As with many states in the deep South, Georgia has a large population that does not belong to immigrant ethnic groups. African-American is the state's largest ethnicity at 27% of the population, and over 10% of residents list their background as simply American.
Rank
|
Ethnicity
|
2010
Georgia Population |
As a
Percent of
Total Georgia Population |
Total
Population
|
9,712,587
|
100.00%
|
|
1
|
African-American*
|
2,656,944
|
27.36%
|
2
|
American
|
1,042,505
|
10.73%
|
3
|
English
|
821,124
|
8.45%
|
4
|
Irish
|
803,004
|
8.27%
|
5
|
German
|
714,369
|
7.36%
|
6
|
Mexican
|
537,842
|
5.54%
|
7
|
Italian
|
213,953
|
2.20%
|
8
|
Scottish
|
177,199
|
1.82%
|
9
|
French,
except Basque
|
141,435
|
1.46%
|
10
|
Scotch-Irish
|
124,186
|
1.28%
|
11
|
African
|
118,781
|
1.22%
|
12
|
Polish
|
100,954
|
1.04%
|
13
|
European
|
100,670
|
1.04%
|
14
|
Asian
Indian
|
94,474
|
0.97%
|
15
|
Dutch
|
83,082
|
0.86%
|
16
|
Puerto
Rican
|
73,507
|
0.76%
|
17
|
Korean
|
53,817
|
0.55%
|
18
|
Jamaican
|
53,603
|
0.55%
|
19
|
Vietnamese
|
52,603
|
0.54%
|
20
|
Chinese,
except Taiwanese
|
42,326
|
0.44%
|
21
|
Russian
|
41,733
|
0.43%
|
22
|
Salvadoran
|
41,632
|
0.43%
|
23
|
Swedish
|
40,814
|
0.42%
|
24
|
British
|
40,350
|
0.42%
|
25
|
Guatemalan
|
38,238
|
0.39%
|
26
|
Welsh
|
38,145
|
0.39%
|
27
|
Norwegian
|
35,817
|
0.37%
|
28
|
Nigerian
|
28,763
|
0.30%
|
29
|
Colombian
|
26,193
|
0.27%
|
30
|
French
Canadian
|
24,392
|
0.25%
|
31
|
Cuban
|
24,265
|
0.25%
|
32
|
Greek
|
22,068
|
0.23%
|
33
|
Dominican
(Dominican Republic)
|
20,824
|
0.21%
|
34
|
Haitian
|
20,782
|
0.21%
|
35
|
Honduran
|
18,397
|
0.19%
|
36
|
Hungarian
|
17,403
|
0.18%
|
37
|
Filipino
|
17,112
|
0.18%
|
38
|
Czech
|
14,836
|
0.15%
|
39
|
Ukrainian
|
14,310
|
0.15%
|
40
|
West
Indian
|
13,765
|
0.14%
|
41
|
Danish
|
13,407
|
0.14%
|
42
|
Canadian
|
12,481
|
0.13%
|
43
|
Ethiopian
|
11,739
|
0.12%
|
44
|
Austrian
|
11,563
|
0.12%
|
45
|
Portuguese
|
11,108
|
0.11%
|
46
|
Swiss
|
10,833
|
0.11%
|
47
|
Trinidadian
and Tobagonian
|
10,759
|
0.11%
|
48
|
Lebanese
|
10,754
|
0.11%
|
49
|
Yugoslavian
|
10,339
|
0.11%
|
50
|
Romanian
|
10,066
|
0.10%
|
Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey
1 year estimates, tables: B02001, C02005, B02006,
C02007, B03001, B03002, B04006
* African-American is derived as respondents selecting Black as racial group after removing African, West Indian, and Hispanic ethnicities.
