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Randolph County, North Carolina
8,748 Black residents · 6.1% of the county · ranked 54 of 100 in North Carolina by Black population
The gazetteer enters Randolph County, North Carolina, on its published figures: a total population of 144,171 in 2020, with 8,748 Black residents counted alone — 6.1% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 144,171 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 8,748 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 6.1% |
| Rank by Black population among North Carolina counties | 54 of 100 |
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 Randolph County: 8,176 Black residents in 2010, 8,748 in 2020 — grew by 7.0% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 5.8% to 6.1%.
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 North Carolina, the Census Bureau counts 100 counties and county equivalents, Randolph County among them; it stands 54 by Black population, with 8,748 Black residents of the state's 2.1 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 Randolph County, North Carolina, exactly as published.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Randolph 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 Randolph County page is their frame: 144,171 residents, 8,748 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.