Population By Race and Ethnicity in Burke County, GA in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 24,633 population of Burke County, Georgia comprised of 876 people who identified as Hispanic (3.56%), and 23,757 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.44%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Burke County, Georgia with a population of 12,410 (50.38%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 11,505 (46.71%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 409 (1.66%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Burke County, Georgia in 2020, with a population of 11,782 (47.83%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,349 (46.07%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 628 (2.55%).

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

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Population By Race in Burke , GA in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 11,505 46.71%
White Alone 12,410 50.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 135 0.55%
Asian Alone 142 0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 32 0.13%
Two Or More Races 409 1.66%
Population By Ethnicity in Burke , GA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 156 0.63%
White Alone - Hispanic 628 2.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 17 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 21 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 50 0.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,349 46.07%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 11,782 47.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 118 0.48%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 121 0.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 28 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 359 1.46%