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Broward County, Florida
531,910 Black residents · 27.4% of the county · ranked 1 of 67 in Florida by Black population
The gazetteer enters Broward County, Florida, on its published figures: a total population of 1.9 million in 2020, with 531,910 Black residents counted alone — 27.4% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 1,944,375 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 531,910 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 27.4% |
| Rank by Black population among Florida counties | 1 of 67 |
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 Broward County: 467,519 Black residents in 2010, 531,910 in 2020 — grew by 13.8% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 26.7% to 27.4%.
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 3.2 million is spread across 67 counties and county equivalents; Broward County holds 531,910 of it, rank 1 in the state's order. The county page for Broward County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
Black Broward County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Broward County page holds the frame around them — 1.9 million people in all, 531,910 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.