Georgia Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for Georgia was 1,271,600 and represented 13.38% of the total Georgia citizen population.

Among all Georgia counties, Fulton had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (426.03K), followed by DeKalb (373.57K), and Gwinnett (209.78K).

In terms of percentages, Hancock had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (75.18%), followed by Clayton (71.91%), and Dougherty (68.94%).

The chart and table below shows the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's citizen population that were Non-Hispanic Black Alone.

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Georgia Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2016
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Fulton 426030 46.26
DeKalb 373565 57.29
Gwinnett 209780 27.82
Cobb 179320 27.08
Clayton 178150 71.91
Chatham 110830 40.69
Richmond 110820 56.00
Muscogee 89115 45.78
Henry 83210 40.06
Bibb 82370 54.54
Dougherty 62790 68.94
Douglas 58020 43.81
Houston 43790 30.20
Rockdale 43245 51.67
Newton 43135 42.81
Lowndes 40850 36.86
Clarke 32930 29.11
Liberty 25475 40.79
Paulding 25380 17.33
Troup 23545 34.89
Coweta 23220 17.72
Fayette 22790 21.80
Columbia 22330 16.43
Spalding 21065 33.56
Glynn 20770 26.02
Carroll 20735 18.68
Bulloch 20545 28.68
Baldwin 19050 42.28
Laurens 17435 36.97
Thomas 16135 36.58
Sumter 16050 52.78
Walton 14105 16.40
Floyd 13950 15.28
Cherokee 13560 6.22
Hall 13465 8.10
Coffee 12055 29.16
Peach 11985 46.17
Tift 11915 30.49
Decatur 11405 42.81
Burke 11240 49.89
Bartow 11020 11.21
Washington 10875 53.28
Mitchell 10810 48.54
Ware 10330 29.60
Colquitt 10020 23.96
Crisp 9915 43.73
Camden 9340 18.29
McDuffie 8755 41.26
Jefferson 8750 54.69
Meriwether 8475 40.13
Macon 8165 59.84
Barrow 8060 11.44
Emanuel 7690 34.06
Upson 7445 28.45
Tattnall 7340 29.94
Effingham 7310 13.35
Grady 7075 29.59
Jones 7030 24.60
Toombs 6890 26.69
Dooly 6875 50.11
Butts 6600 28.66
Hancock 6405 75.18
Monroe 6400 23.92
Ben Hill 6260 36.68
Worth 6165 29.64
Greene 5980 37.66
Wayne 5945 20.21
Elbert 5885 30.89
Screven 5880 41.84
Dodge 5845 28.26
Telfair 5760 39.81
Lee 5625 19.66
Terrell 5580 61.29
Putnam 5565 27.15
Brooks 5515 36.34
Lamar 5370 29.88
Early 5255 50.63
Forsyth 5200 2.79
Harris 5185 15.85
Polk 5060 12.90
Bryan 4925 14.77
McIntosh 4855 34.98
Hart 4845 19.34
Cook 4770 28.44
Randolph 4520 62.60
Jackson 4275 7.08
Wilkes 4255 44.09
Morgan 4225 23.77
Pulaski 3875 34.10
Calhoun 3870 61.87
Long 3865 23.45
Whitfield 3705 4.14
Talbot 3640 57.41
Twiggs 3565 43.08
Wilkinson 3565 38.48
Bleckley 3520 27.65
Charlton 3350 28.18
Appling 3325 18.63
Warren 3310 60.79
Wheeler 3280 41.89
Johnson 3270 33.73
Taylor 3255 39.26
Stephens 3220 12.81
Evans 3165 30.55
Wilcox 3160 36.32
Marion 3155 37.10
Jenkins 3095 34.70
Turner 3080 39.34
Seminole 2980 34.61
Walker 2930 4.34
Crawford 2870 23.15
Jasper 2770 20.80
Chattooga 2715 11.11
Candler 2620 24.89
Irwin 2610 27.91
Lanier 2605 25.32
Stewart 2540 61.58
Lincoln 2490 32.44
Madison 2465 8.90
Oglethorpe 2455 16.97
Jeff Davis 2425 16.80
Montgomery 2340 26.97
Chattahoochee 2080 18.21
Gordon 2080 4.01
Treutlen 2080 31.28
Franklin 2050 9.47
Berrien 1960 10.55
Clay 1915 62.38
Pike 1870 10.54
Oconee 1865 5.52
Clinch 1820 27.27
Miller 1795 30.40
Bacon 1750 16.26
Pierce 1580 8.44
Catoosa 1575 2.43
Atkinson 1485 19.96
Habersham 1430 3.48
Haralson 1360 4.76
Schley 1345 26.77
Baker 1340 42.74
Webster 1325 49.72
Heard 1210 10.47
Taliaferro 1200 63.66
Quitman 1020 48.92
White 855 3.07
Lumpkin 550 1.82
Brantley 485 2.65
Banks 430 2.40
Pickens 360 1.22
Murray 310 0.83
Rabun 310 1.98
Glascock 205 6.74
Dawson 160 0.71
Union 145 0.67
Gilmer 140 0.51
Towns 105 0.97
Dade 90 0.56
Echols 80 2.32
Fannin 40 0.17