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Fairburn, Georgia
12,727 Black residents · 77.2% of the place
In the published counts, Fairburn, Georgia, holds 12,727 Black residents among 16,483 people in all — a Black share of 77.2%, against the statewide 31.0%.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 16,483 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 12,727 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 77.2% |
| Rank by Black population among Georgia places | 28 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 published record across two censuses for Fairburn: 9,050 Black residents in 2010, 12,727 in 2020 — grew by 40.6% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 69.9% to 77.2%.
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 Fairburn among Georgia's 675 counted places, at rank 28 by Black population on a count of 12,727. The figures for Fairburn are the Bureau's published redistricting counts for the place as bounded, reproduced without adjustment.
Institutions
In Fairburn, a place of 16,483, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Fairburn itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.