Ranking of Georgia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all Georgia counties, Fulton County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (456.56K), followed by DeKalb County (411.88K), and Gwinnett County (255.71K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Georgia counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
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Related Topics: Georgia Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2016
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulton County | 456558 |
| 2 | DeKalb County | 411875 |
| 3 | Gwinnett County | 255710 |
| 4 | Cobb County | 209915 |
| 5 | Clayton County | 198736 |
| 6 | Chatham County | 117073 |
| 7 | Richmond County | 114218 |
| 8 | Henry County | 96194 |
| 9 | Muscogee County | 92749 |
| 10 | Bibb County | 84353 |
| 11 | Douglas County | 64918 |
| 12 | Dougherty County | 63197 |
| 13 | Rockdale County | 48221 |
| 14 | Newton County | 47800 |
| 15 | Houston County | 47039 |
| 16 | Lowndes County | 42346 |
| 17 | Clarke County | 35446 |
| 18 | Paulding County | 29661 |
| 19 | Liberty County | 26754 |
| 20 | Fayette County | 25647 |
| 21 | Columbia County | 25395 |
| 22 | Coweta County | 25353 |
| 23 | Troup County | 25142 |
| 24 | Glynn County | 22547 |
| 25 | Carroll County | 22445 |
| 26 | Bulloch County | 22125 |
| 27 | Spalding County | 21966 |
| 28 | Baldwin County | 19297 |
| 29 | Laurens County | 17384 |
| 30 | Cherokee County | 16489 |
| 31 | Thomas County | 16486 |
| 32 | Sumter County | 16141 |
| 33 | Hall County | 15752 |
| 34 | Walton County | 15709 |
| 35 | Floyd County | 14237 |
| 36 | Tift County | 12340 |
| 37 | Coffee County | 12130 |
| 38 | Peach County | 11950 |
| 39 | Bartow County | 11491 |
| 40 | Decatur County | 11305 |
| 41 | Burke County | 10863 |
| 42 | Washington County | 10861 |
| 43 | Mitchell County | 10743 |
| 44 | Colquitt County | 10738 |
| 45 | Ware County | 10697 |
| 46 | Crisp County | 10209 |
| 47 | Camden County | 10132 |
| 48 | Barrow County | 9152 |
| 49 | McDuffie County | 8903 |
| 50 | Jefferson County | 8389 |
| 51 | Meriwether County | 8275 |
| 52 | Macon County | 8145 |
| 53 | Effingham County | 8075 |
| 54 | Forsyth County | 7903 |
| 55 | Emanuel County | 7776 |
| 56 | Tattnall County | 7492 |
| 57 | Upson County | 7477 |
| 58 | Grady County | 7355 |
| 59 | Jones County | 7159 |
| 60 | Toombs County | 7094 |
| 61 | Dooly County | 6878 |
| 62 | Butts County | 6741 |
| 63 | Dodge County | 6233 |
| 64 | Monroe County | 6225 |
| 65 | Hancock County | 6218 |
| 66 | Ben Hill County | 6217 |
| 67 | Wayne County | 6038 |
| 68 | Lee County | 6008 |
| 69 | Telfair County | 5932 |
| 70 | Greene County | 5905 |
| 71 | Screven County | 5878 |
| 72 | Worth County | 5873 |
| 73 | Putnam County | 5722 |
| 74 | Harris County | 5680 |
| 75 | Elbert County | 5589 |
| 76 | Lamar County | 5573 |
| 77 | Brooks County | 5557 |
| 78 | Polk County | 5445 |
| 79 | Terrell County | 5339 |
| 80 | Bryan County | 5251 |
| 81 | Early County | 5189 |
| 82 | Long County | 4874 |
| 83 | Hart County | 4843 |
| 84 | McIntosh County | 4805 |
| 85 | Cook County | 4652 |
| 86 | Jackson County | 4608 |
| 87 | Whitfield County | 4455 |
| 88 | Randolph County | 4418 |
| 89 | Morgan County | 4131 |
| 90 | Wilkes County | 4097 |
| 91 | Calhoun County | 3932 |
| 92 | Charlton County | 3913 |
| 93 | Jenkins County | 3810 |
| 94 | Pulaski County | 3615 |
| 95 | Appling County | 3563 |
| 96 | Talbot County | 3547 |
| 97 | Wilkinson County | 3501 |
| 98 | Twiggs County | 3443 |
| 99 | Bleckley County | 3422 |
| 100 | Evans County | 3305 |
| 101 | Johnson County | 3301 |
| 102 | Warren County | 3189 |
| 103 | Taylor County | 3188 |
| 104 | Turner County | 3187 |
| 105 | Stewart County | 3122 |
| 106 | Wilcox County | 3056 |
| 107 | Wheeler County | 3055 |
| 108 | Walker County | 2945 |
| 109 | Seminole County | 2863 |
| 110 | Stephens County | 2827 |
| 111 | Jasper County | 2790 |
| 112 | Candler County | 2701 |
| 113 | Marion County | 2656 |
| 114 | Madison County | 2621 |
| 115 | Irwin County | 2588 |
| 116 | Crawford County | 2564 |
| 117 | Oglethorpe County | 2510 |
| 118 | Chattooga County | 2478 |
| 119 | Gordon County | 2429 |
| 120 | Lincoln County | 2413 |
| 121 | Montgomery County | 2361 |
| 122 | Jeff Davis County | 2303 |
| 123 | Lanier County | 2256 |
| 124 | Treutlen County | 2173 |
| 125 | Franklin County | 2096 |
| 126 | Chattahoochee County | 2022 |
| 127 | Berrien County | 1996 |
| 128 | Oconee County | 1887 |
| 129 | Bacon County | 1882 |
| 130 | Clinch County | 1852 |
| 131 | Clay County | 1816 |
| 132 | Catoosa County | 1805 |
| 133 | Pike County | 1687 |
| 134 | Pierce County | 1658 |
| 135 | Habersham County | 1620 |
| 136 | Miller County | 1580 |
| 137 | Baker County | 1449 |
| 138 | Atkinson County | 1424 |
| 139 | Haralson County | 1353 |
| 140 | Heard County | 1158 |
| 141 | Webster County | 1114 |
| 142 | Quitman County | 1103 |
| 143 | Schley County | 1075 |
| 144 | Taliaferro County | 927 |
| 145 | Brantley County | 616 |
| 146 | White County | 557 |
| 147 | Lumpkin County | 524 |
| 148 | Banks County | 508 |
| 149 | Murray County | 449 |
| 150 | Pickens County | 368 |
| 151 | Gilmer County | 335 |
| 152 | Glascock County | 264 |
| 153 | Rabun County | 252 |
| 154 | Echols County | 221 |
| 155 | Fannin County | 196 |
| 156 | Dade County | 195 |
| 157 | Dawson County | 191 |
| 158 | Union County | 170 |
| 159 | Towns County | 113 |