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Most densely populated, Georgia counties · 2010

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, GAGA774,3942,585+4%

02Cobb County, GAGA793,3452,026+13%

03Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0991,868+37%

04Clayton County, GAGA297,4711,830+10%

05Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7911,748+13%

06Clarke County, GAGA129,921978+15%

07Muscogee County, GAGA202,171877+2%

08Forsyth County, GAGA282,805781+78%

09Douglas County, GAGA154,293661+44%

10Rockdale County, GAGA98,416656+22%

11Henry County, GAGA264,922640+71%

12Bibb County, GAGA157,556624+1%

13Richmond County, GAGA206,559618+0%

14Chatham County, GAGA311,855613+14%

15Fayette County, GAGA125,156548+17%

16Cherokee County, GAGA299,273509+51%

17Hall County, GAGA226,568458+29%

18Paulding County, GAGA190,996456+74%

19Barrow County, GAGA99,773431+50%

20Columbia County, GAGA169,189427+39%

21Catoosa County, GAGA69,628394+20%

22Houston County, GAGA178,214372+26%

23Newton County, GAGA125,583365+61%

24Whitfield County, GAGA106,212353+23%

25Spalding County, GAGA70,775327+10%

26Coweta County, GAGA160,240289+43%

27Dougherty County, GAGA82,616288−2%

28Walton County, GAGA112,696256+38%

29Carroll County, GAGA131,036221+27%

30Lowndes County, GAGA122,867220+19%

31Bartow County, GAGA120,800218+32%

32Glynn County, GAGA87,599190+18%

33Floyd County, GAGA101,378189+6%

34Peach County, GAGA29,877184+17%

35Jackson County, GAGA99,265178+45%

36Oconee County, GAGA44,893178+25%

37Baldwin County, GAGA44,029177+2%

38Troup County, GAGA72,844162+14%

39Habersham County, GAGA50,416155+20%

40Gordon County, GAGA61,701155+25%

41Walker County, GAGA70,250154+13%

42Tift County, GAGA42,254154+4%

43Stephens County, GAGA27,854146+3%

44Polk County, GAGA45,514134+9%

45Butts County, GAGA27,218129+21%

46Pickens County, GAGA37,167127+28%

47Liberty County, GAGA70,313123+3%

48Murray County, GAGA41,607115+9%

49White County, GAGA29,802113+36%

50Effingham County, GAGA74,397109+39%

51Hart County, GAGA28,639108+10%

52Dawson County, GAGA35,365106+40%

53Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178106+43%

54Bulloch County, GAGA86,949104+25%

55Haralson County, GAGA33,066102+12%

56Lamar County, GAGA20,941100+15%

57Madison County, GAGA32,919100+9%

58Dade County, GAGA16,15496+10%

59Crisp County, GAGA19,23786+7%

60McDuffie County, GAGA21,64085+3%

61Franklin County, GAGA25,94885+9%

62Upson County, GAGA28,50084−2%

63Colquitt County, GAGA47,43883+8%

64Chattooga County, GAGA25,30083+2%

65Pike County, GAGA20,93283+31%

66Thomas County, GAGA46,36882+5%

67Camden County, GAGA60,14380+16%

68Lee County, GAGA34,17980+14%

69Banks County, GAGA21,27379+28%

70Cook County, GAGA18,23275+9%

71Toombs County, GAGA27,54575+4%

72Jones County, GAGA29,17173+21%

73Coffee County, GAGA44,40772+13%

74Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09971+1%

75Bryan County, GAGA52,06269+29%

76Harris County, GAGA37,28069+35%

77Sumter County, GAGA28,80168−1%

78Monroe County, GAGA32,02367+21%

79Gilmer County, GAGA33,89466+21%

80Union County, GAGA27,85966+24%

81Towns County, GAGA13,28563+12%

82Putnam County, GAGA23,72262+13%

83Fannin County, GAGA26,11161+20%

84Bleckley County, GAGA12,86661+12%

85Evans County, GAGA11,02860+5%

86Laurens County, GAGA51,04160+8%

87Elbert County, GAGA20,07257−2%

88Pierce County, GAGA20,76455+20%

89Grady County, GAGA26,59055+6%

90Tattnall County, GAGA24,37653+14%

91Morgan County, GAGA22,09551+16%

92Lanier County, GAGA10,62351+39%

93Pulaski County, GAGA10,17248+25%

94Wayne County, GAGA32,48147+13%

95Decatur County, GAGA29,43247−1%

96Mitchell County, GAGA20,46746−2%

97Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21946+19%

98Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46545−24%

99Candler County, GAGA11,27545+15%

100Rabun County, GAGA17,76444+8%

101Dodge County, GAGA19,66344+14%

102Meriwether County, GAGA21,51644−2%

103Berrien County, GAGA18,93243+19%

104Brantley County, GAGA18,93642+26%

105Greene County, GAGA21,36741+11%

106Ware County, GAGA36,90640+2%

107Heard County, GAGA12,14940+7%

108Bacon County, GAGA11,07039+10%

109Crawford County, GAGA12,20639+1%

110Lincoln County, GAGA8,11238−4%

111Dooly County, GAGA11,15638+29%

112Worth County, GAGA20,05938−1%

113Montgomery County, GAGA8,63538+10%

114Telfair County, GAGA11,19538+40%

115Jasper County, GAGA17,63238+22%

116Macon County, GAGA11,75637+5%

117Seminole County, GAGA9,16237−7%

118Long County, GAGA21,55736+40%

119Appling County, GAGA19,10036+5%

120Treutlen County, GAGA6,46635+0%

121Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41534+18%

122McIntosh County, GAGA11,98933+32%

123Emanuel County, GAGA23,14733+3%

124Johnson County, GAGA9,31033+17%

125Brooks County, GAGA16,10133−1%

126Jefferson County, GAGA15,01132−2%

127Turner County, GAGA8,98331−6%

128Washington County, GAGA19,45331+0%

129Schley County, GAGA4,59330+33%

130Burke County, GAGA24,40828+5%

131Terrell County, GAGA8,65628−15%

132Irwin County, GAGA9,02027−4%

133Twiggs County, GAGA7,59725−15%

134Wheeler County, GAGA7,57025+20%

135Wilcox County, GAGA8,79724+8%

136Atkinson County, GAGA8,45424+10%

137Jenkins County, GAGA8,84324−3%

138Marion County, GAGA7,67624+22%

139Calhoun County, GAGA5,41324+6%

140Taylor County, GAGA7,81824+1%

141Screven County, GAGA14,40823−5%

142Wilkes County, GAGA9,54023−1%

143Miller County, GAGA5,81222−4%

144Early County, GAGA10,45521−11%

145Glascock County, GAGA3,14121+21%

146Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65021−6%

147Warren County, GAGA5,26921−8%

148Hancock County, GAGA8,68220−6%

149Randolph County, GAGA6,15618−1%

150Talbot County, GAGA5,70918+6%

151Quitman County, GAGA2,25417−3%

152Clay County, GAGA2,81516−5%

153Charlton County, GAGA13,12116+18%

154Webster County, GAGA2,36913+17%

155Stewart County, GAGA4,63113+15%

156Baker County, GAGA2,72510−15%

157Echols County, GAGA3,68510+7%

158Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6629−17%

159Clinch County, GAGA6,8478−1%

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