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Ruston, Louisiana
8,925 Black residents · 40.3% of the place
Ruston is a city in Louisiana, entered in this gazetteer on its published 2020 figures: 22,166 residents in all, 8,925 of them Black alone — 40.3% of the place.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 22,166 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 8,925 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 40.3% |
| Rank by Black population among Louisiana places | 21 of 488 |
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 Ruston declined — 9,180 in 2010 and 8,925 in 2020, a change of -2.8%. The Black share of Ruston moved from 42.0% to 40.3% 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 488 places the Census Bureau counts in Louisiana, Ruston ranks 21 by Black population, with 8,925 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Ruston within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
In Ruston, a place of 22,166, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Ruston itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.