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Fastest growing, Georgia counties · 2020

Georgia counties ranked by population growth from the 2010 census to 2020. 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

01Bryan County, GAGA52,062+48.0%−7%

02Forsyth County, GAGA282,805+43.2%−65%

03Oconee County, GAGA44,893+27.4%−44%

04Columbia County, GAGA169,189+25.8%−27%

05Jackson County, GAGA99,265+25.5%−34%

06Cherokee County, GAGA299,273+24.4%−57%

07Effingham County, GAGA74,397+24.0%−48%

08Barrow County, GAGA99,773+20.4%−63%

09Dawson County, GAGA35,365+20.0%−71%

10Towns County, GAGA13,285+19.3%−49%

11Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099+18.8%−72%

12Paulding County, GAGA190,996+18.5%−81%

13Greene County, GAGA21,367+18.3%−18%

14Henry County, GAGA264,922+18.0%−83%

15Lee County, GAGA34,179+17.2%−67%

16Houston County, GAGA178,214+17.0%−30%

17Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791+15.9%−38%

18Bulloch County, GAGA86,949+15.5%−48%

19Walton County, GAGA112,696+15.4%−73%

20Union County, GAGA27,859+15.3%−65%

21Coweta County, GAGA160,240+14.8%−77%

22Clayton County, GAGA297,471+14.7%−51%

23Hall County, GAGA226,568+13.1%−72%

24Pickens County, GAGA37,167+12.9%−78%

25Newton County, GAGA125,583+12.5%−74%

26Morgan County, GAGA22,095+12.5%−38%

27Fayette County, GAGA125,156+11.8%−74%

28Long County, GAGA21,557+11.8%−82%

29Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178+11.8%−73%

30Chatham County, GAGA311,855+11.4%+63%

31Cobb County, GAGA793,345+11.3%−68%

32Gilmer County, GAGA33,894+10.8%−86%

33DeKalb County, GAGA774,394+10.5%−52%

34Clarke County, GAGA129,921+10.2%−35%

35Rockdale County, GAGA98,416+9.8%−67%

36Muscogee County, GAGA202,171+9.0%+129%

37Douglas County, GAGA154,293+8.9%−70%

38Bartow County, GAGA120,800+8.7%−76%

39Camden County, GAGA60,143+8.4%−81%

40Harris County, GAGA37,280+8.3%−75%

41Lowndes County, GAGA122,867+8.3%−61%

42Carroll County, GAGA131,036+7.8%−65%

43Butts County, GAGA27,218+7.5%−73%

44Madison County, GAGA32,919+7.1%−68%

45Habersham County, GAGA50,416+6.9%−77%

46Fannin County, GAGA26,111+6.9%−71%

47Catoosa County, GAGA69,628+6.1%−76%

48Glynn County, GAGA87,599+6.1%−25%

49Franklin County, GAGA25,948+6.1%−72%

50Monroe County, GAGA32,023+5.8%−79%

51Pike County, GAGA20,932+5.7%−83%

52Burke County, GAGA24,408+5.5%−32%

53Decatur County, GAGA29,432+5.5%−49%

54Pierce County, GAGA20,764+5.1%−71%

55Spalding County, GAGA70,775+5.0%−31%

56Jasper County, GAGA17,632+4.9%−86%

57Grady County, GAGA26,590+4.9%−71%

58Seminole County, GAGA9,162+4.8%+20%

59Gordon County, GAGA61,701+4.3%−83%

60Jenkins County, GAGA8,843+4.0%+1%

61Haralson County, GAGA33,066+4.0%−77%

62Putnam County, GAGA23,722+3.9%−88%

63Rabun County, GAGA17,764+3.7%−87%

64Troup County, GAGA72,844+3.6%−39%

65Polk County, GAGA45,514+3.3%−74%

66White County, GAGA29,802+3.2%−94%

67Tift County, GAGA42,254+3.1%−69%

68Richmond County, GAGA206,559+3.0%−43%

69Charlton County, GAGA13,121+2.9%−86%

70Liberty County, GAGA70,313+2.8%−83%

71Hart County, GAGA28,639+2.4%−85%

72Thomas County, GAGA46,368+2.4%−75%

73Floyd County, GAGA101,378+2.4%−79%

74Laurens County, GAGA51,041+2.3%−81%

75Stephens County, GAGA27,854+2.3%−75%

76Upson County, GAGA28,500+2.0%−59%

77Coffee County, GAGA44,407+1.7%−93%

78Irwin County, GAGA9,020+1.3%−91%

79Bibb County, GAGA157,556+1.2%−56%

80Appling County, GAGA19,100+1.1%−89%

81Peach County, GAGA29,877+1.0%−91%

82Lamar County, GAGA20,941+1.0%−95%

83Colquitt County, GAGA47,438+0.9%−94%

84Murray County, GAGA41,607+0.9%−98%

85Turner County, GAGA8,983+0.9%−91%

86Emanuel County, GAGA23,147+0.8%−88%

87Wheeler County, GAGA7,570+0.7%−97%

88Bacon County, GAGA11,070+0.4%−93%

89Brooks County, GAGA16,101+0.4%−95%

90Whitfield County, GAGA106,212+0.3%−98%

91Wayne County, GAGA32,481+0.1%−99%

92Cook County, GAGA18,232+0.1%−99%

93Candler County, GAGA11,275-0.2%−101%

94Ware County, GAGA36,906-0.2%−597%

95Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415-0.5%−102%

96Toombs County, GAGA27,545-0.7%−109%

97Clinch County, GAGA6,847-0.7%−106%

98Atkinson County, GAGA8,454-1.1%−105%

99McDuffie County, GAGA21,640-1.1%−120%

100Jones County, GAGA29,171-1.1%−108%

101Terrell County, GAGA8,656-1.4%−147%

102Early County, GAGA10,455-1.4%−133%

103Walker County, GAGA70,250-1.6%−134%

104Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219-1.9%−135%

105Banks County, GAGA21,273-2.0%−105%

106Lanier County, GAGA10,623-2.0%−106%

107Miller County, GAGA5,812-2.0%−224%

108Evans County, GAGA11,028-2.1%−110%

109Brantley County, GAGA18,936-2.1%−107%

110Dade County, GAGA16,154-2.3%−115%

111Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099-2.5%−133%

112Elbert County, GAGA20,072-2.6%−132%

113Heard County, GAGA12,149-3.6%−113%

114Screven County, GAGA14,408-3.6%−133%

115Bleckley County, GAGA12,866-3.7%−131%

116Lincoln County, GAGA8,112-3.8%−131%

117Crawford County, GAGA12,206-4.0%−110%

118Chattooga County, GAGA25,300-4.0%−128%

119Worth County, GAGA20,059-4.1%−137%

120Baldwin County, GAGA44,029-4.2%−132%

121Wilcox County, GAGA8,797-5.3%−124%

122Montgomery County, GAGA8,635-5.6%−136%

123Washington County, GAGA19,453-5.7%−152%

124Berrien County, GAGA18,932-5.8%−140%

125Meriwether County, GAGA21,516-6.3%−1242%

126Glascock County, GAGA3,141-6.4%−176%

127Treutlen County, GAGA6,466-7.0%−148%

128Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650-7.2%+9071%

129Jefferson County, GAGA15,011-7.2%+784%

130Hancock County, GAGA8,682-7.4%−156%

131Mitchell County, GAGA20,467-7.4%−141%

132Johnson County, GAGA9,310-7.9%−386%

133Echols County, GAGA3,685-8.4%−114%

134Dodge County, GAGA19,663-8.6%−197%

135Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662-9.2%−209%

136Schley County, GAGA4,593-9.2%−286%

137Dougherty County, GAGA82,616-9.3%+3533%

138Wilkes County, GAGA9,540-9.7%−1243%

139Sumter County, GAGA28,801-9.8%−199%

140Tattnall County, GAGA24,376-10.5%−141%

141Clay County, GAGA2,815-10.5%+4958%

142Warren County, GAGA5,269-10.6%−350%

143Quitman County, GAGA2,254-11.1%−163%

144Twiggs County, GAGA7,597-11.1%−239%

145Taylor County, GAGA7,818-12.2%−180%

146Stewart County, GAGA4,631-12.3%+73%

147Crisp County, GAGA19,237-14.1%−242%

148Marion County, GAGA7,676-14.2%−151%

149Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465-15.1%+25%

150Webster County, GAGA2,369-16.1%−387%

151Talbot County, GAGA5,709-16.5%+4038%

152Baker County, GAGA2,725-16.7%−231%

153Calhoun County, GAGA5,413-16.7%−164%

154Randolph County, GAGA6,156-16.8%+480%

155Pulaski County, GAGA10,172-17.9%−198%

156Macon County, GAGA11,756-18.0%−346%

157McIntosh County, GAGA11,989-23.4%−191%

158Telfair County, GAGA11,195-24.4%−438%

159Dooly County, GAGA11,156-24.9%−252%

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