Fastest Growing Counties in Georgia (2026)

County
Rank
Change (2020) ↓
2026 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Dawson County139.7%37,80427,061
Jackson County235.56%104,02976,740
Long County335.36%22,01516,264
Jasper County427.23%18,66514,670
Barrow County522.44%102,86084,006
Walton County619.23%115,82097,136
Bryan County718.91%53,56345,044
Monroe County817.89%33,07928,059
Effingham County917.11%76,34665,192
Paulding County1017.1%198,577169,576
Banks County1117.03%21,22818,139
Newton County1216.01%130,972112,897
Union County1315.21%28,57324,801
Forsyth County1415.15%291,218252,911
Greene County1514.58%21,80719,032
Lamar County1614.42%21,23018,554
Cherokee County1714.13%306,053268,169
Oglethorpe County1813.94%16,94014,867
Pickens County1913.32%37,79033,347
Carroll County2013.11%135,147119,487
Morgan County2112.57%22,74620,206
Hall County2212.45%228,739203,409
McIntosh County2312.31%12,33610,984
Hart County2412.2%29,04225,883
Bartow County2512.12%122,570109,321
Pike County2611.72%21,16318,943
Madison County2711.65%33,80330,276
Camden County2811.63%61,31554,929
Lumpkin County2911.52%37,51233,636
Habersham County3011.17%51,29346,140
Wayne County3111.12%33,49830,146
Henry County3210.84%268,077241,867
Franklin County3310.72%25,99423,477
Coweta County3410.49%162,161146,759
Haralson County3510.29%33,13230,040
Houston County369.99%180,781164,358
White County379.88%30,89228,114
Bulloch County389.73%87,69879,918
Columbia County399.31%171,476156,869
Gilmer County408.98%34,24531,422
Oconee County418.84%45,74142,025
Meriwether County428.58%22,38920,619
Quitman County438.5%2,4132,224
Glascock County448.47%3,1382,893
Gordon County458.45%62,60757,729
Lincoln County468.43%8,3517,702
Douglas County478.42%156,859144,678
Brantley County488.34%19,55118,046
Butts County498.13%27,63125,554
Towns County507.86%13,53812,551
Gwinnett County517.31%1,028,403958,378
Putnam County527.29%23,78322,166
Rockdale County537.14%100,30493,617
Harris County547.13%37,38734,900
Peach County557.07%30,02528,042
Heard County567.06%12,25311,445
Fayette County577.04%127,925119,512
Pierce County586.96%21,12119,746
Cook County596.94%18,43217,236
Rabun County606.92%18,08316,913
Jenkins County616.8%9,2528,663
Taliaferro County626.42%1,6581,558
Liberty County636.14%69,35165,339
Chatham County645.9%312,494295,076
Seminole County655.79%9,6629,133
Lanier County665.63%10,4889,929
Marion County675.41%7,9357,528
Charlton County685.38%13,20712,533
Lowndes County695.25%124,646118,432
Polk County705.08%45,10442,922
Spalding County715.08%70,89267,465
Floyd County724.84%103,35698,583
Jeff Davis County734.74%15,50314,802
Troup County744.73%72,62569,348
Murray County754.48%41,80440,012
Pulaski County764.44%10,3129,874
Cobb County774.41%800,198766,383
Colquitt County784.36%47,90145,901
Stephens County794.36%27,98426,816
Clinch County804.04%6,9976,725
Whitfield County814.01%106,916102,794
Elbert County823.99%20,45019,665
Berrien County833.72%18,82418,148
Coffee County843.64%44,62543,058
Toombs County853.63%28,06827,085
Wilcox County863.62%9,1108,792
Bleckley County873.54%12,96812,525
Atkinson County883.5%8,6038,312
Screven County893.47%14,56714,079
Lee County903.45%34,36333,218
Appling County913.24%18,97318,378
Glynn County923.16%87,16284,490
Fulton County933.16%1,103,1201,069,333
Laurens County942.94%50,99749,542
Upson County952.9%28,54427,740
Evans County962.83%11,10110,795
Jones County972.61%29,14128,399
Turner County982.58%9,2178,985
Treutlen County992.58%6,5586,393
Dooly County1002.57%11,44611,159
Chattooga County1012.56%25,56624,929
Thomas County1022.28%46,83045,786
Crawford County1032.27%12,37712,102
Walker County1042.14%69,20067,747
Emanuel County1052.09%23,38022,902
Decatur County1062.04%29,92529,326
Talbot County1071.92%5,8355,725
Catoosa County1081.39%68,95068,007
Candler County1091.38%11,17811,026
DeKalb County1101.33%774,827764,630
Brooks County1111.3%16,48216,271
Grady County1121.24%26,55326,227
Tift County1131.19%41,88441,391
Fannin County1141.15%25,73025,437
Baldwin County1150.67%44,08643,793
Clarke County1160.59%129,309128,547
Richmond County1170.51%207,617206,557
Bibb County1180.5%157,816157,038
Wilkes County1190.48%9,5979,551
Warren County1200.31%5,2285,212
McDuffie County121-0.19%21,57221,613
Ware County122-0.25%36,14036,231
Burke County123-0.35%24,55424,640
Tattnall County124-0.64%24,16924,325
Taylor County125-0.72%7,7637,819
Washington County126-1.19%19,72019,957
Hancock County127-1.38%8,5898,709
Sumter County128-1.66%29,03229,522
Miller County129-1.67%5,8925,992
Macon County130-1.69%11,81712,020
Clayton County131-1.7%294,349299,440
Schley County132-2.14%4,4414,538
Bacon County133-2.32%10,85511,113
Worth County134-2.36%20,24420,734
Dade County135-2.51%15,82816,235
Muscogee County136-2.63%201,572207,015
Echols County137-2.82%3,6163,721
Twiggs County138-2.98%7,7728,011
Calhoun County139-3.14%5,3995,574
Dodge County140-3.31%19,29219,952
Johnson County141-3.32%8,8789,183
Ben Hill County142-3.68%16,53517,166
Dougherty County143-3.73%81,98485,161
Wilkinson County144-3.76%8,5078,839
Clay County145-4.31%2,7072,829
Irwin County146-4.47%9,2199,650
Montgomery County147-4.73%8,1648,569
Crisp County148-4.93%19,06820,056
Stewart County149-4.93%5,0335,294
Terrell County150-4.97%8,6869,140
Randolph County151-5.26%6,0296,364
Baker County152-5.4%2,6962,850
Early County153-5.59%10,19210,796
Wheeler County154-5.6%7,0347,451
Webster County155-5.99%2,2112,352
Jefferson County156-6.64%14,63515,676
Mitchell County157-10.36%19,43121,676
Chattahoochee County158-10.68%8,4689,481
Telfair County159-11.17%11,06212,453

Georgia Counties Growth Overview

Georgia's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2026. Dawson County leads with 5.73% annualized growth, followed by Jackson County (5.2%) and Long County (5.18%). The largest counties are Fulton County (1,103,120), Gwinnett County (1,028,403), and Cobb County (800,198). Of the 159 counties in Georgia, 120 are growing while 39 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged 0.81% annualized growth, with total population growing by 1.03% annually.

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