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Potter County, Texas
12,561 Black residents · 10.6% of the county · ranked 30 of 254 in Texas by Black population
Potter County is a Texas county entry in the gazetteer's first edition. In the 2020 Census, Potter County held 118,525 residents in all, of whom 12,561 — 10.6% — were Black alone, the count this gazetteer records for every place on the same terms.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 118,525 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 12,561 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 10.6% |
| Rank by Black population among Texas counties | 30 of 254 |
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 Potter County: 12,365 Black residents in 2010 and 12,561 in 2020. The population grew by 1.6%, and the Black share in Potter County moved from 10.2% to 10.6%.
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 state's Black population of 3.6 million is spread across 254 counties and county equivalents; Potter County holds 12,561 of it, rank 30 in the state's order. The county page for Potter County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Potter County — its congregations, schools, and civic life — this gazetteer points to the place entries inside the county's borders, where each town and community is entered on its own count. The Potter County page is their frame: 118,525 residents, 12,561 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.