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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 60,121 population of Effingham County, Georgia comprised of 2,643 people who identified as Hispanic (4.4%), and 57,478 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.6%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Effingham County, Georgia with a population of 49,571 (82.45%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,342 (13.88%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,193 (1.98%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Effingham County, Georgia in 2017, with a population of 47,356 (78.77%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,164 (13.58%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,215 (3.68%).

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

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Population By Race in Effingham , GA in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,342 13.88%
White Alone 49,571 82.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 269 0.45%
Asian Alone 678 1.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 68 0.11%
Two Or More Races 1,193 1.98%
Population By Ethnicity in Effingham , GA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 178 0.3%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,215 3.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 91 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 28 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 18 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 113 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,164 13.58%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 47,356 78.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 178 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 650 1.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 50 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,080 1.8%