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Kaufman County, Texas
21,948 Black residents · 15.1% of the county · ranked 23 of 254 in Texas by Black population
The gazetteer enters Kaufman County, Texas, on its published figures: a total population of 145,310 in 2020, with 21,948 Black residents counted alone — 15.1% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 145,310 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 21,948 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 15.1% |
| Rank by Black population among Texas counties | 23 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 Kaufman County: 10,730 Black residents in 2010, 21,948 in 2020 — grew by 104.5% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 10.4% to 15.1%.
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 Texas, the Census Bureau counts 254 counties and county equivalents, Kaufman County among them; it stands 23 by Black population, with 21,948 Black residents of the state's 3.6 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 Kaufman County, Texas, exactly as published.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Kaufman 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 Kaufman County page is their frame: 145,310 residents, 21,948 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.