| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2026 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mableton | 1 | 83.2% | 79,174 | 77,112 |
| Hoschton | 2 | 11.53% | 9,617 | 2,775 |
| Emerson | 3 | 8.27% | 2,447 | 1,456 |
| Homer | 4 | 6.89% | 2,155 | 1,268 |
| Oakwood | 5 | 6.8% | 7,738 | 4,854 |
| Auburn | 6 | 6.4% | 10,757 | 7,562 |
| Ball Ground | 7 | 6.17% | 3,684 | 2,436 |
| Watkinsville | 8 | 5.86% | 4,373 | 2,912 |
| Dawsonville | 9 | 5.75% | 5,169 | 3,774 |
| Port Wentworth | 10 | 5.75% | 18,616 | 10,914 |
| Cumming | 11 | 5.51% | 13,183 | 7,352 |
| Flowery Branch | 12 | 5.48% | 13,829 | 9,512 |
| Jasper | 13 | 5.44% | 5,694 | 4,108 |
| Guyton | 14 | 5.42% | 3,423 | 2,355 |
| Braselton | 15 | 5.22% | 19,462 | 13,607 |
| Temple | 16 | 5.03% | 6,894 | 5,033 |
| Walnut Grove | 17 | 4.73% | 1,817 | 1,323 |
| Jefferson | 18 | 4.59% | 17,973 | 13,396 |
| Lovejoy | 19 | 4.49% | 13,510 | 10,091 |
| Pooler | 20 | 4.32% | 34,157 | 25,653 |
| Holly Springs | 21 | 4.28% | 21,128 | 16,665 |
| Senoia | 22 | 4.27% | 6,544 | 5,037 |
| Locust Grove | 23 | 4.26% | 15,233 | 11,532 |
| Tennille | 24 | 4.04% | 1,878 | 1,540 |
| Loganville | 25 | 3.95% | 17,892 | 14,240 |
| Springfield | 26 | 3.95% | 3,476 | 2,706 |
| Darien | 27 | 3.93% | 1,878 | 1,462 |
| Maysville | 28 | 3.88% | 2,407 | 1,861 |
| Cornelia | 29 | 3.88% | 5,671 | 4,540 |
| Ludowici | 30 | 3.88% | 2,008 | 1,516 |
| Perry | 31 | 3.8% | 26,675 | 20,907 |
| Richmond Hill | 32 | 3.79% | 20,781 | 16,631 |
| Commerce | 33 | 3.64% | 9,642 | 7,496 |
| Douglasville | 34 | 3.49% | 42,972 | 34,803 |
| Brooklet | 35 | 3.41% | 2,611 | 1,719 |
| Monticello | 36 | 3.39% | 3,143 | 2,553 |
| Villa Rica | 37 | 3.38% | 21,732 | 17,234 |
| Chattahoochee Hills | 38 | 3.38% | 3,643 | 2,960 |
| Mount Zion | 39 | 3.35% | 2,126 | 1,767 |
| Conyers | 40 | 3.29% | 21,047 | 17,322 |
| Madison | 41 | 3.26% | 5,348 | 4,449 |
| Powder Springs | 42 | 3.26% | 21,688 | 16,915 |
| Calhoun | 43 | 3.17% | 20,836 | 17,084 |
| Lilburn | 44 | 3.12% | 16,880 | 14,279 |
| Statham | 45 | 3.07% | 3,453 | 2,842 |
| Sugar Hill | 46 | 3.07% | 30,180 | 25,128 |
| Clarkesville | 47 | 3.06% | 2,253 | 1,889 |
| Dacula | 48 | 3.06% | 9,660 | 6,931 |
| Baldwin | 49 | 3.04% | 4,369 | 3,693 |
| Gainesville | 50 | 3% | 50,700 | 42,145 |
| Canton | 51 | 2.89% | 41,957 | 33,400 |
| Kingsland | 52 | 2.88% | 21,913 | 18,305 |
| Kennesaw | 53 | 2.87% | 39,061 | 33,363 |
| Union Point | 54 | 2.8% | 1,908 | 1,608 |
| Harlem | 55 | 2.78% | 4,357 | 3,609 |
| Grayson | 56 | 2.78% | 5,724 | 4,683 |
| Winder | 57 | 2.77% | 21,840 | 18,368 |
| Doraville | 58 | 2.73% | 16,811 | 14,616 |
| Clermont | 59 | 2.66% | 1,196 | 1,050 |
| McDonough | 60 | 2.65% | 34,279 | 29,453 |
| Woodstock | 61 | 2.64% | 40,949 | 35,231 |
| Grovetown | 62 | 2.62% | 18,409 | 15,889 |
| Byron | 63 | 2.5% | 6,731 | 5,709 |
| Forsyth | 64 | 2.48% | 5,075 | 4,382 |
| Hiram | 65 | 2.44% | 5,721 | 4,953 |
| Suwanee | 66 | 2.36% | 23,578 | 20,980 |
| Pendergrass | 67 | 2.24% | 1,962 | 1,703 |
| Buford | 68 | 2.2% | 19,194 | 17,131 |
| Hampton | 69 | 2.19% | 9,554 | 8,435 |
| LaGrange | 70 | 2.13% | 35,470 | 31,387 |
| Warrenton | 71 | 2.13% | 1,967 | 1,742 |
| Bloomingdale | 72 | 2.11% | 3,142 | 2,857 |
| Snellville | 73 | 2.1% | 22,950 | 20,595 |
| Zebulon | 74 | 2.06% | 1,386 | 1,225 |
| Pembroke | 75 | 2.03% | 2,761 | 2,511 |
| Monroe | 76 | 2.03% | 16,842 | 15,030 |
| Social Circle | 77 | 2.02% | 5,649 | 5,013 |
| Centerville | 78 | 1.98% | 9,693 | 8,251 |
| Norcross | 79 | 1.95% | 19,458 | 17,548 |
| Cartersville | 80 | 1.95% | 25,843 | 23,210 |
| St. Marys | 81 | 1.92% | 20,940 | 18,521 |
| Twin City | 82 | 1.88% | 1,734 | 1,643 |
| Lula | 83 | 1.8% | 3,103 | 2,852 |
| Porterdale | 84 | 1.73% | 1,946 | 1,810 |
| Mount Airy | 85 | 1.72% | 1,536 | 1,389 |
| Hamilton | 86 | 1.7% | 1,855 | 1,715 |
| Ellijay | 87 | 1.69% | 2,042 | 1,839 |
| Chamblee | 88 | 1.68% | 32,876 | 30,213 |
| Fayetteville | 89 | 1.66% | 20,805 | 19,015 |
| Comer | 90 | 1.66% | 1,658 | 1,527 |
| Arcade | 91 | 1.62% | 2,068 | 1,881 |
| Dallas | 92 | 1.62% | 15,651 | 14,150 |
| Warner Robins | 93 | 1.6% | 89,165 | 80,590 |
| Walthourville | 94 | 1.6% | 4,067 | 3,661 |
| Hartwell | 95 | 1.59% | 4,992 | 4,449 |
| Rincon | 96 | 1.52% | 11,904 | 11,021 |
| Covington | 97 | 1.51% | 17,741 | 14,232 |
| Newnan | 98 | 1.5% | 46,555 | 42,769 |
| Jackson | 99 | 1.46% | 5,970 | 5,554 |
| Nicholson | 100 | 1.44% | 1,969 | 1,811 |
| Peachtree City | 101 | 1.38% | 41,446 | 38,357 |
| Bremen | 102 | 1.33% | 7,854 | 7,249 |
| Eatonton | 103 | 1.32% | 6,838 | 6,340 |
| Grantville | 104 | 1.31% | 3,327 | 3,109 |
| Hahira | 105 | 1.28% | 3,641 | 3,388 |
| Statesboro | 106 | 1.28% | 35,818 | 33,467 |
| Folkston | 107 | 1.26% | 4,827 | 4,507 |
| Austell | 108 | 1.25% | 8,443 | 7,855 |
| Pine Mountain | 109 | 1.23% | 1,319 | 1,226 |
| Enigma | 110 | 1.18% | 1,119 | 1,047 |
| Brookhaven | 111 | 1.17% | 60,343 | 56,756 |
| Lawrenceville | 112 | 1.17% | 33,207 | 30,542 |
| Pearson | 113 | 1.15% | 1,930 | 1,817 |
| Clayton | 114 | 1.15% | 2,113 | 1,996 |
| Midway | 115 | 1.13% | 2,414 | 2,230 |
| Bogart | 116 | 1.06% | 1,340 | 1,282 |
| Jesup | 117 | 1.05% | 10,409 | 9,809 |
| Morgan | 118 | 1.05% | 1,837 | 1,742 |
| Lakeland | 119 | 1.05% | 3,094 | 2,869 |
| Duluth | 120 | 1.04% | 34,167 | 32,232 |
| Blackshear | 121 | 1.03% | 3,718 | 3,497 |
| Fairburn | 122 | 1.01% | 17,306 | 16,541 |
| Hinesville | 123 | 1% | 37,039 | 35,055 |
| Rockmart | 124 | 0.99% | 5,422 | 5,102 |
| Aragon | 125 | 0.98% | 1,538 | 1,451 |
| Atlanta | 126 | 0.98% | 534,278 | 500,086 |
| Chickamauga | 127 | 0.96% | 3,046 | 2,922 |
| Bowdon | 128 | 0.96% | 2,320 | 2,156 |
| Mableton | 129 | 0.94% | 43,623 | 77,112 |
| Dahlonega | 130 | 0.93% | 7,992 | 7,534 |
| Georgetown-Quitman County | 131 | 0.93% | 2,275 | 2,225 |
| Abbeville | 132 | 0.92% | 2,845 | 2,735 |
| Union City | 133 | 0.92% | 30,184 | 27,092 |
| Fort Valley | 134 | 0.91% | 9,304 | 8,800 |
| Marietta | 135 | 0.91% | 64,152 | 61,046 |
| Carrollton | 136 | 0.9% | 28,177 | 26,636 |
| Barnesville | 137 | 0.88% | 6,385 | 6,114 |
| Tyrone | 138 | 0.88% | 8,162 | 7,791 |
| Adel | 139 | 0.87% | 5,905 | 5,559 |
| South Fulton | 140 | 0.86% | 113,789 | 108,265 |
| Adairsville | 141 | 0.84% | 5,144 | 4,789 |
| Stonecrest | 142 | 0.83% | 61,847 | 59,282 |
| Fort Oglethorpe | 143 | 0.8% | 10,955 | 10,315 |
| Broxton | 144 | 0.74% | 1,088 | 1,047 |
| Davisboro | 145 | 0.71% | 1,839 | 1,832 |
| Elberton | 146 | 0.7% | 4,924 | 4,633 |
| Wrightsville | 147 | 0.67% | 3,609 | 3,466 |
| Sylvania | 148 | 0.67% | 2,722 | 2,637 |
| Varnell | 149 | 0.65% | 2,310 | 2,220 |
| Richland | 150 | 0.65% | 1,403 | 1,354 |
| Brunswick | 151 | 0.64% | 15,830 | 15,218 |
| Tifton | 152 | 0.63% | 17,706 | 17,079 |
| Toccoa | 153 | 0.61% | 9,597 | 9,164 |
| Hazlehurst | 154 | 0.6% | 4,197 | 4,082 |
| Lavonia | 155 | 0.59% | 2,213 | 2,131 |
| Griffin | 156 | 0.59% | 24,037 | 23,428 |
| Leesburg | 157 | 0.58% | 3,618 | 3,491 |
| Franklin Springs | 158 | 0.58% | 1,213 | 1,142 |
| Cave Spring | 159 | 0.57% | 1,235 | 1,188 |
| Palmetto | 160 | 0.57% | 5,328 | 5,094 |
| Boston | 161 | 0.56% | 1,258 | 1,210 |
| Gray | 162 | 0.53% | 3,586 | 3,488 |
| Rome | 163 | 0.53% | 39,139 | 37,845 |
| Garden City | 164 | 0.51% | 10,567 | 10,410 |
| Cedartown | 165 | 0.51% | 10,568 | 10,166 |
| Hapeville | 166 | 0.51% | 7,448 | 6,566 |
| Dalton | 167 | 0.51% | 35,503 | 34,442 |
| Smyrna | 168 | 0.5% | 57,798 | 56,147 |
| LaFayette | 169 | 0.49% | 7,192 | 6,937 |
| Jonesboro | 170 | 0.46% | 6,074 | 5,959 |
| Mableton | 171 | 0.45% | 79,174 | 77,112 |
| Tybee Island | 172 | 0.44% | 3,170 | 3,107 |
| Demorest | 173 | 0.44% | 2,272 | 2,166 |
| Hawkinsville | 174 | 0.44% | 4,810 | 4,727 |
| Alpharetta | 175 | 0.43% | 67,211 | 65,962 |
| Savannah | 176 | 0.43% | 150,080 | 147,517 |
| Chatsworth | 177 | 0.42% | 5,050 | 4,886 |
| Athens | 178 | 0.42% | 129,148 | 127,283 |
| Baxley | 179 | 0.42% | 5,079 | 4,876 |
| Chester | 180 | 0.41% | 1,482 | 1,461 |
| Willacoochee | 181 | 0.4% | 1,261 | 1,238 |
| Reidsville | 182 | 0.39% | 2,586 | 2,518 |
| Peachtree Corners | 183 | 0.37% | 42,677 | 42,230 |
| Lookout Mountain | 184 | 0.36% | 1,668 | 1,644 |
| Dublin | 185 | 0.36% | 16,624 | 16,174 |
| East Dublin | 186 | 0.35% | 2,561 | 2,495 |
| Nelson | 187 | 0.34% | 1,176 | 1,151 |
| McCaysville | 188 | 0.34% | 1,184 | 1,157 |
| Royston | 189 | 0.33% | 2,702 | 2,642 |
| Soperton | 190 | 0.33% | 3,004 | 2,877 |
| Vidalia | 191 | 0.32% | 10,920 | 10,715 |
| Douglas | 192 | 0.32% | 11,902 | 11,708 |
| Vienna | 193 | 0.3% | 2,970 | 2,917 |
| Ringgold | 194 | 0.29% | 3,401 | 3,353 |
| Donalsonville | 195 | 0.28% | 2,842 | 2,834 |
| Moultrie | 196 | 0.27% | 15,014 | 14,631 |
| Millen | 197 | 0.27% | 2,960 | 2,940 |
| Trenton | 198 | 0.27% | 2,242 | 2,186 |
| Nashville | 199 | 0.26% | 5,051 | 4,926 |
| Omega | 200 | 0.22% | 1,344 | 1,319 |
| Acworth | 201 | 0.22% | 22,976 | 22,439 |
| Nahunta | 202 | 0.19% | 1,061 | 1,014 |
| Summerville | 203 | 0.18% | 4,448 | 4,395 |
| Valdosta | 204 | 0.18% | 56,287 | 55,426 |
| Oxford | 205 | 0.17% | 2,295 | 2,292 |
| Stockbridge | 206 | 0.17% | 36,392 | 35,619 |
| Unadilla | 207 | 0.16% | 3,096 | 3,112 |
| Bainbridge | 208 | 0.15% | 14,628 | 14,480 |
| Dunwoody | 209 | 0.15% | 51,870 | 51,592 |
| Sparks | 210 | 0.14% | 2,101 | 2,065 |
| Thomaston | 211 | 0.14% | 9,866 | 9,833 |
| Tucker | 212 | 0.12% | 37,335 | 37,136 |
| Berkeley Lake | 213 | 0.1% | 2,036 | 2,038 |
| College Park | 214 | 0.09% | 13,900 | 13,898 |
| Resaca | 215 | 0.09% | 1,146 | 1,143 |
| Homerville | 216 | 0.09% | 2,341 | 2,330 |
| Winterville | 217 | 0.08% | 1,204 | 1,206 |
| Metter | 218 | 0.07% | 4,079 | 4,017 |
| Cleveland | 219 | 0.06% | 3,474 | 3,491 |
| Manchester | 220 | 0.06% | 3,596 | 3,594 |
| Trion | 221 | 0.05% | 1,973 | 1,964 |
| Quitman | 222 | 0.05% | 4,034 | 4,063 |
| Macon-Bibb County | 223 | 0.05% | 157,632 | 157,054 |
| Lyons | 224 | 0.05% | 4,262 | 4,247 |
| Milton | 225 | 0% | 41,268 | 41,400 |
| Blue Ridge | 226 | 0% | 1,297 | 1,262 |
| Hogansville | 227 | 0% | 3,290 | 3,257 |
| Thomson | 228 | 0% | 6,763 | 6,809 |
| Thunderbolt | 229 | 0% | 2,534 | 2,554 |
| Augusta | 230 | -0.01% | 201,980 | 202,053 |
| Hephzibah | 231 | -0.03% | 3,814 | 3,823 |
| Rossville | 232 | -0.05% | 3,920 | 3,965 |
| East Point | 233 | -0.06% | 38,201 | 38,424 |
| Cairo | 234 | -0.07% | 10,143 | 10,164 |
| Avondale Estates | 235 | -0.08% | 3,540 | 3,565 |
| Rochelle | 236 | -0.09% | 1,145 | 1,160 |
| Swainsboro | 237 | -0.11% | 7,428 | 7,562 |
| Buena Vista | 238 | -0.13% | 1,581 | 1,592 |
| Echols County | 239 | -0.19% | 3,678 | 3,716 |
| Thomasville | 240 | -0.19% | 18,631 | 18,869 |
| Waycross | 241 | -0.19% | 13,909 | 13,934 |
| Roswell | 242 | -0.22% | 91,308 | 92,949 |
| Sparta | 243 | -0.23% | 1,319 | 1,352 |
| Decatur | 244 | -0.25% | 25,213 | 24,917 |
| Webster County | 245 | -0.25% | 2,363 | 2,352 |
| Woodbine | 246 | -0.28% | 1,081 | 1,061 |
| Ashburn | 247 | -0.28% | 4,199 | 4,287 |
| Nicholls | 248 | -0.33% | 3,306 | 3,159 |
| Fitzgerald | 249 | -0.37% | 8,849 | 9,001 |
| Milledgeville | 250 | -0.39% | 16,770 | 17,012 |
| West Point | 251 | -0.41% | 3,646 | 3,678 |
| Alma | 252 | -0.41% | 3,386 | 3,426 |
| Stone Mountain | 253 | -0.43% | 6,534 | 6,692 |
| Alamo | 254 | -0.45% | 3,347 | 3,147 |
| Greensboro | 255 | -0.45% | 3,503 | 3,620 |
| Clarkston | 256 | -0.46% | 14,365 | 14,697 |
| Eastman | 257 | -0.47% | 5,546 | 5,666 |
| Ivey | 258 | -0.5% | 1,004 | 1,031 |
| Johns Creek | 259 | -0.5% | 79,995 | 82,579 |
| Lithonia | 260 | -0.54% | 2,594 | 2,659 |
| Tallapoosa | 261 | -0.57% | 3,123 | 3,219 |
| Americus | 262 | -0.58% | 15,526 | 16,192 |
| Columbus | 263 | -0.61% | 200,935 | 207,016 |
| Remerton | 264 | -0.62% | 1,283 | 1,332 |
| Claxton | 265 | -0.63% | 2,544 | 2,615 |
| Forest Park | 266 | -0.63% | 19,047 | 19,777 |
| Gordon | 267 | -0.64% | 1,709 | 1,772 |
| Sandy Springs | 268 | -0.65% | 104,328 | 108,225 |
| Butler | 269 | -0.66% | 1,813 | 1,874 |
| Lake City | 270 | -0.66% | 2,847 | 2,956 |
| Camilla | 271 | -0.68% | 4,954 | 5,171 |
| Lincolnton | 272 | -0.7% | 1,423 | 1,475 |
| Pelham | 273 | -0.71% | 3,335 | 3,485 |
| Colquitt | 274 | -0.72% | 1,923 | 1,992 |
| Riverdale | 275 | -0.74% | 14,528 | 15,012 |
| Glennville | 276 | -0.76% | 4,985 | 5,282 |
| Euharlee | 277 | -0.76% | 4,170 | 4,274 |
| Albany | 278 | -0.79% | 66,376 | 69,113 |
| Blakely | 279 | -0.85% | 5,112 | 5,342 |
| Cuthbert | 280 | -0.86% | 3,000 | 3,105 |
| Washington | 281 | -0.88% | 3,606 | 3,740 |
| Wadley | 282 | -0.9% | 1,534 | 1,639 |
| Sylvester | 283 | -0.94% | 5,379 | 5,612 |
| Dawson | 284 | -0.97% | 4,091 | 4,347 |
| Cochran | 285 | -1% | 4,936 | 5,008 |
| Montezuma | 286 | -1.08% | 2,848 | 3,040 |
| Wrens | 287 | -1.1% | 2,077 | 2,212 |
| Waynesboro | 288 | -1.11% | 5,450 | 5,761 |
| Cordele | 289 | -1.11% | 9,545 | 10,192 |
| Ellaville | 290 | -1.11% | 1,512 | 1,585 |
| Morrow | 291 | -1.22% | 6,135 | 6,522 |
| Edison | 292 | -1.31% | 1,130 | 1,215 |
| Sandersville | 293 | -1.39% | 5,322 | 5,780 |
| Louisville | 294 | -1.48% | 2,204 | 2,379 |
| Arlington | 295 | -1.51% | 1,109 | 1,205 |
| Mount Vernon | 296 | -1.61% | 1,894 | 1,971 |
| Cusseta-Chattahoochee County | 297 | -3.19% | 8,195 | 9,468 |
| Ocilla | 298 | -4.76% | 2,702 | 3,455 |
| McRae-Helena | 299 | -5.97% | 5,118 | 6,640 |
| Mableton | 300 | -44.65% | 43,623 | 77,112 |
Georgia's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Mableton leads with 83.2% annualized growth, followed by Hoschton (11.53%) and Emerson (8.27%). The largest population centers are Atlanta (534,278), Augusta (201,980), and Columbus (200,935). Of the 300 cities over 1,000 population, 229 are growing while 71 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 1.28% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 4.76% annually.