Georgia Census 2020 Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population By County

Updated on March 23, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, there were 3,278,119 people who identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone in Georgia, which was 30.60% of the total Georgia population.

Fulton County had the highest number of people who identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (448,803), followed by DeKalb County (384,438), and Gwinnett County (257,124). On the other hand, the three counties with the least number of people who identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone were: Fannin County (85), Rabun County (107), and Towns County (124).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identify as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone, Dougherty County had the highest percentage (69.61%), followed by Clayton County (68.99%), and Hancock County (68.97%).

Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

You can see similar information for other ethnicities, and also for the different racial groups in Georgia.

You can also see this information for other states and also for the US by state.

Georgia Census 2020 Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population By County
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Georgia Census 2020 Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone Population By County
County
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone Population
% of County Population
Fulton 448,803 42.07
DeKalb 384,438 50.29
Gwinnett 257,124 26.87
Clayton 205,301 68.99
Cobb 200,072 26.11
Henry 116,431 48.37
Richmond 112,947 54.67
Chatham 108,011 36.58
Muscogee 94,701 45.77
Bibb 85,234 54.17
Douglas 68,763 47.67
Dougherty 59,720 69.61
Rockdale 53,785 57.48
Newton 52,246 46.45
Houston 51,992 31.77
Lowndes 43,946 37.16
Paulding 36,609 21.71
Clarke 31,367 24.38
Fayette 29,166 24.47
Columbia 27,621 17.70
Liberty 27,309 41.85
Coweta 25,544 17.48
Troup 24,157 34.80
Spalding 23,148 34.39
Bulloch 22,775 28.08
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