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Columbia, Missouri
15,038 Black residents · 11.9% of the place
Columbia is a city in Missouri, entered in this gazetteer on its published 2020 figures: 126,254 residents in all, 15,038 of them Black alone — 11.9% of the place.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 126,254 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 15,038 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 11.9% |
| Rank by Black population among Missouri places | 5 of 1082 |
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 Columbia grew — 12,217 in 2010 and 15,038 in 2020, a change of +23.1%. The Black share of Columbia moved from 11.3% to 11.9% 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 1082 places the Census Bureau counts in Missouri, Columbia ranks 5 by Black population, with 15,038 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Columbia within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
In Columbia, a place of 126,254, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Columbia itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.