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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 199.92K people in Georgia with Subsaharan African ancestry (1.88% of Georgia population). Among all Georgia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Clarkston city had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (29.58%), followed by Riverdale city (8.77%), and McDonough city (8.68%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021

Clarkston city

Riverdale city

McDonough city

Redan CDP

Lawrenceville city

Union City city

Lovejoy city

Scottdale CDP

Snellville city

Georgetown CDP

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Clarkston city	29.58
2	Riverdale city	8.77
3	McDonough city	8.68
4	Redan CDP	7.99
5	Lawrenceville city	6.92
6	Union City city	6.78
7	Lovejoy city	5.10
8	Scottdale CDP	4.55
9	Snellville city	4.48
10	Georgetown CDP	4.42
11	Sugar Hill city	4.26
12	Stockbridge city	4.20
13	Acworth city	4.04
14	Tucker city	4.03
15	Chamblee city	3.89
16	Mableton CDP	3.69
17	Gainesville city	3.44
18	Douglasville city	3.42
18	Stonecrest city	3.42
19	Lilburn city	3.16
20	College Park city	3.14
20	East Point city	3.14
21	Decatur city	3.11
21	South Fulton city	3.11
22	Smyrna city	3.09
23	Dallas city	2.98
24	Peachtree Corners city	2.94
25	North Druid Hills CDP	2.83
26	Suwanee city	2.80
27	Lithia Springs CDP	2.71
27	Powder Springs city	2.71
28	Warner Robins city	2.67
29	Brunswick city	2.64
30	Marietta city	2.31
31	Kennesaw city	2.25
32	Richmond Hill city	2.23
33	Duluth city	2.17
34	Atlanta city	2.08
35	Sandy Springs city	2.05
36	Dalton city	1.99
37	Roswell city	1.96
38	Johns Creek city	1.93
39	North Decatur CDP	1.91
40	Milledgeville city	1.89
41	Garden City city	1.88
42	Belvedere Park CDP	1.81
42	Brookhaven city	1.81
43	Vinings CDP	1.80
44	Forest Park city	1.79
45	Fayetteville city	1.78
45	Newnan city	1.78
46	Fairburn city	1.75
47	Griffin city	1.67
47	Hinesville city	1.67
48	Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)	1.65
49	Albany city	1.63
50	Winder city	1.59
51	Milton city	1.56
52	Dunwoody city	1.54
53	Candler-McAfee CDP	1.52
54	Villa Rica city	1.47
55	Savannah city	1.46
56	Macon-Bibb County	1.42
57	Alpharetta city	1.32
58	Rincon city	1.31
59	Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)	1.28
60	Jefferson city	1.16
60	Peachtree City city	1.16
61	LaGrange city	1.11
62	Carrollton city	1.08
63	Americus city	1.07
64	Grovetown city	1.06
65	Columbus city	1.03
66	Waycross city	0.98
67	Holly Springs city	0.97
68	Braselton town	0.96
69	Norcross city	0.92
70	Woodstock city	0.89
71	Cordele city	0.85
72	Thomasville city	0.80
73	Conyers city	0.77
74	Doraville city	0.76
75	Buford city	0.75
76	Loganville city	0.72
77	Dublin city	0.69
78	Valdosta city	0.68
79	Martinez CDP	0.67
80	Pooler city	0.64
81	Tifton city	0.58
82	Statesboro city	0.51
83	Canton city	0.47
84	Cartersville city	0.46
85	Covington city	0.44
86	Cedartown city	0.43
87	Douglas city	0.42
88	Rome city	0.36
89	Evans CDP	0.29
90	Moultrie city	0.23
91	Bainbridge city	0.19
92	Calhoun city	0.18
93	Monroe city	0.16
94	Mountain Park CDP	0.13
94	Perry city	0.13
95	Vidalia city	0.11
96	Fort Oglethorpe city	0.09
97	Kingsland city	0.07
98	St. Marys city	0.01
98	St. Simons CDP	0.01