Georgia Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2021

Updated on January 30, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Black or African American Alone population in Georgia was 3,551,153 and represented 32.92% of the total Georgia population (10,788,029).

Among Georgia counties, Fulton County had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (475,989), followed by DeKalb County (413,691), and Gwinnett County (297,876). Towns County had the lowest (145).

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 2021
Georgia Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2021
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Appling 3586 19.48
Atkinson 1371 16.4
Bacon 1795 16.21
Baker 1194 42.24
Baldwin 18482 42.32
Banks 576 3.11
Barrow 12317 14.21
Bartow 12688 11.44
Ben Hill 6349 37.02
Berrien 2063 11.38
Bibb 88721 56.88
Bleckley 3029 24.72
Brantley 737 4.07
Brooks 5555 34.11
Bryan 7447 15.86
Bulloch 23866 29.6
Burke 11261 46.28
Butts 7407 28.36
Calhoun 3389 61.24
Camden 10466 18.77
Candler 2802 25.47
Carroll 24245 19.94
Catoosa 2167 3.17
Charlton 3829 29.88
Chatham 122336 41.38
Chattahoochee 1688 18.66
Chattooga 2418 9.74
Cherokee 22027 8.02
Clarke 35945 27.82
Clay 1679 58.73
Clayton 218318 73.43
Clinch 1843 27.52
Cobb 223834 29.2
Coffee 12249 28.49
Colquitt 10904 23.83
Columbia 31962 20.02
Cook 4819 27.91
Coweta 28639 19.1
Crawford 2561 21.1
Crisp 8947 44.68
Dade 232 1.43
Dawson 421 1.48
Decatur 12389 42.66
DeKalb 413691 54.49
Dodge 5912 30.05
Dooly 5396 49.59
Dougherty 58657 71.3
Douglas 75777 52.04
Early 5551 52.12
Echols 289 7.79
Effingham 10041 15.04
Elbert 5645 28.87
Emanuel 7940 34.69
Evans 3406 31.8
Fannin 277 1.08
Fayette 32225 26.7
Floyd 14668 14.89
Forsyth 12757 4.89
Franklin 2184 9.29
Fulton 475989 44.8
Gilmer 474 1.48
Glascock 257 8.84
Glynn 22240 26.26
Gordon 2561 4.4
Grady 7629 29.48
Greene 6103 31.21
Gwinnett 297876 30.86
Habersham 1876 4.01
Hall 16948 8.17
Hancock 5987 69.1
Haralson 1400 4.58
Harris 5725 16.08
Hart 4821 18.3
Heard 1136 9.85
Henry 128290 52.36
Houston 56538 33.82
Irwin 2428 25.9
Jackson 6429 8.01
Jasper 2758 18.08
Jeff Davis 2300 15.49
Jefferson 8071 52.09
Jenkins 3706 42.23
Johnson 3090 34.2
Jones 7204 25.36
Lamar 5077 27.17
Lanier 2252 22.4
Laurens 18562 37.48
Lee 8017 24.15
Liberty 30076 44.99
Lincoln 2136 27.56
Long 4766 27.89
Lowndes 44930 37.78
Lumpkin 578 1.76
McDuffie 8880 41.04
McIntosh 3525 31.9
Macon 7070 59.75
Madison 3071 9.94
Marion 2264 30.49
Meriwether 7635 36.86
Miller 1682 28.58
Mitchell 10008 47.06
Monroe 6333 22.04
Montgomery 2247 25.97
Morgan 4321 20.92
Murray 556 1.39
Muscogee 99444 48.5
Newton 57440 49.81
Oconee 2183 5.07
Oglethorpe 2529 16.7
Paulding 41968 24.13
Peach 12551 44.44
Pickens 462 1.36
Pierce 1746 8.74
Pike 1723 8.82
Polk 5649 13.04
Pulaski 3035 31.67
Putnam 5923 26.16
Quitman 1058 47.32
Rabun 266 1.56
Randolph 3751 59.99
Richmond 120304 58.58
Rockdale 57314 61
Schley 880 19.66
Screven 5627 40.04
Seminole 3012 32.95
Spalding 24517 36.22
Stephens 2826 10.56
Stewart 2284 46.48
Sumter 15288 52.76
Talbot 3143 54.7
Taliaferro 828 53.08
Tattnall 6996 28.99
Taylor 2857 36.85
Telfair 4582 37.16
Terrell 5241 58.86
Thomas 16715 36.48
Tift 12802 31.13
Toombs 7218 26.86
Towns 145 1.13
Treutlen 2002 31.37
Troup 25316 36.44
Turner 3500 39.19
Twiggs 3178 40.23
Union 289 1.13
Upson 7884 28.49
Walker 3020 4.42
Walton 19974 20.01
Ware 10545 29.67
Warren 2991 57.37
Washington 10527 53.26
Wayne 6002 19.84
Webster 988 41.94
Wheeler 3017 38.94
White 593 2.09
Whitfield 4424 4.31
Wilcox 2912 33.3
Wilkes 3796 39.89
Wilkinson 3264 37.13
Worth 5833 28.38