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Asheville, North Carolina
9,938 Black residents · 10.5% of the place
In the published counts, Asheville, North Carolina, holds 9,938 Black residents among 94,589 people in all — a Black share of 10.5%, against the statewide 20.5%.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 94,589 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 9,938 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 10.5% |
| Rank by Black population among North Carolina places | 21 of 776 |
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 Asheville: 11,134 Black residents in 2010, 9,938 in 2020 — declined by 10.7% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 13.4% to 10.5%.
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 776 places the Census Bureau counts in North Carolina, Asheville ranks 21 by Black population, with 9,938 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Asheville within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
The institutions of Asheville — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 94,589 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Asheville: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.