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Fort Pierce, Florida
18,230 Black residents · 38.5% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 47,297 people in Fort Pierce, Florida, and 18,230 of them — 38.5% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Fort Pierce is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 47,297 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 18,230 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 38.5% |
| Rank by Black population among Florida places | 37 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
The two-census record for Fort Pierce: 16,998 Black residents in 2010 and 18,230 in 2020. The population grew by 7.2%, and the Black share in Fort Pierce moved from 40.9% to 38.5%.
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, Fort Pierce ranks 37 by Black population, with 18,230 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Fort Pierce within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
In Fort Pierce, a place of 47,297, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Fort Pierce itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.