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Nacogdoches County, Texas
10,709 Black residents · 16.6% of the county · ranked 36 of 254 in Texas by Black population
The gazetteer enters Nacogdoches County, Texas, on its published figures: a total population of 64,653 in 2020, with 10,709 Black residents counted alone — 16.6% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 64,653 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 10,709 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 16.6% |
| Rank by Black population among Texas counties | 36 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 Nacogdoches County: 11,731 Black residents in 2010, 10,709 in 2020 — declined by 8.7% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 18.2% to 16.6%.
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, Nacogdoches County among them; it stands 36 by Black population, with 10,709 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 Nacogdoches County, Texas, exactly as published.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches County page is their frame: 64,653 residents, 10,709 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.