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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%−32.8 pts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

129Talbot County, GAGA5,709-0.4%−0.0 pts

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES