Ranked: The 25 Blackest Cities in the USA (2023) 

How many homeowners are in these cities. DONT SELL GRANDMA HOUSE!

Can we get a list of top Black cities that are actually doing well in areas such as education, job growth and low crime rates? Tired of hearing about how great the food and music is. I can travel for food and music....I want successful schools and low crime rates..Thats what Im interested in.

25: Newark, NJ 24: Hampton, VA 23: Cleveland, OH 22: Trenton, NJ 21: Savannah, GA 20: Portsmouth, VA 19: Baton Rouge, La 18: Mobile, AL 17: Augusta, GA 16: Macon, GA 15: Flint, MI 14: Mount Vernon, NY 13: New Orleans, La 12: Shreveport, La 11: Baltimore, MD 10: Miami Gardens, FL 9: Memphis, TN 8: Montgomery, AL 7: Southfield, MI 6: Birmingham, AL 5: Albany, GA 4: Detroit, MI 3: Lauderhill, FL 2: East Orange, NJ 1: Jackson, MS

Wow, I'm surprised places like Chicago, Houston and Atlanta weren't named. Interesting.

25. Newark NJ 24. Hampton VA 23. Cleveland OH 22. Trenton NJ 21. Savannah GA 20. Portsmouth VA 19. Baton Rouge LA 18. Mobile AL 17. Augusta GA 16. Macon GA 15. Flint MI 14. Mount Vernon NY 13. New Orleans LA 12. Shreveport LA 11. Baltimore MD 10. Miami Gardens FL 9. Memphis TN 8. Montgomery AL 7. Southfield MI 6. Birmingham AL 5. Albany GA 4. Detroit MI 3. Lauderhill FL 2. East Orange NJ 1. Jackson MS

Thank you for the smaller cities listed ❤

The numbers dont matter. The economic and political power is what matters. The base of it is in the Literacy & Math Rate. Wakanada is the goal. Anything less, is futile.

Somebody say Montgomery??......."Where's my chair?..." 🤣😂......But in all seriousness, list is spot on! Love my people!!❤💛💚🖤💯 APTTMH💜

I'm a black man in Denver Colorado and I love this video.

This list was helpful and insightful. Was low key expecting to see more NC, SC, and Florida cities on here. Like Tallahassee, Columbia, or Wilmington.

Every city has a hood.

Our roots are in the South ✊🏿 The South is Black Americans motherland

Greetings from Norfolk VA. Thank you for this list.

The pics you showed for Augusta is of Savannah, Ga.

I knew Jackson Mississippi would be #1 and I really think it's closer to 90% blk. You don't see wytpipo AT ALL in Jackson. From business owners, to city administrators, everything is blk. People from Yemen own the gas stations but that's about it. Most wytpipo and non blk people in the city work at the hospitals. Eventho Jackson is a midsized city, it's like 7 or 8 major hospitals and like 6 colleges. That's a lot for ot not being a big city

Thanx for the heads up..........

Can you do some cities in the west coast or midwestern and other middle American cities pretty please?

The aerial shots of Newark were actually of Jersey City, NJ which, while it may not be one the Blackest cities in America, does happen to be one of the most ethnically-diverse cities in the world.

Bloomfield, Connecticut is 53%

Why wouldn't you make a list of the blackest cities where we're thriving and successful? Most of the cities on this list are terrible places to raise children, are gang ridden and dangerous. Smh do better

Thank you for including Baltimore Maryland ❤

Very informative. Thank you.

Mount Vernon is often ignored. Beautiful houses but city mismanagement and high property taxes. I like Mount Vernon, NY

Look at the policy's, crime, literacy rates, and taxes of these cities. Whats working. And what's not. 🤔

🤔South Fulton, GA should be on list at #1. Black American population is 97,053 at 91.95%

Thanks for the excellent information.

I think im gonna take some time and visit each one of these cities. Although i know visiting doesnt give a clear picture of whats its like to really live in them, i would like to get a feel for what its like. Ive only been to like 2 places on this entire list

New Orleans do need more than just tourism and education into other industries can for sure thrive it.

Greetings from Jackson, MS!

Blessed Black 🖤 Beautiful Great Job BE

Southfield, Miami Gardens and Lauderhill are SUBURBS of bigger cities. I guess technically they are a city since they have their own local government BUT there’s a big difference between a stand alone city and one that’s in a larger metropolitan area because it still operates as a suburb.

I was surprised that there were no cities west of Shreveport, Louisiana. This was very informative for me.

Was treated better in Jackson MS than anywhere in all my extensive travel. Blacks are friendly everywhere….but friendlier in the South😎

You guys showed the Savannah skyline when talking about Augusta, Ga.

Living in Atlanta being from Alabama, I often find myself amongst allot of people from up North. I always tell people that Alabama is heavily dominated with black folks. They never believe me. Im proud that all of the major cities in Alabama were on this list. We still have much work to do and I plan on making my way back home help 😌

Great work guys! But I am surprised Atlanta, Georgia did not make the list. I always thought it had something like close to 50% black population. Or am I wrong?

Who else thought Atlanta would be on this list?

I appreciate the Hampton Roads shout-outs but you showed the wrong aerial photographs for Portsmouth, Virginia. We don't have a gothic capital building or a commuter rail?? We got a paddlewheel ferry though.

Jersey reppin three cities. Newark, East Orange and Trenton. I remember being out on the west coast and I was surprised when I didn't see many black people and saying to myself that I have to live around good amount of our people just for the cultural aspect. Food, festivals and etc..

South Fulton, GA has over 111,000 people as of its last census and has a black population of 92%. Thats the blackest city in America.

we appreciate this

Informative!

Now what cities on the list is actually worthy of moving to.

They should’ve done this by metropolitan area, not just city limits. And use a metro population limit of 1 million or 1.5 million.

#11 - Baltimore, MD Let’s keep these percentages or higher!

Thanks for showing my Mississippi State Bulldog women’s basketball team & Jackson State ..

Nice list and information, but I didn't see Gary, Indiana

This is by percentage and likely a city population criteria. I think it would also be interesting to see total black population as well by city.

Harrisburg PA 54% , Wilimington DE 57% Black residents

Charlotte nor Atlanta made the list? 🤔

The view of Portsmouth, Virginia at 3:54 is actually a view of Portsmouth, England!!!

When will we come together for real, though?

Durham nc is 52 percent black and has a booming economy and goof schooling along with Duke university and central university plus UNC down the roaf in chapel hill nc but living cost is pretty high

I said to myself she better have Jackson Mississippi on there at 1. Lol

What about East Cleveland OH, it’s almost 94% black

Thank you. I will only move to where people look like me and I don’t have to travel to Africa to do it.

at time stamp 3:53 where is this place location in Portsmouth Va? I don't recall seeing that place in Portsmouth VA I did a short search come to find out, That's Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, UK😏

I have been an over the road trucker for 11 years. I have been to all 48 contiguous states and vacationed in Hawaii. I am pro black as i can be. I listen to all voices of New Black Media...and from my perspective Jackson, MS is our Wakanda. Most black people suffer cognitive dissonance about areas with a large population of our fellow FBAs. We tend to be swayed by statistics more so than by the obvious. Case in point soon as i say the word Chicago...we all have been trained to think run away bc it is so violent....yes there is violence there...but Chicago is an absolutely beautiful city with entire neighborhoods with nothing but black folks doing well. Most of us don't think of it that way, nor do we think of Jackson as we ought. Jackson is the closest we have to Black Wallstreet. I said we...all other places we don't run things from top to bottom like we do in Jackson. If all of you could see what i have seen, without making any announcements...all of us would move to Jackson...and the surrounding areas. Buy up every inch of land and pool our great resources... POWERNOMICS...and build up Jackson into the Dubai of our particular ethnic group...our tribe. All places in our country look the same...we are at the bottom. We work in warehouses, we work as security guards, we wash cars, mow grass and do hair. Only in DC do you see us en masse obviously thriving financially; Blacks driving Teslas. Everywhere else we pushing a 2004 something we can afFORD like its brand new. I have been to your house. I have seen how all of you live. If you ever saw a truck driver tip toeing threw your neighborhood with an orange trailer looking lost as hell...beloved...it was me. We should all pack it up and pull a reverse great migration. I know you make $28.50 an hour in Pennsylvania...i also know you got race soldiers in every cop car targeting you and your kids. We need to look at the intangibles a place like Jackson has...like an architect looks at a dilapidated building and sees what could be. We move to Jackson...then we takeover state politics...then we can force our reparations on that level...setting precedent for all other states to follow...then eventually the federal government would cave in and cash us out. Look outside your door...if you have a Loves, Pilot, TA, Sheetz, Mr. Fuel...truck stop...I have been there. You live in a microcosm. You are not an anomaly. Our salvation is in getting on code and making moves SILENTLY.

Didn't they show Baton Rouge in the wrong place. And it seemed to show Mobile for Montgomery

There’s no way Newark is 47% black. Has to be more like 65-70%. Maybe 25% Latino. 5% other. Somewhere in those ranges. We don’t take census much here, maybe that affects the numbers. But ride around for a day, you won’t see many people at all who aren’t black unless they’re passing through

●Philadelphia ●Baltimore ●Washington DC ●Charlotte ●Atlanta

Black American heritage, not “African American” FBA ✊🏾

What is a niche score and why does Baton Rouge, New Orleans & Shreveport have a “B”??

25-15 City’s are absolutely crime ridden places to live….Just keeping it 💯

The black people is celebrating our 50th anniversary to Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, Florida and that's entertainment!🎬🎬🎬🎬🎬🎬

It's very sad that the main 2 issues that are common to all of these cities is low income and crime... It's sad that the state/government doesn't do right by us as a people, they take our money and misuse it and abuse it, smmfh

I got to add Hallandale beach Florida to the list, beautiful city good beaches and restaurants and growing businesses and communities, and good night life.❤

All the negative comments is crazy

Thank you for showing me the cities to avoid

Which ones should i consider to move to

Thank you for this information now I know what cities to avoid in the future.

7:01 I just looked up the grading criteria. Everything that matters for Louisiana (crime, schools, housing..etc) had C’s and Ds, but the trivial stuff (night life, diversity,etc.) has As and Bs. Pathetic.

Iam Ugandan living in Baltimore.Sometimes I forget that I'm in America and think Iam back home because everywhere I turn is a fellow black person.I actually love this

I wish we stop calling ourselves African American. We as a people are not a misnomer. We are the indigenous people and we need to act like we are.

The map on the intro shows a city I’m Illinois. What city is it?

NYC has the largest Black population of any city in the country. It has 2M Black people, a majority in Brooklyn more than any other city.

Man that thumbnail had all type of cities on there from east west midwest the lady didn't go pass Michigan she literally stayed in Alabama Jersey and down south.

FYI - your Montgomery Al images are of Mobile Alabama

Great content but the aerial shots you have of Montgomery is incorrect.

Georgia had a lot of cities on this list

U are showing savannah for augusta

What's the source of your population data, and how recent is the data?

What about saint Louis, Chicago, and Atlanta there are so many cities they forgot about with huge black populations

Uploader: there is no video nor audio starting from 14:05 to the end. please edit that out. otherwise great video thanks

Could someone explain to me, why the hi poverty in Montgomery Alabama, ( of ALL PLACES = Martin Luther King marched there Decades ago!!) Tennessee !! Isn't this supposed to be AMERICA? Land of Opportunity?? In addition there is TOO MUCH CRIME in AMERICA!!!! We gotta do something about this !!! This is a CRISIS situation!

What happened to Gary Indiana or Atlanta? What about Columbia South Carolina or even Rocky Mount North Carolina? Yall missed some.

Y’all played when y’all put Montgomery and Mobile on this list 😂 THEY ARE NOT SAFE!

Can you do a video on our ethic flag? the Black American Heritage flag ❤️🔱🖤 created in 1967 by Black man name Melvin Charles

I am surprised the Tuskegee, AL was included on this list,but I quess it will considered a town? LOL😀

Very interesting.

I’m here in NE MS and I was surprised when we made Top 10, blown Top 5 but to get #1 is it’s own change of narrative for our state and what majority of how MS is as a State now. Majority of our counties black families, farmers, Cowboys, and diversity still. We Definitely Playing some Football too. Putting out NFL Players. Proud Mississippian

Jackson Streets are horrible! Potholes big enough to fall into.

Surprised Atlanta or Charlotte, NC didn't make the list.

You need to fix the list DETROIT is 79% black it was higher than that a couple years ago. Southfield is a suburb of Detroit

The buildings at the start of the Montgomery segment are in Mobile Alabama. Oops

Everything listed was east, but the thumbnail presented Texas(my state) and others.

I’m from Savannah and this is accurate

You showed Mobile's skyline for Montgomery

Didn't realize Baton Rouge, Louisiana was in Virginia.

No Houston? we got it poppin out here