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Kennesaw, Georgia
8,031 Black residents · 24.3% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 33,036 people in Kennesaw, Georgia, and 8,031 of them — 24.3% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Kennesaw is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 33,036 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 8,031 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 24.3% |
| Rank by Black population among Georgia places | 52 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 Kennesaw: 6,647 Black residents in 2010 and 8,031 in 2020. The population grew by 20.8%, and the Black share in Kennesaw moved from 22.3% to 24.3%.
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
Kennesaw stands in the gazetteer as one of the 675 places the Census Bureau counts in Georgia. Kennesaw's Black population of 8,031 ranks 52 among them. The figures on this page are the published redistricting counts for Kennesaw as the Bureau bounds it, reproduced as released and cited to their table.
Institutions
In Kennesaw, a place of 33,036, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Kennesaw itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.