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Kannapolis, North Carolina
11,853 Black residents · 22.3% of the place
In the published counts, Kannapolis, North Carolina, holds 11,853 Black residents among 53,114 people in all — a Black share of 22.3%, against the statewide 20.5%.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 53,114 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 11,853 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 22.3% |
| Rank by Black population among North Carolina places | 20 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 Kannapolis: 8,659 Black residents in 2010, 11,853 in 2020 — grew by 36.9% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 20.3% to 22.3%.
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
Kannapolis stands in the gazetteer as one of the 776 places the Census Bureau counts in North Carolina. Kannapolis's Black population of 11,853 ranks 20 among them. The figures on this page are the published redistricting counts for Kannapolis as the Bureau bounds it, reproduced as released and cited to their table.
Institutions
The institutions of Kannapolis — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 53,114 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Kannapolis: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.