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Fastest shrinking, Georgia counties · 2000

Georgia counties with the steepest population decline since the prior decennial census. This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465-12.1%+0%

02Stewart County, GAGA4,631-7.1%+0%

03Randolph County, GAGA6,156-2.9%+0%

04Jefferson County, GAGA15,011-0.8%+0%

05Talbot County, GAGA5,709-0.4%+0%

06Dougherty County, GAGA82,616-0.3%+0%

07Clay County, GAGA2,815-0.2%+0%

08Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650-0.1%+0%

09Ware County, GAGA36,906+0.0%+0%

10Meriwether County, GAGA21,516+0.5%+0%

11Wilkes County, GAGA9,540+0.8%+0%

12Miller County, GAGA5,812+1.6%+0%

13Bibb County, GAGA157,556+2.6%+0%

14Johnson County, GAGA9,310+2.8%+0%

15Terrell County, GAGA8,656+3.0%+0%

16Muscogee County, GAGA202,171+3.9%+0%

17Jenkins County, GAGA8,843+4.0%+0%

18Seminole County, GAGA9,162+4.0%+0%

19Early County, GAGA10,455+4.2%+0%

20Warren County, GAGA5,269+4.2%+0%

21Walker County, GAGA70,250+4.7%+0%

22Upson County, GAGA28,500+4.9%+0%

23Schley County, GAGA4,593+5.0%+0%

24Richmond County, GAGA206,559+5.3%+0%

25Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219+5.4%+0%

26McDuffie County, GAGA21,640+5.5%+0%

27Webster County, GAGA2,369+5.6%+0%

28Bacon County, GAGA11,070+5.6%+0%

29Troup County, GAGA72,844+5.8%+0%

30Emanuel County, GAGA23,147+6.3%+0%

31Brooks County, GAGA16,101+6.8%+0%

32Chatham County, GAGA311,855+7.0%+0%

33Telfair County, GAGA11,195+7.2%+0%

34Spalding County, GAGA70,775+7.3%+0%

35Macon County, GAGA11,756+7.3%+0%

36Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099+7.6%+0%

37Twiggs County, GAGA7,597+8.0%+0%

38Burke County, GAGA24,408+8.1%+0%

39Glynn County, GAGA87,599+8.1%+0%

40Elbert County, GAGA20,072+8.2%+0%

41Toombs County, GAGA27,545+8.3%+0%

42Glascock County, GAGA3,141+8.4%+0%

43Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662+8.5%+0%

44Dodge County, GAGA19,663+8.9%+0%

45Turner County, GAGA8,983+9.2%+0%

46Stephens County, GAGA27,854+9.4%+0%

47Thomas County, GAGA46,368+9.6%+0%

48Tift County, GAGA42,254+9.7%+0%

49Sumter County, GAGA28,801+9.8%+0%

50Crisp County, GAGA19,237+9.9%+0%

51Appling County, GAGA19,100+10.6%+0%

52Decatur County, GAGA29,432+10.7%+0%

53Washington County, GAGA19,453+10.8%+0%

54Screven County, GAGA14,408+11.1%+0%

55Worth County, GAGA20,059+11.3%+0%

56Floyd County, GAGA101,378+11.5%+0%

57Clinch County, GAGA6,847+11.7%+0%

58Peach County, GAGA29,877+11.7%+0%

59Bleckley County, GAGA12,866+11.9%+0%

60Lincoln County, GAGA8,112+12.2%+0%

61Laurens County, GAGA51,041+12.2%+0%

62Baker County, GAGA2,725+12.7%+0%

63Polk County, GAGA45,514+12.8%+0%

64Baldwin County, GAGA44,029+13.1%+0%

65Hancock County, GAGA8,682+13.1%+0%

66Jones County, GAGA29,171+14.0%+0%

67Treutlen County, GAGA6,466+14.3%+0%

68Chattooga County, GAGA25,300+14.5%+0%

69Berrien County, GAGA18,932+14.7%+0%

70Colquitt County, GAGA47,438+14.8%+0%

71Irwin County, GAGA9,020+14.8%+0%

72Dade County, GAGA16,154+15.3%+0%

73Whitfield County, GAGA106,212+15.3%+0%

74Taylor County, GAGA7,818+15.3%+0%

75Montgomery County, GAGA8,635+15.5%+0%

76Clarke County, GAGA129,921+15.9%+0%

77Dooly County, GAGA11,156+16.4%+0%

78Hart County, GAGA28,639+16.7%+0%

79Grady County, GAGA26,590+16.7%+0%

80Liberty County, GAGA70,313+16.8%+0%

81Haralson County, GAGA33,066+17.0%+0%

82Cook County, GAGA18,232+17.2%+0%

83Pierce County, GAGA20,764+17.3%+0%

84Quitman County, GAGA2,254+17.6%+0%

85Mitchell County, GAGA20,467+18.0%+0%

86Pulaski County, GAGA10,172+18.3%+0%

87Wayne County, GAGA32,481+18.8%+0%

88Morgan County, GAGA22,095+20.0%+0%

89Evans County, GAGA11,028+20.3%+0%

90Charlton County, GAGA13,121+21.0%+0%

91Lowndes County, GAGA122,867+21.2%+0%

92Franklin County, GAGA25,948+21.8%+0%

93DeKalb County, GAGA774,394+22.0%+0%

94Lamar County, GAGA20,941+22.0%+0%

95Greene County, GAGA21,367+22.2%+0%

96Carroll County, GAGA131,036+22.2%+0%

97Madison County, GAGA32,919+22.2%+0%

98Wilcox County, GAGA8,797+22.4%+0%

99Atkinson County, GAGA8,454+22.5%+0%

100Candler County, GAGA11,275+23.7%+0%

101Fannin County, GAGA26,111+23.8%+0%

102Houston County, GAGA178,214+24.2%+0%

103Catoosa County, GAGA69,628+25.5%+0%

104McIntosh County, GAGA11,989+25.6%+0%

105Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791+25.7%+0%

106Gordon County, GAGA61,701+25.8%+0%

107Tattnall County, GAGA24,376+25.9%+0%

108Wheeler County, GAGA7,570+26.0%+0%

109Calhoun County, GAGA5,413+26.1%+0%

110Coffee County, GAGA44,407+26.4%+0%

111Monroe County, GAGA32,023+27.1%+0%

112Butts County, GAGA27,218+27.4%+0%

113Heard County, GAGA12,149+27.6%+0%

114Marion County, GAGA7,676+27.8%+0%

115Rabun County, GAGA17,764+29.2%+0%

116Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415+29.4%+0%

117Douglas County, GAGA154,293+29.6%+0%

118Rockdale County, GAGA98,416+29.6%+0%

119Bulloch County, GAGA86,949+29.8%+0%

120Clayton County, GAGA297,471+29.9%+0%

121Habersham County, GAGA50,416+30.0%+0%

122Lanier County, GAGA10,623+30.9%+0%

123Brantley County, GAGA18,936+32.1%+0%

124Putnam County, GAGA23,722+33.1%+0%

125Harris County, GAGA37,280+33.2%+0%

126Pike County, GAGA20,932+33.9%+0%

127Jasper County, GAGA17,632+35.2%+0%

128Columbia County, GAGA169,189+35.2%+0%

129Cobb County, GAGA793,345+35.7%+0%

130Bartow County, GAGA120,800+36.0%+0%

131Towns County, GAGA13,285+38.0%+0%

132Jackson County, GAGA99,265+38.6%+0%

133Crawford County, GAGA12,206+39.0%+0%

134Murray County, GAGA41,607+39.6%+0%

135Banks County, GAGA21,273+39.9%+0%

136Union County, GAGA27,859+44.2%+0%

137Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178+44.2%+0%

138Camden County, GAGA60,143+44.7%+0%

139Hall County, GAGA226,568+45.9%+0%

140Effingham County, GAGA74,397+46.1%+0%

141Fayette County, GAGA125,156+46.2%+0%

142Newton County, GAGA125,583+48.3%+0%

143Oconee County, GAGA44,893+48.9%+0%

144Bryan County, GAGA52,062+51.7%+0%

145Lee County, GAGA34,179+52.4%+0%

146White County, GAGA29,802+53.3%+0%

147Barrow County, GAGA99,773+55.3%+0%

148Walton County, GAGA112,696+57.3%+0%

149Cherokee County, GAGA299,273+57.3%+0%

150Pickens County, GAGA37,167+59.3%+0%

151Echols County, GAGA3,685+60.8%+0%

152Coweta County, GAGA160,240+65.7%+0%

153Long County, GAGA21,557+66.1%+0%

154Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099+66.7%+0%

155Dawson County, GAGA35,365+69.7%+0%

156Gilmer County, GAGA33,894+75.5%+0%

157Paulding County, GAGA190,996+96.3%+0%

158Henry County, GAGA264,922+103.2%+0%

159Forsyth County, GAGA282,805+123.2%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES