Population By Race and Ethnicity in DeKalb County, GA in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 755,514 population of DeKalb County, Georgia comprised of 63,716 people who identified as Hispanic (8.43%), and 691,798 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.57%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in DeKalb County, Georgia with a population of 415,183 (54.95%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 269,912 (35.73%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 49,170 (6.51%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in DeKalb County, Georgia in 2018, with a population of 406,322 (53.78%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 221,189 (29.28%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 48,723 (6.45%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in DeKalb, Georgia.

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Population By Race in DeKalb , GA in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 415,183 54.95%
White Alone 269,912 35.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,770 0.5%
Asian Alone 49,170 6.51%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 919 0.12%
Two Or More Races 16,560 2.19%
Population By Ethnicity in DeKalb , GA in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8,861 1.17%
White Alone - Hispanic 48,723 6.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,603 0.35%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 651 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 374 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,504 0.33%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 406,322 53.78%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 221,189 29.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,167 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 48,519 6.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 545 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 14,056 1.86%