RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Fastest growing, Georgia counties

Georgia counties ranked by population growth from the 2020 census to 2025. This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 159 is +3.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: McIntosh County, GA, up 124 places to #33.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01▲27Long County, GAGA21,557+33.3%−32.8 pts

02▲7Dawson County, GAGA35,365+32.0%−37.7 pts

03▲2Jackson County, GAGA99,265+30.8%−7.8 pts

04▲52Jasper County, GAGA17,632+20.9%−14.3 pts

05▲3Barrow County, GAGA99,773+19.5%−35.8 pts

06▲99Banks County, GAGA21,273+18.0%−22.0 pts

07▲12Walton County, GAGA112,696+16.6%−40.7 pts

08▼7Bryan County, GAGA52,062+16.4%−35.3 pts

09▼2Effingham County, GAGA74,397+14.9%−31.3 pts

10▲40Monroe County, GAGA32,023+14.5%−12.6 pts

11▲1Paulding County, GAGA190,996+13.2%−83.0 pts

12▲70Lamar County, GAGA20,941+13.2%−8.8 pts

13▲7Union County, GAGA27,859+13.1%−31.1 pts

14▼1Greene County, GAGA21,367+13.0%−9.2 pts

15▼13Forsyth County, GAGA282,805+12.5%−110.7 pts

16▼10Cherokee County, GAGA299,273+12.2%−45.1 pts

17▲7Pickens County, GAGA37,167+11.9%−47.4 pts

18▲7Newton County, GAGA125,583+11.6%−36.7 pts

19▲4Hall County, GAGA226,568+11.5%−34.4 pts

20▲18Bartow County, GAGA120,800+10.9%−25.0 pts

21▲50Hart County, GAGA28,639+10.9%−5.8 pts

22▲29Pike County, GAGA20,932+10.8%−23.1 pts

23▲26Franklin County, GAGA25,948+10.8%−11.1 pts

24▲71Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415+10.7%−18.7 pts

25▲36Haralson County, GAGA33,066+10.5%−6.4 pts

26▼12Henry County, GAGA264,922+10.1%−93.1 pts

27▲15Carroll County, GAGA131,036+10.0%−12.2 pts

28▼2Morgan County, GAGA22,095+9.9%−10.0 pts

29▲10Camden County, GAGA60,143+9.8%−34.9 pts

30▼9Coweta County, GAGA160,240+9.6%−56.0 pts

31▲14Habersham County, GAGA50,416+9.5%−20.5 pts

32▲12Madison County, GAGA32,919+9.3%−12.9 pts

33▲124McIntosh County, GAGA11,989+9.2%−16.4 pts

34▲92Glascock County, GAGA3,141+8.9%+0.5 pts

35▼19Houston County, GAGA178,214+8.9%−15.3 pts

36▼32Columbia County, GAGA169,189+8.4%−26.8 pts

37▼5Gilmer County, GAGA33,894+8.1%−67.4 pts

38▼9Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178+8.0%−36.2 pts

39▲52Wayne County, GAGA32,481+7.8%−11.1 pts

40▲30Liberty County, GAGA70,313+7.7%−9.1 pts

41▲21Putnam County, GAGA23,722+7.6%−25.5 pts

42▲64Lanier County, GAGA10,623+7.6%−23.4 pts

43▼3Harris County, GAGA37,280+7.5%−25.7 pts

44▼41Oconee County, GAGA44,893+7.4%−41.5 pts

45▲14Gordon County, GAGA61,701+7.2%−18.5 pts

46▼28Bulloch County, GAGA86,949+7.2%−22.6 pts

47▼4Butts County, GAGA27,218+7.0%−20.4 pts

48▼11Douglas County, GAGA154,293+7.0%−22.6 pts

49▲32Peach County, GAGA29,877+6.8%−4.9 pts

50▲90Tattnall County, GAGA24,376+6.7%−19.1 pts

51▲84Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662+6.6%−1.9 pts

52▲61Heard County, GAGA12,149+6.5%−21.2 pts

53▲13White County, GAGA29,802+6.4%−46.9 pts

54▼43Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099+6.4%−60.4 pts

55▼45Towns County, GAGA13,285+6.3%−31.6 pts

56▲9Polk County, GAGA45,514+6.2%−6.5 pts

57▲35Cook County, GAGA18,232+5.8%−11.4 pts

58▼28Chatham County, GAGA311,855+5.6%−1.4 pts

59▲57Lincoln County, GAGA8,112+5.5%−6.7 pts

60▼6Pierce County, GAGA20,764+5.3%−12.0 pts

61▲2Rabun County, GAGA17,764+5.2%−24.0 pts

62▼27Rockdale County, GAGA98,416+5.2%−24.4 pts

63▼8Spalding County, GAGA70,775+5.2%−2.1 pts

64▲45Brantley County, GAGA18,936+5.1%−27.0 pts

65▼38Fayette County, GAGA125,156+5.0%−41.2 pts

66▼2Troup County, GAGA72,844+4.9%−0.9 pts

67▲2Charlton County, GAGA13,121+4.8%−16.2 pts

68▲57Meriwether County, GAGA21,516+4.4%+3.8 pts

69▲55Berrien County, GAGA18,932+4.3%−10.5 pts

70▲14Murray County, GAGA41,607+4.1%−35.5 pts

71▲4Stephens County, GAGA27,854+4.0%−5.4 pts

72▼31Lowndes County, GAGA122,867+3.9%−17.3 pts

73▲30Walker County, GAGA70,250+3.8%−0.8 pts

74▼26Glynn County, GAGA87,599+3.7%−4.4 pts

75▲5Appling County, GAGA19,100+3.6%−7.1 pts

76▼45Cobb County, GAGA793,345+3.5%−32.2 pts

77▲6Colquitt County, GAGA47,438+3.4%−11.4 pts

78▲12Whitfield County, GAGA106,212+3.3%−12.0 pts

79▲76Pulaski County, GAGA10,172+3.2%−15.0 pts

80▼34Fannin County, GAGA26,111+3.1%−20.7 pts

81▼66Lee County, GAGA34,179+3.1%−49.3 pts

82▼5Coffee County, GAGA44,407+3.1%−23.4 pts

83▼66Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791+3.0%−22.7 pts

84▲20Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219+3.0%−2.4 pts

85▼11Laurens County, GAGA51,041+3.0%−9.3 pts

86▲14Jones County, GAGA29,171+2.9%−11.1 pts

87▼11Upson County, GAGA28,500+2.9%−2.0 pts

88▼15Floyd County, GAGA101,378+2.8%−8.6 pts

89▲4Candler County, GAGA11,275+2.7%−21.0 pts

90▼43Catoosa County, GAGA69,628+2.6%−22.9 pts

91▲23Screven County, GAGA14,408+2.4%−8.6 pts

92▲56Marion County, GAGA7,676+2.4%−25.4 pts

93▲15Evans County, GAGA11,028+2.4%−17.9 pts

94▲21Bleckley County, GAGA12,866+2.2%−9.6 pts

95▲17Elbert County, GAGA20,072+2.2%−6.0 pts

96▼29Tift County, GAGA42,254+2.2%−7.5 pts

97▲1Atkinson County, GAGA8,454+2.0%−20.4 pts

98▼38Jenkins County, GAGA8,843+1.9%−2.0 pts

99▼3Toombs County, GAGA27,545+1.9%−6.4 pts

100▼6Ware County, GAGA36,906+1.8%+1.8 pts

101▼15Emanuel County, GAGA23,147+1.7%−4.6 pts

102▼5Clinch County, GAGA6,847+1.5%−10.2 pts

103▼46Grady County, GAGA26,590+1.3%−15.3 pts

104▲14Chattooga County, GAGA25,300+1.3%−13.2 pts

105▼18Wheeler County, GAGA7,570+1.3%−24.7 pts

106▲26Johnson County, GAGA9,310+1.3%−1.5 pts

107▼74DeKalb County, GAGA774,394+1.3%−20.7 pts

108▼36Thomas County, GAGA46,368+1.2%−8.4 pts

109▲33Warren County, GAGA5,269+1.0%−3.2 pts

110▲26Schley County, GAGA4,593+1.0%−3.9 pts

111▼77Clarke County, GAGA129,921+1.0%−14.9 pts

112▲15Treutlen County, GAGA6,466+0.9%−13.4 pts

113▲37Webster County, GAGA2,369+0.9%−4.7 pts

114▲29Quitman County, GAGA2,254+0.9%−16.8 pts

115▲2Crawford County, GAGA12,206+0.6%−38.3 pts

116▲4Baldwin County, GAGA44,029+0.5%−12.6 pts

117▲4Wilcox County, GAGA8,797+0.4%−22.0 pts

118▲4Montgomery County, GAGA8,635+0.3%−15.2 pts

119▼66Decatur County, GAGA29,432+0.2%−10.5 pts

120▼62Seminole County, GAGA9,162+0.2%−3.8 pts

121▼42Bibb County, GAGA157,556+0.1%−2.5 pts

122▼23McDuffie County, GAGA21,640+0.0%−5.5 pts

123▲22Taylor County, GAGA7,818+0.0%−15.3 pts

124▼56Richmond County, GAGA206,559-0.0%−5.3 pts

125▼103Clayton County, GAGA297,471-0.0%−30.0 pts

126▼41Turner County, GAGA8,983-0.3%−9.5 pts

127▲11Wilkes County, GAGA9,540-0.3%−1.1 pts

128▲5Echols County, GAGA3,685-0.3%−61.2 pts

129▲22Talbot County, GAGA5,709-0.4%0.0 pts

130▲29Dooly County, GAGA11,156-0.5%−16.9 pts

131▼20Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099-0.6%−8.2 pts

132▼22Dade County, GAGA16,154-0.6%−15.9 pts

133▼3Hancock County, GAGA8,682-0.6%−13.7 pts

134▼46Bacon County, GAGA11,070-0.6%−6.2 pts

135▼83Burke County, GAGA24,408-0.8%−8.9 pts

136▲5Clay County, GAGA2,815-1.2%−1.0 pts

137▼48Brooks County, GAGA16,101-1.2%−8.1 pts

138▼4Dodge County, GAGA19,663-1.3%−10.2 pts

139▼103Muscogee County, GAGA202,171-2.3%−6.2 pts

140▼12Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650-2.6%−2.5 pts

141▼18Washington County, GAGA19,453-2.7%−13.5 pts

142▲14Macon County, GAGA11,756-2.7%−10.0 pts

143▼4Sumter County, GAGA28,801-2.8%−12.6 pts

144▲9Calhoun County, GAGA5,413-2.9%−28.9 pts

145▼38Miller County, GAGA5,812-3.1%−4.8 pts

146▼27Worth County, GAGA20,059-3.5%−14.7 pts

147▼45Early County, GAGA10,455-3.7%−7.9 pts

148▼11Dougherty County, GAGA82,616-3.7%−3.4 pts

149▲5Randolph County, GAGA6,156-4.2%−1.3 pts

150▼3Crisp County, GAGA19,237-4.4%−14.3 pts

151▼22Jefferson County, GAGA15,011-4.4%−3.6 pts

152Baker County, GAGA2,725-5.3%−17.9 pts

153▼9Twiggs County, GAGA7,597-5.3%−13.3 pts

154▼53Terrell County, GAGA8,656-5.8%−8.7 pts

155▼24Mitchell County, GAGA20,467-5.9%−24.0 pts

156▼78Irwin County, GAGA9,020-6.7%−21.5 pts

157▲1Telfair County, GAGA11,195-10.3%−17.5 pts

158▼9Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465-11.5%+0.6 pts

159▼13Stewart County, GAGA4,631-12.9%−5.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES