RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Fastest shrinking, Georgia counties · 2010

Georgia counties with the steepest population decline 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

01Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465-24.3%−12.2 pts

02Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662-17.3%−25.8 pts

03Baker County, GAGA2,725-15.3%−28.0 pts

04Terrell County, GAGA8,656-15.1%−18.1 pts

05Twiggs County, GAGA7,597-14.8%−22.8 pts

06Early County, GAGA10,455-10.9%−15.1 pts

07Warren County, GAGA5,269-7.9%−12.2 pts

08Seminole County, GAGA9,162-6.8%−10.8 pts

09Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650-6.4%−6.4 pts

10Hancock County, GAGA8,682-6.4%−19.5 pts

11Turner County, GAGA8,983-6.0%−15.2 pts

12Clay County, GAGA2,815-5.2%−5.0 pts

13Screven County, GAGA14,408-5.1%−16.1 pts

14Lincoln County, GAGA8,112-4.2%−16.4 pts

15Miller County, GAGA5,812-4.0%−5.7 pts

16Irwin County, GAGA9,020-4.0%−18.8 pts

17Quitman County, GAGA2,254-3.3%−20.9 pts

18Jenkins County, GAGA8,843-2.7%−6.7 pts

19Meriwether County, GAGA21,516-2.4%−3.0 pts

20Jefferson County, GAGA15,011-1.9%−1.1 pts

21Mitchell County, GAGA20,467-1.8%−19.9 pts

22Elbert County, GAGA20,072-1.7%−9.9 pts

23Upson County, GAGA28,500-1.6%−6.5 pts

24Dougherty County, GAGA82,616-1.6%−1.3 pts

25Decatur County, GAGA29,432-1.4%−12.1 pts

26Worth County, GAGA20,059-1.3%−12.6 pts

27Brooks County, GAGA16,101-1.3%−8.1 pts

28Clinch County, GAGA6,847-1.2%−12.8 pts

29Sumter County, GAGA28,801-1.1%−11.0 pts

30Randolph County, GAGA6,156-0.9%+2.0 pts

31Wilkes County, GAGA9,540-0.9%−1.7 pts

32Washington County, GAGA19,453+0.1%−10.7 pts

33Richmond County, GAGA206,559+0.4%−4.9 pts

34Treutlen County, GAGA6,466+0.5%−13.9 pts

35Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099+0.9%−6.8 pts

36Taylor County, GAGA7,818+1.0%−14.3 pts

37Bibb County, GAGA157,556+1.1%−1.5 pts

38Crawford County, GAGA12,206+1.1%−37.9 pts

39Muscogee County, GAGA202,171+1.9%−2.0 pts

40Chattooga County, GAGA25,300+2.1%−12.4 pts

41Baldwin County, GAGA44,029+2.3%−10.8 pts

42Ware County, GAGA36,906+2.3%+2.3 pts

43Stephens County, GAGA27,854+2.9%−6.5 pts

44Liberty County, GAGA70,313+3.0%−13.8 pts

45McDuffie County, GAGA21,640+3.0%−2.5 pts

46Emanuel County, GAGA23,147+3.5%−2.8 pts

47DeKalb County, GAGA774,394+3.9%−18.1 pts

48Toombs County, GAGA27,545+4.4%−3.9 pts

49Tift County, GAGA42,254+4.5%−5.3 pts

50Thomas County, GAGA46,368+4.6%−5.0 pts

51Appling County, GAGA19,100+4.7%−5.9 pts

52Macon County, GAGA11,756+4.7%−2.6 pts

53Evans County, GAGA11,028+4.8%−15.5 pts

54Burke County, GAGA24,408+4.8%−3.3 pts

55Talbot County, GAGA5,709+5.6%+6.0 pts

56Grady County, GAGA26,590+5.7%−11.0 pts

57Calhoun County, GAGA5,413+5.9%−20.2 pts

58Floyd County, GAGA101,378+6.4%−5.1 pts

59Crisp County, GAGA19,237+6.6%−3.4 pts

60Echols County, GAGA3,685+7.5%−53.4 pts

61Heard County, GAGA12,149+7.5%−20.2 pts

62Wilcox County, GAGA8,797+7.9%−14.5 pts

63Laurens County, GAGA51,041+7.9%−4.3 pts

64Rabun County, GAGA17,764+8.1%−21.1 pts

65Colquitt County, GAGA47,438+8.2%−6.6 pts

66Murray County, GAGA41,607+8.6%−31.1 pts

67Polk County, GAGA45,514+8.8%−4.0 pts

68Franklin County, GAGA25,948+8.9%−13.0 pts

69Cook County, GAGA18,232+9.1%−8.1 pts

70Madison County, GAGA32,919+9.3%−12.9 pts

71Hart County, GAGA28,639+9.6%−7.0 pts

72Spalding County, GAGA70,775+9.7%+2.4 pts

73Clayton County, GAGA297,471+9.7%−20.2 pts

74Dade County, GAGA16,154+9.8%−5.5 pts

75Bacon County, GAGA11,070+9.8%+4.2 pts

76Atkinson County, GAGA8,454+10.1%−12.4 pts

77Montgomery County, GAGA8,635+10.3%−5.1 pts

78Greene County, GAGA21,367+11.0%−11.1 pts

79Bleckley County, GAGA12,866+12.0%+0.1 pts

80Haralson County, GAGA33,066+12.0%−4.9 pts

81Towns County, GAGA13,285+12.4%−25.6 pts

82Walker County, GAGA70,250+12.6%+8.0 pts

83Putnam County, GAGA23,722+12.8%−20.3 pts

84Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791+12.8%−12.9 pts

85Coffee County, GAGA44,407+13.2%−13.2 pts

86Cobb County, GAGA793,345+13.2%−22.5 pts

87Wayne County, GAGA32,481+13.3%−5.5 pts

88Dodge County, GAGA19,663+13.7%+4.8 pts

89Troup County, GAGA72,844+14.1%+8.2 pts

90Chatham County, GAGA311,855+14.3%+7.3 pts

91Lee County, GAGA34,179+14.3%−38.0 pts

92Tattnall County, GAGA24,376+14.4%−11.4 pts

93Candler County, GAGA11,275+14.8%−8.8 pts

94Clarke County, GAGA129,921+15.0%−0.9 pts

95Lamar County, GAGA20,941+15.1%−6.9 pts

96Stewart County, GAGA4,631+15.3%+22.5 pts

97Morgan County, GAGA22,095+15.6%−4.4 pts

98Camden County, GAGA60,143+15.7%−29.1 pts

99Johnson County, GAGA9,310+16.6%+13.8 pts

100Fayette County, GAGA125,156+16.8%−29.5 pts

101Peach County, GAGA29,877+17.0%+5.3 pts

102Webster County, GAGA2,369+17.1%+11.5 pts

103Glynn County, GAGA87,599+17.8%+9.7 pts

104Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415+17.9%−11.5 pts

105Charlton County, GAGA13,121+18.4%−2.6 pts

106Lowndes County, GAGA122,867+18.6%−2.7 pts

107Berrien County, GAGA18,932+18.8%+4.1 pts

108Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219+18.8%+13.4 pts

109Fannin County, GAGA26,111+19.6%−4.2 pts

110Habersham County, GAGA50,416+19.9%−10.1 pts

111Pierce County, GAGA20,764+20.0%+2.6 pts

112Catoosa County, GAGA69,628+20.0%−5.5 pts

113Wheeler County, GAGA7,570+20.1%−5.9 pts

114Glascock County, GAGA3,141+20.6%+12.1 pts

115Gilmer County, GAGA33,894+20.6%−54.8 pts

116Butts County, GAGA27,218+21.2%−6.2 pts

117Jones County, GAGA29,171+21.3%+7.3 pts

118Monroe County, GAGA32,023+21.5%−5.7 pts

119Rockdale County, GAGA98,416+21.5%−8.1 pts

120Jasper County, GAGA17,632+21.7%−13.5 pts

121Marion County, GAGA7,676+22.4%−5.4 pts

122Whitfield County, GAGA106,212+22.8%+7.6 pts

123Union County, GAGA27,859+23.5%−20.6 pts

124Oconee County, GAGA44,893+25.1%−23.8 pts

125Gordon County, GAGA61,701+25.1%−0.6 pts

126Pulaski County, GAGA10,172+25.3%+7.0 pts

127Bulloch County, GAGA86,949+25.4%−4.4 pts

128Brantley County, GAGA18,936+25.9%−6.2 pts

129Houston County, GAGA178,214+26.3%+2.1 pts

130Carroll County, GAGA131,036+26.7%+4.5 pts

131Banks County, GAGA21,273+27.5%−12.4 pts

132Pickens County, GAGA37,167+28.1%−31.2 pts

133Hall County, GAGA226,568+29.0%−16.9 pts

134Bryan County, GAGA52,062+29.1%−22.6 pts

135Dooly County, GAGA11,156+29.4%+13.0 pts

136Pike County, GAGA20,932+30.5%−3.3 pts

137Bartow County, GAGA120,800+31.8%−4.2 pts

138McIntosh County, GAGA11,989+32.1%+6.5 pts

139Schley County, GAGA4,593+33.0%+28.1 pts

140Harris County, GAGA37,280+35.2%+1.9 pts

141White County, GAGA29,802+36.1%−17.2 pts

142Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099+36.9%−29.9 pts

143Walton County, GAGA112,696+38.0%−19.2 pts

144Columbia County, GAGA169,189+38.9%+3.7 pts

145Lanier County, GAGA10,623+39.2%+8.3 pts

146Effingham County, GAGA74,397+39.2%−6.9 pts

147Dawson County, GAGA35,365+39.6%−30.1 pts

148Telfair County, GAGA11,195+39.9%+32.7 pts

149Long County, GAGA21,557+40.4%−25.8 pts

150Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178+42.6%−1.6 pts

151Coweta County, GAGA160,240+42.7%−23.0 pts

152Douglas County, GAGA154,293+43.6%+14.0 pts

153Jackson County, GAGA99,265+45.4%+6.8 pts

154Barrow County, GAGA99,773+50.3%−4.9 pts

155Cherokee County, GAGA299,273+51.1%−6.3 pts

156Newton County, GAGA125,583+61.2%+12.9 pts

157Henry County, GAGA264,922+70.9%−32.3 pts

158Paulding County, GAGA190,996+74.3%−22.0 pts

159Forsyth County, GAGA282,805+78.4%−44.9 pts

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