Ranking of Georgia Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all Georgia counties, Fulton County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (463.32K), followed by DeKalb County (413.82K), and Gwinnett County (264.56K).
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 2017
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulton County | 463324 |
| 2 | DeKalb County | 413824 |
| 3 | Gwinnett County | 264559 |
| 4 | Cobb County | 213983 |
| 5 | Clayton County | 204230 |
| 6 | Chatham County | 118025 |
| 7 | Richmond County | 114729 |
| 8 | Henry County | 101678 |
| 9 | Muscogee County | 92372 |
| 10 | Bibb County | 84653 |
| 11 | Douglas County | 67602 |
| 12 | Dougherty County | 62779 |
| 13 | Rockdale County | 50092 |
| 14 | Newton County | 49314 |
| 15 | Houston County | 48622 |
| 16 | Lowndes County | 42836 |
| 17 | Clarke County | 36181 |
| 18 | Paulding County | 31941 |
| 19 | Liberty County | 27259 |
| 20 | Columbia County | 27231 |
| 21 | Fayette County | 26650 |
| 22 | Coweta County | 26101 |
| 23 | Troup County | 25367 |
| 24 | Carroll County | 22843 |
| 25 | Glynn County | 22804 |
| 26 | Bulloch County | 22475 |
| 27 | Spalding County | 22428 |
| 28 | Baldwin County | 19248 |
| 29 | Cherokee County | 17723 |
| 30 | Laurens County | 17569 |
| 31 | Walton County | 16273 |
| 32 | Thomas County | 16269 |
| 33 | Sumter County | 15885 |
| 34 | Hall County | 15882 |
| 35 | Floyd County | 14378 |
| 36 | Tift County | 12317 |
| 37 | Coffee County | 12145 |
| 38 | Peach County | 11983 |
| 39 | Bartow County | 11852 |
| 40 | Decatur County | 11370 |
| 41 | Washington County | 10882 |
| 42 | Ware County | 10859 |
| 43 | Colquitt County | 10842 |
| 44 | Burke County | 10797 |
| 45 | Mitchell County | 10715 |
| 46 | Crisp County | 10109 |
| 47 | Camden County | 10091 |
| 48 | Barrow County | 9764 |
| 49 | McDuffie County | 8987 |
| 50 | Forsyth County | 8764 |
| 51 | Effingham County | 8342 |
| 52 | Meriwether County | 8274 |
| 53 | Jefferson County | 8265 |
| 54 | Macon County | 8044 |
| 55 | Emanuel County | 7879 |
| 56 | Tattnall County | 7528 |
| 57 | Upson County | 7504 |
| 58 | Grady County | 7289 |
| 59 | Jones County | 7105 |
| 60 | Toombs County | 7015 |
| 61 | Butts County | 6878 |
| 62 | Dooly County | 6765 |
| 63 | Monroe County | 6247 |
| 64 | Dodge County | 6238 |
| 65 | Lee County | 6192 |
| 66 | Ben Hill County | 6161 |
| 67 | Hancock County | 6102 |
| 68 | Wayne County | 5927 |
| 69 | Greene County | 5921 |
| 70 | Telfair County | 5880 |
| 71 | Worth County | 5849 |
| 72 | Putnam County | 5789 |
| 73 | Screven County | 5751 |
| 74 | Harris County | 5710 |
| 75 | Lamar County | 5566 |
| 76 | Elbert County | 5541 |
| 77 | Bryan County | 5501 |
| 78 | Brooks County | 5486 |
| 79 | Polk County | 5406 |
| 80 | Early County | 5253 |
| 81 | Terrell County | 5194 |
| 82 | Long County | 5147 |
| 83 | Hart County | 4912 |
| 84 | Jackson County | 4799 |
| 85 | Cook County | 4778 |
| 86 | McIntosh County | 4768 |
| 87 | Whitfield County | 4445 |
| 88 | Randolph County | 4305 |
| 89 | Morgan County | 4151 |
| 90 | Wilkes County | 4133 |
| 91 | Calhoun County | 3898 |
| 92 | Charlton County | 3846 |
| 93 | Jenkins County | 3822 |
| 94 | Pulaski County | 3588 |
| 95 | Appling County | 3563 |
| 96 | Talbot County | 3486 |
| 97 | Wilkinson County | 3436 |
| 98 | Twiggs County | 3434 |
| 99 | Bleckley County | 3373 |
| 100 | Evans County | 3352 |
| 101 | Johnson County | 3331 |
| 102 | Stewart County | 3210 |
| 103 | Taylor County | 3168 |
| 104 | Turner County | 3155 |
| 105 | Warren County | 3115 |
| 106 | Wilcox County | 3053 |
| 107 | Wheeler County | 3026 |
| 108 | Walker County | 2963 |
| 109 | Stephens County | 2814 |
| 110 | Jasper County | 2798 |
| 111 | Seminole County | 2763 |
| 112 | Madison County | 2659 |
| 113 | Candler County | 2651 |
| 114 | Marion County | 2643 |
| 115 | Irwin County | 2639 |
| 116 | Crawford County | 2527 |
| 117 | Oglethorpe County | 2515 |
| 118 | Chattooga County | 2509 |
| 119 | Gordon County | 2415 |
| 120 | Montgomery County | 2371 |
| 121 | Lincoln County | 2326 |
| 122 | Jeff Davis County | 2306 |
| 123 | Lanier County | 2261 |
| 124 | Treutlen County | 2170 |
| 125 | Franklin County | 2146 |
| 126 | Berrien County | 2050 |
| 127 | Chattahoochee County | 2032 |
| 128 | Oconee County | 1967 |
| 129 | Catoosa County | 1903 |
| 130 | Bacon County | 1866 |
| 131 | Clinch County | 1808 |
| 132 | Clay County | 1802 |
| 133 | Pike County | 1738 |
| 134 | Habersham County | 1691 |
| 135 | Pierce County | 1656 |
| 136 | Miller County | 1623 |
| 137 | Baker County | 1430 |
| 138 | Atkinson County | 1401 |
| 139 | Haralson County | 1350 |
| 140 | Heard County | 1166 |
| 141 | Quitman County | 1107 |
| 142 | Webster County | 1071 |
| 143 | Schley County | 1064 |
| 144 | Taliaferro County | 912 |
| 145 | Brantley County | 675 |
| 146 | White County | 562 |
| 147 | Lumpkin County | 550 |
| 148 | Banks County | 505 |
| 149 | Murray County | 485 |
| 150 | Gilmer County | 390 |
| 151 | Pickens County | 389 |
| 152 | Glascock County | 279 |
| 153 | Rabun County | 258 |
| 154 | Echols County | 230 |
| 155 | Dawson County | 216 |
| 156 | Dade County | 207 |
| 157 | Union County | 205 |
| 158 | Fannin County | 202 |
| 159 | Towns County | 131 |