What is the blackest state in America?

The "blackest" state depends on whether you mean the highest total number or the highest percentage; Mississippi has the highest proportion (around 38%), while Texas has the largest total Black population (around 4 million), followed closely by Florida and Georgia. The District of Columbia (D.C.) actually has the highest percentage overall (over 44%), but it's a district, not a state.

What are the top 10 blackest states?

The "blackest" states by percentage of population consistently include Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, Maryland, South Carolina, Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee, often with the District of Columbia leading if included, while states like Texas, Florida, and New York have the largest absolute Black populations but lower percentages. The top states by percentage (around 2020-2023 data) are generally Mississippi (around 38%), Louisiana (around 33%), Georgia (around 33%), Maryland (around 32%), Alabama (around 27%), South Carolina (around 26%), North Carolina (around 22%), Virginia (around 20%), and Tennessee (around 17%).
 

What US city has the highest Black population?

Cities where people who are Black alone are not at least 30% of the population, while people who are either Black alone, or, in combination with another race, do form at least 30% of the population, are italicized. Note that New York City has the largest population of black residents among American cities.

Where is the most Black state?

The "blackest" state in the U.S. by percentage of population is Mississippi, with around 38% Black residents, followed by Louisiana and Georgia; however, Texas and Florida have the largest total number of Black residents. Washington, D.C. (a district, not a state) has an even higher percentage, at over 44%.
 

What is the whitest state in the USA?

The whitest state in the USA by percentage is generally considered Maine, often followed closely by Vermont and New Hampshire, with these northeastern states having over 93-94% white populations, although some sources place West Virginia slightly higher depending on the exact year and data (e.g., 2023 data puts West Virginia at nearly 96%).
 

10 Blackest States in the US.

Which state has the least blacks?

The state with the smallest Black population percentage is generally Wyoming, followed closely by others like Montana, Idaho, and the northeastern states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, which all have very low percentages, often around 1-2% of their total population, with Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho frequently cited as having the absolute lowest at about 1%. 

What is the whitest major city in America?

As the U.S. becomes more racially diverse, Portland remains the whitest U.S. city with a population over 500,000.

What state has the most all Black towns?

The All-Black towns of Oklahoma represent a unique chapter in American history. Nowhere else, neither in the Deep South nor in the Far West, did so many African American men and women come together to create, occupy, and govern their own communities.

What is the blackest city in the world?

The city most often called the "blackest city in the world outside of Africa" is Salvador, Brazil, in the state of Bahia, with over 80% of its population identifying as Afro-Brazilian, making it a major center for Afro-Brazilian culture, music (like samba), religion (Candomblé), and food, rooted in its history as a large slave port during colonial Brazil. 

What race is the majority in the US?

As of 2020, 57.8% of the U.S. population was White,* 18.7% was Hispanic, 12.1% was Black* and 5.9% was Asian. * Another 4.1% were people of two or more races,* and all other groups* were under 1%. * Non-Hispanics only. Specific races include those reporting only one race.

Where do most black Americans live?

Most Black Americans live in the South, with large populations in Texas, Florida, and Georgia, though significant numbers also reside in New York, California, and other major Northern and Midwestern cities, reflecting a historical shift from rural Southern areas to urban centers across the U.S. Texas currently holds the largest absolute Black population, followed by Florida and Georgia, while states like Mississippi and D.C. have the highest proportions of Black residents.
 

What percentage of Texas is Black?

Black people make up roughly 12% to 14% of Texas's population, with figures varying slightly by source and year, but consistently showing Texas as having one of the nation's largest Black populations, around 3.5 to 4.1 million people, with significant growth in recent decades. For instance, the U.S. Census showed about 13.7% in recent data, while other 2023 estimates place it around 13.02%. 

Is Georgia a Black state?

Georgia isn't a "Black state" but has a very large Black population, making it one of the states with the highest percentages of African Americans, around one-third of its residents, and it's experiencing increasing diversity with its Black population growing significantly, sometimes nearing majority-minority status depending on the data source and year. While White (non-Hispanic) people still form a slight majority or near-majority, Black residents are the largest minority group, with significant populations in counties like Fulton and DeKalb.
 

Which states are gaining Black population?

States like Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and Minnesota saw the fastest Black population growth since 2010, while Texas, Florida, and Georgia added the most residents in absolute numbers.

Who is the #1 richest Black family?

1) The Dangote Family — Nigeria (Aliko Dangote)

Why they're here: Aliko Dangote has been Africa's richest person for years; the Dangote family is a corporate dynasty centered on Dangote Group — cement, sugar, salt, flour, and now massive oil & refining ventures.

What are the top 3 Black cities?

Additionally, Black Americans are the largest demographic group in the principal cities of Detroit (75.9%), Atlanta (46.4%), Washington, D.C. (40.9%), and Philadelphia (39.5%) and represent over one-fifth of the population in all but Los Angeles (8.5%) and Miami (14.1%).

Who owns 90% of America's wealth?

The top 10% own 87.2%, and the bottom half owned 1.1%. Corporate equities and real estate facilitated the accumulation of wealth for baby boomers. In 2024, the Silent Generation and baby boomers represented 25% of the population, but held 65% of all wealth in the US.

Which state has the least Black people?

Wyoming consistently has the smallest Black population in the U.S., both in total numbers and as a percentage of its residents, followed by states like Montana, Maine, Vermont, and North Dakota, which also have very low Black populations, often less than 2% of their total population. These states have historically lacked large-scale industrial jobs and major urban centers that attracted significant Black migration during historical demographic shifts like the Great Migration, leading to smaller, more dispersed Black communities.
 

What is the whitest county in the US?

The whitest counties in America, with over 95% white populations, are often found in rural areas of states like West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maine, with counties such as Holmes County, Ohio, and parts of West Virginia frequently cited for having extremely low non-white populations (around 3-5%) in recent census data, although specific rankings fluctuate with new data. These areas are typically non-metro and have high proportions of non-Hispanic White residents, often in the 90%+ range. 

What is the most Black town in the United States?

While Jackson, Mississippi, is famously known as the "Blackest City" for its large African American population (over 80% in recent years), some smaller cities and towns, like Tuskegee, Alabama, have even higher percentages (over 94%), making the "blackest" title depend on whether you mean large Black majority cities or towns with the highest percentage of Black residents, with places like South Fulton, GA also near the top. 

What are the three whitest states?

The three whitest states in the U.S. by percentage of white population are consistently Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire, often followed closely by West Virginia, according to various data sources like the Census Bureau and World Population Review. These New England and Appalachian states have historically high proportions of white residents, though percentages can vary slightly depending on the specific year and data source. 

What is the least diverse city in America?

The "least diverse" city in the U.S. depends on the study and criteria, but recent reports from WalletHub often point to Provo, Utah, and its neighbor Orem, Utah, as extremely low in diversity across multiple metrics (race, socioeconomic, religious, etc.), while some lists identify cities like Hialeah, Florida, for very high Hispanic concentration, or rural areas in West Virginia/Maine for low overall diversity, with Detroit, Michigan, noted as the least diverse major city in some analyses. 

Was America 90% white?

Yes, America was nearly 90% white around the 1940s and 1950s, with figures around 89.5% to just under 90% of the population identifying as white in the 1950 census, though this percentage has steadily declined since then due to immigration and demographic shifts.