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Fastest shrinking, Georgia counties · 2010

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, GAGA8,465-24.3%+100%

02Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662-17.3%−305%

03Baker County, GAGA2,725-15.3%−220%

04Terrell County, GAGA8,656-15.1%−607%

05Twiggs County, GAGA7,597-14.8%−285%

06Early County, GAGA10,455-10.9%−358%

07Warren County, GAGA5,269-7.9%−287%

08Seminole County, GAGA9,162-6.8%−271%

09Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650-6.4%+8119%

10Hancock County, GAGA8,682-6.4%−149%

11Turner County, GAGA8,983-6.0%−166%

12Clay County, GAGA2,815-5.2%+2391%

13Screven County, GAGA14,408-5.1%−146%

14Lincoln County, GAGA8,112-4.2%−135%

15Miller County, GAGA5,812-4.0%−346%

16Irwin County, GAGA9,020-4.0%−127%

17Quitman County, GAGA2,254-3.3%−119%

18Jenkins County, GAGA8,843-2.7%−169%

19Meriwether County, GAGA21,516-2.4%−538%

20Jefferson County, GAGA15,011-1.9%+139%

21Mitchell County, GAGA20,467-1.8%−110%

22Elbert County, GAGA20,072-1.7%−120%

23Upson County, GAGA28,500-1.6%−133%

24Dougherty County, GAGA82,616-1.6%+511%

25Decatur County, GAGA29,432-1.4%−113%

26Worth County, GAGA20,059-1.3%−112%

27Brooks County, GAGA16,101-1.3%−118%

28Clinch County, GAGA6,847-1.2%−110%

29Sumter County, GAGA28,801-1.1%−112%

30Randolph County, GAGA6,156-0.9%−68%

31Wilkes County, GAGA9,540-0.9%−204%

32Washington County, GAGA19,453+0.1%−100%

33Richmond County, GAGA206,559+0.4%−93%

34Treutlen County, GAGA6,466+0.5%−97%

35Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099+0.9%−89%

36Taylor County, GAGA7,818+1.0%−93%

37Bibb County, GAGA157,556+1.1%−59%

38Crawford County, GAGA12,206+1.1%−97%

39Muscogee County, GAGA202,171+1.9%−51%

40Chattooga County, GAGA25,300+2.1%−85%

41Baldwin County, GAGA44,029+2.3%−83%

42Ware County, GAGA36,906+2.3%+6806%

43Stephens County, GAGA27,854+2.9%−69%

44Liberty County, GAGA70,313+3.0%−82%

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

46Emanuel County, GAGA23,147+3.5%−45%

47DeKalb County, GAGA774,394+3.9%−82%

48Toombs County, GAGA27,545+4.4%−46%

49Tift County, GAGA42,254+4.5%−54%

50Thomas County, GAGA46,368+4.6%−52%

51Appling County, GAGA19,100+4.7%−56%

52Macon County, GAGA11,756+4.7%−35%

53Evans County, GAGA11,028+4.8%−76%

54Burke County, GAGA24,408+4.8%−40%

55Talbot County, GAGA5,709+5.6%−1517%

56Grady County, GAGA26,590+5.7%−66%

57Calhoun County, GAGA5,413+5.9%−77%

58Floyd County, GAGA101,378+6.4%−45%

59Crisp County, GAGA19,237+6.6%−34%

60Echols County, GAGA3,685+7.5%−88%

61Heard County, GAGA12,149+7.5%−73%

62Wilcox County, GAGA8,797+7.9%−65%

63Laurens County, GAGA51,041+7.9%−35%

64Rabun County, GAGA17,764+8.1%−72%

65Colquitt County, GAGA47,438+8.2%−44%

66Murray County, GAGA41,607+8.6%−78%

67Polk County, GAGA45,514+8.8%−31%

68Franklin County, GAGA25,948+8.9%−59%

69Cook County, GAGA18,232+9.1%−47%

70Madison County, GAGA32,919+9.3%−58%

71Hart County, GAGA28,639+9.6%−42%

72Spalding County, GAGA70,775+9.7%+33%

73Clayton County, GAGA297,471+9.7%−68%

74Dade County, GAGA16,154+9.8%−36%

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

76Atkinson County, GAGA8,454+10.1%−55%

77Montgomery County, GAGA8,635+10.3%−33%

78Greene County, GAGA21,367+11.0%−50%

79Bleckley County, GAGA12,866+12.0%+1%

80Haralson County, GAGA33,066+12.0%−29%

81Towns County, GAGA13,285+12.4%−67%

82Walker County, GAGA70,250+12.6%+171%

83Putnam County, GAGA23,722+12.8%−61%

84Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791+12.8%−50%

85Coffee County, GAGA44,407+13.2%−50%

86Cobb County, GAGA793,345+13.2%−63%

87Wayne County, GAGA32,481+13.3%−29%

88Dodge County, GAGA19,663+13.7%+54%

89Troup County, GAGA72,844+14.1%+141%

90Chatham County, GAGA311,855+14.3%+105%

91Lee County, GAGA34,179+14.3%−73%

92Tattnall County, GAGA24,376+14.4%−44%

93Candler County, GAGA11,275+14.8%−37%

94Clarke County, GAGA129,921+15.0%−5%

95Lamar County, GAGA20,941+15.1%−31%

96Stewart County, GAGA4,631+15.3%−316%

97Morgan County, GAGA22,095+15.6%−22%

98Camden County, GAGA60,143+15.7%−65%

99Johnson County, GAGA9,310+16.6%+498%

100Fayette County, GAGA125,156+16.8%−64%

101Peach County, GAGA29,877+17.0%+45%

102Webster County, GAGA2,369+17.1%+205%

103Glynn County, GAGA87,599+17.8%+120%

104Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415+17.9%−39%

105Charlton County, GAGA13,121+18.4%−13%

106Lowndes County, GAGA122,867+18.6%−12%

107Berrien County, GAGA18,932+18.8%+28%

108Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219+18.8%+247%

109Fannin County, GAGA26,111+19.6%−18%

110Habersham County, GAGA50,416+19.9%−34%

111Pierce County, GAGA20,764+20.0%+15%

112Catoosa County, GAGA69,628+20.0%−21%

113Wheeler County, GAGA7,570+20.1%−23%

114Glascock County, GAGA3,141+20.6%+144%

115Gilmer County, GAGA33,894+20.6%−73%

116Butts County, GAGA27,218+21.2%−23%

117Jones County, GAGA29,171+21.3%+52%

118Monroe County, GAGA32,023+21.5%−21%

119Rockdale County, GAGA98,416+21.5%−27%

120Jasper County, GAGA17,632+21.7%−38%

121Marion County, GAGA7,676+22.4%−20%

122Whitfield County, GAGA106,212+22.8%+50%

123Union County, GAGA27,859+23.5%−47%

124Oconee County, GAGA44,893+25.1%−49%

125Gordon County, GAGA61,701+25.1%−2%

126Pulaski County, GAGA10,172+25.3%+38%

127Bulloch County, GAGA86,949+25.4%−15%

128Brantley County, GAGA18,936+25.9%−19%

129Houston County, GAGA178,214+26.3%+9%

130Carroll County, GAGA131,036+26.7%+20%

131Banks County, GAGA21,273+27.5%−31%

132Pickens County, GAGA37,167+28.1%−53%

133Hall County, GAGA226,568+29.0%−37%

134Bryan County, GAGA52,062+29.1%−44%

135Dooly County, GAGA11,156+29.4%+79%

136Pike County, GAGA20,932+30.5%−10%

137Bartow County, GAGA120,800+31.8%−12%

138McIntosh County, GAGA11,989+32.1%+25%

139Schley County, GAGA4,593+33.0%+566%

140Harris County, GAGA37,280+35.2%+6%

141White County, GAGA29,802+36.1%−32%

142Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099+36.9%−45%

143Walton County, GAGA112,696+38.0%−34%

144Columbia County, GAGA169,189+38.9%+11%

145Lanier County, GAGA10,623+39.2%+27%

146Effingham County, GAGA74,397+39.2%−15%

147Dawson County, GAGA35,365+39.6%−43%

148Telfair County, GAGA11,195+39.9%+453%

149Long County, GAGA21,557+40.4%−39%

150Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178+42.6%−4%

151Coweta County, GAGA160,240+42.7%−35%

152Douglas County, GAGA154,293+43.6%+47%

153Jackson County, GAGA99,265+45.4%+18%

154Barrow County, GAGA99,773+50.3%−9%

155Cherokee County, GAGA299,273+51.1%−11%

156Newton County, GAGA125,583+61.2%+27%

157Henry County, GAGA264,922+70.9%−31%

158Paulding County, GAGA190,996+74.3%−23%

159Forsyth County, GAGA282,805+78.4%−36%

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