Black-majority cities in the U.S.: Top 10

For generations, Black-majority cities have been at the heart of political movements, cultural innovation, and economic struggle. In 2025, that tradition continues in places like South Fulton, Jackson, and Detroit—cities where African Americans make up more than 80% of the population. These urban centers have long served as cultural anchors, political strongholds, and economic engines for Black America—despite ongoing challenges and persistent inequality.

Population experts continue to project that the United States will become a minority-white nation by 2045, with racial minorities—including African Americans—driving much of the country’s demographic and economic change. According to recent census data and other reports, internal migration patterns and shifts in opportunity have further consolidated Black populations in key metropolitan areas.

Leading the list is South Fulton, Georgia, where 93.26% of residents identify as Black. Incorporated less than a decade ago, South Fulton has grown into a political and cultural hub led almost entirely by Black leadership.

Close behind is Jackson, Mississippi, where more than 80% of the population is African American. Once a focal point of the civil rights movement, Jackson remains one of the strongest expressions of Black majority power in any American city.

Detroit, Michigan, follows with a population that is more than 80% Black. Despite population decline in previous decades, the city remains a defining force in Black political, musical, and economic history.

Here are the 10 cities with the highest percentage of Black or African American residents in the United States in 2025: