Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fulton County, GA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 1,023,816 population of Fulton County, Georgia comprised of 73,389 people who identified as Hispanic (7.17%), and 950,427 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.83%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fulton County, Georgia with a population of 469,897 (45.9%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 456,558 (44.59%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 72,817 (7.11%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fulton County, Georgia in 2016, with a population of 447,257 (43.69%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 410,382 (40.08%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 72,327 (7.06%).

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

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Population By Race in Fulton , GA in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 456,558 44.59%
White Alone 469,897 45.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,030 0.3%
Asian Alone 72,817 7.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 591 0.06%
Two Or More Races 20,923 2.04%
Population By Ethnicity in Fulton , GA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 9,301 0.91%
White Alone - Hispanic 59,515 5.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,514 0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 490 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 277 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,292 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 447,257 43.69%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 410,382 40.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,516 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 72,327 7.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 314 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 18,631 1.82%