Fastest Growing Counties in Georgia (2025)

County
Rank
Change (2020) ↓
2025 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Long County135.17%21,99216,270
Dawson County228.67%34,81827,059
Jackson County327.49%97,82776,731
Lamar County419.99%22,25718,549
Barrow County518.94%99,88683,981
Jasper County618.72%17,40714,662
Effingham County717.47%76,55565,169
Monroe County817.39%32,93728,057
Walton County917.31%113,97897,158
Bryan County1017.18%52,78145,043
Greene County1115.32%21,94419,028
Union County1215.28%28,59224,802
Pickens County1314.76%38,25733,337
Banks County1414.39%20,68318,081
Pike County1513.34%21,47318,946
Paulding County1613.21%191,986169,580
Forsyth County1712.31%284,037252,901
Hart County1811.66%28,89625,878
Hall County1911.35%226,559203,473
Habersham County2011.27%51,34146,142
Madison County2111.22%33,67330,276
Haralson County2211.21%33,40430,036
Franklin County2311.01%26,05423,471
Cherokee County2410.91%297,418268,156
Lanier County2510.81%11,0029,929
Heard County2610.71%12,67011,444
Carroll County2710.66%132,234119,498
Newton County2810.64%124,901112,890
Morgan County2910.55%22,33220,201
McIntosh County3010.49%12,13710,985
Henry County3110.35%266,895241,852
Coweta County3210.34%161,918146,747
Camden County339.98%60,41254,931
Liberty County349.91%71,79265,317
Bartow County359.31%119,493109,314
Oglethorpe County368.95%16,20014,869
Bulloch County378.74%86,90579,922
Columbia County388.72%170,544156,865
Wayne County398.3%32,64530,142
Lumpkin County408.09%36,36233,641
Oconee County417.81%45,29842,016
Gilmer County427.47%33,77431,427
Houston County437.31%176,372164,356
Harris County447.31%37,44834,898
Gordon County456.65%61,56157,722
Spalding County466.45%71,82267,471
Butts County476.35%27,17125,549
Cook County486.31%18,32417,236
Berrien County496.26%19,28018,144
Putnam County506.09%23,52122,170
Pierce County515.81%20,89519,747
Murray County525.68%42,28540,012
Polk County535.61%45,33142,924
Hancock County545.54%9,1948,711
Dooly County555.53%11,77311,156
Fayette County565.52%126,091119,491
Charlton County575.52%13,22612,534
Douglas County585.48%152,574144,648
Jones County595.21%29,88328,402
Rabun County605.2%17,79216,912
Stephens County615.12%28,19226,818
Towns County625.07%13,18312,547
Peach County635.02%29,44328,036
Pulaski County644.95%10,3599,870
Montgomery County654.91%8,9978,576
White County664.85%29,47028,108
Rockdale County674.76%98,07193,611
Chatham County684.69%308,915295,089
Glynn County694.43%88,22684,482
Quitman County704.27%2,3222,227
Gwinnett County714.16%998,232958,359
Walker County724.13%70,53767,738
Brantley County734.1%18,78318,044
Lowndes County743.99%123,138118,416
Fannin County753.79%26,39925,436
Glascock County763.69%3,0062,899
Ware County773.6%37,53536,229
Screven County783.59%14,58214,077
Troup County793.46%71,73269,333
Taliaferro County803.34%1,6111,559
Chattooga County813.28%25,74224,925
Crawford County823.22%12,49312,103
Elbert County833.18%20,29319,668
Lee County843.12%34,26033,222
Upson County853.09%28,60327,745
Atkinson County863.02%8,5598,308
Floyd County872.92%101,46598,583
Lincoln County882.82%7,9197,702
Cobb County892.63%786,549766,378
Johnson County902.62%9,4249,183
Bleckley County912.51%12,83712,523
Emanuel County922.5%23,46522,893
Tattnall County932.43%24,91224,321
Clinch County942.38%6,8806,720
Candler County952.1%11,25311,022
Colquitt County962.07%46,84145,891
Whitfield County972.03%104,871102,784
Meriwether County981.92%21,01320,617
Fulton County991.92%1,089,9191,069,394
McDuffie County1001.9%22,01721,607
Laurens County1011.75%50,40349,535
Catoosa County1021.55%69,05868,006
Toombs County1031.54%27,49427,078
Tift County1041.46%41,99241,387
Evans County1051.41%10,94410,792
Clarke County1061.4%130,347128,551
Schley County1071.06%4,5844,536
Coffee County1080.92%43,45743,060
Jeff Davis County1090.92%14,93614,800
Echols County1100.91%3,7553,721
Clay County1110.88%2,8532,828
Turner County1120.77%9,0558,986
Appling County1130.66%18,49718,376
Ben Hill County1140.59%17,27017,168
Wilcox County1150.55%8,8358,787
Dade County1160.47%16,31516,239
Bibb County1170.16%157,284157,035
Thomas County1180.15%45,84545,775
DeKalb County1190.12%765,418764,489
Grady County120-0.05%26,21026,224
Washington County121-0.11%19,93019,952
Wilkinson County122-0.14%8,8218,833
Decatur County123-0.35%29,22329,326
Clayton County124-0.45%298,102299,439
Webster County125-0.6%2,3372,351
Brooks County126-0.65%16,16716,272
Burke County127-0.77%24,44624,635
Bacon County128-0.77%11,02611,112
Taylor County129-0.87%7,7507,818
Macon County130-1.03%11,89712,021
Jenkins County131-1.06%8,5718,663
Marion County132-1.09%7,4487,530
Wilkes County133-1.34%9,4249,552
Richmond County134-1.44%203,554206,524
Treutlen County135-1.44%6,3056,397
Talbot County136-1.5%5,6405,726
Seminole County137-1.59%8,9889,133
Dodge County138-1.84%19,58219,949
Sumter County139-1.96%28,94229,520
Baldwin County140-1.98%42,92243,790
Early County141-2.08%10,56910,794
Calhoun County142-2.71%5,4235,574
Muscogee County143-3.01%200,767207,006
Crisp County144-3.08%19,43520,053
Mitchell County145-3.29%20,95821,671
Dougherty County146-3.53%82,14585,155
Twiggs County147-3.64%7,7218,013
Worth County148-3.74%19,95720,732
Warren County149-3.9%5,0045,207
Jefferson County150-4.56%14,96115,676
Miller County151-4.99%5,6935,992
Irwin County152-5.34%9,1329,647
Randolph County153-6.06%5,9826,368
Terrell County154-6.24%8,5709,140
Baker County155-7.26%2,6452,852
Stewart County156-9.22%4,8145,303
Chattahoochee County157-10.39%8,4919,475
Wheeler County158-11.09%6,6237,449
Telfair County159-35.79%8,00412,465

Georgia County Growth Overview

Georgia's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Long County leads with 35.17% annualized growth, followed by Dawson County (28.67%) and Jackson County (27.49%). The largest counties are Fulton County (1,089,919), Gwinnett County (998,232), and Cobb County (786,549). Of the 159 counties in Georgia, 119 are growing while 40 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged 4.27% annualized growth, with total population growing by 4.93% annually.