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Macon County, Georgia
7,164 Black residents · 59.3% of the county · ranked 58 of 159 in Georgia by Black population
The gazetteer enters Macon County, Georgia, on its published figures: a total population of 12,082 in 2020, with 7,164 Black residents counted alone — 59.3% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 12,082 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 7,164 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 59.3% |
| Rank by Black population among Georgia counties | 58 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 Macon County: 8,933 Black residents in 2010, 7,164 in 2020 — declined by 19.8% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 60.6% to 59.3%.
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, Macon County among them; it stands 58 by Black population, with 7,164 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 Macon County, Georgia, exactly as published.
Institutions
Black Macon County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Macon County page holds the frame around them — 12,082 people in all, 7,164 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.