RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Largest by population, Georgia counties · 2020

The most populous Georgia counties as of the 2020 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, GAGA1,066,710+31%

02Gwinnett County, GAGA957,062+63%

03Cobb County, GAGA766,149+26%

04DeKalb County, GAGA764,382+15%

05Clayton County, GAGA297,595+26%

06Chatham County, GAGA295,291+27%

07Cherokee County, GAGA266,620+88%

08Forsyth County, GAGA251,283+155%

09Henry County, GAGA240,712+102%

10Muscogee County, GAGA206,922+11%

11Richmond County, GAGA206,607+3%

12Hall County, GAGA203,136+46%

13Paulding County, GAGA168,661+106%

14Houston County, GAGA163,633+48%

15Bibb County, GAGA157,346+2%

16Columbia County, GAGA156,010+75%

17Coweta County, GAGA146,158+64%

18Douglas County, GAGA144,237+56%

19Clarke County, GAGA128,671+27%

20Fayette County, GAGA119,194+31%

21Carroll County, GAGA119,148+37%

22Lowndes County, GAGA118,251+28%

23Newton County, GAGA112,483+81%

24Bartow County, GAGA108,901+43%

25Whitfield County, GAGA102,864+23%

26Floyd County, GAGA98,584+9%

27Walton County, GAGA96,673+59%

28Rockdale County, GAGA93,570+33%

29Dougherty County, GAGA85,790−11%

30Glynn County, GAGA84,499+25%

31Barrow County, GAGA83,505+81%

32Bulloch County, GAGA81,099+45%

33Jackson County, GAGA75,907+83%

34Troup County, GAGA69,426+18%

35Catoosa County, GAGA67,872+27%

36Walker County, GAGA67,654+11%

37Spalding County, GAGA67,306+15%

38Liberty County, GAGA65,256+6%

39Effingham County, GAGA64,769+73%

40Gordon County, GAGA57,544+30%

41Camden County, GAGA54,768+25%

42Laurens County, GAGA49,570+10%

43Habersham County, GAGA46,031+28%

44Colquitt County, GAGA45,898+9%

45Thomas County, GAGA45,798+7%

46Bryan County, GAGA44,738+91%

47Baldwin County, GAGA43,799−2%

48Coffee County, GAGA43,092+15%

49Polk County, GAGA42,853+12%

50Oconee County, GAGA41,799+59%

51Tift County, GAGA41,344+8%

52Murray County, GAGA39,973+9%

53Ware County, GAGA36,251+2%

54Harris County, GAGA34,668+46%

55Lumpkin County, GAGA33,488+59%

56Pickens County, GAGA33,216+45%

57Lee County, GAGA33,163+34%

58Gilmer County, GAGA31,353+34%

59Wayne County, GAGA30,144+13%

60Madison County, GAGA30,120+17%

61Haralson County, GAGA29,919+16%

62Sumter County, GAGA29,616−11%

63Decatur County, GAGA29,367+4%

64Jones County, GAGA28,347+20%

65White County, GAGA28,003+40%

66Peach County, GAGA27,981+18%

67Monroe County, GAGA27,957+28%

68Upson County, GAGA27,700+0%

69Toombs County, GAGA27,030+4%

70Dawson County, GAGA26,798+67%

71Stephens County, GAGA26,784+5%

72Grady County, GAGA26,236+11%

73Hart County, GAGA25,828+12%

74Butts County, GAGA25,434+30%

75Fannin County, GAGA25,319+28%

76Chattooga County, GAGA24,965−2%

77Union County, GAGA24,632+42%

78Burke County, GAGA24,596+11%

79Franklin County, GAGA23,424+15%

80Tattnall County, GAGA22,842+2%

81Emanuel County, GAGA22,768+4%

82Putnam County, GAGA22,047+17%

83Mitchell County, GAGA21,755−9%

84McDuffie County, GAGA21,632+2%

85Worth County, GAGA20,784−5%

86Meriwether County, GAGA20,613−9%

87Crisp County, GAGA20,128−8%

88Morgan County, GAGA20,097+30%

89Washington County, GAGA19,988−6%

90Dodge County, GAGA19,925+4%

91Pierce County, GAGA19,716+26%

92Elbert County, GAGA19,637−4%

93Greene County, GAGA18,915+31%

94Pike County, GAGA18,889+38%

95Lamar County, GAGA18,500+16%

96Appling County, GAGA18,444+6%

97Berrien County, GAGA18,160+12%

98Banks County, GAGA18,035+25%

99Brantley County, GAGA18,021+23%

100Cook County, GAGA17,229+9%

101Ben Hill County, GAGA17,194−2%

102Rabun County, GAGA16,883+12%

103Brooks County, GAGA16,301−1%

104Dade County, GAGA16,251+7%

105Long County, GAGA16,168+57%

106Jefferson County, GAGA15,709−9%

107Oglethorpe County, GAGA14,825+17%

108Jeff Davis County, GAGA14,779+17%

109Jasper County, GAGA14,588+28%

110Screven County, GAGA14,067−9%

111Bleckley County, GAGA12,583+8%

112Charlton County, GAGA12,518+22%

113Towns County, GAGA12,493+34%

114Telfair County, GAGA12,477+6%

115Crawford County, GAGA12,130−3%

116Macon County, GAGA12,082−14%

117Heard County, GAGA11,412+4%

118Dooly County, GAGA11,208−3%

119Bacon County, GAGA11,140+10%

120Candler County, GAGA10,981+15%

121McIntosh County, GAGA10,975+1%

122Early County, GAGA10,854−12%

123Evans County, GAGA10,774+3%

124Lanier County, GAGA9,877+36%

125Pulaski County, GAGA9,855+3%

126Irwin County, GAGA9,666−3%

127Chattahoochee County, GAGA9,565−36%

128Wilkes County, GAGA9,565−10%

129Johnson County, GAGA9,189+7%

130Terrell County, GAGA9,185−16%

131Seminole County, GAGA9,147−2%

132Turner County, GAGA9,006−5%

133Wilkinson County, GAGA8,877−13%

134Wilcox County, GAGA8,766+2%

135Hancock County, GAGA8,735−13%

136Jenkins County, GAGA8,674+1%

137Montgomery County, GAGA8,610+4%

138Atkinson County, GAGA8,286+9%

139Twiggs County, GAGA8,022−24%

140Taylor County, GAGA7,816−11%

141Lincoln County, GAGA7,690−8%

142Marion County, GAGA7,498+5%

143Wheeler County, GAGA7,471+21%

144Clinch County, GAGA6,749−2%

145Randolph County, GAGA6,425−18%

146Treutlen County, GAGA6,406−7%

147Miller County, GAGA6,000−6%

148Talbot County, GAGA5,733−12%

149Calhoun County, GAGA5,573−12%

150Stewart County, GAGA5,314+1%

151Warren County, GAGA5,215−18%

152Schley County, GAGA4,547+21%

153Echols County, GAGA3,697−2%

154Glascock County, GAGA2,884+13%

155Baker County, GAGA2,876−29%

156Clay County, GAGA2,848−15%

157Webster County, GAGA2,348−2%

158Quitman County, GAGA2,235−14%

159Taliaferro County, GAGA1,559−25%

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