Georgia Counties by Population (2026)
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Top 5 Most Populous Counties
1,107,114
1,026,334
797,811
776,204
314,105
| County | 2026 Pop. ↓ | Area (mi²) | Density (/mi²) | Change (2020) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton County | 1,107,114 | 527 | 2,101 | 3.52% |
| Gwinnett County | 1,026,334 | 431 | 2,381 | 7.1% |
| Cobb County | 797,811 | 340 | 2,347 | 4.1% |
| DeKalb County | 776,204 | 268 | 2,896 | 1.52% |
| Chatham County | 314,105 | 433 | 725 | 6.44% |
| Cherokee County | 304,516 | 421 | 723 | 13.57% |
| Clayton County | 297,709 | 142 | 2,097 | -0.55% |
| Forsyth County | 286,813 | 225 | 1,275 | 13.42% |
| Henry County | 269,872 | 319 | 846 | 11.58% |
| Hall County | 229,591 | 393 | 584 | 12.89% |
| Richmond County | 206,574 | 324 | 638 | 0% |
| Muscogee County | 202,270 | 217 | 932 | -2.29% |
| Paulding County | 194,059 | 312 | 622 | 14.48% |
| Houston County | 181,524 | 376 | 483 | 10.47% |
| Columbia County | 171,115 | 290 | 590 | 9.09% |
| Coweta County | 162,302 | 441 | 368 | 10.6% |
| Bibb County | 157,752 | 249 | 634 | 0.44% |
| Douglas County | 156,526 | 200 | 783 | 8.17% |
| Carroll County | 132,579 | 499 | 266 | 11.04% |
| Clarke County | 129,092 | 119 | 1,085 | 0.39% |
| Newton County | 127,488 | 274 | 465 | 12.92% |
| Fayette County | 125,561 | 195 | 644 | 5.07% |
| Bartow County | 123,676 | 459 | 269 | 13.17% |
| Lowndes County | 123,349 | 497 | 248 | 4.15% |
| Walton County | 115,114 | 327 | 352 | 18.53% |
| Whitfield County | 106,866 | 290 | 369 | 3.97% |
| Jackson County | 104,228 | 340 | 307 | 35.78% |
| Barrow County | 102,577 | 161 | 637 | 22.02% |
| Floyd County | 101,558 | 510 | 199 | 3% |
| Rockdale County | 99,430 | 130 | 765 | 6.25% |
| Bulloch County | 88,300 | 676 | 131 | 10.49% |
| Glynn County | 88,146 | 420 | 210 | 4.34% |
| Dougherty County | 82,504 | 329 | 251 | -3.13% |
| Effingham County | 75,443 | 479 | 158 | 15.75% |
| Troup County | 73,468 | 414 | 177 | 5.88% |
| Spalding County | 71,239 | 196 | 363 | 5.61% |
| Liberty County | 71,089 | 516 | 138 | 8.82% |
| Walker County | 70,776 | 446 | 159 | 4.46% |
| Catoosa County | 69,897 | 162 | 431 | 2.74% |
| Gordon County | 62,414 | 356 | 175 | 8.11% |
| Camden County | 61,221 | 630 | 97 | 11.46% |
| Bryan County | 53,044 | 438 | 121 | 17.75% |
| Laurens County | 51,497 | 807 | 64 | 3.94% |
| Habersham County | 51,080 | 277 | 184 | 10.77% |
| Colquitt County | 47,870 | 547 | 88 | 4.27% |
| Thomas County | 46,493 | 545 | 85 | 1.55% |
| Polk County | 46,225 | 310 | 149 | 7.68% |
| Oconee County | 45,262 | 184 | 246 | 7.76% |
| Coffee County | 44,696 | 592 | 76 | 3.83% |
| Baldwin County | 44,205 | 259 | 171 | 0.96% |
| Tift County | 42,487 | 261 | 163 | 2.67% |
| Murray County | 41,815 | 344 | 122 | 4.55% |
| Pickens County | 37,743 | 232 | 163 | 13.17% |
| Harris County | 37,595 | 464 | 81 | 7.7% |
| Ware County | 37,275 | 899 | 41 | 2.86% |
| Dawson County | 36,785 | 211 | 174 | 35.93% |
| Lumpkin County | 36,410 | 283 | 129 | 8.23% |
| Lee County | 34,336 | 356 | 96 | 3.39% |
| Gilmer County | 34,297 | 426 | 81 | 9.16% |
| Haralson County | 33,723 | 282 | 120 | 12.22% |
| Madison County | 33,071 | 282 | 117 | 9.27% |
| Wayne County | 32,860 | 642 | 51 | 9.01% |
| Monroe County | 32,560 | 396 | 82 | 16.02% |
| Peach County | 30,243 | 150 | 202 | 7.78% |
| White County | 29,994 | 241 | 124 | 6.71% |
| Decatur County | 29,401 | 597 | 49 | -0.12% |
| Jones County | 29,261 | 394 | 74 | 3.15% |
| Hart County | 29,129 | 232 | 126 | 12.59% |
| Upson County | 28,596 | 323 | 89 | 3.06% |
| Sumter County | 28,497 | 483 | 59 | -3.46% |
| Stephens County | 28,148 | 179 | 157 | 4.92% |
| Union County | 28,110 | 322 | 87 | 13.31% |
| Toombs County | 27,586 | 364 | 76 | 1.87% |
| Butts County | 27,296 | 184 | 148 | 6.84% |
| Grady County | 26,692 | 454 | 59 | 1.83% |
| Franklin County | 26,562 | 261 | 102 | 13.15% |
| Fannin County | 26,258 | 387 | 68 | 3.17% |
| Chattooga County | 25,339 | 313 | 81 | 1.65% |
| Burke County | 24,451 | 827 | 30 | -0.73% |
| Tattnall County | 24,362 | 481 | 51 | 0.14% |
| Putnam County | 23,910 | 345 | 69 | 7.88% |
| Emanuel County | 23,058 | 681 | 34 | 0.8% |
| Long County | 22,621 | 400 | 57 | 39.15% |
| Morgan County | 22,236 | 347 | 64 | 10.07% |
| Banks County | 22,034 | 233 | 95 | 21.54% |
| Meriwether County | 21,680 | 501 | 43 | 5.19% |
| Greene County | 21,669 | 388 | 56 | 13.87% |
| McDuffie County | 21,537 | 257 | 84 | -0.33% |
| Lamar County | 21,243 | 184 | 115 | 14.49% |
| Pike County | 21,082 | 216 | 98 | 11.26% |
| Pierce County | 20,935 | 340 | 62 | 6.01% |
| Mitchell County | 20,589 | 512 | 40 | -5.01% |
| Elbert County | 19,966 | 351 | 57 | 1.53% |
| Worth County | 19,937 | 571 | 35 | -3.77% |
| Dodge County | 19,631 | 496 | 40 | -1.59% |
| Appling County | 19,415 | 508 | 38 | 5.65% |
| Washington County | 19,224 | 679 | 28 | -3.63% |
| Brantley County | 19,178 | 443 | 43 | 6.27% |
| Berrien County | 19,081 | 453 | 42 | 5.17% |
| Crisp County | 19,030 | 273 | 70 | -5.13% |
| Cook County | 18,469 | 228 | 81 | 7.14% |
| Jasper County | 18,072 | 368 | 49 | 23.18% |
| Rabun County | 17,844 | 370 | 48 | 5.42% |
| Ben Hill County | 17,165 | 250 | 69 | -0.01% |
| Oglethorpe County | 16,712 | 439 | 38 | 12.39% |
| Dade County | 16,165 | 174 | 93 | -0.42% |
| Brooks County | 15,912 | 493 | 32 | -2.21% |
| Jeff Davis County | 15,157 | 331 | 46 | 2.41% |
| Jefferson County | 14,863 | 527 | 28 | -5.19% |
| Screven County | 14,428 | 646 | 22 | 2.53% |
| Towns County | 13,402 | 166 | 81 | 6.77% |
| Charlton County | 13,210 | 780 | 17 | 5.45% |
| Bleckley County | 13,079 | 216 | 61 | 4.51% |
| Heard County | 12,184 | 296 | 41 | 6.46% |
| McIntosh County | 12,161 | 431 | 28 | 10.75% |
| Crawford County | 12,142 | 325 | 37 | 0.41% |
| Macon County | 11,657 | 401 | 29 | -3% |
| Candler County | 11,386 | 243 | 47 | 3.17% |
| Telfair County | 11,267 | 437 | 26 | -9.49% |
| Dooly County | 11,116 | 393 | 28 | -0.45% |
| Evans County | 11,110 | 183 | 61 | 2.93% |
| Bacon County | 11,087 | 284 | 39 | -0.23% |
| Lanier County | 10,859 | 197 | 55 | 9.5% |
| Early County | 10,444 | 513 | 20 | -3.23% |
| Pulaski County | 10,186 | 249 | 41 | 3.18% |
| Wilkes County | 9,526 | 470 | 20 | -0.29% |
| Johnson County | 9,402 | 303 | 31 | 2.42% |
| Seminole County | 9,076 | 238 | 38 | -0.58% |
| Turner County | 8,943 | 285 | 31 | -0.51% |
| Irwin County | 8,885 | 354 | 25 | -7.89% |
| Jenkins County | 8,833 | 347 | 25 | 2% |
| Wilcox County | 8,703 | 378 | 23 | -0.96% |
| Montgomery County | 8,673 | 241 | 36 | 1.26% |
| Hancock County | 8,630 | 471 | 18 | -0.93% |
| Wilkinson County | 8,604 | 449 | 19 | -2.58% |
| Chattahoochee County | 8,539 | 249 | 34 | -9.81% |
| Terrell County | 8,536 | 336 | 25 | -6.6% |
| Atkinson County | 8,419 | 343 | 25 | 1.35% |
| Lincoln County | 8,199 | 210 | 39 | 6.45% |
| Taylor County | 7,837 | 377 | 21 | 0.22% |
| Wheeler County | 7,815 | 295 | 26 | 4.94% |
| Marion County | 7,736 | 366 | 21 | 2.75% |
| Twiggs County | 7,515 | 359 | 21 | -6.17% |
| Clinch County | 6,860 | 815 | 8.4 | 1.95% |
| Treutlen County | 6,535 | 199 | 33 | 2.14% |
| Randolph County | 6,142 | 428 | 14 | -3.52% |
| Miller County | 5,817 | 282 | 21 | -2.97% |
| Talbot County | 5,664 | 391 | 14 | -1.13% |
| Calhoun County | 5,384 | 280 | 19 | -3.37% |
| Warren County | 5,352 | 284 | 19 | 2.76% |
| Schley County | 4,663 | 167 | 28 | 2.78% |
| Stewart County | 4,626 | 459 | 10 | -12.63% |
| Echols County | 3,682 | 420 | 8.8 | -0.91% |
| Glascock County | 3,230 | 144 | 22 | 11.46% |
| Clay County | 2,835 | 195 | 15 | 0.18% |
| Baker County | 2,731 | 342 | 8.0 | -4.11% |
| Webster County | 2,407 | 210 | 11 | 2.34% |
| Quitman County | 2,199 | 151 | 15 | -1.17% |
| Taliaferro County | 1,697 | 195 | 8.7 | 8.92% |
Sources
- US Census State Population Estimates - Most recent state estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
- US Census County Population Estimates - Most recent county estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
- American Community Survey (2009 - 2013)
- Census QuickFacts
- Historical Populations of States and Counties (1790 - 1990)