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Ten Cities of 100,000 or More with Highest Percentage of Blacks or African Americans, 2000

City	Percent
Gary, Ind.	84.0%
Detroit, Mich.	81.6
Birmingham, Ala.	73.5
Jackson, Miss.	70.6
New Orleans, La.	67.3%
Baltimore, Md.	64.3
Atlanta, Ga.	61.4
Memphis, Tenn.	61.4
Washington, DC	60.0%
Richmond, Va.	57.2

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.

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