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Liberty County, Georgia
28,095 Black residents · 43.1% of the county · ranked 21 of 159 in Georgia by Black population
In Liberty County, Georgia, the 2020 Census counted 65,256 people, 28,095 of them Black alone. At 43.1%, Liberty 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 | 65,256 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 28,095 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 43.1% |
| Rank by Black population among Georgia counties | 21 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 Liberty County counted 26,805 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 28,095. The population grew by 4.8% across the decade, and the Black share in Liberty County moved from 42.2% to 43.1%.
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; Liberty County holds 28,095 of it, rank 21 in the state's order. The county page for Liberty County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
Black Liberty County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Liberty County page holds the frame around them — 65,256 people in all, 28,095 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.