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Meriwether County, Georgia
7,286 Black residents · 35.3% of the county · ranked 56 of 159 in Georgia by Black population
The gazetteer enters Meriwether County, Georgia, on its published figures: a total population of 20,613 in 2020, with 7,286 Black residents counted alone — 35.3% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 20,613 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 7,286 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 35.3% |
| Rank by Black population among Georgia counties | 56 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 Meriwether County: 8,605 Black residents in 2010, 7,286 in 2020 — declined by 15.3% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 39.1% to 35.3%.
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; Meriwether County holds 7,286 of it, rank 56 in the state's order. The county page for Meriwether County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Meriwether 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 Meriwether County page is their frame: 20,613 residents, 7,286 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.