Georgia Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2021, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for Georgia was 1,315,935 and represented 13.10% of the total Georgia citizen population.

Among all Georgia counties, Fulton had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (448.17K), followed by DeKalb (384.32K), and Gwinnett (249.82K).

In terms of percentages, Hancock had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (74.17%), followed by Clayton (73.10%), and Dougherty (70.50%).

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 2021
Georgia Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2021
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Fulton 448170 45.76
DeKalb 384315 55.54
Gwinnett 249815 30.35
Clayton 200985 73.10
Cobb 198665 28.37
Chatham 117420 41.25
Richmond 113595 55.98
Henry 107665 46.65
Muscogee 93280 46.68
Bibb 85370 55.15
Douglas 66905 48.54
Dougherty 60375 70.50
Rockdale 51275 57.54
Newton 49910 45.84
Houston 49000 31.42
Lowndes 43425 37.58
Clarke 34760 28.89
Paulding 32440 20.14
Fayette 27670 24.71
Columbia 26710 17.89
Liberty 25985 41.66
Troup 25445 37.38
Coweta 24235 17.32
Carroll 23370 20.39
Spalding 22830 34.62
Bulloch 21935 28.15
Glynn 21200 25.83
Laurens 18790 38.57
Baldwin 18095 41.80
Cherokee 17520 7.07
Walton 17510 18.68
Thomas 16480 36.46
Sumter 15245 53.09
Floyd 13800 14.71
Hall 13365 7.46
Peach 12395 45.40
Coffee 12300 29.85
Decatur 12275 43.13
Tift 11980 30.26
Burke 11275 46.97
Ware 10870 30.45
Bartow 10780 10.27
Colquitt 10695 25.40
Washington 10370 52.26
Mitchell 10170 47.21
Barrow 9885 12.56
Camden 9690 18.25
Crisp 9375 46.07
McDuffie 8865 41.40
Forsyth 8620 3.90
Effingham 8615 13.75
Jefferson 8205 53.28
Meriwether 8125 39.46
Upson 7790 28.69
Macon 7465 61.14
Grady 7360 29.65
Emanuel 7315 32.73
Lee 7255 22.44
Butts 6935 28.26
Toombs 6925 26.75
Jones 6920 24.64
Tattnall 6525 29.55
Ben Hill 6405 37.96
Hancock 6360 74.17
Monroe 6205 22.41
Dodge 6050 30.45
Greene 6050 33.70
Putnam 5890 27.77
Bryan 5880 13.84
Screven 5755 41.11
Worth 5740 27.76
Brooks 5720 35.51
Dooly 5705 51.21
Early 5665 52.72
Polk 5520 13.72
Wayne 5495 18.86
Elbert 5490 28.83
Harris 5470 16.06
Jackson 5420 7.50
Terrell 5145 57.91
Lamar 5140 28.03
Hart 5005 19.56
Cook 4595 27.38
Telfair 4420 38.20
Morgan 4215 21.51
Randolph 4165 64.42
Wilkes 3930 41.79
Pulaski 3925 39.53
Long 3715 23.14
Appling 3645 20.51
McIntosh 3640 32.30
Whitfield 3505 3.88
Calhoun 3495 63.72
Bleckley 3485 27.99
Wilkinson 3435 39.19
Charlton 3370 28.57
Twiggs 3345 41.92
Talbot 3295 56.57
Turner 3290 37.71
Warren 3150 60.40
Taylor 3140 40.00
Johnson 3110 33.60
Evans 3055 29.75
Wilcox 3015 35.22
Seminole 2955 32.51
Stephens 2860 10.92
Jenkins 2750 32.47
Jasper 2675 18.69
Irwin 2645 27.61
Walker 2645 3.92
Stewart 2635 66.96
Madison 2590 8.81
Wheeler 2575 34.36
Oglethorpe 2565 17.40
Crawford 2560 21.06
Candler 2430 23.70
Chattooga 2410 9.91
Marion 2275 31.44
Lanier 2230 23.12
Montgomery 2210 25.86
Lincoln 2145 28.52
Franklin 2045 8.97
Pierce 1965 10.15
Jeff Davis 1935 13.25
Chattahoochee 1800 19.13
Treutlen 1780 28.87
Berrien 1775 9.82
Bacon 1770 16.26
Clinch 1720 25.87
Gordon 1680 3.13
Pike 1665 8.95
Miller 1650 28.04
Clay 1630 57.50
Catoosa 1560 2.33
Habersham 1510 3.52
Oconee 1465 3.66
Haralson 1435 4.87
Atkinson 1320 17.90
Quitman 1175 53.17
Schley 1170 25.38
Baker 1150 39.52
Heard 1130 10.01
Taliaferro 945 60.97
Webster 925 41.02
Lumpkin 495 1.53
White 490 1.76
Banks 470 2.69
Pickens 420 1.30
Brantley 380 2.12
Glascock 295 10.15
Murray 280 0.74
Towns 230 1.89
Dawson 225 0.87
Fannin 185 0.74
Union 170 0.71
Rabun 160 0.99
Dade 130 0.81
Echols 115 3.20
Gilmer 100 0.33