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Laurel, Mississippi
10,691 Black residents · 62.3% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 17,161 people in Laurel, Mississippi, and 10,691 of them — 62.3% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Laurel is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 17,161 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 10,691 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 62.3% |
| Rank by Black population among Mississippi places | 15 of 428 |
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 Laurel: 11,372 Black residents in 2010 and 10,691 in 2020. The population declined by 6.0%, and the Black share in Laurel moved from 61.3% to 62.3%.
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
The gazetteer enters Laurel among Mississippi's 428 counted places, at rank 15 by Black population on a count of 10,691. The figures for Laurel are the Bureau's published redistricting counts for the place as bounded, reproduced without adjustment.
Institutions
In Laurel, a place of 17,161, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Laurel itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.