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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 237.78K people in Georgia with Italian ancestry (2.24% of Georgia population). Among all Georgia counties, Bryan County had the highest percentage of its population with Italian ancestry (6.46%), followed by Forsyth County (5.26%), and Towns County (5.04%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Italian 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 Italian Ancestry in 2021
Bryan County
Forsyth County
Towns County
Cherokee County
Chattahoochee County
Cobb County
Gilmer County
Pickens County
Lumpkin County
Camden County
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Bryan County 6.46
2 Forsyth County 5.26
3 Towns County 5.04
4 Cherokee County 4.59
5 Chattahoochee County 4.41
6 Cobb County 3.91
7 Gilmer County 3.61
8 Pickens County 3.59
9 Lumpkin County 3.53
10 Camden County 3.46
11 Effingham County 3.42
12 Union County 3.33
13 Clarke County 3.32
14 Montgomery County 3.31
15 White County 3.30
16 Coweta County 3.21
17 Columbia County 3.19
18 Chatham County 3.15
19 Jackson County 3.12
20 Glynn County 3.04
21 Fayette County 2.93
22 Dawson County 2.91
22 Fulton County 2.91
23 Oconee County 2.84
24 Lanier County 2.82
25 Paulding County 2.70
26 Barrow County 2.64
27 Bartow County 2.61
27 Taliaferro County 2.61
28 Houston County 2.54
29 Fannin County 2.52
30 Liberty County 2.50
31 Hart County 2.28
32 Dade County 2.18
33 Burke County 2.17
34 Oglethorpe County 2.15
35 Hall County 2.14
36 Lee County 2.12
37 Walker County 2.06
38 Gwinnett County 2.05
39 Jones County 2.03
39 Wayne County 2.03
40 Bulloch County 2.00
41 Thomas County 1.96
42 McIntosh County 1.91
43 DeKalb County 1.88
44 Baldwin County 1.87
45 Walton County 1.86
46 Echols County 1.84
47 Crawford County 1.81
48 Emanuel County 1.76
49 Floyd County 1.75
50 Polk County 1.74
51 Charlton County 1.73
51 Haralson County 1.73
51 Muscogee County 1.73
52 Long County 1.71
53 Henry County 1.70
54 Morgan County 1.66
55 Brooks County 1.65
56 Lincoln County 1.63
57 Brantley County 1.62
58 Clay County 1.60
59 Lamar County 1.59
59 Meriwether County 1.59
60 Jasper County 1.58
61 Berrien County 1.57
62 Lowndes County 1.50
63 Douglas County 1.49
64 Chattooga County 1.48
64 Elbert County 1.48
64 Madison County 1.48
65 Carroll County 1.45
66 Catoosa County 1.41
67 Putnam County 1.39
68 Butts County 1.33
69 Ben Hill County 1.31
69 Jenkins County 1.31
69 Pike County 1.31
70 Heard County 1.23
70 Screven County 1.23
71 Tattnall County 1.22
72 Rabun County 1.20
73 Harris County 1.18
74 Franklin County 1.14
74 Rockdale County 1.14
74 Stephens County 1.14
75 Bleckley County 1.13
76 Peach County 1.12
77 Habersham County 1.10
78 Whitfield County 1.09
79 Newton County 1.07
80 Miller County 1.05
81 Crisp County 0.99
82 Pulaski County 0.98
82 Troup County 0.98
83 Laurens County 0.97
84 Richmond County 0.94
84 Spalding County 0.94
85 Gordon County 0.93
85 Worth County 0.93
86 Coffee County 0.92
87 Randolph County 0.91
88 Monroe County 0.88
89 Candler County 0.87
89 Murray County 0.87
90 Dougherty County 0.86
90 Warren County 0.86
91 Macon County 0.84
92 Washington County 0.83
93 Atkinson County 0.80
94 Calhoun County 0.79
94 Clinch County 0.79
95 Upson County 0.77
96 Wilkinson County 0.76
97 Seminole County 0.75
97 Tift County 0.75
98 Bibb County 0.74
99 Banks County 0.73
100 Grady County 0.72
101 Johnson County 0.68
102 Dodge County 0.66
103 Appling County 0.64
104 Sumter County 0.63
105 Decatur County 0.62
106 Cook County 0.54
106 Greene County 0.54
106 Jefferson County 0.54
107 Treutlen County 0.53
108 Jeff Davis County 0.52
108 Ware County 0.52
109 Dooly County 0.49
109 Toombs County 0.49
110 Pierce County 0.48
111 Irwin County 0.47
112 Hancock County 0.46
113 Schley County 0.45
114 Early County 0.44
115 Colquitt County 0.43
116 Talbot County 0.41
116 Turner County 0.41
117 McDuffie County 0.40
117 Telfair County 0.40
118 Mitchell County 0.39
119 Glascock County 0.38
119 Webster County 0.38
120 Marion County 0.33
120 Wilcox County 0.33
121 Wilkes County 0.31
122 Terrell County 0.30
123 Twiggs County 0.29
124 Taylor County 0.24
125 Clayton County 0.21
126 Wheeler County 0.20
127 Bacon County 0.13
127 Quitman County 0.13
128 Stewart County 0.09
129 Evans County 0.07