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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 733.59K people in Georgia with Irish ancestry (6.90% of Georgia population). Among all Georgia counties, Dade County had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (16.96%), followed by Towns County (16.67%), and Pickens County (16.62%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021
Dade County
Towns County
Pickens County
Harris County
White County
Gilmer County
Madison County
Fannin County
Union County
Dawson County
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Dade County 16.96
2 Towns County 16.67
3 Pickens County 16.62
4 Harris County 16.50
5 White County 16.08
6 Gilmer County 14.72
7 Madison County 14.41
8 Fannin County 14.12
9 Union County 13.81
10 Dawson County 13.58
11 Walker County 13.49
12 Lanier County 13.21
13 Camden County 12.48
14 Bryan County 12.33
15 Catoosa County 12.31
16 Oglethorpe County 12.29
17 Oconee County 12.24
18 Cherokee County 12.21
19 Haralson County 12.10
20 Franklin County 10.99
21 Jackson County 10.86
22 Banks County 10.25
23 McIntosh County 10.21
24 Berrien County 10.14
25 Glynn County 10.05
26 Paulding County 9.81
27 Morgan County 9.79
28 Chattahoochee County 9.76
29 Chatham County 9.75
29 Habersham County 9.75
30 Forsyth County 9.74
31 Rabun County 9.70
32 Long County 9.65
33 Stephens County 9.27
34 Jasper County 9.26
35 Fayette County 9.25
36 Montgomery County 9.14
37 Bacon County 9.08
38 Hart County 9.04
39 Charlton County 8.98
40 Bartow County 8.97
41 Hall County 8.93
42 Polk County 8.91
43 Effingham County 8.88
44 Walton County 8.87
45 Lumpkin County 8.86
46 Floyd County 8.79
47 Columbia County 8.65
48 Barrow County 8.51
49 Heard County 8.45
50 Putnam County 8.34
51 Coweta County 8.33
52 Clarke County 8.19
52 Pike County 8.19
53 Candler County 8.14
54 Murray County 7.81
55 Bulloch County 7.76
56 Cobb County 7.68
57 Jones County 7.67
58 Treutlen County 7.63
59 Brooks County 7.56
60 Troup County 7.51
61 Baldwin County 7.44
62 Cook County 7.40
63 Evans County 7.39
63 Gordon County 7.39
64 Lee County 7.36
65 Greene County 7.34
65 Monroe County 7.34
66 Wayne County 7.28
67 Carroll County 7.26
68 Screven County 7.01
69 Coffee County 6.97
69 Thomas County 6.97
70 Jeff Davis County 6.93
70 Taliaferro County 6.93
71 Echols County 6.88
71 Grady County 6.88
72 Houston County 6.84
73 Quitman County 6.80
74 Irwin County 6.77
75 Atkinson County 6.76
76 Elbert County 6.69
77 Johnson County 6.61
78 Wilkinson County 6.60
79 Turner County 6.39
80 Worth County 6.37
81 Lowndes County 6.33
82 Clinch County 6.23
83 Butts County 6.22
84 Tattnall County 6.15
85 Emanuel County 6.09
86 Toombs County 6.02
87 Tift County 6.01
88 Crawford County 5.90
89 Fulton County 5.87
90 Meriwether County 5.82
90 Whitfield County 5.82
91 Liberty County 5.80
92 Lamar County 5.68
93 Ben Hill County 5.63
94 Henry County 5.62
95 Miller County 5.60
96 Peach County 5.53
97 Upson County 5.45
98 Appling County 5.35
99 Burke County 5.33
100 Washington County 5.30
101 Jenkins County 5.26
102 Terrell County 5.22
103 Newton County 5.18
104 Douglas County 5.15
105 McDuffie County 5.09
106 Pulaski County 5.07
107 Lincoln County 5.06
107 Pierce County 5.06
108 Marion County 5.00
109 Muscogee County 4.95
110 Chattooga County 4.93
111 Spalding County 4.81
112 Brantley County 4.70
113 Bibb County 4.68
113 Talbot County 4.68
114 Gwinnett County 4.59
115 Colquitt County 4.42
116 DeKalb County 4.28
117 Laurens County 4.20
118 Glascock County 4.00
119 Rockdale County 3.99
120 Ware County 3.98
121 Mitchell County 3.83
121 Sumter County 3.83
122 Macon County 3.76
123 Jefferson County 3.72
124 Wilcox County 3.67
125 Richmond County 3.56
126 Hancock County 3.48
127 Schley County 3.40
128 Taylor County 3.32
129 Crisp County 3.30
130 Decatur County 3.13
131 Bleckley County 3.08
132 Dougherty County 2.97
133 Dodge County 2.86
134 Webster County 2.74
135 Seminole County 2.71
135 Wilkes County 2.71
136 Early County 2.57
137 Baker County 2.56
138 Calhoun County 2.52
139 Stewart County 2.19
140 Clay County 2.05
140 Dooly County 2.05
141 Twiggs County 2.04
142 Clayton County 1.89
143 Warren County 1.71
144 Randolph County 1.54
145 Wheeler County 1.22
146 Telfair County 1.21