RANKING · 2025 ESTIMATES · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Most population lost, Georgia counties

Georgia counties that lost the most residents from the 2020 census to 2025, 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 +800. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Muscogee County, GA, up 144 places to #1.

Flip the list · Most population gained, US counties →

GeorgiaAll states All rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros

YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01▲144Muscogee County, GAGA202,171-4,751−168%

02▼1Dougherty County, GAGA82,616-3,174+1190%

03▲9Mitchell County, GAGA20,467-1,288−135%

04▼2Telfair County, GAGA11,195-1,282−261%

05▲8Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465-1,100−46%

06▼1Crisp County, GAGA19,237-891−145%

07▼1Sumter County, GAGA28,801-815−127%

08▲19Worth County, GAGA20,059-725−133%

09▲8Jefferson County, GAGA15,011-698+392%

10▲19Stewart County, GAGA4,631-683+70%

11▲63Irwin County, GAGA9,020-646−150%

12▲6Washington County, GAGA19,453-535−126%

13▲48Terrell County, GAGA8,656-529−267%

14▲12Twiggs County, GAGA7,597-425−154%

15▲45Early County, GAGA10,455-399−180%

16▼8Macon County, GAGA11,756-326−134%

17▼2Randolph County, GAGA6,156-269+16%

18▼7Dodge County, GAGA19,663-262−117%

19▲12Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650-227+2738%

20▲52Brooks County, GAGA16,101-200−119%

21▲79Burke County, GAGA24,408-188−111%

22▲40Miller County, GAGA5,812-188−283%

23▼2Calhoun County, GAGA5,413-160−112%

24▲9Baker County, GAGA2,725-151−133%

25▲128Clayton County, GAGA297,471-124−100%

26▲20Dade County, GAGA16,154-97−105%

27▲16Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099-95−108%

28▲41Bacon County, GAGA11,070-70−113%

29▲1Hancock County, GAGA8,682-53−105%

30▼27Dooly County, GAGA11,156-52−103%

31▲98Richmond County, GAGA206,559-48−100%

32▲17Clay County, GAGA2,815-33+371%

33▼8Wilkes County, GAGA9,540-25−128%

34▼15Talbot County, GAGA5,709-24−8%

35▲38Turner County, GAGA8,983-23−103%

36▲12Echols County, GAGA3,685-12−101%

37▼14Taylor County, GAGA7,818+2−100%

38▲16McDuffie County, GAGA21,640+8−99%

39▲45Seminole County, GAGA9,162+15−96%

40▲13Quitman County, GAGA2,254+19−95%

41▲1Webster County, GAGA2,369+21−83%

42▼6Montgomery County, GAGA8,635+25−98%

43▼5Wilcox County, GAGA8,797+31−98%

44▼3Schley County, GAGA4,593+46−74%

45▼13Warren County, GAGA5,269+54−79%

46▼6Treutlen County, GAGA6,466+60−93%

47▲56Decatur County, GAGA29,432+65−98%

48▼11Crawford County, GAGA12,206+76−98%

49▲17Clinch County, GAGA6,847+98−86%

50▲21Wheeler County, GAGA7,570+99−92%

51▲8Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662+103−36%

52▼24Johnson County, GAGA9,310+121−48%

53▲10Atkinson County, GAGA8,454+168−88%

54▲26Jenkins County, GAGA8,843+169−48%

55▼39Marion County, GAGA7,676+178−89%

56▲52Bibb County, GAGA157,556+210−95%

57▼47Baldwin County, GAGA44,029+230−96%

58▼3Evans County, GAGA11,028+254−86%

59▼2Glascock County, GAGA3,141+257+29%

60▼21Bleckley County, GAGA12,866+283−77%

61▲6Candler County, GAGA11,275+294−84%

62▼53Pulaski County, GAGA10,172+317−79%

63▼39Chattooga County, GAGA25,300+335−90%

64▼29Screven County, GAGA14,408+341−78%

65▲33Grady County, GAGA26,590+354−90%

66▲9Emanuel County, GAGA23,147+379−71%

67▼16Lincoln County, GAGA8,112+422−53%

68▼34Elbert County, GAGA20,072+435−72%

69▼17Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219+440−33%

70▼12Toombs County, GAGA27,545+515−74%

71▲24Thomas County, GAGA46,368+570−85%

72▲10Charlton County, GAGA13,121+603−66%

73▼8Ware County, GAGA36,906+655+5358%

74▲3Appling County, GAGA19,100+656−61%

75▼31Heard County, GAGA12,149+737−69%

76▼20Lanier County, GAGA10,623+746−56%

77▼57Berrien County, GAGA18,932+772−63%

78▲27Fannin County, GAGA26,111+792−79%

79▲32Towns County, GAGA13,285+792−69%

80▲5Upson County, GAGA28,500+800−38%

81▼31Jones County, GAGA29,171+824−72%

82▲4Rabun County, GAGA17,764+881−74%

83▼69Meriwether County, GAGA21,516+903+634%

84▲15Tift County, GAGA42,254+910−73%

85▼40Brantley County, GAGA18,936+915−74%

86▼18Cook County, GAGA18,232+1,003−57%

87▼83McIntosh County, GAGA11,989+1,014−54%

88▲39Lee County, GAGA34,179+1,016−88%

89▲4Pierce County, GAGA20,764+1,048−55%

90▼3Stephens County, GAGA27,854+1,070−51%

91▲46Clarke County, GAGA129,921+1,250−91%

92▼2Coffee County, GAGA44,407+1,315−83%

93▲3Laurens County, GAGA51,041+1,471−70%

94▼87Tattnall County, GAGA24,376+1,534−67%

95▼12Colquitt County, GAGA47,438+1,540−72%

96▼32Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415+1,590−45%

97▼16Murray County, GAGA41,607+1,634−84%

98▼7Putnam County, GAGA23,722+1,675−64%

99▲25Catoosa County, GAGA69,628+1,756−84%

100▲7Butts County, GAGA27,218+1,784−57%

101▼9White County, GAGA29,802+1,799−74%

102▼23Peach County, GAGA29,877+1,896−24%

103▲9Morgan County, GAGA22,095+1,998−22%

104▼10Pike County, GAGA20,932+2,043−41%

105▼35Wayne County, GAGA32,481+2,337−44%

106▼30Lamar County, GAGA20,941+2,441−15%

107▲10Greene County, GAGA21,367+2,452−6%

108▼7Franklin County, GAGA25,948+2,524−31%

109▲10Gilmer County, GAGA33,894+2,541−75%

110▼88Walker County, GAGA70,250+2,596−4%

111▲5Harris County, GAGA37,280+2,612−56%

112▼10Polk County, GAGA45,514+2,661−38%

113▲9Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178+2,690−58%

114▼1Floyd County, GAGA101,378+2,794−70%

115▼5Madison County, GAGA32,919+2,799−40%

116▼28Hart County, GAGA28,639+2,811−14%

117▼28Jasper County, GAGA17,632+3,044+2%

118▲15Oconee County, GAGA44,893+3,094−64%

119▲9Glynn County, GAGA87,599+3,100−39%

120▼23Haralson County, GAGA33,066+3,147−15%

121Union County, GAGA27,859+3,227−39%

122▼75Banks County, GAGA21,273+3,238−21%

123▼45Whitfield County, GAGA106,212+3,348−70%

124▼9Troup County, GAGA72,844+3,418+5%

125▼5Spalding County, GAGA70,775+3,469−12%

126▼3Pickens County, GAGA37,167+3,951−54%

127▼23Monroe County, GAGA32,023+4,066−12%

128▼14Gordon County, GAGA61,701+4,157−54%

129▼11Habersham County, GAGA50,416+4,385−47%

130▲4Lowndes County, GAGA122,867+4,616−71%

131▼1Rockdale County, GAGA98,416+4,846−70%

132▼23Liberty County, GAGA70,313+5,057−43%

133▼8Camden County, GAGA60,143+5,375−60%

134▼28Long County, GAGA21,557+5,389+31%

135Bulloch County, GAGA86,949+5,850−55%

136▲4Fayette County, GAGA125,156+5,962−79%

137▲6Bryan County, GAGA52,062+7,324−8%

138▼12Dawson County, GAGA35,365+8,567+30%

139▼1Effingham County, GAGA74,397+9,628−19%

140▲15DeKalb County, GAGA774,394+10,012−92%

141▼5Douglas County, GAGA154,293+10,056−52%

142▼11Carroll County, GAGA131,036+11,888−25%

143▼11Bartow County, GAGA120,800+11,899−41%

144▼5Newton County, GAGA125,583+13,100−35%

145▲6Columbia County, GAGA169,189+13,179−43%

146Coweta County, GAGA160,240+14,082−60%

147▲1Houston County, GAGA178,214+14,581−32%

148▼7Walton County, GAGA112,696+16,023−28%

149▼7Barrow County, GAGA99,773+16,268−1%

150Chatham County, GAGA311,855+16,564+10%

151▼2Paulding County, GAGA190,996+22,335−44%

152▼8Jackson County, GAGA99,265+23,358+102%

153▼6Hall County, GAGA226,568+23,432−47%

154▼2Henry County, GAGA264,922+24,210−60%

155▲2Cobb County, GAGA793,345+27,196−83%

156Forsyth County, GAGA282,805+31,522−42%

157▲1Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791+32,081−81%

158▼4Cherokee County, GAGA299,273+32,653−37%

159Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099+61,037−74%

SHOWING 1–159 OF 159

Download CSV (full list, 159 rows)

UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES