Ranking of Georgia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Unclassified Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.44M people in Georgia with Unclassified ancestry (23.01% of Georgia population). Among all Georgia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Cordele city had the highest percentage of its population with Unclassified ancestry (64.52%), followed by Port Wentworth city (40.07%), and Winder city (39.81%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Unclassified ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Georgia.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Georgia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
Cordele city
Port Wentworth city
Winder city
Lovejoy city
McDonough city
Canton city
Fairburn city
Villa Rica city
Jefferson city
Macon-Bibb County
Ranking of Georgia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Cordele city 64.52
2 Port Wentworth city 40.07
3 Winder city 39.81
4 Lovejoy city 36.90
5 McDonough city 34.46
6 Canton city 33.94
7 Fairburn city 31.05
8 Villa Rica city 30.91
9 Jefferson city 30.09
10 Macon-Bibb County 29.92
11 Americus city 29.27
12 Monroe city 28.69
13 Vinings CDP 28.50
14 Perry city 28.21
15 Calhoun city 27.95
16 Martinez CDP 27.70
17 Evans CDP 27.40
18 Smyrna city 27.32
19 Warner Robins city 26.85
20 Woodstock city 26.36
21 Vidalia city 26.14
22 Braselton town 26.05
23 Cartersville city 25.33
24 Kingsland city 24.70
25 Wilmington Island CDP 24.56
26 Powder Springs city 24.10
27 Stockbridge city 23.86
28 Holly Springs city 23.64
29 Pooler city 23.63
30 St. Marys city 23.57
31 Newnan city 23.46
32 Hinesville city 23.36
33 Gainesville city 23.30
34 Milledgeville city 23.28
35 Acworth city 23.16
36 Sugar Hill city 23.03
37 Buford city 23.00
38 Candler-McAfee CDP 22.85
39 Fayetteville city 22.78
40 Cairo city 22.44
41 Peachtree City city 22.15
42 Statesboro city 22.13
43 Fort Oglethorpe city 22.01
44 Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) 22.00
45 Loganville city 21.90
46 Valdosta city 21.81
47 Conyers city 21.61
48 St. Simons CDP 21.56
49 Bainbridge city 21.39
50 Douglas city 21.12
51 Columbus city 21.10
52 Dallas city 20.72
53 Mableton CDP 20.70
54 Union City city 20.55
55 Marietta city 20.46
56 Snellville city 20.39
57 Richmond Hill city 20.31
58 Lawrenceville city 20.29
59 Covington city 20.20
60 Suwanee city 20.15
61 Douglasville city 20.04
62 Kennesaw city 19.99
63 Moultrie city 19.95
64 Brunswick city 19.33
65 Duluth city 19.29
66 Grovetown city 19.16
67 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) 18.94
68 Savannah city 18.70
69 Thomasville city 18.63
70 Rincon city 18.45
71 Mountain Park CDP 18.30
72 Rome city 18.06
73 LaGrange city 18.04
74 Atlanta city 17.98
75 Milton city 17.95
76 Forest Park city 17.89
77 Cedartown city 17.67
78 Albany city 17.65
79 Griffin city 17.55
80 Tifton city 17.46
81 Waycross city 17.32
82 Riverdale city 16.81
82 Sandy Springs city 16.81
83 Alpharetta city 16.48
84 Roswell city 16.31
85 Johns Creek city 16.13
86 Belvedere Park CDP 16.08
87 Dublin city 15.80
88 Tucker city 15.58
89 Brookhaven city 15.54
90 South Fulton city 15.52
91 Lilburn city 15.41
91 Stonecrest city 15.41
92 Georgetown CDP 15.31
93 East Point city 14.87
94 North Decatur CDP 14.32
95 Dunwoody city 14.06
96 North Druid Hills CDP 13.69
97 Decatur city 13.56
98 Peachtree Corners city 13.10
99 Garden City city 12.96
100 Lithia Springs CDP 12.54
101 Carrollton city 12.17
102 Doraville city 11.92
103 Redan CDP 11.79
104 Dalton city 11.10
105 Scottdale CDP 10.78
106 Norcross city 10.53
107 College Park city 10.32
108 Clarkston city 10.23
109 Chamblee city 9.99