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Raleigh, North Carolina
122,766 Black residents · 26.3% of the place
In the published counts, Raleigh, North Carolina, holds 122,766 Black residents among 467,665 people in all — a Black share of 26.3%, against the statewide 20.5%.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 467,665 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 122,766 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 26.3% |
| Rank by Black population among North Carolina places | 3 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 Raleigh: 118,471 Black residents in 2010, 122,766 in 2020 — grew by 3.6% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 29.3% to 26.3%.
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 776 places the Census Bureau counts in North Carolina, Raleigh ranks 3 by Black population, with 122,766 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Raleigh within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
In Raleigh, a place of 467,665, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Raleigh itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.