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Greenbelt, Maryland
12,051 Black residents · 48.4% of the place
Greenbelt is a city in Maryland, entered in this gazetteer on its published 2020 figures: 24,921 residents in all, 12,051 of them Black alone — 48.4% of the place.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 24,921 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 12,051 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 48.4% |
| Rank by Black population among Maryland places | 33 of 536 |
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
Across the last two censuses, the Black population of Greenbelt grew — 11,032 in 2010 and 12,051 in 2020, a change of +9.2%. The Black share of Greenbelt moved from 47.8% to 48.4% over the same span.
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
Greenbelt stands in the gazetteer as one of the 536 places the Census Bureau counts in Maryland. Greenbelt's Black population of 12,051 ranks 33 among them. The figures on this page are the published redistricting counts for Greenbelt as the Bureau bounds it, reproduced as released and cited to their table.
Institutions
The institutions of Greenbelt — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 24,921 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Greenbelt: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.