RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Largest senior population, Georgia counties · 1990

Georgia counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 1990. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS –

01Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79164,753–

02DeKalb County, GAGA774,39446,295–

03Cobb County, GAGA793,34528,287–

04Chatham County, GAGA311,85527,632–

05Muscogee County, GAGA202,17119,323–

06Bibb County, GAGA157,55619,289–

07Richmond County, GAGA206,55918,929–

08Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09916,620–

09Floyd County, GAGA101,37811,871–

10Clayton County, GAGA297,47110,547–

11Hall County, GAGA226,56810,219–

12Dougherty County, GAGA82,6169,872–

13Glynn County, GAGA87,5998,628–

14Walker County, GAGA70,2507,799–

15Troup County, GAGA72,8447,568–

16Clarke County, GAGA129,9217,490–

17Carroll County, GAGA131,0367,315–

18Lowndes County, GAGA122,8677,227–

19Whitfield County, GAGA106,2127,177–

20Houston County, GAGA178,2146,908–

21Spalding County, GAGA70,7756,367–

22Cherokee County, GAGA299,2736,349–

23Bartow County, GAGA120,8005,618–

24Laurens County, GAGA51,0415,556–

25Thomas County, GAGA46,3685,437–

26Coweta County, GAGA160,2405,429–

27Ware County, GAGA36,9065,394–

28Colquitt County, GAGA47,4385,142–

29Douglas County, GAGA154,2935,014–

30Henry County, GAGA264,9224,930–

31Polk County, GAGA45,5144,832–

32Catoosa County, GAGA69,6284,601–

33Fayette County, GAGA125,1564,451–

34Bulloch County, GAGA86,9494,443–

35Newton County, GAGA125,5834,428–

36Rockdale County, GAGA98,4164,307–

37Walton County, GAGA112,6964,288–

38Upson County, GAGA28,5004,191–

39Baldwin County, GAGA44,0294,065–

40Sumter County, GAGA28,8014,003–

41Tift County, GAGA42,2543,921–

42Forsyth County, GAGA282,8053,919–

43Columbia County, GAGA169,1893,900–

44Gordon County, GAGA61,7013,742–

45Habersham County, GAGA50,4163,644–

46Jackson County, GAGA99,2653,553–

47Stephens County, GAGA27,8543,484–

48Decatur County, GAGA29,4323,332–

49Chattooga County, GAGA25,3003,278–

50Barrow County, GAGA99,7733,232–

51Toombs County, GAGA27,5453,137–

52Coffee County, GAGA44,4073,113–

53Hart County, GAGA28,6393,111–

54Paulding County, GAGA190,9963,094–

55Meriwether County, GAGA21,5163,023–

56Emanuel County, GAGA23,1472,959–

57Grady County, GAGA26,5902,946–

58Haralson County, GAGA33,0662,939–

59Fannin County, GAGA26,1112,858–

60Elbert County, GAGA20,0722,827–

61Crisp County, GAGA19,2372,767–

62Mitchell County, GAGA20,4672,642–

63Washington County, GAGA19,4532,612–

64Wayne County, GAGA32,4812,607–

65Franklin County, GAGA25,9482,556–

66Jefferson County, GAGA15,0112,536–

67Dodge County, GAGA19,6632,498–

68McDuffie County, GAGA21,6402,388–

69Tattnall County, GAGA24,3762,381–

70Harris County, GAGA37,2802,364–

71Burke County, GAGA24,4082,350–

72Brooks County, GAGA16,1012,336–

73Madison County, GAGA32,9192,312–

74Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0992,289–

75Worth County, GAGA20,0592,271–

76Union County, GAGA27,8592,203–

77Murray County, GAGA41,6072,132–

78Peach County, GAGA29,8772,125–

79Rabun County, GAGA17,7642,115–

80Screven County, GAGA14,4082,061–

81Effingham County, GAGA74,3972,022–

82Pickens County, GAGA37,1671,940–

83Jones County, GAGA29,1711,935–

84White County, GAGA29,8021,922–

85Telfair County, GAGA11,1951,921–

86Appling County, GAGA19,1001,912–

87Liberty County, GAGA70,3131,900–

88Monroe County, GAGA32,0231,886–

89Early County, GAGA10,4551,881–

90Cook County, GAGA18,2321,857–

91Gilmer County, GAGA33,8941,818–

92Macon County, GAGA11,7561,807–

93Wilkes County, GAGA9,5401,806–

94Berrien County, GAGA18,9321,795–

95Butts County, GAGA27,2181,776–

96Lamar County, GAGA20,9411,750–

97Putnam County, GAGA23,7221,739–

98Morgan County, GAGA22,0951,708–

99Greene County, GAGA21,3671,679–

100Oconee County, GAGA44,8931,636–

101Towns County, GAGA13,2851,616–

102Terrell County, GAGA8,6561,601–

103Pierce County, GAGA20,7641,536–

104Camden County, GAGA60,1431,498–

105Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1781,465–

106Dooly County, GAGA11,1561,446–

107Dade County, GAGA16,1541,430–

108Randolph County, GAGA6,1561,387–

109Bleckley County, GAGA12,8661,376–

110Irwin County, GAGA9,0201,347–

111Seminole County, GAGA9,1621,332–

112Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2191,299–

113Johnson County, GAGA9,3101,279–

114Candler County, GAGA11,2751,272–

115Pike County, GAGA20,9321,268–

116Pulaski County, GAGA10,1721,258–

117Evans County, GAGA11,0281,251–

118Hancock County, GAGA8,6821,222–

119Turner County, GAGA8,9831,222–

120Wilcox County, GAGA8,7971,216–

121Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,4151,183–

122Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6501,177–

123Banks County, GAGA21,2731,172–

124Jenkins County, GAGA8,8431,171–

125Jasper County, GAGA17,6321,155–

126Bacon County, GAGA11,0701,118–

127Bryan County, GAGA52,0621,114–

128McIntosh County, GAGA11,9891,105–

129Taylor County, GAGA7,8181,103–

130Twiggs County, GAGA7,5971,091–

131Lincoln County, GAGA8,1121,062–

132Lee County, GAGA34,1791,057–

133Miller County, GAGA5,8121,046–

134Heard County, GAGA12,1491,038–

135Warren County, GAGA5,2691,001–

136Brantley County, GAGA18,936999–

137Stewart County, GAGA4,631974–

138Treutlen County, GAGA6,466922–

139Crawford County, GAGA12,206889–

140Charlton County, GAGA13,121881–

141Talbot County, GAGA5,709881–

142Montgomery County, GAGA8,635878–

143Calhoun County, GAGA5,413852–

144Dawson County, GAGA35,365838–

145Wheeler County, GAGA7,570793–

146Atkinson County, GAGA8,454731–

147Marion County, GAGA7,676719–

148Clinch County, GAGA6,847714–

149Lanier County, GAGA10,623655–

150Clay County, GAGA2,815612–

151Long County, GAGA21,557529–

152Schley County, GAGA4,593480–

153Baker County, GAGA2,725476–

154Glascock County, GAGA3,141420–

155Quitman County, GAGA2,254377–

156Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662368–

157Webster County, GAGA2,369328–

158Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465248–

159Echols County, GAGA3,685228–

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