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Fastest growing, Georgia counties · 2000

Georgia counties ranked by population growth from the 1990 census to 2000. 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 –

01Forsyth County, GAGA282,805+123.2%–

02Henry County, GAGA264,922+103.2%–

03Paulding County, GAGA190,996+96.3%–

04Gilmer County, GAGA33,894+75.5%–

05Dawson County, GAGA35,365+69.7%–

06Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099+66.7%–

07Long County, GAGA21,557+66.1%–

08Coweta County, GAGA160,240+65.7%–

09Echols County, GAGA3,685+60.8%–

10Pickens County, GAGA37,167+59.3%–

11Cherokee County, GAGA299,273+57.3%–

12Walton County, GAGA112,696+57.3%–

13Barrow County, GAGA99,773+55.3%–

14White County, GAGA29,802+53.3%–

15Lee County, GAGA34,179+52.4%–

16Bryan County, GAGA52,062+51.7%–

17Oconee County, GAGA44,893+48.9%–

18Newton County, GAGA125,583+48.3%–

19Fayette County, GAGA125,156+46.2%–

20Effingham County, GAGA74,397+46.1%–

21Hall County, GAGA226,568+45.9%–

22Camden County, GAGA60,143+44.7%–

23Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178+44.2%–

24Union County, GAGA27,859+44.2%–

25Banks County, GAGA21,273+39.9%–

26Murray County, GAGA41,607+39.6%–

27Crawford County, GAGA12,206+39.0%–

28Jackson County, GAGA99,265+38.6%–

29Towns County, GAGA13,285+38.0%–

30Bartow County, GAGA120,800+36.0%–

31Cobb County, GAGA793,345+35.7%–

32Columbia County, GAGA169,189+35.2%–

33Jasper County, GAGA17,632+35.2%–

34Pike County, GAGA20,932+33.9%–

35Harris County, GAGA37,280+33.2%–

36Putnam County, GAGA23,722+33.1%–

37Brantley County, GAGA18,936+32.1%–

38Lanier County, GAGA10,623+30.9%–

39Habersham County, GAGA50,416+30.0%–

40Clayton County, GAGA297,471+29.9%–

41Bulloch County, GAGA86,949+29.8%–

42Rockdale County, GAGA98,416+29.6%–

43Douglas County, GAGA154,293+29.6%–

44Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415+29.4%–

45Rabun County, GAGA17,764+29.2%–

46Marion County, GAGA7,676+27.8%–

47Heard County, GAGA12,149+27.6%–

48Butts County, GAGA27,218+27.4%–

49Monroe County, GAGA32,023+27.1%–

50Coffee County, GAGA44,407+26.4%–

51Calhoun County, GAGA5,413+26.1%–

52Wheeler County, GAGA7,570+26.0%–

53Tattnall County, GAGA24,376+25.9%–

54Gordon County, GAGA61,701+25.8%–

55Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791+25.7%–

56McIntosh County, GAGA11,989+25.6%–

57Catoosa County, GAGA69,628+25.5%–

58Houston County, GAGA178,214+24.2%–

59Fannin County, GAGA26,111+23.8%–

60Candler County, GAGA11,275+23.7%–

61Atkinson County, GAGA8,454+22.5%–

62Wilcox County, GAGA8,797+22.4%–

63Madison County, GAGA32,919+22.2%–

64Carroll County, GAGA131,036+22.2%–

65Greene County, GAGA21,367+22.2%–

66Lamar County, GAGA20,941+22.0%–

67DeKalb County, GAGA774,394+22.0%–

68Franklin County, GAGA25,948+21.8%–

69Lowndes County, GAGA122,867+21.2%–

70Charlton County, GAGA13,121+21.0%–

71Evans County, GAGA11,028+20.3%–

72Morgan County, GAGA22,095+20.0%–

73Wayne County, GAGA32,481+18.8%–

74Pulaski County, GAGA10,172+18.3%–

75Mitchell County, GAGA20,467+18.0%–

76Quitman County, GAGA2,254+17.6%–

77Pierce County, GAGA20,764+17.3%–

78Cook County, GAGA18,232+17.2%–

79Haralson County, GAGA33,066+17.0%–

80Liberty County, GAGA70,313+16.8%–

81Grady County, GAGA26,590+16.7%–

82Hart County, GAGA28,639+16.7%–

83Dooly County, GAGA11,156+16.4%–

84Clarke County, GAGA129,921+15.9%–

85Montgomery County, GAGA8,635+15.5%–

86Taylor County, GAGA7,818+15.3%–

87Whitfield County, GAGA106,212+15.3%–

88Dade County, GAGA16,154+15.3%–

89Irwin County, GAGA9,020+14.8%–

90Colquitt County, GAGA47,438+14.8%–

91Berrien County, GAGA18,932+14.7%–

92Chattooga County, GAGA25,300+14.5%–

93Treutlen County, GAGA6,466+14.3%–

94Jones County, GAGA29,171+14.0%–

95Hancock County, GAGA8,682+13.1%–

96Baldwin County, GAGA44,029+13.1%–

97Polk County, GAGA45,514+12.8%–

98Baker County, GAGA2,725+12.7%–

99Laurens County, GAGA51,041+12.2%–

100Lincoln County, GAGA8,112+12.2%–

101Bleckley County, GAGA12,866+11.9%–

102Peach County, GAGA29,877+11.7%–

103Clinch County, GAGA6,847+11.7%–

104Floyd County, GAGA101,378+11.5%–

105Worth County, GAGA20,059+11.3%–

106Screven County, GAGA14,408+11.1%–

107Washington County, GAGA19,453+10.8%–

108Decatur County, GAGA29,432+10.7%–

109Appling County, GAGA19,100+10.6%–

110Crisp County, GAGA19,237+9.9%–

111Sumter County, GAGA28,801+9.8%–

112Tift County, GAGA42,254+9.7%–

113Thomas County, GAGA46,368+9.6%–

114Stephens County, GAGA27,854+9.4%–

115Turner County, GAGA8,983+9.2%–

116Dodge County, GAGA19,663+8.9%–

117Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662+8.5%–

118Glascock County, GAGA3,141+8.4%–

119Toombs County, GAGA27,545+8.3%–

120Elbert County, GAGA20,072+8.2%–

121Glynn County, GAGA87,599+8.1%–

122Burke County, GAGA24,408+8.1%–

123Twiggs County, GAGA7,597+8.0%–

124Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099+7.6%–

125Macon County, GAGA11,756+7.3%–

126Spalding County, GAGA70,775+7.3%–

127Telfair County, GAGA11,195+7.2%–

128Chatham County, GAGA311,855+7.0%–

129Brooks County, GAGA16,101+6.8%–

130Emanuel County, GAGA23,147+6.3%–

131Troup County, GAGA72,844+5.8%–

132Bacon County, GAGA11,070+5.6%–

133Webster County, GAGA2,369+5.6%–

134McDuffie County, GAGA21,640+5.5%–

135Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219+5.4%–

136Richmond County, GAGA206,559+5.3%–

137Schley County, GAGA4,593+5.0%–

138Upson County, GAGA28,500+4.9%–

139Walker County, GAGA70,250+4.7%–

140Warren County, GAGA5,269+4.2%–

141Early County, GAGA10,455+4.2%–

142Seminole County, GAGA9,162+4.0%–

143Jenkins County, GAGA8,843+4.0%–

144Muscogee County, GAGA202,171+3.9%–

145Terrell County, GAGA8,656+3.0%–

146Johnson County, GAGA9,310+2.8%–

147Bibb County, GAGA157,556+2.6%–

148Miller County, GAGA5,812+1.6%–

149Wilkes County, GAGA9,540+0.8%–

150Meriwether County, GAGA21,516+0.5%–

151Ware County, GAGA36,906+0.0%–

152Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650-0.1%–

153Clay County, GAGA2,815-0.2%–

154Dougherty County, GAGA82,616-0.3%–

155Talbot County, GAGA5,709-0.4%–

156Jefferson County, GAGA15,011-0.8%–

157Randolph County, GAGA6,156-2.9%–

158Stewart County, GAGA4,631-7.1%–

159Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465-12.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS