Georgia Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Black or African American Alone population in Georgia was 3,303,996 and represented 32.05% of the total Georgia population (10,308,442).

Among Georgia counties, Fulton County had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (456,558), followed by DeKalb County (411,875), and Gwinnett County (255,710). Towns County had the lowest (113).

In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's Black or African American Alone population, as well as the gender percentages when you interact with the map. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Georgia Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2016
Georgia Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2016
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Appling 3563 19.32
Atkinson 1424 17.17
Bacon 1882 16.7
Baker 1449 45.5
Baldwin 19297 42.64
Banks 508 2.78
Barrow 9152 11.87
Bartow 11491 11.11
Ben Hill 6217 36.01
Berrien 1996 10.52
Bibb 84353 55.06
Bleckley 3422 26.59
Brantley 616 3.34
Brooks 5557 35.32
Bryan 5251 14.62
Bulloch 22125 29.63
Burke 10863 47.99
Butts 6741 28.4
Calhoun 3932 61.83
Camden 10132 19.26
Candler 2701 24.92
Carroll 22445 19.32
Catoosa 1805 2.72
Charlton 3913 30.45
Chatham 117073 40.5
Chattahoochee 2022 20.09
Chattooga 2478 9.97
Cherokee 16489 6.82
Clarke 35446 28.39
Clay 1816 60.23
Clayton 198736 71.14
Clinch 1852 27.39
Cobb 209915 28.04
Coffee 12130 28.26
Colquitt 10738 23.62
Columbia 25395 17.2
Cook 4652 27.09
Coweta 25353 18.04
Crawford 2564 20.93
Crisp 10209 44.62
Dade 195 1.2
Dawson 191 0.81
Decatur 11305 42.37
DeKalb 411875 55.12
Dodge 6233 29.87
Dooly 6878 49.59
Dougherty 63197 69.94
Douglas 64918 45.77
Early 5189 50.33
Echols 221 5.62
Effingham 8075 13.76
Elbert 5589 29.23
Emanuel 7776 34.71
Evans 3305 31.08
Fannin 196 0.78
Fayette 25647 23.04
Floyd 14237 14.72
Forsyth 7903 3.58
Franklin 2096 9.39
Fulton 456558 44.59
Gilmer 335 1.12
Glascock 264 8.87
Glynn 22547 26.77
Gordon 2429 4.26
Grady 7355 29.54
Greene 5905 34.96
Gwinnett 255710 28.25
Habersham 1620 3.67
Hall 15752 8.03
Hancock 6218 71.93
Haralson 1353 4.69
Harris 5680 16.9
Hart 4843 19.02
Heard 1158 10
Henry 96194 43.52
Houston 47039 31.09
Irwin 2588 27.81
Jackson 4608 7.08
Jasper 2790 20.25
Jeff Davis 2303 15.4
Jefferson 8389 53.19
Jenkins 3810 43.18
Johnson 3301 34.1
Jones 7159 25.06
Lamar 5573 30.19
Lanier 2256 21.6
Laurens 17384 36.76
Lee 6008 20.57
Liberty 26754 43.38
Lincoln 2413 30.7
Long 4874 26.5
Lowndes 42346 37
Lumpkin 524 1.67
McDuffie 8903 41.45
McIntosh 4805 34.16
Macon 8145 60.41
Madison 2621 9.09
Marion 2656 31.28
Meriwether 8275 39.31
Miller 1580 26.89
Mitchell 10743 47.87
Monroe 6225 23.16
Montgomery 2361 26.25
Morgan 4131 22.83
Murray 449 1.14
Muscogee 92749 47.24
Newton 47800 44.87
Oconee 1887 5.11
Oglethorpe 2510 17.06
Paulding 29661 19.09
Peach 11950 44.08
Pickens 368 1.2
Pierce 1658 8.67
Pike 1687 9.42
Polk 5445 13.09
Pulaski 3615 32
Putnam 5722 26.61
Quitman 1103 47.48
Rabun 252 1.53
Randolph 4418 61.79
Richmond 114218 56.49
Rockdale 48221 54.18
Schley 1075 20.76
Screven 5878 41.94
Seminole 2863 33.99
Spalding 21966 34.04
Stephens 2827 11.01
Stewart 3122 50.94
Sumter 16141 53.21
Talbot 3547 55.76
Taliaferro 927 57.36
Tattnall 7492 29.55
Taylor 3188 38.61
Telfair 5932 37.17
Terrell 5339 60.17
Thomas 16486 36.66
Tift 12340 30.42
Toombs 7094 26.14
Towns 113 0.99
Treutlen 2173 32.34
Troup 25142 35.92
Turner 3187 39.99
Twiggs 3443 41.67
Union 170 0.75
Upson 7477 28.49
Walker 2945 4.3
Walton 15709 17.48
Ware 10697 29.99
Warren 3189 59.55
Washington 10861 53.37
Wayne 6038 20.1
Webster 1114 42.73
Wheeler 3055 38.13
White 557 1.93
Whitfield 4455 4.27
Wilcox 3056 34.59
Wilkes 4097 41.77
Wilkinson 3501 38.81
Worth 5873 28.33