Cities with 100,000 or More Population in 2000 ranked by Percent Black or African American Population, 2000 in Alphabetic 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 alphabetic order Percent Rank --------------------------------------------------------------- Abilene city, TX 8.8 138 Akron city, OH 28.5 55 Albuquerque city, NM 3.1 180 Alexandria city, VA 22.5 78 Allentown city, PA 7.8 146 Amarillo city, TX 6.0 158 Anaheim city, CA 2.7 187 Anchorage city, AK 5.8 159 Ann Arbor city, MI 8.8 138 Arlington city, TX 13.7 108 Arvada city, CO 0.7 235 Athens-Clarke County (balance), GA 27.4 60 Atlanta city, GA 61.4 7 Augusta-Richmond County (balance), GA 50.4 18 Aurora city, CO 13.4 112 Aurora city, IL 11.1 127 Austin city, TX 10.0 133 Bakersfield city, CA 9.2 136 Baltimore city, MD 64.3 6 Baton Rouge city, LA 50.0 19 Beaumont city, TX 45.8 24 Bellevue city, WA 2.0 207 Berkeley city, CA 13.6 109 Birmingham city, AL 73.5 3 Boise City city, ID 0.8 232 Boston city, MA 25.3 68 Bridgeport city, CT 30.8 50 Brownsville city, TX 0.4 238 Buffalo city, NY 37.2 40 Burbank city, CA 2.1 203 Cambridge city, MA 11.9 118 Cape Coral city, FL 2.0 207 Carrollton city, TX 6.3 156 Cedar Rapids city, IA 3.7 174 Chandler city, AZ 3.5 176 Charlotte city, NC 32.7 48 Chattanooga city, TN 36.1 43 Chesapeake city, VA 28.5 55 Chicago city, IL 36.8 42 Chula Vista city, CA 4.6 165 Cincinnati city, OH 42.9 31 Clarksville city, TN 23.2 76 Clearwater city, FL 9.8 134 Cleveland city, OH 51.0 15 Colorado Springs city, CO 6.6 152 Columbia city, SC 46.0 23 Columbus city (balance), GA 43.9 27 Columbus city, OH 24.5 73 Concord city, CA 3.0 184 Coral Springs city, FL 9.2 136 Corona city, CA 6.4 154 Corpus Christi city, TX 4.7 163 Costa Mesa city, CA 1.4 216 Dallas city, TX 25.9 66 Daly City city, CA 4.6 165 Dayton city, OH 43.1 30 Denver city, CO 11.1 127 Des Moines city, IA 8.1 143 Detroit city, MI 81.6 2 Downey city, CA 3.8 171 Durham city, NC 43.8 28 El Monte city, CA 0.8 232 El Paso city, TX 3.1 180 Elizabeth city, NJ 20.0 85 Erie city, PA 14.2 107 Escondido city, CA 2.3 197 Eugene city, OR 1.3 220 Evansville city, IN 10.9 130 Fayetteville city, NC 42.4 32 Flint city, MI 53.3 13 Fontana city, CA 11.8 120 Fort Collins city, CO 1.0 230 Fort Lauderdale city, FL 28.9 54 Fort Wayne city, IN 17.4 91 Fort Worth city, TX 20.3 84 Fremont city, CA 3.1 180 Fresno city, CA 8.4 141 Fullerton city, CA 2.3 197 Garden Grove city, CA 1.3 220 Garland city, TX 11.9 118 Gary city, IN 84.0 1 Gilbert town, AZ 2.4 194 Glendale city, AZ 4.7 163 Glendale city, CA 1.3 220 Grand Prairie city, TX 13.5 110 Grand Rapids city, MI 20.4 83 Green Bay city, WI 1.4 216 Greensboro city, NC 37.4 37 Hampton city, VA 44.7 25 Hartford city, CT 38.1 36 Hayward city, CA 11.0 129 Henderson city, NV 3.8 171 Hialeah city, FL 2.4 194 Hollywood city, FL 12.1 117 Honolulu CDP, HI 1.6 212 Houston city, TX 25.3 68 Huntington Beach city, CA 0.8 232 Huntsville city, AL 30.2 51 Independence city, MO 2.6 189 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 25.5 67 Inglewood city, CA 47.1 21 Irvine city, CA 1.4 216 Irving city, TX 10.2 132 Jackson city, MS 70.6 4 Jacksonville city, FL 29.0 53 Jersey City city, NJ 28.3 58 Joliet city, IL 18.2 89 Kansas City city, KS 30.1 52 Kansas City city, MO 31.2 49 Knoxville city, TN 16.2 96 Lafayette city, LA 28.5 55 Lakewood city, CO 1.5 215 Lancaster city, CA 16.0 97 Lansing city, MI 21.9 81 Laredo city, TX 0.4 238 Las Vegas city, NV 10.4 131 Lexington-Fayette, KY 13.5 110 Lincoln city, NE 3.1 180 Little Rock city, AR 40.4 33 Livonia city, MI 0.9 231 Long Beach city, CA 14.9 103 Los Angeles city, CA 11.2 124 Louisville city, KY 33.0 46 Lowell city, MA 4.2 169 Lubbock city, TX 8.7 140 Madison city, WI 5.8 159 Manchester city, NH 2.1 203 McAllen city, TX 0.6 236 Memphis city, TN 61.4 7 Mesa city, AZ 2.5 191 Mesquite city, TX 13.3 113 Miami city, FL 22.3 80 Milwaukee city, WI 37.3 39 Minneapolis city, MN 18.0 90 Mobile city, AL 46.3 22 Modesto city, CA 4.0 170 Montgomery city, AL 49.6 20 Moreno Valley city, CA 19.9 86 Naperville city, IL 3.0 184 Nashville-Davidson (balance), TN 26.8 63 New Haven city, CT 37.4 37 New Orleans city, LA 67.3 5 New York city, NY 26.6 64 Newark city, NJ 53.5 12 Newport News city, VA 39.1 34 Norfolk city, VA 44.1 26 North Las Vegas city, NV 19.0 87 Norwalk city, CA 4.6 165 Oakland city, CA 35.7 44 Oceanside city, CA 6.3 156 Oklahoma City city, OK 15.4 100 Omaha city, NE 13.3 113 Ontario city, CA 7.5 148 Orange city, CA 1.6 212 Orlando city, FL 26.9 62 Overland Park city, KS 2.5 191 Oxnard city, CA 3.8 171 Palmdale city, CA 14.5 104 Pasadena city, CA 14.4 106 Pasadena city, TX 1.6 212 Paterson city, NJ 32.9 47 Pembroke Pines city, FL 13.3 113 Peoria city, AZ 2.8 186 Peoria city, IL 24.8 71 Philadelphia city, PA 43.2 29 Phoenix city, AZ 5.1 161 Pittsburgh city, PA 27.1 61 Plano city, TX 5.0 162 Pomona city, CA 9.6 135 Portland city, OR 6.6 152 Portsmouth city, VA 50.6 17 Providence city, RI 14.5 104 Provo city, UT 0.5 237 Pueblo city, CO 2.4 194 Raleigh city, NC 27.8 59 Rancho Cucamonga city, CA 7.9 144 Reno city, NV 2.6 189 Richmond city, VA 57.2 10 Riverside city, CA 7.4 149 Rochester city, NY 38.5 35 Rockford city, IL 17.4 91 Sacramento city, CA 15.5 98 Salem city, OR 1.3 220 Salinas city, CA 3.3 178 Salt Lake City city, UT 1.9 209 San Antonio city, TX 6.8 151 San Bernardino city, CA 16.4 94 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city, CA 1.4 216 San Diego city, CA 7.9 144 San Francisco city, CA 7.8 146 San Jose city, CA 3.5 176 Santa Ana city, CA 1.7 211 Santa Clara city, CA 2.3 197 Santa Clarita city, CA 2.1 203 Santa Rosa city, CA 2.2 200 Savannah city, GA 57.1 11 Scottsdale city, AZ 1.2 226 Seattle city, WA 8.4 141 Shreveport city, LA 50.8 16 Simi Valley city, CA 1.3 220 Sioux Falls city, SD 1.8 210 South Bend city, IN 24.6 72 Spokane city, WA 2.1 203 Springfield city, IL 15.3 102 Springfield city, MA 21.0 82 Springfield city, MO 3.3 178 St. Louis city, MO 51.2 14 St. Paul city, MN 11.7 121 St. Petersburg city, FL 22.4 79 Stamford city, CT 15.4 100 Sterling Heights city, MI 1.3 220 Stockton city, CA 11.2 124 Sunnyvale city, CA 2.2 200 Syracuse city, NY 25.3 68 Tacoma city, WA 11.2 124 Tallahassee city, FL 34.2 45 Tampa city, FL 26.1 65 Tempe city, AZ 3.7 174 Thousand Oaks city, CA 1.1 228 Toledo city, OH 23.5 75 Topeka city, KS 11.7 121 Torrance city, CA 2.2 200 Tucson city, AZ 4.3 168 Tulsa city, OK 15.5 98 Vallejo city, CA 23.7 74 Vancouver city, WA 2.5 191 Virginia Beach city, VA 19.0 87 Waco city, TX 22.6 77 Warren city, MI 2.7 187 Washington city, DC 60.0 9 Waterbury city, CT 16.3 95 West Covina city, CA 6.4 154 West Valley City city, UT 1.1 228 Westminster city, CO 1.2 226 Wichita city, KS 11.4 123 Wichita Falls city, TX 12.4 116 Winston-Salem city, NC 37.1 41 Worcester city, MA 6.9 150 Yonkers city, NY 16.6 93 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County and City Data Book: 2000, Table C-2.