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Rocky Mount, North Carolina
34,648 Black residents · 63.8% of the place
Rocky Mount is a city in North Carolina, entered in this gazetteer on its published 2020 figures: 54,341 residents in all, 34,648 of them Black alone — 63.8% of the place.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 54,341 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 34,648 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 63.8% |
| Rank by Black population among North Carolina places | 9 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
Across the last two censuses, the Black population of Rocky Mount declined — 35,245 in 2010 and 34,648 in 2020, a change of -1.7%. The Black share of Rocky Mount moved from 61.3% to 63.8% over the same span.
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, Rocky Mount ranks 9 by Black population, with 34,648 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Rocky Mount within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
The institutions of Rocky Mount — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 54,341 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Rocky Mount: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.