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Terrell County, Georgia
5,565 Black residents · 60.6% of the county · ranked 71 of 159 in Georgia by Black population
Terrell County is a Georgia county entry in the gazetteer's first edition in the Black Belt heartland. In the 2020 Census, Terrell County held 9,185 residents in all, of whom 5,565 — 60.6% — were Black alone, the count this gazetteer records for every place on the same terms.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 9,185 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 5,565 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 60.6% |
| Rank by Black population among Georgia counties | 71 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
The two-census record for Terrell County: 5,700 Black residents in 2010 and 5,565 in 2020. The population declined by 2.4%, and the Black share in Terrell County moved from 61.2% to 60.6%.
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, Terrell County among them; it stands 71 by Black population, with 5,565 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 Terrell County, Georgia, exactly as published.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Terrell 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 Terrell County page is their frame: 9,185 residents, 5,565 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.