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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 9,868 population of Wilkes County, Georgia comprised of 501 people who identified as Hispanic (5.08%), and 9,367 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.92%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Wilkes County, Georgia with a population of 5,401 (54.73%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 4,133 (41.88%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 209 (2.12%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Wilkes County, Georgia in 2017, with a population of 4,997 (50.64%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,077 (41.32%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 404 (4.09%).

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

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Population By Race in Wilkes , GA in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 4,133 41.88%
White Alone 5,401 54.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 26 0.26%
Asian Alone 98 0.99%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races 209 2.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Wilkes , GA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 56 0.57%
White Alone - Hispanic 404 4.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 7 0.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 21 0.21%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 13 0.13%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 4,077 41.32%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 4,997 50.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 77 0.78%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 196 1.99%