While DeKalb County as a whole remains one of Georgia’s most populous counties, with 691,893 residents, its population grew at a much smaller rate than its metro Atlanta counterparts.

At the same time, population figures for the city of Atlanta itself remain virtually unchanged, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.

DeKalb’s population increased 3.9 percent from 2000 to 2010, compared to Fulton’s growth of 12.8 percent (920,581 in 2010 from 816,006 in 2000). DeKalb remains predominantly African-American, according to the new Census figures, with 375,725 blacks residing in the county. A total of 230,156 whites live in DeKalb, while 67,824 Latinos and 35,426 residents of Asian heritage are identified.

A total of 420,003 people currently reside inside Atlanta city limits, which includes parts of Virginia-Highland and Druid Hills. That’s an increase of 3,529 people from 2000’s figure of 416,474. African-Americans continue to be a majority in the city, with 226,894 residents compared to 161,115 whites. Latinos account for 21,815 residents, along with 13,188 Asians.

In Virginia-Highlands’ neighboring municipality of Decatur, more than 1,100 people moved into the city over the last 10 years. Decatur’s population increased from 18,147 in 2000 to 19,335 in 2010, an increase of 1,188 people.