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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 47,362 population of Laurens County, Georgia comprised of 1,246 people who identified as Hispanic (2.63%), and 46,116 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.37%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Laurens County, Georgia with a population of 28,451 (60.07%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 17,569 (37.1%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 656 (1.39%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Laurens County, Georgia in 2017, with a population of 27,498 (58.06%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 17,425 (36.79%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 953 (2.01%).

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

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Population By Race in Laurens , GA in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 17,569 37.1%
White Alone 28,451 60.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 165 0.35%
Asian Alone 508 1.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 13 0.03%
Two Or More Races 656 1.39%
Population By Ethnicity in Laurens , GA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 144 0.3%
White Alone - Hispanic 953 2.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 74 0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 16 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 55 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 17,425 36.79%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 27,498 58.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 91 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 492 1.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 601 1.27%