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Ferguson, Missouri
13,367 Black residents · 72.1% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 18,527 people in Ferguson, Missouri, and 13,367 of them — 72.1% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Ferguson is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 18,527 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 13,367 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 72.1% |
| Rank by Black population among Missouri places | 7 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
The two-census record for Ferguson: 14,297 Black residents in 2010 and 13,367 in 2020. The population declined by 6.5%, and the Black share in Ferguson moved from 67.4% to 72.1%.
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 Ferguson among Missouri's 1082 counted places, at rank 7 by Black population on a count of 13,367. The figures for Ferguson are the Bureau's published redistricting counts for the place as bounded, reproduced without adjustment.
Institutions
In Ferguson, a place of 18,527, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Ferguson itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.