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.

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 German Ancestry in 2021
Dawson County
Bryan County
Fannin County
Chattahoochee County
Gilmer County
Towns County
Harris County
Camden County
Cherokee County
Union County
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