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Sanford, Florida
16,247 Black residents · 26.6% of the place
In the published counts, Sanford, Florida, holds 16,247 Black residents among 61,051 people in all — a Black share of 26.6%, against the statewide 15.1%.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 61,051 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 16,247 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 26.6% |
| Rank by Black population among Florida places | 40 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 Sanford: 16,332 Black residents in 2010, 16,247 in 2020 — declined by 0.5% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 30.5% to 26.6%.
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 955 places the Census Bureau counts in Florida, Sanford ranks 40 by Black population, with 16,247 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Sanford within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
Sanford is a place of 61,051 people, and it carries its institutions at its own scale — congregations, schools, and businesses recorded in the federal counts as counts, and in this gazetteer as part of the county and state frames above this entry. The entry's work is the fixing of Sanford itself: its name, its state, its people, and its share, in the same terms as every other place in the book.