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Fastest shrinking, Georgia counties

Georgia counties with the steepest population decline 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

01Stewart County, GAGA4,631-12.9%−5.7 pts

02Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465-11.5%+0.6 pts

03Telfair County, GAGA11,195-10.3%−17.5 pts

04Irwin County, GAGA9,020-6.7%−21.5 pts

05Mitchell County, GAGA20,467-5.9%−24.0 pts

06Terrell County, GAGA8,656-5.8%−8.7 pts

07Twiggs County, GAGA7,597-5.3%−13.3 pts

08Baker County, GAGA2,725-5.3%−17.9 pts

09Jefferson County, GAGA15,011-4.4%−3.6 pts

10Crisp County, GAGA19,237-4.4%−14.3 pts

11Randolph County, GAGA6,156-4.2%−1.3 pts

12Dougherty County, GAGA82,616-3.7%−3.4 pts

13Early County, GAGA10,455-3.7%−7.9 pts

14Worth County, GAGA20,059-3.5%−14.7 pts

15Miller County, GAGA5,812-3.1%−4.8 pts

16Calhoun County, GAGA5,413-2.9%−28.9 pts

17Sumter County, GAGA28,801-2.8%−12.6 pts

18Macon County, GAGA11,756-2.7%−10.0 pts

19Washington County, GAGA19,453-2.7%−13.5 pts

20Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650-2.6%−2.5 pts

21Muscogee County, GAGA202,171-2.3%−6.2 pts

22Dodge County, GAGA19,663-1.3%−10.2 pts

23Brooks County, GAGA16,101-1.2%−8.1 pts

24Clay County, GAGA2,815-1.2%−1.0 pts

25Burke County, GAGA24,408-0.8%−8.9 pts

26Bacon County, GAGA11,070-0.6%−6.2 pts

27Hancock County, GAGA8,682-0.6%−13.7 pts

28Dade County, GAGA16,154-0.6%−15.9 pts

29Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099-0.6%−8.2 pts

30Dooly County, GAGA11,156-0.5%−16.9 pts

31Talbot County, GAGA5,709-0.4%−0.0 pts

32Echols County, GAGA3,685-0.3%−61.2 pts

33Wilkes County, GAGA9,540-0.3%−1.1 pts

34Turner County, GAGA8,983-0.3%−9.5 pts

35Clayton County, GAGA297,471-0.0%−30.0 pts

36Richmond County, GAGA206,559-0.0%−5.3 pts

37Taylor County, GAGA7,818+0.0%−15.3 pts

38McDuffie County, GAGA21,640+0.0%−5.5 pts

39Bibb County, GAGA157,556+0.1%−2.5 pts

40Seminole County, GAGA9,162+0.2%−3.8 pts

41Decatur County, GAGA29,432+0.2%−10.5 pts

42Montgomery County, GAGA8,635+0.3%−15.2 pts

43Wilcox County, GAGA8,797+0.4%−22.0 pts

44Baldwin County, GAGA44,029+0.5%−12.6 pts

45Crawford County, GAGA12,206+0.6%−38.3 pts

46Quitman County, GAGA2,254+0.9%−16.8 pts

47Webster County, GAGA2,369+0.9%−4.7 pts

48Treutlen County, GAGA6,466+0.9%−13.4 pts

49Clarke County, GAGA129,921+1.0%−14.9 pts

50Schley County, GAGA4,593+1.0%−3.9 pts

51Warren County, GAGA5,269+1.0%−3.2 pts

52Thomas County, GAGA46,368+1.2%−8.4 pts

53DeKalb County, GAGA774,394+1.3%−20.7 pts

54Johnson County, GAGA9,310+1.3%−1.5 pts

55Wheeler County, GAGA7,570+1.3%−24.7 pts

56Chattooga County, GAGA25,300+1.3%−13.2 pts

57Grady County, GAGA26,590+1.3%−15.3 pts

58Clinch County, GAGA6,847+1.5%−10.2 pts

59Emanuel County, GAGA23,147+1.7%−4.6 pts

60Ware County, GAGA36,906+1.8%+1.8 pts

61Toombs County, GAGA27,545+1.9%−6.4 pts

62Jenkins County, GAGA8,843+1.9%−2.0 pts

63Atkinson County, GAGA8,454+2.0%−20.4 pts

64Tift County, GAGA42,254+2.2%−7.5 pts

65Elbert County, GAGA20,072+2.2%−6.0 pts

66Bleckley County, GAGA12,866+2.2%−9.6 pts

67Evans County, GAGA11,028+2.4%−17.9 pts

68Marion County, GAGA7,676+2.4%−25.4 pts

69Screven County, GAGA14,408+2.4%−8.6 pts

70Catoosa County, GAGA69,628+2.6%−22.9 pts

71Candler County, GAGA11,275+2.7%−21.0 pts

72Floyd County, GAGA101,378+2.8%−8.6 pts

73Upson County, GAGA28,500+2.9%−2.0 pts

74Jones County, GAGA29,171+2.9%−11.1 pts

75Laurens County, GAGA51,041+3.0%−9.3 pts

76Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219+3.0%−2.4 pts

77Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791+3.0%−22.7 pts

78Coffee County, GAGA44,407+3.1%−23.4 pts

79Lee County, GAGA34,179+3.1%−49.3 pts

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

81Pulaski County, GAGA10,172+3.2%−15.0 pts

82Whitfield County, GAGA106,212+3.3%−12.0 pts

83Colquitt County, GAGA47,438+3.4%−11.4 pts

84Cobb County, GAGA793,345+3.5%−32.2 pts

85Appling County, GAGA19,100+3.6%−7.1 pts

86Glynn County, GAGA87,599+3.7%−4.4 pts

87Walker County, GAGA70,250+3.8%−0.8 pts

88Lowndes County, GAGA122,867+3.9%−17.3 pts

89Stephens County, GAGA27,854+4.0%−5.4 pts

90Murray County, GAGA41,607+4.1%−35.5 pts

91Berrien County, GAGA18,932+4.3%−10.5 pts

92Meriwether County, GAGA21,516+4.4%+3.8 pts

93Charlton County, GAGA13,121+4.8%−16.2 pts

94Troup County, GAGA72,844+4.9%−0.9 pts

95Fayette County, GAGA125,156+5.0%−41.2 pts

96Brantley County, GAGA18,936+5.1%−27.0 pts

97Spalding County, GAGA70,775+5.2%−2.1 pts

98Rockdale County, GAGA98,416+5.2%−24.4 pts

99Rabun County, GAGA17,764+5.2%−24.0 pts

100Pierce County, GAGA20,764+5.3%−12.0 pts

101Lincoln County, GAGA8,112+5.5%−6.7 pts

102Chatham County, GAGA311,855+5.6%−1.4 pts

103Cook County, GAGA18,232+5.8%−11.4 pts

104Polk County, GAGA45,514+6.2%−6.5 pts

105Towns County, GAGA13,285+6.3%−31.6 pts

106Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099+6.4%−60.4 pts

107White County, GAGA29,802+6.4%−46.9 pts

108Heard County, GAGA12,149+6.5%−21.2 pts

109Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662+6.6%−1.9 pts

110Tattnall County, GAGA24,376+6.7%−19.1 pts

111Peach County, GAGA29,877+6.8%−4.9 pts

112Douglas County, GAGA154,293+7.0%−22.6 pts

113Butts County, GAGA27,218+7.0%−20.4 pts

114Bulloch County, GAGA86,949+7.2%−22.6 pts

115Gordon County, GAGA61,701+7.2%−18.5 pts

116Oconee County, GAGA44,893+7.4%−41.5 pts

117Harris County, GAGA37,280+7.5%−25.7 pts

118Lanier County, GAGA10,623+7.6%−23.4 pts

119Putnam County, GAGA23,722+7.6%−25.5 pts

120Liberty County, GAGA70,313+7.7%−9.1 pts

121Wayne County, GAGA32,481+7.8%−11.1 pts

122Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178+8.0%−36.2 pts

123Gilmer County, GAGA33,894+8.1%−67.4 pts

124Columbia County, GAGA169,189+8.4%−26.8 pts

125Houston County, GAGA178,214+8.9%−15.3 pts

126Glascock County, GAGA3,141+8.9%+0.5 pts

127McIntosh County, GAGA11,989+9.2%−16.4 pts

128Madison County, GAGA32,919+9.3%−12.9 pts

129Habersham County, GAGA50,416+9.5%−20.5 pts

130Coweta County, GAGA160,240+9.6%−56.0 pts

131Camden County, GAGA60,143+9.8%−34.9 pts

132Morgan County, GAGA22,095+9.9%−10.0 pts

133Carroll County, GAGA131,036+10.0%−12.2 pts

134Henry County, GAGA264,922+10.1%−93.1 pts

135Haralson County, GAGA33,066+10.5%−6.4 pts

136Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415+10.7%−18.7 pts

137Franklin County, GAGA25,948+10.8%−11.1 pts

138Pike County, GAGA20,932+10.8%−23.1 pts

139Hart County, GAGA28,639+10.9%−5.8 pts

140Bartow County, GAGA120,800+10.9%−25.0 pts

141Hall County, GAGA226,568+11.5%−34.4 pts

142Newton County, GAGA125,583+11.6%−36.7 pts

143Pickens County, GAGA37,167+11.9%−47.4 pts

144Cherokee County, GAGA299,273+12.2%−45.1 pts

145Forsyth County, GAGA282,805+12.5%−110.7 pts

146Greene County, GAGA21,367+13.0%−9.2 pts

147Union County, GAGA27,859+13.1%−31.1 pts

148Lamar County, GAGA20,941+13.2%−8.8 pts

149Paulding County, GAGA190,996+13.2%−83.0 pts

150Monroe County, GAGA32,023+14.5%−12.6 pts

151Effingham County, GAGA74,397+14.9%−31.3 pts

152Bryan County, GAGA52,062+16.4%−35.3 pts

153Walton County, GAGA112,696+16.6%−40.7 pts

154Banks County, GAGA21,273+18.0%−22.0 pts

155Barrow County, GAGA99,773+19.5%−35.8 pts

156Jasper County, GAGA17,632+20.9%−14.3 pts

157Jackson County, GAGA99,265+30.8%−7.8 pts

158Dawson County, GAGA35,365+32.0%−37.7 pts

159Long County, GAGA21,557+33.3%−32.8 pts

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