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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 42.08K people in Georgia with Russian ancestry (0.40% of Georgia population). Among all Georgia counties, Candler County had the highest percentage of its population with Russian ancestry (1.27%), followed by Fulton County (1.08%), and Fannin County (1.05%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Russian 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 Russian Ancestry in 2021
Candler County
Fulton County
Fannin County
Chattahoochee County
DeKalb County
Pickens County
Forsyth County
Glynn County
Meriwether County
Cobb County
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population with Russian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Candler County 1.27
2 Fulton County 1.08
3 Fannin County 1.05
4 Chattahoochee County 0.91
5 DeKalb County 0.82
6 Pickens County 0.81
7 Forsyth County 0.73
8 Glynn County 0.68
9 Meriwether County 0.66
10 Cobb County 0.65
11 Grady County 0.63
12 Oconee County 0.56
13 Cherokee County 0.52
13 Clarke County 0.52
14 Clay County 0.49
15 Chatham County 0.47
16 Union County 0.46
17 Lumpkin County 0.45
18 Camden County 0.44
18 Effingham County 0.44
19 Gwinnett County 0.39
20 Walton County 0.36
21 McIntosh County 0.34
22 Columbia County 0.33
22 Talbot County 0.33
23 Coweta County 0.32
23 Fayette County 0.32
23 Hall County 0.32
24 Catoosa County 0.31
25 Chattooga County 0.28
26 Bryan County 0.27
27 Spalding County 0.26
28 Bulloch County 0.25
29 Bartow County 0.24
30 Banks County 0.23
30 Hart County 0.23
30 Jackson County 0.23
30 Long County 0.23
31 Habersham County 0.22
31 Lee County 0.22
32 Franklin County 0.20
32 Muscogee County 0.20
33 Early County 0.19
33 Sumter County 0.19
34 Houston County 0.18
35 Henry County 0.17
35 Seminole County 0.17
35 Toombs County 0.17
36 Carroll County 0.16
36 Rockdale County 0.16
37 Harris County 0.15
37 Towns County 0.15
38 Baldwin County 0.14
38 Dade County 0.14
38 Haralson County 0.14
38 Heard County 0.14
38 Liberty County 0.14
38 Ware County 0.14
38 Worth County 0.14
39 Elbert County 0.13
39 Gordon County 0.13
39 Monroe County 0.13
39 Morgan County 0.13
40 Brooks County 0.12
40 Coffee County 0.12
40 Dawson County 0.12
40 Floyd County 0.12
40 Greene County 0.12
40 Thomas County 0.12
40 Upson County 0.12
41 Barrow County 0.11
41 Brantley County 0.11
41 Butts County 0.11
41 Douglas County 0.11
41 Gilmer County 0.11
42 Burke County 0.10
42 Lowndes County 0.10
42 Madison County 0.10
42 Oglethorpe County 0.10
42 Paulding County 0.10
42 Rabun County 0.10
42 Troup County 0.10
43 Lamar County 0.09
43 Newton County 0.09
43 Richmond County 0.09
43 Stephens County 0.09
44 White County 0.08
45 Emanuel County 0.07
45 Laurens County 0.07
45 Walker County 0.07
45 Wilkinson County 0.07
46 Berrien County 0.06
46 Bibb County 0.06
46 Clayton County 0.06
46 Cook County 0.06
46 Dougherty County 0.06
46 Jefferson County 0.06
47 Pulaski County 0.05
48 Colquitt County 0.04
48 Terrell County 0.04
49 Evans County 0.03
49 Jones County 0.03
50 Montgomery County 0.02
50 Peach County 0.02
50 Polk County 0.02
50 Wayne County 0.02
50 Whitfield County 0.02
51 Putnam County 0.01
51 Taylor County 0.01
51 Washington County 0.01
52 Decatur County 0.003