Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jefferson County, GA in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 15,678 population of Jefferson County, Georgia comprised of 622 people who identified as Hispanic (3.97%), and 15,056 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.03%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, Georgia with a population of 8,187 (52.22%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,149 (45.6%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 182 (1.16%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, Georgia in 2020, with a population of 8,116 (51.77%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,653 (42.44%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 496 (3.16%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,187 52.22%
White Alone 7,149 45.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 39 0.25%
Asian Alone 108 0.69%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 13 0.08%
Two Or More Races 182 1.16%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , GA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 71 0.45%
White Alone - Hispanic 496 3.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 7 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 22 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 10 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 16 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,116 51.77%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,653 42.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 32 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 86 0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 166 1.06%