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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%−3.7 pts

02Forsyth County, GAGA282,805+43.2%−80.1 pts

03Oconee County, GAGA44,893+27.4%−21.4 pts

04Columbia County, GAGA169,189+25.8%−9.5 pts

05Jackson County, GAGA99,265+25.5%−13.1 pts

06Cherokee County, GAGA299,273+24.4%−32.9 pts

07Effingham County, GAGA74,397+24.0%−22.2 pts

08Barrow County, GAGA99,773+20.4%−34.9 pts

09Dawson County, GAGA35,365+20.0%−49.7 pts

10Towns County, GAGA13,285+19.3%−18.7 pts

11Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099+18.8%−47.9 pts

12Paulding County, GAGA190,996+18.5%−77.8 pts

13Greene County, GAGA21,367+18.3%−3.9 pts

14Henry County, GAGA264,922+18.0%−85.1 pts

15Lee County, GAGA34,179+17.2%−35.2 pts

16Houston County, GAGA178,214+17.0%−7.2 pts

17Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791+15.9%−9.9 pts

18Bulloch County, GAGA86,949+15.5%−14.3 pts

19Walton County, GAGA112,696+15.4%−41.9 pts

20Union County, GAGA27,859+15.3%−28.8 pts

21Coweta County, GAGA160,240+14.8%−50.9 pts

22Clayton County, GAGA297,471+14.7%−15.2 pts

23Hall County, GAGA226,568+13.1%−32.9 pts

24Pickens County, GAGA37,167+12.9%−46.4 pts

25Newton County, GAGA125,583+12.5%−35.8 pts

26Morgan County, GAGA22,095+12.5%−7.5 pts

27Fayette County, GAGA125,156+11.8%−34.4 pts

28Long County, GAGA21,557+11.8%−54.4 pts

29Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178+11.8%−32.5 pts

30Chatham County, GAGA311,855+11.4%+4.4 pts

31Cobb County, GAGA793,345+11.3%−24.4 pts

32Gilmer County, GAGA33,894+10.8%−64.6 pts

33DeKalb County, GAGA774,394+10.5%−11.5 pts

34Clarke County, GAGA129,921+10.2%−5.6 pts

35Rockdale County, GAGA98,416+9.8%−19.8 pts

36Muscogee County, GAGA202,171+9.0%+5.1 pts

37Douglas County, GAGA154,293+8.9%−20.7 pts

38Bartow County, GAGA120,800+8.7%−27.2 pts

39Camden County, GAGA60,143+8.4%−36.3 pts

40Harris County, GAGA37,280+8.3%−25.0 pts

41Lowndes County, GAGA122,867+8.3%−13.0 pts

42Carroll County, GAGA131,036+7.8%−14.4 pts

43Butts County, GAGA27,218+7.5%−19.9 pts

44Madison County, GAGA32,919+7.1%−15.1 pts

45Habersham County, GAGA50,416+6.9%−23.0 pts

46Fannin County, GAGA26,111+6.9%−16.9 pts

47Catoosa County, GAGA69,628+6.1%−19.3 pts

48Glynn County, GAGA87,599+6.1%−2.0 pts

49Franklin County, GAGA25,948+6.1%−15.8 pts

50Monroe County, GAGA32,023+5.8%−21.3 pts

51Pike County, GAGA20,932+5.7%−28.2 pts

52Burke County, GAGA24,408+5.5%−2.6 pts

53Decatur County, GAGA29,432+5.5%−5.2 pts

54Pierce County, GAGA20,764+5.1%−12.2 pts

55Spalding County, GAGA70,775+5.0%−2.2 pts

56Jasper County, GAGA17,632+4.9%−30.2 pts

57Grady County, GAGA26,590+4.9%−11.8 pts

58Seminole County, GAGA9,162+4.8%+0.8 pts

59Gordon County, GAGA61,701+4.3%−21.5 pts

60Jenkins County, GAGA8,843+4.0%+0.0 pts

61Haralson County, GAGA33,066+4.0%−13.0 pts

62Putnam County, GAGA23,722+3.9%−29.2 pts

63Rabun County, GAGA17,764+3.7%−25.5 pts

64Troup County, GAGA72,844+3.6%−2.3 pts

65Polk County, GAGA45,514+3.3%−9.4 pts

66White County, GAGA29,802+3.2%−50.2 pts

67Tift County, GAGA42,254+3.1%−6.7 pts

68Richmond County, GAGA206,559+3.0%−2.3 pts

69Charlton County, GAGA13,121+2.9%−18.2 pts

70Liberty County, GAGA70,313+2.8%−14.0 pts

71Hart County, GAGA28,639+2.4%−14.2 pts

72Thomas County, GAGA46,368+2.4%−7.2 pts

73Floyd County, GAGA101,378+2.4%−9.1 pts

74Laurens County, GAGA51,041+2.3%−9.9 pts

75Stephens County, GAGA27,854+2.3%−7.0 pts

76Upson County, GAGA28,500+2.0%−2.9 pts

77Coffee County, GAGA44,407+1.7%−24.7 pts

78Irwin County, GAGA9,020+1.3%−13.5 pts

79Bibb County, GAGA157,556+1.2%−1.5 pts

80Appling County, GAGA19,100+1.1%−9.5 pts

81Peach County, GAGA29,877+1.0%−10.7 pts

82Lamar County, GAGA20,941+1.0%−21.0 pts

83Colquitt County, GAGA47,438+0.9%−13.9 pts

84Murray County, GAGA41,607+0.9%−38.7 pts

85Turner County, GAGA8,983+0.9%−8.4 pts

86Emanuel County, GAGA23,147+0.8%−5.5 pts

87Wheeler County, GAGA7,570+0.7%−25.4 pts

88Bacon County, GAGA11,070+0.4%−5.2 pts

89Brooks County, GAGA16,101+0.4%−6.5 pts

90Whitfield County, GAGA106,212+0.3%−15.0 pts

91Wayne County, GAGA32,481+0.1%−18.7 pts

92Cook County, GAGA18,232+0.1%−17.1 pts

93Candler County, GAGA11,275-0.2%−23.8 pts

94Ware County, GAGA36,906-0.2%−0.2 pts

95Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415-0.5%−29.9 pts

96Toombs County, GAGA27,545-0.7%−9.0 pts

97Clinch County, GAGA6,847-0.7%−12.4 pts

98Atkinson County, GAGA8,454-1.1%−23.5 pts

99McDuffie County, GAGA21,640-1.1%−6.6 pts

100Jones County, GAGA29,171-1.1%−15.1 pts

101Terrell County, GAGA8,656-1.4%−4.4 pts

102Early County, GAGA10,455-1.4%−5.6 pts

103Walker County, GAGA70,250-1.6%−6.3 pts

104Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219-1.9%−7.3 pts

105Banks County, GAGA21,273-2.0%−41.9 pts

106Lanier County, GAGA10,623-2.0%−32.9 pts

107Miller County, GAGA5,812-2.0%−3.7 pts

108Evans County, GAGA11,028-2.1%−22.4 pts

109Brantley County, GAGA18,936-2.1%−34.2 pts

110Dade County, GAGA16,154-2.3%−17.6 pts

111Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099-2.5%−10.1 pts

112Elbert County, GAGA20,072-2.6%−10.9 pts

113Heard County, GAGA12,149-3.6%−31.2 pts

114Screven County, GAGA14,408-3.6%−14.7 pts

115Bleckley County, GAGA12,866-3.7%−15.5 pts

116Lincoln County, GAGA8,112-3.8%−16.0 pts

117Crawford County, GAGA12,206-4.0%−42.9 pts

118Chattooga County, GAGA25,300-4.0%−18.5 pts

119Worth County, GAGA20,059-4.1%−15.4 pts

120Baldwin County, GAGA44,029-4.2%−17.3 pts

121Wilcox County, GAGA8,797-5.3%−27.7 pts

122Montgomery County, GAGA8,635-5.6%−21.1 pts

123Washington County, GAGA19,453-5.7%−16.5 pts

124Berrien County, GAGA18,932-5.8%−20.5 pts

125Meriwether County, GAGA21,516-6.3%−6.8 pts

126Glascock County, GAGA3,141-6.4%−14.9 pts

127Treutlen County, GAGA6,466-7.0%−21.3 pts

128Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650-7.2%−7.1 pts

129Jefferson County, GAGA15,011-7.2%−6.4 pts

130Hancock County, GAGA8,682-7.4%−20.5 pts

131Mitchell County, GAGA20,467-7.4%−25.5 pts

132Johnson County, GAGA9,310-7.9%−10.7 pts

133Echols County, GAGA3,685-8.4%−69.2 pts

134Dodge County, GAGA19,663-8.6%−17.5 pts

135Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662-9.2%−17.7 pts

136Schley County, GAGA4,593-9.2%−14.2 pts

137Dougherty County, GAGA82,616-9.3%−9.0 pts

138Wilkes County, GAGA9,540-9.7%−10.6 pts

139Sumter County, GAGA28,801-9.8%−19.6 pts

140Tattnall County, GAGA24,376-10.5%−36.4 pts

141Clay County, GAGA2,815-10.5%−10.3 pts

142Warren County, GAGA5,269-10.6%−14.9 pts

143Quitman County, GAGA2,254-11.1%−28.7 pts

144Twiggs County, GAGA7,597-11.1%−19.1 pts

145Taylor County, GAGA7,818-12.2%−27.6 pts

146Stewart County, GAGA4,631-12.3%−5.2 pts

147Crisp County, GAGA19,237-14.1%−24.0 pts

148Marion County, GAGA7,676-14.2%−42.0 pts

149Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465-15.1%−3.0 pts

150Webster County, GAGA2,369-16.1%−21.7 pts

151Talbot County, GAGA5,709-16.5%−16.1 pts

152Baker County, GAGA2,725-16.7%−29.4 pts

153Calhoun County, GAGA5,413-16.7%−42.8 pts

154Randolph County, GAGA6,156-16.8%−13.9 pts

155Pulaski County, GAGA10,172-17.9%−36.2 pts

156Macon County, GAGA11,756-18.0%−25.4 pts

157McIntosh County, GAGA11,989-23.4%−49.1 pts

158Telfair County, GAGA11,195-24.4%−31.6 pts

159Dooly County, GAGA11,156-24.9%−41.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS