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Port Arthur, Texas
21,320 Black residents · 38.0% of the place
In the published counts, Port Arthur, Texas, holds 21,320 Black residents among 56,039 people in all — a Black share of 38.0%, against the statewide 12.2%.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 56,039 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 21,320 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 38.0% |
| Rank by Black population among Texas places | 24 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 published record across two censuses for Port Arthur: 21,921 Black residents in 2010, 21,320 in 2020 — declined by 2.7% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 40.7% to 38.0%.
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
Port Arthur stands in the gazetteer as one of the 1860 places the Census Bureau counts in Texas. Port Arthur's Black population of 21,320 ranks 24 among them. The figures on this page are the published redistricting counts for Port Arthur as the Bureau bounds it, reproduced as released and cited to their table.
Institutions
The institutions of Port Arthur — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 56,039 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Port Arthur: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.