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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 18,582 population of Lamar County, Georgia comprised of 464 people who identified as Hispanic (2.5%), and 18,118 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.5%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lamar County, Georgia with a population of 12,489 (67.21%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 5,566 (29.95%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 321 (1.73%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lamar County, Georgia in 2017, with a population of 12,134 (65.3%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,496 (29.58%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 355 (1.91%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lamar County, GA in 2017
Total Population:18,582
97.5%
Non Hispanic (97.5%)
Hispanic (2.5%)
Race in Lamar County, GA in 2017
Total Population:18,582
67.21%29.95%
White Alone (67.21%)
Black or African American Alone (29.95%)
Two or more races (1.73%)
Asian Alone (0.7%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.38%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.03%)
Ethnicity in Lamar County, GA in 2017
Total Population:18,582
65.3%29.58%
Non-Hispanic White Alone (65.3%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (29.58%)
Hispanic White Alone (1.91%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.66%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.87%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.68%)
Population By Race in Lamar , GA in 2017
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 12,489 67.21%
Black or African American Alone 5,566 29.95%
Two Or More Races 321 1.73%
Asian Alone 130 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 70 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 6 0.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Lamar , GA in 2017
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic 12,134 65.3%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 5,496 29.58%
White Alone - Hispanic 355 1.91%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 309 1.66%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 126 0.68%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 70 0.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 48 0.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 22 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 12 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%