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Texarkana, Arkansas
10,408 Black residents · 35.4% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 29,387 people in Texarkana, Arkansas, and 10,408 of them — 35.4% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Texarkana is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 29,387 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 10,408 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 35.4% |
| Rank by Black population among Arkansas places | 8 of 626 |
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 two-census record for Texarkana: 9,928 Black residents in 2010 and 10,408 in 2020. The population grew by 4.8%, and the Black share in Texarkana moved from 33.2% to 35.4%.
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 626 places the Census Bureau counts in Arkansas, Texarkana ranks 8 by Black population, with 10,408 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Texarkana within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
Texarkana is a place of 29,387 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 Texarkana itself: its name, its state, its people, and its share, in the same terms as every other place in the book.