Ranking of Georgia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 966.98K people in Georgia with American ancestry (9.10% of Georgia population). Among all Georgia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Griffin city had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (46.89%), followed by Fort Oglethorpe city (29.92%), and Tifton city (27.53%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having American ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Georgia.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Georgia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Griffin city
Fort Oglethorpe city
Tifton city
Carrollton city
Rincon city
Dallas city
Perry city
Cartersville city
Calhoun city
Villa Rica city
Ranking of Georgia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Griffin city 46.89
2 Fort Oglethorpe city 29.92
3 Tifton city 27.53
4 Carrollton city 25.41
5 Rincon city 24.38
6 Dallas city 22.28
7 Perry city 16.34
8 Cartersville city 15.36
9 Calhoun city 15.11
10 Villa Rica city 13.69
11 Chamblee city 13.60
12 Cedartown city 13.47
13 Lovejoy city 13.16
14 Milledgeville city 12.77
15 Warner Robins city 12.51
16 North Druid Hills CDP 12.44
17 Jefferson city 12.23
18 Covington city 12.13
19 Brookhaven city 12.01
20 Rome city 11.94
21 Loganville city 11.46
22 Moultrie city 11.23
23 Braselton town 10.81
24 St. Simons CDP 10.21
25 Grovetown city 10.03
26 Cordele city 9.71
26 Martinez CDP 9.71
27 Dunwoody city 9.47
28 Vidalia city 9.08
29 St. Marys city 8.81
30 Evans CDP 8.78
31 Doraville city 8.65
32 Newnan city 8.64
33 Conyers city 8.30
34 Pooler city 8.24
35 Columbus city 8.08
36 Douglasville city 8.04
37 Fayetteville city 7.71
38 Woodstock city 7.59
39 Macon-Bibb County 7.39
40 Americus city 7.35
41 Acworth city 7.30
41 Buford city 7.30
42 Roswell city 7.12
43 Albany city 7.09
44 Peachtree City city 7.05
45 LaGrange city 6.83
46 Winder city 6.78
47 Wilmington Island CDP 6.59
48 Port Wentworth city 6.57
49 Brunswick city 6.45
50 Forest Park city 6.44
51 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) 6.37
52 Cairo city 6.23
53 Monroe city 6.22
54 Alpharetta city 6.19
55 College Park city 6.13
56 Thomasville city 6.11
57 Lithia Springs CDP 6.10
58 Bainbridge city 5.95
59 Snellville city 5.90
60 Peachtree Corners city 5.84
61 Tucker city 5.82
62 Sandy Springs city 5.77
63 Candler-McAfee CDP 5.59
64 Powder Springs city 5.56
65 Kennesaw city 5.41
66 Douglas city 5.32
67 Decatur city 5.27
68 Richmond Hill city 5.26
69 Duluth city 5.18
70 Canton city 5.11
71 Milton city 5.04
72 Georgetown CDP 4.95
73 Atlanta city 4.83
74 Waycross city 4.63
75 Kingsland city 4.59
76 North Decatur CDP 4.56
77 Valdosta city 4.47
78 Stonecrest city 4.32
79 Gainesville city 4.21
80 Smyrna city 4.20
81 Marietta city 4.01
82 Dalton city 3.98
83 Savannah city 3.95
84 Belvedere Park CDP 3.85
85 Johns Creek city 3.82
86 Vinings CDP 3.72
87 Dublin city 3.64
88 Sugar Hill city 3.58
89 Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) 3.45
90 Stockbridge city 3.35
91 East Point city 3.32
92 Mableton CDP 3.30
93 Statesboro city 3.21
94 Fairburn city 3.17
94 McDonough city 3.17
95 South Fulton city 3.16
96 Garden City city 3.14
97 Union City city 3.12
98 Mountain Park CDP 3.09
99 Lawrenceville city 2.91
100 Holly Springs city 2.83
101 Norcross city 2.78
102 Hinesville city 2.66
102 Redan CDP 2.66
103 Suwanee city 2.60
104 Lilburn city 2.56
105 Riverdale city 2.54
106 Scottdale CDP 2.37
107 Clarkston city 0.59