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Clarke County, Georgia
31,660 Black residents · 24.6% of the county · ranked 18 of 159 in Georgia by Black population
The gazetteer enters Clarke County, Georgia, on its published figures: a total population of 128,671 in 2020, with 31,660 Black residents counted alone — 24.6% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 128,671 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 31,660 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 24.6% |
| Rank by Black population among Georgia counties | 18 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 Clarke County: 30,988 Black residents in 2010, 31,660 in 2020 — grew by 2.2% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 26.6% to 24.6%.
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
The state's Black population of 3.3 million is spread across 159 counties and county equivalents; Clarke County holds 31,660 of it, rank 18 in the state's order. The county page for Clarke County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
Black Clarke County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Clarke County page holds the frame around them — 128,671 people in all, 31,660 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.