RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Largest senior population, Georgia counties · 2000

Georgia counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2000. 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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 1990

01Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79168,990+7%

02DeKalb County, GAGA774,39453,224+15%

03Cobb County, GAGA793,34542,036+49%

04Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09931,599+90%

05Chatham County, GAGA311,85529,770+8%

06Muscogee County, GAGA202,17121,817+13%

07Richmond County, GAGA206,55921,645+14%

08Bibb County, GAGA157,55619,620+2%

09Clayton County, GAGA297,47113,923+32%

10Hall County, GAGA226,56813,067+28%

11Floyd County, GAGA101,37812,615+6%

12Dougherty County, GAGA82,61611,208+14%

13Houston County, GAGA178,21410,295+49%

14Glynn County, GAGA87,5999,761+13%

15Cherokee County, GAGA299,2739,353+47%

16Henry County, GAGA264,9228,824+79%

17Carroll County, GAGA131,0368,711+19%

18Whitfield County, GAGA106,2128,576+19%

19Walker County, GAGA70,2508,439+8%

20Lowndes County, GAGA122,8678,271+14%

21Clarke County, GAGA129,9218,208+10%

22Fayette County, GAGA125,1568,104+82%

23Coweta County, GAGA160,2407,571+39%

24Troup County, GAGA72,8447,401−2%

25Bartow County, GAGA120,8007,168+28%

26Columbia County, GAGA169,1897,130+83%

27Douglas County, GAGA154,2936,958+39%

28Forsyth County, GAGA282,8056,940+77%

29Spalding County, GAGA70,7756,838+7%

30Rockdale County, GAGA98,4166,456+50%

31Catoosa County, GAGA69,6286,322+37%

32Newton County, GAGA125,5836,129+38%

33Laurens County, GAGA51,0415,966+7%

34Thomas County, GAGA46,3685,870+8%

35Walton County, GAGA112,6965,840+36%

36Ware County, GAGA36,9065,470+1%

37Colquitt County, GAGA47,4385,405+5%

38Bulloch County, GAGA86,9495,207+17%

39Polk County, GAGA45,5145,026+4%

40Habersham County, GAGA50,4164,972+36%

41Paulding County, GAGA190,9964,824+56%

42Baldwin County, GAGA44,0294,716+16%

43Gordon County, GAGA61,7014,674+25%

44Tift County, GAGA42,2544,498+15%

45Jackson County, GAGA99,2654,321+22%

46Barrow County, GAGA99,7734,181+29%

47Upson County, GAGA28,5004,123−2%

48Sumter County, GAGA28,8014,095+2%

49Stephens County, GAGA27,8543,971+14%

50Hart County, GAGA28,6393,797+22%

51Fannin County, GAGA26,1113,766+32%

52Decatur County, GAGA29,4323,743+12%

53Union County, GAGA27,8593,728+69%

54Coffee County, GAGA44,4073,691+19%

55Chattooga County, GAGA25,3003,641+11%

56Haralson County, GAGA33,0663,347+14%

57Toombs County, GAGA27,5453,178+1%

58Grady County, GAGA26,5903,128+6%

59Franklin County, GAGA25,9483,108+22%

60Gilmer County, GAGA33,8943,082+70%

61Meriwether County, GAGA21,5163,068+1%

62Elbert County, GAGA20,0723,060+8%

63Pickens County, GAGA37,1673,034+56%

64Wayne County, GAGA32,4813,017+16%

65Effingham County, GAGA74,3973,016+49%

66Murray County, GAGA41,6072,922+37%

67Emanuel County, GAGA23,1472,909−2%

68White County, GAGA29,8022,902+51%

69Crisp County, GAGA19,2372,853+3%

70Harris County, GAGA37,2802,830+20%

71Madison County, GAGA32,9192,827+22%

72Mitchell County, GAGA20,4672,810+6%

73Rabun County, GAGA17,7642,730+29%

74Washington County, GAGA19,4532,671+2%

75Putnam County, GAGA23,7222,658+53%

76Worth County, GAGA20,0592,629+16%

77Dodge County, GAGA19,6632,539+2%

78McDuffie County, GAGA21,6402,528+6%

79Tattnall County, GAGA24,3762,506+5%

80Brooks County, GAGA16,1012,465+6%

81Jones County, GAGA29,1712,441+26%

82Liberty County, GAGA70,3132,432+28%

83Burke County, GAGA24,4082,416+3%

84Towns County, GAGA13,2852,409+49%

85Jefferson County, GAGA15,0112,357−7%

86Peach County, GAGA29,8772,331+10%

87Ben Hill County, GAGA17,0992,328+2%

88Camden County, GAGA60,1432,277+52%

89Monroe County, GAGA32,0232,251+19%

90Oconee County, GAGA44,8932,238+37%

91Screven County, GAGA14,4082,155+5%

92Greene County, GAGA21,3672,073+23%

93Appling County, GAGA19,1002,062+8%

94Cook County, GAGA18,2322,046+10%

95Lumpkin County, GAGA36,1782,040+39%

96Berrien County, GAGA18,9322,027+13%

97Lamar County, GAGA20,9412,000+14%

98Butts County, GAGA27,2181,994+12%

99Early County, GAGA10,4551,945+3%

100Morgan County, GAGA22,0951,934+13%

101Pierce County, GAGA20,7641,903+24%

102Wilkes County, GAGA9,5401,832+1%

103Dade County, GAGA16,1541,820+27%

104Macon County, GAGA11,7561,791−1%

105Telfair County, GAGA11,1951,755−9%

106Bryan County, GAGA52,0621,703+53%

107Bleckley County, GAGA12,8661,584+15%

108Lee County, GAGA34,1791,570+49%

109Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,4151,566+32%

110Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,2191,514+17%

111Banks County, GAGA21,2731,512+29%

112Dawson County, GAGA35,3651,491+78%

113Pike County, GAGA20,9321,488+17%

114Brantley County, GAGA18,9361,478+48%

115Seminole County, GAGA9,1621,477+11%

116Candler County, GAGA11,2751,453+14%

117Terrell County, GAGA8,6561,425−11%

118Irwin County, GAGA9,0201,396+4%

119Dooly County, GAGA11,1561,362−6%

120Jasper County, GAGA17,6321,353+17%

121Johnson County, GAGA9,3101,337+5%

122Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6501,334+13%

123Evans County, GAGA11,0281,321+6%

124Bacon County, GAGA11,0701,293+16%

125McIntosh County, GAGA11,9891,280+16%

126Pulaski County, GAGA10,1721,272+1%

127Turner County, GAGA8,9831,230+1%

128Lincoln County, GAGA8,1121,218+15%

129Randolph County, GAGA6,1561,212−13%

130Heard County, GAGA12,1491,212+17%

131Hancock County, GAGA8,6821,209−1%

132Twiggs County, GAGA7,5971,196+10%

133Taylor County, GAGA7,8181,169+6%

134Jenkins County, GAGA8,8431,163−1%

135Wilcox County, GAGA8,7971,162−4%

136Crawford County, GAGA12,2061,150+29%

137Miller County, GAGA5,8121,092+4%

138Warren County, GAGA5,2691,017+2%

139Charlton County, GAGA13,121994+13%

140Stewart County, GAGA4,631973−0%

141Talbot County, GAGA5,709937+6%

142Treutlen County, GAGA6,466908−2%

143Montgomery County, GAGA8,635877−0%

144Clinch County, GAGA6,847814+14%

145Calhoun County, GAGA5,413794−7%

146Wheeler County, GAGA7,570782−1%

147Lanier County, GAGA10,623771+18%

148Marion County, GAGA7,676752+5%

149Atkinson County, GAGA8,454705−4%

150Clay County, GAGA2,815655+7%

151Long County, GAGA21,557594+12%

152Baker County, GAGA2,725557+17%

153Quitman County, GAGA2,254516+37%

154Glascock County, GAGA3,141466+11%

155Schley County, GAGA4,593419−13%

156Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662393+7%

157Webster County, GAGA2,369353+8%

158Echols County, GAGA3,685340+49%

159Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465268+8%

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