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Rome, Georgia
10,133 Black residents · 26.9% of the place
The 2020 Census counted 37,713 people in Rome, Georgia, and 10,133 of them — 26.9% — were Black alone. That count, and the share it makes, are the facts this entry for Rome is built on.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 37,713 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 10,133 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 26.9% |
| Rank by Black population among Georgia places | 37 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 Rome: 10,075 Black residents in 2010 and 10,133 in 2020. The population grew by 0.6%, and the Black share in Rome moved from 27.8% to 26.9%.
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 Rome among Georgia's 675 counted places, at rank 37 by Black population on a count of 10,133. The figures for Rome are the Bureau's published redistricting counts for the place as bounded, reproduced without adjustment.
Institutions
The institutions of Rome — its congregations, schools, and businesses — stand at the scale of its 37,713 people, and this gazetteer sets them within the county and state frames above. The entry itself fixes Rome: name, state, people, and share, on the same terms as every place in the edition.