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Indian River County, Florida
13,367 Black residents · 8.4% of the county · ranked 28 of 67 in Florida by Black population
The gazetteer enters Indian River County, Florida, on its published figures: a total population of 159,788 in 2020, with 13,367 Black residents counted alone — 8.4% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 159,788 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 13,367 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 8.4% |
| Rank by Black population among Florida counties | 28 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 Indian River County: 12,397 Black residents in 2010, 13,367 in 2020 — grew by 7.8% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 9.0% to 8.4%.
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
Within Florida, the Census Bureau counts 67 counties and county equivalents, Indian River County among them; it stands 28 by Black population, with 13,367 Black residents of the state's 3.2 million. The gazetteer takes the county as its middle geography — the frame between the state page and the place pages — and prints the redistricting counts of Indian River County, Florida, exactly as published.
Institutions
Black Indian River County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Indian River County page holds the frame around them — 159,788 people in all, 13,367 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.