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Warren County, North Carolina
9,114 Black residents · 48.9% of the county · ranked 52 of 100 in North Carolina by Black population
The gazetteer enters Warren County, North Carolina, on its published figures: a total population of 18,642 in 2020, with 9,114 Black residents counted alone — 48.9% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 18,642 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 9,114 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 48.9% |
| Rank by Black population among North Carolina counties | 52 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 Warren County: 10,970 Black residents in 2010, 9,114 in 2020 — declined by 16.9% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 52.3% to 48.9%.
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
Within North Carolina, the Census Bureau counts 100 counties and county equivalents, Warren County among them; it stands 52 by Black population, with 9,114 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 Warren County, North Carolina, exactly as published.
Institutions
Black Warren County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Warren County page holds the frame around them — 18,642 people in all, 9,114 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.