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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.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

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

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

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

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

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

06Crisp County, GAGA19,237-891−145%

07Sumter County, GAGA28,801-815−127%

08Worth County, GAGA20,059-725−133%

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

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

11Irwin County, GAGA9,020-646−150%

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

13Terrell County, GAGA8,656-529−267%

14Twiggs County, GAGA7,597-425−154%

15Early County, GAGA10,455-399−180%

16Macon County, GAGA11,756-326−134%

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

18Dodge County, GAGA19,663-262−117%

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

20Brooks County, GAGA16,101-200−119%

21Burke County, GAGA24,408-188−111%

22Miller County, GAGA5,812-188−283%

23Calhoun County, GAGA5,413-160−112%

24Baker County, GAGA2,725-151−133%

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

26Dade County, GAGA16,154-97−105%

27Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099-95−108%

28Bacon County, GAGA11,070-70−113%

29Hancock County, GAGA8,682-53−105%

30Dooly County, GAGA11,156-52−103%

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

32Clay County, GAGA2,815-33+371%

33Wilkes County, GAGA9,540-25−128%

34Talbot County, GAGA5,709-24−8%

35Turner County, GAGA8,983-23−103%

36Echols County, GAGA3,685-12−101%

37Taylor County, GAGA7,818+2−100%

38McDuffie County, GAGA21,640+8−99%

39Seminole County, GAGA9,162+15−96%

40Quitman County, GAGA2,254+19−95%

41Webster County, GAGA2,369+21−83%

42Montgomery County, GAGA8,635+25−98%

43Wilcox County, GAGA8,797+31−98%

44Schley County, GAGA4,593+46−74%

45Warren County, GAGA5,269+54−79%

46Treutlen County, GAGA6,466+60−93%

47Decatur County, GAGA29,432+65−98%

48Crawford County, GAGA12,206+76−98%

49Clinch County, GAGA6,847+98−86%

50Wheeler County, GAGA7,570+99−92%

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

52Johnson County, GAGA9,310+121−48%

53Atkinson County, GAGA8,454+168−88%

54Jenkins County, GAGA8,843+169−48%

55Marion County, GAGA7,676+178−89%

56Bibb County, GAGA157,556+210−95%

57Baldwin County, GAGA44,029+230−96%

58Evans County, GAGA11,028+254−86%

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

60Bleckley County, GAGA12,866+283−77%

61Candler County, GAGA11,275+294−84%

62Pulaski County, GAGA10,172+317−79%

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

64Screven County, GAGA14,408+341−78%

65Grady County, GAGA26,590+354−90%

66Emanuel County, GAGA23,147+379−71%

67Lincoln County, GAGA8,112+422−53%

68Elbert County, GAGA20,072+435−72%

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

70Toombs County, GAGA27,545+515−74%

71Thomas County, GAGA46,368+570−85%

72Charlton County, GAGA13,121+603−66%

73Ware County, GAGA36,906+655+5358%

74Appling County, GAGA19,100+656−61%

75Heard County, GAGA12,149+737−69%

76Lanier County, GAGA10,623+746−56%

77Berrien County, GAGA18,932+772−63%

78Fannin County, GAGA26,111+792−79%

79Towns County, GAGA13,285+792−69%

80Upson County, GAGA28,500+800−38%

81Jones County, GAGA29,171+824−72%

82Rabun County, GAGA17,764+881−74%

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

84Tift County, GAGA42,254+910−73%

85Brantley County, GAGA18,936+915−74%

86Cook County, GAGA18,232+1,003−57%

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

88Lee County, GAGA34,179+1,016−88%

89Pierce County, GAGA20,764+1,048−55%

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

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

92Coffee County, GAGA44,407+1,315−83%

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

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

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

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

97Murray County, GAGA41,607+1,634−84%

98Putnam County, GAGA23,722+1,675−64%

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

100Butts County, GAGA27,218+1,784−57%

101White County, GAGA29,802+1,799−74%

102Peach County, GAGA29,877+1,896−24%

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

104Pike County, GAGA20,932+2,043−41%

105Wayne County, GAGA32,481+2,337−44%

106Lamar County, GAGA20,941+2,441−15%

107Greene County, GAGA21,367+2,452−6%

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

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

110Walker County, GAGA70,250+2,596−4%

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

112Polk County, GAGA45,514+2,661−38%

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

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

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

116Hart County, GAGA28,639+2,811−14%

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

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

119Glynn County, GAGA87,599+3,100−39%

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

121Union County, GAGA27,859+3,227−39%

122Banks County, GAGA21,273+3,238−21%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

137Bryan County, GAGA52,062+7,324−8%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES