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Williamson County, Texas
40,732 Black residents · 6.7% of the county · ranked 13 of 254 in Texas by Black population
The gazetteer enters Williamson County, Texas, on its published figures: a total population of 609,017 in 2020, with 40,732 Black residents counted alone — 6.7% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 609,017 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 40,732 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 6.7% |
| Rank by Black population among Texas counties | 13 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 published record across two censuses for Williamson County: 26,196 Black residents in 2010, 40,732 in 2020 — grew by 55.5% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 6.2% to 6.7%.
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
The state's Black population of 3.6 million is spread across 254 counties and county equivalents; Williamson County holds 40,732 of it, rank 13 in the state's order. The county page for Williamson County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Williamson 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 Williamson County page is their frame: 609,017 residents, 40,732 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.