 58.2% were Black or African American, 40.5% White, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Native American, 0.3% of some other race and 0.6% of two or more races.1.0% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).As of the census of 2000, there were 21,979 people, 8,152 households, and 5,885 families living in the county.