English Population in Georgia by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The English population in Georgia totals 1.1 million, according to recent U.S. Census estimates. Leading cities include Atlanta (46,537), followed by Columbus (15,521) and Roswell (14,728), each hosting visible segments of the community. While these urban centers anchor much of the population, the statewide total points to a broader presence in unincorporated areas and smaller towns beyond major city boundaries. The analysis below explores how English residents are distributed across Georgia''s urban and rural landscape.

Top 5 cities with the largest English population in Georgia

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  • 1
    Atlanta
    English population in Atlanta is 46,537
    9.32% of Atlanta population is English
  • 2
    Columbus
    English population in Columbus is 15,521
    7.59% of Columbus population is English
  • 3
    Roswell
    English population in Roswell is 14,728
    15.91% of Roswell population is English
  • 4
    Sandy Springs
    English population in Sandy Springs is 13,454
    12.55% of Sandy Springs population is English
  • 5
    Savannah
    English population in Savannah is 9,267
    6.28% of Savannah population is English

Overview of English population in Georgia

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey documents Georgia with 1.1 million English residents (9.7% of 10.8 million total state population), ranking the state at the 87th percentile nationally among U.S. jurisdictions for English demographic representation.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: U.S. Census data records indicate Georgia's English population of 9.7% exceeds the national average of 9.1% by a factor of 1.1.
  • Share of Total National Population: Official American Community Survey records show Georgia hosts 1.1 million English residents, representing 3.5% of the nation's total English population of 30.1 million, establishing the state as a significant demographic concentration center within national boundaries.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data indicates Georgia's density of 18.2 English Americans per square mile exceeds the national average of 8.5 per square mile by just over double, establishing the state as a significant concentration center for English demographic communities.
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374 Cities in Georgia Ranked by English Population

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American Community Survey data [1] show English population in Georgia present in Atlanta, Columbus, and Roswell, along with several other incorporated cities reporting non-zero populations. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data for all incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Georgia ranked by English population count
Rank by English Population
City
English Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Georgia English Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Atlanta 46,537 9.32% 4.42%
2 Columbus 15,521 7.59% 1.47%
3 Roswell 14,728 15.91% 1.40%
4 Sandy Springs 13,454 12.55% 1.28%
5 Savannah 9,267 6.28% 0.88%
6 Alpharetta 8,114 12.23% 0.77%
7 Marietta 7,989 12.93% 0.76%
8 7,881 9.60% 0.75%
9 7,422 9.11% 0.71%
10 6,196 15.90% 0.59%
11 5,879 11.40% 0.56%
12 5,740 13.90% 0.55%
13 5,307 9.43% 0.50%
14 5,290 14.57% 0.50%
15 4,980 13.19% 0.47%
16 4,407 18.01% 0.42%
17 4,170 9.58% 0.40%
18 4,150 12.06% 0.39%
19 4,052 12.05% 0.39%
20 3,897 8.85% 0.37%
21 3,822 11.05% 0.36%
22 3,607 16.54% 0.34%
23 3,295 12.18% 0.31%
24 3,138 17.74% 0.30%
25 3,110 5.63% 0.30%
26 3,106 13.88% 0.30%
27 2,637 15.15% 0.25%
28 2,349 9.95% 0.22%
29 2,223 6.60% 0.21%
30 2,109 6.60% 0.20%
31 2,092 11.88% 0.20%
32 2,071 10.84% 0.20%
33 2,064 6.56% 0.20%
34 2,050 7.53% 0.19%
35 2,014 2.96% 0.19%
36 1,992 10.59% 0.19%
37 1,984 7.85% 0.19%
38 1,936 6.37% 0.18%
39 1,886 16.91% 0.18%
40 1,864 5.28% 0.18%
41 1,836 9.48% 0.17%
42 1,797 10.20% 0.17%
43 1,780 19.40% 0.17%
44 1,723 12.19% 0.16%
45 1,721 16.66% 0.16%
46 1,705 11.97% 0.16%
47 1,623 8.61% 0.15%
48 1,617 7.63% 0.15%
49 1,562 7.02% 0.15%
50 1,537 29.89% 0.15%
51 1,455 7.77% 0.14%
52 1,448 4.73% 0.14%
53 1,439 13.99% 0.14%
54 1,434 9.93% 0.14%
55 1,430 19.42% 0.14%
56 1,412 9.49% 0.13%
57 1,380 9.61% 0.13%
58 1,346 13.18% 0.13%
59 1,289 26.54% 0.12%
60 1,261 18.16% 0.12%
61 1,215 6.98% 0.12%
62 1,170 3.06% 0.11%
63 1,166 4.93% 0.11%
64 1,159 7.97% 0.11%
65 1,158 3.26% 0.11%
66 1,157 13.63% 0.11%
67 1,142 3.15% 0.11%
68 1,081 20.19% 0.10%
69 1,071 13.03% 0.10%
70 1,064 12.78% 0.10%
71 1,044 6.56% 0.10%
72 1,041 7.26% 0.10%
73 1,000 13.90% 0.10%
74 997 9.26% 0.09%
75 960 12.49% 0.09%
76 928 5.50% 0.09%
77 919 21.79% 0.09%
78 906 5.09% 0.09%
79 878 5.12% 0.08%
80 862 24.45% 0.08%
81 859 32.75% 0.08%
82 842 5.49% 0.08%
83 825 10.57% 0.08%
84 823 17.46% 0.08%
85 817 4.62% 0.08%
86 815 2.71% 0.08%
87 796 12.38% 0.08%
88 791 5.19% 0.08%
89 761 21.52% 0.07%
90 751 9.54% 0.07%
90 751 18.11% 0.07%
91 746 5.40% 0.07%
92 728 23.10% 0.07%
93 722 4.37% 0.07%
94 701 4.38% 0.07%
94 701 6.76% 0.07%
95 689 12.40% 0.07%
96 678 12.06% 0.06%
97 677 12.31% 0.06%
98 673 6.87% 0.06%
99 661 9.26% 0.06%
100 653 4.37% 0.06%
101 644 6.53% 0.06%
102 631 11.17% 0.06%
103 625 34.25% 0.06%
104 616 10.89% 0.06%
105 595 16.08% 0.06%
106 587 17.20% 0.06%
107 566 4.72% 0.05%
108 560 5.64% 0.05%
109 553 19.06% 0.05%
110 548 6.11% 0.05%
111 546 5.42% 0.05%
111 546 12.48% 0.05%
112 537 13.49% 0.05%
113 521 10.82% 0.05%
114 520 14.74% 0.05%
115 511 44.51% 0.05%
116 491 11.55% 0.05%
117 475 36.79% 0.05%
118 449 12.61% 0.04%
119 444 12.00% 0.04%
120 442 9.77% 0.04%
121 435 19.39% 0.04%
122 434 7.15% 0.04%
123 420 22.99% 0.04%
124 415 2.32% 0.04%
125 414 12.86% 0.04%
126 413 13.96% 0.04%
127 411 36.63% 0.04%
128 410 3.50% 0.04%
129 408 15.31% 0.04%
130 402 12.43% 0.04%
131 397 16.41% 0.04%
131 397 6.47% 0.04%
132 396 9.93% 0.04%
133 394 17.17% 0.04%
134 393 12.59% 0.04%
135 378 15.07% 0.04%
136 376 2.58% 0.04%
137 363 7.54% 0.03%
138 358 13.69% 0.03%
139 357 18.68% 0.03%
140 350 7.54% 0.03%
141 348 14.90% 0.03%
141 348 6.13% 0.03%
142 345 15.11% 0.03%
142 345 7.35% 0.03%
143 344 6.73% 0.03%
143 344 1.26% 0.03%
144 343 17.76% 0.03%
144 343 6.76% 0.03%
145 341 13.36% 0.03%
146 329 17.99% 0.03%
147 315 9.12% 0.03%
148 314 13.63% 0.03%
149 310 8.85% 0.03%
150 308 8.12% 0.03%
150 308 8.35% 0.03%
151 298 13.63% 0.03%
152 296 13.36% 0.03%
153 293 8.46% 0.03%
154 292 4.28% 0.03%
155 291 10.02% 0.03%
156 281 9.42% 0.03%
156 281 10.53% 0.03%
157 280 6.88% 0.03%
158 278 12.30% 0.03%
159 272 16.71% 0.03%
160 270 7.76% 0.03%
161 268 7.64% 0.03%
162 261 11.63% 0.02%
163 253 3.35% 0.02%
164 250 3.79% 0.02%
165 249 1.50% 0.02%
165 249 9.50% 0.02%
166 248 1.78% 0.02%
167 247 5.02% 0.02%
168 246 2.29% 0.02%
169 244 10.45% 0.02%
170 243 4.16% 0.02%
170 243 12.60% 0.02%
171 237 18.26% 0.02%
172 236 6.93% 0.02%
173 231 6.20% 0.02%
174 230 13.49% 0.02%
174 230 9.05% 0.02%
175 229 17.62% 0.02%
176 227 6.60% 0.02%
176 227 5.15% 0.02%
177 225 13.11% 0.02%
178 221 5.56% 0.02%
179 220 11.59% 0.02%
180 219 4.21% 0.02%
181 213 9.33% 0.02%
182 211 4.25% 0.02%
183 209 3.72% 0.02%
184 196 9.51% 0.02%
185 190 23.09% 0.02%
186 189 5.42% 0.02%
187 187 14.21% 0.02%
188 183 0.93% 0.02%
189 182 5.05% 0.02%
189 182 11.59% 0.02%
189 182 8.75% 0.02%
190 180 4.45% 0.02%
191 179 18.49% 0.02%
192 178 5.49% 0.02%
192 178 9.15% 0.02%
193 177 5.47% 0.02%
194 175 19.64% 0.02%
195 170 5.86% 0.02%
195 170 2.56% 0.02%
196 167 3.62% 0.02%
197 166 18.14% 0.02%
198 165 16.21% 0.02%
198 165 9.64% 0.02%
199 163 6.68% 0.02%
200 161 7.72% 0.02%
201 159 3.08% 0.02%
202 158 16.42% 0.02%
202 158 13.93% 0.02%
203 157 19.26% 0.01%
204 156 3.32% 0.01%
205 155 5.17% 0.01%
206 150 7.56% 0.01%
207 149 18.26% 0.01%
207 149 21.50% 0.01%
208 146 8.65% 0.01%
209 145 1.65% 0.01%
210 142 14.78% 0.01%
211 141 3.93% 0.01%
211 141 6.88% 0.01%
212 140 4.60% 0.01%
212 140 21.44% 0.01%
213 139 8.19% 0.01%
214 137 16.14% 0.01%
215 135 12.42% 0.01%
216 131 4.36% 0.01%
217 127 1.95% 0.01%
218 126 23.77% 0.01%
218 126 19.69% 0.01%
219 121 2.58% 0.01%
220 120 9.52% 0.01%
221 118 4.82% 0.01%
222 116 2.74% 0.01%
223 113 6.48% 0.01%
224 112 1.02% 0.01%
224 112 10.91% 0.01%
225 111 9.11% 0.01%
225 111 23.62% 0.01%
225 111 4.22% 0.01%
226 110 1.09% 0.01%
227 108 14.38% 0.01%
228 107 5.87% 0.01%
229 104 8.58% 0.01%
229 104 7.05% 0.01%
230 100 1.90% 0.01%
231 99 10.76% 0.01%
232 96 2.55% 0.01%
233 95 9.78% 0.01%
234 94 3.33% 0.01%
234 94 9.26% 0.01%
235 93 4.28% 0.01%
236 92 2.14% 0.01%
236 92 5.43% 0.01%
237 91 3.36% 0.01%
237 91 3.54% 0.01%
238 90 6.80% 0.01%
238 90 7.39% 0.01%
238 90 11.92% 0.01%
239 89 1.07% 0.01%
240 88 4.92% 0.01%
241 84 12.50% 0.01%
242 82 1.65% 0.01%
242 82 6.11% 0.01%
243 81 8.13% 0.01%
244 80 11.99% 0.01%
245 79 2.58% 0.01%
245 79 10.76% 0.01%
246 78 5.89% 0.01%
246 78 7.75% 0.01%
247 77 10.89% 0.01%
247 77 8.00% 0.01%
248 75 2.55% 0.01%
248 75 4.67% 0.01%
249 73 4.98% 0.01%
250 72 6.07% 0.01%
250 72 3.83% 0.01%
250 72 7.83% 0.01%
250 72 10.14% 0.01%
251 71 7.93% 0.01%
251 71 0.48% 0.01%
252 70 6.23% 0.01%
253 69 10.33% 0.01%
254 68 3.21% 0.01%
254 68 7.35% 0.01%
255 67 2.33% 0.01%
255 67 4.20% 0.01%
256 66 6.70% 0.01%
256 66 5.29% 0.01%
257 64 7.21% 0.01%
257 64 7.11% 0.01%
258 62 11.57% 0.01%
258 62 1.99% 0.01%
258 62 8.65% 0.01%
258 62 5.09% 0.01%
259 61 4.94% 0.01%
260 60 5.71% 0.01%
261 56 6.49% 0.01%
262 55 4.14% 0.01%
263 54 7.43% 0.01%
264 53 10.19% 0.01%
265 52 2.71% 0.00%
265 52 12.44% 0.00%
265 52 1.81% 0.00%
266 50 4.60% 0.00%
267 49 5.59% 0.00%
267 49 5.09% 0.00%
267 49 5.44% 0.00%
267 49 2.20% 0.00%
267 49 2.46% 0.00%
268 48 0.84% 0.00%
269 47 2.39% 0.00%
269 47 5.05% 0.00%
270 46 6.62% 0.00%
271 45 7.75% 0.00%
272 44 1.60% 0.00%
272 44 6.89% 0.00%
272 44 6.80% 0.00%
272 44 10.02% 0.00%
273 41 7.28% 0.00%
274 40 5.22% 0.00%
275 39 5.91% 0.00%
276 38 2.91% 0.00%
276 38 1.31% 0.00%
276 38 3.06% 0.00%
277 37 5.20% 0.00%
277 37 2.60% 0.00%
277 37 5.19% 0.00%
278 36 2.52% 0.00%
279 35 3.00% 0.00%
280 33 4.82% 0.00%
281 32 3.73% 0.00%
282 31 4.31% 0.00%
282 31 6.71% 0.00%
282 31 1.57% 0.00%
282 31 2.17% 0.00%
283 30 3.80% 0.00%
284 28 2.62% 0.00%
285 27 2.31% 0.00%
285 27 5.52% 0.00%
285 27 2.98% 0.00%
286 24 2.39% 0.00%
286 24 4.55% 0.00%
287 23 2.27% 0.00%
287 23 3.53% 0.00%
288 22 2.03% 0.00%
288 22 1.29% 0.00%
288 22 3.33% 0.00%
289 21 2.55% 0.00%
289 21 1.98% 0.00%
290 16 1.41% 0.00%
290 16 0.88% 0.00%
291 12 1.21% 0.00%
292 11 1.54% 0.00%
293 9 0.68% 0.00%
294 8 1.25% 0.00%
294 8 2.64% 0.00%
295 5 0.53% 0.00%
296 3 0.93% 0.00%
297 2 0.27% 0.00%
298 0 - -
298 0 - -
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in Georgia by their English population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines English population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having English ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as English alone, while others identify as English along with another race (such as English and German).
  • We’ve used the “English alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the English population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as English alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as English .
  2. % of Total Georgia English Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. English population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small English populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • City that don’t have any reported English population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where English populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.