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Portsmouth city, Virginia
52,214 Black residents · 53.3% of the county · ranked 11 of 133 in Virginia by Black population
In Portsmouth city, Virginia, the 2020 Census counted 97,915 people, 52,214 of them Black alone. At 53.3%, Portsmouth city's Black share stands against the state's 18.6% — the comparison this entry is built around.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 97,915 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 52,214 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 53.3% |
| Rank by Black population among Virginia counties | 11 of 133 |
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
In 2010 Portsmouth city counted 50,878 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 52,214. The population grew by 2.6% across the decade, and the Black share in Portsmouth city moved from 53.3% to 53.3%.
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
Within Virginia, the Census Bureau counts 133 counties and county equivalents, Portsmouth city among them; it stands 11 by Black population, with 52,214 Black residents of the state's 1.6 million. The gazetteer takes the county as its middle geography — the frame between the state page and the place pages — and prints the redistricting counts of Portsmouth city, Virginia, exactly as published.
Institutions
Black Portsmouth city's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Portsmouth city page holds the frame around them — 97,915 people in all, 52,214 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.