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