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Columbus, Georgia
96,163 Black residents · 46.5% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 206,922 people in Columbus, Georgia, and 96,163 of them — 46.5% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Columbus is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 206,922 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 96,163 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 46.5% |
| Rank by Black population among Georgia places | 4 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
The two-census record for Columbus: 86,403 Black residents in 2010 and 96,163 in 2020. The population grew by 11.3%, and the Black share in Columbus moved from 45.5% to 46.5%.
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 Columbus among Georgia's 675 counted places, at rank 4 by Black population on a count of 96,163. The figures for Columbus are the Bureau's published redistricting counts for the place as bounded, reproduced without adjustment.
Institutions
The institutions of Columbus — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 206,922 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Columbus: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.