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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 733.59K people in Georgia with Irish ancestry (6.90% 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 Irish ancestry (23.04%), followed by St. Marys city (18.70%), and Jefferson city (15.49%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021
Wilmington Island CDP
St. Marys city
Jefferson city
St. Simons CDP
Peachtree City city
Woodstock city
Richmond Hill city
Holly Springs city
North Decatur CDP
Vinings CDP
Ranking of Georgia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
0 of 0
Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Wilmington Island CDP 23.04
2 St. Marys city 18.70
3 Jefferson city 15.49
4 St. Simons CDP 14.09
5 Peachtree City city 13.14
6 Woodstock city 12.98
7 Richmond Hill city 12.51
8 Holly Springs city 12.04
9 North Decatur CDP 11.09
10 Vinings CDP 11.05
11 Garden City city 10.85
12 Dallas city 10.76
13 Decatur city 10.54
14 Kingsland city 10.40
15 Roswell city 9.85
16 Georgetown CDP 9.81
17 Fort Oglethorpe city 9.73
18 Martinez CDP 9.71
19 Johns Creek city 9.52
20 Kennesaw city 9.42
21 Braselton town 9.13
22 Acworth city 8.91
23 Milton city 8.82
24 Winder city 8.72
25 Smyrna city 8.66
26 Brookhaven city 8.25
27 Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) 8.22
28 Alpharetta city 8.10
29 Evans CDP 7.97
30 Rome city 7.85
31 Sandy Springs city 7.78
32 Savannah city 7.64
33 Tucker city 7.58
34 Vidalia city 7.51
35 Newnan city 7.47
36 Perry city 7.43
37 Canton city 7.37
38 Dunwoody city 7.15
39 North Druid Hills CDP 7.06
40 Mableton CDP 7.00
41 Carrollton city 6.99
42 Marietta city 6.94
43 Cartersville city 6.86
44 Mountain Park CDP 6.79
45 Gainesville city 6.77
46 Monroe city 6.72
47 Pooler city 6.51
48 Fayetteville city 6.50
49 Suwanee city 6.33
50 Grovetown city 6.18
51 Warner Robins city 6.14
52 McDonough city 6.11
53 Calhoun city 6.06
54 Thomasville city 6.02
55 Atlanta city 5.90
56 Rincon city 5.86
57 Sugar Hill city 5.84
58 Statesboro city 5.79
59 Peachtree Corners city 5.70
60 Forest Park city 5.59
61 Moultrie city 5.39
62 Conyers city 5.36
63 Milledgeville city 5.34
64 Tifton city 5.18
65 Cedartown city 5.11
66 Dalton city 5.09
67 Port Wentworth city 5.07
67 Villa Rica city 5.07
68 LaGrange city 5.02
69 Scottdale CDP 5.01
70 Columbus city 4.95
71 Macon-Bibb County 4.68
72 Covington city 4.61
73 Valdosta city 4.60
74 Snellville city 4.54
75 Lithia Springs CDP 4.50
76 Hinesville city 4.49
77 Belvedere Park CDP 4.36
78 Chamblee city 4.26
79 Brunswick city 4.16
80 Loganville city 4.12
81 Duluth city 4.10
82 Lawrenceville city 3.77
83 Buford city 3.65
84 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) 3.55
85 Cairo city 3.34
86 Dublin city 2.85
87 Norcross city 2.81
88 Griffin city 2.79
89 Doraville city 2.74
89 Powder Springs city 2.74
90 Douglas city 2.65
91 Douglasville city 2.63
92 Americus city 2.55
93 Fairburn city 2.54
94 Albany city 2.29
95 Bainbridge city 2.15
96 Stockbridge city 2.03
97 College Park city 1.90
98 Lilburn city 1.80
99 East Point city 1.75
100 Waycross city 1.48
101 Candler-McAfee CDP 1.40
102 Riverdale city 1.05
103 Lovejoy city 0.97
104 Clarkston city 0.82
105 South Fulton city 0.75
106 Union City city 0.64
107 Cordele city 0.60
108 Redan CDP 0.23
109 Stonecrest city 0.16