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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 753,361 population of Cobb County, Georgia comprised of 96,881 people who identified as Hispanic (12.86%), and 656,480 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (87.14%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cobb County, Georgia with a population of 474,661 (63.01%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 213,983 (28.4%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 41,105 (5.46%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cobb County, Georgia in 2017, with a population of 393,014 (52.17%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 204,991 (27.21%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 81,647 (10.84%).

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

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Population By Race in Cobb , GA in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 213,983 28.4%
White Alone 474,661 63.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,772 0.5%
Asian Alone 41,105 5.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 585 0.08%
Two Or More Races 19,255 2.56%
Population By Ethnicity in Cobb , GA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8,992 1.19%
White Alone - Hispanic 81,647 10.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,469 0.33%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 654 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 286 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,833 0.38%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 204,991 27.21%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 393,014 52.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,303 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 40,451 5.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 299 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 16,422 2.18%