Population By Race and Ethnicity in DeKalb County, GA in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 761,779 population of DeKalb County, Georgia comprised of 78,921 people who identified as Hispanic (10.36%), and 682,858 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (89.64%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in DeKalb County, Georgia with a population of 410,848 (53.93%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 278,303 (36.53%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 48,891 (6.42%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in DeKalb County, Georgia in 2022, with a population of 399,713 (52.47%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 218,075 (28.63%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 60,228 (7.91%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 410,848 53.93%
White Alone 278,303 36.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,405 0.58%
Asian Alone 48,891 6.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 888 0.12%
Two Or More Races 18,444 2.42%
Population By Ethnicity in DeKalb , GA in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 11,135 1.46%
White Alone - Hispanic 60,228 7.91%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3,329 0.44%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 859 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 352 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,018 0.4%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 399,713 52.47%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 218,075 28.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,076 0.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 48,032 6.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 536 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 15,426 2.03%