Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chatham County, GA in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 289,771 population of Chatham County, Georgia comprised of 19,013 people who identified as Hispanic (6.56%), and 270,758 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.44%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chatham County, Georgia with a population of 154,227 (53.22%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 118,815 (41%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,680 (3%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chatham County, Georgia in 2018, with a population of 139,512 (48.15%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 116,185 (40.1%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 14,715 (5.08%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 118,815 41%
White Alone 154,227 53.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,023 0.35%
Asian Alone 8,680 3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 427 0.15%
Two Or More Races 6,599 2.28%
Population By Ethnicity in Chatham , GA in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,630 0.91%
White Alone - Hispanic 14,715 5.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 401 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 229 0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 94 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 944 0.33%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 116,185 40.1%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 139,512 48.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 622 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8,451 2.92%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 333 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,655 1.95%