Name | Ben Hill County |
State | Georgia |
FIPS Code | 13017 |
County Seat | Fitzgerald |
Timezone | Eastern Standard Time (EST) |
Population (2022) | 17,612 |
Population Growth Rate(2000-2022) | -2.5% |
Majority Ethnicity | White 60.5% |
Public School Majority Ethnicity | African American 43% |
Partisan Voting Index | Republican:+13 |
Unemployment Rate (December 2024) | 5.3% |
Area Code(s) | 229 |
Race/Ethnicity | Percentage of Population (2022) |
---|---|
White | 60.5% |
African American | 39.11% |
Hispanic | 0% |
Asian | 0.38% |
Native American | 0% |
Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0% |
Race/Ethnicity | Percentage of Public School Students (2023) |
---|---|
White | 40.86% |
African American | 42.96% |
Hispanic | 12.19% |
Asian | 0.3% |
Native American | 0.03% |
Hawaiin/Pacific Islander | 0% |