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Most densely populated, Georgia counties · 2020

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, GAGA774,3942,856+15%

02Cobb County, GAGA793,3452,255+26%

03Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0992,220+63%

04Clayton County, GAGA297,4712,099+26%

05Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7912,025+31%

06Forsyth County, GAGA282,8051,119+155%

07Clarke County, GAGA129,9211,079+27%

08Muscogee County, GAGA202,171956+11%

09Henry County, GAGA264,922755+102%

10Rockdale County, GAGA98,416721+33%

11Douglas County, GAGA154,293720+56%

12Chatham County, GAGA311,855682+27%

13Richmond County, GAGA206,559637+3%

14Cherokee County, GAGA299,273633+88%

15Bibb County, GAGA157,556631+2%

16Fayette County, GAGA125,156613+31%

17Paulding County, GAGA190,996540+106%

18Columbia County, GAGA169,189538+75%

19Barrow County, GAGA99,773519+81%

20Hall County, GAGA226,568517+46%

21Houston County, GAGA178,214435+48%

22Catoosa County, GAGA69,628419+27%

23Newton County, GAGA125,583411+81%

24Whitfield County, GAGA106,212354+23%

25Spalding County, GAGA70,775343+15%

26Coweta County, GAGA160,240331+64%

27Walton County, GAGA112,696296+59%

28Dougherty County, GAGA82,616261−11%

29Carroll County, GAGA131,036239+37%

30Lowndes County, GAGA122,867238+28%

31Bartow County, GAGA120,800237+43%

32Oconee County, GAGA44,893227+59%

33Jackson County, GAGA99,265224+83%

34Glynn County, GAGA87,599201+25%

35Floyd County, GAGA101,378193+9%

36Peach County, GAGA29,877186+18%

37Baldwin County, GAGA44,029169−2%

38Troup County, GAGA72,844168+18%

39Habersham County, GAGA50,416166+28%

40Gordon County, GAGA61,701161+30%

41Tift County, GAGA42,254158+8%

42Walker County, GAGA70,250152+11%

43Stephens County, GAGA27,854150+5%

44Pickens County, GAGA37,167143+45%

45Butts County, GAGA27,218138+30%

46Polk County, GAGA45,514138+12%

47Effingham County, GAGA74,397135+73%

48Dawson County, GAGA35,365127+67%

49Liberty County, GAGA70,313126+6%

50Bulloch County, GAGA86,949120+45%

51Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178118+59%

52White County, GAGA29,802116+40%

53Murray County, GAGA41,607116+9%

54Hart County, GAGA28,639111+12%

55Madison County, GAGA32,919107+17%

56Haralson County, GAGA33,066106+16%

57Bryan County, GAGA52,062102+91%

58Lamar County, GAGA20,941101+16%

59Dade County, GAGA16,15493+7%

60Lee County, GAGA34,17993+34%

61Franklin County, GAGA25,94890+15%

62Pike County, GAGA20,93287+38%

63Camden County, GAGA60,14387+25%

64Upson County, GAGA28,50086+0%

65Thomas County, GAGA46,36884+7%

66McDuffie County, GAGA21,64084+2%

67Colquitt County, GAGA47,43884+9%

68Chattooga County, GAGA25,30080−2%

69Banks County, GAGA21,27378+25%

70Union County, GAGA27,85976+42%

71Cook County, GAGA18,23275+9%

72Towns County, GAGA13,28575+34%

73Harris County, GAGA37,28075+46%

74Toombs County, GAGA27,54574+4%

75Crisp County, GAGA19,23774−8%

76Gilmer County, GAGA33,89474+34%

77Coffee County, GAGA44,40773+15%

78Jones County, GAGA29,17172+20%

79Monroe County, GAGA32,02371+28%

80Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09969−2%

81Fannin County, GAGA26,11165+28%

82Putnam County, GAGA23,72264+17%

83Laurens County, GAGA51,04161+10%

84Sumter County, GAGA28,80161−11%

85Evans County, GAGA11,02859+3%

86Bleckley County, GAGA12,86658+8%

87Pierce County, GAGA20,76458+26%

88Morgan County, GAGA22,09558+30%

89Grady County, GAGA26,59058+11%

90Elbert County, GAGA20,07256−4%

91Lanier County, GAGA10,62350+36%

92Decatur County, GAGA29,43249+4%

93Greene County, GAGA21,36749+31%

94Tattnall County, GAGA24,37648+2%

95Wayne County, GAGA32,48147+13%

96Rabun County, GAGA17,76446+12%

97Candler County, GAGA11,27545+15%

98Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21945+17%

99Mitchell County, GAGA20,46742−9%

100Meriwether County, GAGA21,51641−9%

101Brantley County, GAGA18,93641+23%

102Long County, GAGA21,55740+57%

103Ware County, GAGA36,90640+2%

104Dodge County, GAGA19,66340+4%

105Berrien County, GAGA18,93240+12%

106Jasper County, GAGA17,63240+28%

107Pulaski County, GAGA10,17240+3%

108Bacon County, GAGA11,07039+10%

109Heard County, GAGA12,14939+4%

110Seminole County, GAGA9,16239−2%

111Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46538−36%

112Crawford County, GAGA12,20637−3%

113Lincoln County, GAGA8,11237−8%

114Worth County, GAGA20,05936−5%

115Appling County, GAGA19,10036+6%

116Montgomery County, GAGA8,63536+4%

117Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41534+17%

118Emanuel County, GAGA23,14733+4%

119Brooks County, GAGA16,10133−1%

120Treutlen County, GAGA6,46632−7%

121Turner County, GAGA8,98332−5%

122Johnson County, GAGA9,31030+7%

123Macon County, GAGA11,75630−14%

124Jefferson County, GAGA15,01130−9%

125Burke County, GAGA24,40830+11%

126Washington County, GAGA19,45329−6%

127Dooly County, GAGA11,15629−3%

128Telfair County, GAGA11,19529+6%

129Terrell County, GAGA8,65627−16%

130Irwin County, GAGA9,02027−3%

131Schley County, GAGA4,59327+21%

132McIntosh County, GAGA11,98925+1%

133Wheeler County, GAGA7,57025+21%

134Jenkins County, GAGA8,84325+1%

135Atkinson County, GAGA8,45424+9%

136Wilcox County, GAGA8,79723+2%

137Twiggs County, GAGA7,59722−24%

138Screven County, GAGA14,40822−9%

139Miller County, GAGA5,81221−6%

140Early County, GAGA10,45521−12%

141Taylor County, GAGA7,81821−11%

142Marion County, GAGA7,67621+5%

143Wilkes County, GAGA9,54020−10%

144Glascock County, GAGA3,14120+13%

145Calhoun County, GAGA5,41320−12%

146Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65020−13%

147Hancock County, GAGA8,68219−13%

148Warren County, GAGA5,26918−18%

149Charlton County, GAGA13,12116+22%

150Randolph County, GAGA6,15615−18%

151Quitman County, GAGA2,25415−14%

152Talbot County, GAGA5,70915−12%

153Clay County, GAGA2,81515−15%

154Stewart County, GAGA4,63112+1%

155Webster County, GAGA2,36911−2%

156Echols County, GAGA3,6859−2%

157Baker County, GAGA2,7258−29%

158Clinch County, GAGA6,8478−2%

159Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6628−25%

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