Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chatham County, GA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 289,055 population of Chatham County, Georgia comprised of 18,107 people who identified as Hispanic (6.26%), and 270,948 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.74%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chatham County, Georgia with a population of 155,831 (53.91%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 117,073 (40.5%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,376 (2.9%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chatham County, Georgia in 2016, with a population of 141,806 (49.06%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 114,572 (39.64%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 14,025 (4.85%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 117,073 40.5%
White Alone 155,831 53.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 974 0.34%
Asian Alone 8,376 2.9%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 427 0.15%
Two Or More Races 6,374 2.21%
Population By Ethnicity in Chatham , GA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,501 0.87%
White Alone - Hispanic 14,025 4.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 354 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 258 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 96 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 873 0.3%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 114,572 39.64%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 141,806 49.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 620 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8,118 2.81%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 331 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,501 1.9%