Ranking of Georgia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2021

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all Georgia counties, Fulton County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (474.78K), followed by DeKalb County (408.02K), and Gwinnett County (295.44K).

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 2021
Fulton
474.78K
DeKalb
408.02K
Gwinnett
295.44K
Cobb
222.84K
Clayton
218.02K
Henry
128.57K
Chatham
121.71K
Richmond
120.41K
Muscogee
99.62K
Bibb
88.71K
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2021
Rank
County
Black or African American Alone Population
1 Fulton County 474,781
2 DeKalb County 408,015
3 Gwinnett County 295,435
4 Cobb County 222,835
5 Clayton County 218,020
6 Henry County 128,571
7 Chatham County 121,714
8 Richmond County 120,407
9 Muscogee County 99,622
10 Bibb County 88,706
11 Douglas County 75,750
12 Dougherty County 58,880
13 Newton County 57,586
14 Rockdale County 57,437
15 Houston County 56,607
16 Lowndes County 45,016
17 Paulding County 42,139
18 Clarke County 36,334
19 Fayette County 32,371
20 Columbia County 32,043
21 Liberty County 30,299
22 Coweta County 28,772
23 Troup County 25,387
24 Spalding County 24,608
25 Carroll County 24,285
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