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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 62,274 population of Effingham County, Georgia comprised of 2,983 people who identified as Hispanic (4.79%), and 59,291 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.21%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Effingham County, Georgia with a population of 51,182 (82.19%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,757 (14.06%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,281 (2.06%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Effingham County, Georgia in 2018, with a population of 48,686 (78.18%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,541 (13.72%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,496 (4.01%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,757 14.06%
White Alone 51,182 82.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 270 0.43%
Asian Alone 711 1.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 73 0.12%
Two Or More Races 1,281 2.06%
Population By Ethnicity in Effingham , GA in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 216 0.35%
White Alone - Hispanic 2,496 4.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 85 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 32 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 22 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 132 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,541 13.72%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 48,686 78.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 185 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 679 1.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 51 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,149 1.85%