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Newton County, Georgia
52,794 Black residents · 46.9% of the county · ranked 14 of 159 in Georgia by Black population
The gazetteer enters Newton County, Georgia, on its published figures: a total population of 112,483 in 2020, with 52,794 Black residents counted alone — 46.9% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 112,483 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 52,794 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 46.9% |
| Rank by Black population among Georgia counties | 14 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 Newton County: 40,878 Black residents in 2010, 52,794 in 2020 — grew by 29.2% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 40.9% to 46.9%.
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
Newton County is one of 159 counties and county equivalents the Census Bureau counts in Georgia. Together they hold the state's 3.3 million Black residents, and Newton County's 52,794 of them give it rank 14 of 159 in that order. The county is the gazetteer's middle geography — larger than the places inside it, smaller than the state frame — and the figures printed here for Newton County are the published redistricting counts, reproduced as released.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Newton 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 Newton County page is their frame: 112,483 residents, 52,794 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.