Yonah is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in White County, Georgia, United States. It first appeared as a CDP in the 2010 census. Its population was 657 as of the 2020 census. Georgia State Route 75 passes through the community.

Yonah is a name derived from the Cherokee language meaning "bear". Among the locals, Yonah is said to be pronounced as a southern way of saying "You’re on a", so Yonah Mountain sounds like "You’re on a mountain".

Yonah first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 United States Census.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	507		—
2020	657		29.6%
U.S. Decennial Census 2010 2020

Yonah CDP, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2010	Pop 2020	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	485	590	95.66%	89.80%
Black or African American alone (NH)	3	9	0.59%	1.37%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	6	4	1.18%	0.61%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	2	0.00%	0.30%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)	8	33	1.58%	5.02%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	19	0.99%	2.89%
Total	507	657	100.00%	100.00%

• List of census-designated places in Georgia (U.S. state)

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