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Forsyth County, Georgia
10,721 Black residents · 4.3% of the county · ranked 44 of 159 in Georgia by Black population
The gazetteer enters Forsyth County, Georgia, on its published figures: a total population of 251,283 in 2020, with 10,721 Black residents counted alone — 4.3% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 251,283 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 10,721 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 4.3% |
| Rank by Black population among Georgia counties | 44 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 Forsyth County: 4,510 Black residents in 2010, 10,721 in 2020 — grew by 137.7% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 2.6% to 4.3%.
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
Within Georgia, the Census Bureau counts 159 counties and county equivalents, Forsyth County among them; it stands 44 by Black population, with 10,721 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 Forsyth County, Georgia, exactly as published.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Forsyth 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 Forsyth County page is their frame: 251,283 residents, 10,721 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.