Georgia Counties Ranked by Population
(Based on 2010 U.S. Census)

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Georgia State Population: 9,687,653

Population of Over 100,000

County	Population
1. Fulton	920,581
2. Gwinnett	805,321
3. DeKalb	691,893
4. Cobb	688,078
5. Chatham	265,128
6. Clayton	259,424
7. Cherokee	214,346
8. Henry	203,922
9. Richmond	200,549
10. Muscogee	189,885
11. Hall	179,684
12. Forsyth	175,511
13. Bibb	155,547
14. Paulding	142,324
15. Houston	139,900
16. Douglas	132,403
17. Coweta	127,317
18. Columbia	124,053
19. Clarke	116,714
20. Carroll	110,527
21. Lowndes	109,233
22. Fayette	106,567
23. Whitfield	102,599
24. Bartow	100,157

Population of 50,00-99,999

County	Population
25. Newton	99,598
26. Floyd	96,317
27. Dougherty	94,565
28. Rockdale	85,215
29. Walton	83,768
30. Glynn	79,626
31. Bulloch	70,217
32. Barrow	69,367
33. Walker	68,756
34. Troup	67,044
35. Spalding	64,073
36. Catoosa	63,942
37. Liberty	63,453
38. Jackson	60,485
39. Gordon	55,186
40. Effingham	52,250
41. Camden	50,513

Population of 30,000-49,999

County	Population
42. Laurens	48,434
43. Baldwin	45,720
44. Colquitt	45,498
45. Thomas	44,720
46. Habersham	43,041
47. Coffee	42,356
48. Polk	41,475
49. Tift	40,118
50. Murray	39,628
51. Ware	36,312
52. Sumter	32,819
53. Oconee	32,808
54. Harris	32,024
55. Bryan	30,233
56. Wayne	30,099

Population of 25,000-29,999

County	Population
57. Lumpkin	29,966
58. Pickens	29,431
59. Haralson	28,780
60. Jones	28,669
61. Lee	28,298
62. Gilmer	28,292
63. Madison	28,120
64. Decatur	27,842
65. Peach	27,695
66. Toombs	27,223
67. Upson	27,153
68. White	27,144
69. Stephens	26,175
70. Chattooga	26,015
71. Tattnall	25,520
72. Hart	25,213
73. Grady	25,011

Population of 20,000-24,999

County	Population
74. Fannin	23,682
75. Butts	23,655
76. Mitchell	23,498
77. Crisp	23,439
78. Burke	23,316
79. Emanuel	22,598
80. Dawson	22,330
81. Franklin	22,084
82. Meriwether	21,992
83. McDuffie	21,875
84. Dodge	21,796
85. Monroe*	21,757*
86. Worth	21,679
87. Union	21,356
88. Putnam	21,218
89. Washington	21,187
90. Elbert	20,166

*The wrong figure was copied for Monroe
County; its population for 2010 was 26,464,
which should place it in the 69th position.

Population of 15,000-19,999

County	Population
91. Berrien	19,286
92. Pierce	18,758
93. Brantley	18,411
94. Banks	18,395
95. Lamar	18,317
96. Appling	18,236
97. Pike	17,869
98. Morgan	17,868
99. Ben Hill	17,634
100. Cook	17,212
101. Jefferson	16,930
102. Rabun	16,726
103. Dade	16,633
104. Telfair	16,500
105. Brooks	16,243
106. Greene	15,994
107. Jeff Davis	15,068

Population of 10,000-14,999

County	Population
108. Dooly	14,918
109. Oglethorpe	14,899
110. Macon	14,740
111. Screven	14,593
112. Long	14,464
113. McIntosh	14,333
114. Jasper	13,960
115. Bleckley	13,063
116. Crawford	12,630
117. Charlton	12,171
118. Pulaski	12,010
119. Heard	11,834
120. Chattahoochee	11,267
121. Bacon	11,096
122. Early	11,008
123. Evans	11,000
124. Candler	10,998
125. Wilkes	10,593
126. Towns	10,421
127. Lanier	10,078

Population of 7000-9999

County	Population
128. Johnson	9980
129. Wilkinson	9563
130. Irwin	9538
131. Hancock	9429
132. Terrell	9315
133. Wilcox	9255
134. Montgomery	9123
135. Twiggs	9023
136. Turner	8930
137. Taylor	8906
138. Marion	8742
139. Seminole	8729
140. Atkinson	8375
141. Jenkins	8340
142. Lincoln	7996
143. Randolph	7719

Population under 7000

County	Population
144. Wheeler	7421
145. Treutlen	6885
146. Talbot	6865
147. Clinch	6798
148. Calhoun	6694
149. Miller	6125
150. Stewart	6058
151. Warren	5834
152. Schley	5010
153. Echols	4034
154. Baker	3451
155. Clay	3183
156. Glascock	3082
157. Webster	2799
158. Quitman	2513
159. Taliaferro	1717

 

Georgia Counties Ranked by Population Growth

These tables rank the counties by population growth between the 2000 census and the 2010 census.The number listed by each county is the percentage growth for that county in the past decade. In the 2000s, Georgia as a whole increased in population by 18.3%, from 8,186,453 to 9,687,653.

Growth over 40%

County	Growth%
1. Forsyth	78.4
2. Paulding	74.3
3. Henry	70.9
4. Newton	60.6
5. Cherokee	51.1
6. Barrow	50.3
7. Jackson	45.4
8. Douglas	43.6
9. Coweta	42.7
10. Lumpkin	42.6
11. Long	40.4

Growth from 30%-39.9%

County	Growth%
12. Telfair	39.9
13. Dawson	39.6
14. Effingham	39.2
14. Lanier	39.2
16. Columbia	38.9
17. Walton	38.0
18. Gwinnett	36.9
19. White	36.1
20. Harris	35.2
21. Schley	33.0
22. McIntosh	32.1
23. Bartow	31.8
24. Pike	30.7

Growth from 25%-29.9%

County	Growth%
25. Dooly	29.4
26. Bryan	29.1
27. Hall	29.0
28. Pickens	28.1
29. Banks	27.5
30. Carroll	26.7
31. Houston	26.3
32. Brantley	25.9
33. Bulloch	25.4
34. Pulaski	25.3
35. Gordon	25.1
35. Oconee	25.1

Growth from 20%-24.9%

County	Growth%
37. Union	23.5
38. Whitfield	22.8
39. Marion	22.4
40. Jasper	21.7
41. Monroe	21.5
41. Rockdale	21.5
43. Jones	21.3
44. Butts	21.2
45. Gilmer	20.6
45. Glascock	20.6
47. Wheeler	20.1
48. Catoosa	20.0
48. Pierce	20.0

Growth from 15%-19.9%

County	Growth%
50. Habersham	19.9
51. Fannin	19.6
52. Berrien	18.8
52. Jeff Davis	18.8
54. Lowndes	18.6
55. Charlton	18.4
56. Oglethorpe	17.9
57. Glynn	17.8
58. Webster	17.1
59. Peach	17.0
60. Fayette	16.8
61. Johnson	16.6
62. Camden	15.7
63. Morgan	15.6
64. Stewart	15.3
65. Lamar	15.1
66. Clarke	15.0

Growth from 10%-14.9%

County	Growth%
67. Candler	14.8
68. Tattnall	14.4
69. Chatham	14.3
69. Lee	14.3
71. Troup	14.1
72. Dodge	13.7
73. Wayne	13.3
74. Cobb	13.2
74. Coffee	13.2
76. Fulton	12.8
76. Putnam	12.8
78. Towns	12.4
79. Bleckley	12.0
79. Haralson	12.0
81. Walker	11.2
82. Greene	11.0
83. Montgomery	10.3
84. Atkinson	10.0

Growth from 5%-9.9%

County	Growth%
85. Bacon	9.8
85. Dade	9.8
87. Clayton	9.7
87. Spalding	9.7
89. Hart	9.6
90. Madison	9.3
91. Cook	9.1
92. Franklin	8.9
93. Polk	8.8
94. Murray	8.6
95. Colquitt	8.2
96. Rabun	8.1
97. Laurens	7.9
97. Wilcox	7.9
99. Echols	7.5
99. Heard	7.5
101. Crisp	6.6
102. Floyd	6.4
103. Calhoun	6.0
104. Grady	5.7
105. Talbot	5.6

Growth from 0%-4.9%

County	Growth%
106. Burke	4.8
106. Evans	4.8
108. Appling	4.7
108. Macon	4.7
110. Thomas	4.6
111. Tift	4.5
112. Toombs	4.4
113. DeKalb	3.9
114. Emanuel	3.5
115. Liberty	3.0
115. McDuffie	3.0
117. Stephens	2.9
118. Baldwin	2.3
119. Ware	2.3
120. Chattooga	2.1
121. Muscogee	1.9
122. Crawford	1.0
122. Taylor	1.0
124. Ben Hill	0.9
125. Bibb	0.1
126. Richmond	0.0
126. Treutlen	0.0
126. Washington	0.0

Lost Population

County	Population
129. Randolph	-0.1
129. Wilkes	-0.1
131. Sumter	-1.1
132. Clinch	-1.2
133. Brooks	-1.3
134. Worth	-1.3
135. Decatur	-1.4
136. Dougherty	-1.6
136. Upson	-1.6
138. Elbert	-1.7
139. Mitchell	-1.8
140. Jefferson	-1.9
141. Meriwether	-2.4
142. Jenkins	-2.7
143. Quitman	-3.3
144. Irwin	-4.0
144. Miller	-4.0
146. Lincoln	-4.2
147. Screven	-5.1
148. Clay	-5.2
149. Turner	-6.0
150. Hancock	-6.4
150. Wilkinson	-6.4
152. Seminole	-6.8
153. Warren	-7.9
154. Early	-10.9
155. Twiggs	-14.8
156. Terrell	-15.1
157. Baker	-15.3
158. Taliaferro	-17.3
159. Chattahoochee	-24.3

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