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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 918,681 population of Gwinnett County, Georgia comprised of 192,442 people who identified as Hispanic (20.95%), and 726,239 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (79.05%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Gwinnett County, Georgia with a population of 507,728 (55.27%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 264,559 (28.8%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 111,626 (12.15%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Gwinnett County, Georgia in 2017, with a population of 344,790 (37.53%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 248,594 (27.06%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 162,938 (17.74%).

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

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Population By Race in Gwinnett , GA in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 264,559 28.8%
White Alone 507,728 55.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,888 0.86%
Asian Alone 111,626 12.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,119 0.12%
Two Or More Races 25,761 2.8%
Population By Ethnicity in Gwinnett , GA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 15,965 1.74%
White Alone - Hispanic 162,938 17.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6,369 0.69%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,320 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 680 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5,170 0.56%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 248,594 27.06%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 344,790 37.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,519 0.17%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 110,306 12.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 439 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 20,591 2.24%