Georgia Counties by Population (2025)

Top 5 Most Populous Counties

Georgia flag Fulton County

1,089,919

Georgia flag Gwinnett County

998,232

Georgia flag Cobb County

786,549

Georgia flag DeKalb County

765,418

Georgia flag Chatham County

308,915

159 counties

County
2025 Pop. ↓
Area (mi²)
Density
Change (2020)
Fulton County1,089,9195272,0681.92%
Gwinnett County998,2324312,3164.16%
Cobb County786,5493402,3132.63%
DeKalb County765,4182682,8560.12%
Chatham County308,9154337134.69%
Clayton County298,1021422,099-0.45%
Cherokee County297,41842170610.91%
Forsyth County284,0372251,26212.31%
Henry County266,89531983710.35%
Hall County226,55939357611.35%
Richmond County203,554324628-1.44%
Muscogee County200,767217925-3.01%
Paulding County191,98631261513.21%
Houston County176,3723764697.31%
Columbia County170,5442905888.72%
Coweta County161,91844136710.34%
Bibb County157,2842496320.16%
Douglas County152,5742007635.48%
Carroll County132,23449926510.66%
Clarke County130,3471191,0951.4%
Fayette County126,0911956475.52%
Newton County124,90127445610.64%
Lowndes County123,1384972483.99%
Bartow County119,4934592609.31%
Walton County113,97832734917.31%
Whitfield County104,8712903622.03%
Floyd County101,4655101992.92%
Barrow County99,88616162018.94%
Rockdale County98,0711307544.76%
Jackson County97,82734028827.49%
Glynn County88,2264202104.43%
Bulloch County86,9056761298.74%
Dougherty County82,145329250-3.53%
Effingham County76,55547916017.47%
Spalding County71,8221963666.45%
Liberty County71,7925161399.91%
Troup County71,7324141733.46%
Walker County70,5374461584.13%
Catoosa County69,0581624261.55%
Gordon County61,5613561736.65%
Camden County60,412630969.98%
Bryan County52,78143812117.18%
Habersham County51,34127718511.27%
Laurens County50,403807621.75%
Colquitt County46,841547862.07%
Thomas County45,845545840.15%
Polk County45,3313101465.61%
Oconee County45,2981842467.81%
Coffee County43,457592730.92%
Baldwin County42,922259166-1.98%
Murray County42,2853441235.68%
Tift County41,9922611611.46%
Pickens County38,25723216514.76%
Ware County37,535899423.6%
Harris County37,448464817.31%
Lumpkin County36,3622831288.09%
Dawson County34,81821116528.67%
Lee County34,260356963.12%
Gilmer County33,774426797.47%
Madison County33,67328211911.22%
Haralson County33,40428211811.21%
Monroe County32,9373968317.39%
Wayne County32,645642518.3%
Jones County29,883394765.21%
White County29,4702411224.85%
Peach County29,4431501965.02%
Decatur County29,22359749-0.35%
Sumter County28,94248360-1.96%
Hart County28,89623212511.66%
Upson County28,603323893.09%
Union County28,5923228915.28%
Stephens County28,1921791575.12%
Toombs County27,494364761.54%
Butts County27,1711841486.35%
Fannin County26,399387683.79%
Grady County26,21045458-0.05%
Franklin County26,05426110011.01%
Chattooga County25,742313823.28%
Tattnall County24,912481522.43%
Burke County24,44682730-0.77%
Putnam County23,521345686.09%
Emanuel County23,465681342.5%
Morgan County22,3323476410.55%
Lamar County22,25718412119.99%
McDuffie County22,017257861.9%
Long County21,9924005535.17%
Greene County21,9443885715.32%
Pike County21,4732169913.34%
Meriwether County21,013501421.92%
Mitchell County20,95851241-3.29%
Pierce County20,895340615.81%
Banks County20,6832338914.39%
Elbert County20,293351583.18%
Worth County19,95757135-3.74%
Washington County19,93067929-0.11%
Dodge County19,58249639-1.84%
Crisp County19,43527371-3.08%
Berrien County19,280453436.26%
Brantley County18,783443424.1%
Appling County18,497508360.66%
Cook County18,324228806.31%
Rabun County17,792370485.2%
Jasper County17,4073684718.72%
Ben Hill County17,270250690.59%
Dade County16,315174940.47%
Oglethorpe County16,200439378.95%
Brooks County16,16749333-0.65%
Jefferson County14,96152728-4.56%
Jeff Davis County14,936331450.92%
Screven County14,582646233.59%
Charlton County13,226780175.52%
Towns County13,183166795.07%
Bleckley County12,837216592.51%
Heard County12,6702964310.71%
Crawford County12,493325383.22%
McIntosh County12,1374312810.49%
Macon County11,89740130-1.03%
Dooly County11,773393305.53%
Candler County11,253243462.1%
Bacon County11,02628439-0.77%
Lanier County11,0021975610.81%
Evans County10,944183601.41%
Early County10,56951321-2.08%
Pulaski County10,359249424.95%
Johnson County9,424303312.62%
Wilkes County9,42447020-1.34%
Hancock County9,194471205.54%
Irwin County9,13235426-5.34%
Turner County9,055285320.77%
Montgomery County8,997241374.91%
Seminole County8,98823838-1.59%
Wilcox County8,835378230.55%
Wilkinson County8,82144920-0.14%
Jenkins County8,57134725-1.06%
Terrell County8,57033626-6.24%
Atkinson County8,559343253.02%
Chattahoochee County8,49124934-10.39%
Telfair County8,00443718-35.79%
Lincoln County7,919210382.82%
Taylor County7,75037721-0.87%
Twiggs County7,72135922-3.64%
Marion County7,44836620-1.09%
Clinch County6,88081582.38%
Wheeler County6,62329522-11.09%
Treutlen County6,30519932-1.44%
Randolph County5,98242814-6.06%
Miller County5,69328220-4.99%
Talbot County5,64039114-1.5%
Calhoun County5,42328019-2.71%
Warren County5,00428418-3.9%
Stewart County4,81445910-9.22%
Schley County4,584167271.06%
Echols County3,75542090.91%
Glascock County3,006144213.69%
Clay County2,853195150.88%
Baker County2,6453428-7.26%
Webster County2,33721011-0.6%
Quitman County2,322151154.27%
Taliaferro County1,61119583.34%

Overview of Georgia Counties

There are 159 counties in Georgia.

Fulton County, home to the major metropolitan city of Atlanta, is the most populous county in Georgia with a population of 1,041,423. This represents a population increase of 12.49% since the 2010 census.

Other large counties in Georgia include:

These are the only counties in Georgia with populations exceeding 500,000.

Georgia Counties with Fewest Residents

The least populous county in Georgia is Taliaferro County, with just 1,680 people. The county has declined in population by -4.40% since the last census.

Other small counties with under 5,000 residents include:

All of these counties have reported a declining population since the 2010 census.

Georgia Counties with Rapid Growth

Long County has had the highest growth rate in Georgia since the last census, with an impressive increase of 29.58%. The population has grown from 14,464 in 2010 to 19,014 in 2019.

Other counties with significant growth include:

  • Forsyth County: Growth of 28.96% (population of 227,967, making it the state’s 8th largest county)
  • Columbia County: Growth of 21.26% (population of 151,579)

Sources

  1. US Census State Population Estimates - Most recent state estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  2. US Census County Population Estimates - Most recent county estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  3. American Community Survey (2009 - 2013)
  4. Census QuickFacts
  5. Historical Populations of States and Counties (1790 - 1990)