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Lancaster, Texas
27,362 Black residents · 66.3% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 41,275 people in Lancaster, Texas, and 27,362 of them — 66.3% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Lancaster is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 41,275 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 27,362 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 66.3% |
| Rank by Black population among Texas places | 16 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 Lancaster: 24,997 Black residents in 2010 and 27,362 in 2020. The population grew by 9.5%, and the Black share in Lancaster moved from 68.7% to 66.3%.
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
Of the 1860 places the Census Bureau counts in Texas, Lancaster ranks 16 by Black population, with 27,362 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Lancaster within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
In Lancaster, a place of 41,275, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Lancaster itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.