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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 10.42K people in Georgia with Iranian ancestry (0.10% of Georgia population). Among all Georgia counties, Lamar County had the highest percentage of its population with Iranian ancestry (0.96%), followed by Fulton County (0.33%), and Cobb County (0.32%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Iranian 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 Iranian Ancestry in 2021
Lamar County
Fulton County
Cobb County
Forsyth County
Gwinnett County
Madison County
Clarke County
Bryan County
Cherokee County
Thomas County
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Lamar County 0.96
2 Fulton County 0.33
3 Cobb County 0.32
4 Forsyth County 0.28
5 Gwinnett County 0.14
5 Madison County 0.14
6 Clarke County 0.13
7 Bryan County 0.12
8 Cherokee County 0.11
9 Thomas County 0.10
10 Chatham County 0.08
10 DeKalb County 0.08
10 Laurens County 0.08
11 Barrow County 0.06
11 Columbia County 0.06
11 Dade County 0.06
11 Rockdale County 0.06
12 Elbert County 0.05
12 Pike County 0.05
12 Richmond County 0.05
13 Camden County 0.04
13 Floyd County 0.04
13 Liberty County 0.04
14 Decatur County 0.03
14 Hall County 0.03
14 Jackson County 0.03
14 Jefferson County 0.03
15 Bibb County 0.02
15 Bulloch County 0.02
15 Burke County 0.02
15 Coweta County 0.02
15 Glynn County 0.02
15 Muscogee County 0.02
15 Walker County 0.02
16 Carroll County 0.01
16 Clayton County 0.01
16 Coffee County 0.01
16 Effingham County 0.01
16 Fayette County 0.01
16 Gordon County 0.01
17 Chattooga County 0.004