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Arlington, Texas
90,140 Black residents · 22.9% of the place
Arlington is a city in Texas, entered in this gazetteer on its published 2020 figures: 394,266 residents in all, 90,140 of them Black alone — 22.9% of the place.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 394,266 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 90,140 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 22.9% |
| Rank by Black population among Texas places | 5 of 1860 |
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
Across the last two censuses, the Black population of Arlington grew — 68,792 in 2010 and 90,140 in 2020, a change of +31.0%. The Black share of Arlington moved from 18.8% to 22.9% over the same span.
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
Of the 1860 places the Census Bureau counts in Texas, Arlington ranks 5 by Black population, with 90,140 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Arlington within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
The institutions of Arlington — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 394,266 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Arlington: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.