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Early County, Georgia
5,562 Black residents · 51.2% of the county · ranked 72 of 159 in Georgia by Black population
The gazetteer enters Early County, Georgia, on its published figures: a total population of 10,854 in 2020, with 5,562 Black residents counted alone — 51.2% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 10,854 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 5,562 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 51.2% |
| Rank by Black population among Georgia counties | 72 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 Early County: 5,462 Black residents in 2010, 5,562 in 2020 — grew by 1.8% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 49.6% to 51.2%.
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, Early County among them; it stands 72 by Black population, with 5,562 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 Early County, Georgia, exactly as published.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Early 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 Early County page is their frame: 10,854 residents, 5,562 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.