Ranking of Georgia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2020

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, among all Georgia counties, Fulton County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (474.83K), followed by DeKalb County (411.58K), and Gwinnett County (287.86K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Georgia counties.

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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2020
Fulton
474.83K
DeKalb
411.58K
Gwinnett
287.86K
Cobb
220.65K
Clayton
217.66K
Henry
122.16K
Chatham
121.44K
Richmond
120.51K
Muscogee
100.17K
Bibb
88.79K
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2020
Rank
County
Black or African American Alone Population
1 Fulton County 474,832
2 DeKalb County 411,583
3 Gwinnett County 287,859
4 Cobb County 220,651
5 Clayton County 217,657
6 Henry County 122,158
7 Chatham County 121,441
8 Richmond County 120,505
9 Muscogee County 100,174
10 Bibb County 88,790
11 Douglas County 73,600
12 Dougherty County 60,992
13 Rockdale County 56,367
14 Newton County 55,172
15 Houston County 54,914
16 Lowndes County 44,744
17 Paulding County 39,139
18 Clarke County 36,483
19 Fayette County 31,061
20 Columbia County 30,492
21 Liberty County 29,535
22 Coweta County 27,580
23 Troup County 25,429
24 Spalding County 24,083
25 Bulloch County 23,675
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