Population By Race and Ethnicity in Ben Hill County, GA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 17,267 population of Ben Hill County, Georgia comprised of 1,031 people who identified as Hispanic (5.97%), and 16,236 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.03%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ben Hill County, Georgia with a population of 10,553 (61.12%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,217 (36.01%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 233 (1.35%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ben Hill County, Georgia in 2016, with a population of 9,692 (56.13%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,155 (35.65%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 861 (4.99%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Ben Hill, Georgia.

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Population By Race in Ben Hill , GA in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,217 36.01%
White Alone 10,553 61.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 108 0.63%
Asian Alone 145 0.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11 0.06%
Two Or More Races 233 1.35%
Population By Ethnicity in Ben Hill , GA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 62 0.36%
White Alone - Hispanic 861 4.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 50 0.29%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 15 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 10 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 33 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,155 35.65%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 9,692 56.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 58 0.34%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 130 0.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 200 1.16%