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Johnson County, Texas
6,770 Black residents · 3.8% of the county · ranked 45 of 254 in Texas by Black population
The gazetteer enters Johnson County, Texas, on its published figures: a total population of 179,927 in 2020, with 6,770 Black residents counted alone — 3.8% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 179,927 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 6,770 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 3.8% |
| Rank by Black population among Texas counties | 45 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 Johnson County: 3,979 Black residents in 2010, 6,770 in 2020 — grew by 70.1% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 2.6% to 3.8%.
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
The state's Black population of 3.6 million is spread across 254 counties and county equivalents; Johnson County holds 6,770 of it, rank 45 in the state's order. The county page for Johnson County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Johnson 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 Johnson County page is their frame: 179,927 residents, 6,770 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.