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Georgia Counties Ranked by Population
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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