RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Most population gained, Georgia counties · 2000

Georgia counties that added the most residents from the 1990 census to 2000, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 159 is +2,900.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS –

01Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099+235,538–

02Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791+167,055–

03Cobb County, GAGA793,345+160,006–

04DeKalb County, GAGA774,394+120,028–

05Henry County, GAGA264,922+60,600–

06Clayton County, GAGA297,471+54,465–

07Forsyth County, GAGA282,805+54,324–

08Cherokee County, GAGA299,273+51,699–

09Hall County, GAGA226,568+43,849–

10Paulding County, GAGA190,996+40,067–

11Coweta County, GAGA160,240+35,362–

12Fayette County, GAGA125,156+28,848–

13Columbia County, GAGA169,189+23,257–

14Walton County, GAGA112,696+22,101–

15Houston County, GAGA178,214+21,557–

16Douglas County, GAGA154,293+21,054–

17Newton County, GAGA125,583+20,193–

18Bartow County, GAGA120,800+20,108–

19Barrow County, GAGA99,773+16,423–

20Lowndes County, GAGA122,867+16,134–

21Rockdale County, GAGA98,416+16,020–

22Carroll County, GAGA131,036+15,846–

23Chatham County, GAGA311,855+15,113–

24Clarke County, GAGA129,921+13,895–

25Camden County, GAGA60,143+13,497–

26Bulloch County, GAGA86,949+12,858–

27Effingham County, GAGA74,397+11,848–

28Jackson County, GAGA99,265+11,584–

29Whitfield County, GAGA106,212+11,063–

30Catoosa County, GAGA69,628+10,818–

31Murray County, GAGA41,607+10,359–

32Gilmer County, GAGA33,894+10,088–

33Richmond County, GAGA206,559+10,056–

34Floyd County, GAGA101,378+9,314–

35Gordon County, GAGA61,701+9,032–

36Liberty County, GAGA70,313+8,865–

37Oconee County, GAGA44,893+8,607–

38Pickens County, GAGA37,167+8,551–

39Lee County, GAGA34,179+8,507–

40Habersham County, GAGA50,416+8,281–

41Bryan County, GAGA52,062+7,979–

42Coffee County, GAGA44,407+7,821–

43Muscogee County, GAGA202,171+7,013–

44White County, GAGA29,802+6,938–

45Dawson County, GAGA35,365+6,570–

46Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178+6,443–

47Harris County, GAGA37,280+5,907–

48Colquitt County, GAGA47,438+5,408–

49Union County, GAGA27,859+5,296–

50Baldwin County, GAGA44,029+5,170–

51Glynn County, GAGA87,599+5,072–

52Laurens County, GAGA51,041+4,886–

53Madison County, GAGA32,919+4,680–

54Putnam County, GAGA23,722+4,675–

55Monroe County, GAGA32,023+4,644–

56Tattnall County, GAGA24,376+4,583–

57Polk County, GAGA45,514+4,312–

58Wayne County, GAGA32,481+4,209–

59Butts County, GAGA27,218+4,196–

60Banks County, GAGA21,273+4,114–

61Long County, GAGA21,557+4,102–

62Spalding County, GAGA70,775+3,960–

63Bibb County, GAGA157,556+3,920–

64Fannin County, GAGA26,111+3,806–

65Thomas County, GAGA46,368+3,751–

66Haralson County, GAGA33,066+3,724–

67Mitchell County, GAGA20,467+3,657–

68Franklin County, GAGA25,948+3,635–

69Brantley County, GAGA18,936+3,552–

70Crawford County, GAGA12,206+3,504–

71Pike County, GAGA20,932+3,464–

72Tift County, GAGA42,254+3,409–

73Rabun County, GAGA17,764+3,402–

74Grady County, GAGA26,590+3,380–

75Hart County, GAGA28,639+3,285–

76Troup County, GAGA72,844+3,243–

77Chattooga County, GAGA25,300+3,228–

78Jasper County, GAGA17,632+2,973–

79Sumter County, GAGA28,801+2,972–

80Jones County, GAGA29,171+2,900–

81Lamar County, GAGA20,941+2,874–

82Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415+2,872–

83Decatur County, GAGA29,432+2,729–

84Walker County, GAGA70,250+2,713–

85Greene County, GAGA21,367+2,613–

86Morgan County, GAGA22,095+2,574–

87Towns County, GAGA13,285+2,565–

88Peach County, GAGA29,877+2,479–

89Heard County, GAGA12,149+2,384–

90Cook County, GAGA18,232+2,315–

91Pierce County, GAGA20,764+2,308–

92Worth County, GAGA20,059+2,222–

93McIntosh County, GAGA11,989+2,213–

94Stephens County, GAGA27,854+2,178–

95Berrien County, GAGA18,932+2,082–

96Washington County, GAGA19,453+2,064–

97Dade County, GAGA16,154+2,007–

98Toombs County, GAGA27,545+1,995–

99Crisp County, GAGA19,237+1,985–

100Candler County, GAGA11,275+1,833–

101Charlton County, GAGA13,121+1,786–

102Evans County, GAGA11,028+1,771–

103Lanier County, GAGA10,623+1,710–

104Appling County, GAGA19,100+1,675–

105Burke County, GAGA24,408+1,664–

106Dooly County, GAGA11,156+1,624–

107Wilcox County, GAGA8,797+1,569–

108Dodge County, GAGA19,663+1,564–

109Elbert County, GAGA20,072+1,562–

110Marion County, GAGA7,676+1,554–

111Screven County, GAGA14,408+1,532–

112Pulaski County, GAGA10,172+1,480–

113Echols County, GAGA3,685+1,420–

114Atkinson County, GAGA8,454+1,396–

115Calhoun County, GAGA5,413+1,307–

116Upson County, GAGA28,500+1,297–

117Emanuel County, GAGA23,147+1,291–

118Irwin County, GAGA9,020+1,282–

119Wheeler County, GAGA7,570+1,276–

120Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099+1,239–

121Bleckley County, GAGA12,866+1,236–

122Taylor County, GAGA7,818+1,173–

123Hancock County, GAGA8,682+1,168–

124McDuffie County, GAGA21,640+1,112–

125Montgomery County, GAGA8,635+1,107–

126Brooks County, GAGA16,101+1,052–

127Macon County, GAGA11,756+960–

128Lincoln County, GAGA8,112+906–

129Treutlen County, GAGA6,466+860–

130Turner County, GAGA8,983+801–

131Telfair County, GAGA11,195+794–

132Twiggs County, GAGA7,597+784–

133Clinch County, GAGA6,847+718–

134Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219+652–

135Bacon County, GAGA11,070+537–

136Early County, GAGA10,455+500–

137Baker County, GAGA2,725+459–

138Quitman County, GAGA2,254+389–

139Seminole County, GAGA9,162+359–

140Jenkins County, GAGA8,843+328–

141Terrell County, GAGA8,656+317–

142Warren County, GAGA5,269+258–

143Johnson County, GAGA9,310+231–

144Glascock County, GAGA3,141+199–

145Schley County, GAGA4,593+178–

146Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662+162–

147Webster County, GAGA2,369+127–

148Meriwether County, GAGA21,516+123–

149Miller County, GAGA5,812+103–

150Wilkes County, GAGA9,540+90–

151Ware County, GAGA36,906+12–

152Clay County, GAGA2,815-7–

153Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650-8–

154Talbot County, GAGA5,709-26–

155Jefferson County, GAGA15,011-142–

156Randolph County, GAGA6,156-232–

157Dougherty County, GAGA82,616-246–

158Stewart County, GAGA4,631-402–

159Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465-2,052–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS