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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.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Long County, GAGA21,557+33.3%−50%

02Dawson County, GAGA35,365+32.0%−54%

03Jackson County, GAGA99,265+30.8%−20%

04Jasper County, GAGA17,632+20.9%−41%

05Barrow County, GAGA99,773+19.5%−65%

06Banks County, GAGA21,273+18.0%−55%

07Walton County, GAGA112,696+16.6%−71%

08Bryan County, GAGA52,062+16.4%−68%

09Effingham County, GAGA74,397+14.9%−68%

10Monroe County, GAGA32,023+14.5%−46%

11Paulding County, GAGA190,996+13.2%−86%

12Lamar County, GAGA20,941+13.2%−40%

13Union County, GAGA27,859+13.1%−70%

14Greene County, GAGA21,367+13.0%−41%

15Forsyth County, GAGA282,805+12.5%−90%

16Cherokee County, GAGA299,273+12.2%−79%

17Pickens County, GAGA37,167+11.9%−80%

18Newton County, GAGA125,583+11.6%−76%

19Hall County, GAGA226,568+11.5%−75%

20Bartow County, GAGA120,800+10.9%−70%

21Hart County, GAGA28,639+10.9%−35%

22Pike County, GAGA20,932+10.8%−68%

23Franklin County, GAGA25,948+10.8%−51%

24Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415+10.7%−64%

25Haralson County, GAGA33,066+10.5%−38%

26Henry County, GAGA264,922+10.1%−90%

27Carroll County, GAGA131,036+10.0%−55%

28Morgan County, GAGA22,095+9.9%−50%

29Camden County, GAGA60,143+9.8%−78%

30Coweta County, GAGA160,240+9.6%−85%

31Habersham County, GAGA50,416+9.5%−68%

32Madison County, GAGA32,919+9.3%−58%

33McIntosh County, GAGA11,989+9.2%−64%

34Glascock County, GAGA3,141+8.9%+6%

35Houston County, GAGA178,214+8.9%−63%

36Columbia County, GAGA169,189+8.4%−76%

37Gilmer County, GAGA33,894+8.1%−89%

38Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178+8.0%−82%

39Wayne County, GAGA32,481+7.8%−59%

40Liberty County, GAGA70,313+7.7%−54%

41Putnam County, GAGA23,722+7.6%−77%

42Lanier County, GAGA10,623+7.6%−76%

43Harris County, GAGA37,280+7.5%−77%

44Oconee County, GAGA44,893+7.4%−85%

45Gordon County, GAGA61,701+7.2%−72%

46Bulloch County, GAGA86,949+7.2%−76%

47Butts County, GAGA27,218+7.0%−74%

48Douglas County, GAGA154,293+7.0%−76%

49Peach County, GAGA29,877+6.8%−42%

50Tattnall County, GAGA24,376+6.7%−74%

51Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662+6.6%−22%

52Heard County, GAGA12,149+6.5%−77%

53White County, GAGA29,802+6.4%−88%

54Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099+6.4%−90%

55Towns County, GAGA13,285+6.3%−83%

56Polk County, GAGA45,514+6.2%−51%

57Cook County, GAGA18,232+5.8%−66%

58Chatham County, GAGA311,855+5.6%−19%

59Lincoln County, GAGA8,112+5.5%−55%

60Pierce County, GAGA20,764+5.3%−69%

61Rabun County, GAGA17,764+5.2%−82%

62Rockdale County, GAGA98,416+5.2%−83%

63Spalding County, GAGA70,775+5.2%−29%

64Brantley County, GAGA18,936+5.1%−84%

65Fayette County, GAGA125,156+5.0%−89%

66Troup County, GAGA72,844+4.9%−16%

67Charlton County, GAGA13,121+4.8%−77%

68Meriwether County, GAGA21,516+4.4%+698%

69Berrien County, GAGA18,932+4.3%−71%

70Murray County, GAGA41,607+4.1%−90%

71Stephens County, GAGA27,854+4.0%−57%

72Lowndes County, GAGA122,867+3.9%−82%

73Walker County, GAGA70,250+3.8%−17%

74Glynn County, GAGA87,599+3.7%−55%

75Appling County, GAGA19,100+3.6%−67%

76Cobb County, GAGA793,345+3.5%−90%

77Colquitt County, GAGA47,438+3.4%−77%

78Whitfield County, GAGA106,212+3.3%−79%

79Pulaski County, GAGA10,172+3.2%−82%

80Fannin County, GAGA26,111+3.1%−87%

81Lee County, GAGA34,179+3.1%−94%

82Coffee County, GAGA44,407+3.1%−88%

83Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791+3.0%−88%

84Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219+3.0%−45%

85Laurens County, GAGA51,041+3.0%−76%

86Jones County, GAGA29,171+2.9%−79%

87Upson County, GAGA28,500+2.9%−41%

88Floyd County, GAGA101,378+2.8%−75%

89Candler County, GAGA11,275+2.7%−89%

90Catoosa County, GAGA69,628+2.6%−90%

91Screven County, GAGA14,408+2.4%−78%

92Marion County, GAGA7,676+2.4%−91%

93Evans County, GAGA11,028+2.4%−88%

94Bleckley County, GAGA12,866+2.2%−81%

95Elbert County, GAGA20,072+2.2%−73%

96Tift County, GAGA42,254+2.2%−77%

97Atkinson County, GAGA8,454+2.0%−91%

98Jenkins County, GAGA8,843+1.9%−51%

99Toombs County, GAGA27,545+1.9%−77%

100Ware County, GAGA36,906+1.8%+5241%

101Emanuel County, GAGA23,147+1.7%−74%

102Clinch County, GAGA6,847+1.5%−88%

103Grady County, GAGA26,590+1.3%−92%

104Chattooga County, GAGA25,300+1.3%−91%

105Wheeler County, GAGA7,570+1.3%−95%

106Johnson County, GAGA9,310+1.3%−53%

107DeKalb County, GAGA774,394+1.3%−94%

108Thomas County, GAGA46,368+1.2%−87%

109Warren County, GAGA5,269+1.0%−76%

110Schley County, GAGA4,593+1.0%−80%

111Clarke County, GAGA129,921+1.0%−94%

112Treutlen County, GAGA6,466+0.9%−93%

113Webster County, GAGA2,369+0.9%−84%

114Quitman County, GAGA2,254+0.9%−95%

115Crawford County, GAGA12,206+0.6%−98%

116Baldwin County, GAGA44,029+0.5%−96%

117Wilcox County, GAGA8,797+0.4%−98%

118Montgomery County, GAGA8,635+0.3%−98%

119Decatur County, GAGA29,432+0.2%−98%

120Seminole County, GAGA9,162+0.2%−96%

121Bibb County, GAGA157,556+0.1%−95%

122McDuffie County, GAGA21,640+0.0%−99%

123Taylor County, GAGA7,818+0.0%−100%

124Richmond County, GAGA206,559-0.0%−100%

125Clayton County, GAGA297,471-0.0%−100%

126Turner County, GAGA8,983-0.3%−103%

127Wilkes County, GAGA9,540-0.3%−131%

128Echols County, GAGA3,685-0.3%−101%

129Talbot County, GAGA5,709-0.4%+5%

130Dooly County, GAGA11,156-0.5%−103%

131Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099-0.6%−107%

132Dade County, GAGA16,154-0.6%−104%

133Hancock County, GAGA8,682-0.6%−105%

134Bacon County, GAGA11,070-0.6%−111%

135Burke County, GAGA24,408-0.8%−109%

136Clay County, GAGA2,815-1.2%+457%

137Brooks County, GAGA16,101-1.2%−118%

138Dodge County, GAGA19,663-1.3%−115%

139Muscogee County, GAGA202,171-2.3%−159%

140Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650-2.6%+3169%

141Washington County, GAGA19,453-2.7%−125%

142Macon County, GAGA11,756-2.7%−137%

143Sumter County, GAGA28,801-2.8%−128%

144Calhoun County, GAGA5,413-2.9%−111%

145Miller County, GAGA5,812-3.1%−291%

146Worth County, GAGA20,059-3.5%−131%

147Early County, GAGA10,455-3.7%−187%

148Dougherty County, GAGA82,616-3.7%+1348%

149Randolph County, GAGA6,156-4.2%+45%

150Crisp County, GAGA19,237-4.4%−145%

151Jefferson County, GAGA15,011-4.4%+445%

152Baker County, GAGA2,725-5.3%−141%

153Twiggs County, GAGA7,597-5.3%−166%

154Terrell County, GAGA8,656-5.8%−294%

155Mitchell County, GAGA20,467-5.9%−133%

156Irwin County, GAGA9,020-6.7%−145%

157Telfair County, GAGA11,195-10.3%−242%

158Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465-11.5%−5%

159Stewart County, GAGA4,631-12.9%+81%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES