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Top 5 Most Populous Counties
159 Counties
County | 2025 Pop. ↓ | Area (mi²) | Density | Change (2020) |
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Fulton County | 1,089,919 | 527 | 2,068 | 1.92% |
Gwinnett County | 998,232 | 431 | 2,316 | 4.16% |
Cobb County | 786,549 | 340 | 2,313 | 2.63% |
DeKalb County | 765,418 | 268 | 2,856 | 0.12% |
Chatham County | 308,915 | 433 | 713 | 4.69% |
Clayton County | 298,102 | 142 | 2,099 | -0.45% |
Cherokee County | 297,418 | 421 | 706 | 10.91% |
Forsyth County | 284,037 | 225 | 1,262 | 12.31% |
Henry County | 266,895 | 319 | 837 | 10.35% |
Hall County | 226,559 | 393 | 576 | 11.35% |
Richmond County | 203,554 | 324 | 628 | -1.44% |
Muscogee County | 200,767 | 217 | 925 | -3.01% |
Paulding County | 191,986 | 312 | 615 | 13.21% |
Houston County | 176,372 | 376 | 469 | 7.31% |
Columbia County | 170,544 | 290 | 588 | 8.72% |
Coweta County | 161,918 | 441 | 367 | 10.34% |
Bibb County | 157,284 | 249 | 632 | 0.16% |
Douglas County | 152,574 | 200 | 763 | 5.48% |
Carroll County | 132,234 | 499 | 265 | 10.66% |
Clarke County | 130,347 | 119 | 1,095 | 1.4% |
Fayette County | 126,091 | 195 | 647 | 5.52% |
Newton County | 124,901 | 274 | 456 | 10.64% |
Lowndes County | 123,138 | 497 | 248 | 3.99% |
Bartow County | 119,493 | 459 | 260 | 9.31% |
Walton County | 113,978 | 327 | 349 | 17.31% |
Whitfield County | 104,871 | 290 | 362 | 2.03% |
Floyd County | 101,465 | 510 | 199 | 2.92% |
Barrow County | 99,886 | 161 | 620 | 18.94% |
Rockdale County | 98,071 | 130 | 754 | 4.76% |
Jackson County | 97,827 | 340 | 288 | 27.49% |
Glynn County | 88,226 | 420 | 210 | 4.43% |
Bulloch County | 86,905 | 676 | 129 | 8.74% |
Dougherty County | 82,145 | 329 | 250 | -3.53% |
Effingham County | 76,555 | 479 | 160 | 17.47% |
Spalding County | 71,822 | 196 | 366 | 6.45% |
Liberty County | 71,792 | 516 | 139 | 9.91% |
Troup County | 71,732 | 414 | 173 | 3.46% |
Walker County | 70,537 | 446 | 158 | 4.13% |
Catoosa County | 69,058 | 162 | 426 | 1.55% |
Gordon County | 61,561 | 356 | 173 | 6.65% |
Camden County | 60,412 | 630 | 96 | 9.98% |
Bryan County | 52,781 | 438 | 121 | 17.18% |
Habersham County | 51,341 | 277 | 185 | 11.27% |
Laurens County | 50,403 | 807 | 62 | 1.75% |
Colquitt County | 46,841 | 547 | 86 | 2.07% |
Thomas County | 45,845 | 545 | 84 | 0.15% |
Polk County | 45,331 | 310 | 146 | 5.61% |
Oconee County | 45,298 | 184 | 246 | 7.81% |
Coffee County | 43,457 | 592 | 73 | 0.92% |
Baldwin County | 42,922 | 259 | 166 | -1.98% |
Murray County | 42,285 | 344 | 123 | 5.68% |
Tift County | 41,992 | 261 | 161 | 1.46% |
Pickens County | 38,257 | 232 | 165 | 14.76% |
Ware County | 37,535 | 899 | 42 | 3.6% |
Harris County | 37,448 | 464 | 81 | 7.31% |
Lumpkin County | 36,362 | 283 | 128 | 8.09% |
Dawson County | 34,818 | 211 | 165 | 28.67% |
Lee County | 34,260 | 356 | 96 | 3.12% |
Gilmer County | 33,774 | 426 | 79 | 7.47% |
Madison County | 33,673 | 282 | 119 | 11.22% |
Haralson County | 33,404 | 282 | 118 | 11.21% |
Monroe County | 32,937 | 396 | 83 | 17.39% |
Wayne County | 32,645 | 642 | 51 | 8.3% |
Jones County | 29,883 | 394 | 76 | 5.21% |
White County | 29,470 | 241 | 122 | 4.85% |
Peach County | 29,443 | 150 | 196 | 5.02% |
Decatur County | 29,223 | 597 | 49 | -0.35% |
Sumter County | 28,942 | 483 | 60 | -1.96% |
Hart County | 28,896 | 232 | 125 | 11.66% |
Upson County | 28,603 | 323 | 89 | 3.09% |
Union County | 28,592 | 322 | 89 | 15.28% |
Stephens County | 28,192 | 179 | 157 | 5.12% |
Toombs County | 27,494 | 364 | 76 | 1.54% |
Butts County | 27,171 | 184 | 148 | 6.35% |
Fannin County | 26,399 | 387 | 68 | 3.79% |
Grady County | 26,210 | 454 | 58 | -0.05% |
Franklin County | 26,054 | 261 | 100 | 11.01% |
Chattooga County | 25,742 | 313 | 82 | 3.28% |
Tattnall County | 24,912 | 481 | 52 | 2.43% |
Burke County | 24,446 | 827 | 30 | -0.77% |
Putnam County | 23,521 | 345 | 68 | 6.09% |
Emanuel County | 23,465 | 681 | 34 | 2.5% |
Morgan County | 22,332 | 347 | 64 | 10.55% |
Lamar County | 22,257 | 184 | 121 | 19.99% |
McDuffie County | 22,017 | 257 | 86 | 1.9% |
Long County | 21,992 | 400 | 55 | 35.17% |
Greene County | 21,944 | 388 | 57 | 15.32% |
Pike County | 21,473 | 216 | 99 | 13.34% |
Meriwether County | 21,013 | 501 | 42 | 1.92% |
Mitchell County | 20,958 | 512 | 41 | -3.29% |
Pierce County | 20,895 | 340 | 61 | 5.81% |
Banks County | 20,683 | 233 | 89 | 14.39% |
Elbert County | 20,293 | 351 | 58 | 3.18% |
Worth County | 19,957 | 571 | 35 | -3.74% |
Washington County | 19,930 | 679 | 29 | -0.11% |
Dodge County | 19,582 | 496 | 39 | -1.84% |
Crisp County | 19,435 | 273 | 71 | -3.08% |
Berrien County | 19,280 | 453 | 43 | 6.26% |
Brantley County | 18,783 | 443 | 42 | 4.1% |
Appling County | 18,497 | 508 | 36 | 0.66% |
Cook County | 18,324 | 228 | 80 | 6.31% |
Rabun County | 17,792 | 370 | 48 | 5.2% |
Jasper County | 17,407 | 368 | 47 | 18.72% |
Ben Hill County | 17,270 | 250 | 69 | 0.59% |
Dade County | 16,315 | 174 | 94 | 0.47% |
Oglethorpe County | 16,200 | 439 | 37 | 8.95% |
Brooks County | 16,167 | 493 | 33 | -0.65% |
Jefferson County | 14,961 | 527 | 28 | -4.56% |
Jeff Davis County | 14,936 | 331 | 45 | 0.92% |
Screven County | 14,582 | 646 | 23 | 3.59% |
Charlton County | 13,226 | 780 | 17 | 5.52% |
Towns County | 13,183 | 166 | 79 | 5.07% |
Bleckley County | 12,837 | 216 | 59 | 2.51% |
Heard County | 12,670 | 296 | 43 | 10.71% |
Crawford County | 12,493 | 325 | 38 | 3.22% |
McIntosh County | 12,137 | 431 | 28 | 10.49% |
Macon County | 11,897 | 401 | 30 | -1.03% |
Dooly County | 11,773 | 393 | 30 | 5.53% |
Candler County | 11,253 | 243 | 46 | 2.1% |
Bacon County | 11,026 | 284 | 39 | -0.77% |
Lanier County | 11,002 | 197 | 56 | 10.81% |
Evans County | 10,944 | 183 | 60 | 1.41% |
Early County | 10,569 | 513 | 21 | -2.08% |
Pulaski County | 10,359 | 249 | 42 | 4.95% |
Johnson County | 9,424 | 303 | 31 | 2.62% |
Wilkes County | 9,424 | 470 | 20 | -1.34% |
Hancock County | 9,194 | 471 | 20 | 5.54% |
Irwin County | 9,132 | 354 | 26 | -5.34% |
Turner County | 9,055 | 285 | 32 | 0.77% |
Montgomery County | 8,997 | 241 | 37 | 4.91% |
Seminole County | 8,988 | 238 | 38 | -1.59% |
Wilcox County | 8,835 | 378 | 23 | 0.55% |
Wilkinson County | 8,821 | 449 | 20 | -0.14% |
Jenkins County | 8,571 | 347 | 25 | -1.06% |
Terrell County | 8,570 | 336 | 26 | -6.24% |
Atkinson County | 8,559 | 343 | 25 | 3.02% |
Chattahoochee County | 8,491 | 249 | 34 | -10.39% |
Telfair County | 8,004 | 437 | 18 | -35.79% |
Lincoln County | 7,919 | 210 | 38 | 2.82% |
Taylor County | 7,750 | 377 | 21 | -0.87% |
Twiggs County | 7,721 | 359 | 22 | -3.64% |
Marion County | 7,448 | 366 | 20 | -1.09% |
Clinch County | 6,880 | 815 | 8 | 2.38% |
Wheeler County | 6,623 | 295 | 22 | -11.09% |
Treutlen County | 6,305 | 199 | 32 | -1.44% |
Randolph County | 5,982 | 428 | 14 | -6.06% |
Miller County | 5,693 | 282 | 20 | -4.99% |
Talbot County | 5,640 | 391 | 14 | -1.5% |
Calhoun County | 5,423 | 280 | 19 | -2.71% |
Warren County | 5,004 | 284 | 18 | -3.9% |
Stewart County | 4,814 | 459 | 10 | -9.22% |
Schley County | 4,584 | 167 | 27 | 1.06% |
Echols County | 3,755 | 420 | 9 | 0.91% |
Glascock County | 3,006 | 144 | 21 | 3.69% |
Clay County | 2,853 | 195 | 15 | 0.88% |
Baker County | 2,645 | 342 | 8 | -7.26% |
Webster County | 2,337 | 210 | 11 | -0.6% |
Quitman County | 2,322 | 151 | 15 | 4.27% |
Taliaferro County | 1,611 | 195 | 8 | 3.34% |
There are 159 counties in Georgia.
Fulton County is the largest county in the state, with a population of 1,089,919. The most recent census shows that its population has increased by 0.02% since the previous census.
A number of other Georgia counties also boast relatively large populations for their state, though not able to match the density of Fulton County:
The smallest county in Georgia is Taliaferro County , with a population of just 1,611. This total represents a increase of 0.0% since the last census count was performed.
Other small counties include:
Long County , with its current population of 21,992, has shown the largest population growth, with an increase of 0.4% since the last census.
Gwinnett County has also had relatively high population growth of 0.04% with 998,232 residents.
On the other hand, Telfair County has had the largest decrease in population, with its 8,004 current residents totalling 0.4% less than the previous census.