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

[@TheHonarable1]

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.

[@lopenlas]

Good luck

[@philh2932]

Lmao

[@redsox1935]

Unfortunately a city with majority of a black population you’re not getting that. It will be high in crime, low in education, with great restaurants and music.

[@LofiPatio]

preach

[@jashanestone]

Right? Who wants to go out to "eat and dance", only to end up robbed, carjacked, then, while on the way to your burglarized home, riddled, in a hail of bullets meant for someone else. Lol smh..

[@sunshinesunflowerz1647]

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

[@robmichael8136]

Thanks man. Now I know what cities of high crime to avoid.

[@tylercox1875]

I’m from jackson. I can tell you that the narrator was optimistic at best, dishonest at worst when she said that jackson is generally safe. It’s anything but. That’s why everyone left the city

[@johnwebb2442]

I live in Baltimore, MD.

[@gwensmith6]

Chicago didnt make the list?

[@deakanutz]

Those are the worst cities in America

[@bingo8789]

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

[@lesduval3729]

Right

[@russelladams7134]

What if a person wants to relocate from the city and go somewhere else? You got to sell grandma's house to get the money to get your own house. Grandma's house has become dilapidated. Who got the money to fix up grandma's house?

[@kaliefhampton2483]

I bought my parents house so they could move to the beach in NC but still wanted to keep the house I grew up in. Right outside of DC, PG county iykyk

[@sew2prosper]

I own my home and working on to acquire my first rental property, my brother own his home, mother owns hers, my grandparents on theirs and my great grandparents own their with a few rental properties. We all live in Florida and we all worked hard to keep this family legacy going. We try so hard to make our people understand the importance but they don't want to here it. In order for us not to sell Grandma's house they have to understand the chess game. But most of us out here playing checkers.

[@AudaciousLex]

​@@kaliefhampton2483that's beautiful

[@vickyfullard4076]

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

[@lopenlas]

No cities in North Carolina, I am kind of surprised.

[@footclan2k2]

Washington DC used to be called Chocolate City, interesting it's not on here

[@cnunn85]

Surprised Atlanta isn't on the list.

[@OneYulaw]

@@cnunn85 Atlanta is too high on the list. Atlanta's black population comprises of only 48%

[@sleepydean781]

This list is super ghetto however I use to live in Hampton can’t wait to move back. No Newark is ghetto and so is Trenton and they’re both full of gang violence

[@kjs9]

Thank you for the smaller cities listed ❤

[@loxsochic22]

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

[@chocolatecaramel4447]

@uzuriimage Chicago Black population only 26% so not the Biggest. Houston Black population = 23% The list is for the Blackest cities not cities with some Blacks.

[@rackss1661]

Y’all gotta realize most of America’s biggest metros are diverse and none are more than 50 percent Black. Atlanta is the closest with 48 percent. Houston city proper has 500,000 blacks out of 2.3 million, Chicago has 700,000 out of 2.7 million, Dallas has 400,000 blacks out of 1.5 million, most of the biggest metro cities has a larger Hispanic population the black populations are usually 20-29 percent.

[@rbwhite4624]

They would be if the list was based off of numbers vs percentages .

[@samuelturcios8871]

Sameeee!

[@Will_Bx_NYC_718]

They’re based off of percentages not pure numbers. If that were the case then NYC would rank number with over 2 million black people living here.

[@draperlamarcakes]

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.

[@s.rosesmith6525]

Black folk leaving Florida daily. If you do not already have a good job and home, if you are Black, slim pickings in Florida. Racist Governor

[@mattwoolsey2758]

Columbia is 38.5% black and falling.

[@spooboo14]

Wilmington is 70% white

[@LifeWithDanesha]

Florida is not black people safe…. And you need to know multiple languages to thrive.

[@Mauri2rawww]

@@mattwoolsey2758 it does feel like one of the blackest cities tho because its a love of towns/neighborhoods that are 70+ percent black with like 10k people. and even in areas that arent majority black its still like 20 percent black people, you will always see black people in the city its just that in the heart of the city its a higher population

[@L.I.2RVA]

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

[@staceywilliams2232]

A lot of people don't know that Atlanta Georgia is 46 percent black and very very racist.

[@BlackExcellist]

We strongly considered throwing in a subliminal... 😂😂😂

[@205rlg6]

​@BlackExcellenceExcellist u put the wrong video for Montgomery, that was Mobile

[@maestrodjjones604]

@@205rlg6 Yeah I was like where’s Alabama State and the RSA tower

[@205rlg6]

@maestrodjjones604 they showed the main RSA tower in Mobile (largest building in the state) but yes I didn't see ASU or Downtown Montgomery at all.

[@yerocal30]

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

[@nasirjones-bey6565]

Greetings from Norfolk VA. Thank you for this list.

[@Big_Knowledge]

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

[@amandalewis1936]

I like "wytpipo" wrote

[@bxmo7077]

literally one of the worst murder rate in the world

[@kildarealeksen4140]

When slavery ended, the government should have created a state for black people or deported them all to Africa.

[@SoSikWitIt]

@@bxmo7077 well if the city is the size of a acorn i guess it will be then

[@toyotadude6771]

Right, I never see white people in Jackson unless I am near the hospital

[@bacoda58]

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

[@geebaby601]

Greetings from Jackson, MS!

[@AmericanKing00]

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

[@Rumpleforeskin29]

Your motherland is Africa

[@dryiceVEVO]

@@Rumpleforeskin29 🧢

[@KristNi]

No, it's not the American south, dear. It is Africa. I'm from the south

[@ColdNegro]

@@KristNi No our ethnic group was born in the South. Black Americans are a mixed breed of different African Tribes, Indigenous and Europeans

[@ctgal9698]

Not all Black American roots are from the south, there were slaves in the north also centuries ago, i.e. Sourjourner Truth

[@markgratski6858]

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.

[@mrrockdaddy100]

I just told her that man like she totally downgraded the city of Newark and I'm not too happy with that

[@markwashington8936]

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

[@KristNi]

This is America, though

[@jiggaman000]

These are the blackest cities regardless of how good they're doing. Everything can't be positive. And they have videos about successful Black cities.

[@rackss1661]

Some of these places are nice just because Detroit and Memphis were on here don’t make the whole list bad places loll

[@ckh937610]

@@rackss1661 Plus, all of these cities have nice areas, if you know where to look.

[@staccatoglock]

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

[@phoenixro4204]

Bloomfield, Connecticut is 53%

[@lwickowski]

Country Club Hills, IL, 88% Black, regarded as wealthiest majority Black community.

[@bishoptatum8737]

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.

[@dolladp7769]

That’s what I thought, I’m from Tampa and everyone here thinks Miami Gardens is Miami just like Progress village or Brandon is Tampa. I never heard of Lauderhill so I assumed it was a Miami suburb as well.

[@CobraCommander11]

Miami Gardens is a dump though.

[@zoeguttahtellywood7115]

Lauderhill is in Ft Lauderdale which is the capital city of Broward County,just like Harlem is apart of Manhattan which is technically the borough

[@CobraCommander11]

@@zoeguttahtellywood7115 lauderhill is a distinct city/municipality, and is not part of the city of Fort Lauderdale. What you mean to say is that Lauderhill is a city in Broward County. Harlem is a neighborhood/ subdivision of New York City.

[@jellytv2400]

Yup, I’m from and live in Detroit and Southfield is mostly Black because of people who wanted to move across the other side of 8mile due to the decline of the city. Literally 5 minute drive from me and I live on the northwest side of Detroit

[@AquariansGr00ve]

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 😌

[@titlepending1302]

Alabama is boring and sad

[@tomfields3682]

Unbelievable that these people don't realize the dominance of Black folks in Alabama! Did they think everyone moved North in the Great Migration?

[@john-xp5iz]

@@titlepending1302 I disagree, Huntsville is not boring and sad! It is a virbrant city with a large percentage of college educated African-Americans.

[@titlepending1302]

@@john-xp5iz okay that sounds great 😊

[@titlepending1302]

@MsElfMannequin not SC NC GA and others are amazing

[@benjaminingram4857]

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

[@Comm0ut]

It has geographic limiting factors making it most useful as what it is, a seaport. Geography guarantees periodic destruction by storm surge because the land is just too close to sea level. There isn't a way to fix geography and levees fail.

[@Roccofan]

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.

[@laugh4freedom]

Charlotte nor Atlanta made the list? 🤔

[@staceywilliams2232]

Atlanta Georgia is 46 percent black and very very racist.

[@bingo8789]

I haven't watched the whole video, but i believe Charlotte is 1/3 black. That is crazy that they're not on the list

[@MissMissy22]

I thought I would see ATL too but I realized that the actual city of ATL is probably not as much black %. People call all the surrounding suburbs ATL when Its really not.

[@christianhillpt]

I was surprised too! lol then I looked at the percentages, they weren’t far off though

[@madstarr2]

I was surprised also about ATL, but I also know that many are moving or being priced out of Atlanta.

[@shabazzmuhammad498]

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

[@benjaminingram4857]

I've visited Denver co. Many times was an bit surprise the many blacks they do have and their different too.

[@bxmo7077]

this is crazy asf, only one city isn't on the top tier list of crime and murder rate and it's augusta.. something's wrong with this community

[@ARMAGEDDONBX]

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

[@jaredholloway6333]

I live here now and yes! Black folk nationally should know what we got goin on here.

[@bluelivesmurder5696]

Exactly

[@laryanryan9170]

They didn't do their homework this time.

[@KristNi]

It shouldn't be on here😊

[@ARMAGEDDONBX]

@@KristNi Why?

[@larsedik]

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

[@jameswells1743]

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

[@WilhelminaBurris]

Thank you for including Baltimore Maryland ❤

[@blackholdingsllc]

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.

[@mississippislab2629]

Thank you for that reply about Jackson. I live in Dallas, Texas after leaving the military but I have roots in Jackson after attending elementary through college in Jackson. I am considering moving back home hopefully because I am getting tired of Dallas, Texas.

[@altaariq]

Im from Jackson as well, went to Bailey, love my city but when the industries left and drugs came it went downhill fast and add the corruption

[@BIG-NIIJI_WEST]

I agree with everything but Jackson Mississippi

[@ursaamajorr]

My grandparent's are from Mississippi but left in the 1940s for Chicago. I was born and raised in Northern California but I really want to visit and explore Mississippi 💗

[@glenpeteroak]

Very informative. Thank you.

[@SamMcKinley]

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

[@christophercox936]

Mount Vernon has some good ass Jamaican food.

[@abdulsharif6541]

●Philadelphia ●Baltimore ●Washington DC ●Charlotte ●Atlanta

[@williamcurtin5692]

DC is no longer Chocolate City (Sorry, George). The current mix is about 40 black but decreasing, 38 white slightly increasing, 11 Latin increasing but at a slower rate, and Asian steady at 5. Big change from'76 when I moved here.

[@powell4661]

Philly and Baltimore suck

[@abdulsharif6541]

@powell4661 Better than some of those country bunkin "towns" (Not City)

[@rackss1661]

@@abdulsharif6541Nope South has wayyy better looking cities than the bummy ones to the north. Y’all cities are rustbelt trash 😂😂

[@edwardcox7245]

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

[@piglet7943]

Man BS. Durham is 37% black. Your numbers are wayyy off.

[@analyst1777]

Great video

[@LesterMoore]

Thanks for the excellent information.

[@cashjerseyblock2890]

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

[@chuckiea7011]

Newark is nowhere near 65% to 70% African American. Yes, African Americans do take the census everywhere. Now, when breaking the situation down by blocks and neighborhoods, then yes, the African American population can be 65% and well into the 90% range in some areas. I use to live in Newark and been to several parts of the city and racial make-up differs depending on where you're at. Even though African Americans make up 3/5 of Newark quadrants, The majority of African Americans live in the South, West and Central areas, that's where you'll find African Americans in the 70 to 90% range. Above everything else, what you gotta consider that with the high poverty rates, high unemployment rate, lack of jobs and high crime rates, a lot of African Americans have left Newark over the past 30 years. You said that you won't see many people at all that aren't African American unless they're passing through. That's definitely not true, the 07105 zip code is home to a large population of Portuguese and Brazilians which is home to the United States largest population of these groups out of any city in the country in this zip code, the African American population is no more than 6% and this is the zip code with the most people of European descent living there. The 07103 zip code is home to a significant Latin American population mostly made up of Puerto Ricans and Dominicans with a small group of Asians mostly made up of Indians. In the 07107 zip code where the population of African Americans and Latin American are almost equal. You have a decent amount of Puerto Ricans and Dominicans in that zip code with a small population of Colombians, Ecuadorians and Mexicans. Then there's the 07104 zip code is home to the largest population of Latin Americans. This area has way more Latinos than African Americans living in this zip code and the majority of residents are Puerto Ricans, Ecuadorians, Dominicans, Brazilian, Colombians, Mexicans and even has a population of Italians, Germans and Irish people in this zip code. Another diverse zip code is the 07102. That area has African Americans as their largest population with a significant Latin American and European American population with a small Asian and Native American population. All other zip codes and areas of Newark is where you're going to find African Americans over that 70% range.

[@ERoss338]

Nah I think a lot of Latinos are here now maybe 35-40%

[@adamblack6867]

The Latinos are taking over Newark .

[@curtishall8156]

Dude you slow…… get out more. Ever been to North Newark?

[@crystalfoster9573]

Your assumptions about Newark are incorrect. Newark has diverse neighborhoods. The Ironbound section of Newark for example, is predominantly Brazilian and Portuguese.

[@carljackson6308]

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.

[@pullup7576]

Lol I specifically came to the comments to see if anyone would mention that. First thing i said that aint portsmouth...lol

[@757CitiesReppa]

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.

[@jays6332]

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..

[@blast4me754]

All violent, rundown and failing

[@calandusingram8794]

Who else thought Atlanta would be on this list?

[@Mr.Atlanta850]

There are more white people in Atlanta in the State of Georgia. It's more to the state than just the city a lot more.

[@blast4me754]

Atlanta, East Point, College Park, Jonesboro, Decatur where it's greater, South Fulton and few other small towns around Atlanta.

[@hectorcruz7886]

I don't how she missed Atlanta. It is a mostly black city. It's even hard to find Mexicans in Atlanta.

[@ryanadams6802]

Yeah I'm the early 2000s is when the whites started complaining of the traffic coming into the city from the out skirts where they lived so alot of once predominant black areas started getting erased.

[@Johnny-i3m]

Atlanta Georgia and Washington DC has the richest most educated blacks in America 🎉

[@willie417]

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😏

[@itsthatatm8345]

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

[@protospy22]

Yea right bro is your community to blame and the culture y’all exhibit. The government is not your daddy.

[@rogerfoster1201]

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

[@BillVol]

LOL

[@quiqui5793]

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

[@L.I.2RVA]

💪🏾💯🖤❤️

[@vaughnw489]

✊🏽

[@TheRoom2Breathe]

❤

[@kaliefhampton2483]

I get what ppl mean when they say this but how isnt it a pointless speaking point??

[@Rumpleforeskin29]

You're African ancestors are rolling in their graves

[@crystaljohnson6906]

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

[@harplewis]

Thank you for showing me the cities to avoid

[@KwameLamar]

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.

[@robertsmithlll8464]

We talking about Black Americans, Foundational Black Americans. NYC has to many non black American immigrants 💯

[@jays6332]

There's almost 9 million people in NYC. This list is based off of percentages. But you are correct that NYC has more Black people than any other city, but they aren't the majority like these other cities.

[@Eugene-pt5lu]

By numbers NYC has the most black people, this was obviously by percentage of total city population.

[@MichaelJ843]

When will we come together for real, though?

[@IshtarLinqu]

It's not happening cause most of the " we " are foreign and need to leave. Including you African Americans.

[@rackss1661]

Facts

[@ctgal9698]

Harrisburg PA 54% , Wilimington DE 57% Black residents

[@OfficiallyEaso]

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

[@PimehYM]

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?

[@williammoore27]

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

[@darylmcmanus1731]

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.

[@economicdevelopmentplannin8715]

You can be indigenous. The rest of us are black Americans.

[@GeorgiaBorn36]

BIG FACTS!

[@Eugene-pt5lu]

I wish people stop thinking we are something that we are not.

[@lisakaye3919]

It’s really time to build our own self contained communities and violence WILL NOT be permitted. Why fantasize wakanda when it’s totally possible to build our own????!!! Like seriously its time

[@billyconnelly3568]

By "self contained" you mean racially exclusive, right? No, that's neither possible nor desirable.

[@lukebonner5097]

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

[@ricky257]

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

[@woxyroxme]

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

[@PopLightBrown]

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

[@dan-patrickobrien3580]

yeah they also showed the gullah geechee people when referring to the culture of macon georgia. Gullah geechee is a south carolina thing. and they even forgot to mention charleston which has many of the strongest african cultures in america even stronger than new orleans as charleston was the largest slave port not just in north america but central and south america.

[@bigmoed4321]

Love your Chanel, I wish we could get a real number on our percentage of black people.

[@timdetmers3240]

Thanks for the warning!

[@tlm6021]

😂😂

[@lizmalone1499]

I am so glad you are truthful, when you mention poverty and crime in some of these cities.

[@DevilCruz13]

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

[@garymac6549]

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

[@billgibson2418]

Go to Idaho or Montana. You will like it there😅

[@JoeyBlazey83]

St Louis definitely should be on this list when I lived there all I saw is us black folks

[@ckh937610]

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.

[@pasberry]

FYI - your Montgomery Al images are of Mobile Alabama

[@BjtheLawyer_]

Georgia had a lot of cities on this list

[@bluelivesmurder5696]

And yet the blackest city in all of America was not on the list. South Fulton, GA had a population of over 111,000 people as of the 2020 census and 92% of those people were black. South Fulton split from Atlanta in 2017 and became their own city.

[@KristNi]

​@dammitbobby283Yes, poor. You said it

[@supersaturn956]

Georgia is statistically one of the Blackest states in the whole country. The Black belt (Southeastern US, has the largest Black population)

[@saonedixon5476]

Yes ! My home state Georgia is Lil Africa. I love my state 🏡

[@uuakata]

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

[@BlackExcellist]

Appreciate you, King. The edit is in motion ✊🏾

[@uuakata]

kool @@BlackExcellist

[@moewmz504]

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

[@chillwillivh1]

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

[@kpanilaryea28]

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

[@KristNi]

Atlanta is a dump. Why waste time on that?

[@IshtarLinqu]

Lol you must be in a gang. Lmaooooo

[@kierrickedmond]

Yea, I came to say Rocky Mount… bout 64% black… population around 55k, I thought it was gon be on the list too lol. Rocky Mount I think is the only city in nc with more than 50k ppl with that huge of a percentage of blacks.. you got lil towns with like 90% black, but I’m talking cities with 50k or more people

[@rackss1661]

Gary Indiana doesn’t even have people left 😂😂

[@mattwoolsey2758]

Columbia is 38.5% and falling.

[@theoryg]

Informative!

[@hunterspoint33]

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

[@mattwoolsey2758]

America is crime-ridden. FBI stats show cities are no worse. I’ve seen a lot more headlines about shootings and stabbings coming out of the burbs in the past couple of years and it’s getting worse.

[@kennethblack8864]

U are showing savannah for augusta

[@HollaatDre]

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

[@kingb6047]

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

[@andredegree7074]

That's another video

[@e-man5654]

They were doing top 25 black population in percentage. The 25th city was 48 percentage of that city's population. That mean if the city is not mentioned, that means black population in that city is less than 48 percent.

[@zaccariasippidabarbercollins]

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

[@AchemySoul]

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

[@firebird6522]

Sounds like all great places to avoid.

[@universe.trippin]

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

[@angelawilliams9088]

And crime and drugs DOWN.

[@Dee_nyce]

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

[@toddhayes3506]

Blessed Black 🖤 Beautiful Great Job BE

[@dnews9519]

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

[@thesacredibis6723]

The Black population of New York City is 1.996 million. (2020) The percentage of Black people in NYC is 24.3%, and Latino is 29.1%. The Bronx is the most ethnically concentrated of the five boroughs, followed by Brooklyn, including East New York, Bed-Stuy, Fort Greene, Bushwick, Canarsie, Harlem in Manhattan, St.George in Staten Island, and Westchester in the Bronx. As of the 2020 census, Black Americans were 17.6 percent of the state's population. Harlem Week in the month of August is a must-attend event. Shout out to the family in Newark, New Jersey, and Jersey City, N.J.

[@Moneypower572]

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.❤

[@morganml3983]

Black but not thriving. The poverty rate, unemployment and lack of education in most of these cities is horrible. Do this list over once our black millionaires and big businesses start investing in these communities.

[@fg3901]

#10 Murder Gardens aka Miami Gardens

[@losfornia]

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

[@IshtarLinqu]

MENTAL ILLNESS IS REAL GET SOME HELP.

[@losfornia]

@@IshtarLinqu stop projecting

[@unityofthelions]

we appreciate this

[@MatkasymovMaks]

Where is St Louis?

[@mbwell]

Southfield, MI is a great place to live, work, and play. NO Crime issues while living there.

[@sparkfx5874]

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

[@205rlg6]

You showed Mobile's skyline for Montgomery

[@powell4661]

It's Alabama. Avoid the state at all cost.

[@205rlg6]

@@powell4661 nah, I love it here.

[@powell4661]

@205rlg6 My brothers live in Birmingham, and my uncles and cousins are in Huntsville. Those places seem ok, then I see a town that won't seat a black mayor and a legislature that doesn't respect SCOTUS and say no way.

[@205rlg6]

@powell4661 yeah but that's majority of the south in general.

[@wwstn47]

All the negative comments is crazy

[@leonation89]

This list is weird

[@jiggaman000]

how is it weird?

[@lawrencedesmondleach]

Thanks for your positive comments of Georgia cities, although Savannah is actually better than the ones you praised, saying that Savannah being nothing but humidity and hurricanes. It's Georgia's first and oldest city. It's the only planned city in the US. It's consistently rated as the second most beautiful city in the US. It has a strong economy, good schools, helluva food and small business environment, and much more. I'm from Atlanta, Georgia. Savannah is the next best place to be in Georgia. I'm just sayin'! L

[@lawrencedesmondleach]

@@MsElfMannequin Actually, you're right. I apologize, as I suppose I'm just biased toward Savannah and Atlanta. People's opinions will vary, as you say, and I should have kept my bias under wraps, or at least just expressed it as a personal opinion. Thank you for your input. We don't always have to agree, but we can agree to be agreeable. L

[@jorgecastano875]

I'm live in Florida. And Lauderhill is known as Lauder"kill". just watch the local news.

[@nlw1988]

As a former Baltimore resident I can clearly say that this is a poor black city that's unfair against minorities and I'm sure the other cities mention in a video are too. I suggest moving to Williamsport Pennsylvania, job market has improved and better living quality

[@nlw1988]

And just to reiterate I'm suggesting that black people would move into white populated cities. Even the odds 😈😈