Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 670.01K people in Georgia with German ancestry (6.31% of Georgia population). Among all Georgia counties, Dawson County had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (15.15%), followed by Bryan County (14.24%), and Fannin County (14.11%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having German ancestry.
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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 German Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawson County | 15.15 |
| 2 | Bryan County | 14.24 |
| 3 | Fannin County | 14.11 |
| 4 | Chattahoochee County | 13.84 |
| 5 | Gilmer County | 13.73 |
| 6 | Towns County | 13.63 |
| 7 | Harris County | 13.35 |
| 8 | Camden County | 12.13 |
| 9 | Cherokee County | 11.68 |
| 10 | Union County | 11.46 |
| 11 | Forsyth County | 11.19 |
| 12 | Dade County | 10.88 |
| 13 | White County | 10.84 |
| 14 | Catoosa County | 10.56 |
| 15 | Pickens County | 10.26 |
| 16 | Oconee County | 10.07 |
| 17 | Effingham County | 9.96 |
| 18 | Morgan County | 9.40 |
| 19 | Fayette County | 9.10 |
| 20 | Columbia County | 8.91 |
| 21 | Coweta County | 8.54 |
| 22 | Cobb County | 8.37 |
| 23 | Clarke County | 8.34 |
| 24 | Jackson County | 8.31 |
| 25 | Walton County | 8.29 |
| 26 | Chatham County | 8.18 |
| 27 | Long County | 8.14 |
| 27 | Lumpkin County | 8.14 |
| 28 | Madison County | 8.08 |
| 29 | Hart County | 7.92 |
| 30 | Paulding County | 7.79 |
| 30 | Walker County | 7.79 |
| 31 | Houston County | 7.61 |
| 32 | Barrow County | 7.59 |
| 33 | Greene County | 7.55 |
| 34 | Stephens County | 7.46 |
| 35 | Liberty County | 7.45 |
| 36 | Thomas County | 7.36 |
| 37 | Lanier County | 7.34 |
| 38 | Bartow County | 7.30 |
| 39 | Hall County | 7.25 |
| 40 | Jasper County | 7.22 |
| 41 | Lee County | 7.13 |
| 42 | Franklin County | 6.93 |
| 43 | Candler County | 6.88 |
| 44 | Rabun County | 6.71 |
| 45 | Glynn County | 6.62 |
| 46 | Fulton County | 6.57 |
| 47 | Monroe County | 6.46 |
| 48 | Troup County | 6.29 |
| 49 | Bulloch County | 6.28 |
| 50 | Lincoln County | 5.76 |
| 51 | Bacon County | 5.64 |
| 52 | Gordon County | 5.62 |
| 53 | Tattnall County | 5.61 |
| 54 | Banks County | 5.60 |
| 55 | McDuffie County | 5.55 |
| 55 | Putnam County | 5.55 |
| 56 | Floyd County | 5.52 |
| 57 | Lowndes County | 5.35 |
| 58 | Habersham County | 5.29 |
| 59 | Carroll County | 5.27 |
| 60 | Coffee County | 5.26 |
| 60 | Haralson County | 5.26 |
| 61 | Pike County | 5.20 |
| 62 | Gwinnett County | 5.19 |
| 63 | Henry County | 5.13 |
| 64 | DeKalb County | 5.08 |
| 65 | Muscogee County | 5.01 |
| 65 | Oglethorpe County | 5.01 |
| 66 | Jones County | 4.92 |
| 67 | Charlton County | 4.91 |
| 68 | Taylor County | 4.72 |
| 69 | Berrien County | 4.67 |
| 69 | Peach County | 4.67 |
| 70 | Cook County | 4.59 |
| 71 | Murray County | 4.56 |
| 72 | McIntosh County | 4.50 |
| 73 | Baldwin County | 4.49 |
| 74 | Evans County | 4.48 |
| 74 | Polk County | 4.48 |
| 75 | Douglas County | 4.47 |
| 76 | Toombs County | 4.43 |
| 77 | Meriwether County | 4.39 |
| 78 | Wayne County | 4.38 |
| 79 | Treutlen County | 4.24 |
| 80 | Richmond County | 4.20 |
| 81 | Grady County | 4.18 |
| 82 | Bibb County | 4.16 |
| 83 | Screven County | 4.14 |
| 83 | Whitfield County | 4.14 |
| 84 | Heard County | 4.08 |
| 85 | Pierce County | 4.00 |
| 86 | Brooks County | 3.98 |
| 87 | Spalding County | 3.95 |
| 88 | Crawford County | 3.94 |
| 89 | Newton County | 3.87 |
| 90 | Johnson County | 3.75 |
| 91 | Butts County | 3.68 |
| 92 | Ben Hill County | 3.63 |
| 93 | Clinch County | 3.46 |
| 94 | Lamar County | 3.45 |
| 95 | Upson County | 3.37 |
| 96 | Pulaski County | 3.36 |
| 97 | Washington County | 3.34 |
| 98 | Elbert County | 3.24 |
| 99 | Chattooga County | 3.21 |
| 100 | Burke County | 3.16 |
| 101 | Sumter County | 3.11 |
| 102 | Irwin County | 3.10 |
| 103 | Jenkins County | 3.07 |
| 103 | Talbot County | 3.07 |
| 104 | Calhoun County | 3.05 |
| 104 | Worth County | 3.05 |
| 105 | Colquitt County | 3.02 |
| 106 | Webster County | 2.95 |
| 107 | Crisp County | 2.86 |
| 108 | Tift County | 2.80 |
| 109 | Wilkes County | 2.76 |
| 110 | Clay County | 2.71 |
| 111 | Rockdale County | 2.69 |
| 112 | Marion County | 2.66 |
| 113 | Turner County | 2.65 |
| 114 | Jeff Davis County | 2.63 |
| 115 | Miller County | 2.61 |
| 116 | Ware County | 2.58 |
| 117 | Emanuel County | 2.56 |
| 118 | Brantley County | 2.49 |
| 119 | Laurens County | 2.45 |
| 120 | Twiggs County | 2.43 |
| 121 | Decatur County | 2.38 |
| 122 | Dougherty County | 2.36 |
| 123 | Terrell County | 2.31 |
| 124 | Baker County | 2.29 |
| 125 | Quitman County | 2.22 |
| 126 | Dodge County | 2.15 |
| 127 | Mitchell County | 2.14 |
| 128 | Schley County | 2.12 |
| 128 | Seminole County | 2.12 |
| 129 | Jefferson County | 2.08 |
| 130 | Bleckley County | 2.06 |
| 131 | Randolph County | 2.03 |
| 132 | Appling County | 1.90 |
| 133 | Macon County | 1.80 |
| 134 | Montgomery County | 1.77 |
| 135 | Warren County | 1.67 |
| 136 | Hancock County | 1.63 |
| 137 | Stewart County | 1.61 |
| 138 | Wilcox County | 1.60 |
| 139 | Wilkinson County | 1.50 |
| 140 | Atkinson County | 1.45 |
| 140 | Dooly County | 1.45 |
| 141 | Echols County | 1.36 |
| 142 | Early County | 1.10 |
| 142 | Glascock County | 1.10 |
| 143 | Taliaferro County | 1.08 |
| 144 | Clayton County | 0.97 |
| 145 | Telfair County | 0.65 |
| 146 | Wheeler County | 0.62 |