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Grand Prairie, Texas
47,351 Black residents · 24.1% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 196,100 people in Grand Prairie, Texas, and 47,351 of them — 24.1% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Grand Prairie is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 196,100 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 47,351 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 24.1% |
| Rank by Black population among Texas places | 9 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 Grand Prairie: 35,390 Black residents in 2010 and 47,351 in 2020. The population grew by 33.8%, and the Black share in Grand Prairie moved from 20.2% to 24.1%.
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
Of the 1860 places the Census Bureau counts in Texas, Grand Prairie ranks 9 by Black population, with 47,351 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Grand Prairie within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
In Grand Prairie, a place of 196,100, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Grand Prairie itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.