Cities with 100,000 or More Population in 2000 ranked by Percent Black or African American Population, 2000 in Rank Order [When cities share the same rank, the next lower rank is omitted. CDP = census designated place, only used in HI which has no incorporated places] City in rank order Percent Rank --------------------------------------------------------------- Gary city, IN 84.0 1 Detroit city, MI 81.6 2 Birmingham city, AL 73.5 3 Jackson city, MS 70.6 4 New Orleans city, LA 67.3 5 Baltimore city, MD 64.3 6 Atlanta city, GA 61.4 7 Memphis city, TN 61.4 7 Washington city, DC 60.0 9 Richmond city, VA 57.2 10 Savannah city, GA 57.1 11 Newark city, NJ 53.5 12 Flint city, MI 53.3 13 St. Louis city, MO 51.2 14 Cleveland city, OH 51.0 15 Shreveport city, LA 50.8 16 Portsmouth city, VA 50.6 17 Augusta-Richmond County (balance), GA 50.4 18 Baton Rouge city, LA 50.0 19 Montgomery city, AL 49.6 20 Inglewood city, CA 47.1 21 Mobile city, AL 46.3 22 Columbia city, SC 46.0 23 Beaumont city, TX 45.8 24 Hampton city, VA 44.7 25 Norfolk city, VA 44.1 26 Columbus city (balance), GA 43.9 27 Durham city, NC 43.8 28 Philadelphia city, PA 43.2 29 Dayton city, OH 43.1 30 Cincinnati city, OH 42.9 31 Fayetteville city, NC 42.4 32 Little Rock city, AR 40.4 33 Newport News city, VA 39.1 34 Rochester city, NY 38.5 35 Hartford city, CT 38.1 36 New Haven city, CT 37.4 37 Greensboro city, NC 37.4 37 Milwaukee city, WI 37.3 39 Buffalo city, NY 37.2 40 Winston-Salem city, NC 37.1 41 Chicago city, IL 36.8 42 Chattanooga city, TN 36.1 43 Oakland city, CA 35.7 44 Tallahassee city, FL 34.2 45 Louisville city, KY 33.0 46 Paterson city, NJ 32.9 47 Charlotte city, NC 32.7 48 Kansas City city, MO 31.2 49 Bridgeport city, CT 30.8 50 Huntsville city, AL 30.2 51 Kansas City city, KS 30.1 52 Jacksonville city, FL 29.0 53 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 28.9 54 Lafayette city, LA 28.5 55 Akron city, OH 28.5 55 Chesapeake city, VA 28.5 55 Jersey City city, NJ 28.3 58 Raleigh city, NC 27.8 59 Athens-Clarke County (balance), GA 27.4 60 Pittsburgh city, PA 27.1 61 Orlando city, FL 26.9 62 Nashville-Davidson (balance), TN 26.8 63 New York city, NY 26.6 64 Tampa city, FL 26.1 65 Dallas city, TX 25.9 66 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 25.5 67 Boston city, MA 25.3 68 Syracuse city, NY 25.3 68 Houston city, TX 25.3 68 Peoria city, IL 24.8 71 South Bend city, IN 24.6 72 Columbus city, OH 24.5 73 Vallejo city, CA 23.7 74 Toledo city, OH 23.5 75 Clarksville city, TN 23.2 76 Waco city, TX 22.6 77 Alexandria city, VA 22.5 78 St. Petersburg city, FL 22.4 79 Miami city, FL 22.3 80 Lansing city, MI 21.9 81 Springfield city, MA 21.0 82 Grand Rapids city, MI 20.4 83 Fort Worth city, TX 20.3 84 Elizabeth city, NJ 20.0 85 Moreno Valley city, CA 19.9 86 North Las Vegas city, NV 19.0 87 Virginia Beach city, VA 19.0 87 Joliet city, IL 18.2 89 Minneapolis city, MN 18.0 90 Rockford city, IL 17.4 91 Fort Wayne city, IN 17.4 91 Yonkers city, NY 16.6 93 San Bernardino city, CA 16.4 94 Waterbury city, CT 16.3 95 Knoxville city, TN 16.2 96 Lancaster city, CA 16.0 97 Sacramento city, CA 15.5 98 Tulsa city, OK 15.5 98 Stamford city, CT 15.4 100 Oklahoma City city, OK 15.4 100 Springfield city, IL 15.3 102 Long Beach city, CA 14.9 103 Palmdale city, CA 14.5 104 Providence city, RI 14.5 104 Pasadena city, CA 14.4 106 Erie city, PA 14.2 107 Arlington city, TX 13.7 108 Berkeley city, CA 13.6 109 Lexington-Fayette, KY 13.5 110 Grand Prairie city, TX 13.5 110 Aurora city, CO 13.4 112 Pembroke Pines city, FL 13.3 113 Omaha city, NE 13.3 113 Mesquite city, TX 13.3 113 Wichita Falls city, TX 12.4 116 Hollywood city, FL 12.1 117 Cambridge city, MA 11.9 118 Garland city, TX 11.9 118 Fontana city, CA 11.8 120 Topeka city, KS 11.7 121 St. Paul city, MN 11.7 121 Wichita city, KS 11.4 123 Los Angeles city, CA 11.2 124 Stockton city, CA 11.2 124 Tacoma city, WA 11.2 124 Denver city, CO 11.1 127 Aurora city, IL 11.1 127 Hayward city, CA 11.0 129 Evansville city, IN 10.9 130 Las Vegas city, NV 10.4 131 Irving city, TX 10.2 132 Austin city, TX 10.0 133 Clearwater city, FL 9.8 134 Pomona city, CA 9.6 135 Bakersfield city, CA 9.2 136 Coral Springs city, FL 9.2 136 Ann Arbor city, MI 8.8 138 Abilene city, TX 8.8 138 Lubbock city, TX 8.7 140 Fresno city, CA 8.4 141 Seattle city, WA 8.4 141 Des Moines city, IA 8.1 143 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 7.9 144 San Diego city, CA 7.9 144 San Francisco city, CA 7.8 146 Allentown city, PA 7.8 146 Ontario city, CA 7.5 148 Riverside city, CA 7.4 149 Worcester city, MA 6.9 150 San Antonio city, TX 6.8 151 Colorado Springs city, CO 6.6 152 Portland city, OR 6.6 152 Corona city, CA 6.4 154 West Covina city, CA 6.4 154 Oceanside city, CA 6.3 156 Carrollton city, TX 6.3 156 Amarillo city, TX 6.0 158 Anchorage city, AK 5.8 159 Madison city, WI 5.8 159 Phoenix city, AZ 5.1 161 Plano city, TX 5.0 162 Glendale city, AZ 4.7 163 Corpus Christi city, TX 4.7 163 Chula Vista city, CA 4.6 165 Daly City city, CA 4.6 165 Norwalk city, CA 4.6 165 Tucson city, AZ 4.3 168 Lowell city, MA 4.2 169 Modesto city, CA 4.0 170 Downey city, CA 3.8 171 Oxnard city, CA 3.8 171 Henderson city, NV 3.8 171 Tempe city, AZ 3.7 174 Cedar Rapids city, IA 3.7 174 Chandler city, AZ 3.5 176 San Jose city, CA 3.5 176 Salinas city, CA 3.3 178 Springfield city, MO 3.3 178 Fremont city, CA 3.1 180 Lincoln city, NE 3.1 180 Albuquerque city, NM 3.1 180 El Paso city, TX 3.1 180 Concord city, CA 3.0 184 Naperville city, IL 3.0 184 Peoria city, AZ 2.8 186 Anaheim city, CA 2.7 187 Warren city, MI 2.7 187 Independence city, MO 2.6 189 Reno city, NV 2.6 189 Mesa city, AZ 2.5 191 Overland Park city, KS 2.5 191 Vancouver city, WA 2.5 191 Gilbert town, AZ 2.4 194 Pueblo city, CO 2.4 194 Hialeah city, FL 2.4 194 Escondido city, CA 2.3 197 Fullerton city, CA 2.3 197 Santa Clara city, CA 2.3 197 Santa Rosa city, CA 2.2 200 Sunnyvale city, CA 2.2 200 Torrance city, CA 2.2 200 Burbank city, CA 2.1 203 Santa Clarita city, CA 2.1 203 Manchester city, NH 2.1 203 Spokane city, WA 2.1 203 Cape Coral city, FL 2.0 207 Bellevue city, WA 2.0 207 Salt Lake City city, UT 1.9 209 Sioux Falls city, SD 1.8 210 Santa Ana city, CA 1.7 211 Orange city, CA 1.6 212 Honolulu CDP, HI 1.6 212 Pasadena city, TX 1.6 212 Lakewood city, CO 1.5 215 Costa Mesa city, CA 1.4 216 Irvine city, CA 1.4 216 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 1.4 216 Green Bay city, WI 1.4 216 Garden Grove city, CA 1.3 220 Glendale city, CA 1.3 220 Simi Valley city, CA 1.3 220 Sterling Heights city, MI 1.3 220 Eugene city, OR 1.3 220 Salem city, OR 1.3 220 Scottsdale city, AZ 1.2 226 Westminster city, CO 1.2 226 Thousand Oaks city, CA 1.1 228 West Valley City city, UT 1.1 228 Fort Collins city, CO 1.0 230 Livonia city, MI 0.9 231 El Monte city, CA 0.8 232 Huntington Beach city, CA 0.8 232 Boise City city, ID 0.8 232 Arvada city, CO 0.7 235 McAllen city, TX 0.6 236 Provo city, UT 0.5 237 Brownsville city, TX 0.4 238 Laredo city, TX 0.4 238 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County and City Data Book: 2000, Table C-2.