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Floyd County, Georgia
14,087 Black residents · 14.3% of the county · ranked 35 of 159 in Georgia by Black population
In Floyd County, Georgia, the 2020 Census counted 98,584 people, 14,087 of them Black alone. At 14.3%, Floyd County's Black share stands against the state's 31.0% — the comparison this entry is built around.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 98,584 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 14,087 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 14.3% |
| Rank by Black population among Georgia counties | 35 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
In 2010 Floyd County counted 13,640 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 14,087. The population grew by 3.3% across the decade, and the Black share in Floyd County moved from 14.2% to 14.3%.
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; Floyd County holds 14,087 of it, rank 35 in the state's order. The county page for Floyd County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
Black Floyd County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Floyd County page holds the frame around them — 98,584 people in all, 14,087 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.