RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 159 SHOWN OF 159

Most population lost, Georgia counties · 2020

Georgia counties that lost 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

01Dougherty County, GAGA82,616-8,775+3467%

02Telfair County, GAGA11,195-4,023−607%

03Dooly County, GAGA11,156-3,710−328%

04McIntosh County, GAGA11,989-3,358−252%

05Crisp County, GAGA19,237-3,311−267%

06Sumter County, GAGA28,801-3,203−208%

07Tattnall County, GAGA24,376-2,678−158%

08Macon County, GAGA11,756-2,658−377%

09Pulaski County, GAGA10,172-2,155−246%

10Baldwin County, GAGA44,029-1,921−137%

11Dodge County, GAGA19,663-1,871−220%

12Mitchell County, GAGA20,467-1,743−148%

13Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,465-1,702−17%

14Meriwether County, GAGA21,516-1,379−1221%

15Randolph County, GAGA6,156-1,294+458%

16Marion County, GAGA7,676-1,244−180%

17Jefferson County, GAGA15,011-1,221+760%

18Washington County, GAGA19,453-1,199−158%

19Talbot County, GAGA5,709-1,132+4254%

20Berrien County, GAGA18,932-1,126−154%

21Calhoun County, GAGA5,413-1,121−186%

22Walker County, GAGA70,250-1,102−141%

23Taylor County, GAGA7,818-1,090−193%

24Chattooga County, GAGA25,300-1,050−133%

25Wilkes County, GAGA9,540-1,028−1242%

26Twiggs County, GAGA7,597-1,001−228%

27Worth County, GAGA20,059-895−140%

28Johnson County, GAGA9,310-791−442%

29Stewart County, GAGA4,631-744+85%

30Hancock County, GAGA8,682-694−159%

31Wilkinson County, GAGA8,650-686+8475%

32Warren County, GAGA5,269-619−340%

33Baker County, GAGA2,725-575−225%

34Elbert County, GAGA20,072-529−134%

35Screven County, GAGA14,408-526−134%

36Montgomery County, GAGA8,635-513−146%

37Crawford County, GAGA12,206-500−114%

38Wilcox County, GAGA8,797-489−131%

39Bleckley County, GAGA12,866-480−139%

40Treutlen County, GAGA6,466-479−156%

41Schley County, GAGA4,593-463−360%

42Webster County, GAGA2,369-451−455%

43Ben Hill County, GAGA17,099-440−136%

44Heard County, GAGA12,149-422−118%

45Brantley County, GAGA18,936-390−111%

46Dade County, GAGA16,154-382−119%

47Banks County, GAGA21,273-360−109%

48Echols County, GAGA3,685-337−124%

49Clay County, GAGA2,815-335+4686%

50Jones County, GAGA29,171-322−111%

51Lincoln County, GAGA8,112-306−134%

52Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,219-289−144%

53Quitman County, GAGA2,254-278−171%

54McDuffie County, GAGA21,640-243−122%

55Evans County, GAGA11,028-226−113%

56Lanier County, GAGA10,623-201−112%

57Glascock County, GAGA3,141-198−199%

58Toombs County, GAGA27,545-193−110%

59Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662-158−198%

60Early County, GAGA10,455-154−131%

61Terrell County, GAGA8,656-130−141%

62Miller County, GAGA5,812-125−221%

63Atkinson County, GAGA8,454-89−106%

64Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,415-74−103%

65Ware County, GAGA36,906-61−608%

66Clinch County, GAGA6,847-49−107%

67Candler County, GAGA11,275-17−101%

68Cook County, GAGA18,232+17−99%

69Bacon County, GAGA11,070+44−92%

70Wayne County, GAGA32,481+45−99%

71Wheeler County, GAGA7,570+50−96%

72Brooks County, GAGA16,101+58−94%

73Turner County, GAGA8,983+76−91%

74Irwin County, GAGA9,020+128−90%

75Emanuel County, GAGA23,147+170−87%

76Lamar County, GAGA20,941+183−94%

77Appling County, GAGA19,100+208−88%

78Whitfield County, GAGA106,212+265−98%

79Peach County, GAGA29,877+286−88%

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

81Murray County, GAGA41,607+345−97%

82Charlton County, GAGA13,121+347−81%

83Colquitt County, GAGA47,438+400−93%

84Seminole County, GAGA9,162+418+16%

85Upson County, GAGA28,500+547−58%

86Rabun County, GAGA17,764+607−82%

87Stephens County, GAGA27,854+609−72%

88Hart County, GAGA28,639+615−81%

89Jasper County, GAGA17,632+688−77%

90Coffee County, GAGA44,407+736−91%

91Putnam County, GAGA23,722+829−82%

92White County, GAGA29,802+859−88%

93Pierce County, GAGA20,764+958−58%

94Pike County, GAGA20,932+1,020−71%

95Thomas County, GAGA46,368+1,078−71%

96Laurens County, GAGA51,041+1,136−77%

97Haralson County, GAGA33,066+1,139−69%

98Grady County, GAGA26,590+1,225−64%

99Tift County, GAGA42,254+1,226−64%

100Burke County, GAGA24,408+1,280−23%

101Franklin County, GAGA25,948+1,340−63%

102Polk County, GAGA45,514+1,378−68%

103Decatur County, GAGA29,432+1,525−44%

104Monroe County, GAGA32,023+1,533−67%

105Fannin County, GAGA26,111+1,637−57%

106Long County, GAGA21,557+1,704−58%

107Butts County, GAGA27,218+1,779−58%

108Bibb County, GAGA157,556+1,799−54%

109Liberty County, GAGA70,313+1,803−80%

110Madison County, GAGA32,919+2,000−57%

111Towns County, GAGA13,285+2,022−21%

112Morgan County, GAGA22,095+2,229−13%

113Floyd County, GAGA101,378+2,267−76%

114Gordon County, GAGA61,701+2,358−74%

115Troup County, GAGA72,844+2,382−27%

116Harris County, GAGA37,280+2,644−55%

117Greene County, GAGA21,367+2,921+12%

118Habersham County, GAGA50,416+2,990−64%

119Gilmer County, GAGA33,894+3,061−70%

120Spalding County, GAGA70,775+3,233−18%

121Union County, GAGA27,859+3,276−38%

122Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178+3,522−45%

123Pickens County, GAGA37,167+3,785−56%

124Catoosa County, GAGA69,628+3,930−64%

125Camden County, GAGA60,143+4,255−68%

126Dawson County, GAGA35,365+4,468−32%

127Lee County, GAGA34,179+4,865−43%

128Glynn County, GAGA87,599+4,873−4%

129Richmond County, GAGA206,559+6,058−40%

130Rockdale County, GAGA98,416+8,355−48%

131Carroll County, GAGA131,036+8,621−46%

132Bartow County, GAGA120,800+8,744−57%

133Oconee County, GAGA44,893+8,991+4%

134Lowndes County, GAGA122,867+9,018−44%

135Bulloch County, GAGA86,949+10,882−15%

136Douglas County, GAGA154,293+11,834−44%

137Clarke County, GAGA129,921+11,957−14%

138Effingham County, GAGA74,397+12,519+6%

139Newton County, GAGA125,583+12,525−38%

140Fayette County, GAGA125,156+12,627−56%

141Walton County, GAGA112,696+12,905−42%

142Barrow County, GAGA99,773+14,138−14%

143Bryan County, GAGA52,062+14,505+82%

144Jackson County, GAGA99,265+15,422+33%

145Muscogee County, GAGA202,171+17,037+143%

146Coweta County, GAGA160,240+18,841−47%

147Hall County, GAGA226,568+23,452−47%

148Houston County, GAGA178,214+23,733+10%

149Paulding County, GAGA190,996+26,337−34%

150Chatham County, GAGA311,855+30,163+100%

151Columbia County, GAGA169,189+31,957+37%

152Henry County, GAGA264,922+36,790−39%

153Clayton County, GAGA297,471+38,171−30%

154Cherokee County, GAGA299,273+52,274+1%

155DeKalb County, GAGA774,394+72,489−40%

156Forsyth County, GAGA282,805+75,772+39%

157Cobb County, GAGA793,345+78,071−51%

158Fulton County, GAGA1,098,791+146,129−13%

159Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,099+151,741−36%

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