List of African-American neighborhoods
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The list contains the names of cities, districts, and neighborhoods in the U.S. that are predominantly African American or that are strongly associated with African-American culture— either currently or historically. Included are areas that contain high concentrations of blacks or African Americans. Not counted are Afro-Caribbeans, Afro-Latinos, Afro-Asian, Afro-Indian, Afro-Polynesian, West African, and Sub-Saharan African immigrants.
The largest African-American community is in Atlanta, Georgia; followed by Washington, DC; Houston, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Miami, Florida;[1] and Detroit, Michigan.[2] About 80 percent of the city population is African-American. A quarter of Metro Detroit (Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties) are African-American.
Neighborhoods and Master Planned Communities
Cross Roads, Arkansas Helena and West Helena
Allensworth in Tulare County (historical)
Blacks Beach, Santa Monica (historic). Bruce's Beach, Manhattan Beach (historic). Woodland Park, Chula Vista[8] East Palo Alto – one of Silicon Valley's largest Black percentage cities, declined from a Black majority or plurality in 1970s and 1980s (17% from 2010)
Folsom (historic Negro Bar).
Hayward – communities found in Jackson Triangle, North Hayward, and Upper B Street areas.
Long Beach – Concentrated near north of 10th Street and south of Willow Street, east of Long Beach Boulevard and west of Walnut Avenue.[10]
Pasadena (esp southwest side and South Pasadena)[20]
Nearby cities:
Nearby cities: San Bernardino area –
Nearby cities:
San Diego area-
Bristol Street, McFadden Avenue, Raitt Street and Santa Ana Boulevard in Santa Ana[32] Santa Rosa - South Park (historic), and Black/Eritrean communities in Northcoast Street/Piner Road area
Suisun City (20%) – Solano County. Val Verde resort (historic).
Mono Lake and nearby Bishop, Mammoth Lakes and Round Valley developed large Black percentages near the NV state line. Blythe, Big River, Havasu and Needles near the AZ state line. And towards Oregon (Siskiyou county) and the Mexican border (Imperial valley)
(Washington, D.C.) Peaking at 75% black in the mid-1970s after five previous decades of the Great Migration increased the black population five-fold, DC is 46–49% black in 2018. DC remains the largest African-American percentage population of any state or territory in the mainland US.
Rosewood (historic) Fort Mose Historic State Park, St. Augustine Sea Islands (northern coast), home to the Gullah and Geechee peoples (African creoles). Atlanta - majority African-American.
Sea Islands (southern coast), home to the Gullah and Geechee peoples (African creoles).
Washington Township, Randolph County (outside Lynn – 1% while it's higher outside Lynn) Quad Cities area Cherokee Township (Weir, Kansas)
Paducah – While the city itself is about 25% African American, the city school district's high school is about 50% African American. Acadiana region in Louisiana has several historically African-American majority towns. Black Belt of Louisiana[58] - Bobtown, Mossville, St. Maurice and Washington. Mississippi Delta region. New Iberia (Also has a rich Louisiana Creole history)[59]
Berry Road area (MD route 228).
Ridge near St. Inigoes
Other places in MA
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Benton Harbor – site of 2003 riots Bloomfield area-
Warren – est. 15–20%.
Black Belt of Mississippi – Large African-American majority region.[64] Clarksdale - 68% black Davis Bend, Mississippi/Louisiana. Falcon – 98% black.
Leland - 2/3 of the town is black. Mississippi Delta region. Mound Bayou – 98% black.
Omaha - Northeast, Omaha
Blackdom (historical; currently a ghost town) Clovis (some areas) Hobbs (some areas)
Poughkeepsie (site of 1927 race riot)
East End/Valley Street Neighborhood, Asheville Emorywoods Estate, Durham, North Carolina Greensboro – 40.6% black, historic black city in the South since slavery, colonial times, Civil rights and the Civil war.[73] Crestdale Matthews Formerly Tank Town
Woodland (45/45% split black/white)
Oklahoma has a few surviving all-black or African-American majority towns as a result of the Land Rush of 1889, similar to the Exodusters after the Civil War (1860s) to nearby Kansas. One example is Freedom not to be confused with Freedom in the western half of the state.[103] "All-Black" settlements that were part of the Land Run of 1889.[104]
Among the Oklahoma Territory all Black towns no longer in existence are Lincoln, Cimarron City, Bailey, Zion, Emanuel, Udora, and Douglas. Bristow – 10% Black
Tahlequah East side Tulsa – 15% black city
Turley – 20–25% Black
South Carolina is part of the Black Belt geological formation Acabee Red Top Rock Hill (38.3%) Sea Islands (South Carolina coast, home to the Gullah and Geechee peoples (African creoles). Sumter (47.03%)
Austin suburbs
Beaumont-Port Arthur-Orange (Golden Triangle area)[109]
Central Texas - Waco-College Station area.
Corpus Christi Texas, Nueces County
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
East Texas has some Black majority towns. Also known as the Big Thicket, and Piney Woods region[112]
Houston Suburbs
Killeen-Temple (Bell County)
San Antonio suburbs
Majority of territory residents are of black/Afro-Caribbean descent. Most of state's blacks concentrated in Hill Air Force Base near Ogden. Historically, the diverse SugarHouse district of Salt Lake City.
Alexandria – Black population, at 31,314 (19.64%) in 2020 Census. Arlington County – Black population, at 20,330 (8.52%) in 2020 Census. Charles City County – Black population, at 2,836 (41.87%) in 2020 Census.
Chase City - Mecklenburg County Clarksville - Mecklenburg County Courtland - Southampton County Dendron (51.2%) - Surry County Eastern counties of Virginia along Chesapeake Bay (Middle Peninsula). It encompasses six Virginia counties:
Emporia (56.2%) - Greensville County Franklin (52.3%)
Lawrenceville (64.6%) - Brunswick County
Nassawadox (54.9%) - Northampton County
Smithfield - Isle of Wight County
South Hill - Mecklenburg County Wakefield (51.3%) - Sussex County Waverly (61.8%) - Sussex County
Tukwila – est.15–20%.
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See also
- List of U.S. cities with large African American populations
- List of U.S. communities with African American majority populations
- List of U.S. metropolitan areas with large African-American populations
- List of U.S. states and territories by African-American population
- List of majority-Black counties in the United States
- List of U.S. cities with large Hispanic populations
- List of Indian reservations in the United States
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