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Clay County, Florida
26,624 Black residents · 12.2% of the county · ranked 22 of 67 in Florida by Black population
The gazetteer enters Clay County, Florida, on its published figures: a total population of 218,245 in 2020, with 26,624 Black residents counted alone — 12.2% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 218,245 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 26,624 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 12.2% |
| Rank by Black population among Florida counties | 22 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 Clay County: 18,831 Black residents in 2010, 26,624 in 2020 — grew by 41.4% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 9.9% to 12.2%.
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
Clay County is one of 67 counties and county equivalents the Census Bureau counts in Florida. Together they hold the state's 3.2 million Black residents, and Clay County's 26,624 of them give it rank 22 of 67 in that order. The county is the gazetteer's middle geography — larger than the places inside it, smaller than the state frame — and the figures printed here for Clay County are the published redistricting counts, reproduced as released.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Clay 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 Clay County page is their frame: 218,245 residents, 26,624 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.