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Greene County, Missouri
10,233 Black residents · 3.4% of the county · ranked 7 of 115 in Missouri by Black population
The gazetteer enters Greene County, Missouri, on its published figures: a total population of 298,915 in 2020, with 10,233 Black residents counted alone — 3.4% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 298,915 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 10,233 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 3.4% |
| Rank by Black population among Missouri counties | 7 of 115 |
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 Greene County: 7,892 Black residents in 2010, 10,233 in 2020 — grew by 29.7% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 2.9% to 3.4%.
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 699,840 is spread across 115 counties and county equivalents; Greene County holds 10,233 of it, rank 7 in the state's order. The county page for Greene County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Greene 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 Greene County page is their frame: 298,915 residents, 10,233 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.