About DeKalb County

Founded as an agrarian community approximately 185 years ago, DeKalb County has grown from a sleepy community of 2500 to Georgia’s third largest county with over 700,000 residents.

DeKalb’s population supplants states of Vermont, Wyoming, Alaska and North Dakota. Nestled in the heart of the Atlanta region, DeKalb has four major interstates – I-20, I-85, I-285, and I-675 and is minutes away from the world’s busiest airport in Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

It is also the home to Peachtree DeKalb Airport, Georgia’s second largest airport. The Port of Savannah and global maritime access is less than 5 hours drive. With domestic and global travel at close and obtainable distances, it is not hard to see why DeKalb is home to Emory University, the Center for Disease Control, and AT&T.

DeKalb has robust labor pool consisting of various professionals and tradesmen. It is the home to several major colleges and universities, which lends itself to a growing international community. In fact, DeKalb is the most ethnically diverse county in the Southeast with over 64 spoken languages representing Asian, Hispanic, European, and African cultures, to name a few. A second to none labor pool allows any company calling DeKalb home to remain competitive in an ever-changing world.

In choosing DeKalb, one is selecting a location with urban amenities but with a small town flare. Our cities are throwback in time where civic pride reigns and community lives. Visit DeKalb County and it will be no secret why so many call it home.