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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 29,429 population of Lee County, Georgia comprised of 831 people who identified as Hispanic (2.82%), and 28,598 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.18%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Georgia with a population of 21,939 (74.55%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,192 (21.04%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 766 (2.6%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Georgia in 2017, with a population of 21,241 (72.18%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,138 (20.86%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 748 (2.54%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,192 21.04%
White Alone 21,939 74.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 104 0.35%
Asian Alone 766 2.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 29 0.1%
Two Or More Races 399 1.36%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , GA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 54 0.18%
White Alone - Hispanic 698 2.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 17 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 18 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 41 0.14%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,138 20.86%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 21,241 72.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 87 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 748 2.54%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 26 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 358 1.22%