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Tarrant County, Texas
366,727 Black residents · 17.4% of the county · ranked 3 of 254 in Texas by Black population
In Tarrant County, Texas, the 2020 Census counted 2.1 million people, 366,727 of them Black alone. At 17.4%, Tarrant County's Black share stands against the state's 12.2% — the comparison this entry is built around.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 2,110,640 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 366,727 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 17.4% |
| Rank by Black population among Texas counties | 3 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
In 2010 Tarrant County counted 268,983 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 366,727. The population grew by 36.3% across the decade, and the Black share in Tarrant County moved from 14.9% to 17.4%.
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; Tarrant County holds 366,727 of it, rank 3 in the state's order. The county page for Tarrant County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Tarrant 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 Tarrant County page is their frame: 2.1 million residents, 366,727 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.