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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 888.66K people in Georgia with English ancestry (8.36% of Georgia population). Among all Georgia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Wilmington Island CDP had the highest percentage of its population with English ancestry (24.43%), followed by St. Simons CDP (19.91%), and Holly Springs city (15.76%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having English 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 English Ancestry in 2021
Wilmington Island CDP
St. Simons CDP
Holly Springs city
Suwanee city
Decatur city
Evans CDP
Braselton town
Roswell city
Dalton city
Peachtree City city
Ranking of Georgia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with English Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Wilmington Island CDP 24.43
2 St. Simons CDP 19.91
3 Holly Springs city 15.76
4 Suwanee city 15.67
5 Decatur city 15.12
6 Evans CDP 14.10
7 Braselton town 14.05
8 Roswell city 13.63
9 Dalton city 13.56
10 Peachtree City city 13.52
11 North Decatur CDP 13.01
12 Richmond Hill city 12.56
13 Milton city 12.49
14 Martinez CDP 11.81
15 Marietta city 11.78
16 Sandy Springs city 11.69
17 Brookhaven city 11.57
18 Vinings CDP 11.56
19 Scottdale CDP 11.22
20 Kennesaw city 11.16
21 Woodstock city 11.01
22 Tucker city 10.98
23 Kingsland city 10.60
24 Dunwoody city 10.50
24 Fort Oglethorpe city 10.50
25 Buford city 10.34
26 Alpharetta city 10.21
26 Carrollton city 10.21
27 Cartersville city 9.93
28 Acworth city 9.86
29 Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) 9.76
30 Jefferson city 9.70
31 Rome city 9.56
32 Grovetown city 9.36
33 Canton city 9.25
34 Vidalia city 9.07
35 Calhoun city 8.74
36 Bainbridge city 8.71
37 Johns Creek city 8.60
38 Mountain Park CDP 8.58
39 Loganville city 8.52
40 Peachtree Corners city 8.27
41 Smyrna city 8.22
42 St. Marys city 8.15
43 Atlanta city 8.09
44 Georgetown CDP 8.08
45 Gainesville city 7.95
46 North Druid Hills CDP 7.82
46 Snellville city 7.82
47 Thomasville city 7.81
48 Newnan city 7.72
49 Rincon city 7.47
50 Winder city 7.36
51 Moultrie city 7.20
52 Powder Springs city 7.14
53 Covington city 7.03
54 Fayetteville city 6.99
55 Perry city 6.70
56 Statesboro city 6.60
57 Americus city 6.57
58 Pooler city 6.52
59 Warner Robins city 6.49
60 Sugar Hill city 6.41
61 Columbus city 6.24
62 Villa Rica city 6.15
63 Duluth city 6.12
64 Cedartown city 5.92
65 Macon-Bibb County 5.74
66 Belvedere Park CDP 5.62
67 Chamblee city 5.50
68 Savannah city 5.37
69 Brunswick city 5.20
70 Milledgeville city 5.10
71 Garden City city 5.02
72 Tifton city 4.94
73 Cairo city 4.72
74 LaGrange city 4.65
75 Valdosta city 4.58
76 Doraville city 4.48
77 Lawrenceville city 4.44
78 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) 4.20
79 Monroe city 4.18
80 Hinesville city 4.16
81 Mableton CDP 4.05
82 Lilburn city 4.01
83 Griffin city 3.94
84 Lithia Springs CDP 3.60
85 Port Wentworth city 3.56
86 Dallas city 3.55
87 Norcross city 3.53
88 Dublin city 3.47
89 Albany city 3.44
90 McDonough city 3.36
91 Conyers city 3.24
92 East Point city 2.91
93 Stockbridge city 2.70
94 Douglas city 2.53
95 Douglasville city 2.49
96 Waycross city 2.40
97 College Park city 2.00
98 Candler-McAfee CDP 1.93
99 Forest Park city 1.73
100 Clarkston city 1.63
101 Union City city 1.49
102 Cordele city 1.19
103 Riverdale city 1.07
104 Fairburn city 0.89
105 South Fulton city 0.43
106 Redan CDP 0.38
107 Lovejoy city 0.34
108 Stonecrest city 0.17