Heard County Demographics

A map of Heard County's Population by Race

Heard County, Georgia had a population of 11,412 in 2020. It was 84.0% White, 8.1% Black, 0.5% Asian, 2.2% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American/Other, and 4.6% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Heard County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Heard County is the 117th most populous county of the 159 counties in Georgia.

Heard County's White Population

9,589 residents of Heard County identify as White, or 84.0%. This makes the White share of the population of Heard County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Georgia (50.1% White). Of the 159 counties in Georgia, Heard County is ranked #18 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Heard County is more White than neighboring Troup County (54.9% White), Carroll County (67.8% White), Randolph County (75.7% White), Coweta County (68% White), and Chambers County (53.5% White).

Heard County's Black Population

930 residents of Heard County identify as Black, or 8.1%. This makes the Black share of the population of Heard County considerably less than the Black share of the population of Georgia (30.6% Black). Of the 159 counties in Georgia, Heard County is ranked #130 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Heard County is less Black than neighboring Troup County (34.8% Black), Carroll County (18.3% Black), Randolph County (17.4% Black), Coweta County (17.5% Black), and Chambers County (38.7% Black).

Heard County's Asian Population

53 residents of Heard County identify as Asian, or 0.5%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Heard County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Georgia (4.4% Asian). Of the 159 counties in Georgia, Heard County is ranked #108 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Heard County is more Asian than neighboring Randolph County (0.4% Asian). Heard County is less Asian than neighboring Troup County (2.3% Asian), Carroll County (0.9% Asian), Coweta County (2.3% Asian), and Chambers County (1.1% Asian).

Heard County's Hispanic Population

253 residents of Heard County identify as Hispanic, or 2.2%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Heard County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Georgia (10.5% Hispanic). Of the 159 counties in Georgia, Heard County is ranked #139 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Heard County is less Hispanic than neighboring Troup County (4.3% Hispanic), Carroll County (8% Hispanic), Randolph County (2.8% Hispanic), Coweta County (7.6% Hispanic), and Chambers County (3.6% Hispanic).

Heard County's Native American/Other Population

66 residents of Heard County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.6%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Heard County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Georgia (0.8% Native American/Other). Of the 159 counties in Georgia, Heard County is ranked #68 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Heard County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Randolph County (0.5% Native American/Other). Heard County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Carroll County (0.7% Native American/Other), and Coweta County (0.7% Native American/Other).

Heard County's Multiracial Population

521 residents of Heard County identify as Multiracial, or 4.6%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Heard County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Georgia (3.6% Multiracial). Of the 159 counties in Georgia, Heard County is ranked #11 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Heard County is more Multiracial than neighboring Troup County (3.2% Multiracial), Carroll County (4.3% Multiracial), Randolph County (3.3% Multiracial), Coweta County (4% Multiracial), and Chambers County (2.6% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.