Brooks County, Georgia
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

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%
2016 (est.)	15,687	[15]	−3.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[16]
1790-1960[17] 1900-1990[18]
1990-2000[19] 2010-2013[1]

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