Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, GA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 29,203 population of Lee County, Georgia comprised of 862 people who identified as Hispanic (2.95%), and 28,341 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.05%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Georgia with a population of 21,935 (75.11%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,008 (20.57%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 732 (2.51%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Georgia in 2016, with a population of 21,212 (72.64%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 5,952 (20.38%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 723 (2.48%).

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

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Population By Race in Lee , GA in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,008 20.57%
White Alone 21,935 75.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 108 0.37%
Asian Alone 732 2.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 30 0.1%
Two Or More Races 390 1.34%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , GA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 56 0.19%
White Alone - Hispanic 723 2.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 19 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 15 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 48 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 5,952 20.38%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 21,212 72.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 89 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 717 2.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 29 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 342 1.17%