Counties in Georgia by population speaking a language other than English at home

Gwinnett County had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 159 counties in 2021, at 35.4%. Glascock County had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 5.6% and the figure for Georgia was 14.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.4Gwinnett County
Median5.6159 counties
Georgia14.3History

Map of counties, 2021

Appling County: 9.2 %Atkinson County: 22.6 %Bacon County: 6.7 %Baker County: 7.3 %Baldwin County: 3.8 %Banks County: 7.2 %Barrow County: 15.1 %Bartow County: 8.8 %Ben Hill County: 5.7 %Berrien County: 3.9 %Bibb County: 5.2 %Bleckley County: 2.1 %Brantley County: 2.7 %Brooks County: 2.5 %Bryan County: 9.4 %Bulloch County: 5.5 %Burke County: 2.9 %Butts County: 4.7 %Calhoun County: 6.5 %Camden County: 5.6 %Candler County: 11.3 %Carroll County: 7.5 %Catoosa County: 4.7 %Charlton County: 6.2 %Chatham County: 10.3 %Chattahoochee County: 12.9 %Chattooga County: 5.7 %Cherokee County: 12.5 %Clarke County: 15.2 %Clay County: 3.9 %Clayton County: 19 %Clinch County: 4.5 %Cobb County: 20.6 %Coffee County: 12.9 %Colquitt County: 18.3 %Columbia County: 10.1 %Cook County: 4.9 %Coweta County: 8.7 %Crawford County: 1.4 %Crisp County: 3.4 %Dade County: 3.7 %Dawson County: 5.7 %Decatur County: 4.5 %DeKalb County: 19.2 %Dodge County: 2.8 %Dooly County: 5.8 %Dougherty County: 4.3 %Douglas County: 14 %Early County: 0.9 %Echols County: 22.3 %Effingham County: 4.1 %Elbert County: 6.4 %Emanuel County: 4 %Evans County: 12.2 %Fannin County: 3.3 %Fayette County: 13.2 %Floyd County: 10.8 %Forsyth County: 23.9 %Franklin County: 7.1 %Fulton County: 16.4 %Gilmer County: 9.5 %Glascock County: 0.3 %Glynn County: 7.6 %Gordon County: 16.5 %Grady County: 11.8 %Greene County: 7.4 %Gwinnett County: 35.4 %Habersham County: 16 %Hall County: 29.6 %Hancock County: 2.5 %Haralson County: 1.8 %Harris County: 5 %Hart County: 4.6 %Heard County: 5.1 %Henry County: 10.2 %Houston County: 8.3 %Irwin County: 4.1 %Jackson County: 8.6 %Jasper County: 3.4 %Jeff Davis County: 9.2 %Jefferson County: 4.5 %Jenkins County: 8.6 %Johnson County: 2.9 %Jones County: 2.6 %Lamar County: 4.1 %Lanier County: 9.2 %Laurens County: 2.5 %Lee County: 4.9 %Liberty County: 12.4 %Lincoln County: 2.2 %Long County: 13 %Lowndes County: 6.1 %Lumpkin County: 6.5 %McDuffie County: 3.8 %McIntosh County: 3.8 %Macon County: 3.3 %Madison County: 6.4 %Marion County: 9.2 %Meriwether County: 1.9 %Miller County: 3.9 %Mitchell County: 6.7 %Monroe County: 2.4 %Montgomery County: 5.6 %Morgan County: 2.7 %Murray County: 11 %Muscogee County: 7.8 %Newton County: 6.4 %Oconee County: 9 %Oglethorpe County: 6.3 %Paulding County: 7.9 %Peach County: 7.1 %Pickens County: 2.9 %Pierce County: 2.1 %Pike County: 2.5 %Polk County: 11.5 %Pulaski County: 2.9 %Putnam County: 4.9 %Quitman County: 3.9 %Rabun County: 8.2 %Randolph County: 2.6 %Richmond County: 6.7 %Rockdale County: 11.4 %Schley County: 1.3 %Screven County: 4 %Seminole County: 0.9 %Spalding County: 4.2 %Stephens County: 5.2 %Stewart County: 23.5 %Sumter County: 6.6 %Talbot County: 1.8 %Taliaferro County: 3.1 %Tattnall County: 13.6 %Taylor County: 1.3 %Telfair County: 10.7 %Terrell County: 5 %Thomas County: 4.3 %Tift County: 11.6 %Toombs County: 11.1 %Towns County: 4.1 %Treutlen County: 4.4 %Troup County: 4.8 %Turner County: 8.4 %Twiggs County: 2 %Union County: 3.5 %Upson County: 1.8 %Walker County: 2.2 %Walton County: 5.2 %Ware County: 4.5 %Warren County: 0.3 %Washington County: 3 %Wayne County: 6.2 %Webster County: 18.7 %Wheeler County: 10 %White County: 3.3 %Whitfield County: 30 %Wilcox County: 4.4 %Wilkes County: 5.6 %Wilkinson County: 2.9 %Worth County: 3.4 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Gwinnett County: 35.4 %Gwinnett County35.4Whitfield County: 30 %Whitfield County30Hall County: 29.6 %Hall County29.6Forsyth County: 23.9 %Forsyth County23.9Stewart County: 23.5 %Stewart County23.5Atkinson County: 22.6 %Atkinson County22.6Echols County: 22.3 %Echols County22.3Cobb County: 20.6 %Cobb County20.6DeKalb County: 19.2 %DeKalb County19.2Clayton County: 19 %Clayton County19Webster County: 18.7 %Webster County18.7Colquitt County: 18.3 %Colquitt County18.3Gordon County: 16.5 %Gordon County16.5Fulton County: 16.4 %Fulton County16.4Habersham County: 16 %Habersham County16Clarke County: 15.2 %Clarke County15.2Barrow County: 15.1 %Barrow County15.1Douglas County: 14 %Douglas County14Tattnall County: 13.6 %Tattnall County13.6Fayette County: 13.2 %Fayette County13.2Long County: 13 %Long County13Chattahoochee County: 12.9 %Chattahoochee County12.9Coffee County: 12.9 %Coffee County12.9Cherokee County: 12.5 %Cherokee County12.5Liberty County: 12.4 %Liberty County12.4Evans County: 12.2 %Evans County12.2Grady County: 11.8 %Grady County11.8Tift County: 11.6 %Tift County11.6Polk County: 11.5 %Polk County11.5Rockdale County: 11.4 %Rockdale County11.4Candler County: 11.3 %Candler County11.3Toombs County: 11.1 %Toombs County11.1Murray County: 11 %Murray County11Floyd County: 10.8 %Floyd County10.8Telfair County: 10.7 %Telfair County10.7Chatham County: 10.3 %Chatham County10.3Henry County: 10.2 %Henry County10.2Columbia County: 10.1 %Columbia County10.1Wheeler County: 10 %Wheeler County10Gilmer County: 9.5 %Gilmer County9.5Gwinnett County: 35.4 %Gwinnett County35.4Whitfield County: 30 %Whitfield County30Hall County: 29.6 %Hall County29.6Forsyth County: 23.9 %Forsyth County23.9Stewart County: 23.5 %Stewart County23.5Atkinson County: 22.6 %Atkinson County22.6Echols County: 22.3 %Echols County22.3Cobb County: 20.6 %Cobb County20.6DeKalb County: 19.2 %DeKalb County19.2Clayton County: 19 %Clayton County19Webster County: 18.7 %Webster County18.7Colquitt County: 18.3 %Colquitt County18.3Gordon County: 16.5 %Gordon County16.5Fulton County: 16.4 %Fulton County16.4Habersham County: 16 %Habersham County16Clarke County: 15.2 %Clarke County15.2Barrow County: 15.1 %Barrow County15.1Douglas County: 14 %Douglas County14Tattnall County: 13.6 %Tattnall County13.6Fayette County: 13.2 %Fayette County13.2Long County: 13 %Long County13Chattahoochee County: 12.9 %Chattahoochee County12.9Coffee County: 12.9 %Coffee County12.9Cherokee County: 12.5 %Cherokee County12.5Liberty County: 12.4 %Liberty County12.4Evans County: 12.2 %Evans County12.2Grady County: 11.8 %Grady County11.8Tift County: 11.6 %Tift County11.6Polk County: 11.5 %Polk County11.5Rockdale County: 11.4 %Rockdale County11.4Candler County: 11.3 %Candler County11.3Toombs County: 11.1 %Toombs County11.1Murray County: 11 %Murray County11Floyd County: 10.8 %Floyd County10.8Telfair County: 10.7 %Telfair County10.7Chatham County: 10.3 %Chatham County10.3Henry County: 10.2 %Henry County10.2Columbia County: 10.1 %Columbia County10.1Wheeler County: 10 %Wheeler County10Gilmer County: 9.5 %Gilmer County9.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Gwinnett County35.4
2Whitfield County30
3Hall County29.6
4Forsyth County23.9
5Stewart County23.5
6Atkinson County22.6
7Echols County22.3
8Cobb County20.6
9DeKalb County19.2
10Clayton County19
11Webster County18.7
12Colquitt County18.3
13Gordon County16.5
14Fulton County16.4
15Habersham County16
16Clarke County15.2
17Barrow County15.1
18Douglas County14
19Tattnall County13.6
20Fayette County13.2
21Long County13
22Chattahoochee County12.9
23Coffee County12.9
24Cherokee County12.5
25Liberty County12.4
26Evans County12.2
27Grady County11.8
28Tift County11.6
29Polk County11.5
30Rockdale County11.4
31Candler County11.3
32Toombs County11.1
33Murray County11
34Floyd County10.8
35Telfair County10.7
36Chatham County10.3
37Henry County10.2
38Columbia County10.1
39Wheeler County10
40Gilmer County9.5
41Bryan County9.4
42Marion County9.2
43Jeff Davis County9.2
44Lanier County9.2
45Appling County9.2
46Oconee County9
47Bartow County8.8
48Coweta County8.7
49Jenkins County8.6
50Jackson County8.6
51Turner County8.4
52Houston County8.3
53Rabun County8.2
54Paulding County7.9
55Muscogee County7.8
56Glynn County7.6
57Carroll County7.5
58Greene County7.4
59Baker County7.3
60Banks County7.2
61Peach County7.1
62Franklin County7.1
63Mitchell County6.7
63Richmond County6.7
65Bacon County6.7
66Sumter County6.6
67Lumpkin County6.5
68Calhoun County6.5
69Elbert County6.4
70Newton County6.4
71Madison County6.4
72Oglethorpe County6.3
73Wayne County6.2
74Charlton County6.2
75Lowndes County6.1
76Dooly County5.8
77Chattooga County5.7
78Dawson County5.7
79Ben Hill County5.7
80Montgomery County5.6
81Wilkes County5.6
82Camden County5.6
83Bulloch County5.5
84Walton County5.2
85Bibb County5.2
86Stephens County5.2
87Heard County5.1
88Terrell County5
89Harris County5
90Cook County4.9
91Lee County4.9
92Putnam County4.9
93Troup County4.8
94Butts County4.7
94Catoosa County4.7
96Hart County4.6
97Decatur County4.5
98Jefferson County4.5
99Clinch County4.5
100Ware County4.5
101Wilcox County4.4
102Treutlen County4.4
103Dougherty County4.3
103Thomas County4.3
105Spalding County4.2
106Effingham County4.1
107Lamar County4.1
108Towns County4.1
109Irwin County4.1
110Emanuel County4
111Screven County4
112Berrien County3.9
112Miller County3.9
112Quitman County3.9
115Clay County3.9
116Baldwin County3.8
117McIntosh County3.8
118McDuffie County3.8
119Dade County3.7
120Union County3.5
121Crisp County3.4
122Jasper County3.4
123Worth County3.4
124Fannin County3.3
125Macon County3.3
126White County3.3
127Taliaferro County3.1
128Washington County3
129Burke County2.9
130Pickens County2.9
131Pulaski County2.9
132Johnson County2.9
133Wilkinson County2.9
134Dodge County2.8
135Morgan County2.7
136Brantley County2.7
137Randolph County2.6
138Jones County2.6
139Laurens County2.5
140Hancock County2.5
141Brooks County2.5
142Pike County2.5
143Monroe County2.4
144Walker County2.2
145Lincoln County2.2
146Pierce County2.1
147Bleckley County2.1
148Twiggs County2
149Meriwether County1.9
150Haralson County1.8
151Talbot County1.8
152Upson County1.8
153Crawford County1.4
154Taylor County1.3
155Schley County1.3
156Early County0.9
157Seminole County0.9
158Warren County0.3
159Glascock County0.3

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About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability: most people in this group also speak English. Spanish speakers are shown separately in spanish_at_home_share.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Georgia by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Georgia by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/georgia-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Georgia by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/georgia-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Georgia by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/georgia-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Gwinnett County, with 35.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Glascock County, with 0.3% in 2021.

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