Population By Race and Ethnicity in Ben Hill County, GA in 2020

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 17,168 population of Ben Hill County, Georgia comprised of 1,089 people who identified as Hispanic (6.34%), and 16,079 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.66%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ben Hill County, Georgia with a population of 10,180 (59.3%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,416 (37.37%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 287 (1.67%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ben Hill County, Georgia in 2020, with a population of 9,292 (54.12%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,342 (36.94%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 888 (5.17%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,416 37.37%
White Alone 10,180 59.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 132 0.77%
Asian Alone 146 0.85%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 7 0.04%
Two Or More Races 287 1.67%
Population By Ethnicity in Ben Hill , GA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 74 0.43%
White Alone - Hispanic 888 5.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 64 0.37%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 16 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 42 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,342 36.94%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 9,292 54.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 68 0.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 130 0.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 245 1.43%