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Sussex County, Delaware
25,357 Black residents · 10.7% of the county · ranked 3 of 3 in Delaware by Black population
In Sussex County, Delaware, the 2020 Census counted 237,378 people, 25,357 of them Black alone. At 10.7%, Sussex County's Black share stands against the state's 22.1% — the comparison this entry is built around.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 237,378 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 25,357 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 10.7% |
| Rank by Black population among Delaware counties | 3 of 3 |
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 Sussex County counted 25,115 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 25,357. The population grew by 1.0% across the decade, and the Black share in Sussex County moved from 12.7% to 10.7%.
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
Sussex County is one of 3 counties and county equivalents the Census Bureau counts in Delaware. Together they hold the state's 218,899 Black residents, and Sussex County's 25,357 of them give it rank 3 of 3 in that order. The county is the gazetteer's middle geography — larger than the places inside it, smaller than the state frame — and the figures printed here for Sussex County are the published redistricting counts, reproduced as released.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Sussex 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 Sussex County page is their frame: 237,378 residents, 25,357 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.