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Screven County, Georgia
5,308 Black residents · 37.7% of the county · ranked 75 of 159 in Georgia by Black population
In Screven County, Georgia, the 2020 Census counted 14,067 people, 5,308 of them Black alone. At 37.7%, Screven County's Black share stands against the state's 31.0% — the comparison this entry is built around.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 14,067 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 5,308 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 37.7% |
| Rank by Black population among Georgia counties | 75 of 159 |
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
In 2010 Screven County counted 6,318 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 5,308. The population declined by 16.0% across the decade, and the Black share in Screven County moved from 43.3% to 37.7%.
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
Within Georgia, the Census Bureau counts 159 counties and county equivalents, Screven County among them; it stands 75 by Black population, with 5,308 Black residents of the state's 3.3 million. The gazetteer takes the county as its middle geography — the frame between the state page and the place pages — and prints the redistricting counts of Screven County, Georgia, exactly as published.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Screven County — its congregations, schools, and civic life — this gazetteer points to the place entries inside the county's borders, where each town and community is entered on its own count. The Screven County page is their frame: 14,067 residents, 5,308 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.