	+1 pts
44	Vicksburg, MS	73.7	+5 pts
45	Forrest City, AR	73.7	+2.3 pts
46	Moss Point, MS	73.3	-1.1 pts
47	Byram, MS	72.7	-2.3 pts
48	McDonough, GA	72.5	+0.3 pts
49	Inkster, MI	72.3	-2.3 pts
50	Center Point, AL	71.9	-0.7 pts
51	Cahokia Heights, IL	71.1	-3.6 pts
52	Chester, PA	70.9	-4.3 pts
53	Bessemer, AL	70.6	-1.4 pts
53	Greenwood, MS	70.6	+0.4 pts
55	Clarkston, GA	70.5	+0.6 pts
56	Markham, IL	70.1	-3.3 pts
57	Bellwood, IL	69.9	-0.4 pts
58	Ferguson, MO	69.7	-1.8 pts
59	Park Forest, IL	69.5	-1.4 pts
60	DeSoto, TX	67.9	+1.4 pts
61	Birmingham, AL	66.9	-1.5 pts
62	Stockbridge, GA	66.6	+1.2 pts
63	Euclid, OH	65.9	-0.2 pts
64	Kinston, NC	65.8	-3 pts
65	Dublin, GA	64.8	-1.3 pts
66	Laurel, MS	64.7	-0.8 pts
67	Douglasville, GA	64.5	+1.9 pts
68	West Memphis, AR	63.9	+1.6 pts
69	Lancaster, TX	63.9	-3 pts
70	Harper Woods, MI	63.9	+0.5 pts
71	Southfield, MI	63.6	-1.3 pts
72	Riviera Beach, FL	63.4	-1.7 pts
73	Columbus, MS	63.1	-0.7 pts
74	Trotwood, OH	63	-1.9 pts
75	Natchez, MS	63	+0.7 pts
76	Montgomery, AL	62.8	+0.3 pts
77	Rocky Mount, NC	62.7	+0.7 pts
78	Memphis, TN	62.7	-1.4 pts
79	Meridian, MS	62.4	-2.6 pts
79	Richmond Heights, OH	62.4	+3.8 pts
81	Henderson, NC	61.7	-1.4 pts
82	Miami Gardens, FL	61.7	-0.9 pts
83	Brunswick, GA	61.4	+0.2 pts
84	Conyers, GA	61.2	-1.7 pts
85	New Carrollton, MD	60.9	-3.6 pts
86	Americus, GA	60.8	+0.8 pts
87	Monroe, LA	60.3	-0.8 pts
88	Bainbridge, GA	60	+4.5 pts
89	Baltimore, MD	59.3	-1.4 pts
90	Blytheville, AR	58.2	-2.7 pts
91	Mount Vernon, NY	58	-1.5 pts
92	Shively, KY	57.8	+5.7 pts
93	North Lauderdale, FL	57.7	+1.2 pts
94	Maywood, IL	57.5	-2.7 pts
95	Harvey, IL	57.1	-1.7 pts
96	Grenada, MS	56.4	-1 pts
97	Thomasville, GA	56.3	+0.9 pts
98	Flint, MI	56.1	+0.4 pts
99	Shreveport, LA	56	-0.5 pts
100	Valdosta, GA	55.9	+0.4 pts
101	Bowie, MD	55.8	0 pts
102	Alexandria, LA	55.8	+0.5 pts
103	Augusta, GA	55.8	+0.1 pts
104	Natchitoches, LA	55.6	-0.4 pts
105	North Miami, FL	55.6	+0.3 pts
106	New Orleans, LA	54.7	-2 pts
107	Griffin, GA	54.6	+2.5 pts
108	Macon, GA	54.3	+0.2 pts
109	Bedford, OH	54.1	-0.7 pts
110	Brookhaven, MS	53.9	-2.8 pts
111	Forest Park, OH	53.9	-0.7 pts
112	Garfield Heights, OH	53.5	-2.8 pts
113	Talladega, AL	53.5	+0.1 pts
114	Waycross, GA	53.3	-1.6 pts
115	Camden, AR	53.2	+3 pts
116	South Euclid, OH	53.1	+2 pts
117	Goldsboro, NC	53.1	-1.3 pts
118	Oak Park, MI	53.1	-0.1 pts
119	Eastpointe, MI	53	+0.1 pts
120	Douglas, GA	52.9	+1.4 pts
121	Mobile, AL	52.7	-0.2 pts
122	Cleveland, MS	52.5	-0.4 pts
123	LaGrange, GA	52.4	0 pts
124	Covington, GA	51.9	+2.8 pts
125	Belle Glade, FL	51.9	-5.3 pts
126	Tarboro, NC	51.7	+2 pts
127	Wilmington, DE	51.6	-1.4 pts
128	Lansing, IL	51.6	+4.3 pts
129	West Park, FL	51.5	+6.3 pts
130	Portsmouth, VA	51.2	+0.2 pts
131	Hattiesburg, MS	51.1	-0.4 pts
132	Savannah, GA	51.1	-0.7 pts
133	Baton Rouge, LA	50.9	-1.5 pts
134	Forest Park, GA	50.5	-3.8 pts
135	Minden, LA	50.4	+1 pts
136	Danville, VA	50.3	+0.3 pts
137	Carencro, LA	49.7	-0.6 pts
138	Cedar Hill, TX	49.6	+0.2 pts
139	Lansdowne, PA	49.6	+0.6 pts
140	Florence, SC	49.5	-0.9 pts
141	Greenwood, SC	49.4	+1.6 pts
142	Anniston, AL	49.1	-0.8 pts
143	Elizabeth City, NC	49	+0.4 pts
144	Wilson, NC	48.9	-0.2 pts
145	Powder Springs, GA	48.8	-1.2 pts
146	Laurel, MD	48.8	-1.7 pts
147	Port Wentworth, GA	48.3	-2.3 pts
148	Wilkinsburg, PA	48	-1.4 pts
149	Laurinburg, NC	48	-0.9 pts
150	El Dorado, AR	48	-0.2 pts
151	Hampton, VA	47.9	-0.1 pts
152	Sumter, SC	47.4	+0.4 pts
153	Monroe, GA	47.3	-6 pts
154	Moultrie, GA	47.1	+0.3 pts
155	Bogalusa, LA	47	+2.2 pts
156	Zachary, LA	47	-2 pts
157	Locust Grove, GA	46.7	+3.7 pts
158	Jacksonville, AR	46.6	+1.6 pts
159	Hinesville, GA	46.4	+0.7 pts
160	Atlanta, GA	46.3	-0.8 pts
161	Knightdale, NC	46.2	-0.9 pts
162	Cleveland, OH	46	+0.3 pts
163	Pontiac, MI	46	-2.1 pts
164	Columbus, GA	45.9	+0.1 pts
165	Saginaw, MI	45.7	+0.6 pts
166	Phenix City, AL	45.6	-2.1 pts
167	Newark, NJ	45.5	+0.1 pts
168	Greenbelt, MD	45.4	-1.3 pts
169	Eufaula, AL	45.2	+0.7 pts
170	Cairo, GA	44.9	-1.8 pts
171	Beaumont, TX	44.7	-0.6 pts
171	Roselle, NJ	44.7	+0.2 pts
173	Merrillville, IN	44.6	-0.9 pts
174	Homewood, IL	44.5	-5.3 pts
175	Horn Lake, MS	44.5	+0.4 pts
176	Jackson, TN	44.4	-1 pts
177	Gonzales, LA	44.3	-1.2 pts
178	Palatka, FL	44.2	+4.3 pts
179	Martinsville, VA	44.2	-0.1 pts
180	Cambridge, MD	44.2	-0.4 pts
181	Hammond, LA	44.1	-0.3 pts
182	Romulus, MI	43.9	-1.3 pts
183	Dover, DE	43.9	+2.8 pts
184	North Little Rock, AR	43.8	+0.8 pts
185	Ridgeland, MS	43.7	+2.4 pts
186	New Iberia, LA	43.7	-0.6 pts
187	Glenn Heights, TX	43.5	-6.8 pts
187	Miramar, FL	43.5	-1.2 pts
189	Forest Hill, TX	43.5	+1.2 pts
190	Abbeville, LA	43.3	-2.6 pts
191	Hempstead, NY	43.2	-1.9 pts
192	Opa-locka, FL	43.1	-5.4 pts
193	Mableton, GA	42.9	+1.6 pts
194	St. Louis, MO	42.9	-0.8 pts
195	Lake Charles, LA	42.8	-3 pts
196	Tuscaloosa, AL	42.7	-0.1 pts
197	Milledgeville, GA	42.7	-1.3 pts
198	Magnolia, AR	42.7	-1.4 pts
199	Statesboro, GA	42.6	+0.1 pts
200	Ruston, LA	42.5	+0.5 pts
201	Iowa Colony, TX	42.4	+3.5 pts
202	Villa Rica, GA	42.3	-1.8 pts
203	Florissant, MO	42.2	+1.5 pts
204	Port Arthur, TX	42.1	0 pts
205	Spartanburg, SC	42.1	-2.6 pts
206	Clinton, MS	41.8	-1.8 pts
207	Fort Pierce, FL	41.7	-2 pts
208	Richmond, VA	41.7	-2.1 pts
209	North Charleston, SC	41.6	-2.5 pts
209	Springdale, OH	41.6	+3.5 pts
211	Greensboro, NC	41.6	-1 pts
212	Suffolk, VA	41.5	+0.5 pts
213	Harrisburg, PA	41.5	-0.9 pts
214	Newberry, SC	41.4	-2.4 pts
215	Hopewell, VA	41.2	-0.7 pts
216	Trenton, NJ	41.1	-3 pts
217	Fayetteville, NC	41.1	-0.3 pts
218	Florida City, FL	41	-8.1 pts
219	Gaffney, SC	40.9	-2.5 pts
220	Troy, AL	40.8	+0.3 pts
220	Tucker, GA	40.8	+4.8 pts
222	Youngstown, OH	40.5	-0.2 pts
223	Newport News, VA	40.4	-0.2 pts
224	Salisbury, MD	40.4	+0.7 pts
225	Greenville, NC	40.3	+0.3 pts
226	Kankakee, IL	40.2	-0.9 pts
227	Randolph Town, MA	40.2	+0.9 pts
228	Marshall, TX	40.1	-0.2 pts
229	Whitehall, OH	40.1	-1.3 pts
230	Hueytown, AL	39.9	-0.9 pts
231	Warner Robins, GA	39.6	-0.7 pts
232	Rock Hill, SC	39.5	+1.4 pts
233	Hazelwood, MO	39.5	+0.1 pts
234	West Monroe, LA	39.4	-3.2 pts
235	Clay, AL	39.4	-4.6 pts
236	Garden City, GA	39.4	-2 pts
237	Little Rock, AR	39.4	-2.1 pts
238	Chicago Heights, IL	39.3	-0.1 pts
239	Missouri City, TX	39.3	-0.7 pts
240	Cleveland Heights, OH	39.3	-2.2 pts
241	Fayetteville, GA	39.2	+0.8 pts
242	Picayune, MS	39.1	+1.5 pts
243	Loganville, GA	39.1	+2.8 pts
244	Norfolk, VA	39.1	-1 pts
245	Columbia, SC	39	-1.2 pts
245	Snellville, GA	39	-0.2 pts
247	Inglewood, CA	38.9	+0.5 pts
248	Philadelphia, PA	38.9	-0.1 pts
249	Texarkana, TX	38.8	+0.7 pts
250	Zebulon, NC	38.5	+3.6 pts

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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. 5 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/us-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  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, 2023}},
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East St. Louis, IL, with 94% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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