Georgia Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2021

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Black or African American Alone population in Georgia was 3,548,577 and represented 32.89% of the total Georgia population (10,790,385).

Among Georgia counties, Fulton County had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (474,781), followed by DeKalb County (408,015), and Gwinnett County (295,435). Towns County had the lowest (145).

In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's Black or African American Alone population, as well as the gender percentages when you interact with the map. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Georgia Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2021
Georgia Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2021
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Appling 3606 19.57
Atkinson 1399 16.76
Bacon 1809 16.34
Baker 1227 43.45
Baldwin 18650 42.68
Banks 595 3.21
Barrow 12391 14.29
Bartow 12778 11.52
Ben Hill 6402 37.38
Berrien 2091 11.54
Bibb 88706 56.87
Bleckley 3057 24.91
Brantley 739 4.08
Brooks 5726 35.18
Bryan 7539 16.05
Bulloch 23947 29.69
Burke 11351 46.59
Butts 7484 28.6
Calhoun 3484 62.88
Camden 10571 18.95
Candler 2793 25.51
Carroll 24285 19.97
Catoosa 2199 3.21
Charlton 3530 27.54
Chatham 121714 41.16
Chattahoochee 1717 18.99
Chattooga 2424 9.76
Cherokee 22087 8.04
Clarke 36334 28.12
Clay 1690 58.95
Clayton 218020 72.86
Clinch 1871 27.92
Cobb 222835 29.07
Coffee 12271 28.51
Colquitt 11065 24.18
Columbia 32043 20.07
Cook 4879 28.26
Coweta 28772 19.18
Crawford 2567 21.15
Crisp 9050 45.25
Dade 270 1.67
Dawson 438 1.54
Decatur 12440 42.76
DeKalb 408015 53.75
Dodge 5992 30.36
Dooly 5407 49.75
Dougherty 58880 71.6
Douglas 75750 51.97
Early 5585 52.52
Echols 292 7.9
Effingham 10099 15.13
Elbert 5719 29.22
Emanuel 7999 34.93
Evans 3426 32.03
Fannin 291 1.13
Fayette 32371 26.82
Floyd 14801 15.03
Forsyth 12855 4.93
Franklin 2199 9.35
Fulton 474781 44.69
Gilmer 503 1.57
Glascock 258 8.89
Glynn 22288 26.29
Gordon 2606 4.47
Grady 7614 29.46
Greene 6123 31.33
Gwinnett 295435 30.6
Habersham 1885 4.03
Hall 17151 8.28
Hancock 6132 70.67
Haralson 1416 4.63
Harris 5778 16.24
Hart 4861 18.47
Heard 1172 10.16
Henry 128571 52.46
Houston 56607 33.85
Irwin 2395 25.56
Jackson 6455 8.03
Jasper 2731 17.89
Jeff Davis 2359 15.88
Jefferson 8146 52.64
Jenkins 3774 43.06
Johnson 3136 34.85
Jones 7269 25.59
Lamar 5089 27.22
Lanier 2296 22.84
Laurens 18674 37.71
Lee 8080 24.33
Liberty 30299 45.36
Lincoln 2195 28.33
Long 4780 27.94
Lowndes 45016 37.85
Lumpkin 658 2
McDuffie 8923 41.27
McIntosh 3541 32.03
Macon 7129 60.15
Madison 3107 10.06
Marion 2306 31.02
Meriwether 7727 37.28
Miller 1691 28.89
Mitchell 10115 47.45
Monroe 6369 22.15
Montgomery 2251 26.04
Morgan 4333 20.98
Murray 566 1.42
Muscogee 99622 48.58
Newton 57586 49.93
Oconee 2187 5.08
Oglethorpe 2557 16.84
Paulding 42139 24.22
Peach 12473 44.16
Pickens 465 1.37
Pierce 1820 9.11
Pike 1736 8.88
Polk 5706 13.17
Pulaski 3059 31.96
Putnam 5956 26.34
Quitman 1063 47.41
Rabun 267 1.56
Randolph 3799 60.66
Richmond 120407 58.66
Rockdale 57437 61.18
Schley 920 20.51
Screven 5669 40.31
Seminole 3051 33.3
Spalding 24608 36.31
Stephens 2972 11.1
Stewart 2448 49.81
Sumter 15370 53.04
Talbot 3175 55.17
Taliaferro 830 52.9
Tattnall 7084 29.4
Taylor 2893 37.24
Telfair 4644 37.7
Terrell 5329 59.72
Thomas 16869 36.82
Tift 12831 31.23
Toombs 7289 27.15
Towns 145 1.13
Treutlen 2015 31.66
Troup 25387 36.52
Turner 3524 39.51
Twiggs 3205 40.67
Union 289 1.13
Upson 7938 28.67
Walker 3056 4.47
Walton 20068 20.11
Ware 10614 29.86
Warren 3001 57.62
Washington 10666 53.98
Wayne 6047 20.01
Webster 1036 43.86
Wheeler 3042 39.32
White 600 2.11
Whitfield 4476 4.36
Wilcox 2994 34.27
Wilkes 3869 40.77
Wilkinson 3286 37.4
Worth 5940 28.88