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Largest by population, Georgia counties

The most populous Georgia counties as of the 2025 population estimates. This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 159 is 24,376. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Long County, GA, up 20 places to #85.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791+35%

02Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099+73%

03Cobb County, GAGA793,345+31%

04DeKalb County, GAGA774,394+16%

05▲1Chatham County, GAGA311,855+34%

06▲1Cherokee County, GAGA299,273+111%

07▼2Clayton County, GAGA297,471+26%

08Forsyth County, GAGA282,805+187%

09Henry County, GAGA264,922+122%

10▲2Hall County, GAGA226,568+63%

11Richmond County, GAGA206,559+3%

12▼2Muscogee County, GAGA202,171+9%

13Paulding County, GAGA190,996+134%

14Houston County, GAGA178,214+61%

15▲1Columbia County, GAGA169,189+89%

16▲1Coweta County, GAGA160,240+80%

17▼2Bibb County, GAGA157,556+2%

18Douglas County, GAGA154,293+67%

19▲2Carroll County, GAGA131,036+50%

20▼1Clarke County, GAGA129,921+28%

21▲2Newton County, GAGA125,583+103%

22▼2Fayette County, GAGA125,156+37%

23▼1Lowndes County, GAGA122,867+33%

24Bartow County, GAGA120,800+59%

25▲2Walton County, GAGA112,696+86%

26▼1Whitfield County, GAGA106,212+27%

27▼1Floyd County, GAGA101,378+12%

28▲3Barrow County, GAGA99,773+116%

29▲4Jackson County, GAGA99,265+139%

30▼2Rockdale County, GAGA98,416+40%

31▼1Glynn County, GAGA87,599+30%

32Bulloch County, GAGA86,949+55%

33▼4Dougherty County, GAGA82,616−14%

34▲5Effingham County, GAGA74,397+98%

35▼1Troup County, GAGA72,844+24%

36▲1Spalding County, GAGA70,775+21%

37▲1Liberty County, GAGA70,313+14%

38▼2Walker County, GAGA70,250+15%

39▼4Catoosa County, GAGA69,628+31%

40Gordon County, GAGA61,701+40%

41Camden County, GAGA60,143+38%

42▲4Bryan County, GAGA52,062+122%

43▼1Laurens County, GAGA51,041+14%

44▼1Habersham County, GAGA50,416+40%

45▼1Colquitt County, GAGA47,438+13%

46▼1Thomas County, GAGA46,368+8%

47▲2Polk County, GAGA45,514+19%

48▲2Oconee County, GAGA44,893+71%

49▼1Coffee County, GAGA44,407+19%

50▼3Baldwin County, GAGA44,029−2%

51Tift County, GAGA42,254+10%

52Murray County, GAGA41,607+14%

53▲1Harris County, GAGA37,280+57%

54▲2Pickens County, GAGA37,167+62%

55▼2Ware County, GAGA36,906+4%

56▼1Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178+72%

57▲13Dawson County, GAGA35,365+121%

58▼1Lee County, GAGA34,179+38%

59▼1Gilmer County, GAGA33,894+45%

60▲1Haralson County, GAGA33,066+29%

61▼1Madison County, GAGA32,919+28%

62▼3Wayne County, GAGA32,481+22%

63▲4Monroe County, GAGA32,023+47%

64▲2Peach County, GAGA29,877+26%

65White County, GAGA29,802+49%

66▼3Decatur County, GAGA29,432+4%

67▼3Jones County, GAGA29,171+23%

68▼6Sumter County, GAGA28,801−13%

69▲4Hart County, GAGA28,639+25%

70▼2Upson County, GAGA28,500+3%

71▲6Union County, GAGA27,859+61%

72▼1Stephens County, GAGA27,854+10%

73▼4Toombs County, GAGA27,545+6%

74Butts County, GAGA27,218+39%

75▼3Grady County, GAGA26,590+12%

76▼1Fannin County, GAGA26,111+32%

77▲2Franklin County, GAGA25,948+28%

78▼2Chattooga County, GAGA25,300−1%

79▼1Burke County, GAGA24,408+10%

80Tattnall County, GAGA24,376+9%

81▲1Putnam County, GAGA23,722+26%

82▼1Emanuel County, GAGA23,147+6%

83▲5Morgan County, GAGA22,095+43%

84McDuffie County, GAGA21,640+2%

85▲20Long County, GAGA21,557+109%

86Meriwether County, GAGA21,516−5%

87▲6Greene County, GAGA21,367+48%

88▲10Banks County, GAGA21,273+48%

89▲6Lamar County, GAGA20,941+32%

90▲4Pike County, GAGA20,932+53%

91Pierce County, GAGA20,764+33%

92▼9Mitchell County, GAGA20,467−14%

93▼1Elbert County, GAGA20,072−2%

94▼9Worth County, GAGA20,059−9%

95▼5Dodge County, GAGA19,663+3%

96▼7Washington County, GAGA19,453−8%

97▼10Crisp County, GAGA19,237−13%

98▼2Appling County, GAGA19,100+10%

99Brantley County, GAGA18,936+29%

100▼3Berrien County, GAGA18,932+17%

101▼1Cook County, GAGA18,232+16%

102Rabun County, GAGA17,764+18%

103▲6Jasper County, GAGA17,632+54%

104▼3Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099−2%

105▲2Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415+30%

106▼2Dade County, GAGA16,154+7%

107▼4Brooks County, GAGA16,101−2%

108Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219+20%

109▼3Jefferson County, GAGA15,011−13%

110Screven County, GAGA14,408−6%

111▲2Towns County, GAGA13,285+43%

112Charlton County, GAGA13,121+28%

113▼2Bleckley County, GAGA12,866+10%

114▲1Crawford County, GAGA12,206−2%

115▲2Heard County, GAGA12,149+10%

116▲5McIntosh County, GAGA11,989+11%

117▼1Macon County, GAGA11,756−16%

118▲2Candler County, GAGA11,275+18%

119▼5Telfair County, GAGA11,195−5%

120▼2Dooly County, GAGA11,156−3%

121▼2Bacon County, GAGA11,070+10%

122▲1Evans County, GAGA11,028+5%

123▲1Lanier County, GAGA10,623+47%

124▼2Early County, GAGA10,455−15%

125Pulaski County, GAGA10,172+6%

126▲2Wilkes County, GAGA9,540−11%

127▲2Johnson County, GAGA9,310+9%

128▲3Seminole County, GAGA9,162−2%

129▼3Irwin County, GAGA9,020−9%

130▲2Turner County, GAGA8,983−5%

131▲5Jenkins County, GAGA8,843+3%

132▲2Wilcox County, GAGA8,797+3%

133▲2Hancock County, GAGA8,682−14%

134▼4Terrell County, GAGA8,656−21%

135▼2Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650−15%

136▲1Montgomery County, GAGA8,635+4%

137▼10Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465−43%

138Atkinson County, GAGA8,454+11%

139▲2Lincoln County, GAGA8,112−3%

140Taylor County, GAGA7,818−11%

141▲1Marion County, GAGA7,676+7%

142▼3Twiggs County, GAGA7,597−28%

143Wheeler County, GAGA7,570+23%

144Clinch County, GAGA6,8470%

145▲1Treutlen County, GAGA6,466−6%

146▼1Randolph County, GAGA6,156−21%

147Miller County, GAGA5,812−9%

148Talbot County, GAGA5,709−12%

149Calhoun County, GAGA5,413−14%

150▲1Warren County, GAGA5,269−17%

151▼1Stewart County, GAGA4,631−12%

152Schley County, GAGA4,593+22%

153Echols County, GAGA3,685−2%

154Glascock County, GAGA3,141+23%

155▲1Clay County, GAGA2,815−16%

156▼1Baker County, GAGA2,725−33%

157Webster County, GAGA2,369−1%

158Quitman County, GAGA2,254−13%

159Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662−20%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES