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Counties in Georgia by black or African American population share

Hancock County had the highest black or African American population share of 159 counties in 2021, at 73.5%. Fannin County had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 27.6% and the figure for Georgia was 31.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest73.5Hancock County
Lowest0.3Fannin County
Median27.6159 counties
Georgia31.2History

Top 40 counties, 2021

CSVChart (SVG)

Hancock CountyHancock County: 73.5 %73.5Dougherty CountyDougherty County: 69.5 %69.5Clayton CountyClayton County: 69.4 %69.4Randolph CountyRandolph County: 64 %64Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 61.7 %61.7Macon CountyMacon County: 60.6 %60.6Warren CountyWarren County: 60.4 %60.4Stewart CountyStewart County: 58.7 %58.7Terrell CountyTerrell County: 56.5 %56.5Talbot CountyTalbot County: 56.5 %56.5Clay CountyClay County: 56.3 %56.3Taliaferro CountyTaliaferro County: 55.7 %55.7Rockdale CountyRockdale County: 55.6 %55.6Richmond CountyRichmond County: 55 %55Bibb CountyBibb County: 54.2 %54.2DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 52.4 %52.4Early CountyEarly County: 52.4 %52.4Quitman CountyQuitman County: 52.3 %52.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 52.2 %52.2Washington CountyWashington County: 51.9 %51.9Sumter CountySumter County: 51.3 %51.3Dooly CountyDooly County: 49.2 %49.2Douglas CountyDouglas County: 47.4 %47.4Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 46.4 %46.4Burke CountyBurke County: 46.2 %46.2Henry CountyHenry County: 46.1 %46.1Crisp CountyCrisp County: 45.7 %45.7Muscogee CountyMuscogee County: 45.4 %45.4Newton CountyNewton County: 45.2 %45.2Peach CountyPeach County: 44.5 %44.5Fulton CountyFulton County: 43 %43Twiggs CountyTwiggs County: 41.4 %41.4Decatur CountyDecatur County: 41.4 %41.4Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 41.3 %41.3Screven CountyScreven County: 41 %41McDuffie CountyMcDuffie County: 40.9 %40.9Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 40.7 %40.7Liberty CountyLiberty County: 40.5 %40.5Taylor CountyTaylor County: 40 %40Chatham CountyChatham County: 39.7 %39.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Hancock County73.5
2Dougherty County69.5
3Clayton County69.4
4Randolph County64
5Calhoun County61.7
6Macon County60.6
7Warren County60.4
8Stewart County58.7
9Terrell County56.5
10Talbot County56.5
11Clay County56.3
12Taliaferro County55.7
13Rockdale County55.6
14Richmond County55
15Bibb County54.2
16DeKalb County52.4
17Early County52.4
18Quitman County52.3
19Jefferson County52.2
20Washington County51.9
21Sumter County51.3
22Dooly County49.2
23Douglas County47.4
24Mitchell County46.4
25Burke County46.2
26Henry County46.1
27Crisp County45.7
28Muscogee County45.4
29Newton County45.2
30Peach County44.5
31Fulton County43
32Twiggs County41.4
33Decatur County41.4
34Baldwin County41.3
35Screven County41
36McDuffie County40.9
37Wilkes County40.7
38Liberty County40.5
39Taylor County40
40Chatham County39.7
41Pulaski County39.2
42Meriwether County39.1
43Webster County39
44Baker County38.9
45Wilkinson County38.5
46Laurens County38.4
47Turner County37.8
48Ben Hill County37.2
49Lowndes County37
50Troup County36.6
51Thomas County36
52Brooks County35.2
53Telfair County35.2
54Wilcox County34.4
55Spalding County34.2
56Wheeler County34
57Johnson County33.6
58Greene County32.9
59Seminole County32.5
60McIntosh County32.3
61Emanuel County32.2
62Jenkins County31.5
63Houston County31.2
64Ware County30.2
65Marion County30.1
66Dodge County30
67Tift County29.1
68Lincoln County29
69Coffee County28.6
70Upson County28.4
71Evans County28.4
72Grady County28.2
73Elbert County28.2
74Tattnall County28
75Lamar County27.9
76Butts County27.9
77Bleckley County27.8
78Bulloch County27.8
79Treutlen County27.8
80Gwinnett County27.6
81Miller County27.6
82Clarke County27.5
82Irwin County27.5
82Worth County27.5
85Charlton County27.3
86Cobb County26.9
87Cook County26.8
88Putnam County26.8
89Toombs County25.7
90Clinch County25.6
91Montgomery County25.4
92Schley County25.4
93Glynn County25.2
94Jones County24.4
95Fayette County23.8
96Colquitt County23.4
97Long County22.8
98Lanier County22.7
99Monroe County22.4
100Candler County22.3
101Lee County22.3
102Morgan County21.5
103Crawford County21.1
104Paulding County20.1
105Carroll County19.8
106Appling County19.7
107Hart County19.4
108Chattahoochee County19
109Jasper County18.4
110Walton County18.4
111Wayne County18.2
112Camden County17.9
113Coweta County17.5
114Oglethorpe County17.4
115Columbia County16.8
116Atkinson County16
117Bacon County15.8
118Harris County15.7
119Bryan County14
119Floyd County14
121Effingham County13.6
122Jeff Davis County13.1
123Barrow County12.3
124Polk County12.2
125Stephens County10.8
126Glascock County10.2
127Pierce County10
128Bartow County9.9
129Heard County9.9
130Berrien County9.8
131Chattooga County9.7
132Franklin County8.8
133Madison County8.7
134Pike County8.6
135Jackson County7.3
136Cherokee County7.1
137Hall County6.8
138Haralson County4.8
139Walker County3.9
140Forsyth County3.7
141Oconee County3.6
142Whitfield County3.4
143Habersham County3.3
144Echols County3.1
145Gordon County2.9
146Banks County2.6
147Brantley County2.1
148Catoosa County2.1
149Towns County1.9
150White County1.8
151Lumpkin County1.5
152Pickens County1.3
153Rabun County1
154Dade County0.9
155Dawson County0.9
156Murray County0.7
157Union County0.7
158Gilmer County0.3
159Fannin County0.3

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest black or African American population share?

Hancock County, with 73.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest black or African American population share?

Fannin County, with 0.3% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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