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 2023, at 71.4%. Gilmer County had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 26.5% and the figure for Georgia was 31%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest71.4Hancock County
Lowest0.4Gilmer County
Median26.5159 counties
Georgia31History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Hancock CountyHancock County: 71.4 %71.4Dougherty CountyDougherty County: 70.2 %70.2Clayton CountyClayton County: 68.7 %68.7Randolph CountyRandolph County: 67.7 %67.7Stewart CountyStewart County: 59.7 %59.7Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 59.6 %59.6Terrell CountyTerrell County: 59.6 %59.6Clay CountyClay County: 59.5 %59.5Macon CountyMacon County: 59.1 %59.1Warren CountyWarren County: 57.2 %57.2Rockdale CountyRockdale County: 57.1 %57.1Richmond CountyRichmond County: 55.3 %55.3Talbot CountyTalbot County: 55.2 %55.2Bibb CountyBibb County: 54.3 %54.3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 52.3 %52.3Early CountyEarly County: 51.6 %51.6Washington CountyWashington County: 51.5 %51.5DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 51.1 %51.1Quitman CountyQuitman County: 49.9 %49.9Henry CountyHenry County: 49.8 %49.8Sumter CountySumter County: 49.8 %49.8Webster CountyWebster County: 49 %49Douglas CountyDouglas County: 48.5 %48.5Dooly CountyDooly County: 47.7 %47.7Newton CountyNewton County: 47.1 %47.1Muscogee CountyMuscogee County: 45.9 %45.9Mitchell CountyMitchell County: 45.7 %45.7Crisp CountyCrisp County: 45 %45Burke CountyBurke County: 45 %45Taliaferro CountyTaliaferro County: 44.7 %44.7Peach CountyPeach County: 42.9 %42.9Fulton CountyFulton County: 42.6 %42.6Decatur CountyDecatur County: 41.7 %41.7Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 41.7 %41.7Liberty CountyLiberty County: 41.4 %41.4McDuffie CountyMcDuffie County: 41 %41Wilkes CountyWilkes County: 40.9 %40.9Twiggs CountyTwiggs County: 40.6 %40.6Baker CountyBaker County: 40.6 %40.6Screven CountyScreven County: 39.5 %39.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Hancock County71.4-0.3 pts
2Dougherty County70.2+0.6 pts
3Clayton County68.7-0.3 pts
4Randolph County67.7+3 pts
5Stewart County59.7-1.3 pts
6Calhoun County59.6-2.4 pts
6Terrell County59.6+1.2 pts
8Clay County59.5-1.7 pts
9Macon County59.1-1.1 pts
10Warren County57.2-2.5 pts
11Rockdale County57.1+0.5 pts
12Richmond County55.3+0.2 pts
13Talbot County55.2-1.3 pts
14Bibb County54.3+0.2 pts
15Jefferson County52.3+0.1 pts
16Early County51.6-1 pts
17Washington County51.5+0.8 pts
18DeKalb County51.1-1.4 pts
19Quitman County49.9-2.7 pts
20Henry County49.8+2 pts
21Sumter County49.8-1.2 pts
22Webster County49+4.5 pts
23Douglas County48.5+0.4 pts
24Dooly County47.70 pts
25Newton County47.1+0.6 pts
26Muscogee County45.9+0.1 pts
27Mitchell County45.7+1 pts
28Crisp County45+0.2 pts
29Burke County45-0.4 pts
30Taliaferro County44.7-5.6 pts
31Peach County42.9-0.7 pts
32Fulton County42.6-0.4 pts
33Decatur County41.7+1.7 pts
34Baldwin County41.7+0.1 pts
35Liberty County41.4+1.2 pts
36McDuffie County41-0.1 pts
37Wilkes County40.9+0.8 pts
38Twiggs County40.6-0.9 pts
39Baker County40.6+6.6 pts
40Screven County39.5-0.6 pts
41Chatham County38.8-0.7 pts
42Taylor County38.7+0.2 pts
43Wilkinson County38.2-0 pts
44Meriwether County38.2-0 pts
45Wheeler County38.1-0.1 pts
46Jenkins County38+3.1 pts
47Ben Hill County37.7+0.4 pts
48Turner County37.6-0.7 pts
49Laurens County37.50 pts
50Lowndes County37+0.2 pts
51Troup County36.5+0.3 pts
52Telfair County35.7+0.7 pts
53Thomas County35.7-0.2 pts
54Spalding County35.4+0.9 pts
55Brooks County34-0.4 pts
56Seminole County33.5+0.5 pts
57Wilcox County33.4-0.2 pts
58Johnson County33.4+0.5 pts
59Pulaski County33-3.3 pts
60Emanuel County32.2+0.5 pts
61Houston County31.3-0 pts
62Treutlen County31.3+2.7 pts
63Dodge County30.8+0.5 pts
64Greene County30.4-0.9 pts
65McIntosh County29.7-2 pts
66Ware County29.7-0.2 pts
67Grady County29.3+0.2 pts
68Tift County28.8-0.1 pts
69Marion County28.5-0.9 pts
70Lamar County28.5+1.6 pts
71Bulloch County28.2+0.6 pts
72Coffee County28-0.7 pts
73Cook County27.9+0.9 pts
74Gwinnett County27.8-0.1 pts
75Butts County27.5-0.2 pts
76Tattnall County27.4-0.7 pts
77Miller County27.3-0 pts
78Evans County27.3-0.1 pts
79Lincoln County27.3-0.9 pts
80Upson County26.5-0.6 pts
81Cobb County26.5-0.5 pts
82Clarke County26.2-0.2 pts
83Bleckley County26-0.2 pts
84Clinch County25.6-0.9 pts
84Putnam County25.6+0.1 pts
86Elbert County25.6-1.6 pts
87Irwin County25.3-0.9 pts
88Fayette County25.2+0.6 pts
89Jones County25.1+0.5 pts
90Charlton County25-3.6 pts
91Long County24.6+1.6 pts
92Glynn County24.5-0.1 pts
93Lanier County24.4+1.3 pts
94Worth County24.1-1.5 pts
95Toombs County23.7-0.1 pts
96Lee County23.2-0.3 pts
97Montgomery County22.8-0.7 pts
98Colquitt County22.8+0.1 pts
99Candler County22.7+0.5 pts
100Paulding County21.7+1.1 pts
101Monroe County21.60 pts
102Crawford County21.5-0.5 pts
103Morgan County21.1-0.3 pts
104Carroll County20.3+0.4 pts
105Wayne County19.8-0.1 pts
106Walton County19.6+0.4 pts
107Coweta County18.2+0.4 pts
108Chattahoochee County18+1.9 pts
109Columbia County17.8+0.9 pts
110Appling County17.7-0.4 pts
111Camden County17.6+0.5 pts
112Schley County17.2-0.7 pts
113Jasper County17.1-1.5 pts
114Hart County17-0.6 pts
115Oglethorpe County15.9-0.8 pts
116Harris County15.8+0.2 pts
117Atkinson County15.2-0 pts
118Bacon County15-0.1 pts
119Effingham County14.2+0.6 pts
120Bryan County14+0.5 pts
121Jeff Davis County13.9-1.7 pts
122Floyd County13.5-0.3 pts
123Barrow County13.1+0.7 pts
124Polk County11.9-0.2 pts
125Glascock County11.8+1.2 pts
126Stephens County10.6-0 pts
127Bartow County10.6+0.1 pts
128Berrien County10.6+0.3 pts
129Pierce County9.8+0.1 pts
130Chattooga County9.4-0.1 pts
131Madison County9.2+0.5 pts
132Pike County8.5-0.1 pts
133Franklin County8.4-0.8 pts
134Heard County7.9-0.6 pts
135Jackson County7.7+0.6 pts
136Cherokee County7+0.1 pts
137Hall County6.6+0.1 pts
138Haralson County4.8+0.1 pts
139Echols County4.2+0.1 pts
140Walker County4.2+0.3 pts
141Forsyth County40 pts
142Gordon County3.4+0.1 pts
142Habersham County3.4-0.1 pts
144Whitfield County3.30 pts
145Oconee County3.1-0.3 pts
146Brantley County2.9-0.7 pts
147Catoosa County2.2+0.1 pts
148White County2.1-0 pts
149Banks County1.7-1.3 pts
150Dade County1.6+0.6 pts
150Dawson County1.6+0.3 pts
152Lumpkin County1.6+0.5 pts
153Towns County1.5+0.2 pts
154Rabun County0.9-0.3 pts
155Union County0.7+0.2 pts
156Fannin County0.7+0.4 pts
157Pickens County0.5-0 pts
158Murray County0.50 pts
159Gilmer County0.4-0.1 pts

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Hancock County, with 71.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Gilmer County, with 0.4% in 2023.

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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