Population By Race and Ethnicity in Tift County, GA in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 40,947 population of Tift County, Georgia comprised of 4,231 people who identified as Hispanic (10.33%), and 36,716 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.67%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Tift County, Georgia with a population of 26,953 (65.82%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,717 (31.06%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 625 (1.53%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Tift County, Georgia in 2012, with a population of 23,201 (56.66%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,460 (30.43%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,752 (9.16%).

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

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Population By Race in Tift , GA in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 12,717 31.06%
White Alone 26,953 65.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 171 0.42%
Asian Alone 625 1.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 22 0.05%
Two Or More Races 459 1.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Tift , GA in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 257 0.63%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,752 9.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 94 0.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 45 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 12 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 71 0.17%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,460 30.43%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 23,201 56.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 77 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 580 1.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 388 0.95%