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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 71.08K people in Georgia with Jamaican ancestry (0.67% of Georgia population). Among all Georgia counties, Newton County had the highest percentage of its population with Jamaican ancestry (2.83%), followed by Rockdale County (2.68%), and DeKalb County (2.00%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Jamaican 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 Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
Newton County
Rockdale County
DeKalb County
Stewart County
Henry County
Liberty County
Douglas County
Gwinnett County
Clayton County
Lamar County
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population with Jamaican Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Newton County 2.83
2 Rockdale County 2.68
3 DeKalb County 2.00
4 Stewart County 1.80
5 Henry County 1.45
6 Liberty County 1.42
7 Douglas County 1.35
8 Gwinnett County 1.34
9 Clayton County 1.33
10 Lamar County 1.01
11 Chattahoochee County 0.90
12 Houston County 0.89
13 Fayette County 0.86
14 Fulton County 0.82
15 Cobb County 0.78
16 Brantley County 0.65
17 Paulding County 0.61
18 Oconee County 0.60
19 Ben Hill County 0.51
19 Walton County 0.51
20 Jenkins County 0.50
21 Barrow County 0.49
22 Taliaferro County 0.45
23 Bibb County 0.41
23 Bulloch County 0.41
24 Jeff Davis County 0.40
25 Webster County 0.38
26 Emanuel County 0.36
26 Harris County 0.36
27 Chatham County 0.30
27 Cherokee County 0.30
27 Towns County 0.30
28 Calhoun County 0.28
28 Carroll County 0.28
28 Coweta County 0.28
29 Muscogee County 0.27
30 Forsyth County 0.24
31 Bartow County 0.22
31 Tattnall County 0.22
32 Gordon County 0.21
33 Richmond County 0.20
34 Dawson County 0.19
35 Columbia County 0.18
35 Laurens County 0.18
35 Pierce County 0.18
36 Peach County 0.16
37 Clarke County 0.15
37 Greene County 0.15
38 Bacon County 0.14
39 Baldwin County 0.12
39 Cook County 0.12
39 Dougherty County 0.12
39 Stephens County 0.12
40 Butts County 0.11
40 Macon County 0.11
40 Mitchell County 0.11
40 Thomas County 0.11
41 Bryan County 0.10
41 Habersham County 0.10
41 Long County 0.10
41 Walker County 0.10
42 Camden County 0.09
42 Lanier County 0.09
42 Pike County 0.09
42 Wayne County 0.09
42 Wilcox County 0.09
43 Lowndes County 0.08
43 Sumter County 0.08
43 Warren County 0.08
44 Brooks County 0.07
44 Catoosa County 0.07
44 Hall County 0.07
44 Pulaski County 0.07
44 Spalding County 0.07
44 Telfair County 0.07
45 Appling County 0.06
45 Bleckley County 0.06
45 Evans County 0.06
45 Wilkinson County 0.06
46 Colquitt County 0.05
46 Dooly County 0.05
46 Jackson County 0.05
46 McIntosh County 0.05
46 Montgomery County 0.05
46 Washington County 0.05
47 Crisp County 0.04
47 Effingham County 0.04
47 Whitfield County 0.04
48 Burke County 0.03
48 Glynn County 0.03
48 Haralson County 0.03
49 Coffee County 0.02
49 Floyd County 0.02
49 Jones County 0.02
49 Monroe County 0.02
49 Talbot County 0.02
50 Jefferson County 0.01
50 Troup County 0.01
51 Toombs County 0.004
52 Tift County 0.002