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Sampson County, North Carolina
14,130 Black residents · 23.9% of the county · ranked 37 of 100 in North Carolina by Black population
The gazetteer enters Sampson County, North Carolina, on its published figures: a total population of 59,036 in 2020, with 14,130 Black residents counted alone — 23.9% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 59,036 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 14,130 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 23.9% |
| Rank by Black population among North Carolina counties | 37 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 Sampson County: 17,128 Black residents in 2010, 14,130 in 2020 — declined by 17.5% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 27.0% to 23.9%.
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 2.1 million is spread across 100 counties and county equivalents; Sampson County holds 14,130 of it, rank 37 in the state's order. The county page for Sampson County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
Black Sampson County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Sampson County page holds the frame around them — 59,036 people in all, 14,130 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.