Ranking of Georgia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, among all Georgia counties, Fulton County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (482.72K), followed by DeKalb County (410.85K), and Gwinnett County (303.58K).

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 2022
Fulton
482.72K
DeKalb
410.85K
Gwinnett
303.58K
Cobb
226.75K
Clayton
217.91K
Henry
135.46K
Chatham
123.64K
Richmond
121.65K
Muscogee
99.46K
Bibb
89.09K
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2022
Rank
County
Black or African American Alone Population
1 Fulton County 482,722
2 DeKalb County 410,848
3 Gwinnett County 303,581
4 Cobb County 226,754
5 Clayton County 217,906
6 Henry County 135,464
7 Chatham County 123,639
8 Richmond County 121,651
9 Muscogee County 99,463
10 Bibb County 89,086
11 Douglas County 78,821
12 Newton County 60,182
13 Dougherty County 59,603
14 Rockdale County 59,353
15 Houston County 58,519
16 Paulding County 45,680
17 Lowndes County 45,474
18 Clarke County 36,065
19 Columbia County 33,588
20 Fayette County 33,447
21 Liberty County 30,488
22 Coweta County 30,240
23 Troup County 25,774
24 Spalding County 25,563
25 Carroll County 25,368
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