Brooks County, Georgia
Demographics
As a result of the demand for slave labor to work the cotton plantations, the county was majority black from before the Civil War well into the 20th century.

Brooks County, Georgia

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: As a result of the demand for slave labor to work the cotton plantations, the county was majority black from before the Civil War well into the 20th century.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1860	6,356	—

1870	8,342	31.2%

1880	11,727	40.6%

1890	13,979	19.2%

1900	18,606	33.1%

1910	23,832	28.1%

1920	24,538	3.0%

1930	21,330	−13.1%

1940	20,497	−3.9%

1950	18,169	−11.4%

1960	15,292	−15.8%

1970	13,739	−10.2%

1980	15,255	11.0%

1990	15,398	0.9%

2000	16,450	6.8%

2010	16,243	−1.3%

Est. 2016	15,687	−3.4%

U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2013

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