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Burlington, North Carolina
16,338 Black residents · 28.5% of the place
Burlington is a city in North Carolina, entered in this gazetteer on its published 2020 figures: 57,303 residents in all, 16,338 of them Black alone — 28.5% of the place.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 57,303 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 16,338 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 28.5% |
| Rank by Black population among North Carolina places | 15 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
Across the last two censuses, the Black population of Burlington grew — 13,998 in 2010 and 16,338 in 2020, a change of +16.7%. The Black share of Burlington moved from 28.0% to 28.5% 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 776 places the Census Bureau counts in North Carolina, Burlington ranks 15 by Black population, with 16,338 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Burlington within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
The institutions of Burlington — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 57,303 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Burlington: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.