Georgia Race & Ethnicity by City
Cities With Data
668
in Georgia
Most Diverse City
Duluth
Diversity Index: 0.724
Least Diverse City
Lakeview Estates
Diversity Index: 0.000
Avg. White %
59.6%
across all cities
Georgia has 668 cities with detailed race and ethnicity data from the American Community Survey. The most racially diverse city is Duluth with a diversity index of 0.724, while the least diverse is Lakeview Estates (0.000). On average across cities, the racial composition is 59.6% White, 7.7% Hispanic, 29.4% Black, and 1.7% Asian. The diversity index uses Simpson's formula (1 minus the sum of squared proportions), where values closer to 1.0 indicate greater diversity and values closer to 0.0 indicate less diversity.
Largest Cities in Georgia by Race & Ethnicity
Source: U.S. Census ACS| Rank | City | Population | Diversity Index | % White | % Hispanic | % Black | % Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta | 499,287 | 0.611 | 39.9% | 6.3% | 46.9% | 5.0% |
| 2 | Columbus | 204,383 | 0.613 | 39.3% | 8.3% | 46.7% | 2.6% |
| 3 | Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) | 201,504 | 0.565 | 32.8% | 5.7% | 56.5% | 1.8% |
| 4 | Macon-Bibb County | 156,543 | 0.568 | 36.0% | 4.5% | 54.5% | 2.2% |
| 5 | Savannah | 147,546 | 0.580 | 37.2% | 7.1% | 52.2% | 2.9% |
| 6 | Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) | 126,987 | 0.577 | 57.6% | 11.5% | 26.2% | 4.3% |
| 7 | South Fulton | 109,157 | 0.161 | 3.6% | 3.2% | 91.4% | 0.9% |
| 8 | Sandy Springs | 107,198 | 0.581 | 59.3% | 11.4% | 20.0% | 7.8% |
| 9 | Roswell | 92,577 | 0.515 | 65.0% | 16.8% | 11.1% | 4.5% |
| 10 | Johns Creek | 82,115 | 0.648 | 49.8% | 6.3% | 11.2% | 28.3% |
| 11 | Warner Robins | 81,438 | 0.619 | 45.1% | 8.8% | 40.0% | 3.9% |
| 12 | Albany | 67,939 | 0.381 | 18.9% | 2.5% | 76.3% | 0.7% |
| 13 | Alpharetta | 66,355 | 0.607 | 56.9% | 9.1% | 10.9% | 20.7% |
| 14 | Marietta | 61,773 | 0.652 | 43.7% | 19.8% | 30.4% | 2.0% |
| 15 | Stonecrest | 59,917 | 0.220 | 2.8% | 4.3% | 87.9% | 0.7% |
| 16 | Brookhaven | 57,224 | 0.586 | 56.9% | 20.6% | 13.9% | 7.1% |
| 17 | Smyrna | 56,285 | 0.669 | 44.3% | 12.4% | 31.8% | 7.9% |
| 18 | Valdosta | 55,222 | 0.553 | 35.8% | 5.9% | 56.0% | 1.3% |
| 19 | Dunwoody | 51,563 | 0.602 | 57.8% | 10.8% | 14.7% | 15.7% |
| 20 | Gainesville | 44,051 | 0.518 | 54.1% | 35.7% | 13.5% | 3.1% |
| 21 | Newnan | 43,510 | 0.598 | 51.6% | 8.9% | 34.7% | 3.9% |
| 22 | Mableton | 42,403 | 0.614 | 36.2% | 21.5% | 44.3% | 2.3% |
| 23 | Peachtree Corners | 42,184 | 0.652 | 48.3% | 17.7% | 24.4% | 8.5% |
| 24 | Milton | 41,305 | 0.613 | 56.3% | 10.4% | 13.8% | 16.5% |
| 25 | Peachtree City | 38,977 | 0.467 | 70.9% | 8.2% | 10.8% | 8.1% |
| 26 | East Point | 38,233 | 0.377 | 12.1% | 10.2% | 77.0% | 0.9% |
| 27 | Rome | 37,754 | 0.580 | 54.8% | 20.3% | 24.8% | 1.8% |
| 28 | Evans | 37,718 | 0.406 | 75.5% | 7.4% | 10.8% | 5.6% |
| 29 | Tucker | 37,022 | 0.640 | 40.7% | 11.6% | 41.3% | 6.5% |
| 30 | Woodstock | 36,297 | 0.441 | 72.6% | 9.5% | 9.8% | 4.1% |
| 31 | Douglasville | 36,284 | 0.496 | 25.4% | 8.2% | 65.5% | 1.5% |
| 32 | Stockbridge | 35,475 | 0.502 | 17.3% | 7.4% | 67.3% | 7.6% |
| 33 | Hinesville | 35,282 | 0.622 | 33.2% | 13.3% | 48.5% | 2.5% |
| 34 | Canton | 34,587 | 0.506 | 62.9% | 24.1% | 15.1% | 0.4% |
| 35 | Dalton | 34,402 | 0.344 | 55.8% | 53.3% | 5.3% | 2.5% |
| 36 | Statesboro | 33,705 | 0.576 | 48.5% | 5.1% | 42.8% | 1.3% |
| 37 | Kennesaw | 33,627 | 0.610 | 54.9% | 15.4% | 21.0% | 6.2% |
| 38 | Martinez | 33,019 | 0.426 | 74.0% | 7.6% | 11.0% | 7.1% |
| 39 | Duluth | 31,958 | 0.724 | 35.9% | 15.2% | 23.2% | 23.5% |
| 40 | LaGrange | 31,479 | 0.574 | 38.0% | 5.5% | 52.4% | 3.6% |
| 41 | Lawrenceville | 30,626 | 0.675 | 34.3% | 26.0% | 31.8% | 7.7% |
| 42 | Redan | 30,426 | 0.159 | 2.9% | 2.7% | 91.6% | 0.5% |
| 43 | Chamblee | 30,369 | 0.600 | 39.9% | 38.9% | 16.0% | 10.0% |
| 44 | McDonough | 30,056 | 0.428 | 14.7% | 8.1% | 73.2% | 1.8% |
| 45 | Union City | 27,300 | 0.248 | 3.7% | 8.2% | 85.9% | 0.0% |
| 46 | Pooler | 27,235 | 0.605 | 53.4% | 7.1% | 30.6% | 2.5% |
| 47 | Carrollton | 27,058 | 0.583 | 51.5% | 9.4% | 37.1% | 0.8% |
| 48 | Sugar Hill | 25,285 | 0.619 | 53.4% | 18.8% | 16.2% | 13.0% |
| 49 | Decatur | 24,470 | 0.495 | 67.8% | 9.7% | 12.8% | 5.5% |
| 50 | Griffin | 23,650 | 0.563 | 36.6% | 3.5% | 54.6% | 1.0% |
Most Diverse Cities in Georgia
Source: U.S. Census ACSThe table below ranks cities in Georgia by their diversity index, from most diverse to least. A higher diversity index means the population is more evenly distributed across racial and ethnic groups. Duluth leads with a diversity index of 0.724, meaning there is a high probability that two randomly chosen residents belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
| Rank | City | Population | Diversity Index | % White | % Hispanic | % Black | % Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duluth | 31,958 | 0.724 | 35.9% | 15.2% | 23.2% | 23.5% |
| 2 | Lake City | 2,911 | 0.712 | 11.9% | 14.8% | 35.9% | 32.9% |
| 3 | Scottdale | 10,398 | 0.710 | 34.2% | 18.3% | 25.6% | 17.1% |
| 4 | Lawrenceville | 30,626 | 0.675 | 34.3% | 26.0% | 31.8% | 7.7% |
| 5 | Hiram | 5,073 | 0.674 | 33.9% | 11.7% | 41.7% | 6.6% |
| 6 | Smyrna | 56,285 | 0.669 | 44.3% | 12.4% | 31.8% | 7.9% |
| 7 | Ambrose | 287 | 0.664 | 35.5% | 23.7% | 25.8% | 0.0% |
| 8 | Flovilla | 1,013 | 0.662 | 27.3% | 4.2% | 48.0% | 0.0% |
| 9 | Morrow | 6,519 | 0.660 | 16.3% | 31.4% | 30.8% | 29.3% |
| 10 | Hagan | 1,466 | 0.658 | 35.3% | 4.0% | 44.1% | 4.9% |
| 11 | Snellville | 21,203 | 0.656 | 38.3% | 14.5% | 40.0% | 9.3% |
| 12 | Fayetteville | 19,364 | 0.654 | 40.7% | 5.9% | 40.7% | 4.3% |
| 13 | Peachtree Corners | 42,184 | 0.652 | 48.3% | 17.7% | 24.4% | 8.5% |
| 14 | Dock Junction | 8,786 | 0.652 | 47.0% | 17.6% | 25.0% | 2.6% |
| 15 | Marietta | 61,773 | 0.652 | 43.7% | 19.8% | 30.4% | 2.0% |
| 16 | Dooling | 37 | 0.652 | 43.2% | 0.0% | 29.7% | 0.0% |
| 17 | Johns Creek | 82,115 | 0.648 | 49.8% | 6.3% | 11.2% | 28.3% |
| 18 | Georgetown | 11,606 | 0.644 | 45.6% | 6.9% | 36.4% | 3.0% |
| 19 | Tucker | 37,022 | 0.640 | 40.7% | 11.6% | 41.3% | 6.5% |
| 20 | Norcross | 17,669 | 0.639 | 26.9% | 38.8% | 23.6% | 15.4% |
Georgia Average Racial Composition
Avg. White
59.6%
across all cities
Avg. Hispanic
7.7%
across all cities
Avg. Black
29.4%
across all cities
Avg. Asian
1.7%
across all cities
Averages are computed as the unweighted mean across all 668 cities with data. Population-weighted state-level figures may differ.