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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 40,455 population of Tift County, Georgia comprised of 4,817 people who identified as Hispanic (11.91%), and 35,638 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.09%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Tift County, Georgia with a population of 26,736 (66.09%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 12,317 (30.45%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 620 (1.53%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Tift County, Georgia in 2017, with a population of 22,521 (55.67%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 11,981 (29.62%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,215 (10.42%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 12,317 30.45%
White Alone 26,736 66.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 201 0.5%
Asian Alone 620 1.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 25 0.06%
Two Or More Races 556 1.37%
Population By Ethnicity in Tift , GA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 336 0.83%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,215 10.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 123 0.3%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 59 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 13 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 71 0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 11,981 29.62%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 22,521 55.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 78 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 561 1.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 12 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 485 1.2%