Photos: Cobb County's changing racial demographics

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Photos: The changing face of Cobb County

Cobb County’s racial demographics are expected to tip to minority-white in four years. Here’s a quick look at a rapidly changing part of metro Atlanta.

April 12, 2017 Marietta - Kindergartners (from left) Eden Sterling, Ximena Benitez, Ian DeOliviera and Adam Ajayi, all 6, at Carman Adventist School in Marietta on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Just like Gwinnett County before it, Cobb County is on the cusp of becoming a majority-minority county. This seems unthinkable in a county once dominated by the nationally notorious white supremacist, J.B. Stoner, the Kennesaw ordinance that required gun ownership, the county commission resolution that condemned the "gay lifestyle." But Cobb is a-changin. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

April 12, 2017 Marietta - Kindergarten teacher Ashley Wade teaches her students (from left) Eden Sterling, Adam Ajayi, Ximena Benitez and Ian DeOliviera, all 6, at Carman Adventist School in Marietta on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Just like Gwinnett County before it, Cobb County is on the cusp of becoming a majority-minority county. This seems unthinkable in a county once dominated by the nationally notorious white supremacist, J.B. Stoner, the Kennesaw ordinance that required gun ownership, the county commission resolution that condemned the "gay lifestyle." But Cobb is a-changin. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Kindergartners (from left) Ian DeOliviera, Adam Ajayi, Ximena Benitez and Eden Sterling, all 6, at Carman Adventist School in Marietta last month. (HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

April 12, 2017 Marietta - Kindergartners (from left) Ian DeOliviera, Eden Sterling, Ximena Benitez and Adam Ajayi, all 6, play at Carman Adventist School in Marietta on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Just like Gwinnett County before it, Cobb County is on the cusp of becoming a majority-minority county. This seems unthinkable in a county once dominated by the nationally notorious white supremacist, J.B. Stoner, the Kennesaw ordinance that required gun ownership, the county commission resolution that condemned the "gay lifestyle." But Cobb is a-changin. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

April 12, 2017 Marietta - Kindergarten teacher Ashley Wade teaches her students (clockwise from top left) Eden Sterling, Adam Ajayi, Ximena Benitez and Ian DeOliviera, all 6, at Carman Adventist School in Marietta on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Just like Gwinnett County before it, Cobb County is on the cusp of becoming a majority-minority county. This seems unthinkable in a county once dominated by the nationally notorious white supremacist, J.B. Stoner, the Kennesaw ordinance that required gun ownership, the county commission resolution that condemned the "gay lifestyle." But Cobb is a-changin. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Tammy Garnes (left) was a dedicated resident of the city of Atlanta -- and even worked for the Atlanta Public Schools, until her friend Alice Darby talked her into moving up to Cobb County. they both agree it was a wise decision. Photo: Bo Emerson

April 11, 2017 Mableton - Tami Gallagher, costume director, helps Jared Walker (right) 17, with his costume as Jackson Miller (left), 18, also prepares for a rehearsal of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, " at the Mable House Barnes Amphitheater in Mableton on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Jared Walker, 17, hasn't always felt welcome in Cobb County. He's been stopped and questioned by the police while growing up in Marietta in ways that have made him feel like he was being singled out and "profiled." We should photograph him at the Mable House, either before or during one of his rehearsals. Just like Gwinnett County before it, Cobb County is on the cusp of becoming a majority-minority county. This seems unthinkable in a county once dominated by the nationally notorious white supremacist, J.B. Stoner, the Kennesaw ordinance that required gun ownership, the county commission resolution that condemned the "gay lifestyle." But Cobb is a-changin. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

April 11, 2017 Mableton - Jared Walker (center), 17, performs with other young actors and actresses during a rehearsal of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, " at the Mable House Barnes Amphitheater in Mableton on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Jared Walker, 17, hasn't always felt welcome in Cobb County. He's been stopped and questioned by the police while growing up in Marietta in ways that have made him feel like he was being singled out and "profiled." We should photograph him at the Mable House, either before or during one of his rehearsals. Just like Gwinnett County before it, Cobb County is on the cusp of becoming a majority-minority county. This seems unthinkable in a county once dominated by the nationally notorious white supremacist, J.B. Stoner, the Kennesaw ordinance that required gun ownership, the county commission resolution that condemned the "gay lifestyle." But Cobb is a-changin. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

March 25, 2017 Marietta - Customers shop at Marietta Square Farmers Market on Saturday, March 25, 2017. Just like Gwinnett County before it, Cobb County is on the cusp of becoming a majority-minority county. This seems unthinkable in a county once dominated by the nationally notorious white supremacist, J.B. Stoner, the Kennesaw ordinance that required gun ownership, the county commission resolution that condemned the "gay lifestyle." But Cobb is a-changin. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

March 25, 2017 Marietta - Mindy Evans (left), owner of Dog Bites Bakery, assists customers Carol Lawrence and Tashia Stafford (right), both of Smyrna, at Marietta Square Farmers Market on Saturday, March 25, 2017. Just like Gwinnett County before it, Cobb County is on the cusp of becoming a majority-minority county. This seems unthinkable in a county once dominated by the nationally notorious white supremacist, J.B. Stoner, the Kennesaw ordinance that required gun ownership, the county commission resolution that condemned the "gay lifestyle." But Cobb is a-changin. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

March 25, 2017 Marietta - Candy Odaffer (left), owner of Nature's Garden Soaps, talks with Johnny Fulmer (center), market director, and Heather Kaiserlian (foreground), assistant director, at Marietta Square Farmers Market on Saturday, March 25, 2017. Just like Gwinnett County before it, Cobb County is on the cusp of becoming a majority-minority county. This seems unthinkable in a county once dominated by the nationally notorious white supremacist, J.B. Stoner, the Kennesaw ordinance that required gun ownership, the county commission resolution that condemned the "gay lifestyle." But Cobb is a-changin. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

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April 12, 2017 Marietta - Kindergartners (from left) Eden Sterling, Ximena Benitez, Ian DeOliviera and Adam Ajayi, all 6, at Carman Adventist School in Marietta on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Just like Gwinnett County before it, Cobb County is on the cusp of becoming a majority-minority county. This seems unthinkable in a county once dominated by the nationally notorious white supremacist, J.B. Stoner, the Kennesaw ordinance that required gun ownership, the county commission resolution that condemned the "gay lifestyle." But Cobb is a-changin. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

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