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Denton County, Texas
97,847 Black residents · 10.8% of the county · ranked 8 of 254 in Texas by Black population
The gazetteer enters Denton County, Texas, on its published figures: a total population of 906,422 in 2020, with 97,847 Black residents counted alone — 10.8% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 906,422 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 97,847 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 10.8% |
| Rank by Black population among Texas counties | 8 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 Denton County: 55,534 Black residents in 2010, 97,847 in 2020 — grew by 76.2% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 8.4% to 10.8%.
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
Denton County is one of 254 counties and county equivalents the Census Bureau counts in Texas. Together they hold the state's 3.6 million Black residents, and Denton County's 97,847 of them give it rank 8 of 254 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 Denton County are the published redistricting counts, reproduced as released.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Denton 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 Denton County page is their frame: 906,422 residents, 97,847 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.