Ranking of Georgia Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 99.56K people in Georgia with African ancestry. Among all Georgia counties, Gwinnett County had the highest population with African ancestry (14.40K), followed by Fulton County (14.01K), and DeKalb County (10.52K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with African ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Georgia.
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Related Topics: Georgia ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gwinnett County | 14395 |
| 2 | Fulton County | 14007 |
| 3 | DeKalb County | 10522 |
| 4 | Cobb County | 9412 |
| 5 | Clayton County | 8236 |
| 6 | Henry County | 4969 |
| 7 | Chatham County | 2812 |
| 8 | Richmond County | 2222 |
| 9 | Bibb County | 1779 |
| 10 | Hall County | 1678 |
| 11 | Whitfield County | 1600 |
| 12 | Muscogee County | 1517 |
| 13 | Paulding County | 1278 |
| 14 | Douglas County | 1249 |
| 15 | Dougherty County | 1190 |
| 16 | Houston County | 1019 |
| 17 | Rockdale County | 1013 |
| 18 | Fayette County | 961 |
| 19 | Newton County | 880 |
| 20 | Liberty County | 852 |
| 21 | Clarke County | 792 |
| 22 | Cherokee County | 786 |
| 23 | Coweta County | 729 |
| 24 | Bartow County | 714 |
| 25 | Glynn County | 713 |
| 26 | Lowndes County | 624 |
| 27 | Burke County | 571 |
| 28 | Spalding County | 536 |
| 29 | Lee County | 512 |
| 30 | Upson County | 477 |
| 31 | Effingham County | 368 |
| 32 | Baldwin County | 364 |
| 33 | Troup County | 356 |
| 34 | Bryan County | 355 |
| 35 | Barrow County | 351 |
| 36 | Columbia County | 342 |
| 37 | Colquitt County | 327 |
| 38 | Oconee County | 326 |
| 39 | Forsyth County | 321 |
| 40 | Laurens County | 306 |
| 41 | Washington County | 263 |
| 42 | Walker County | 261 |
| 43 | Hart County | 252 |
| 44 | Dawson County | 250 |
| 45 | Carroll County | 230 |
| 46 | Lamar County | 208 |
| 47 | Jackson County | 198 |
| 48 | Taylor County | 195 |
| 49 | Meriwether County | 194 |
| 50 | Ware County | 193 |
| 51 | Franklin County | 185 |
| 52 | Early County | 184 |
| 53 | Monroe County | 173 |
| 53 | Peach County | 173 |
| 54 | Haralson County | 172 |
| 55 | Lumpkin County | 166 |
| 56 | Wayne County | 162 |
| 57 | Thomas County | 161 |
| 58 | Worth County | 157 |
| 59 | Coffee County | 152 |
| 60 | Mitchell County | 150 |
| 61 | Sumter County | 147 |
| 62 | Treutlen County | 145 |
| 63 | Floyd County | 144 |
| 63 | Polk County | 144 |
| 63 | Walton County | 144 |
| 64 | Stewart County | 141 |
| 65 | Tattnall County | 138 |
| 66 | Catoosa County | 137 |
| 67 | Screven County | 136 |
| 68 | Cook County | 127 |
| 69 | Emanuel County | 124 |
| 70 | Pulaski County | 119 |
| 71 | McDuffie County | 106 |
| 72 | Bulloch County | 105 |
| 73 | Habersham County | 104 |
| 74 | Stephens County | 99 |
| 75 | Tift County | 90 |
| 76 | Oglethorpe County | 86 |
| 77 | Grady County | 82 |
| 77 | Toombs County | 82 |
| 78 | Johnson County | 78 |
| 79 | Crisp County | 77 |
| 80 | Morgan County | 75 |
| 81 | Evans County | 69 |
| 82 | Camden County | 65 |
| 83 | Charlton County | 63 |
| 83 | Jones County | 63 |
| 84 | Decatur County | 61 |
| 85 | Gordon County | 57 |
| 86 | Pike County | 56 |
| 87 | Dodge County | 54 |
| 88 | Butts County | 48 |
| 88 | Randolph County | 48 |
| 89 | Montgomery County | 46 |
| 90 | Chattahoochee County | 45 |
| 91 | Greene County | 44 |
| 92 | Dooly County | 43 |
| 93 | Jasper County | 41 |
| 94 | Elbert County | 39 |
| 94 | Wilkes County | 39 |
| 95 | Brooks County | 33 |
| 96 | Jefferson County | 28 |
| 97 | Terrell County | 27 |
| 98 | Harris County | 25 |
| 98 | Pierce County | 25 |
| 99 | Heard County | 24 |
| 100 | Ben Hill County | 23 |
| 101 | Talbot County | 22 |
| 102 | Crawford County | 21 |
| 102 | Miller County | 21 |
| 103 | Wilcox County | 20 |
| 104 | Calhoun County | 19 |
| 105 | Twiggs County | 17 |
| 105 | White County | 17 |
| 105 | Wilkinson County | 17 |
| 106 | Fannin County | 14 |
| 106 | Hancock County | 14 |
| 106 | Wheeler County | 14 |
| 107 | Baker County | 13 |
| 107 | Bleckley County | 13 |
| 107 | McIntosh County | 13 |
| 107 | Macon County | 13 |
| 108 | Chattooga County | 10 |
| 109 | Jenkins County | 9 |
| 110 | Berrien County | 8 |
| 111 | Appling County | 7 |
| 112 | Lincoln County | 6 |
| 113 | Atkinson County | 5 |
| 114 | Clinch County | 4 |
| 114 | Glascock County | 4 |
| 114 | Taliaferro County | 4 |
| 114 | Telfair County | 4 |
| 114 | Turner County | 4 |
| 115 | Schley County | 3 |
| 116 | Brantley County | 2 |
| 116 | Seminole County | 2 |
| 117 | Bacon County | 1 |
| 117 | Madison County | 1 |
| 117 | Murray County | 1 |