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Cobb County, Georgia
203,840 Black residents · 26.6% of the county · ranked 5 of 159 in Georgia by Black population
The gazetteer enters Cobb County, Georgia, on its published figures: a total population of 766,149 in 2020, with 203,840 Black residents counted alone — 26.6% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 766,149 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 203,840 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 26.6% |
| Rank by Black population among Georgia counties | 5 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 Cobb County: 171,774 Black residents in 2010, 203,840 in 2020 — grew by 18.7% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 25.0% to 26.6%.
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
Within Georgia, the Census Bureau counts 159 counties and county equivalents, Cobb County among them; it stands 5 by Black population, with 203,840 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 Cobb County, Georgia, exactly as published.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Cobb County — its congregations, schools, and civic life — this gazetteer points to the place entries inside the county's borders, where each town and community is entered on its own count. The Cobb County page is their frame: 766,149 residents, 203,840 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.