Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population with Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.49K people in Georgia with Pennsylvania German ancestry (0.01% of Georgia population). Among all Georgia counties, Union County had the highest percentage of its population with Pennsylvania German ancestry (0.30%), followed by Candler County (0.23%), and Webster County (0.21%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Pennsylvania German 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 Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
Union County
Candler County
Webster County
Hall County
White County
Taylor County
Crisp County
Lowndes County
Gilmer County
Hart County
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population with Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Union County 0.30
2 Candler County 0.23
3 Webster County 0.21
4 Hall County 0.17
5 White County 0.13
6 Taylor County 0.10
7 Crisp County 0.09
7 Lowndes County 0.09
8 Gilmer County 0.07
8 Hart County 0.07
9 Fannin County 0.06
9 Gordon County 0.06
9 Toombs County 0.06
10 Pickens County 0.05
11 Effingham County 0.04
11 Laurens County 0.04
11 Liberty County 0.04
12 Bartow County 0.03
12 Fayette County 0.03
12 Pulaski County 0.03
12 Thomas County 0.03
13 Camden County 0.02
13 Columbia County 0.02
13 Gwinnett County 0.02
13 Rockdale County 0.02
13 Walker County 0.02
14 Bibb County 0.01
14 Chatham County 0.01
14 Clarke County 0.01
14 Clayton County 0.01
14 Cobb County 0.01
14 Coweta County 0.01
14 Forsyth County 0.01
14 Fulton County 0.01
14 Houston County 0.01
14 Madison County 0.01
14 Meriwether County 0.01
14 Paulding County 0.01
14 Richmond County 0.01
14 Walton County 0.01
15 Barrow County 0.004
15 DeKalb County 0.004
16 Muscogee County 0.003
17 Douglas County 0.002