Georgia Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2016

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, there were 3,212,732 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in Georgia and they represented 31.17% of the total population of Georgia in 2016. Fulton County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (447,257), followed by DeKalb County (403,056), and Gwinnett County (240,428). On the other hand, Towns County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (106), followed by Gilmer County (144), and Union County (146).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone, Hancock County had the highest percentage (71.67%), followed by Dougherty County (69.31%), and Clayton County (68.93%).

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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.

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Georgia Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2016
Georgia Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2016
County
Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population
% of County Population
Fulton 447,257 43.69
DeKalb 403,056 53.94
Gwinnett 240,428 26.56
Cobb 201,046 26.85
Clayton 192,556 68.93
Chatham 114,572 39.64
Richmond 112,034 55.41
Henry 93,478 42.29
Muscogee 89,962 45.82
Bibb 83,480 54.49
Douglas 62,900 44.35
Dougherty 62,634 69.31
Rockdale 46,871 52.67
Newton 46,755 43.89
Houston 46,093 30.47
Lowndes 41,620 36.36
Clarke 34,687 27.78
Paulding 28,551 18.37
Liberty 25,323 41.06
Fayette 25,042 22.5
Troup 24,930 35.62
Coweta 24,681 17.56
Columbia 24,288 16.45
Glynn 22,016 26.14
Carroll 21,877 18.83
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