Population By Race and Ethnicity in Clayton County, GA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 284,175 population of Clayton County, Georgia comprised of 37,144 people who identified as Hispanic (13.07%), and 247,031 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (86.93%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Clayton County, Georgia with a population of 204,230 (71.87%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 56,189 (19.77%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 14,948 (5.26%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Clayton County, Georgia in 2017, with a population of 197,788 (69.6%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 28,605 (10.07%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 27,584 (9.71%).

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

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Population By Race in Clayton , GA in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 204,230 71.87%
White Alone 56,189 19.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,713 0.6%
Asian Alone 14,948 5.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 425 0.15%
Two Or More Races 6,670 2.35%
Population By Ethnicity in Clayton , GA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,442 2.27%
White Alone - Hispanic 27,584 9.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,209 0.43%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 394 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 248 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,267 0.45%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 197,788 69.6%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 28,605 10.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 504 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 14,554 5.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 177 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,403 1.9%