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Anderson County, Texas
11,577 Black residents · 20.0% of the county · ranked 34 of 254 in Texas by Black population
The gazetteer enters Anderson County, Texas, on its published figures: a total population of 57,922 in 2020, with 11,577 Black residents counted alone — 20.0% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 57,922 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 11,577 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 20.0% |
| Rank by Black population among Texas counties | 34 of 254 |
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 published record across two censuses for Anderson County: 12,310 Black residents in 2010, 11,577 in 2020 — declined by 6.0% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 21.1% 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 3.6 million is spread across 254 counties and county equivalents; Anderson County holds 11,577 of it, rank 34 in the state's order. The county page for Anderson County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Anderson County — 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 Anderson County page is their frame: 57,922 residents, 11,577 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.