Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 966.98K people in Georgia with American ancestry (9.10% of Georgia population). Among all Georgia counties, Chattooga County had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (45.95%), followed by Spalding County (41.36%), and Butts County (39.65%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having American 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 Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chattooga County | 45.95 |
| 2 | Spalding County | 41.36 |
| 3 | Butts County | 39.65 |
| 4 | Haralson County | 32.29 |
| 4 | Tift County | 32.29 |
| 5 | Carroll County | 27.23 |
| 6 | Jasper County | 24.81 |
| 7 | Glascock County | 24.04 |
| 8 | Putnam County | 23.49 |
| 9 | Morgan County | 23.24 |
| 10 | Lee County | 22.04 |
| 11 | Polk County | 21.44 |
| 12 | Catoosa County | 19.81 |
| 13 | Gordon County | 19.59 |
| 14 | Emanuel County | 19.55 |
| 15 | Effingham County | 19.10 |
| 16 | Floyd County | 18.87 |
| 17 | Worth County | 18.63 |
| 18 | Twiggs County | 18.47 |
| 19 | Heard County | 18.42 |
| 20 | Jones County | 18.09 |
| 21 | Bartow County | 17.75 |
| 22 | Walker County | 17.39 |
| 23 | Habersham County | 17.25 |
| 24 | Colquitt County | 17.22 |
| 25 | Banks County | 16.95 |
| 26 | Franklin County | 16.89 |
| 27 | Stephens County | 16.65 |
| 28 | Wheeler County | 16.60 |
| 29 | Rabun County | 16.59 |
| 30 | Marion County | 15.88 |
| 31 | Clay County | 15.85 |
| 32 | Randolph County | 15.81 |
| 33 | Paulding County | 15.72 |
| 34 | Webster County | 15.64 |
| 35 | Taylor County | 15.62 |
| 36 | Calhoun County | 15.46 |
| 37 | Dade County | 15.23 |
| 38 | Turner County | 15.20 |
| 39 | Pierce County | 14.71 |
| 40 | Telfair County | 14.39 |
| 41 | Hart County | 14.14 |
| 42 | Bleckley County | 14.01 |
| 43 | Newton County | 13.86 |
| 44 | Seminole County | 13.75 |
| 45 | Oglethorpe County | 13.24 |
| 46 | Dooly County | 13.23 |
| 47 | Irwin County | 13.19 |
| 48 | Peach County | 13.14 |
| 49 | Houston County | 13.12 |
| 50 | Schley County | 12.87 |
| 51 | Wilkinson County | 12.68 |
| 52 | Quitman County | 12.54 |
| 53 | Terrell County | 12.49 |
| 54 | Monroe County | 12.43 |
| 55 | Coweta County | 12.37 |
| 56 | McIntosh County | 12.20 |
| 57 | Meriwether County | 12.16 |
| 58 | Candler County | 11.98 |
| 59 | Pulaski County | 11.96 |
| 60 | Crisp County | 11.78 |
| 61 | Pike County | 11.75 |
| 62 | Walton County | 11.72 |
| 63 | Baker County | 11.71 |
| 63 | Wilcox County | 11.71 |
| 64 | Madison County | 11.68 |
| 65 | Baldwin County | 11.63 |
| 65 | Lincoln County | 11.63 |
| 66 | Toombs County | 11.60 |
| 67 | Wayne County | 11.38 |
| 68 | White County | 11.27 |
| 69 | McDuffie County | 11.23 |
| 70 | Jackson County | 11.14 |
| 71 | Elbert County | 11.02 |
| 72 | Johnson County | 10.89 |
| 73 | Grady County | 10.72 |
| 74 | Crawford County | 10.62 |
| 75 | Dawson County | 10.61 |
| 76 | Greene County | 10.60 |
| 77 | Appling County | 10.52 |
| 77 | Towns County | 10.52 |
| 78 | Jeff Davis County | 10.41 |
| 79 | Miller County | 10.24 |
| 80 | Union County | 10.22 |
| 81 | Columbia County | 10.13 |
| 82 | Oconee County | 10.07 |
| 83 | Brantley County | 9.82 |
| 84 | Long County | 9.70 |
| 85 | Brooks County | 9.68 |
| 86 | Lamar County | 9.59 |
| 87 | Upson County | 9.53 |
| 88 | Ware County | 9.47 |
| 89 | Murray County | 9.35 |
| 90 | Fannin County | 9.26 |
| 91 | Henry County | 9.19 |
| 92 | Cook County | 9.18 |
| 93 | Gilmer County | 9.05 |
| 94 | Fayette County | 9.04 |
| 95 | Lumpkin County | 8.87 |
| 96 | Harris County | 8.85 |
| 96 | Wilkes County | 8.85 |
| 97 | Camden County | 8.75 |
| 98 | Laurens County | 8.59 |
| 99 | Hall County | 8.53 |
| 100 | Montgomery County | 8.44 |
| 100 | Treutlen County | 8.44 |
| 101 | Pickens County | 8.39 |
| 102 | Mitchell County | 8.36 |
| 103 | Talbot County | 8.33 |
| 104 | Forsyth County | 8.29 |
| 105 | Bryan County | 8.25 |
| 106 | Douglas County | 8.18 |
| 107 | Cherokee County | 8.15 |
| 108 | Barrow County | 8.12 |
| 109 | Muscogee County | 8.08 |
| 110 | Sumter County | 8.05 |
| 111 | Berrien County | 8.01 |
| 112 | Troup County | 7.99 |
| 113 | Echols County | 7.83 |
| 114 | Ben Hill County | 7.81 |
| 115 | Coffee County | 7.75 |
| 116 | Decatur County | 7.68 |
| 117 | Charlton County | 7.65 |
| 118 | Glynn County | 7.63 |
| 119 | Rockdale County | 7.61 |
| 119 | Washington County | 7.61 |
| 120 | Thomas County | 7.48 |
| 121 | Dodge County | 7.44 |
| 122 | Bibb County | 7.39 |
| 123 | Dougherty County | 7.35 |
| 124 | Tattnall County | 7.32 |
| 125 | Whitfield County | 7.22 |
| 126 | Clinch County | 7.10 |
| 127 | Stewart County | 7.01 |
| 128 | Hancock County | 6.74 |
| 129 | Warren County | 6.65 |
| 130 | Burke County | 6.61 |
| 131 | Lowndes County | 6.53 |
| 132 | Richmond County | 6.49 |
| 133 | Jenkins County | 6.38 |
| 134 | Atkinson County | 6.33 |
| 135 | Jefferson County | 6.29 |
| 136 | DeKalb County | 6.28 |
| 137 | Screven County | 5.87 |
| 138 | Macon County | 5.79 |
| 139 | Evans County | 5.68 |
| 140 | Lanier County | 5.58 |
| 141 | Bacon County | 5.45 |
| 142 | Early County | 5.44 |
| 143 | Bulloch County | 5.22 |
| 144 | Cobb County | 4.85 |
| 145 | Clayton County | 4.81 |
| 146 | Fulton County | 4.80 |
| 147 | Chatham County | 4.74 |
| 148 | Liberty County | 4.65 |
| 149 | Gwinnett County | 4.58 |
| 150 | Taliaferro County | 4.57 |
| 151 | Clarke County | 3.69 |
| 152 | Chattahoochee County | 3.03 |