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Clearwater, Florida
12,301 Black residents · 10.5% of the place
Clearwater is a city in Florida, entered in this gazetteer on its published 2020 figures: 117,292 residents in all, 12,301 of them Black alone — 10.5% of the place.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 117,292 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 12,301 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 10.5% |
| Rank by Black population among Florida places | 47 of 955 |
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 Clearwater grew — 11,752 in 2010 and 12,301 in 2020, a change of +4.7%. The Black share of Clearwater moved from 10.9% to 10.5% 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 955 places the Census Bureau counts in Florida, Clearwater ranks 47 by Black population, with 12,301 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Clearwater within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
The institutions of Clearwater — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 117,292 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Clearwater: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.