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Gwinnett County, Georgia
262,709 Black residents · 27.4% of the county · ranked 3 of 159 in Georgia by Black population
The gazetteer enters Gwinnett County, Georgia, on its published figures: a total population of 957,062 in 2020, with 262,709 Black residents counted alone — 27.4% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 957,062 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 262,709 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 27.4% |
| Rank by Black population among Georgia counties | 3 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 Gwinnett County: 190,167 Black residents in 2010, 262,709 in 2020 — grew by 38.1% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 23.6% to 27.4%.
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; Gwinnett County holds 262,709 of it, rank 3 in the state's order. The county page for Gwinnett County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
Black Gwinnett County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Gwinnett County page holds the frame around them — 957,062 people in all, 262,709 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.