RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Most densely populated, Georgia counties · 1990

Georgia counties ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01DeKalb County, GAGA774,3942,039−18%

02Cobb County, GAGA793,3451,318−26%

03Clayton County, GAGA297,4711,284−23%

04Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7911,232−20%

05Muscogee County, GAGA202,171828−4%

06Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099819−40%

07Clarke County, GAGA129,921734−14%

08Bibb County, GAGA157,556601−3%

09Richmond County, GAGA206,559585−5%

10Chatham County, GAGA311,855501−7%

11Rockdale County, GAGA98,416417−23%

12Douglas County, GAGA154,293355−23%

13Fayette County, GAGA125,156321−32%

14Dougherty County, GAGA82,616293+0%

15Spalding County, GAGA70,775278−7%

16Catoosa County, GAGA69,628262−20%

17Whitfield County, GAGA106,212249−13%

18Hall County, GAGA226,568243−31%

19Houston County, GAGA178,214237−19%

20Columbia County, GAGA169,189228−26%

21Cherokee County, GAGA299,273214−36%

22Forsyth County, GAGA282,805196−55%

23Barrow County, GAGA99,773185−36%

24Henry County, GAGA264,922184−51%

25Floyd County, GAGA101,378159−10%

26Lowndes County, GAGA122,867153−18%

27Baldwin County, GAGA44,029153−12%

28Newton County, GAGA125,583153−33%

29Glynn County, GAGA87,599149−8%

30Carroll County, GAGA131,036143−18%

31Peach County, GAGA29,877141−10%

32Tift County, GAGA42,254134−9%

33Troup County, GAGA72,844134−6%

34Paulding County, GAGA190,996133−49%

35Walker County, GAGA70,250131−4%

36Stephens County, GAGA27,854130−9%

37Coweta County, GAGA160,240122−40%

38Bartow County, GAGA120,800122−26%

39Walton County, GAGA112,696118−36%

40Polk County, GAGA45,514109−11%

41Liberty County, GAGA70,313102−14%

42Habersham County, GAGA50,416100−23%

43Gordon County, GAGA61,70198−20%

44Oconee County, GAGA44,89396−33%

45Jackson County, GAGA99,26588−28%

46Hart County, GAGA28,63985−14%

47Butts County, GAGA27,21883−21%

48Upson County, GAGA28,50081−5%

49McDuffie County, GAGA21,64078−5%

50Haralson County, GAGA33,06678−14%

51Murray County, GAGA41,60776−28%

52Dade County, GAGA16,15476−13%

53Madison County, GAGA32,91975−18%

54Crisp County, GAGA19,23773−9%

55Thomas County, GAGA46,36872−9%

56Lamar County, GAGA20,94171−18%

57Chattooga County, GAGA25,30071−13%

58Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46568+14%

59Colquitt County, GAGA47,43867−13%

60Toombs County, GAGA27,54566−8%

61Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09965−7%

62Bulloch County, GAGA86,94964−23%

63Franklin County, GAGA25,94864−18%

64Sumter County, GAGA28,80163−9%

65Pickens County, GAGA37,16762−37%

66Cook County, GAGA18,23259−15%

67White County, GAGA29,80254−35%

68Elbert County, GAGA20,07254−8%

69Effingham County, GAGA74,39754−32%

70Jones County, GAGA29,17153−12%

71Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17852−31%

72Coffee County, GAGA44,40750−21%

73Laurens County, GAGA51,04150−11%

74Bleckley County, GAGA12,86648−11%

75Camden County, GAGA60,14348−31%

76Evans County, GAGA11,02848−17%

77Pike County, GAGA20,93247−25%

78Lee County, GAGA34,17946−34%

79Meriwether County, GAGA21,51645−1%

80Dawson County, GAGA35,36545−41%

81Grady County, GAGA26,59045−14%

82Banks County, GAGA21,27344−29%

83Monroe County, GAGA32,02343−21%

84Decatur County, GAGA29,43243−10%

85Fannin County, GAGA26,11141−19%

86Putnam County, GAGA23,72241−25%

87Towns County, GAGA13,28541−28%

88Mitchell County, GAGA20,46740−15%

89Ware County, GAGA36,90639−0%

90Pierce County, GAGA20,76439−15%

91Harris County, GAGA37,28038−25%

92Seminole County, GAGA9,16238−4%

93Union County, GAGA27,85937−31%

94Morgan County, GAGA22,09537−17%

95Tattnall County, GAGA24,37637−21%

96Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21936−5%

97Dodge County, GAGA19,66336−8%

98Lincoln County, GAGA8,11235−11%

99Bryan County, GAGA52,06235−34%

100Wayne County, GAGA32,48135−16%

101Worth County, GAGA20,05935−10%

102Bacon County, GAGA11,07034−5%

103Jefferson County, GAGA15,01133+1%

104Macon County, GAGA11,75633−7%

105Pulaski County, GAGA10,17233−15%

106Candler County, GAGA11,27532−19%

107Terrell County, GAGA8,65632−3%

108Rabun County, GAGA17,76431−23%

109Gilmer County, GAGA33,89431−43%

110Brooks County, GAGA16,10131−6%

111Berrien County, GAGA18,93231−13%

112Appling County, GAGA19,10031−10%

113Turner County, GAGA8,98330−8%

114Greene County, GAGA21,36730−18%

115Emanuel County, GAGA23,14730−6%

116Treutlen County, GAGA6,46630−13%

117Montgomery County, GAGA8,63530−13%

118Heard County, GAGA12,14929−22%

119Washington County, GAGA19,45328−10%

120Lanier County, GAGA10,62328−24%

121Crawford County, GAGA12,20628−28%

122Johnson County, GAGA9,31027−3%

123Twiggs County, GAGA7,59727−7%

124Dooly County, GAGA11,15625−14%

125Telfair County, GAGA11,19525−7%

126Brantley County, GAGA18,93625−24%

127Burke County, GAGA24,40825−7%

128Irwin County, GAGA9,02024−13%

129Jenkins County, GAGA8,84324−4%

130Early County, GAGA10,45523−4%

131Jasper County, GAGA17,63223−26%

132Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65023+0%

133Wilkes County, GAGA9,54023−1%

134Miller County, GAGA5,81222−2%

135Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41522−23%

136Schley County, GAGA4,59321−5%

137Screven County, GAGA14,40821−10%

138Warren County, GAGA5,26921−4%

139Taylor County, GAGA7,81820−13%

140McIntosh County, GAGA11,98920−20%

141Hancock County, GAGA8,68219−12%

142Randolph County, GAGA6,15619+3%

143Wilcox County, GAGA8,79719−18%

144Atkinson County, GAGA8,45418−18%

145Calhoun County, GAGA5,41318−21%

146Clay County, GAGA2,81517+0%

147Talbot County, GAGA5,70917+0%

148Wheeler County, GAGA7,57017−21%

149Glascock County, GAGA3,14116−8%

150Long County, GAGA21,55715−40%

151Marion County, GAGA7,67615−22%

152Quitman County, GAGA2,25415−15%

153Stewart County, GAGA4,63112+8%

154Charlton County, GAGA13,12111−17%

155Webster County, GAGA2,36911−5%

156Baker County, GAGA2,72511−11%

157Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66210−8%

158Clinch County, GAGA6,8478−10%

159Echols County, GAGA3,6856−38%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES