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Alexandria city, Virginia
31,903 Black residents · 20.0% of the county · ranked 13 of 133 in Virginia by Black population
Alexandria city is a Virginia county entry in the gazetteer's first edition. In the 2020 Census, Alexandria city held 159,467 residents in all, of whom 31,903 — 20.0% — were Black alone, the count this gazetteer records for every place on the same terms.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 159,467 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 31,903 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 20.0% |
| Rank by Black population among Virginia counties | 13 of 133 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The two-census record for Alexandria city: 30,491 Black residents in 2010 and 31,903 in 2020. The population grew by 4.6%, and the Black share in Alexandria city moved from 21.8% to 20.0%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
The state's Black population of 1.6 million is spread across 133 counties and county equivalents; Alexandria city holds 31,903 of it, rank 13 in the state's order. The county page for Alexandria city carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Alexandria city — its congregations, schools, and civic life — this gazetteer points to the place entries inside the county's borders, where each town and community is entered on its own count. The Alexandria city page is their frame: 159,467 residents, 31,903 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.