RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Most population lost, Georgia counties · 2010

Georgia counties that lost the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, 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

01Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465-3,615+76%

02Terrell County, GAGA8,656-1,655−622%

03Twiggs County, GAGA7,597-1,567−300%

04Dougherty County, GAGA82,616-1,500+510%

05Early County, GAGA10,455-1,346−369%

06Screven County, GAGA14,408-781−151%

07Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650-657+8113%

08Hancock County, GAGA8,682-647−155%

09Seminole County, GAGA9,162-640−278%

10Baker County, GAGA2,725-623−236%

11Turner County, GAGA8,983-574−172%

12Meriwether County, GAGA21,516-542−541%

13Warren County, GAGA5,269-502−295%

14Upson County, GAGA28,500-444−134%

15Mitchell County, GAGA20,467-434−112%

16Decatur County, GAGA29,432-398−115%

17Irwin County, GAGA9,020-393−131%

18Sumter County, GAGA28,801-381−113%

19Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662-360−322%

20Lincoln County, GAGA8,112-352−139%

21Elbert County, GAGA20,072-345−122%

22Jefferson County, GAGA15,011-336+137%

23Worth County, GAGA20,059-288−113%

24Miller County, GAGA5,812-258−350%

25Jenkins County, GAGA8,843-235−172%

26Brooks County, GAGA16,101-207−120%

27Clay County, GAGA2,815-174+2386%

28Wilkes County, GAGA9,540-94−204%

29Quitman County, GAGA2,254-85−122%

30Clinch County, GAGA6,847-80−111%

31Randolph County, GAGA6,156-72−69%

32Washington County, GAGA19,453+11−99%

33Treutlen County, GAGA6,466+31−96%

34Taylor County, GAGA7,818+91−92%

35Crawford County, GAGA12,206+135−96%

36Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099+150−88%

37Echols County, GAGA3,685+280−80%

38Talbot County, GAGA5,709+367−1512%

39Calhoun County, GAGA5,413+374−71%

40Webster County, GAGA2,369+409+222%

41Evans County, GAGA11,028+505−71%

42Glascock County, GAGA3,141+526+164%

43Chattooga County, GAGA25,300+545−83%

44McDuffie County, GAGA21,640+644−42%

45Macon County, GAGA11,756+666−31%

46Wilcox County, GAGA8,797+678−57%

47Stephens County, GAGA27,854+740−66%

48Emanuel County, GAGA23,147+761−41%

49Atkinson County, GAGA8,454+766−45%

50Richmond County, GAGA206,559+774−92%

51Stewart County, GAGA4,631+806−300%

52Appling County, GAGA19,100+817−51%

53Heard County, GAGA12,149+822−66%

54Ware County, GAGA36,906+829+6808%

55Montgomery County, GAGA8,635+853−23%

56Bacon County, GAGA11,070+993+85%

57Baldwin County, GAGA44,029+1,020−80%

58Burke County, GAGA24,408+1,073−36%

59Towns County, GAGA13,285+1,152−55%

60Toombs County, GAGA27,545+1,156−42%

61Rabun County, GAGA17,764+1,226−64%

62Wheeler County, GAGA7,570+1,242−3%

63Schley County, GAGA4,593+1,244+599%

64Grady County, GAGA26,590+1,352−60%

65Bleckley County, GAGA12,866+1,397+13%

66Johnson County, GAGA9,310+1,420+515%

67Candler County, GAGA11,275+1,421−22%

68Cook County, GAGA18,232+1,441−38%

69Crisp County, GAGA19,237+1,443−27%

70Dade County, GAGA16,154+1,479−26%

71Greene County, GAGA21,367+1,588−39%

72Marion County, GAGA7,676+1,598+3%

73Bibb County, GAGA157,556+1,660−58%

74Tift County, GAGA42,254+1,711−50%

75Franklin County, GAGA25,948+1,799−51%

76Liberty County, GAGA70,313+1,843−79%

77Charlton County, GAGA13,121+1,889+6%

78Thomas County, GAGA46,368+1,983−47%

79Hart County, GAGA28,639+2,216−33%

80Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415+2,264−21%

81Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219+2,384+266%

82Madison County, GAGA32,919+2,390−49%

83Lamar County, GAGA20,941+2,405−16%

84Putnam County, GAGA23,722+2,406−49%

85Morgan County, GAGA22,095+2,411−6%

86Pulaski County, GAGA10,172+2,422+64%

87Jasper County, GAGA17,632+2,474−17%

88Dodge County, GAGA19,663+2,625+68%

89Lanier County, GAGA10,623+2,837+66%

90Berrien County, GAGA18,932+3,051+47%

91Haralson County, GAGA33,066+3,090−17%

92Pierce County, GAGA20,764+3,122+35%

93Murray County, GAGA41,607+3,122−70%

94Tattnall County, GAGA24,376+3,215−30%

95Polk County, GAGA45,514+3,348−22%

96Dooly County, GAGA11,156+3,393+109%

97Colquitt County, GAGA47,438+3,445−36%

98McIntosh County, GAGA11,989+3,486+58%

99Wayne County, GAGA32,481+3,534−16%

100Lee County, GAGA34,179+3,541−58%

101Laurens County, GAGA51,041+3,560−27%

102Muscogee County, GAGA202,171+3,594−49%

103Brantley County, GAGA18,936+3,782+6%

104Fannin County, GAGA26,111+3,884+2%

105Banks County, GAGA21,273+3,973−3%

106Peach County, GAGA29,877+4,027+62%

107Union County, GAGA27,859+4,067−23%

108Butts County, GAGA27,218+4,133−2%

109Long County, GAGA21,557+4,160+1%

110Pike County, GAGA20,932+4,181+21%

111Monroe County, GAGA32,023+4,667+0%

112Telfair County, GAGA11,195+4,706+493%

113Gilmer County, GAGA33,894+4,836−52%

114Coffee County, GAGA44,407+4,943−37%

115Jones County, GAGA29,171+5,030+73%

116Spalding County, GAGA70,775+5,656+43%

117Floyd County, GAGA101,378+5,752−38%

118Dawson County, GAGA35,365+6,331−4%

119Pickens County, GAGA37,167+6,448−25%

120Oconee County, GAGA44,893+6,583−24%

121Bryan County, GAGA52,062+6,816−15%

122Camden County, GAGA60,143+6,849−49%

123Habersham County, GAGA50,416+7,139−14%

124White County, GAGA29,802+7,200+4%

125Walker County, GAGA70,250+7,703+184%

126Troup County, GAGA72,844+8,265+155%

127Harris County, GAGA37,280+8,329+41%

128Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178+8,950+39%

129Catoosa County, GAGA69,628+10,660−1%

130Gordon County, GAGA61,701+11,082+23%

131Glynn County, GAGA87,599+12,058+138%

132Bulloch County, GAGA86,949+14,234+11%

133Effingham County, GAGA74,397+14,715+24%

134Rockdale County, GAGA98,416+15,104−6%

135Clarke County, GAGA129,921+15,225+10%

136Fayette County, GAGA125,156+15,304−47%

137Lowndes County, GAGA122,867+17,118+6%

138Jackson County, GAGA99,265+18,896+63%

139Whitfield County, GAGA106,212+19,074+72%

140Clayton County, GAGA297,471+22,907−58%

141Walton County, GAGA112,696+23,081+4%

142Barrow County, GAGA99,773+23,223+41%

143Carroll County, GAGA131,036+23,259+47%

144Bartow County, GAGA120,800+24,138+20%

145DeKalb County, GAGA774,394+26,028−78%

146Houston County, GAGA178,214+29,135+35%

147Chatham County, GAGA311,855+33,080+119%

148Columbia County, GAGA169,189+34,765+49%

149Newton County, GAGA125,583+37,957+88%

150Coweta County, GAGA160,240+38,102+8%

151Douglas County, GAGA154,293+40,229+91%

152Hall County, GAGA226,568+40,407−8%

153Paulding County, GAGA190,996+60,646+51%

154Cherokee County, GAGA299,273+72,443+40%

155Forsyth County, GAGA282,805+77,104+42%

156Cobb County, GAGA793,345+80,327−50%

157Henry County, GAGA264,922+84,581+40%

158Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791+104,575−37%

159Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099+216,873−8%

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