Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chatham County, GA in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 286,239 population of Chatham County, Georgia comprised of 17,413 people who identified as Hispanic (6.08%), and 268,826 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.92%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chatham County, Georgia with a population of 154,871 (54.11%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 115,951 (40.51%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,842 (2.74%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chatham County, Georgia in 2015, with a population of 141,389 (49.4%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 113,523 (39.66%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 13,482 (4.71%).

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

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Population By Race in Chatham , GA in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 115,951 40.51%
White Alone 154,871 54.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 966 0.34%
Asian Alone 7,842 2.74%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 412 0.14%
Two Or More Races 6,197 2.17%
Population By Ethnicity in Chatham , GA in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,428 0.85%
White Alone - Hispanic 13,482 4.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 334 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 244 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 86 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 839 0.29%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 113,523 39.66%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 141,389 49.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 632 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,598 2.65%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 326 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,358 1.87%