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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 175.41K people in Georgia with European ancestry (1.65% of Georgia population). Among all Georgia counties, Banks County had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (4.48%), followed by Screven County (4.34%), and Rabun County (3.99%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having European 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 European Ancestry in 2021
Banks County
Screven County
Rabun County
Clarke County
Columbia County
Oconee County
Jones County
Evans County
Fayette County
Meriwether County
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Banks County 4.48
2 Screven County 4.34
3 Rabun County 3.99
4 Clarke County 3.69
5 Columbia County 3.61
6 Oconee County 3.53
7 Jones County 3.39
8 Evans County 3.02
9 Fayette County 2.96
10 Meriwether County 2.92
11 Bulloch County 2.83
12 Dade County 2.80
13 Harris County 2.73
14 Madison County 2.61
15 Habersham County 2.58
16 Barrow County 2.50
17 Jenkins County 2.49
18 Echols County 2.44
18 Forsyth County 2.44
19 Polk County 2.40
20 Pike County 2.37
21 Coweta County 2.33
22 Cherokee County 2.32
23 Greene County 2.30
24 Haralson County 2.28
25 Glascock County 2.27
26 Glynn County 2.19
27 Lee County 2.17
28 Jackson County 2.13
29 White County 2.09
30 Towns County 2.08
31 Carroll County 2.03
32 Lumpkin County 2.02
33 Candler County 2.01
34 Pulaski County 2.00
35 Troup County 1.96
36 Camden County 1.92
37 Morgan County 1.90
38 Stephens County 1.89
39 Catoosa County 1.87
39 Fulton County 1.87
39 Gwinnett County 1.87
40 Houston County 1.84
40 Worth County 1.84
41 Cobb County 1.82
42 Franklin County 1.75
43 Oglethorpe County 1.73
44 Butts County 1.72
44 Charlton County 1.72
45 Paulding County 1.70
46 Pierce County 1.64
46 Treutlen County 1.64
47 Floyd County 1.61
47 Walton County 1.61
48 Burke County 1.60
49 DeKalb County 1.58
50 Chattahoochee County 1.55
51 Liberty County 1.54
51 Muscogee County 1.54
51 Seminole County 1.54
52 Baldwin County 1.51
53 Crisp County 1.50
54 Bryan County 1.47
55 Atkinson County 1.45
55 Macon County 1.45
56 Effingham County 1.43
56 Fannin County 1.43
57 Upson County 1.41
58 Putnam County 1.40
59 Emanuel County 1.39
60 Hall County 1.37
61 Bartow County 1.35
61 Lincoln County 1.35
62 Crawford County 1.34
62 Wayne County 1.34
63 Hart County 1.33
64 Henry County 1.32
64 Walker County 1.32
65 Berrien County 1.31
66 Newton County 1.29
67 Chatham County 1.28
67 Monroe County 1.28
67 Wilkinson County 1.28
68 Spalding County 1.27
69 Colquitt County 1.26
69 Whitfield County 1.26
70 Bacon County 1.25
71 Bibb County 1.23
72 Elbert County 1.19
72 Gordon County 1.19
72 Lowndes County 1.19
73 Taliaferro County 1.14
74 Pickens County 1.09
75 Thomas County 1.08
75 Twiggs County 1.08
76 Heard County 1.02
77 Coffee County 0.99
77 Dawson County 0.99
78 Montgomery County 0.97
79 Wilkes County 0.94
80 Sumter County 0.93
80 Union County 0.93
81 Laurens County 0.92
81 Miller County 0.92
82 Gilmer County 0.84
82 Grady County 0.84
82 Jasper County 0.84
83 Jefferson County 0.83
84 Baker County 0.82
85 Lanier County 0.81
86 Cook County 0.80
87 Stewart County 0.79
88 Long County 0.77
88 Tift County 0.77
88 Wilcox County 0.77
89 Richmond County 0.76
90 Ben Hill County 0.71
91 Appling County 0.70
92 McDuffie County 0.69
92 McIntosh County 0.69
93 Dougherty County 0.67
93 Douglas County 0.67
93 Early County 0.67
93 Ware County 0.67
94 Terrell County 0.66
95 Peach County 0.65
95 Toombs County 0.65
96 Rockdale County 0.61
97 Tattnall County 0.59
98 Quitman County 0.58
99 Clay County 0.56
100 Lamar County 0.53
101 Murray County 0.50
102 Bleckley County 0.49
102 Calhoun County 0.49
103 Chattooga County 0.48
104 Decatur County 0.43
104 Jeff Davis County 0.43
104 Johnson County 0.43
105 Talbot County 0.41
106 Irwin County 0.39
107 Brooks County 0.38
107 Hancock County 0.38
108 Schley County 0.37
109 Washington County 0.35
110 Mitchell County 0.33
110 Turner County 0.33
110 Warren County 0.33
111 Dooly County 0.32
111 Wheeler County 0.32
112 Dodge County 0.28
113 Taylor County 0.27
114 Clayton County 0.25
115 Randolph County 0.22
116 Brantley County 0.19
117 Clinch County 0.02