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Marengo County, Alabama
10,188 Black residents · 52.7% of the county · ranked 27 of 67 in Alabama by Black population
The gazetteer enters Marengo County, Alabama, on its published figures: a total population of 19,323 in 2020, with 10,188 Black residents counted alone — 52.7% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 19,323 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 10,188 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 52.7% |
| Rank by Black population among Alabama counties | 27 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 Marengo County: 10,872 Black residents in 2010, 10,188 in 2020 — declined by 6.3% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 51.7% to 52.7%.
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 1.3 million is spread across 67 counties and county equivalents; Marengo County holds 10,188 of it, rank 27 in the state's order. The county page for Marengo County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Marengo 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 Marengo County page is their frame: 19,323 residents, 10,188 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.