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Martin County, Florida
7,582 Black residents · 4.8% of the county · ranked 39 of 67 in Florida by Black population
In Martin County, Florida, the 2020 Census counted 158,431 people, 7,582 of them Black alone. At 4.8%, Martin County's Black share stands against the state's 15.1% — the comparison this entry is built around.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 158,431 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 7,582 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 4.8% |
| Rank by Black population among Florida counties | 39 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
In 2010 Martin County counted 7,842 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 7,582. The population declined by 3.3% across the decade, and the Black share in Martin County moved from 5.4% to 4.8%.
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 3.2 million is spread across 67 counties and county equivalents; Martin County holds 7,582 of it, rank 39 in the state's order. The county page for Martin County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Martin 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 Martin County page is their frame: 158,431 residents, 7,582 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.