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This is a list of the largest municipalities in the United States by race/ethnicity (80,000+) using 2020 U.S. Census data. It includes a sortable table of population by race/ethnicity. The table excludes Hispanics from the racial categories, assigning them to their own category.
In 2023 the Clarksdale, Mississippi Micropolitan area was also added to form the new Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City Combined Statistical Area which as of 2023 had a population of roughly 1.4 million people according to census estimates. [3] The greater Mid-South area has a population of 2.4 million, according to 2013 census estimates. [4]
African Americans are the second largest census "race" category in the state of Tennessee after whites, making up 17% of the state's population in 2010. [4] [5] African Americans arrived in the region prior to statehood. They lived both as slaves and as free citizens with restricted rights up to the Civil War. [6]
The racial makeup of the city was 62.4% African American, 29.6% White, 2.0% Asian, 0.2% Native American, 4.0% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.3% of the population. Foreign born persons composed 6.6% of the population. Ethnically, Memphis' population consists of a variety of immigrant groups.
Back in 2007, Memphis rapper, songwriter and producer Kia Shine captured the Bluff City’s hip-hop zeitgeist with his signature hit “Krispy,” off his Top 20 Billboard debut LP, “Due Season.”
The FedEx St. Jude Championship is scheduled to tee off August 15 at TPC Southwind in Memphis. ... referencing 2022 U.S. Census Bureau data that indicated 63% of Memphis' population is Black ...
Nichols was Black, as are the former officers involved in his beating. His death led to national protests, raised the volume on calls for police reforms in the U.S., and directed intense scrutiny towards police in Memphis. The Memphis Police Department is more than 50 percent Black, and police chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis is also Black.
Metropolitan Area Population 2020 United States Census [2] African-American Population Size, 100,000 or more (2020 United States Census) [3] African-American Population Size (2010 Census) [4] % Change (2010-2020) Percentage African-American (2020) 1 New York, New York (NY-NJ-PA) MSA 20,140,470 3,237,789 3,352,616 −3.42%: 16.1 2 Atlanta ...