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Bladen County, North Carolina
9,576 Black residents · 32.3% of the county · ranked 51 of 100 in North Carolina by Black population
The gazetteer enters Bladen County, North Carolina, on its published figures: a total population of 29,606 in 2020, with 9,576 Black residents counted alone — 32.3% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 29,606 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 9,576 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 32.3% |
| Rank by Black population among North Carolina counties | 51 of 100 |
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 Bladen County: 12,268 Black residents in 2010, 9,576 in 2020 — declined by 21.9% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 34.9% to 32.3%.
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 2.1 million is spread across 100 counties and county equivalents; Bladen County holds 9,576 of it, rank 51 in the state's order. The county page for Bladen County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Bladen 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 Bladen County page is their frame: 29,606 residents, 9,576 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.