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Walton County, Georgia
17,325 Black residents · 17.9% of the county · ranked 31 of 159 in Georgia by Black population
Walton County is a Georgia county entry in the gazetteer's first edition in the Black Belt heartland. In the 2020 Census, Walton County held 96,673 residents in all, of whom 17,325 — 17.9% — were Black alone, the count this gazetteer records for every place on the same terms.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 96,673 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 17,325 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 17.9% |
| Rank by Black population among Georgia counties | 31 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 Walton County: 13,103 Black residents in 2010 and 17,325 in 2020. The population grew by 32.2%, and the Black share in Walton County moved from 15.6% to 17.9%.
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 state's Black population of 3.3 million is spread across 159 counties and county equivalents; Walton County holds 17,325 of it, rank 31 in the state's order. The county page for Walton County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Walton 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 Walton County page is their frame: 96,673 residents, 17,325 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.