Population By Race and Ethnicity in DeKalb County, GA in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 759,932 population of DeKalb County, Georgia comprised of 64,194 people who identified as Hispanic (8.45%), and 695,738 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.55%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in DeKalb County, Georgia with a population of 416,626 (54.82%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 271,903 (35.78%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 49,835 (6.56%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in DeKalb County, Georgia in 2019, with a population of 407,713 (53.65%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 222,725 (29.31%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 49,178 (6.47%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 416,626 54.82%
White Alone 271,903 35.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,795 0.5%
Asian Alone 49,835 6.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 986 0.13%
Two Or More Races 16,787 2.21%
Population By Ethnicity in DeKalb , GA in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8,913 1.17%
White Alone - Hispanic 49,178 6.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,630 0.35%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 673 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 366 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,434 0.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 407,713 53.65%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 222,725 29.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,165 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 49,162 6.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 620 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 14,353 1.89%