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Greenville, North Carolina
36,197 Black residents · 41.4% of the place
In the published counts, Greenville, North Carolina, holds 36,197 Black residents among 87,521 people in all — a Black share of 41.4%, against the statewide 20.5%.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 87,521 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 36,197 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 41.4% |
| Rank by Black population among North Carolina places | 8 of 776 |
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 published record across two censuses for Greenville: 31,272 Black residents in 2010, 36,197 in 2020 — grew by 15.7% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 37.0% to 41.4%.
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 776 places the Census Bureau counts in North Carolina, Greenville ranks 8 by Black population, with 36,197 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Greenville within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
In Greenville, a place of 87,521, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Greenville itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.