Ranking of Georgia Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (453.87K), followed by DeKalb County (404.99K), and Gwinnett County (248.59K).
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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2017
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulton County | 453865 |
| 2 | DeKalb County | 404985 |
| 3 | Gwinnett County | 248594 |
| 4 | Cobb County | 204991 |
| 5 | Clayton County | 197788 |
| 6 | Chatham County | 115493 |
| 7 | Richmond County | 112525 |
| 8 | Henry County | 98725 |
| 9 | Muscogee County | 89628 |
| 10 | Bibb County | 83789 |
| 11 | Douglas County | 65560 |
| 12 | Dougherty County | 62208 |
| 13 | Rockdale County | 48716 |
| 14 | Newton County | 48199 |
| 15 | Houston County | 47629 |
| 16 | Lowndes County | 42058 |
| 17 | Clarke County | 35364 |
| 18 | Paulding County | 30700 |
| 19 | Columbia County | 26013 |
| 20 | Fayette County | 25996 |
| 21 | Liberty County | 25827 |
| 22 | Coweta County | 25401 |
| 23 | Troup County | 25137 |
| 24 | Glynn County | 22279 |
| 25 | Carroll County | 22262 |
| 26 | Spalding County | 22137 |
| 27 | Bulloch County | 22131 |
| 28 | Baldwin County | 19079 |
| 29 | Laurens County | 17425 |
| 30 | Cherokee County | 16282 |
| 31 | Thomas County | 16119 |
| 32 | Walton County | 15934 |
| 33 | Sumter County | 15677 |
| 34 | Hall County | 14512 |
| 35 | Floyd County | 13919 |
| 36 | Tift County | 11981 |
| 37 | Coffee County | 11921 |
| 38 | Peach County | 11845 |
| 39 | Bartow County | 11345 |
| 40 | Decatur County | 11185 |
| 41 | Washington County | 10790 |
| 42 | Burke County | 10688 |
| 43 | Ware County | 10684 |
| 44 | Mitchell County | 10619 |
| 45 | Colquitt County | 10482 |
| 46 | Crisp County | 10003 |
| 47 | Camden County | 9738 |
| 48 | Barrow County | 9331 |
| 49 | McDuffie County | 8886 |
| 50 | Meriwether County | 8219 |
| 51 | Jefferson County | 8193 |
| 52 | Effingham County | 8164 |
| 53 | Forsyth County | 8036 |
| 54 | Macon County | 7986 |
| 55 | Emanuel County | 7763 |
| 56 | Upson County | 7383 |
| 57 | Tattnall County | 7241 |
| 58 | Jones County | 7044 |
| 59 | Grady County | 7015 |
| 60 | Toombs County | 6867 |
| 61 | Butts County | 6793 |
| 62 | Dooly County | 6619 |
| 63 | Monroe County | 6187 |
| 64 | Lee County | 6138 |
| 65 | Ben Hill County | 6099 |
| 66 | Dodge County | 6098 |
| 67 | Hancock County | 6079 |
| 68 | Greene County | 5821 |
| 69 | Worth County | 5777 |
| 70 | Wayne County | 5741 |
| 71 | Screven County | 5688 |
| 72 | Putnam County | 5662 |
| 73 | Harris County | 5601 |
| 74 | Lamar County | 5496 |
| 75 | Telfair County | 5443 |
| 76 | Brooks County | 5407 |
| 77 | Elbert County | 5401 |
| 78 | Bryan County | 5248 |
| 79 | Early County | 5203 |
| 80 | Polk County | 5200 |
| 81 | Terrell County | 5168 |
| 82 | Hart County | 4854 |
| 83 | Long County | 4839 |
| 84 | McIntosh County | 4729 |
| 85 | Cook County | 4714 |
| 86 | Jackson County | 4618 |
| 87 | Randolph County | 4272 |
| 88 | Morgan County | 4107 |
| 89 | Wilkes County | 4077 |
| 90 | Calhoun County | 3851 |
| 91 | Charlton County | 3777 |
| 92 | Whitfield County | 3709 |
| 93 | Jenkins County | 3695 |
| 94 | Pulaski County | 3549 |
| 95 | Talbot County | 3437 |
| 96 | Appling County | 3427 |
| 97 | Wilkinson County | 3422 |
| 98 | Twiggs County | 3378 |
| 99 | Bleckley County | 3329 |
| 100 | Johnson County | 3288 |
| 101 | Evans County | 3186 |
| 102 | Taylor County | 3122 |
| 103 | Warren County | 3097 |
| 104 | Turner County | 3091 |
| 105 | Wilcox County | 2991 |
| 106 | Wheeler County | 2956 |
| 107 | Walker County | 2902 |
| 108 | Jasper County | 2751 |
| 109 | Stewart County | 2747 |
| 110 | Stephens County | 2739 |
| 111 | Seminole County | 2717 |
| 112 | Candler County | 2608 |
| 113 | Irwin County | 2589 |
| 114 | Madison County | 2563 |
| 115 | Marion County | 2560 |
| 116 | Crawford County | 2492 |
| 117 | Oglethorpe County | 2456 |
| 118 | Chattooga County | 2436 |
| 119 | Lincoln County | 2314 |
| 120 | Montgomery County | 2283 |
| 121 | Jeff Davis County | 2210 |
| 121 | Lanier County | 2210 |
| 122 | Treutlen County | 2150 |
| 123 | Gordon County | 2139 |
| 124 | Franklin County | 2044 |
| 125 | Berrien County | 1999 |
| 126 | Chattahoochee County | 1918 |
| 127 | Oconee County | 1850 |
| 128 | Bacon County | 1805 |
| 129 | Clay County | 1797 |
| 130 | Catoosa County | 1790 |
| 131 | Clinch County | 1767 |
| 132 | Pike County | 1709 |
| 133 | Pierce County | 1605 |
| 134 | Miller County | 1590 |
| 135 | Habersham County | 1576 |
| 136 | Baker County | 1401 |
| 137 | Haralson County | 1322 |
| 138 | Atkinson County | 1312 |
| 139 | Heard County | 1147 |
| 140 | Quitman County | 1101 |
| 141 | Webster County | 1054 |
| 142 | Schley County | 1047 |
| 143 | Taliaferro County | 900 |
| 144 | Brantley County | 623 |
| 145 | White County | 530 |
| 146 | Lumpkin County | 472 |
| 147 | Banks County | 455 |
| 148 | Pickens County | 330 |
| 149 | Murray County | 290 |
| 150 | Glascock County | 274 |
| 151 | Rabun County | 215 |
| 152 | Dade County | 190 |
| 153 | Echols County | 185 |
| 154 | Gilmer County | 180 |
| 155 | Dawson County | 175 |
| 155 | Union County | 175 |
| 156 | Fannin County | 172 |
| 157 | Towns County | 120 |