Population By Race and Ethnicity in Ben Hill County, GA in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 17,152 population of Ben Hill County, Georgia comprised of 1,162 people who identified as Hispanic (6.78%), and 15,990 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.23%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ben Hill County, Georgia with a population of 10,208 (59.52%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,349 (37.02%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 306 (1.78%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ben Hill County, Georgia in 2021, with a population of 9,260 (53.99%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,273 (36.57%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 948 (5.53%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,349 37.02%
White Alone 10,208 59.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 133 0.78%
Asian Alone 149 0.87%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 7 0.04%
Two Or More Races 306 1.78%
Population By Ethnicity in Ben Hill , GA in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 76 0.44%
White Alone - Hispanic 948 5.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 65 0.38%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 16 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 52 0.3%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,273 36.57%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 9,260 53.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 68 0.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 133 0.78%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 254 1.48%