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Grayson County, Texas
7,663 Black residents · 5.7% of the county · ranked 43 of 254 in Texas by Black population
In Grayson County, Texas, the 2020 Census counted 135,543 people, 7,663 of them Black alone. At 5.7%, Grayson County's Black share stands against the state's 12.2% — the comparison this entry is built around.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 135,543 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 7,663 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 5.7% |
| Rank by Black population among Texas counties | 43 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
In 2010 Grayson County counted 7,081 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 7,663. The population grew by 8.2% across the decade, and the Black share in Grayson County moved from 5.9% to 5.7%.
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; Grayson County holds 7,663 of it, rank 43 in the state's order. The county page for Grayson County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Grayson 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 Grayson County page is their frame: 135,543 residents, 7,663 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.