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DeKalb County
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county in Georgia, United States
DeKalb County is a county located in Georgia in the United States. It is significant as one of Georgia's major population centers and economic hubs, contributing substantially to the state's development and growth.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- December 9, 1822 ; 204 years ago ( 1822 )
- Named after
- Johann de Kalb
- Seat
- Decatur
- Largest city
- Stonecrest
- Other cities
- Atlanta (Mainly in Fulton County)
- Chief executive officer
- Lorraine Cochran-Johnson ( D )
- Total
- 271 sq mi (700 km )
- Land
- 268 sq mi (690 km )
- Water
- 3.6 sq mi (9.3 km ) 1.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 774,394
- Density
- 2,850/sq mi (1,100/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 4th , 5th
- Website
- dekalbcountyga.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 764382
- Area
- 702
- Official website
- www.dekalbcountyga.gov
- Image
- DeKalb County, Georgia Court House.JPG
- Households
- 283799
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- Commons category
- DeKalb County, Georgia
- inception
- 1822-12-09
- water as percent of area
- 1.3
- native label
- DeKalb County
- social media followers
- 14714
- per capita income
- 37523
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DeKalb County (/dəˈkæb/ də-KAB, /diːˈ-/ dee-) is located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 764,382, making it Georgia's fourth-most populous county. Its county seat is Decatur.
DeKalb County is a core county of the Atlanta metropolitan area. It contains roughly 10% of the city of Atlanta (the other 90% lies in Fulton County). Stonecrest is the largest city that is entirely within the county. DeKalb is primarily a suburban county.