Ranking of Georgia Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (447.26K), followed by DeKalb County (403.06K), and Gwinnett County (240.43K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Georgia counties.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulton County | 447257 |
| 2 | DeKalb County | 403056 |
| 3 | Gwinnett County | 240428 |
| 4 | Cobb County | 201046 |
| 5 | Clayton County | 192556 |
| 6 | Chatham County | 114572 |
| 7 | Richmond County | 112034 |
| 8 | Henry County | 93478 |
| 9 | Muscogee County | 89962 |
| 10 | Bibb County | 83480 |
| 11 | Douglas County | 62900 |
| 12 | Dougherty County | 62634 |
| 13 | Rockdale County | 46871 |
| 14 | Newton County | 46755 |
| 15 | Houston County | 46093 |
| 16 | Lowndes County | 41620 |
| 17 | Clarke County | 34687 |
| 18 | Paulding County | 28551 |
| 19 | Liberty County | 25323 |
| 20 | Fayette County | 25042 |
| 21 | Troup County | 24930 |
| 22 | Coweta County | 24681 |
| 23 | Columbia County | 24288 |
| 24 | Glynn County | 22016 |
| 25 | Carroll County | 21877 |
| 26 | Bulloch County | 21751 |
| 27 | Spalding County | 21680 |
| 28 | Baldwin County | 19133 |
| 29 | Laurens County | 17241 |
| 30 | Thomas County | 16327 |
| 31 | Sumter County | 15932 |
| 32 | Walton County | 15375 |
| 33 | Cherokee County | 15170 |
| 34 | Hall County | 14422 |
| 35 | Floyd County | 13783 |
| 36 | Tift County | 11988 |
| 37 | Coffee County | 11928 |
| 38 | Peach County | 11816 |
| 39 | Decatur County | 11135 |
| 40 | Bartow County | 11012 |
| 41 | Washington County | 10768 |
| 42 | Burke County | 10751 |
| 43 | Mitchell County | 10643 |
| 44 | Ware County | 10543 |
| 45 | Colquitt County | 10373 |
| 46 | Crisp County | 10112 |
| 47 | Camden County | 9783 |
| 48 | McDuffie County | 8804 |
| 49 | Barrow County | 8758 |
| 50 | Jefferson County | 8316 |
| 51 | Meriwether County | 8221 |
| 52 | Macon County | 8086 |
| 53 | Effingham County | 7911 |
| 54 | Emanuel County | 7664 |
| 55 | Upson County | 7351 |
| 56 | Forsyth County | 7248 |
| 57 | Tattnall County | 7243 |
| 58 | Jones County | 7098 |
| 59 | Grady County | 7089 |
| 60 | Toombs County | 6944 |
| 61 | Dooly County | 6734 |
| 62 | Butts County | 6654 |
| 63 | Hancock County | 6195 |
| 64 | Monroe County | 6163 |
| 65 | Ben Hill County | 6155 |
| 66 | Dodge County | 6100 |
| 67 | Lee County | 5952 |
| 68 | Wayne County | 5861 |
| 69 | Screven County | 5816 |
| 70 | Greene County | 5810 |
| 71 | Worth County | 5801 |
| 72 | Putnam County | 5601 |
| 73 | Harris County | 5583 |
| 74 | Telfair County | 5520 |
| 75 | Lamar County | 5506 |
| 76 | Brooks County | 5480 |
| 77 | Elbert County | 5453 |
| 78 | Terrell County | 5311 |
| 79 | Polk County | 5245 |
| 80 | Early County | 5145 |
| 81 | Bryan County | 5034 |
| 82 | Hart County | 4778 |
| 83 | McIntosh County | 4769 |
| 84 | Cook County | 4592 |
| 85 | Long County | 4580 |
| 86 | Jackson County | 4446 |
| 87 | Randolph County | 4383 |
| 88 | Morgan County | 4085 |
| 89 | Wilkes County | 4046 |
| 90 | Calhoun County | 3886 |
| 91 | Charlton County | 3851 |
| 92 | Whitfield County | 3727 |
| 93 | Jenkins County | 3693 |
| 94 | Pulaski County | 3575 |
| 95 | Talbot County | 3498 |
| 96 | Wilkinson County | 3489 |
| 97 | Appling County | 3429 |
| 98 | Twiggs County | 3396 |
| 99 | Bleckley County | 3375 |
| 100 | Johnson County | 3262 |
| 101 | Warren County | 3171 |
| 102 | Evans County | 3158 |
| 103 | Taylor County | 3143 |
| 104 | Turner County | 3124 |
| 105 | Wilcox County | 2996 |
| 106 | Wheeler County | 2982 |
| 107 | Walker County | 2893 |
| 108 | Seminole County | 2826 |
| 109 | Stephens County | 2761 |
| 110 | Jasper County | 2751 |
| 111 | Stewart County | 2685 |
| 112 | Candler County | 2663 |
| 113 | Marion County | 2577 |
| 114 | Irwin County | 2547 |
| 115 | Crawford County | 2529 |
| 116 | Madison County | 2527 |
| 117 | Oglethorpe County | 2459 |
| 118 | Chattooga County | 2410 |
| 119 | Lincoln County | 2403 |
| 120 | Montgomery County | 2275 |
| 121 | Jeff Davis County | 2216 |
| 122 | Lanier County | 2215 |
| 123 | Gordon County | 2163 |
| 124 | Treutlen County | 2155 |
| 125 | Franklin County | 1997 |
| 126 | Berrien County | 1945 |
| 127 | Chattahoochee County | 1903 |
| 128 | Bacon County | 1826 |
| 129 | Clinch County | 1814 |
| 130 | Clay County | 1811 |
| 131 | Oconee County | 1762 |
| 132 | Catoosa County | 1683 |
| 133 | Pike County | 1663 |
| 134 | Pierce County | 1608 |
| 135 | Miller County | 1547 |
| 136 | Habersham County | 1503 |
| 137 | Baker County | 1420 |
| 138 | Atkinson County | 1341 |
| 139 | Haralson County | 1325 |
| 140 | Heard County | 1137 |
| 141 | Webster County | 1098 |
| 142 | Quitman County | 1097 |
| 143 | Schley County | 1058 |
| 144 | Taliaferro County | 914 |
| 145 | Brantley County | 578 |
| 146 | White County | 522 |
| 147 | Banks County | 463 |
| 148 | Lumpkin County | 451 |
| 149 | Pickens County | 311 |
| 150 | Murray County | 266 |
| 151 | Glascock County | 259 |
| 152 | Rabun County | 209 |
| 153 | Echols County | 185 |
| 154 | Dade County | 177 |
| 155 | Fannin County | 166 |
| 156 | Dawson County | 153 |
| 157 | Union County | 146 |
| 158 | Gilmer County | 144 |
| 159 | Towns County | 106 |