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Burke County, Georgia
11,027 Black residents · 44.8% of the county · ranked 41 of 159 in Georgia by Black population
The gazetteer enters Burke County, Georgia, on its published figures: a total population of 24,596 in 2020, with 11,027 Black residents counted alone — 44.8% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 24,596 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 11,027 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 44.8% |
| Rank by Black population among Georgia counties | 41 of 159 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The published record across two censuses for Burke County: 11,533 Black residents in 2010, 11,027 in 2020 — declined by 4.4% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 49.5% to 44.8%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
Within Georgia, the Census Bureau counts 159 counties and county equivalents, Burke County among them; it stands 41 by Black population, with 11,027 Black residents of the state's 3.3 million. The gazetteer takes the county as its middle geography — the frame between the state page and the place pages — and prints the redistricting counts of Burke County, Georgia, exactly as published.
Institutions
Black Burke County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Burke County page holds the frame around them — 24,596 people in all, 11,027 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.