Fastest growing counties in Georgia.
County | Rank | Change (2020) | 2024 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
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Long County | 1 | 27.8% | 20,793 | 16,270 |
Dawson County | 2 | 22.97% | 33,275 | 27,059 |
Jackson County | 3 | 21.49% | 93,221 | 76,731 |
Jasper County | 4 | 15.48% | 16,931 | 14,662 |
Lamar County | 5 | 14.99% | 21,329 | 18,549 |
Barrow County | 6 | 14.72% | 96,339 | 83,981 |
Bryan County | 7 | 13.8% | 51,260 | 45,043 |
Effingham County | 8 | 13.62% | 74,048 | 65,169 |
Walton County | 9 | 13.57% | 110,340 | 97,158 |
Monroe County | 10 | 13.27% | 31,781 | 28,057 |
Union County | 11 | 12.32% | 27,858 | 24,802 |
Greene County | 12 | 12.11% | 21,333 | 19,028 |
Banks County | 13 | 11.92% | 20,236 | 18,081 |
Pickens County | 14 | 11.33% | 37,113 | 33,337 |
Pike County | 15 | 10.67% | 20,967 | 18,946 |
Paulding County | 16 | 10.61% | 187,575 | 169,580 |
Forsyth County | 17 | 10.11% | 278,462 | 252,901 |
Hart County | 18 | 9.07% | 28,226 | 25,878 |
Hall County | 19 | 9.06% | 221,913 | 203,473 |
Haralson County | 20 | 8.94% | 32,721 | 30,036 |
Cherokee County | 21 | 8.9% | 292,010 | 268,156 |
Madison County | 22 | 8.77% | 32,932 | 30,276 |
Newton County | 23 | 8.53% | 122,518 | 112,890 |
Carroll County | 24 | 8.51% | 129,666 | 119,498 |
Habersham County | 25 | 8.47% | 50,049 | 46,142 |
Morgan County | 26 | 8.39% | 21,896 | 20,201 |
Franklin County | 27 | 8.3% | 25,418 | 23,471 |
Coweta County | 28 | 8.29% | 158,905 | 146,747 |
Lanier County | 29 | 8.04% | 10,727 | 9,929 |
Liberty County | 30 | 7.94% | 70,501 | 65,317 |
Heard County | 31 | 7.93% | 12,352 | 11,444 |
Camden County | 32 | 7.89% | 59,265 | 54,931 |
Henry County | 33 | 7.82% | 260,754 | 241,852 |
McIntosh County | 34 | 7.59% | 11,819 | 10,985 |
Oglethorpe County | 35 | 7.45% | 15,977 | 14,869 |
Bartow County | 36 | 7.28% | 117,267 | 109,314 |
Bulloch County | 37 | 7.12% | 85,616 | 79,922 |
Columbia County | 38 | 7% | 167,853 | 156,865 |
Oconee County | 39 | 6.48% | 44,740 | 42,016 |
Lumpkin County | 40 | 6.45% | 35,810 | 33,641 |
Wayne County | 41 | 6.19% | 32,009 | 30,142 |
Harris County | 42 | 6.17% | 37,051 | 34,898 |
Gilmer County | 43 | 6.01% | 33,317 | 31,427 |
Houston County | 44 | 5.97% | 174,173 | 164,356 |
Butts County | 45 | 5.79% | 27,029 | 25,549 |
Putnam County | 46 | 5.21% | 23,325 | 22,170 |
Gordon County | 47 | 5.09% | 60,659 | 57,722 |
Spalding County | 48 | 5.06% | 70,884 | 67,471 |
Pierce County | 49 | 4.62% | 20,660 | 19,747 |
Cook County | 50 | 4.54% | 18,019 | 17,236 |
Towns County | 51 | 4.48% | 13,109 | 12,547 |
Fayette County | 52 | 4.38% | 124,721 | 119,491 |
Charlton County | 53 | 4.36% | 13,080 | 12,534 |
Polk County | 54 | 4.32% | 44,777 | 42,924 |
Berrien County | 55 | 4.3% | 18,925 | 18,144 |
Douglas County | 56 | 4.3% | 150,867 | 144,648 |
Rabun County | 57 | 4.17% | 17,617 | 16,912 |
Murray County | 58 | 4.12% | 41,660 | 40,012 |
White County | 59 | 4.06% | 29,248 | 28,108 |
Peach County | 60 | 3.88% | 29,124 | 28,036 |
Chatham County | 61 | 3.79% | 306,285 | 295,089 |
Rockdale County | 62 | 3.65% | 97,029 | 93,611 |
Pulaski County | 63 | 3.62% | 10,227 | 9,870 |
Jones County | 64 | 3.61% | 29,426 | 28,402 |
Montgomery County | 65 | 3.53% | 8,879 | 8,576 |
Gwinnett County | 66 | 3.39% | 990,879 | 958,359 |
Walker County | 67 | 3.36% | 70,013 | 67,738 |
Stephens County | 68 | 3.33% | 27,710 | 26,818 |
Quitman County | 69 | 3.32% | 2,301 | 2,227 |
Taliaferro County | 70 | 3.27% | 1,610 | 1,559 |
Glynn County | 71 | 3.22% | 87,199 | 84,482 |
Brantley County | 72 | 3.04% | 18,592 | 18,044 |
Lowndes County | 73 | 2.96% | 121,925 | 118,416 |
Fannin County | 74 | 2.91% | 26,177 | 25,436 |
Glascock County | 75 | 2.79% | 2,980 | 2,899 |
Troup County | 76 | 2.75% | 71,237 | 69,333 |
Hancock County | 77 | 2.57% | 8,935 | 8,711 |
Lincoln County | 78 | 2.56% | 7,899 | 7,702 |
Lee County | 79 | 2.54% | 34,066 | 33,222 |
Upson County | 80 | 2.48% | 28,433 | 27,745 |
Elbert County | 81 | 2.47% | 20,153 | 19,668 |
Crawford County | 82 | 2.33% | 12,385 | 12,103 |
Floyd County | 83 | 2.24% | 100,789 | 98,583 |
Chattooga County | 84 | 2.23% | 25,482 | 24,925 |
Screven County | 85 | 2.14% | 14,378 | 14,077 |
Cobb County | 86 | 1.99% | 781,646 | 766,378 |
Dooly County | 87 | 1.98% | 11,377 | 11,156 |
Johnson County | 88 | 1.85% | 9,353 | 9,183 |
Ware County | 89 | 1.82% | 36,889 | 36,229 |
Emanuel County | 90 | 1.74% | 23,292 | 22,893 |
Meriwether County | 91 | 1.72% | 20,972 | 20,617 |
Whitfield County | 92 | 1.45% | 104,279 | 102,784 |
Catoosa County | 93 | 1.44% | 68,984 | 68,006 |
Atkinson County | 94 | 1.42% | 8,426 | 8,308 |
Fulton County | 95 | 1.41% | 1,084,512 | 1,069,394 |
McDuffie County | 96 | 1.39% | 21,908 | 21,607 |
Clinch County | 97 | 1.38% | 6,813 | 6,720 |
Colquitt County | 98 | 1.34% | 46,504 | 45,891 |
Laurens County | 99 | 1.29% | 50,172 | 49,535 |
Clarke County | 100 | 1.24% | 130,140 | 128,551 |
Candler County | 101 | 1.22% | 11,156 | 11,022 |
Tattnall County | 102 | 1.16% | 24,604 | 24,321 |
Bleckley County | 103 | 1.02% | 12,651 | 12,523 |
Tift County | 104 | 0.93% | 41,773 | 41,387 |
Clay County | 105 | 0.88% | 2,853 | 2,828 |
Jeff Davis County | 106 | 0.82% | 14,921 | 14,800 |
Coffee County | 107 | 0.76% | 43,387 | 43,060 |
Toombs County | 108 | 0.7% | 27,267 | 27,078 |
Appling County | 109 | 0.55% | 18,477 | 18,376 |
Evans County | 110 | 0.53% | 10,849 | 10,792 |
Schley County | 111 | 0.42% | 4,555 | 4,536 |
Echols County | 112 | 0.3% | 3,732 | 3,721 |
Wilcox County | 113 | 0.23% | 8,807 | 8,787 |
Ben Hill County | 114 | 0.18% | 17,199 | 17,168 |
Dade County | 115 | 0.01% | 16,240 | 16,239 |
DeKalb County | 116 | -0.04% | 764,205 | 764,489 |
Turner County | 117 | -0.04% | 8,982 | 8,986 |
Thomas County | 118 | -0.06% | 45,747 | 45,775 |
Bibb County | 119 | -0.09% | 156,898 | 157,035 |
Grady County | 120 | -0.33% | 26,138 | 26,224 |
Bacon County | 121 | -0.33% | 11,075 | 11,112 |
Washington County | 122 | -0.39% | 19,875 | 19,952 |
Brooks County | 123 | -0.41% | 16,206 | 16,272 |
Clayton County | 124 | -0.41% | 298,201 | 299,439 |
Decatur County | 125 | -0.58% | 29,155 | 29,326 |
Webster County | 126 | -0.6% | 2,337 | 2,351 |
Wilkinson County | 127 | -0.68% | 8,773 | 8,833 |
Jenkins County | 128 | -0.74% | 8,599 | 8,663 |
Burke County | 129 | -0.78% | 24,442 | 24,635 |
Taylor County | 130 | -0.82% | 7,754 | 7,818 |
Talbot County | 131 | -0.82% | 5,679 | 5,726 |
Wilkes County | 132 | -0.85% | 9,471 | 9,552 |
Richmond County | 133 | -0.99% | 204,484 | 206,524 |
Seminole County | 134 | -1.02% | 9,040 | 9,133 |
Marion County | 135 | -1.14% | 7,444 | 7,530 |
Treutlen County | 136 | -1.16% | 6,323 | 6,397 |
Dodge County | 137 | -1.35% | 19,679 | 19,949 |
Macon County | 138 | -1.36% | 11,857 | 12,021 |
Baldwin County | 139 | -1.44% | 43,159 | 43,790 |
Sumter County | 140 | -2.05% | 28,916 | 29,520 |
Early County | 141 | -2.11% | 10,566 | 10,794 |
Calhoun County | 142 | -2.4% | 5,440 | 5,574 |
Crisp County | 143 | -2.59% | 19,533 | 20,053 |
Muscogee County | 144 | -2.75% | 201,322 | 207,006 |
Warren County | 145 | -2.92% | 5,055 | 5,207 |
Mitchell County | 146 | -2.93% | 21,036 | 21,671 |
Worth County | 147 | -2.98% | 20,115 | 20,732 |
Dougherty County | 148 | -3.24% | 82,395 | 85,155 |
Twiggs County | 149 | -3.83% | 7,706 | 8,013 |
Jefferson County | 150 | -3.85% | 15,072 | 15,676 |
Miller County | 151 | -4.54% | 5,720 | 5,992 |
Randolph County | 152 | -5.31% | 6,030 | 6,368 |
Irwin County | 153 | -5.4% | 9,126 | 9,647 |
Terrell County | 154 | -5.43% | 8,644 | 9,140 |
Baker County | 155 | -5.54% | 2,694 | 2,852 |
Wheeler County | 156 | -8.01% | 6,852 | 7,449 |
Chattahoochee County | 157 | -9.49% | 8,576 | 9,475 |
Stewart County | 158 | -10.54% | 4,744 | 5,303 |
Telfair County | 159 | -24.09% | 9,462 | 12,465 |