Population By Race and Ethnicity in DeKalb County, GA in 2020

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 764,489 population of DeKalb County, Georgia comprised of 80,862 people who identified as Hispanic (10.58%), and 683,627 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.42%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in DeKalb County, Georgia with a population of 411,583 (53.84%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 280,457 (36.69%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 49,491 (6.47%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in DeKalb County, Georgia in 2020, with a population of 400,441 (52.38%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 218,207 (28.54%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 62,250 (8.14%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 411,583 53.84%
White Alone 280,457 36.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,378 0.57%
Asian Alone 49,491 6.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,053 0.14%
Two Or More Races 17,527 2.29%
Population By Ethnicity in DeKalb , GA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 11,142 1.46%
White Alone - Hispanic 62,250 8.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3,255 0.43%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 822 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 417 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,976 0.39%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 400,441 52.38%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 218,207 28.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,123 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 48,669 6.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 636 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 14,551 1.9%