Editing Ben Hill County, Georgia (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 11863
|1920= 14599
|1930= 13047
|1940= 14523
|1950= 14879
|1960= 13633
|1970= 13171
|1980= 16000
|1990= 16245
|2000= 17484
|2010= 17634
|2020= 17194
|estyear=2023
|estimate=17128
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 31, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br>1790-1880<ref name=1880CensusGACty>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800 |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-08.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1930-1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1940-1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia - |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960-1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1980-2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia  |website=[[US Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13017.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607121842/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13/13017.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|+Ben Hill County racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US13017&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 18, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|9,219
|53.62%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|6,222
|36.19%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|57
|0.33%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|116
|0.67%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|526
|3.06%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|1,054
|6.13%
|}
In 2000, there were 17,484 people, 6,673 households, and 4,631 families living in the county.<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|69|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 7,623 housing units at an average density of {{convert|30|/mi2|/km2}}. In 2010, there were 17,634&nbsp;people, 6,794&nbsp;households, and 4,730&nbsp;families living in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US13017
  |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
  |access-date=December 27, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213031624/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US13017
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> By the [[2020 United States census]], there were 17,194 people, 6,443 households, and 4,019 families residing in the county.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the county was $27,100, and the median income for a family was $33,023. Males had a median income of $26,750 versus $19,547 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $14,093. 22.30% of the population and 18.70% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 33.30% are under the age of 18 and 17.60% are 65 or older. In 2010, the median income for a household in the county was $30,134 and the median income for a family was $35,868. Males had a median income of $32,613 versus $23,320 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,529. About 22.7% of families and 26.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 39.0% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US13017
  |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=December 27, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213021608/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US13017
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> According to the 2022 [[American Community Survey]], the county's median household income was $38,255 with a per capita income of $22,625. An estimated 26.5% of the county lived at or below the poverty line.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census profile: Ben Hill County, GA |url=http://censusreporter.org/profiles/05000US13017-ben-hill-county-ga/ |access-date=December 28, 2023 |website=Census Reporter |language=en}}</ref>

Religiously, the [[Association of Religion Data Archives]] in 2020 denoted [[Christianity in the United States|Christianity]] as the predominant religion, being part of the [[Bible Belt]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Congregational Membership Reports {{!}} US Religion |url=https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/census/congregational-membership?y=2020&y2=0&t=0&c=13017 |access-date=December 28, 2023 |website=www.thearda.com}}</ref> Among its Christian population, the majority formed the [[Southern Baptist Convention]], and the [[Baptist tradition]] was the county's dominant Christian affiliation. The [[National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.|National Baptist Convention, USA]] was the second-largest Baptist denomination in Ben Hill County. One notable non-Christian religion for the county has been the [[Baháʼí Faith in the United States|Baha'i Faith]].