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Rusk County, Texas
8,326 Black residents · 15.9% of the county · ranked 39 of 254 in Texas by Black population
Rusk County is a Texas county entry in the gazetteer's first edition. In the 2020 Census, Rusk County held 52,214 residents in all, of whom 8,326 — 15.9% — were Black alone, the count this gazetteer records for every place on the same terms.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 52,214 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 8,326 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 15.9% |
| Rank by Black population among Texas counties | 39 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 Rusk County: 9,435 Black residents in 2010 and 8,326 in 2020. The population declined by 11.8%, and the Black share in Rusk County moved from 17.7% to 15.9%.
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; Rusk County holds 8,326 of it, rank 39 in the state's order. The county page for Rusk County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Rusk 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 Rusk County page is their frame: 52,214 residents, 8,326 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.