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Springfield, Missouri
8,063 Black residents · 4.8% of the place
In the published counts, Springfield, Missouri, holds 8,063 Black residents among 169,176 people in all — a Black share of 4.8%, against the statewide 11.4%.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 169,176 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 8,063 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 4.8% |
| Rank by Black population among Missouri places | 16 of 1082 |
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 Springfield: 6,524 Black residents in 2010, 8,063 in 2020 — grew by 23.6% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 4.1% to 4.8%.
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 Springfield among Missouri's 1082 counted places, at rank 16 by Black population on a count of 8,063. The figures for Springfield are the Bureau's published redistricting counts for the place as bounded, reproduced without adjustment.
Institutions
In Springfield, a place of 169,176, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Springfield itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.