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Fastest shrinking, Georgia counties · 2020

Georgia counties with the steepest population decline 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

01Dooly County, GAGA11,156-24.9%−41.3 pts

02Telfair County, GAGA11,195-24.4%−31.6 pts

03McIntosh County, GAGA11,989-23.4%−49.1 pts

04Macon County, GAGA11,756-18.0%−25.4 pts

05Pulaski County, GAGA10,172-17.9%−36.2 pts

06Randolph County, GAGA6,156-16.8%−13.9 pts

07Calhoun County, GAGA5,413-16.7%−42.8 pts

08Baker County, GAGA2,725-16.7%−29.4 pts

09Talbot County, GAGA5,709-16.5%−16.1 pts

10Webster County, GAGA2,369-16.1%−21.7 pts

11Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465-15.1%−3.0 pts

12Marion County, GAGA7,676-14.2%−42.0 pts

13Crisp County, GAGA19,237-14.1%−24.0 pts

14Stewart County, GAGA4,631-12.3%−5.2 pts

15Taylor County, GAGA7,818-12.2%−27.6 pts

16Twiggs County, GAGA7,597-11.1%−19.1 pts

17Quitman County, GAGA2,254-11.1%−28.7 pts

18Warren County, GAGA5,269-10.6%−14.9 pts

19Clay County, GAGA2,815-10.5%−10.3 pts

20Tattnall County, GAGA24,376-10.5%−36.4 pts

21Sumter County, GAGA28,801-9.8%−19.6 pts

22Wilkes County, GAGA9,540-9.7%−10.6 pts

23Dougherty County, GAGA82,616-9.3%−9.0 pts

24Schley County, GAGA4,593-9.2%−14.2 pts

25Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662-9.2%−17.7 pts

26Dodge County, GAGA19,663-8.6%−17.5 pts

27Echols County, GAGA3,685-8.4%−69.2 pts

28Johnson County, GAGA9,310-7.9%−10.7 pts

29Mitchell County, GAGA20,467-7.4%−25.5 pts

30Hancock County, GAGA8,682-7.4%−20.5 pts

31Jefferson County, GAGA15,011-7.2%−6.4 pts

32Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650-7.2%−7.1 pts

33Treutlen County, GAGA6,466-7.0%−21.3 pts

34Glascock County, GAGA3,141-6.4%−14.9 pts

35Meriwether County, GAGA21,516-6.3%−6.8 pts

36Berrien County, GAGA18,932-5.8%−20.5 pts

37Washington County, GAGA19,453-5.7%−16.5 pts

38Montgomery County, GAGA8,635-5.6%−21.1 pts

39Wilcox County, GAGA8,797-5.3%−27.7 pts

40Baldwin County, GAGA44,029-4.2%−17.3 pts

41Worth County, GAGA20,059-4.1%−15.4 pts

42Chattooga County, GAGA25,300-4.0%−18.5 pts

43Crawford County, GAGA12,206-4.0%−42.9 pts

44Lincoln County, GAGA8,112-3.8%−16.0 pts

45Bleckley County, GAGA12,866-3.7%−15.5 pts

46Screven County, GAGA14,408-3.6%−14.7 pts

47Heard County, GAGA12,149-3.6%−31.2 pts

48Elbert County, GAGA20,072-2.6%−10.9 pts

49Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099-2.5%−10.1 pts

50Dade County, GAGA16,154-2.3%−17.6 pts

51Brantley County, GAGA18,936-2.1%−34.2 pts

52Evans County, GAGA11,028-2.1%−22.4 pts

53Miller County, GAGA5,812-2.0%−3.7 pts

54Lanier County, GAGA10,623-2.0%−32.9 pts

55Banks County, GAGA21,273-2.0%−41.9 pts

56Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219-1.9%−7.3 pts

57Walker County, GAGA70,250-1.6%−6.3 pts

58Early County, GAGA10,455-1.4%−5.6 pts

59Terrell County, GAGA8,656-1.4%−4.4 pts

60Jones County, GAGA29,171-1.1%−15.1 pts

61McDuffie County, GAGA21,640-1.1%−6.6 pts

62Atkinson County, GAGA8,454-1.1%−23.5 pts

63Clinch County, GAGA6,847-0.7%−12.4 pts

64Toombs County, GAGA27,545-0.7%−9.0 pts

65Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415-0.5%−29.9 pts

66Ware County, GAGA36,906-0.2%−0.2 pts

67Candler County, GAGA11,275-0.2%−23.8 pts

68Cook County, GAGA18,232+0.1%−17.1 pts

69Wayne County, GAGA32,481+0.1%−18.7 pts

70Whitfield County, GAGA106,212+0.3%−15.0 pts

71Brooks County, GAGA16,101+0.4%−6.5 pts

72Bacon County, GAGA11,070+0.4%−5.2 pts

73Wheeler County, GAGA7,570+0.7%−25.4 pts

74Emanuel County, GAGA23,147+0.8%−5.5 pts

75Turner County, GAGA8,983+0.9%−8.4 pts

76Murray County, GAGA41,607+0.9%−38.7 pts

77Colquitt County, GAGA47,438+0.9%−13.9 pts

78Lamar County, GAGA20,941+1.0%−21.0 pts

79Peach County, GAGA29,877+1.0%−10.7 pts

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

81Bibb County, GAGA157,556+1.2%−1.5 pts

82Irwin County, GAGA9,020+1.3%−13.5 pts

83Coffee County, GAGA44,407+1.7%−24.7 pts

84Upson County, GAGA28,500+2.0%−2.9 pts

85Stephens County, GAGA27,854+2.3%−7.0 pts

86Laurens County, GAGA51,041+2.3%−9.9 pts

87Floyd County, GAGA101,378+2.4%−9.1 pts

88Thomas County, GAGA46,368+2.4%−7.2 pts

89Hart County, GAGA28,639+2.4%−14.2 pts

90Liberty County, GAGA70,313+2.8%−14.0 pts

91Charlton County, GAGA13,121+2.9%−18.2 pts

92Richmond County, GAGA206,559+3.0%−2.3 pts

93Tift County, GAGA42,254+3.1%−6.7 pts

94White County, GAGA29,802+3.2%−50.2 pts

95Polk County, GAGA45,514+3.3%−9.4 pts

96Troup County, GAGA72,844+3.6%−2.3 pts

97Rabun County, GAGA17,764+3.7%−25.5 pts

98Putnam County, GAGA23,722+3.9%−29.2 pts

99Haralson County, GAGA33,066+4.0%−13.0 pts

100Jenkins County, GAGA8,843+4.0%+0.0 pts

101Gordon County, GAGA61,701+4.3%−21.5 pts

102Seminole County, GAGA9,162+4.8%+0.8 pts

103Grady County, GAGA26,590+4.9%−11.8 pts

104Jasper County, GAGA17,632+4.9%−30.2 pts

105Spalding County, GAGA70,775+5.0%−2.2 pts

106Pierce County, GAGA20,764+5.1%−12.2 pts

107Decatur County, GAGA29,432+5.5%−5.2 pts

108Burke County, GAGA24,408+5.5%−2.6 pts

109Pike County, GAGA20,932+5.7%−28.2 pts

110Monroe County, GAGA32,023+5.8%−21.3 pts

111Franklin County, GAGA25,948+6.1%−15.8 pts

112Glynn County, GAGA87,599+6.1%−2.0 pts

113Catoosa County, GAGA69,628+6.1%−19.3 pts

114Fannin County, GAGA26,111+6.9%−16.9 pts

115Habersham County, GAGA50,416+6.9%−23.0 pts

116Madison County, GAGA32,919+7.1%−15.1 pts

117Butts County, GAGA27,218+7.5%−19.9 pts

118Carroll County, GAGA131,036+7.8%−14.4 pts

119Lowndes County, GAGA122,867+8.3%−13.0 pts

120Harris County, GAGA37,280+8.3%−25.0 pts

121Camden County, GAGA60,143+8.4%−36.3 pts

122Bartow County, GAGA120,800+8.7%−27.2 pts

123Douglas County, GAGA154,293+8.9%−20.7 pts

124Muscogee County, GAGA202,171+9.0%+5.1 pts

125Rockdale County, GAGA98,416+9.8%−19.8 pts

126Clarke County, GAGA129,921+10.2%−5.6 pts

127DeKalb County, GAGA774,394+10.5%−11.5 pts

128Gilmer County, GAGA33,894+10.8%−64.6 pts

129Cobb County, GAGA793,345+11.3%−24.4 pts

130Chatham County, GAGA311,855+11.4%+4.4 pts

131Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178+11.8%−32.5 pts

132Long County, GAGA21,557+11.8%−54.4 pts

133Fayette County, GAGA125,156+11.8%−34.4 pts

134Morgan County, GAGA22,095+12.5%−7.5 pts

135Newton County, GAGA125,583+12.5%−35.8 pts

136Pickens County, GAGA37,167+12.9%−46.4 pts

137Hall County, GAGA226,568+13.1%−32.9 pts

138Clayton County, GAGA297,471+14.7%−15.2 pts

139Coweta County, GAGA160,240+14.8%−50.9 pts

140Union County, GAGA27,859+15.3%−28.8 pts

141Walton County, GAGA112,696+15.4%−41.9 pts

142Bulloch County, GAGA86,949+15.5%−14.3 pts

143Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791+15.9%−9.9 pts

144Houston County, GAGA178,214+17.0%−7.2 pts

145Lee County, GAGA34,179+17.2%−35.2 pts

146Henry County, GAGA264,922+18.0%−85.1 pts

147Greene County, GAGA21,367+18.3%−3.9 pts

148Paulding County, GAGA190,996+18.5%−77.8 pts

149Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099+18.8%−47.9 pts

150Towns County, GAGA13,285+19.3%−18.7 pts

151Dawson County, GAGA35,365+20.0%−49.7 pts

152Barrow County, GAGA99,773+20.4%−34.9 pts

153Effingham County, GAGA74,397+24.0%−22.2 pts

154Cherokee County, GAGA299,273+24.4%−32.9 pts

155Jackson County, GAGA99,265+25.5%−13.1 pts

156Columbia County, GAGA169,189+25.8%−9.5 pts

157Oconee County, GAGA44,893+27.4%−21.4 pts

158Forsyth County, GAGA282,805+43.2%−80.1 pts

159Bryan County, GAGA52,062+48.0%−3.7 pts

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