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Highest Black population share, Georgia counties · 1990

Georgia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Black or African American (1990 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Black residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 159 is 27.5%.

Highest Black population share by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACKVS –
01Hancock County, GAGA8,68279.6%–
02Stewart County, GAGA4,63163.5%–
03Talbot County, GAGA5,70962.3%–
04Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66260.9%–
05Clay County, GAGA2,81560.8%–
06Warren County, GAGA5,26960.2%–
07Terrell County, GAGA8,65659.9%–
08Calhoun County, GAGA5,41358.8%–
09Macon County, GAGA11,75658.6%–
10Randolph County, GAGA6,15658.1%–
11Jefferson County, GAGA15,01155.9%–
12Burke County, GAGA24,40852.2%–
13Washington County, GAGA19,45351.7%–
14Baker County, GAGA2,72551.4%–
15Webster County, GAGA2,36950.2%–
16Dougherty County, GAGA82,61649.9%–
17Quitman County, GAGA2,25449.9%–
18Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79149.7%–
19Greene County, GAGA21,36749.6%–
20Dooly County, GAGA11,15648.8%–
21Mitchell County, GAGA20,46747.8%–
22Peach County, GAGA29,87747.3%–
23Sumter County, GAGA28,80146.3%–
24Twiggs County, GAGA7,59745.9%–
25Wilkes County, GAGA9,54045.8%–
26Screven County, GAGA14,40844.7%–
27Meriwether County, GAGA21,51644.6%–
28Early County, GAGA10,45543.4%–
29Taylor County, GAGA7,81843.2%–
30McIntosh County, GAGA11,98943.1%–
31Baldwin County, GAGA44,02942.4%–
32DeKalb County, GAGA774,39442.1%–
33Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65042.0%–
34Richmond County, GAGA206,55941.8%–
35Bibb County, GAGA157,55641.6%–
36Jenkins County, GAGA8,84341.5%–
37Brooks County, GAGA16,10141.5%–
38Marion County, GAGA7,67641.2%–
39Turner County, GAGA8,98340.7%–
40Crisp County, GAGA19,23740.6%–
41Decatur County, GAGA29,43238.9%–
42Liberty County, GAGA70,31338.7%–
43Thomas County, GAGA46,36837.9%–
44Chatham County, GAGA311,85537.8%–
45Lincoln County, GAGA8,11237.7%–
46Muscogee County, GAGA202,17137.7%–
47McDuffie County, GAGA21,64036.3%–
48Butts County, GAGA27,21835.4%–
49Jasper County, GAGA17,63234.8%–
50Morgan County, GAGA22,09534.7%–
51Telfair County, GAGA11,19534.4%–
52Schley County, GAGA4,59334.1%–
53Lamar County, GAGA20,94134.0%–
54Evans County, GAGA11,02833.7%–
55Johnson County, GAGA9,31033.7%–
56Laurens County, GAGA51,04133.1%–
57Treutlen County, GAGA6,46633.1%–
58Putnam County, GAGA23,72232.8%–
59Seminole County, GAGA9,16232.4%–
60Emanuel County, GAGA23,14732.4%–
61Pulaski County, GAGA10,17232.2%–
62Lowndes County, GAGA122,86731.8%–
63Monroe County, GAGA32,02331.8%–
64Wilcox County, GAGA8,79731.8%–
65Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09931.2%–
66Grady County, GAGA26,59031.0%–
67Candler County, GAGA11,27530.9%–
68Worth County, GAGA20,05930.7%–
69Irwin County, GAGA9,02030.5%–
70Crawford County, GAGA12,20630.4%–
71Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46530.3%–
72Wheeler County, GAGA7,57030.1%–
73Troup County, GAGA72,84430.0%–
74Cook County, GAGA18,23229.9%–
75Elbert County, GAGA20,07229.8%–
76Spalding County, GAGA70,77529.1%–
77Tattnall County, GAGA24,37628.9%–
78Montgomery County, GAGA8,63528.2%–
79Upson County, GAGA28,50027.8%–
80Miller County, GAGA5,81227.5%–
81Dodge County, GAGA19,66327.4%–
82Clinch County, GAGA6,84727.3%–
83Charlton County, GAGA13,12127.0%–
84Atkinson County, GAGA8,45426.9%–
85Lanier County, GAGA10,62326.5%–
86Tift County, GAGA42,25426.4%–
87Clarke County, GAGA129,92126.1%–
88Bulloch County, GAGA86,94926.0%–
89Ware County, GAGA36,90625.8%–
90Jones County, GAGA29,17125.6%–
91Glynn County, GAGA87,59925.5%–
92Harris County, GAGA37,28025.5%–
93Coffee County, GAGA44,40725.4%–
94Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41524.7%–
95Colquitt County, GAGA47,43824.0%–
96Clayton County, GAGA297,47123.6%–
97Toombs County, GAGA27,54523.4%–
98Coweta County, GAGA160,24022.6%–
99Bleckley County, GAGA12,86622.4%–
100Newton County, GAGA125,58322.3%–
101Houston County, GAGA178,21421.8%–
102Long County, GAGA21,55721.7%–
103Appling County, GAGA19,10020.8%–
104Hart County, GAGA28,63920.4%–
105Camden County, GAGA60,14320.1%–
106Pike County, GAGA20,93219.8%–
107Wayne County, GAGA32,48119.4%–
108Lee County, GAGA34,17919.1%–
109Walton County, GAGA112,69618.4%–
110Bacon County, GAGA11,07015.4%–
111Carroll County, GAGA131,03615.4%–
112Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21915.4%–
113Bryan County, GAGA52,06214.9%–
114Polk County, GAGA45,51414.1%–
115Effingham County, GAGA74,39714.0%–
116Floyd County, GAGA101,37813.5%–
117Heard County, GAGA12,14913.3%–
118Glascock County, GAGA3,14112.7%–
119Stephens County, GAGA27,85411.8%–
120Pierce County, GAGA20,76411.7%–
121Echols County, GAGA3,68511.5%–
122Berrien County, GAGA18,93211.5%–
123Barrow County, GAGA99,77311.4%–
124Columbia County, GAGA169,18910.9%–
125Henry County, GAGA264,92210.2%–
126Franklin County, GAGA25,9489.9%–
127Cobb County, GAGA793,3459.8%–
128Jackson County, GAGA99,2659.6%–
129Bartow County, GAGA120,8009.2%–
130Chattooga County, GAGA25,3008.6%–
131Hall County, GAGA226,5688.5%–
132Madison County, GAGA32,9198.3%–
133Rockdale County, GAGA98,4168.0%–
134Douglas County, GAGA154,2937.6%–
135Oconee County, GAGA44,8937.3%–
136Haralson County, GAGA33,0666.5%–
137Habersham County, GAGA50,4165.4%–
138Fayette County, GAGA125,1565.1%–
139Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0995.1%–
140Brantley County, GAGA18,9364.6%–
141Whitfield County, GAGA106,2124.0%–
142Paulding County, GAGA190,9963.9%–
143Walker County, GAGA70,2503.7%–
144Gordon County, GAGA61,7013.7%–
145Banks County, GAGA21,2733.5%–
146White County, GAGA29,8022.6%–
147Cherokee County, GAGA299,2731.8%–
148Pickens County, GAGA37,1671.4%–
149Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1781.4%–
150Catoosa County, GAGA69,6280.9%–
151Rabun County, GAGA17,7640.4%–
152Dade County, GAGA16,1540.3%–
153Dawson County, GAGA35,3650.3%–
154Gilmer County, GAGA33,8940.3%–
155Murray County, GAGA41,6070.3%–
156Union County, GAGA27,8590.1%–
157Fannin County, GAGA26,1110.0%–
158Forsyth County, GAGA282,8050.0%–
159Towns County, GAGA13,2850.0%–
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS