Georgia Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2020

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Black or African American Alone population in Georgia was 3,519,562 and represented 32.79% of the total Georgia population (10,732,390).

Among Georgia counties, Fulton County had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (474,832), followed by DeKalb County (411,583), and Gwinnett County (287,859). Towns County had the lowest (131).

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 2020
Georgia Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2020
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Appling 3599 19.59
Atkinson 1409 16.96
Bacon 1827 16.44
Baker 1250 43.83
Baldwin 18726 42.76
Banks 549 3.04
Barrow 11616 13.83
Bartow 12538 11.47
Ben Hill 6416 37.37
Berrien 2006 11.06
Bibb 88790 56.54
Bleckley 3355 26.79
Brantley 712 3.95
Brooks 5833 35.85
Bryan 7115 15.8
Bulloch 23675 29.62
Burke 11595 47.07
Butts 7310 28.61
Calhoun 3499 62.77
Camden 10561 19.23
Candler 2872 26.06
Carroll 23561 19.72
Catoosa 2083 3.06
Charlton 3493 27.87
Chatham 121441 41.15
Chattahoochee 1843 19.45
Chattooga 2485 9.97
Cherokee 20971 7.82
Clarke 36483 28.38
Clay 1705 60.29
Clayton 217657 72.69
Clinch 1865 27.75
Cobb 220651 28.79
Coffee 12424 28.85
Colquitt 11202 24.41
Columbia 30492 19.44
Cook 4874 28.28
Coweta 27580 18.79
Crawford 2573 21.26
Crisp 9121 45.48
Dade 252 1.55
Dawson 372 1.38
Decatur 12589 42.93
DeKalb 411583 53.84
Dodge 6071 30.43
Dooly 5598 50.18
Dougherty 60992 71.63
Douglas 73600 50.88
Early 5661 52.45
Echols 265 7.12
Effingham 9506 14.59
Elbert 5767 29.32
Emanuel 8075 35.27
Evans 3435 31.83
Fannin 255 1
Fayette 31061 25.99
Floyd 14930 15.15
Forsyth 11744 4.64
Franklin 2273 9.68
Fulton 474832 44.4
Gilmer 471 1.5
Glascock 268 9.24
Glynn 22457 26.58
Gordon 2603 4.51
Grady 7683 29.3
Greene 6172 32.44
Gwinnett 287859 30.04
Habersham 1886 4.09
Hall 16627 8.17
Hancock 6248 71.72
Haralson 1357 4.52
Harris 5767 16.52
Hart 4939 19.09
Heard 1123 9.81
Henry 122158 50.51
Houston 54914 33.41
Irwin 2568 26.62
Jackson 5837 7.61
Jasper 2746 18.73
Jeff Davis 2331 15.75
Jefferson 8294 52.91
Jenkins 3753 43.32
Johnson 3243 35.32
Jones 7326 25.79
Lamar 5385 29.03
Lanier 2225 22.41
Laurens 18616 37.58
Lee 7869 23.69
Liberty 29535 45.22
Lincoln 2235 29.02
Long 4523 27.8
Lowndes 44744 37.78
Lumpkin 700 2.08
McDuffie 8952 41.43
McIntosh 3653 33.25
Macon 7288 60.63
Madison 2957 9.77
Marion 2352 31.24
Meriwether 7921 38.42
Miller 1749 29.19
Mitchell 10342 47.72
Monroe 6400 22.81
Montgomery 2227 25.97
Morgan 4328 21.43
Murray 541 1.35
Muscogee 100174 48.39
Newton 55172 48.87
Oconee 2134 5.08
Oglethorpe 2546 17.12
Paulding 39139 23.08
Peach 12376 44.14
Pickens 459 1.38
Pierce 1759 8.91
Pike 1685 8.89
Polk 5611 13.07
Pulaski 3203 32.45
Putnam 5850 26.39
Quitman 1063 47.73
Rabun 246 1.46
Randolph 3902 61.28
Richmond 120505 58.35
Rockdale 56367 60.21
Schley 932 20.55
Screven 5687 40.4
Seminole 3072 33.64
Spalding 24083 35.69
Stephens 3017 11.25
Stewart 2631 49.61
Sumter 15753 53.36
Talbot 3178 55.5
Taliaferro 834 53.5
Tattnall 7324 30.11
Taylor 2926 37.43
Telfair 4704 37.74
Terrell 5502 60.2
Thomas 16803 36.71
Tift 12900 31.17
Toombs 7338 27.1
Towns 131 1.04
Treutlen 2006 31.36
Troup 25429 36.68
Turner 3538 39.37
Twiggs 3236 40.38
Union 277 1.12
Upson 7938 28.61
Walker 2992 4.42
Walton 18916 19.47
Ware 11018 30.41
Warren 3054 58.65
Washington 10838 54.32
Wayne 6107 20.26
Webster 1038 44.15
Wheeler 2880 38.66
White 589 2.1
Whitfield 4566 4.44
Wilcox 3065 34.88
Wilkes 3944 41.29
Wilkinson 3371 38.16
Worth 5964 28.77