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Most sparsely populated, Georgia counties

Georgia counties with the fewest residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 159 counties in Georgia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 159 is 69. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Mitchell County, GA, up 8 places to #53.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01▲2Baker County, GAGA2,7258−33%

02Clinch County, GAGA6,84780%

03▼2Taliaferro County, GAGA1,6629−20%

04Echols County, GAGA3,6859−2%

05▲1Stewart County, GAGA4,63110−12%

06▼1Webster County, GAGA2,36911−1%

07▲3Randolph County, GAGA6,15614−21%

08▼1Clay County, GAGA2,81514−16%

09▼1Talbot County, GAGA5,70915−12%

10▼1Quitman County, GAGA2,25415−13%

11Charlton County, GAGA13,12117+28%

12▲1Hancock County, GAGA8,68218−14%

13▼1Warren County, GAGA5,26919−17%

14Wilkinson County, GAGA8,65019−15%

15Calhoun County, GAGA5,41319−14%

16▲1Wilkes County, GAGA9,54020−11%

17▲3Early County, GAGA10,45520−15%

18▲3Miller County, GAGA5,81221−9%

19Taylor County, GAGA7,81821−11%

20▼2Marion County, GAGA7,67621+7%

21▲2Twiggs County, GAGA7,59721−28%

22▼6Glascock County, GAGA3,14122+23%

23▼1Screven County, GAGA14,40822−6%

24Wilcox County, GAGA8,79723+3%

25Atkinson County, GAGA8,45425+11%

26▲4Irwin County, GAGA9,02025−9%

27▼1Jenkins County, GAGA8,84325+3%

28▲4Telfair County, GAGA11,19526−5%

29▼2Wheeler County, GAGA7,57026+23%

30▲1Terrell County, GAGA8,65626−21%

31▼2Schley County, GAGA4,59328+22%

32▼4McIntosh County, GAGA11,98928+11%

33Dooly County, GAGA11,15628−3%

34▲2Jefferson County, GAGA15,01129−13%

35▼1Washington County, GAGA19,45329−8%

36▲1Macon County, GAGA11,75629−16%

37▼2Burke County, GAGA24,40830+10%

38Johnson County, GAGA9,31031+9%

39Turner County, GAGA8,98331−5%

40Treutlen County, GAGA6,46632−6%

41Brooks County, GAGA16,10133−2%

42Emanuel County, GAGA23,14734+6%

43▲6Chattahoochee County, GAGA8,46534−43%

44▲2Worth County, GAGA20,05935−9%

45▼1Montgomery County, GAGA8,63536+4%

46▼3Oglethorpe County, GAGA16,41537+30%

47▲1Crawford County, GAGA12,20638−2%

48▼3Appling County, GAGA19,10038+10%

49▼2Lincoln County, GAGA8,11239−3%

50Seminole County, GAGA9,16239−2%

51▲1Bacon County, GAGA11,07039+10%

52▲4Dodge County, GAGA19,66340+3%

53▲8Mitchell County, GAGA20,46740−14%

54▼1Pulaski County, GAGA10,17241+6%

55▲2Ware County, GAGA36,90641+4%

56▼5Heard County, GAGA12,14941+10%

57▼2Berrien County, GAGA18,93242+17%

58▲1Brantley County, GAGA18,93643+29%

59▲1Meriwether County, GAGA21,51643−5%

60▲2Jeff Davis County, GAGA15,21946+20%

61▲2Candler County, GAGA11,27546+18%

62▼8Jasper County, GAGA17,63248+54%

63▲1Rabun County, GAGA17,76448+18%

64▲4Decatur County, GAGA29,43249+4%

65Wayne County, GAGA32,48151+22%

66Tattnall County, GAGA24,37651+9%

67▼9Long County, GAGA21,55754+109%

68▲1Lanier County, GAGA10,62354+47%

69▼2Greene County, GAGA21,36755+48%

70Elbert County, GAGA20,07257−2%

71Grady County, GAGA26,59059+12%

72▲2Bleckley County, GAGA12,86660+10%

73▲3Sumter County, GAGA28,80160−13%

74▲1Evans County, GAGA11,02860+5%

75▼2Pierce County, GAGA20,76461+33%

76▲1Laurens County, GAGA51,04163+14%

77▼5Morgan County, GAGA22,09564+43%

78▲1Fannin County, GAGA26,11167+32%

79▲1Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09968−2%

80▼2Putnam County, GAGA23,72269+26%

81▲4Crisp County, GAGA19,23771−13%

82Jones County, GAGA29,17174+23%

83Coffee County, GAGA44,40775+19%

84▲2Toombs County, GAGA27,54576+6%

85▼1Gilmer County, GAGA33,89480+45%

86▲2Towns County, GAGA13,28580+43%

87▲2Cook County, GAGA18,23280+16%

88▼1Harris County, GAGA37,28080+57%

89▲3Chattooga County, GAGA25,30081−1%

90▼9Monroe County, GAGA32,02381+47%

91▲3McDuffie County, GAGA21,64084+2%

92▲3Thomas County, GAGA46,36885+8%

93▼3Union County, GAGA27,85986+61%

94▼1Colquitt County, GAGA47,43887+13%

95▲1Upson County, GAGA28,50088+3%

96▼5Banks County, GAGA21,27391+48%

97▲4Dade County, GAGA16,15493+7%

98▼1Camden County, GAGA60,14395+38%

99▲1Lee County, GAGA34,17996+38%

100▼2Pike County, GAGA20,93297+53%

101▼2Franklin County, GAGA25,94899+28%

102Lamar County, GAGA20,941114+32%

103▲2Madison County, GAGA32,919117+28%

104Haralson County, GAGA33,066117+29%

105▼2Bryan County, GAGA52,062119+122%

106▲1Murray County, GAGA41,607121+14%

107▼1Hart County, GAGA28,639123+25%

108White County, GAGA29,802124+49%

109Lumpkin County, GAGA36,178128+72%

110Bulloch County, GAGA86,949129+55%

111Liberty County, GAGA70,313136+14%

112▲2Polk County, GAGA45,514147+19%

113▲2Butts County, GAGA27,218148+39%

114▼1Effingham County, GAGA74,397155+98%

115▲2Stephens County, GAGA27,854156+10%

116▲2Walker County, GAGA70,250157+15%

117▼1Pickens County, GAGA37,167160+62%

118▲1Tift County, GAGA42,254162+10%

119▼7Dawson County, GAGA35,365168+121%

120▲3Baldwin County, GAGA44,029170−2%

121▼1Gordon County, GAGA61,701173+40%

122Troup County, GAGA72,844176+24%

123▼2Habersham County, GAGA50,416182+40%

124Peach County, GAGA29,877199+26%

125Floyd County, GAGA101,378199+12%

126Glynn County, GAGA87,599209+30%

127▲1Oconee County, GAGA44,893244+71%

128▲2Lowndes County, GAGA122,867247+33%

129▲3Dougherty County, GAGA82,616251−14%

130▲1Carroll County, GAGA131,036263+50%

131▼2Bartow County, GAGA120,800263+59%

132▼5Jackson County, GAGA99,265292+139%

133Walton County, GAGA112,696345+86%

134▲1Spalding County, GAGA70,775361+21%

135▼1Coweta County, GAGA160,240363+80%

136Whitfield County, GAGA106,212366+27%

137▲1Catoosa County, GAGA69,628429+31%

138▼1Newton County, GAGA125,583459+103%

139Houston County, GAGA178,214474+61%

140Hall County, GAGA226,568577+63%

141▲1Columbia County, GAGA169,189583+89%

142▲1Paulding County, GAGA190,996611+134%

143▼2Barrow County, GAGA99,773620+116%

144▲1Bibb County, GAGA157,556632+2%

145▲2Richmond County, GAGA206,559637+3%

146▼2Fayette County, GAGA125,156643+37%

147▼1Cherokee County, GAGA299,273711+111%

148Chatham County, GAGA311,855721+34%

149▲1Rockdale County, GAGA98,416758+40%

150▼1Douglas County, GAGA154,293771+67%

151Henry County, GAGA264,922831+122%

152Muscogee County, GAGA202,171934+9%

153Clarke County, GAGA129,9211,089+28%

154Forsyth County, GAGA282,8051,259+187%

155Fulton County, GAGA1,098,7912,086+35%

156Clayton County, GAGA297,4712,098+26%

157▲1Cobb County, GAGA793,3452,335+31%

158▼1Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,0992,361+73%

159DeKalb County, GAGA774,3942,893+16%

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