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Moore County, North Carolina
10,671 Black residents · 10.7% of the county · ranked 46 of 100 in North Carolina by Black population
The gazetteer enters Moore County, North Carolina, on its published figures: a total population of 99,727 in 2020, with 10,671 Black residents counted alone — 10.7% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 99,727 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 10,671 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 10.7% |
| Rank by Black population among North Carolina counties | 46 of 100 |
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 Moore County: 11,839 Black residents in 2010, 10,671 in 2020 — declined by 9.9% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 13.4% to 10.7%.
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 2.1 million is spread across 100 counties and county equivalents; Moore County holds 10,671 of it, rank 46 in the state's order. The county page for Moore County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Moore 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 Moore County page is their frame: 99,727 residents, 10,671 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.