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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 1,039,996 population of Fulton County, Georgia comprised of 74,159 people who identified as Hispanic (7.13%), and 965,837 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (92.87%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fulton County, Georgia with a population of 475,306 (45.7%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 463,324 (44.55%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 76,462 (7.35%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fulton County, Georgia in 2017, with a population of 453,865 (43.64%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 415,164 (39.92%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 75,977 (7.31%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 463,324 44.55%
White Alone 475,306 45.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,921 0.28%
Asian Alone 76,462 7.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 596 0.06%
Two Or More Races 21,387 2.06%
Population By Ethnicity in Fulton , GA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 9,459 0.91%
White Alone - Hispanic 60,142 5.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,469 0.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 485 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 266 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,338 0.23%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 453,865 43.64%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 415,164 39.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,452 0.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 75,977 7.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 330 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 19,049 1.83%