White County Demographics

A map of White County's Population by Race

White County, Georgia had a population of 28,003 in 2020. It was 89.1% White, 1.7% Black, 0.6% Asian, 3.3% Hispanic, 0.8% Native American/Other, and 4.6% Multiracial. This map presents the population of White County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

White County is the 65th most populous county of the 159 counties in Georgia.

White County's White Population

24,959 residents of White County identify as White, or 89.1%. This makes the White share of the population of White County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Georgia (50.1% White). Of the 159 counties in Georgia, White County is ranked #9 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

White County is more White than neighboring Habersham County (75.4% White), Lumpkin County (87.3% White), and Hall County (59.3% White). White County is less White than neighboring Towns County (91.8% White), and Union County (91.9% White).

White County's Black Population

467 residents of White County identify as Black, or 1.7%. This makes the Black share of the population of White County considerably less than the Black share of the population of Georgia (30.6% Black). Of the 159 counties in Georgia, White County is ranked #149 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

White County is more Black than neighboring Lumpkin County (1.2% Black), Towns County (1% Black), and Union County (0.5% Black). White County is less Black than neighboring Habersham County (3.7% Black), and Hall County (7% Black).

White County's Asian Population

159 residents of White County identify as Asian, or 0.6%. This makes the Asian share of the population of White County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Georgia (4.4% Asian). Of the 159 counties in Georgia, White County is ranked #95 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

White County is more Asian than neighboring Union County (0.4% Asian). White County is less Asian than neighboring Habersham County (2.2% Asian), Lumpkin County (0.8% Asian), and Hall County (2.1% Asian).

White County's Hispanic Population

913 residents of White County identify as Hispanic, or 3.3%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of White County slightly less than the Hispanic share of the population of Georgia (10.5% Hispanic). Of the 159 counties in Georgia, White County is ranked #113 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

White County is less Hispanic than neighboring Habersham County (14.9% Hispanic), Lumpkin County (5.3% Hispanic), and Hall County (28.1% Hispanic).

White County's Native American/Other Population

221 residents of White County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.8%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of White County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Georgia (0.8% Native American/Other). Of the 159 counties in Georgia, White County is ranked #28 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

White County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Habersham County (0.5% Native American/Other), Towns County (0.5% Native American/Other), Union County (0.6% Native American/Other), and Hall County (0.6% Native American/Other). White County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Lumpkin County (0.9% Native American/Other).

White County's Multiracial Population

1,284 residents of White County identify as Multiracial, or 4.6%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of White County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Georgia (3.6% Multiracial). Of the 159 counties in Georgia, White County is ranked #10 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

White County is more Multiracial than neighboring Habersham County (3.3% Multiracial), Lumpkin County (4.5% Multiracial), Towns County (2.7% Multiracial), Union County (3.3% Multiracial), and Hall County (3% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.