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Sandy Springs, Georgia
20,230 Black residents · 18.7% of the place
In the published counts, Sandy Springs, Georgia, holds 20,230 Black residents among 108,080 people in all — a Black share of 18.7%, against the statewide 31.0%.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 108,080 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 20,230 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 18.7% |
| Rank by Black population among Georgia places | 17 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 Sandy Springs: 18,724 Black residents in 2010, 20,230 in 2020 — grew by 8.0% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 20.0% to 18.7%.
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 Sandy Springs among Georgia's 675 counted places, at rank 17 by Black population on a count of 20,230. The figures for Sandy Springs are the Bureau's published redistricting counts for the place as bounded, reproduced without adjustment.
Institutions
In Sandy Springs, a place of 108,080, institutions are carried close — the congregation, the school, the business on the main street. The federal counts record them as counts; this entry records Sandy Springs itself, fixed by name, state, population, and share like every other entry in the book.