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.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Gwinnett County
Fulton County
DeKalb County
Cobb County
Clayton County
Henry County
Chatham County
Richmond County
Bibb County
Hall County
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