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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 762,820 population of DeKalb County, Georgia comprised of 65,832 people who identified as Hispanic (8.63%), and 696,988 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.37%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in DeKalb County, Georgia with a population of 416,407 (54.59%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 273,519 (35.86%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 50,071 (6.56%).

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 406,892 (53.34%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 223,390 (29.29%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 50,129 (6.57%).

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 416,407 54.59%
White Alone 273,519 35.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,685 0.48%
Asian Alone 50,071 6.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 933 0.12%
Two Or More Races 18,205 2.39%
Population By Ethnicity in DeKalb , GA in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 9,515 1.25%
White Alone - Hispanic 50,129 6.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,606 0.34%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 683 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 305 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,594 0.34%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 406,892 53.34%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 223,390 29.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,079 0.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 49,388 6.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 628 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 15,611 2.05%