Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population with Afghan Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.24K people in Georgia with Afghan ancestry (0.02% of Georgia population). Among all Georgia counties, Columbia County had the highest percentage of its population with Afghan ancestry (0.17%), followed by Gwinnett County (0.12%), and Jackson County (0.11%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Afghan 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 Percentage of Population with Afghan Ancestry in 2021
Columbia County
Gwinnett County
Jackson County
Douglas County
DeKalb County
Madison County
Hart County
Dougherty County
Forsyth County
Fulton County
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population with Afghan Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Columbia County 0.17
2 Gwinnett County 0.12
3 Jackson County 0.11
4 Douglas County 0.10
5 DeKalb County 0.06
5 Madison County 0.06
6 Hart County 0.05
7 Dougherty County 0.02
7 Forsyth County 0.02
8 Fulton County 0.01
8 Richmond County 0.01
9 Bulloch County 0.004
10 Carroll County 0.003