| County | Rank | Change (2020) ↓ | 2025 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson County | 1 | 32.21% | 35,776 | 27,061 |
| Long County | 2 | 30.52% | 21,227 | 16,264 |
| Jackson County | 3 | 28.91% | 98,927 | 76,740 |
| Jasper County | 4 | 22.3% | 17,942 | 14,670 |
| Barrow County | 5 | 18.54% | 99,577 | 84,006 |
| Bryan County | 6 | 16.18% | 52,334 | 45,044 |
| Walton County | 7 | 16.13% | 112,806 | 97,136 |
| Monroe County | 8 | 14.96% | 32,258 | 28,059 |
| Effingham County | 9 | 14.66% | 74,747 | 65,192 |
| Banks County | 10 | 14.52% | 20,773 | 18,139 |
| Paulding County | 11 | 14.15% | 193,563 | 169,576 |
| Union County | 12 | 13.25% | 28,087 | 24,801 |
| Lamar County | 13 | 12.97% | 20,960 | 18,554 |
| Forsyth County | 14 | 12.95% | 285,657 | 252,911 |
| Newton County | 15 | 12.93% | 127,491 | 112,897 |
| Greene County | 16 | 12.7% | 21,449 | 19,032 |
| Cherokee County | 17 | 11.79% | 299,783 | 268,169 |
| Pickens County | 18 | 11.51% | 37,185 | 33,347 |
| Oglethorpe County | 19 | 11.36% | 16,556 | 14,867 |
| Carroll County | 20 | 10.91% | 132,529 | 119,487 |
| Hall County | 21 | 10.73% | 225,242 | 203,409 |
| Morgan County | 22 | 10.58% | 22,343 | 20,206 |
| Pike County | 23 | 10.42% | 20,916 | 18,943 |
| Hart County | 24 | 10.29% | 28,547 | 25,883 |
| Madison County | 25 | 9.95% | 33,287 | 30,276 |
| McIntosh County | 26 | 9.87% | 12,068 | 10,984 |
| Bartow County | 27 | 9.8% | 120,039 | 109,321 |
| Camden County | 28 | 9.61% | 60,207 | 54,929 |
| Habersham County | 29 | 9.4% | 50,479 | 46,140 |
| Lumpkin County | 30 | 9.3% | 36,764 | 33,636 |
| Coweta County | 31 | 9.16% | 160,197 | 146,759 |
| Haralson County | 32 | 9.08% | 32,768 | 30,040 |
| Franklin County | 33 | 9.05% | 25,601 | 23,477 |
| Henry County | 34 | 9.03% | 263,696 | 241,867 |
| Wayne County | 35 | 8.85% | 32,815 | 30,146 |
| Bulloch County | 36 | 8.33% | 86,576 | 79,918 |
| Houston County | 37 | 8.2% | 177,839 | 164,358 |
| Columbia County | 38 | 8.04% | 169,474 | 156,869 |
| White County | 39 | 7.7% | 30,280 | 28,114 |
| Oconee County | 40 | 7.66% | 45,246 | 42,025 |
| Gilmer County | 41 | 7.52% | 33,786 | 31,422 |
| Butts County | 42 | 7.14% | 27,379 | 25,554 |
| Gordon County | 43 | 6.85% | 61,686 | 57,729 |
| Douglas County | 44 | 6.7% | 154,373 | 144,678 |
| Quitman County | 45 | 6.47% | 2,368 | 2,224 |
| Heard County | 46 | 6.47% | 12,186 | 11,445 |
| Harris County | 47 | 6.47% | 37,158 | 34,900 |
| Lincoln County | 48 | 6.47% | 8,200 | 7,702 |
| Towns County | 49 | 6.45% | 13,361 | 12,551 |
| Putnam County | 50 | 6.39% | 23,583 | 22,166 |
| Meriwether County | 51 | 6.28% | 21,914 | 20,619 |
| Brantley County | 52 | 6.25% | 19,173 | 18,046 |
| Glascock County | 53 | 6.22% | 3,073 | 2,893 |
| Gwinnett County | 54 | 6.03% | 1,016,136 | 958,378 |
| Fayette County | 55 | 5.86% | 126,516 | 119,512 |
| Pierce County | 56 | 5.82% | 20,895 | 19,746 |
| Rabun County | 57 | 5.82% | 17,897 | 16,913 |
| Rockdale County | 58 | 5.7% | 98,957 | 93,617 |
| Cook County | 59 | 5.64% | 18,208 | 17,236 |
| Peach County | 60 | 5.62% | 29,619 | 28,042 |
| Liberty County | 61 | 5.57% | 68,979 | 65,339 |
| Lanier County | 62 | 5.51% | 10,476 | 9,929 |
| Taliaferro County | 63 | 5.2% | 1,639 | 1,558 |
| Chatham County | 64 | 5.03% | 309,915 | 295,076 |
| Charlton County | 65 | 4.64% | 13,114 | 12,533 |
| Spalding County | 66 | 4.63% | 70,592 | 67,465 |
| Polk County | 67 | 4.51% | 44,857 | 42,922 |
| Jenkins County | 68 | 4.4% | 9,044 | 8,663 |
| Lowndes County | 69 | 4.16% | 123,364 | 118,432 |
| Troup County | 70 | 3.92% | 72,069 | 69,348 |
| Murray County | 71 | 3.87% | 41,560 | 40,012 |
| Floyd County | 72 | 3.84% | 102,373 | 98,583 |
| Pulaski County | 73 | 3.77% | 10,246 | 9,874 |
| Seminole County | 74 | 3.67% | 9,468 | 9,133 |
| Cobb County | 75 | 3.59% | 793,868 | 766,383 |
| Stephens County | 76 | 3.45% | 27,741 | 26,816 |
| Jeff Davis County | 77 | 3.44% | 15,311 | 14,802 |
| Marion County | 78 | 3.41% | 7,785 | 7,528 |
| Colquitt County | 79 | 3.35% | 47,439 | 45,901 |
| Berrien County | 80 | 3.29% | 18,745 | 18,148 |
| Elbert County | 81 | 3.23% | 20,301 | 19,665 |
| Whitfield County | 82 | 3.11% | 105,993 | 102,794 |
| Clinch County | 83 | 3.11% | 6,934 | 6,725 |
| Lee County | 84 | 3.01% | 34,218 | 33,218 |
| Glynn County | 85 | 2.79% | 86,851 | 84,490 |
| Coffee County | 86 | 2.74% | 44,238 | 43,058 |
| Screven County | 87 | 2.61% | 14,446 | 14,079 |
| Upson County | 88 | 2.56% | 28,451 | 27,740 |
| Fulton County | 89 | 2.56% | 1,096,737 | 1,069,333 |
| Toombs County | 90 | 2.56% | 27,778 | 27,085 |
| Atkinson County | 91 | 2.49% | 8,519 | 8,312 |
| Jones County | 92 | 2.45% | 29,094 | 28,399 |
| Wilcox County | 93 | 2.45% | 9,007 | 8,792 |
| Appling County | 94 | 2.41% | 18,821 | 18,378 |
| Walker County | 95 | 2.25% | 69,270 | 67,747 |
| Laurens County | 96 | 2.22% | 50,642 | 49,542 |
| Bleckley County | 97 | 2.17% | 12,797 | 12,525 |
| Crawford County | 98 | 2.16% | 12,363 | 12,102 |
| Chattooga County | 99 | 2.03% | 25,436 | 24,929 |
| Evans County | 100 | 1.76% | 10,985 | 10,795 |
| Emanuel County | 101 | 1.75% | 23,302 | 22,902 |
| Turner County | 102 | 1.5% | 9,120 | 8,985 |
| Treutlen County | 103 | 1.5% | 6,489 | 6,393 |
| Thomas County | 104 | 1.43% | 46,442 | 45,786 |
| Dooly County | 105 | 1.41% | 11,316 | 11,159 |
| Fannin County | 106 | 1.4% | 25,792 | 25,437 |
| Catoosa County | 107 | 1.38% | 68,945 | 68,007 |
| Talbot County | 108 | 1.22% | 5,795 | 5,725 |
| Candler County | 109 | 1.16% | 11,154 | 11,026 |
| Decatur County | 110 | 1.13% | 29,658 | 29,326 |
| DeKalb County | 111 | 1.04% | 772,567 | 764,630 |
| Tift County | 112 | 0.98% | 41,796 | 41,391 |
| Brooks County | 113 | 0.87% | 16,413 | 16,271 |
| Clarke County | 114 | 0.86% | 129,652 | 128,547 |
| Grady County | 115 | 0.71% | 26,412 | 26,227 |
| Wilkes County | 116 | 0.32% | 9,582 | 9,551 |
| McDuffie County | 117 | 0.25% | 21,668 | 21,613 |
| Bibb County | 118 | 0.25% | 157,436 | 157,038 |
| Richmond County | 119 | 0.2% | 206,960 | 206,557 |
| Baldwin County | 120 | 0.16% | 43,865 | 43,793 |
| Ware County | 121 | -0.14% | 36,181 | 36,231 |
| Tattnall County | 122 | -0.42% | 24,222 | 24,325 |
| Warren County | 123 | -0.46% | 5,188 | 5,212 |
| Burke County | 124 | -0.52% | 24,513 | 24,640 |
| Taylor County | 125 | -0.59% | 7,773 | 7,819 |
| Hancock County | 126 | -0.84% | 8,636 | 8,709 |
| Washington County | 127 | -0.9% | 19,777 | 19,957 |
| Clayton County | 128 | -1.14% | 296,026 | 299,440 |
| Schley County | 129 | -1.45% | 4,472 | 4,538 |
| Bacon County | 130 | -1.47% | 10,950 | 11,113 |
| Macon County | 131 | -1.63% | 11,824 | 12,020 |
| Johnson County | 132 | -1.69% | 9,028 | 9,183 |
| Echols County | 133 | -1.72% | 3,657 | 3,721 |
| Sumter County | 134 | -1.76% | 29,002 | 29,522 |
| Dade County | 135 | -1.77% | 15,948 | 16,235 |
| Miller County | 136 | -2.24% | 5,858 | 5,992 |
| Worth County | 137 | -2.32% | 20,253 | 20,734 |
| Montgomery County | 138 | -2.38% | 8,365 | 8,569 |
| Clay County | 139 | -2.4% | 2,761 | 2,829 |
| Dodge County | 140 | -2.46% | 19,461 | 19,952 |
| Ben Hill County | 141 | -2.48% | 16,740 | 17,166 |
| Muscogee County | 142 | -2.57% | 201,701 | 207,015 |
| Calhoun County | 143 | -2.76% | 5,420 | 5,574 |
| Wilkinson County | 144 | -2.85% | 8,587 | 8,839 |
| Twiggs County | 145 | -3.26% | 7,750 | 8,011 |
| Dougherty County | 146 | -3.48% | 82,201 | 85,161 |
| Webster County | 147 | -3.78% | 2,263 | 2,352 |
| Crisp County | 148 | -3.93% | 19,268 | 20,056 |
| Early County | 149 | -4.43% | 10,318 | 10,796 |
| Baker County | 150 | -4.77% | 2,714 | 2,850 |
| Irwin County | 151 | -4.8% | 9,187 | 9,650 |
| Randolph County | 152 | -4.82% | 6,057 | 6,364 |
| Terrell County | 153 | -4.9% | 8,692 | 9,140 |
| Wheeler County | 154 | -5.31% | 7,055 | 7,451 |
| Jefferson County | 155 | -5.42% | 14,827 | 15,676 |
| Stewart County | 156 | -7.05% | 4,921 | 5,294 |
| Mitchell County | 157 | -8.29% | 19,880 | 21,676 |
| Chattahoochee County | 158 | -10.26% | 8,508 | 9,481 |
| Telfair County | 159 | -11.42% | 11,031 | 12,453 |
Georgia's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Dawson County leads with 32.21% annualized growth, followed by Long County (30.52%) and Jackson County (28.91%). The largest counties are Fulton County (1,096,737), Gwinnett County (1,016,136), and Cobb County (793,868). Of the 159 counties in Georgia, 120 are growing while 39 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged 4.23% annualized growth, with total population growing by 5.26% annually.
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