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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 8,844 population of Jenkins County, Georgia comprised of 546 people who identified as Hispanic (6.17%), and 8,298 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.83%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jenkins County, Georgia with a population of 4,794 (54.21%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,822 (43.22%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 82 (0.93%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jenkins County, Georgia in 2017, with a population of 4,427 (50.06%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,695 (41.78%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 367 (4.15%).

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

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Population By Race in Jenkins , GA in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,822 43.22%
White Alone 4,794 54.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 44 0.5%
Asian Alone 82 0.93%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 20 0.23%
Two Or More Races 82 0.93%
Population By Ethnicity in Jenkins , GA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 127 1.44%
White Alone - Hispanic 367 4.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 19 0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 19 0.22%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,695 41.78%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 4,427 50.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 25 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 74 0.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 76 0.86%