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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 670.01K people in Georgia with German ancestry (6.31% of Georgia population). Among all Georgia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, St. Marys city had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (20.73%), followed by Decatur city (16.25%), and Wilmington Island CDP (15.63%).

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

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

St. Marys city

Decatur city

Wilmington Island CDP

Richmond Hill city

Woodstock city

North Decatur CDP

Peachtree City city

Milton city

Roswell city

Cartersville city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	St. Marys city	20.73
2	Decatur city	16.25
3	Wilmington Island CDP	15.63
4	Richmond Hill city	14.58
5	Woodstock city	14.25
6	North Decatur CDP	13.72
7	Peachtree City city	12.19
8	Milton city	11.67
9	Roswell city	11.35
10	Cartersville city	11.12
11	Holly Springs city	10.79
11	St. Simons CDP	10.79
12	Alpharetta city	10.09
12	Evans CDP	10.09
13	Braselton town	9.87
14	Dunwoody city	9.72
14	Vinings CDP	9.72
15	Kennesaw city	9.60
16	Rincon city	9.48
17	Sandy Springs city	9.38
18	Smyrna city	9.05
19	Fort Oglethorpe city	8.99
20	Martinez CDP	8.98
21	Brookhaven city	8.93
22	Newnan city	8.86
23	Peachtree Corners city	8.73
24	Kingsland city	8.52
25	Pooler city	8.49
26	Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)	8.37
26	Tucker city	8.37
27	Suwanee city	8.14
28	Acworth city	8.07
29	Hinesville city	7.91
30	Georgetown CDP	7.80
31	Johns Creek city	7.71
32	Marietta city	7.66
33	Perry city	7.52
34	Thomasville city	7.24
35	Grovetown city	7.14
36	Garden City city	7.02
37	Winder city	6.86
38	Canton city	6.85
39	Atlanta city	6.77
40	Sugar Hill city	6.63
41	Duluth city	6.55
42	Snellville city	6.52
43	Savannah city	6.49
44	Mountain Park CDP	6.45
45	Dallas city	6.42
45	Warner Robins city	6.42
46	Buford city	6.40
47	North Druid Hills CDP	6.12
48	Calhoun city	6.08
49	Fayetteville city	6.04
50	Statesboro city	5.85
51	Villa Rica city	5.81
52	Vidalia city	5.80
53	LaGrange city	5.77
54	Monroe city	5.71
55	Doraville city	5.53
56	Lawrenceville city	5.30
57	Gainesville city	5.18
58	Chamblee city	5.14
59	Scottdale CDP	5.05
60	Columbus city	5.01
61	Dalton city	4.80
62	Jefferson city	4.71
63	Mableton CDP	4.47
64	Belvedere Park CDP	4.46
65	Milledgeville city	4.27
66	Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)	4.16
66	Macon-Bibb County	4.16
67	Americus city	4.13
68	Douglas city	4.12
69	Loganville city	4.10
70	McDonough city	4.07
71	Valdosta city	4.03
72	Port Wentworth city	3.98
73	Covington city	3.87
74	Brunswick city	3.73
75	Powder Springs city	3.65
76	Bainbridge city	3.25
77	Carrollton city	3.18
77	Rome city	3.18
78	Griffin city	3.07
79	Fairburn city	2.97
80	Cedartown city	2.88
81	Lithia Springs CDP	2.83
82	Forest Park city	2.80
83	Norcross city	2.65
84	Lilburn city	2.36
85	Moultrie city	2.27
86	Douglasville city	2.18
87	Albany city	1.91
88	Tifton city	1.89
89	Cairo city	1.85
90	Stockbridge city	1.75
91	East Point city	1.59
92	Candler-McAfee CDP	1.55
93	Conyers city	1.37
94	Waycross city	1.36
95	Clarkston city	1.22
96	College Park city	1.09
97	Dublin city	1.08
98	Riverdale city	0.67
99	Lovejoy city	0.65
100	Redan CDP	0.59
101	Union City city	0.47
102	Cordele city	0.46
103	South Fulton city	0.35
104	Stonecrest city	0.16