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This list of majority-Black counties in the United States covers the counties and county-equivalents in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the territory of Puerto Rico and the population in each county that is Black or African American. The data source for the list is the 2020 United States Census. [1]
The following is a list of United States cities, towns, and census designated places in which a majority (over 50%) of the population is non-Hispanic African American/Black alone as of the 2020 U.S. Census.
In the United States of America, majority-minority area or minority-majority area is a term describing a U.S. state or jurisdiction whose population is composed of less than 50% non-Hispanic whites. It is defined as a population with a collective majority of nationwide minorities, meaning a grouping of racial and ethnic groups (other than the ...
Brooklyn (2000, 98.22%) Hopkins Park (2000, 92.12%) Pulaski (2000, 70.80%) Royal Lakes (80.5%) Sun River Terrace (88.3%) ★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2010 Census. ★ No longer African-American majority as of the 2020 Census. ★ The Black population count for Oak Grove erroneously included part of East Moline for the 2000 ...
Throughout the country, there are 342 cities with a population over 100,000. 19 of them had black (alone or in combination) majorities, and in 46 more cities, between 30% and 50% of the population identified as black. Out of the 19 majority-black cities, four were in Georgia and Louisiana and Alabama had three each.
Considering only those who marked "black" and no other race in combination, as in the first table, the percentage was 12.4% in 2020, down from 12.6% in 2010. [1] Considering those who marked "black" and any other race in combination, as in the second table, the percentage increased from 13.6% to 14.2%.
East Texas has some Black majority towns. Also known as the Big Thicket, and Piney Woods region [94] Ames - Black population, 700 (74.71%) in 2020 Census; Athens - Black population, 2,059 (16.01%) in 2020 Census; Browndell - Black population, 78 (48.75%) in 2020 Census; Cuney - Black population, 69 (59.48%) in 2020 Census
By 2006 it was the wealthiest majority-black county in the nation. [64] Similar to White Americans, African Americans continue to move to more distant areas. Charles County, Maryland has become the next destination for middle-class black migrants from Washington and other areas; by 2002, the students in the school system were majority black.