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Texarkana, Texas
13,669 Black residents · 37.8% of the place
In the published counts, Texarkana, Texas, holds 13,669 Black residents among 36,193 people in all — a Black share of 37.8%, against the statewide 12.2%.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 36,193 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 13,669 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 37.8% |
| Rank by Black population among Texas places | 37 of 1860 |
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 Texarkana: 13,525 Black residents in 2010, 13,669 in 2020 — grew by 1.1% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 37.1% to 37.8%.
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 Texarkana among Texas's 1860 counted places, at rank 37 by Black population on a count of 13,669. The figures for Texarkana are the Bureau's published redistricting counts for the place as bounded, reproduced without adjustment.
Institutions
In Texarkana, a place of 36,193, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Texarkana itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.