Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jefferson County, GA in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 16,872 population of Jefferson County, Georgia comprised of 516 people who identified as Hispanic (3.06%), and 16,356 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.94%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, Georgia with a population of 9,219 (54.64%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,427 (44.02%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 117 (0.69%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, Georgia in 2010, with a population of 9,182 (54.42%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,988 (41.42%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 439 (2.6%).

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

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Population By Race in Jefferson , GA in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,219 54.64%
White Alone 7,427 44.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 18 0.11%
Asian Alone 80 0.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11 0.07%
Two Or More Races 117 0.69%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , GA in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 37 0.22%
White Alone - Hispanic 439 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 16 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 9 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 14 0.08%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 9,182 54.42%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,988 41.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 17 0.1%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 64 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 103 0.61%