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Gwinnett County

Population:

  • Total Population: 588,448
  • Males: 296,378
  • Females: 292,070

Ethnicity:

  • White: 394,889
  • Black/African American: 76,675
  • Hispanic: 63,574
  • Native American/Eskimo: 1,213
  • Asian: 40,749
  • Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 430
  • Other: 1,071
  • 2 or more: 9,847

Top 5 Languages spoken at home:

  1. English only (426,735)
  2. Spanish (56,825)
  3. Korean (8,170)
  4. Vietnamese (6,770)
  5. Chinese (4,335)

Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants

Total Reported: 99,518

  1. Mexico (26,682)
  2. Korea (7,499)
  3. India (6,575)
  4. Vietnam (6,077)
  5. Colombia (3,420)
  6. El Salvador (2,753)
  7. Guatemala (2,185)

Top 5 Religions by Adherents:

  1. Southern Baptist Convention (91,854)
  2. Catholic Church (47,177)
  3. United Methodist Church, The (40,623)
  4. Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (7,474)
  5. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) (6,657)

Migrant Health Clinics

Disabilities:

  • Total Reported: 129,842
  • Sensory: 12,487
  • Physical: 23,958
  • Mental: 16,491
  • Self-care: 7,673
  • Go outside home: 29,843
  • Employment: 41,049

Grandparents as caregivers

Grandparents as caregivers: 3,711

Heating fuel:

  • Total Reported: 202,317
  • Utility gas: 147,526
  • Bottled or LP gas: 3,064
  • Electricity: 50,539
  • Fuel oil, kerosene: 275
  • Coal or Coke: 15
  • Wood: 529
  • Solar Energy: 16
  • Other fuel: 54
  • No fuel used: 299

Vehicles available:

  • Total Reported: 362,761
  • No vehicle: 10,830
  • 1 or more vehicle: 351,931

Education Attainment:

  • No School: 4,290
  • No High School: 12,706
  • Some High School: 30,376
  • High School: 81,979
  • Some College: 89,224
  • Associate's Degree: 27,146
  • College Degree: 89,735
  • Master's Degree: 27,093
  • Professional Degree: 7,162
  • Doctoral Degree: 2,917

Household Phones:

  • Households Reporting: 202,317
  • Owners with phone: 146,058
  • Owners without phone: 507
  • Renters with phone: 54,913
  • Renters without phone: 839

10 closest counties:

  1. Forsyth County, Georgia
  2. DeKalb County, Georgia
  3. Rockdale County, Georgia
  4. Barrow County, Georgia
  5. Walton County, Georgia
  6. Hall County, Georgia
  7. Fulton County, Georgia
  8. Newton County, Georgia
  9. Dawson County, Georgia
  10. Cherokee County, Georgia

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Gwinnett County Links

Gwinnett County Related Links 
  
 

HISTORY AND GENEALOGY

 

Gwinnett County Census: 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850 and 1880 (USGenWeb)

Gwinnett County Civil War Units

Gwinnett County Courthouse

Gwinnett County GenWeb Page

East Georgia Genealogical Society

Gwinnett County Historical Markers

Gwinnett County Historical Population Profile

Gwinnett Historical Society

Gwinnett County History and Genealogy

Gwinnett County "Political Graveyard" Page

Find a Grave: Gwinnett County

Historic American Buildings Survey: Gwinnett County (Lawrenceville) (Library of Congress)

Historic American Buildings Survey: Gwinnett County (Snellville vicinity) (Library of Congress)

Historical Organizations and Resources Directory (Secretary of State)

Historic Places in Gwinnett County (Roadside Georgia)

Gwinnett County (Roadside Georgia)

National Register of Historic Places: Search Georgia and Gwinnett County

My Georgia Genealogy Online--Gwinnett County

 

MAPS

 

Gwinnett County Historical Maps

Gwinnett County DOT Highway Map (pdf) (large)

Gwinnett County DOT Highway Map (jpg) (large)

Gwinnett County DOT Highway Map (jpg) (8.5 x 11 inches)

Gwinnett County Topographical Map

U.S. Census Bureau Tiger Map of Gwinnett County

GeorgiaInfo Georgia Maps Section

UGA Hargrett Library Rare Maps Collection

UGA Map Room

Georgia Department of Transportation County Maps

Library of Congress Map Collection

Hall's 1895 County Map of Georgia

 

GOVERNMENT

 

 

Gwinnett County Official Page

Gwinnett Courts

Gwinnett County Sheriff's Department

City of Auburn Official Page

City of Berkeley Lake Official Page

City of Buford Official Page

City of Centerville Official Page

City of Duluth Official Page

City of Norcross Official 

City of Snellville Official Page

City of Sugar Hill Official Page

City of Suwanee Official Page

New York Times Election Results

GENERAL

 

Gwinnett County Chamber of Commerce

Digital Library of Georgia Gwinnett County page

New Georgia Encyclopedia Gwinnett County page

New Georgia Encyclopedia Lawrenceville page

Gwinnett County Extension Office

Gwinnett County Unofficial Page

Gwinnett County Place Names


NEWS MEDIA

 

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Gwinnett Daily Post

Gwinnett Gazette

Gwinnett Magazine

The Weekly (Peachtree Corners, Norcross, Berkeley Lake, Duluth)

WSB Ch. 2, ABC 

 

STATISTICAL INFORMATION



Gwinnett County QuickFacts (U.S. Census Bureau)

DCA Community Profile

DCA County Snapshots
 (select Gwinnett County from drop-down window) (Georgia Department of Community Affairs)

Gwinnett County Demographic Profile
 (University of Georgia)

Gwinnett County Demographic Snapshot (Georgia Department of Community Affairs)

Gwinnett County Economic Snapshot (Georgia Department of Community Affairs)

Gwinnett County Area Labor Profile (Georgia Department of Labor)

Gwinnett County Government Snapshot (Georgia Department of Community Affairs)

Gwinnett County Health & Vital Statistics (Georgia Department of Human Resources)

Georgia Facts and Figures for Gwinnett County
 (University of Georgia)

U.S. Census Bureau General Profile page
 (select Georgia, then Gwinnett County from drop down windows)

Gwinnett County Agricultural Facts and Figures (University of Georgia)

Gwinnett County Kids Count Profile (Family Connection Partnership)

 

EDUCATIONAL LINKS

Gwinnett County School District

Buford City School District

Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency

2000-2001 Georgia Public Education Report Card: Gwinnett County (select Gwinnett County from drop down window) (Georgia Department of Education)

Brown Mackie College

Gwinnett Technical College

Southern Catholic College

University of Georgia - Gwinnett University Center

 

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