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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 8,012 population of Wheeler County, Georgia comprised of 431 people who identified as Hispanic (5.38%), and 7,581 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.62%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wheeler County, Georgia with a population of 4,830 (60.29%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,055 (38.13%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 93 (1.16%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wheeler County, Georgia in 2016, with a population of 4,480 (55.92%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,982 (37.22%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 350 (4.37%).

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

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Population By Race in Wheeler , GA in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,055 38.13%
White Alone 4,830 60.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 11 0.14%
Asian Alone 20 0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.04%
Two Or More Races 93 1.16%
Population By Ethnicity in Wheeler , GA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 73 0.91%
White Alone - Hispanic 350 4.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3 0.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 0 0%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,982 37.22%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 4,480 55.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 8 0.1%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 18 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 93 1.16%