Georgia Population By Ancestry in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on March 3, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, among the 10.63M Georgia population, 4.47M had Other Groups ancestry (42.09%), 2.44M had Unclassified ancestry (23.01%), and 966.98K had American ancestry (9.10%).
The chart below shows the top 10 ancestry groups by percentage, and the table below shows both the population and percentages for many ancestry groups.
You can see similar information for other states.
NB: People could belong to one or more ancestry groups.
Related Topics: Georgia ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Georgia Population By Ancestry in 2021
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| Ancestry | Population | Percent of Population (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Groups | 4472394 | 42.09 |
| Unclassified | 2444504 | 23.01 |
| American | 966978 | 9.10 |
| English | 888659 | 8.36 |
| Irish | 733593 | 6.90 |
| German | 670010 | 6.31 |
| Italian | 237777 | 2.24 |
| Subsaharan African | 199921 | 1.88 |
| European | 175410 | 1.65 |
| Scottish | 173891 | 1.64 |
| West Indian (except Hispanic groups) | 140261 | 1.32 |
| French (except Basque) | 133215 | 1.25 |
| Scotch Irish | 112308 | 1.06 |
| Polish | 108837 | 1.02 |
| African | 99559 | 0.94 |
| Jamaican | 71085 | 0.67 |
| British | 67288 | 0.63 |
| Dutch | 61036 | 0.57 |
| Welsh | 46387 | 0.44 |
| Swedish | 42279 | 0.40 |
| Russian | 42079 | 0.40 |
| Norwegian | 37303 | 0.35 |
| Nigerian | 32918 | 0.31 |
| Haitian | 30664 | 0.29 |
| Greek | 23826 | 0.22 |
| French Canadian | 22104 | 0.21 |
| Ethiopian | 21839 | 0.21 |
| Eastern European | 21381 | 0.20 |
| Scandinavian | 18342 | 0.17 |
| Hungarian | 17945 | 0.17 |
| Brazilian | 16360 | 0.15 |
| Portuguese | 15852 | 0.15 |
| Czech | 14479 | 0.14 |
| West Indian | 14452 | 0.14 |
| Danish | 14294 | 0.14 |
| Ukrainian | 13441 | 0.13 |
| Canadian | 12885 | 0.12 |
| Romanian | 12676 | 0.12 |
| Swiss | 12476 | 0.12 |
| Austrian | 11113 | 0.11 |
| Guyanese | 10913 | 0.10 |
| Iranian | 10424 | 0.10 |
| Northern European | 10391 | 0.10 |
| Lebanese | 9790 | 0.09 |
| Trinidadian and Tobagonian | 8854 | 0.08 |
| Lithuanian | 8116 | 0.08 |
| Ghanaian | 7744 | 0.07 |
| Yugoslavian | 6958 | 0.07 |
| Slovak | 6790 | 0.06 |
| British West Indian | 6169 | 0.06 |
| Finnish | 6067 | 0.06 |
| Turkish | 5747 | 0.05 |
| Bahamian | 5216 | 0.05 |
| Croatian | 4174 | 0.04 |
| Czechoslovakian | 4124 | 0.04 |
| Liberian | 3995 | 0.04 |
| Kenyan | 3989 | 0.04 |
| Belgian | 3738 | 0.04 |
| Israeli | 3737 | 0.04 |
| Egyptian | 3589 | 0.03 |
| Armenian | 3551 | 0.03 |
| Somali | 3538 | 0.03 |
| South African | 3386 | 0.03 |
| Barbadian | 3338 | 0.03 |
| Moroccan | 3320 | 0.03 |
| Syrian | 3249 | 0.03 |
| Arab | 3024 | 0.03 |
| Iraqi | 2861 | 0.03 |
| Sudanese | 2650 | 0.03 |
| Bulgarian | 2535 | 0.02 |
| Cajun | 2449 | 0.02 |
| Australian | 2308 | 0.02 |
| Afghan | 2243 | 0.02 |
| Palestinian | 2140 | 0.02 |
| US Virgin Islander | 2080 | 0.02 |
| Slavic | 1945 | 0.02 |
| Slovene | 1747 | 0.02 |
| Ugandan | 1582 | 0.02 |
| Latvian | 1573 | 0.02 |
| Pennsylvania German | 1490 | 0.01 |
| Serbian | 1483 | 0.01 |
| Celtic | 1479 | 0.01 |
| Albania | 1385 | 0.01 |
| Belizean | 1302 | 0.01 |
| Cape Verdean | 1282 | 0.01 |
| Zimbabwean | 1153 | 0.01 |
| Jordanian | 996 | 0.01 |
| Senegalese | 938 | 0.01 |
| Sierra Leonean | 902 | 0.01 |
| Icelander | 767 | 0.01 |
| Dutch West Indian | 615 | 0.01 |
| Bermudan | 599 | 0.01 |
| Macedonian | 432 | 0.00 |
| German Russian | 410 | 0.00 |
| Luxembourger | 390 | 0.00 |
| Maltese | 376 | 0.00 |
| Basque | 362 | 0.00 |
| Estonian | 300 | 0.00 |
| Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac | 198 | 0.00 |
| Soviet Union | 165 | 0.00 |
| Cypriot | 150 | 0.00 |
| Alsatian | 128 | 0.00 |
| New Zealander | 111 | 0.00 |
| Carpatho Rusyn | 58 | 0.00 |