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Riviera Beach, Florida
23,207 Black residents · 61.7% of the place
In the published counts, Riviera Beach, Florida, holds 23,207 Black residents among 37,604 people in all — a Black share of 61.7%, against the statewide 15.1%.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 37,604 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 23,207 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 61.7% |
| Rank by Black population among Florida places | 26 of 955 |
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 Riviera Beach: 21,401 Black residents in 2010, 23,207 in 2020 — grew by 8.4% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 65.9% to 61.7%.
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 Riviera Beach among Florida's 955 counted places, at rank 26 by Black population on a count of 23,207. The figures for Riviera Beach are the Bureau's published redistricting counts for the place as bounded, reproduced without adjustment.
Institutions
In Riviera Beach, a place of 37,604, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Riviera Beach itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.