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Fastest growing, Georgia counties · 2010

Georgia counties ranked by population growth from the 2000 census to 2010. 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

01Forsyth County, GAGA282,805+78.4%−36%

02Paulding County, GAGA190,996+74.3%−23%

03Henry County, GAGA264,922+70.9%−31%

04Newton County, GAGA125,583+61.2%+27%

05Cherokee County, GAGA299,273+51.1%−11%

06Barrow County, GAGA99,773+50.3%−9%

07Jackson County, GAGA99,265+45.4%+18%

08Douglas County, GAGA154,293+43.6%+47%

09Coweta County, GAGA160,240+42.7%−35%

10Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178+42.6%−4%

11Long County, GAGA21,557+40.4%−39%

12Telfair County, GAGA11,195+39.9%+453%

13Dawson County, GAGA35,365+39.6%−43%

14Effingham County, GAGA74,397+39.2%−15%

15Lanier County, GAGA10,623+39.2%+27%

16Columbia County, GAGA169,189+38.9%+11%

17Walton County, GAGA112,696+38.0%−34%

18Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099+36.9%−45%

19White County, GAGA29,802+36.1%−32%

20Harris County, GAGA37,280+35.2%+6%

21Schley County, GAGA4,593+33.0%+566%

22McIntosh County, GAGA11,989+32.1%+25%

23Bartow County, GAGA120,800+31.8%−12%

24Pike County, GAGA20,932+30.5%−10%

25Dooly County, GAGA11,156+29.4%+79%

26Bryan County, GAGA52,062+29.1%−44%

27Hall County, GAGA226,568+29.0%−37%

28Pickens County, GAGA37,167+28.1%−53%

29Banks County, GAGA21,273+27.5%−31%

30Carroll County, GAGA131,036+26.7%+20%

31Houston County, GAGA178,214+26.3%+9%

32Brantley County, GAGA18,936+25.9%−19%

33Bulloch County, GAGA86,949+25.4%−15%

34Pulaski County, GAGA10,172+25.3%+38%

35Gordon County, GAGA61,701+25.1%−2%

36Oconee County, GAGA44,893+25.1%−49%

37Union County, GAGA27,859+23.5%−47%

38Whitfield County, GAGA106,212+22.8%+50%

39Marion County, GAGA7,676+22.4%−20%

40Jasper County, GAGA17,632+21.7%−38%

41Rockdale County, GAGA98,416+21.5%−27%

42Monroe County, GAGA32,023+21.5%−21%

43Jones County, GAGA29,171+21.3%+52%

44Butts County, GAGA27,218+21.2%−23%

45Gilmer County, GAGA33,894+20.6%−73%

46Glascock County, GAGA3,141+20.6%+144%

47Wheeler County, GAGA7,570+20.1%−23%

48Catoosa County, GAGA69,628+20.0%−21%

49Pierce County, GAGA20,764+20.0%+15%

50Habersham County, GAGA50,416+19.9%−34%

51Fannin County, GAGA26,111+19.6%−18%

52Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219+18.8%+247%

53Berrien County, GAGA18,932+18.8%+28%

54Lowndes County, GAGA122,867+18.6%−12%

55Charlton County, GAGA13,121+18.4%−13%

56Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415+17.9%−39%

57Glynn County, GAGA87,599+17.8%+120%

58Webster County, GAGA2,369+17.1%+205%

59Peach County, GAGA29,877+17.0%+45%

60Fayette County, GAGA125,156+16.8%−64%

61Johnson County, GAGA9,310+16.6%+498%

62Camden County, GAGA60,143+15.7%−65%

63Morgan County, GAGA22,095+15.6%−22%

64Stewart County, GAGA4,631+15.3%−316%

65Lamar County, GAGA20,941+15.1%−31%

66Clarke County, GAGA129,921+15.0%−5%

67Candler County, GAGA11,275+14.8%−37%

68Tattnall County, GAGA24,376+14.4%−44%

69Lee County, GAGA34,179+14.3%−73%

70Chatham County, GAGA311,855+14.3%+105%

71Troup County, GAGA72,844+14.1%+141%

72Dodge County, GAGA19,663+13.7%+54%

73Wayne County, GAGA32,481+13.3%−29%

74Cobb County, GAGA793,345+13.2%−63%

75Coffee County, GAGA44,407+13.2%−50%

76Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791+12.8%−50%

77Putnam County, GAGA23,722+12.8%−61%

78Walker County, GAGA70,250+12.6%+171%

79Towns County, GAGA13,285+12.4%−67%

80Haralson County, GAGA33,066+12.0%−29%

81Bleckley County, GAGA12,866+12.0%+1%

82Greene County, GAGA21,367+11.0%−50%

83Montgomery County, GAGA8,635+10.3%−33%

84Atkinson County, GAGA8,454+10.1%−55%

85Bacon County, GAGA11,070+9.8%+75%

86Dade County, GAGA16,154+9.8%−36%

87Clayton County, GAGA297,471+9.7%−68%

88Spalding County, GAGA70,775+9.7%+33%

89Hart County, GAGA28,639+9.6%−42%

90Madison County, GAGA32,919+9.3%−58%

91Cook County, GAGA18,232+9.1%−47%

92Franklin County, GAGA25,948+8.9%−59%

93Polk County, GAGA45,514+8.8%−31%

94Murray County, GAGA41,607+8.6%−78%

95Colquitt County, GAGA47,438+8.2%−44%

96Rabun County, GAGA17,764+8.1%−72%

97Laurens County, GAGA51,041+7.9%−35%

98Wilcox County, GAGA8,797+7.9%−65%

99Heard County, GAGA12,149+7.5%−73%

100Echols County, GAGA3,685+7.5%−88%

101Crisp County, GAGA19,237+6.6%−34%

102Floyd County, GAGA101,378+6.4%−45%

103Calhoun County, GAGA5,413+5.9%−77%

104Grady County, GAGA26,590+5.7%−66%

105Talbot County, GAGA5,709+5.6%−1517%

106Burke County, GAGA24,408+4.8%−40%

107Evans County, GAGA11,028+4.8%−76%

108Macon County, GAGA11,756+4.7%−35%

109Appling County, GAGA19,100+4.7%−56%

110Thomas County, GAGA46,368+4.6%−52%

111Tift County, GAGA42,254+4.5%−54%

112Toombs County, GAGA27,545+4.4%−46%

113DeKalb County, GAGA774,394+3.9%−82%

114Emanuel County, GAGA23,147+3.5%−45%

115McDuffie County, GAGA21,640+3.0%−45%

116Liberty County, GAGA70,313+3.0%−82%

117Stephens County, GAGA27,854+2.9%−69%

118Ware County, GAGA36,906+2.3%+6806%

119Baldwin County, GAGA44,029+2.3%−83%

120Chattooga County, GAGA25,300+2.1%−85%

121Muscogee County, GAGA202,171+1.9%−51%

122Crawford County, GAGA12,206+1.1%−97%

123Bibb County, GAGA157,556+1.1%−59%

124Taylor County, GAGA7,818+1.0%−93%

125Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099+0.9%−89%

126Treutlen County, GAGA6,466+0.5%−97%

127Richmond County, GAGA206,559+0.4%−93%

128Washington County, GAGA19,453+0.1%−100%

129Wilkes County, GAGA9,540-0.9%−204%

130Randolph County, GAGA6,156-0.9%−68%

131Sumter County, GAGA28,801-1.1%−112%

132Clinch County, GAGA6,847-1.2%−110%

133Brooks County, GAGA16,101-1.3%−118%

134Worth County, GAGA20,059-1.3%−112%

135Decatur County, GAGA29,432-1.4%−113%

136Dougherty County, GAGA82,616-1.6%+511%

137Upson County, GAGA28,500-1.6%−133%

138Elbert County, GAGA20,072-1.7%−120%

139Mitchell County, GAGA20,467-1.8%−110%

140Jefferson County, GAGA15,011-1.9%+139%

141Meriwether County, GAGA21,516-2.4%−538%

142Jenkins County, GAGA8,843-2.7%−169%

143Quitman County, GAGA2,254-3.3%−119%

144Irwin County, GAGA9,020-4.0%−127%

145Miller County, GAGA5,812-4.0%−346%

146Lincoln County, GAGA8,112-4.2%−135%

147Screven County, GAGA14,408-5.1%−146%

148Clay County, GAGA2,815-5.2%+2391%

149Turner County, GAGA8,983-6.0%−166%

150Hancock County, GAGA8,682-6.4%−149%

151Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650-6.4%+8119%

152Seminole County, GAGA9,162-6.8%−271%

153Warren County, GAGA5,269-7.9%−287%

154Early County, GAGA10,455-10.9%−358%

155Twiggs County, GAGA7,597-14.8%−285%

156Terrell County, GAGA8,656-15.1%−607%

157Baker County, GAGA2,725-15.3%−220%

158Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662-17.3%−305%

159Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465-24.3%+100%

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