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Pulaski County, Missouri
6,322 Black residents · 11.7% of the county · ranked 11 of 115 in Missouri by Black population
In Pulaski County, Missouri, the 2020 Census counted 53,955 people, 6,322 of them Black alone. At 11.7%, Pulaski County's Black share stands against the state's 11.4% — the comparison this entry is built around.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 53,955 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 6,322 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 11.7% |
| Rank by Black population among Missouri counties | 11 of 115 |
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 Pulaski County counted 5,984 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 6,322. The population grew by 5.6% across the decade, and the Black share in Pulaski County moved from 11.4% to 11.7%.
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 Missouri, the Census Bureau counts 115 counties and county equivalents, Pulaski County among them; it stands 11 by Black population, with 6,322 Black residents of the state's 699,840. 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 Pulaski County, Missouri, exactly as published.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Pulaski 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 Pulaski County page is their frame: 53,955 residents, 6,322 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.