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Most densely populated, Georgia counties · 2000

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, GAGA774,3942,488+0%

02Cobb County, GAGA793,3451,789+0%

03Clayton County, GAGA297,4711,668+0%

04Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7911,549+0%

05Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0991,365+0%

06Muscogee County, GAGA202,171860+0%

07Clarke County, GAGA129,921851+0%

08Bibb County, GAGA157,556617+0%

09Richmond County, GAGA206,559616+0%

10Rockdale County, GAGA98,416540+0%

11Chatham County, GAGA311,855536+0%

12Fayette County, GAGA125,156469+0%

13Douglas County, GAGA154,293460+0%

14Forsyth County, GAGA282,805438+0%

15Henry County, GAGA264,922374+0%

16Hall County, GAGA226,568355+0%

17Cherokee County, GAGA299,273337+0%

18Catoosa County, GAGA69,628329+0%

19Columbia County, GAGA169,189308+0%

20Spalding County, GAGA70,775298+0%

21Houston County, GAGA178,214295+0%

22Dougherty County, GAGA82,616292+0%

23Whitfield County, GAGA106,212288+0%

24Barrow County, GAGA99,773287+0%

25Paulding County, GAGA190,996261+0%

26Newton County, GAGA125,583226+0%

27Coweta County, GAGA160,240202+0%

28Walton County, GAGA112,696186+0%

29Lowndes County, GAGA122,867185+0%

30Floyd County, GAGA101,378178+0%

31Carroll County, GAGA131,036175+0%

32Baldwin County, GAGA44,029173+0%

33Bartow County, GAGA120,800166+0%

34Glynn County, GAGA87,599161+0%

35Peach County, GAGA29,877157+0%

36Tift County, GAGA42,254147+0%

37Oconee County, GAGA44,893142+0%

38Stephens County, GAGA27,854142+0%

39Troup County, GAGA72,844142+0%

40Walker County, GAGA70,250137+0%

41Habersham County, GAGA50,416130+0%

42Gordon County, GAGA61,701124+0%

43Polk County, GAGA45,514123+0%

44Jackson County, GAGA99,265122+0%

45Liberty County, GAGA70,313119+0%

46Butts County, GAGA27,218106+0%

47Murray County, GAGA41,607106+0%

48Pickens County, GAGA37,16799+0%

49Hart County, GAGA28,63999+0%

50Madison County, GAGA32,91991+0%

51Haralson County, GAGA33,06691+0%

52Dade County, GAGA16,15487+0%

53Lamar County, GAGA20,94187+0%

54Upson County, GAGA28,50085+0%

55White County, GAGA29,80283+0%

56Bulloch County, GAGA86,94983+0%

57McDuffie County, GAGA21,64082+0%

58Chattooga County, GAGA25,30081+0%

59Crisp County, GAGA19,23781+0%

60Thomas County, GAGA46,36878+0%

61Effingham County, GAGA74,39778+0%

62Franklin County, GAGA25,94878+0%

63Colquitt County, GAGA47,43877+0%

64Dawson County, GAGA35,36576+0%

65Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17874+0%

66Toombs County, GAGA27,54572+0%

67Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09970+0%

68Lee County, GAGA34,17970+0%

69Camden County, GAGA60,14369+0%

70Cook County, GAGA18,23269+0%

71Sumter County, GAGA28,80169+0%

72Pike County, GAGA20,93263+0%

73Coffee County, GAGA44,40763+0%

74Banks County, GAGA21,27362+0%

75Jones County, GAGA29,17160+0%

76Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46560+0%

77Elbert County, GAGA20,07258+0%

78Evans County, GAGA11,02857+0%

79Towns County, GAGA13,28556+0%

80Laurens County, GAGA51,04156+0%

81Gilmer County, GAGA33,89455+0%

82Monroe County, GAGA32,02355+0%

83Putnam County, GAGA23,72255+0%

84Bleckley County, GAGA12,86654+0%

85Union County, GAGA27,85954+0%

86Bryan County, GAGA52,06254+0%

87Grady County, GAGA26,59052+0%

88Fannin County, GAGA26,11151+0%

89Harris County, GAGA37,28051+0%

90Decatur County, GAGA29,43247+0%

91Mitchell County, GAGA20,46747+0%

92Tattnall County, GAGA24,37646+0%

93Pierce County, GAGA20,76446+0%

94Meriwether County, GAGA21,51645+0%

95Morgan County, GAGA22,09544+0%

96Wayne County, GAGA32,48141+0%

97Rabun County, GAGA17,76441+0%

98Lincoln County, GAGA8,11240+0%

99Ware County, GAGA36,90639+0%

100Seminole County, GAGA9,16239+0%

101Candler County, GAGA11,27539+0%

102Dodge County, GAGA19,66339+0%

103Worth County, GAGA20,05938+0%

104Pulaski County, GAGA10,17238+0%

105Crawford County, GAGA12,20638+0%

106Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21938+0%

107Heard County, GAGA12,14937+0%

108Greene County, GAGA21,36737+0%

109Lanier County, GAGA10,62337+0%

110Berrien County, GAGA18,93236+0%

111Bacon County, GAGA11,07036+0%

112Macon County, GAGA11,75635+0%

113Treutlen County, GAGA6,46634+0%

114Montgomery County, GAGA8,63534+0%

115Appling County, GAGA19,10034+0%

116Brooks County, GAGA16,10133+0%

117Turner County, GAGA8,98333+0%

118Brantley County, GAGA18,93633+0%

119Jefferson County, GAGA15,01133+0%

120Terrell County, GAGA8,65633+0%

121Emanuel County, GAGA23,14732+0%

122Washington County, GAGA19,45331+0%

123Jasper County, GAGA17,63231+0%

124Twiggs County, GAGA7,59729+0%

125Dooly County, GAGA11,15629+0%

126Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41529+0%

127Johnson County, GAGA9,31028+0%

128Irwin County, GAGA9,02028+0%

129Telfair County, GAGA11,19527+0%

130Burke County, GAGA24,40827+0%

131Long County, GAGA21,55726+0%

132McIntosh County, GAGA11,98925+0%

133Jenkins County, GAGA8,84325+0%

134Early County, GAGA10,45524+0%

135Screven County, GAGA14,40824+0%

136Taylor County, GAGA7,81823+0%

137Wilkes County, GAGA9,54023+0%

138Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65023+0%

139Wilcox County, GAGA8,79723+0%

140Miller County, GAGA5,81223+0%

141Schley County, GAGA4,59323+0%

142Calhoun County, GAGA5,41323+0%

143Warren County, GAGA5,26922+0%

144Atkinson County, GAGA8,45422+0%

145Hancock County, GAGA8,68221+0%

146Wheeler County, GAGA7,57021+0%

147Marion County, GAGA7,67620+0%

148Randolph County, GAGA6,15618+0%

149Glascock County, GAGA3,14118+0%

150Clay County, GAGA2,81517+0%

151Quitman County, GAGA2,25417+0%

152Talbot County, GAGA5,70917+0%

153Charlton County, GAGA13,12113+0%

154Baker County, GAGA2,72512+0%

155Stewart County, GAGA4,63111+0%

156Webster County, GAGA2,36911+0%

157Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66211+0%

158Echols County, GAGA3,6859+0%

159Clinch County, GAGA6,8478+0%

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