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African Americans are a racial minority in Texas. Their proportion of the population has declined since the early 20th century after many left the state in the Great Migration. Blacks of both Hispanic and non-Hispanic origin made up 11.5 percent of the population in 2015; blacks of non-Hispanic origin formed 11.3 percent of the populace.
The table below shows the percentage of free blacks as a percentage of the total black population in various U.S. regions and U.S. states between 1790 and 1860 (the blank areas on the chart below mean that there is no data for those specific regions or states in those specific years). [citation needed]
The list below displays each majority-Black county (or county-equivalent) in the fifty U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. It includes the county's total population, the number of Black people in the county, and the percentage of people in the county who are Black as of the 2020 Census. The table is initially sorted by the ...
The Lone Star State added almost 92,000 new Asian residents and 91,000 new Black residents, with metro Dallas accounting for almost half of the state's gain of Asian residents and 40% of its ...
African Americans left Texas by the tens of thousands during the Great Migration in the first half of the 20th century, seeking work and political opportunities elsewhere. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, African Americans were 11.8% of the state's population which mirrors the national average of 12.1%. The long-term effects of slavery can be seen ...
As a result of slavery, more than half of African Americans live in the South. [1] ... San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas MSA 2,558,143 181,016 141,468 +27.96%: 7.1 47
East Texas has some Black majority towns. Also known as the Big Thicket, and Piney Woods region [94] Ames - Black population, 700 (74.71%) in 2020 Census; Athens - Black population, 2,059 (16.01%) in 2020 Census; Browndell - Black population, 78 (48.75%) in 2020 Census; Cuney - Black population, 69 (59.48%) in 2020 Census
Historically, the black community was strongly concentrated in the inner-city of Dallas and Fort Worth but that has slowly changed since the 1980s. [22] In addition to the New Great Migration, many African Americans began moving to Dallas and Fort Worth for affordable cost of living and job opportunities. [23] [24]