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Harris County, Texas
907,063 Black residents · 19.2% of the county · ranked 1 of 254 in Texas by Black population
The gazetteer enters Harris County, Texas, on its published figures: a total population of 4.7 million in 2020, with 907,063 Black residents counted alone — 19.2% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 4,731,145 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 907,063 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 19.2% |
| Rank by Black population among Texas counties | 1 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 Harris County: 775,492 Black residents in 2010, 907,063 in 2020 — grew by 17.0% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 18.9% to 19.2%.
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
The state's Black population of 3.6 million is spread across 254 counties and county equivalents; Harris County holds 907,063 of it, rank 1 in the state's order. The county page for Harris County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Harris 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 Harris County page is their frame: 4.7 million residents, 907,063 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.