RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Largest by population, Georgia counties · 2000

The most populous Georgia counties as of the 2000 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 1990

01Fulton County, GAGA816,006+26%

02DeKalb County, GAGA665,865+22%

03Cobb County, GAGA607,751+36%

04Gwinnett County, GAGA588,448+67%

05Clayton County, GAGA236,517+30%

06Chatham County, GAGA232,048+7%

07Richmond County, GAGA199,775+5%

08Muscogee County, GAGA186,291+4%

09Bibb County, GAGA153,887+3%

10Cherokee County, GAGA141,903+57%

11Hall County, GAGA139,277+46%

12Henry County, GAGA119,341+103%

13Houston County, GAGA110,765+24%

14Clarke County, GAGA101,489+16%

15Forsyth County, GAGA98,407+123%

16Dougherty County, GAGA96,065−0%

17Douglas County, GAGA92,174+30%

18Lowndes County, GAGA92,115+21%

19Fayette County, GAGA91,263+46%

20Floyd County, GAGA90,565+11%

21Columbia County, GAGA89,288+35%

22Coweta County, GAGA89,215+66%

23Carroll County, GAGA87,268+22%

24Whitfield County, GAGA83,525+15%

25Paulding County, GAGA81,678+96%

26Bartow County, GAGA76,019+36%

27Rockdale County, GAGA70,111+30%

28Glynn County, GAGA67,568+8%

29Newton County, GAGA62,001+48%

30Liberty County, GAGA61,610+17%

31Walker County, GAGA61,053+5%

32Walton County, GAGA60,687+57%

33Troup County, GAGA58,779+6%

34Spalding County, GAGA58,417+7%

35Bulloch County, GAGA55,983+30%

36Catoosa County, GAGA53,282+25%

37Barrow County, GAGA46,144+55%

38Laurens County, GAGA44,874+12%

39Baldwin County, GAGA44,700+13%

40Gordon County, GAGA44,104+26%

41Camden County, GAGA43,664+45%

42Thomas County, GAGA42,737+10%

43Colquitt County, GAGA42,053+15%

44Jackson County, GAGA41,589+39%

45Tift County, GAGA38,407+10%

46Polk County, GAGA38,127+13%

47Effingham County, GAGA37,535+46%

48Coffee County, GAGA37,413+26%

49Murray County, GAGA36,506+40%

50Habersham County, GAGA35,902+30%

51Ware County, GAGA35,483+0%

52Sumter County, GAGA33,200+10%

53Decatur County, GAGA28,240+11%

54Upson County, GAGA27,597+5%

55Wayne County, GAGA26,565+19%

56Oconee County, GAGA26,225+49%

57Toombs County, GAGA26,067+8%

58Madison County, GAGA25,730+22%

59Haralson County, GAGA25,690+17%

60Chattooga County, GAGA25,470+15%

61Stephens County, GAGA25,435+9%

62Lee County, GAGA24,757+52%

63Mitchell County, GAGA23,932+18%

64Harris County, GAGA23,695+33%

65Peach County, GAGA23,668+12%

66Grady County, GAGA23,659+17%

67Jones County, GAGA23,639+14%

68Gilmer County, GAGA23,456+75%

69Bryan County, GAGA23,417+52%

70Hart County, GAGA22,997+17%

71Pickens County, GAGA22,983+59%

72Meriwether County, GAGA22,534+1%

73Tattnall County, GAGA22,305+26%

74Burke County, GAGA22,243+8%

75Crisp County, GAGA21,996+10%

76Worth County, GAGA21,967+11%

77Emanuel County, GAGA21,837+6%

78Monroe County, GAGA21,757+27%

79McDuffie County, GAGA21,231+6%

80Washington County, GAGA21,176+11%

81Lumpkin County, GAGA21,016+44%

82Elbert County, GAGA20,511+8%

83Franklin County, GAGA20,285+22%

84White County, GAGA19,944+53%

85Fannin County, GAGA19,798+24%

86Butts County, GAGA19,522+27%

87Dodge County, GAGA19,171+9%

88Putnam County, GAGA18,812+33%

89Ben Hill County, GAGA17,484+8%

90Appling County, GAGA17,419+11%

91Union County, GAGA17,289+44%

92Jefferson County, GAGA17,266−1%

93Brooks County, GAGA16,450+7%

94Berrien County, GAGA16,235+15%

95Dawson County, GAGA15,999+70%

96Lamar County, GAGA15,912+22%

97Cook County, GAGA15,771+17%

98Pierce County, GAGA15,636+17%

99Morgan County, GAGA15,457+20%

100Screven County, GAGA15,374+11%

101Dade County, GAGA15,154+15%

102Rabun County, GAGA15,050+29%

103Chattahoochee County, GAGA14,882−12%

104Brantley County, GAGA14,629+32%

105Banks County, GAGA14,422+40%

106Greene County, GAGA14,406+22%

107Macon County, GAGA14,074+7%

108Pike County, GAGA13,688+34%

109Jeff Davis County, GAGA12,684+5%

110Oglethorpe County, GAGA12,635+29%

111Crawford County, GAGA12,495+39%

112Early County, GAGA12,354+4%

113Telfair County, GAGA11,794+7%

114Bleckley County, GAGA11,666+12%

115Dooly County, GAGA11,525+16%

116Jasper County, GAGA11,426+35%

117Heard County, GAGA11,012+28%

118Terrell County, GAGA10,970+3%

119McIntosh County, GAGA10,847+26%

120Wilkes County, GAGA10,687+1%

121Twiggs County, GAGA10,590+8%

122Evans County, GAGA10,495+20%

123Long County, GAGA10,304+66%

124Charlton County, GAGA10,282+21%

125Wilkinson County, GAGA10,220−0%

126Bacon County, GAGA10,103+6%

127Hancock County, GAGA10,076+13%

128Irwin County, GAGA9,931+15%

129Pulaski County, GAGA9,588+18%

130Candler County, GAGA9,577+24%

131Turner County, GAGA9,504+9%

132Seminole County, GAGA9,369+4%

133Towns County, GAGA9,319+38%

134Taylor County, GAGA8,815+15%

135Wilcox County, GAGA8,577+22%

136Jenkins County, GAGA8,575+4%

137Johnson County, GAGA8,560+3%

138Lincoln County, GAGA8,348+12%

139Montgomery County, GAGA8,270+15%

140Randolph County, GAGA7,791−3%

141Atkinson County, GAGA7,609+22%

142Lanier County, GAGA7,241+31%

143Marion County, GAGA7,144+28%

144Clinch County, GAGA6,878+12%

145Treutlen County, GAGA6,854+14%

146Talbot County, GAGA6,498−0%

147Miller County, GAGA6,383+2%

148Warren County, GAGA6,336+4%

149Calhoun County, GAGA6,320+26%

150Wheeler County, GAGA6,179+26%

151Stewart County, GAGA5,252−7%

152Baker County, GAGA4,074+13%

153Schley County, GAGA3,766+5%

154Echols County, GAGA3,754+61%

155Clay County, GAGA3,357−0%

156Quitman County, GAGA2,598+18%

157Glascock County, GAGA2,556+8%

158Webster County, GAGA2,390+6%

159Taliaferro County, GAGA2,077+8%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS