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McDonough, Georgia

20,406 Black residents · 70.2% of the place

In the published counts, McDonough, Georgia, holds 20,406 Black residents among 29,051 people in all — a Black share of 70.2%, against the statewide 31.0%.

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Black share of state population — Georgia highlighted — the state in the national tile map, shaded by the Black share of each state's population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census (PL 94-171), Table P1.

Civic Snapshot

MeasureFigure
Total population, 202029,051
Black residents (alone), 202020,406
Black share of the place, 202070.2%
Rank by Black population among Georgia places16 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 McDonough: 12,857 Black residents in 2010, 20,406 in 2020 — grew by 58.7% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 58.2% to 70.2%.

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

Of the 675 places the Census Bureau counts in Georgia, McDonough ranks 16 by Black population, with 20,406 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for McDonough within its official bounds, printed as released.

Institutions

In McDonough, a place of 29,051, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records McDonough itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.