Population By Race and Ethnicity in Chatham County, GA in 2021

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 295,690 population of Chatham County, Georgia comprised of 23,654 people who identified as Hispanic (8%), and 272,036 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Chatham County, Georgia with a population of 155,824 (52.7%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 121,714 (41.16%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 9,094 (3.08%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Chatham County, Georgia in 2021, with a population of 137,593 (46.53%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 118,344 (40.02%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 18,231 (6.17%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 121,714 41.16%
White Alone 155,824 52.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,181 0.4%
Asian Alone 9,094 3.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 538 0.18%
Two Or More Races 7,339 2.48%
Population By Ethnicity in Chatham , GA in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,370 1.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 18,231 6.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 504 0.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 264 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 137 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,148 0.39%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 118,344 40.02%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 137,593 46.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 677 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8,830 2.99%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 401 0.14%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,191 2.09%