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43
FORTY-THREE CITIES HAVING A POPULATION OF AT
LEAST 10,000 NEGROES GIVEN IN ORDER OF RANK.
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Negro
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Population.
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Increase
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City.
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1910
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1900
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Number.
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Per Cent.
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Washington, D. C........
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94,446
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86,702
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7,744
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8.9
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New York, N. Y.........
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91,709
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60,666
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31,043
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51.2
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New Orleans. La.........
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89,262
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77,714
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11,548
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14.9
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Baltimore, Md...........
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84,749
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79,258
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5,491
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6.9
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Philadelphia, Pa.........
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84,459
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62,613
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21,846
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34.9
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Memphis, Tenn..........
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52,441
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49,910
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2,531
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5.1
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Birmingham, Ala........
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52,305
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16,575
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35,730
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215.6
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Atlanta, Ga.............
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51,902
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35,727
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16,175
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45.3
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Richmond, Va...........
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46,733
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32,230
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14,503
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45.0
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Chicago, 111. ...........
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44,103
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30,150
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13,953
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46.3
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St. Louis, Mo............
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43,960
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35,516
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8,444
|
23.8
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Louisville, Ky...........
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40,522
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39,139
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1,383
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3.5
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Nashville, Tenn. .......
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36,523
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30,044
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6,479
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21.6
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Savannah, Ga...........
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33,246
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28,090
|
5,156
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18.4
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Charleston, S. C.........
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31,056
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31,522
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— 466
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—1.5
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Jacksonville, Fla.........
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29,293
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16,236
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13,057
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80.4
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Pittsburgh, Pa. ........
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25,623
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20,355
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5,268
|
25.9
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Norfolk, Va.............
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25,039
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20,230
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4,809
|
23.8
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Houston, Tex. .........
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23,929
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14,608
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9,321
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63.8
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Kansas City, Mo ........
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23,566
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17,567
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5,999
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34.1
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Mobile, Ala. ...........
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22,763
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17,045
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5,718
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33.5
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Indianapolis, Ind........
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21,816
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15,931
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5,885
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36.9
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Cincinnati, 0............
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19,639
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14,482
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5,157
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35.6
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Montgomery, Ala........
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19,322
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17,229
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2,093
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12.1
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Augusta, Ga. ..........
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18,344
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18,487
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—143
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—0.8
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Macon, Ga..............
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18,150
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11,550
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6,600
|
57.1
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Dallas, Tex.............
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18,024
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9,035
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8,989
|
99.5
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Chattanooga, Tenn.......
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17,942
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13,122
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4,820
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36.7
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Little Rock, Ark.........
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14,539
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14,694
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—155
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—1.1
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Shreveport, La..........
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13,896
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8,542
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5,354
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62.7
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Boston, Mass............
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13,564
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11,591
|
1,973
|
17.0
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Fort Worth, Tex.........
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13,280
|
4,249
|
9,031
|
212.5
|
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Columbus, O............
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12,739
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8,201
|
4,538
|
55.3
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Wilmington, N. C........
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12,107
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10,407
|
1,700
|
16.3
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Vicksburg, Miss.........
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12,053
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8,147
|
3,906
|
47.9
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Charlotte, N. C.........
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11,752
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7,151
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4,601
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64.3
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Portsmouth, Va. .......
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11,617
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5,625
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5,992
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106.5
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Columbus, S. C..........
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11,546
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9,858
|
1,688
|
17.1
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Petersburg, Va..........
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11,014
|
10,751
|
263
|
2.4
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Lexington, Ky. ........
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11,011
|
10,130
|
881
|
8.7
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San Antonio, Tex........
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10,716
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7,538
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3,178
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42.2
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Jackson, Miss...........
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10,554
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4,447
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6,107
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137.3
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Pensacola, Fla. ........
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10,214
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8,561
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1,653
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19.3
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A minus sign (—) denotes decrease.
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