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Biloxi, Mississippi
10,956 Black residents · 22.2% of the place
In the published counts, Biloxi, Mississippi, holds 10,956 Black residents among 49,449 people in all — a Black share of 22.2%, against the statewide 36.6%.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 49,449 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 10,956 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 22.2% |
| Rank by Black population among Mississippi places | 13 of 428 |
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 Biloxi: 8,632 Black residents in 2010, 10,956 in 2020 — grew by 26.9% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 19.6% to 22.2%.
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 428 places the Census Bureau counts in Mississippi, Biloxi ranks 13 by Black population, with 10,956 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Biloxi within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
Biloxi is a place of 49,449 people, and it carries its institutions at its own scale — congregations, schools, and businesses recorded in the federal counts as counts, and in this gazetteer as part of the county and state frames above this entry. The entry's work is the fixing of Biloxi itself: its name, its state, its people, and its share, in the same terms as every other place in the book.