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.
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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 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 |