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Clarkston, Georgia
9,622 Black residents · 65.2% of the place
Clarkston is a city in Georgia, entered in this gazetteer on its published 2020 figures: 14,756 residents in all, 9,622 of them Black alone — 65.2% of the place.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 14,756 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 9,622 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 65.2% |
| Rank by Black population among Georgia places | 41 of 675 |
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
Across the last two censuses, the Black population of Clarkston grew — 4,413 in 2010 and 9,622 in 2020, a change of +118.0%. The Black share of Clarkston moved from 58.4% to 65.2% over the same span.
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 gazetteer enters Clarkston among Georgia's 675 counted places, at rank 41 by Black population on a count of 9,622. The figures for Clarkston are the Bureau's published redistricting counts for the place as bounded, reproduced without adjustment.
Institutions
The institutions of Clarkston — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 14,756 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Clarkston: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.