Ethnic groups found in Bong County include all of Liberia’s 16 tribes. The Kpelle people represent the largest tribal block in the County, and members of many tribes speak the Kpelle language as a result. All of the tribes have over the years been interlinked mostly through marriage.

Ethnic Breakdown

Ethnic group	Population in Bong	% of total of this ethnic group in Liberia
Kpelle	480.000.	98%
Bassa	8500	0.25%
Dan (Gio)	1200	0.02%
Kru	12500	0.02%
Grebo	840	0%
Mano	1400	0.03%
Lorma	1300	0.02%
Dei	765	0%
Sapo	450	0%

Ethnic group	Population in Montserrado	% of total of this ethnicgroup in Liberia
9 Belle	896	0%
10 Gola	765	0%
11 Mandingo	25000	0.76%
12 Kissi	860	0%
13 Vai	4500	0%
14 Gbandi	560	0%
15 Gbani	345	0%
16 Kran	300	0%