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Most densely populated, Georgia counties

Georgia counties ranked by residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 159 is 69. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Monroe County, GA, up 9 places to #70.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01DeKalb County, GAGA774,3942,893+16%

02▲1Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0992,361+73%

03▼1Cobb County, GAGA793,3452,335+31%

04Clayton County, GAGA297,4712,098+26%

05Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7912,086+35%

06Forsyth County, GAGA282,8051,259+187%

07Clarke County, GAGA129,9211,089+28%

08Muscogee County, GAGA202,171934+9%

09Henry County, GAGA264,922831+122%

10▲1Douglas County, GAGA154,293771+67%

11▼1Rockdale County, GAGA98,416758+40%

12Chatham County, GAGA311,855721+34%

13▲1Cherokee County, GAGA299,273711+111%

14▲2Fayette County, GAGA125,156643+37%

15▼2Richmond County, GAGA206,559637+3%

16▼1Bibb County, GAGA157,556632+2%

17▲2Barrow County, GAGA99,773620+116%

18▼1Paulding County, GAGA190,996611+134%

19▼1Columbia County, GAGA169,189583+89%

20Hall County, GAGA226,568577+63%

21Houston County, GAGA178,214474+61%

22▲1Newton County, GAGA125,583459+103%

23▼1Catoosa County, GAGA69,628429+31%

24Whitfield County, GAGA106,212366+27%

25▲1Coweta County, GAGA160,240363+80%

26▼1Spalding County, GAGA70,775361+21%

27Walton County, GAGA112,696345+86%

28▲5Jackson County, GAGA99,265292+139%

29▲2Bartow County, GAGA120,800263+59%

30▼1Carroll County, GAGA131,036263+50%

31▼3Dougherty County, GAGA82,616251−14%

32▼2Lowndes County, GAGA122,867247+33%

33▼1Oconee County, GAGA44,893244+71%

34Glynn County, GAGA87,599209+30%

35Floyd County, GAGA101,378199+12%

36Peach County, GAGA29,877199+26%

37▲2Habersham County, GAGA50,416182+40%

38Troup County, GAGA72,844176+24%

39▲1Gordon County, GAGA61,701173+40%

40▼3Baldwin County, GAGA44,029170−2%

41▲7Dawson County, GAGA35,365168+121%

42▼1Tift County, GAGA42,254162+10%

43▲1Pickens County, GAGA37,167160+62%

44▼2Walker County, GAGA70,250157+15%

45▼2Stephens County, GAGA27,854156+10%

46▲1Effingham County, GAGA74,397155+98%

47▼2Butts County, GAGA27,218148+39%

48▼2Polk County, GAGA45,514147+19%

49Liberty County, GAGA70,313136+14%

50Bulloch County, GAGA86,949129+55%

51Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178128+72%

52White County, GAGA29,802124+49%

53▲1Hart County, GAGA28,639123+25%

54▼1Murray County, GAGA41,607121+14%

55▲2Bryan County, GAGA52,062119+122%

56Haralson County, GAGA33,066117+29%

57▼2Madison County, GAGA32,919117+28%

58Lamar County, GAGA20,941114+32%

59▲2Franklin County, GAGA25,94899+28%

60▲2Pike County, GAGA20,93297+53%

61▼1Lee County, GAGA34,17996+38%

62▲1Camden County, GAGA60,14395+38%

63▼4Dade County, GAGA16,15493+7%

64▲5Banks County, GAGA21,27391+48%

65▼1Upson County, GAGA28,50088+3%

66▲1Colquitt County, GAGA47,43887+13%

67▲3Union County, GAGA27,85986+61%

68▼3Thomas County, GAGA46,36885+8%

69▼3McDuffie County, GAGA21,64084+2%

70▲9Monroe County, GAGA32,02381+47%

71▼3Chattooga County, GAGA25,30081−1%

72▲1Harris County, GAGA37,28080+57%

73▼2Cook County, GAGA18,23280+16%

74▼2Towns County, GAGA13,28580+43%

75▲1Gilmer County, GAGA33,89480+45%

76▼2Toombs County, GAGA27,54576+6%

77Coffee County, GAGA44,40775+19%

78Jones County, GAGA29,17174+23%

79▼4Crisp County, GAGA19,23771−13%

80▲2Putnam County, GAGA23,72269+26%

81▼1Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09968−2%

82▼1Fannin County, GAGA26,11167+32%

83▲5Morgan County, GAGA22,09564+43%

84▼1Laurens County, GAGA51,04163+14%

85▲2Pierce County, GAGA20,76461+33%

86▼1Evans County, GAGA11,02860+5%

87▼3Sumter County, GAGA28,80160−13%

88▼2Bleckley County, GAGA12,86660+10%

89Grady County, GAGA26,59059+12%

90Elbert County, GAGA20,07257−2%

91▲2Greene County, GAGA21,36755+48%

92▼1Lanier County, GAGA10,62354+47%

93▲9Long County, GAGA21,55754+109%

94Tattnall County, GAGA24,37651+9%

95Wayne County, GAGA32,48151+22%

96▼4Decatur County, GAGA29,43249+4%

97▼1Rabun County, GAGA17,76448+18%

98▲8Jasper County, GAGA17,63248+54%

99▼2Candler County, GAGA11,27546+18%

100▼2Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21946+20%

101▼1Meriwether County, GAGA21,51643−5%

102▼1Brantley County, GAGA18,93643+29%

103▲2Berrien County, GAGA18,93242+17%

104▲5Heard County, GAGA12,14941+10%

105▼2Ware County, GAGA36,90641+4%

106▲1Pulaski County, GAGA10,17241+6%

107▼8Mitchell County, GAGA20,46740−14%

108▼4Dodge County, GAGA19,66340+3%

109▼1Bacon County, GAGA11,07039+10%

110Seminole County, GAGA9,16239−2%

111▲2Lincoln County, GAGA8,11239−3%

112▲3Appling County, GAGA19,10038+10%

113▼1Crawford County, GAGA12,20638−2%

114▲3Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41537+30%

115▲1Montgomery County, GAGA8,63536+4%

116▼2Worth County, GAGA20,05935−9%

117▼6Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46534−43%

118Emanuel County, GAGA23,14734+6%

119Brooks County, GAGA16,10133−2%

120Treutlen County, GAGA6,46632−6%

121Turner County, GAGA8,98331−5%

122Johnson County, GAGA9,31031+9%

123▲2Burke County, GAGA24,40830+10%

124▼1Macon County, GAGA11,75629−16%

125▲1Washington County, GAGA19,45329−8%

126▼2Jefferson County, GAGA15,01129−13%

127Dooly County, GAGA11,15628−3%

128▲4McIntosh County, GAGA11,98928+11%

129▲2Schley County, GAGA4,59328+22%

130▼1Terrell County, GAGA8,65626−21%

131▲2Wheeler County, GAGA7,57026+23%

132▼4Telfair County, GAGA11,19526−5%

133▲1Jenkins County, GAGA8,84325+3%

134▼4Irwin County, GAGA9,02025−9%

135Atkinson County, GAGA8,45425+11%

136Wilcox County, GAGA8,79723+3%

137▲1Screven County, GAGA14,40822−6%

138▲6Glascock County, GAGA3,14122+23%

139▼2Twiggs County, GAGA7,59721−28%

140▲2Marion County, GAGA7,67621+7%

141Taylor County, GAGA7,81821−11%

142▼3Miller County, GAGA5,81221−9%

143▼3Early County, GAGA10,45520−15%

144▼1Wilkes County, GAGA9,54020−11%

145Calhoun County, GAGA5,41319−14%

146Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65019−15%

147▲1Warren County, GAGA5,26919−17%

148▼1Hancock County, GAGA8,68218−14%

149Charlton County, GAGA13,12117+28%

150▲1Quitman County, GAGA2,25415−13%

151▲1Talbot County, GAGA5,70915−12%

152▲1Clay County, GAGA2,81514−16%

153▼3Randolph County, GAGA6,15614−21%

154▲1Webster County, GAGA2,36911−1%

155▼1Stewart County, GAGA4,63110−12%

156Echols County, GAGA3,6859−2%

157▲2Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6629−20%

158Clinch County, GAGA6,84780%

159▼2Baker County, GAGA2,7258−33%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES