RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Most population gained, Georgia counties · 2020

Georgia counties that added the most residents from the 2010 census to 2020, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099+151,741−36%

02Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791+146,129−13%

03Cobb County, GAGA793,345+78,071−51%

04Forsyth County, GAGA282,805+75,772+39%

05DeKalb County, GAGA774,394+72,489−40%

06Cherokee County, GAGA299,273+52,274+1%

07Clayton County, GAGA297,471+38,171−30%

08Henry County, GAGA264,922+36,790−39%

09Columbia County, GAGA169,189+31,957+37%

10Chatham County, GAGA311,855+30,163+100%

11Paulding County, GAGA190,996+26,337−34%

12Houston County, GAGA178,214+23,733+10%

13Hall County, GAGA226,568+23,452−47%

14Coweta County, GAGA160,240+18,841−47%

15Muscogee County, GAGA202,171+17,037+143%

16Jackson County, GAGA99,265+15,422+33%

17Bryan County, GAGA52,062+14,505+82%

18Barrow County, GAGA99,773+14,138−14%

19Walton County, GAGA112,696+12,905−42%

20Fayette County, GAGA125,156+12,627−56%

21Newton County, GAGA125,583+12,525−38%

22Effingham County, GAGA74,397+12,519+6%

23Clarke County, GAGA129,921+11,957−14%

24Douglas County, GAGA154,293+11,834−44%

25Bulloch County, GAGA86,949+10,882−15%

26Lowndes County, GAGA122,867+9,018−44%

27Oconee County, GAGA44,893+8,991+4%

28Bartow County, GAGA120,800+8,744−57%

29Carroll County, GAGA131,036+8,621−46%

30Rockdale County, GAGA98,416+8,355−48%

31Richmond County, GAGA206,559+6,058−40%

32Glynn County, GAGA87,599+4,873−4%

33Lee County, GAGA34,179+4,865−43%

34Dawson County, GAGA35,365+4,468−32%

35Camden County, GAGA60,143+4,255−68%

36Catoosa County, GAGA69,628+3,930−64%

37Pickens County, GAGA37,167+3,785−56%

38Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178+3,522−45%

39Union County, GAGA27,859+3,276−38%

40Spalding County, GAGA70,775+3,233−18%

41Gilmer County, GAGA33,894+3,061−70%

42Habersham County, GAGA50,416+2,990−64%

43Greene County, GAGA21,367+2,921+12%

44Harris County, GAGA37,280+2,644−55%

45Troup County, GAGA72,844+2,382−27%

46Gordon County, GAGA61,701+2,358−74%

47Floyd County, GAGA101,378+2,267−76%

48Morgan County, GAGA22,095+2,229−13%

49Towns County, GAGA13,285+2,022−21%

50Madison County, GAGA32,919+2,000−57%

51Liberty County, GAGA70,313+1,803−80%

52Bibb County, GAGA157,556+1,799−54%

53Butts County, GAGA27,218+1,779−58%

54Long County, GAGA21,557+1,704−58%

55Fannin County, GAGA26,111+1,637−57%

56Monroe County, GAGA32,023+1,533−67%

57Decatur County, GAGA29,432+1,525−44%

58Polk County, GAGA45,514+1,378−68%

59Franklin County, GAGA25,948+1,340−63%

60Burke County, GAGA24,408+1,280−23%

61Tift County, GAGA42,254+1,226−64%

62Grady County, GAGA26,590+1,225−64%

63Haralson County, GAGA33,066+1,139−69%

64Laurens County, GAGA51,041+1,136−77%

65Thomas County, GAGA46,368+1,078−71%

66Pike County, GAGA20,932+1,020−71%

67Pierce County, GAGA20,764+958−58%

68White County, GAGA29,802+859−88%

69Putnam County, GAGA23,722+829−82%

70Coffee County, GAGA44,407+736−91%

71Jasper County, GAGA17,632+688−77%

72Hart County, GAGA28,639+615−81%

73Stephens County, GAGA27,854+609−72%

74Rabun County, GAGA17,764+607−82%

75Upson County, GAGA28,500+547−58%

76Seminole County, GAGA9,162+418+16%

77Colquitt County, GAGA47,438+400−93%

78Charlton County, GAGA13,121+347−81%

79Murray County, GAGA41,607+345−97%

80Jenkins County, GAGA8,843+334+2%

81Peach County, GAGA29,877+286−88%

82Whitfield County, GAGA106,212+265−98%

83Appling County, GAGA19,100+208−88%

84Lamar County, GAGA20,941+183−94%

85Emanuel County, GAGA23,147+170−87%

86Irwin County, GAGA9,020+128−90%

87Turner County, GAGA8,983+76−91%

88Brooks County, GAGA16,101+58−94%

89Wheeler County, GAGA7,570+50−96%

90Wayne County, GAGA32,481+45−99%

91Bacon County, GAGA11,070+44−92%

92Cook County, GAGA18,232+17−99%

93Candler County, GAGA11,275-17−101%

94Clinch County, GAGA6,847-49−107%

95Ware County, GAGA36,906-61−608%

96Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415-74−103%

97Atkinson County, GAGA8,454-89−106%

98Miller County, GAGA5,812-125−221%

99Terrell County, GAGA8,656-130−141%

100Early County, GAGA10,455-154−131%

101Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662-158−198%

102Toombs County, GAGA27,545-193−110%

103Glascock County, GAGA3,141-198−199%

104Lanier County, GAGA10,623-201−112%

105Evans County, GAGA11,028-226−113%

106McDuffie County, GAGA21,640-243−122%

107Quitman County, GAGA2,254-278−171%

108Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219-289−144%

109Lincoln County, GAGA8,112-306−134%

110Jones County, GAGA29,171-322−111%

111Clay County, GAGA2,815-335+4686%

112Echols County, GAGA3,685-337−124%

113Banks County, GAGA21,273-360−109%

114Dade County, GAGA16,154-382−119%

115Brantley County, GAGA18,936-390−111%

116Heard County, GAGA12,149-422−118%

117Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099-440−136%

118Webster County, GAGA2,369-451−455%

119Schley County, GAGA4,593-463−360%

120Treutlen County, GAGA6,466-479−156%

121Bleckley County, GAGA12,866-480−139%

122Wilcox County, GAGA8,797-489−131%

123Crawford County, GAGA12,206-500−114%

124Montgomery County, GAGA8,635-513−146%

125Screven County, GAGA14,408-526−134%

126Elbert County, GAGA20,072-529−134%

127Baker County, GAGA2,725-575−225%

128Warren County, GAGA5,269-619−340%

129Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650-686+8475%

130Hancock County, GAGA8,682-694−159%

131Stewart County, GAGA4,631-744+85%

132Johnson County, GAGA9,310-791−442%

133Worth County, GAGA20,059-895−140%

134Twiggs County, GAGA7,597-1,001−228%

135Wilkes County, GAGA9,540-1,028−1242%

136Chattooga County, GAGA25,300-1,050−133%

137Taylor County, GAGA7,818-1,090−193%

138Walker County, GAGA70,250-1,102−141%

139Calhoun County, GAGA5,413-1,121−186%

140Berrien County, GAGA18,932-1,126−154%

141Talbot County, GAGA5,709-1,132+4254%

142Washington County, GAGA19,453-1,199−158%

143Jefferson County, GAGA15,011-1,221+760%

144Marion County, GAGA7,676-1,244−180%

145Randolph County, GAGA6,156-1,294+458%

146Meriwether County, GAGA21,516-1,379−1221%

147Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465-1,702−17%

148Mitchell County, GAGA20,467-1,743−148%

149Dodge County, GAGA19,663-1,871−220%

150Baldwin County, GAGA44,029-1,921−137%

151Pulaski County, GAGA10,172-2,155−246%

152Macon County, GAGA11,756-2,658−377%

153Tattnall County, GAGA24,376-2,678−158%

154Sumter County, GAGA28,801-3,203−208%

155Crisp County, GAGA19,237-3,311−267%

156McIntosh County, GAGA11,989-3,358−252%

157Dooly County, GAGA11,156-3,710−328%

158Telfair County, GAGA11,195-4,023−607%

159Dougherty County, GAGA82,616-8,775+3467%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS