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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 42.08K people in Georgia with Russian ancestry (0.40% of Georgia population). Among all Georgia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Decatur city had the highest percentage of its population with Russian ancestry (5.23%), followed by Johns Creek city (3.03%), and Dunwoody city (2.43%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Russian 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 Russian Ancestry in 2021
Decatur city
Johns Creek city
Dunwoody city
Sandy Springs city
Brookhaven city
Norcross city
St. Simons CDP
Sugar Hill city
Cairo city
Rincon city
Ranking of Georgia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Russian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Decatur city 5.23
2 Johns Creek city 3.03
3 Dunwoody city 2.43
4 Sandy Springs city 2.11
5 Brookhaven city 2.08
6 Norcross city 1.98
7 St. Simons CDP 1.65
8 Sugar Hill city 1.60
9 Cairo city 1.53
10 Rincon city 1.48
11 Alpharetta city 1.41
12 North Decatur CDP 1.39
13 North Druid Hills CDP 1.31
14 Roswell city 1.24
15 Lilburn city 1.12
16 Peachtree Corners city 1.05
17 Milton city 1.01
18 Atlanta city 0.89
19 Belvedere Park CDP 0.88
20 Mountain Park CDP 0.74
21 St. Marys city 0.70
22 Scottdale CDP 0.68
22 Tucker city 0.68
23 Kennesaw city 0.65
24 Griffin city 0.64
25 Jefferson city 0.63
26 Conyers city 0.61
27 Peachtree City city 0.60
28 Carrollton city 0.56
28 Savannah city 0.56
29 Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) 0.53
29 Wilmington Island CDP 0.53
30 Duluth city 0.50
30 Fayetteville city 0.50
31 Chamblee city 0.46
31 Smyrna city 0.46
32 Evans CDP 0.44
32 Martinez CDP 0.44
33 Calhoun city 0.43
34 East Point city 0.41
35 Forest Park city 0.37
35 Snellville city 0.37
36 Vinings CDP 0.36
37 Woodstock city 0.35
38 Canton city 0.33
38 Marietta city 0.33
39 Americus city 0.30
40 Acworth city 0.29
40 Vidalia city 0.29
41 Statesboro city 0.27
42 Cartersville city 0.24
42 Lawrenceville city 0.24
43 Holly Springs city 0.23
44 Georgetown CDP 0.22
45 Columbus city 0.20
45 Newnan city 0.20
45 Perry city 0.20
45 Warner Robins city 0.20
46 Doraville city 0.19
47 Mableton CDP 0.18
48 Douglasville city 0.16
48 Gainesville city 0.16
49 Pooler city 0.15
50 Buford city 0.14
50 Candler-McAfee CDP 0.14
50 Dublin city 0.14
50 Kingsland city 0.14
50 Richmond Hill city 0.14
50 Suwanee city 0.14
51 Milledgeville city 0.12
51 Valdosta city 0.12
52 Loganville city 0.11
52 Thomasville city 0.11
53 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) 0.09
54 LaGrange city 0.07
54 Powder Springs city 0.07
54 Winder city 0.07
55 Macon-Bibb County 0.06
55 Stonecrest city 0.06
56 Albany city 0.05
57 Garden City city 0.04
57 Hinesville city 0.04
57 Moultrie city 0.04
58 Dalton city 0.02
58 Monroe city 0.02
58 Rome city 0.02
59 College Park city 0.01