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Fort Worth, Texas
180,439 Black residents · 19.6% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 918,915 people in Fort Worth, Texas, and 180,439 of them — 19.6% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Fort Worth is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 918,915 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 180,439 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 19.6% |
| Rank by Black population among Texas places | 3 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 two-census record for Fort Worth: 140,133 Black residents in 2010 and 180,439 in 2020. The population grew by 28.8%, and the Black share in Fort Worth moved from 18.9% to 19.6%.
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 1860 places the Census Bureau counts in Texas, Fort Worth ranks 3 by Black population, with 180,439 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Fort Worth within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
In Fort Worth, a place of 918,915, 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 Worth itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.