You’re at your local Whole Foods shopping for kale chips and asparagus water, trying to work out if you’ll have time to stop at the Pottery Barn before you head to your yoga class taught by a girl named Sage. It hits you: you’re leading the whitest life imaginable.
But does that mean the city you live in is one of the whitest places in Georgia?
Don’t worry, we’ve figured it out for you. Using actual census data combined with our favorite white people stereotypes (as confirmed by the internet), we can determine which cities are the whitest of the white in Peach State.
After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in Georgia for 2019.
- Fort Oglethorpe (Photos | Homes For Sale)
- LaFayette (Photos | Homes For Sale)
- Holly Springs (Photos | Homes For Sale)
- Dahlonega (Photos | Homes For Sale)
- Bremen (Photos | Homes For Sale)
- Flowery Branch (Photos | Homes For Sale)
- Jefferson (Photos | Homes For Sale)
- Peachtree City (Photos | Homes For Sale)
- St. Marys (Photos | Homes For Sale)
- Toccoa (Photos | Homes For Sale)
If you’re wondering, Riverdale is the least white city of all those we measured.
Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.
For more Georgia reading, check out:
- These Are The 10 Best Places To Retire In Georgia
- 10 Cheapest Places To Live In Georgia
- These Are The 10 Richest Cities In Georgia
How we determined the whitest places in Georgia for 2019
In order to rank the whitest places in Georgia, we had to determine what measurable criteria defines whiteness.
Obviously we had to count how many white people living there, specifically the percentage of white people living in each city in Georgia.
Specifically, we looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:
- Hispanic or Latino
- White alone*
- Black or African American alone*
- American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
- Asian alone*
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
- Some other race alone*
- Two or more races*
Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.
We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 119 cities.
We then calculated the percent of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 88.2% to 5.6%.
Finally, we ranked each city based on the percent of White population with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Fort Oglethorpe took the distinction of being the most White, while Riverdale was the least White city.
Read on for more information on how the cities in Georgia ranked by population of White residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.
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Population: 9,690
% White: 88.17%
More on Fort Oglethorpe: Real Estate | Data | Photos
Fort Oglethorpe is a city predominantly in Catoosa County with some portions in Walker County in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 9,263. It is part of the Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is home to Lakeview – Fort Oglethorpe High School.
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Population: 7,136
% White: 87.18%
More on Lafayette: Real Estate | Data | Photos
LaFayette is a city in, and the county seat of, Walker County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,702, which rose to 7,121 in 2010. It was founded as Chattooga.
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Population: 10,809
% White: 86.65%
More on Holly Springs: Real Estate | Data | Photos
Holly Springs is a city in Cherokee County, Georgia, United States. Holly Springs is located south of the center of Cherokee County
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Population: 6,399
% White: 84.79%
More on Dahlonega: Real Estate | Data | Photos
The city of Dahlonega is the county seat of Lumpkin County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 5,242.
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Population: 6,228
% White: 84.39%
More on Bremen: Real Estate | Data | Photos
Bremen is a city in Haralson and Carroll counties, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 6,227, up from 4,579 at the 2000 census. Most of the city is in Haralson County, with a small portion in Carroll County.
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Population: 6,801
% White: 81.97%
More on Flowery Branch: Real Estate | Data | Photos
Flowery Branch is a city in Hall County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 5,679. It is part of the Gainesville, Georgia metropolitan area, and lies on the shores of Lake Lanier.
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Population: 10,259
% White: 80.47%
More on Jefferson: Real Estate | Data | Photos
Jefferson is a city in Jackson County, Georgia, United States. The population was 9,432 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Jackson County.
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Population: 34,988
% White: 77.89%
More on Peachtree City: Real Estate | Data | Photos
Peachtree City is the largest city in Fayette County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 34,364. Peachtree City is located in South Metro Atlanta.
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Population: 17,787
% White: 74.27%
More on St. Marys: Real Estate | Data | Photos
St. Marys is a city in Camden County, Georgia, United States. The city is the gateway to Cumberland Island National Seashore, the largest of the Georgia Coast’s barrier islands. The National Seashore’s visitor center and boat access are both located at the St. Marys waterfront. The city is also home to the annual St. Marys Rock Shrimp Festival, the St. Marys Submarine Museum, and Crooked River State Park. Its territory is immediately bordered by Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, which is the home port for several Ohio-class submarines. The population of St. Marys was 17,121 as of the 2010 Census.
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Population: 8,307
% White: 73.61%
More on Toccoa: Real Estate | Data | Photos
Toccoa is a city in, and the county seat of, Stephens County, Georgia, United States, located about 50 miles from Athens and about 90 miles northeast of Atlanta. The population was 8,491 as of the 2010 census.
There You Have It – White Populations Across Georgia
Measuring the locations with the highest percentage of white people, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in Georgia according to the most recent data.
If you’re curious enough, here are the least White places in Georgia:
- Riverdale
- Clarkston
- Fairburn
For more Georgia reading, check out:
Detailed List Of The Whitest Cities In Georgia
| Rank | City | % White |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Oglethorpe | 88.17% |
| 2 | Lafayette | 87.18% |
| 3 | Holly Springs | 86.65% |
| 4 | Dahlonega | 84.79% |
| 5 | Bremen | 84.39% |
| 6 | Flowery Branch | 81.97% |
| 7 | Jefferson | 80.47% |
| 8 | Peachtree City | 77.89% |
| 9 | St. Marys | 74.27% |
| 10 | Toccoa | 73.61% |
| 11 | Woodstock | 71.69% |
| 12 | Auburn | 71.28% |
| 13 | Commerce | 71.12% |
| 14 | Braselton | 70.41% |
| 15 | Milton | 70.02% |
| 16 | Winder | 68.83% |
| 17 | Richmond Hill | 68.51% |
| 18 | Decatur | 66.54% |
| 19 | Roswell | 64.12% |
| 20 | Centerville | 62.27% |
| 21 | Pooler | 61.61% |
| 22 | Kingsland | 61.45% |
| 23 | Cartersville | 60.84% |
| 24 | Dunwoody | 60.57% |
| 25 | Tyrone | 59.27% |
| 26 | Cusseta-Chattahoochee County Unified Government | 59.1% |
| 27 | Suwanee | 58.82% |
| 28 | Calhoun | 58.41% |
| 29 | Alpharetta | 58.37% |
| 30 | Sugar Hill | 58.35% |
| 31 | Loganville | 58.07% |
| 32 | Thomaston | 57.28% |
| 33 | Acworth | 57.23% |
| 34 | Cumming | 57.07% |
| 35 | Sandy Springs | 56.54% |
| 36 | Canton | 55.67% |
| 37 | Athens-Clarke County Unified Government (Balance) | 55.31% |
| 38 | Johns Creek | 55.01% |
| 39 | Perry | 54.81% |
| 40 | Kennesaw | 53.44% |
| 41 | Monroe | 53.3% |
| 42 | Rome | 53.09% |
| 43 | Newnan | 52.77% |
| 44 | Carrollton | 52.65% |
| 45 | Villa Rica | 52.03% |
| 46 | Tifton | 51.47% |
| 47 | Buford | 50.79% |
| 48 | Vidalia | 49.29% |
| 49 | Dallas | 49.27% |
| 50 | Marietta | 48.18% |
| 51 | Grovetown | 47.96% |
| 52 | Statesboro | 47.9% |
| 53 | Warner Robins | 47.0% |
| 54 | Milledgeville | 46.92% |
| 55 | Fayetteville | 46.0% |
| 56 | Locust Grove | 45.88% |
| 57 | Smyrna | 45.32% |
| 58 | Covington | 44.52% |
| 59 | Cedartown | 43.98% |
| 60 | Eastman | 43.91% |
| 61 | Adel | 43.09% |
| 62 | Jesup | 42.05% |
| 63 | Fitzgerald | 41.97% |
| 64 | Thomasville | 41.41% |
| 65 | Valdosta | 41.14% |
| 66 | Columbus | 41.07% |
| 67 | Snellville | 40.77% |
| 68 | Lagrange | 39.84% |
| 69 | Hampton | 39.61% |
| 70 | Griffin | 38.62% |
| 71 | Gainesville | 38.54% |
| 72 | Dalton | 38.31% |
| 73 | Douglas | 37.84% |
| 74 | Thomson | 37.76% |
| 75 | Lawrenceville | 37.7% |
| 76 | Atlanta | 37.26% |
| 77 | Waycross | 37.1% |
| 78 | Sandersville | 36.85% |
| 79 | Sylvester | 36.52% |
| 80 | Savannah | 36.18% |
| 81 | Duluth | 35.96% |
| 82 | Swainsboro | 35.1% |
| 83 | Augusta-Richmond County Consolidated Government (Balance) | 34.86% |
| 84 | Cairo | 34.58% |
| 85 | Hinesville | 33.84% |
| 86 | Bainbridge | 33.75% |
| 87 | Moultrie | 33.73% |
| 88 | Dublin | 33.39% |
| 89 | Chamblee | 33.38% |
| 90 | Garden City | 33.14% |
| 91 | Barnesville | 33.04% |
| 92 | Powder Springs | 31.26% |
| 93 | Lilburn | 31.12% |
| 94 | Americus | 30.97% |
| 95 | Brunswick | 30.54% |
| 96 | Eatonton | 30.27% |
| 97 | Hapeville | 28.62% |
| 98 | Douglasville | 27.41% |
| 99 | Camilla | 26.55% |
| 100 | Cordele | 26.32% |
How come you have the whitest cities listed , but not the blackest or brownest cities listed? In case you didn’t know, there are a lot of black and brown cities in Georgia. Albany, Atlanta, and College Park to name a few. These cities are also rampant with crime and poor education. I know this site is for “infotainment” as you suggest, but you obviously don’t want to piss off people of color. With lists such as “redneck” and “whitest” you certainly don’t mind having a laugh at white people’s expense. Why don’t all of you smug, self-loathing, white-guilt ridden smart-asses grow a spine and make the other lists I suggested?
Exactly Mike. Because liberals are the biggest cowards on the planet. This ¨writer¨is obviously a libtard.
Looking to buy a new home we’re there’s more white people live than I do now thank you for the article
Coincidentally these are also the places with the least crime. Gee golly — I wonder why?
I agree with all the comments above. Having grown up in low class East Point in the early 60’s and 70’s and now seeing that it has gone from low class to no class due to the white flight caused by black migration, it is one of the most crime ridden cities in GA , apart from College Park. I now live in a suburb of Houston called Humble, moved here in 87 and it has now become crime infested due to the invasion of Mexican peoples and their insane macho driven birthrates and the black gang members who live down the highway. But that’s w hat liberals call diversity…they want everyone of color , oriental and middle eastern to increase in population and fracture the established mores and traditions of a gentile white society to create their interpretation of society, their way of life. White liberals don’t care and don’t associate themselves as being white even though blacks ,hispanics
and most other races do see themselves as a race of people and are proud of that….Not white liberals…they go around making jokes about any white person who doesn’t support their biases toward white society..ie. this article and others. Let’s see…..hmmm… what would define a black city’s amenities to attract blacks …perhaps a Popeyes fried chicken or a coin operated laundromat , tons of basketball courts and maybe a few Seven/ Elevens…can’t forget Walmart….you see how crass and rascist that is? White liberals do this all the time to real white people ….to lower and debase them to help the other races become true rascists against white society.
Now , Road Snacks, do your articles on 10 blackest towns in Georgia, and 10 Most Mexican towns in Texas, or perhaps you should entitle it top10 black trash towns or top 10 Mexican trash towns….not coming back to you rascist against white site again…you liberal trash jerks
White folks sound pissed
Yes, we’re are pissed. We have given minorities equal rights since 1964, we have intergrated and Lowered our learning standards to accommodate them Now, the city I grew up in Jacksonville Florida is a crime ridden, dangerous place to live. .Im just glad I had a chance to live in a safe, mostly white neighborhood in the 1960’s and 70’s. Now, fortunately , I moved north of Jacksonville to a safer city. Good luck , liberal milliniums.
Well dear white people, this is what your forefathers wanted when they took my ancestors from a continent called Africa that is rich in minerals and other resources. A continent that can stand on it’s own! Now, go do your research about when black people thrived even throughout the depression and had their own ‘Black Market’. But no… that wasn’t good enough that my ancestors were doing well, let’s burn the city down that they thrived and worked so hard for on account of a white woman’s word. Oh let’s do some more history why don’t we? When there was the great migration and my ancestors were doing well working in the cities and we’re forced to by the government into one area that started the ‘ghetto’ term and literally was giving land away to the white people to build houses and their business in rural areas. Let’s go back some more shall we? Or how about the countless times that my ancestors invented various things that you and your children benefit from today and their slave masters stole their ideas and patent them? Black history month should be black history year for all the things my ancestors invented. Go research who invented the first Ford vehicle huh but who stole the rights to that idea. I’m so sick and tired of the lack of ignorance that you’re brains acquire concerning my ancestors and how far my people have struggled in this society. You think you’re entitled? Because what, your forefathers and ancestors stole, killed and lied for riches, wealth and power they passed on from generation to generation build on what they’ve taken from other ethnic groups including the Indians? Ignorance is bliss! Go learn your history. Not the b.s. that you were told to be true because it is not. You talk about my ancestors and people like we are gang bangers and low lives? No, your shameful ancestors were the biggest gang bangers, thieves and liars. Shameful and a disgrace!
Took your ancestors? Get your history right.. Your own people sold your ancestors as slaves.
Mexican cities: Litter everywhere, bass Mexican music playing all night, vans & trucks everywhere, dogs barking all night. I will take white cities anytime over black cities.
Where is st. Simons and sea island on the list.
First of all you didn’t blacks an M F N thing!!! You didn’t create this world nor, nor the land. It’s your INSECURITIES AND NARCISSTIC MENTALLY UNSTABLE CHARACTERICS that is the problem yet you will Praise the good lord who created every HUMAN both equally, beautifully and creatively!!! SHUT YOUR STUPID PIE HOLES!! and wait patiently to go STRAIT TO HELL where you are most definitely bound because you a hateful piece of crappie who’s angry because of our fore-Fathers beauty and your GHOSTLY appearance and you smell like dogs!!!
I agree with you. Straight to hell!
You people are bound for hell no doubt. Pretty sure you sit in the first three pews in church. Smh No respect for a God who created everyone equal so I’m sure He has a special delivery for each if you who harbor hatred in your hands and insult Him for the very people He has created. I would repent I’d I were you or be prepared to just go to hell!