Ranking of Georgia Counties By Percentage of Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 199.92K people in Georgia with Subsaharan African ancestry (1.88% of Georgia population). Among all Georgia counties, Stewart County had the highest percentage of its population with Subsaharan African ancestry (5.09%), followed by DeKalb County (4.98%), and Clayton County (4.60%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Subsaharan African 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stewart County | 5.09 |
| 2 | DeKalb County | 4.98 |
| 3 | Clayton County | 4.60 |
| 4 | Gwinnett County | 4.01 |
| 5 | Henry County | 3.68 |
| 6 | Cobb County | 2.92 |
| 7 | Taylor County | 2.51 |
| 8 | Burke County | 2.36 |
| 9 | Fulton County | 2.27 |
| 10 | Treutlen County | 2.26 |
| 11 | Douglas County | 1.93 |
| 12 | Early County | 1.76 |
| 13 | Upson County | 1.74 |
| 14 | Paulding County | 1.70 |
| 15 | Houston County | 1.69 |
| 16 | Fayette County | 1.66 |
| 17 | Clarke County | 1.64 |
| 18 | Whitfield County | 1.61 |
| 19 | Lee County | 1.57 |
| 20 | Dougherty County | 1.51 |
| 21 | Bryan County | 1.47 |
| 22 | Liberty County | 1.45 |
| 23 | Bibb County | 1.42 |
| 24 | Washington County | 1.40 |
| 25 | Lamar County | 1.34 |
| 26 | Rockdale County | 1.30 |
| 27 | Richmond County | 1.27 |
| 28 | Chatham County | 1.25 |
| 29 | Hart County | 1.19 |
| 29 | Pulaski County | 1.19 |
| 30 | Baldwin County | 1.03 |
| 30 | Muscogee County | 1.03 |
| 30 | Newton County | 1.03 |
| 31 | Dawson County | 0.97 |
| 31 | Screven County | 0.97 |
| 32 | Meriwether County | 0.94 |
| 32 | Spalding County | 0.94 |
| 33 | Glynn County | 0.92 |
| 33 | Tattnall County | 0.92 |
| 34 | Hall County | 0.91 |
| 35 | Sumter County | 0.88 |
| 36 | Barrow County | 0.85 |
| 37 | Coweta County | 0.84 |
| 37 | Johnson County | 0.84 |
| 38 | Effingham County | 0.83 |
| 38 | Oconee County | 0.83 |
| 39 | Cherokee County | 0.80 |
| 39 | Franklin County | 0.80 |
| 40 | Worth County | 0.75 |
| 41 | Cook County | 0.74 |
| 41 | Randolph County | 0.74 |
| 41 | Wilcox County | 0.74 |
| 42 | Mitchell County | 0.73 |
| 43 | Columbia County | 0.72 |
| 43 | Oglethorpe County | 0.72 |
| 44 | Colquitt County | 0.71 |
| 45 | Forsyth County | 0.70 |
| 45 | Peach County | 0.70 |
| 46 | Bartow County | 0.69 |
| 47 | Emanuel County | 0.68 |
| 48 | Lowndes County | 0.65 |
| 49 | Evans County | 0.64 |
| 50 | Laurens County | 0.62 |
| 50 | Monroe County | 0.62 |
| 50 | Montgomery County | 0.62 |
| 51 | Haralson County | 0.58 |
| 52 | Troup County | 0.55 |
| 53 | Ware County | 0.54 |
| 53 | Wayne County | 0.54 |
| 53 | Wilkinson County | 0.54 |
| 54 | Charlton County | 0.52 |
| 55 | Chattahoochee County | 0.50 |
| 55 | Lumpkin County | 0.50 |
| 56 | Dooly County | 0.49 |
| 56 | McDuffie County | 0.49 |
| 57 | Carroll County | 0.47 |
| 57 | Crisp County | 0.47 |
| 57 | Walker County | 0.47 |
| 58 | Baker County | 0.44 |
| 59 | Jackson County | 0.43 |
| 60 | Stephens County | 0.40 |
| 60 | Wilkes County | 0.40 |
| 61 | Catoosa County | 0.39 |
| 62 | Bulloch County | 0.38 |
| 62 | Floyd County | 0.38 |
| 62 | Morgan County | 0.38 |
| 62 | Talbot County | 0.38 |
| 62 | Thomas County | 0.38 |
| 63 | Pike County | 0.37 |
| 64 | Coffee County | 0.35 |
| 64 | Miller County | 0.35 |
| 65 | Calhoun County | 0.34 |
| 65 | Polk County | 0.34 |
| 66 | Grady County | 0.31 |
| 67 | Dodge County | 0.30 |
| 67 | Terrell County | 0.30 |
| 67 | Toombs County | 0.30 |
| 67 | Walton County | 0.30 |
| 68 | Butts County | 0.28 |
| 68 | Jasper County | 0.28 |
| 68 | Tift County | 0.28 |
| 69 | Crawford County | 0.26 |
| 69 | Habersham County | 0.26 |
| 70 | Taliaferro County | 0.25 |
| 71 | Greene County | 0.24 |
| 72 | Jefferson County | 0.22 |
| 72 | Jones County | 0.22 |
| 73 | Decatur County | 0.21 |
| 73 | Heard County | 0.21 |
| 73 | Twiggs County | 0.21 |
| 74 | Brooks County | 0.20 |
| 74 | Elbert County | 0.20 |
| 75 | Wheeler County | 0.19 |
| 76 | Camden County | 0.18 |
| 77 | Hancock County | 0.17 |
| 78 | Fannin County | 0.15 |
| 79 | Glascock County | 0.14 |
| 79 | Gordon County | 0.14 |
| 80 | Ben Hill County | 0.13 |
| 80 | McIntosh County | 0.13 |
| 80 | Pierce County | 0.13 |
| 80 | Putnam County | 0.13 |
| 81 | Dade County | 0.12 |
| 82 | Irwin County | 0.11 |
| 82 | Macon County | 0.11 |
| 83 | Bleckley County | 0.10 |
| 83 | Gilmer County | 0.10 |
| 83 | Jenkins County | 0.10 |
| 83 | Telfair County | 0.10 |
| 84 | Jeff Davis County | 0.09 |
| 84 | Quitman County | 0.09 |
| 85 | Lincoln County | 0.08 |
| 86 | Harris County | 0.07 |
| 86 | Schley County | 0.07 |
| 87 | Atkinson County | 0.06 |
| 87 | Clinch County | 0.06 |
| 87 | White County | 0.06 |
| 88 | Madison County | 0.05 |
| 88 | Turner County | 0.05 |
| 89 | Appling County | 0.04 |
| 89 | Berrien County | 0.04 |
| 89 | Chattooga County | 0.04 |
| 90 | Candler County | 0.03 |
| 91 | Seminole County | 0.02 |
| 92 | Bacon County | 0.01 |
| 92 | Brantley County | 0.01 |
| 92 | Rabun County | 0.01 |
| 93 | Murray County | 0.003 |