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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 15,423 population of Jefferson County, Georgia comprised of 600 people who identified as Hispanic (3.89%), and 14,823 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.11%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, Georgia with a population of 8,140 (52.78%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,974 (45.22%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 165 (1.07%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, Georgia in 2018, with a population of 8,066 (52.3%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,502 (42.16%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 472 (3.06%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Jefferson County, GA in 2018
Total Population:15,423
96.11%
Non Hispanic (96.11%)
Hispanic (3.89%)
Race in Jefferson County, GA in 2018
Total Population:15,423
52.78%45.22%
Black or African American Alone (52.78%)
White Alone (45.22%)
Two or more races (1.07%)
Asian Alone (0.63%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.23%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)
Ethnicity in Jefferson County, GA in 2018
Total Population:15,423
52.3%42.16%
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (52.3%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone (42.16%)
Hispanic White Alone (3.06%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.04%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.97%)
Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.48%)
Population By Race in Jefferson , GA in 2018
Race
Population
Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,140 52.78%
White Alone 6,974 45.22%
Two Or More Races 165 1.07%
Asian Alone 97 0.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 35 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 12 0.08%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , GA in 2018
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,066 52.3%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,502 42.16%
White Alone - Hispanic 472 3.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 149 0.97%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 74 0.48%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 74 0.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 29 0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 23 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 16 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 9 0.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.02%