Cities with 100,000 or More Population in 2000 ranked by Black or African American Population, 2000 in Alphabetic Order [CDP = census designated place, only used in Hawaii which has no incorporated places] City in alphabetic order Number Rank --------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene city, TX 10,215 161 Akron city, OH 61,827 65 Albuquerque city, NM 13,854 148 Alexandria city, VA 28,915 104 Allentown city, PA 8,370 167 Amarillo city, TX 10,358 159 Anaheim city, CA 8,735 166 Anchorage city, AK 15,199 143 Ann Arbor city, MI 10,070 163 Arlington city, TX 45,727 86 Arvada city, CO 672 235 Athens-Clarke County (balance), GA 27,442 109 Atlanta city, GA 255,689 12 Augusta-Richmond County (balance), GA 98,320 35 Aurora city, CO 37,104 93 Aurora city, IL 15,817 140 Austin city, TX 65,956 62 Bakersfield city, CA 22,641 120 Baltimore city, MD 418,951 6 Baton Rouge city, LA 113,953 28 Beaumont city, TX 52,206 74 Bellevue city, WA 2,183 213 Berkeley city, CA 14,007 147 Birmingham city, AL 178,372 17 Boise City city, ID 1,437 225 Boston city, MA 149,202 21 Bridgeport city, CT 42,925 89 Brownsville city, TX 575 238 Buffalo city, NY 108,951 30 Burbank city, CA 2,066 217 Cambridge city, MA 12,079 153 Cape Coral city, FL 2,046 219 Carrollton city, TX 6,862 172 Cedar Rapids city, IA 4,481 187 Chandler city, AZ 6,151 177 Charlotte city, NC 176,964 19 Chattanooga city, TN 56,086 70 Chesapeake city, VA 56,823 69 Chicago city, IL 1,065,009 2 Chula Vista city, CA 8,022 169 Cincinnati city, OH 142,176 25 Clarksville city, TN 24,030 118 Clearwater city, FL 10,651 158 Cleveland city, OH 243,939 13 Colorado Springs city, CO 23,677 119 Columbia city, SC 53,465 72 Columbus city (balance), GA 81,466 44 Columbus city, OH 174,065 20 Concord city, CA 3,706 193 Coral Springs city, FL 10,766 157 Corona city, CA 8,031 168 Corpus Christi city, TX 12,969 150 Costa Mesa city, CA 1,520 224 Dallas city, TX 307,957 11 Daly City city, CA 4,720 185 Dayton city, OH 71,668 54 Denver city, CO 61,649 66 Des Moines city, IA 16,025 139 Detroit city, MI 775,772 3 Downey city, CA 4,028 190 Durham city, NC 81,937 43 El Monte city, CA 889 234 El Paso city, TX 17,586 131 Elizabeth city, NJ 24,090 117 Erie city, PA 14,724 144 Escondido city, CA 3,009 201 Eugene city, OR 1,729 221 Evansville city, IN 13,275 149 Fayetteville city, NC 51,338 77 Flint city, MI 66,560 61 Fontana city, CA 15,255 142 Fort Collins city, CO 1,213 232 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 44,010 88 Fort Wayne city, IN 35,752 95 Fort Worth city, TX 108,310 31 Fremont city, CA 6,310 176 Fresno city, CA 35,763 94 Fullerton city, CA 2,861 204 Garden Grove city, CA 2,168 214 Garland city, TX 25,609 115 Gary city, IN 86,340 39 Gilbert town, AZ 2,639 205 Glendale city, AZ 10,270 160 Glendale city, CA 2,468 207 Grand Prairie city, TX 17,242 134 Grand Rapids city, MI 40,373 90 Green Bay city, WI 1,407 227 Greensboro city, NC 83,728 42 Hampton city, VA 65,428 63 Hartford city, CT 46,264 84 Hayward city, CA 15,374 141 Henderson city, NV 6,590 174 Hialeah city, FL 5,453 181 Hollywood city, FL 16,853 137 Honolulu CDP, HI 6,038 178 Houston city, TX 494,496 5 Huntington Beach city, CA 1,527 223 Huntsville city, AL 47,792 82 Independence city, MO 2,939 202 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 199,412 16 Inglewood city, CA 53,060 73 Irvine city, CA 2,068 216 Irving city, TX 19,583 124 Jackson city, MS 130,151 27 Jacksonville city, FL 213,514 15 Jersey City city, NJ 67,994 59 Joliet city, IL 19,294 126 Kansas City city, KS 44,240 87 Kansas City city, MO 137,879 26 Knoxville city, TN 28,171 106 Lafayette city, LA 31,434 101 Lakewood city, CO 2,128 215 Lancaster city, CA 19,009 127 Lansing city, MI 26,095 112 Laredo city, TX 652 236 Las Vegas city, NV 49,570 80 Lexington-Fayette, KY 35,116 96 Lincoln city, NE 6,960 171 Little Rock city, AR 74,003 52 Livonia city, MI 951 233 Long Beach city, CA 68,618 58 Los Angeles city, CA 415,195 7 Louisville city, KY 84,586 41 Lowell city, MA 4,423 188 Lubbock city, TX 17,292 133 Madison city, WI 12,155 152 Manchester city, NH 2,246 211 McAllen city, TX 647 237 Memphis city, TN 399,208 8 Mesa city, AZ 9,977 165 Mesquite city, TX 16,585 138 Miami city, FL 80,858 45 Milwaukee city, WI 222,933 14 Minneapolis city, MN 68,818 57 Mobile city, AL 92,068 37 Modesto city, CA 7,499 170 Montgomery city, AL 100,048 34 Moreno Valley city, CA 28,310 105 Naperville city, IL 3,887 191 Nashville-Davidson (balance), TN 146,235 23 New Haven city, CT 46,181 85 New Orleans city, LA 325,947 10 New York city, NY 2,129,762 1 Newark city, NJ 146,250 22 Newport News city, VA 70,388 55 Norfolk city, VA 103,387 32 North Las Vegas city, NV 21,970 121 Norwalk city, CA 4,774 184 Oakland city, CA 142,460 24 Oceanside city, CA 10,189 162 Oklahoma City city, OK 77,810 49 Omaha city, NE 51,917 75 Ontario city, CA 11,864 155 Orange city, CA 2,056 218 Orlando city, FL 49,933 79 Overland Park city, KS 3,801 192 Oxnard city, CA 6,446 175 Palmdale city, CA 16,913 136 Pasadena city, CA 19,319 125 Pasadena city, TX 2,316 210 Paterson city, NJ 49,095 81 Pembroke Pines city, FL 18,210 129 Peoria city, AZ 3,012 200 Peoria city, IL 27,992 107 Philadelphia city, PA 655,824 4 Phoenix city, AZ 67,416 60 Pittsburgh city, PA 90,750 38 Plano city, TX 11,155 156 Pomona city, CA 14,398 145 Portland city, OR 35,115 97 Portsmouth city, VA 50,899 78 Providence city, RI 25,243 116 Provo city, UT 486 239 Pueblo city, CO 2,465 208 Raleigh city, NC 76,756 50 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 10,059 164 Reno city, NV 4,651 186 Richmond city, VA 113,108 29 Riverside city, CA 18,906 128 Rochester city, NY 84,717 40 Rockford city, IL 26,072 113 Sacramento city, CA 62,968 64 Salem city, OR 1,750 220 Salinas city, CA 4,943 183 Salt Lake City city, UT 3,433 196 San Antonio city, TX 78,120 48 San Bernardino city, CA 30,425 103 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 1,421 226 San Diego city, CA 96,216 36 San Francisco city, CA 60,515 68 San Jose city, CA 31,349 102 Santa Ana city, CA 5,749 180 Santa Clara city, CA 2,341 209 Santa Clarita city, CA 3,122 198 Santa Rosa city, CA 3,177 197 Savannah city, GA 75,072 51 Scottsdale city, AZ 2,501 206 Seattle city, WA 47,541 83 Shreveport city, LA 101,679 33 Simi Valley city, CA 1,401 228 Sioux Falls city, SD 2,226 212 South Bend city, IN 26,522 111 Spokane city, WA 4,052 189 Springfield city, IL 17,096 135 Springfield city, MA 31,960 100 Springfield city, MO 4,961 182 St. Louis city, MO 178,266 18 St. Paul city, MN 33,637 98 St. Petersburg city, FL 55,502 71 Stamford city, CT 18,019 130 Sterling Heights city, MI 1,614 222 Stockton city, CA 27,417 110 Sunnyvale city, CA 2,927 203 Syracuse city, NY 37,336 92 Tacoma city, WA 21,757 122 Tallahassee city, FL 51,569 76 Tampa city, FL 79,118 47 Tempe city, AZ 5,801 179 Thousand Oaks city, CA 1,241 230 Toledo city, OH 73,854 53 Topeka city, KS 14,332 146 Torrance city, CA 3,022 199 Tucson city, AZ 21,057 123 Tulsa city, OK 60,794 67 Vallejo city, CA 27,655 108 Vancouver city, WA 3,593 195 Virginia Beach city, VA 80,593 46 Waco city, TX 25,754 114 Warren city, MI 3,697 194 Washington city, DC 343,312 9 Waterbury city, CT 17,500 132 West Covina city, CA 6,696 173 West Valley City city, UT 1,247 229 Westminster city, CO 1,237 231 Wichita city, KS 39,325 91 Wichita Falls city, TX 12,920 151 Winston-Salem city, NC 68,924 56 Worcester city, MA 11,892 154 Yonkers city, NY 32,575 99 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County and City Data Book: 2000, Table C-2.