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St. Petersburg, Florida
54,348 Black residents · 21.0% of the place
In the published counts, St. Petersburg, Florida, holds 54,348 Black residents among 258,308 people in all — a Black share of 21.0%, against the statewide 15.1%.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 258,308 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 54,348 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 21.0% |
| Rank by Black population among Florida places | 9 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 St. Petersburg: 58,577 Black residents in 2010, 54,348 in 2020 — declined by 7.2% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 23.9% to 21.0%.
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 St. Petersburg among Florida's 955 counted places, at rank 9 by Black population on a count of 54,348. The figures for St. Petersburg are the Bureau's published redistricting counts for the place as bounded, reproduced without adjustment.
Institutions
The institutions of St. Petersburg — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 258,308 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes St. Petersburg: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.