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DeSoto, Texas
39,335 Black residents · 70.1% of the place
In the published counts, DeSoto, Texas, holds 39,335 Black residents among 56,145 people in all — a Black share of 70.1%, against the statewide 12.2%.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 56,145 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 39,335 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 70.1% |
| Rank by Black population among Texas places | 10 of 1860 |
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 DeSoto: 33,648 Black residents in 2010, 39,335 in 2020 — grew by 16.9% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 68.6% to 70.1%.
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
The gazetteer enters DeSoto among Texas's 1860 counted places, at rank 10 by Black population on a count of 39,335. The figures for DeSoto are the Bureau's published redistricting counts for the place as bounded, reproduced without adjustment.
Institutions
The institutions of DeSoto — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 56,145 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes DeSoto: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.