Georgia Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for Georgia was 1,276,885 and represented 13.29% of the total Georgia citizen population.

Among all Georgia counties, Fulton had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (432.71K), followed by DeKalb (377.78K), and Gwinnett (220.20K).

In terms of percentages, Hancock had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (74.22%), followed by Clayton (72.24%), and Dougherty (69.42%).

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 2017
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Fulton 432710 46.35
DeKalb 377775 56.86
Gwinnett 220195 28.67
Cobb 184365 27.41
Clayton 182345 72.24
Chatham 111895 40.74
Richmond 110990 56.05
Muscogee 89360 46.31
Henry 87165 41.39
Bibb 82740 54.70
Dougherty 62535 69.42
Douglas 60440 44.90
Rockdale 44470 52.68
Houston 44350 30.43
Newton 44075 43.13
Lowndes 40935 36.96
Clarke 33335 29.15
Paulding 26315 17.65
Liberty 24850 40.94
Troup 23980 35.45
Coweta 23530 17.68
Fayette 23300 22.10
Columbia 23170 16.63
Carroll 21370 19.11
Spalding 21365 33.90
Glynn 21300 26.33
Bulloch 20835 28.87
Baldwin 18810 41.94
Laurens 17440 37.19
Thomas 16050 36.40
Sumter 15985 53.37
Walton 14700 16.85
Floyd 13940 15.16
Cherokee 13885 6.21
Hall 13505 7.99
Coffee 12005 29.16
Peach 11950 45.63
Tift 11895 30.75
Decatur 11375 43.01
Burke 11120 49.67
Bartow 10885 11.02
Washington 10820 53.62
Mitchell 10720 48.64
Ware 10500 29.87
Colquitt 10225 24.44
Crisp 9895 43.74
Camden 9610 18.79
McDuffie 8655 40.69
Jefferson 8605 54.77
Meriwether 8145 38.75
Macon 8110 60.07
Barrow 8055 11.21
Emanuel 7650 34.35
Effingham 7625 13.62
Upson 7470 28.86
Tattnall 7420 30.34
Grady 7055 29.67
Jones 7035 24.75
Toombs 6995 27.11
Dooly 6945 50.81
Butts 6600 28.47
Ben Hill 6325 37.37
Monroe 6310 23.88
Hancock 6305 74.22
Telfair 6165 43.02
Greene 5990 37.11
Elbert 5890 31.18
Worth 5870 28.33
Screven 5855 41.88
Dodge 5845 28.07
Wayne 5815 19.93
Lee 5660 19.59
Forsyth 5600 2.91
Putnam 5585 27.10
Terrell 5440 60.82
Harris 5295 16.07
Lamar 5280 29.26
Brooks 5255 34.67
Polk 5255 13.31
Early 5230 50.90
Bryan 5090 14.88
McIntosh 4885 34.94
Hart 4845 19.29
Cook 4680 27.76
Jackson 4315 6.96
Randolph 4305 60.00
Long 4240 25.02
Morgan 4225 23.66
Wilkes 4195 43.68
Pulaski 3960 34.86
Calhoun 3955 62.58
Whitfield 3840 4.31
Talbot 3620 56.47
Twiggs 3545 43.13
Bleckley 3530 28.04
Wilkinson 3490 38.61
Taylor 3340 40.76
Wheeler 3320 42.16
Johnson 3310 33.79
Warren 3290 61.55
Appling 3280 18.22
Evans 3250 31.10
Charlton 3220 27.14
Jenkins 3170 36.40
Turner 3165 40.34
Wilcox 3125 35.74
Marion 3085 36.64
Stephens 3005 11.95
Walker 2950 4.34
Crawford 2880 23.48
Seminole 2880 34.06
Jasper 2845 21.15
Oglethorpe 2630 18.28
Chattooga 2595 10.67
Irwin 2595 27.98
Candler 2560 24.45
Stewart 2540 62.41
Lincoln 2495 32.28
Lanier 2490 24.22
Jeff Davis 2485 17.11
Madison 2465 8.83
Montgomery 2325 27.08
Franklin 2140 9.81
Gordon 2140 4.05
Berrien 2060 11.08
Chattahoochee 2000 18.56
Treutlen 2000 30.53
Clay 1950 64.46
Oconee 1930 5.53
Clinch 1850 27.80
Pike 1830 10.30
Miller 1780 30.30
Pierce 1725 9.14
Bacon 1660 15.38
Atkinson 1480 19.64
Catoosa 1480 2.28
Schley 1420 27.76
Habersham 1390 3.37
Baker 1340 42.34
Webster 1285 49.14
Haralson 1225 4.29
Heard 1160 10.03
Taliaferro 1125 61.48
Quitman 1080 51.92
White 775 2.75
Lumpkin 675 2.19
Brantley 570 3.12
Banks 460 2.60
Murray 320 0.86
Rabun 290 1.85
Dawson 275 1.19
Glascock 265 8.78
Union 185 0.84
Gilmer 180 0.64
Pickens 150 0.50
Towns 115 1.04
Echols 110 2.94
Dade 70 0.43
Fannin 45 0.19