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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.

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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%

05Chatham County, GAGA311,855+34%

06Cherokee County, GAGA299,273+111%

07Clayton County, GAGA297,471+26%

08Forsyth County, GAGA282,805+187%

09Henry County, GAGA264,922+122%

10Hall County, GAGA226,568+63%

11Richmond County, GAGA206,559+3%

12Muscogee County, GAGA202,171+9%

13Paulding County, GAGA190,996+134%

14Houston County, GAGA178,214+61%

15Columbia County, GAGA169,189+89%

16Coweta County, GAGA160,240+80%

17Bibb County, GAGA157,556+2%

18Douglas County, GAGA154,293+67%

19Carroll County, GAGA131,036+50%

20Clarke County, GAGA129,921+28%

21Newton County, GAGA125,583+103%

22Fayette County, GAGA125,156+37%

23Lowndes County, GAGA122,867+33%

24Bartow County, GAGA120,800+59%

25Walton County, GAGA112,696+86%

26Whitfield County, GAGA106,212+27%

27Floyd County, GAGA101,378+12%

28Barrow County, GAGA99,773+116%

29Jackson County, GAGA99,265+139%

30Rockdale County, GAGA98,416+40%

31Glynn County, GAGA87,599+30%

32Bulloch County, GAGA86,949+55%

33Dougherty County, GAGA82,616−14%

34Effingham County, GAGA74,397+98%

35Troup County, GAGA72,844+24%

36Spalding County, GAGA70,775+21%

37Liberty County, GAGA70,313+14%

38Walker County, GAGA70,250+15%

39Catoosa County, GAGA69,628+31%

40Gordon County, GAGA61,701+40%

41Camden County, GAGA60,143+38%

42Bryan County, GAGA52,062+122%

43Laurens County, GAGA51,041+14%

44Habersham County, GAGA50,416+40%

45Colquitt County, GAGA47,438+13%

46Thomas County, GAGA46,368+8%

47Polk County, GAGA45,514+19%

48Oconee County, GAGA44,893+71%

49Coffee County, GAGA44,407+19%

50Baldwin County, GAGA44,029−2%

51Tift County, GAGA42,254+10%

52Murray County, GAGA41,607+14%

53Harris County, GAGA37,280+57%

54Pickens County, GAGA37,167+62%

55Ware County, GAGA36,906+4%

56Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178+72%

57Dawson County, GAGA35,365+121%

58Lee County, GAGA34,179+38%

59Gilmer County, GAGA33,894+45%

60Haralson County, GAGA33,066+29%

61Madison County, GAGA32,919+28%

62Wayne County, GAGA32,481+22%

63Monroe County, GAGA32,023+47%

64Peach County, GAGA29,877+26%

65White County, GAGA29,802+49%

66Decatur County, GAGA29,432+4%

67Jones County, GAGA29,171+23%

68Sumter County, GAGA28,801−13%

69Hart County, GAGA28,639+25%

70Upson County, GAGA28,500+3%

71Union County, GAGA27,859+61%

72Stephens County, GAGA27,854+10%

73Toombs County, GAGA27,545+6%

74Butts County, GAGA27,218+39%

75Grady County, GAGA26,590+12%

76Fannin County, GAGA26,111+32%

77Franklin County, GAGA25,948+28%

78Chattooga County, GAGA25,300−1%

79Burke County, GAGA24,408+10%

80Tattnall County, GAGA24,376+9%

81Putnam County, GAGA23,722+26%

82Emanuel County, GAGA23,147+6%

83Morgan County, GAGA22,095+43%

84McDuffie County, GAGA21,640+2%

85Long County, GAGA21,557+109%

86Meriwether County, GAGA21,516−5%

87Greene County, GAGA21,367+48%

88Banks County, GAGA21,273+48%

89Lamar County, GAGA20,941+32%

90Pike County, GAGA20,932+53%

91Pierce County, GAGA20,764+33%

92Mitchell County, GAGA20,467−14%

93Elbert County, GAGA20,072−2%

94Worth County, GAGA20,059−9%

95Dodge County, GAGA19,663+3%

96Washington County, GAGA19,453−8%

97Crisp County, GAGA19,237−13%

98Appling County, GAGA19,100+10%

99Brantley County, GAGA18,936+29%

100Berrien County, GAGA18,932+17%

101Cook County, GAGA18,232+16%

102Rabun County, GAGA17,764+18%

103Jasper County, GAGA17,632+54%

104Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099−2%

105Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415+30%

106Dade County, GAGA16,154+7%

107Brooks County, GAGA16,101−2%

108Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219+20%

109Jefferson County, GAGA15,011−13%

110Screven County, GAGA14,408−6%

111Towns County, GAGA13,285+43%

112Charlton County, GAGA13,121+28%

113Bleckley County, GAGA12,866+10%

114Crawford County, GAGA12,206−2%

115Heard County, GAGA12,149+10%

116McIntosh County, GAGA11,989+11%

117Macon County, GAGA11,756−16%

118Candler County, GAGA11,275+18%

119Telfair County, GAGA11,195−5%

120Dooly County, GAGA11,156−3%

121Bacon County, GAGA11,070+10%

122Evans County, GAGA11,028+5%

123Lanier County, GAGA10,623+47%

124Early County, GAGA10,455−15%

125Pulaski County, GAGA10,172+6%

126Wilkes County, GAGA9,540−11%

127Johnson County, GAGA9,310+9%

128Seminole County, GAGA9,162−2%

129Irwin County, GAGA9,020−9%

130Turner County, GAGA8,983−5%

131Jenkins County, GAGA8,843+3%

132Wilcox County, GAGA8,797+3%

133Hancock County, GAGA8,682−14%

134Terrell County, GAGA8,656−21%

135Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650−15%

136Montgomery County, GAGA8,635+4%

137Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465−43%

138Atkinson County, GAGA8,454+11%

139Lincoln County, GAGA8,112−3%

140Taylor County, GAGA7,818−11%

141Marion County, GAGA7,676+7%

142Twiggs County, GAGA7,597−28%

143Wheeler County, GAGA7,570+23%

144Clinch County, GAGA6,847−0%

145Treutlen County, GAGA6,466−6%

146Randolph County, GAGA6,156−21%

147Miller County, GAGA5,812−9%

148Talbot County, GAGA5,709−12%

149Calhoun County, GAGA5,413−14%

150Warren County, GAGA5,269−17%

151Stewart County, GAGA4,631−12%

152Schley County, GAGA4,593+22%

153Echols County, GAGA3,685−2%

154Glascock County, GAGA3,141+23%

155Clay County, GAGA2,815−16%

156Baker County, GAGA2,725−33%

157Webster County, GAGA2,369−1%

158Quitman County, GAGA2,254−13%

159Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662−20%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES