Georgia Counties Ranked by Population
(Based on 2000 U.S. Census)

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Population of Over 100,000

County	Population
1. Fulton	816,006
2. DeKalb	665,865
3. Cobb	607,751
4. Gwinnett	588,448
5. Clayton	236,517
6. Chatham	232,048
7. Richmond	199,775
8. Muscogee	186,291
9. Bibb	153,887
10. Cherokee	141,903
11. Hall	139,277
12. Henry	119,341
13. Houston	110,765
14. Clarke	101,489

Population of 70,00-99,999

County	Population
15. Forsyth	98,407
16. Dougherty	96.065
17. Douglas	92,174
18. Lowndes	92,115
19. Fayette	91,293
20. Floyd	90,565
21. Columbia	89,288
22. Coweta	89,215
23. Carroll	87,268
24. Whitfield	83,525
25. Paulding	81,678
26. Bartow	76,019
27. Rockdale	70,111

Population of 40,000-69,999

County	Population
28. Glynn	67,568
29. Newton	62,001
30. Liberty	61,610
31. Walker	61,053
32. Walton	60,687
33. Troup	58,779
34. Spalding	58,417
35. Bulloch	55,983
36. Catoosa	53,282
37. Barrow	46,144
38. Laurens	44,874
39. Baldwin	44,700
40. Gordon	44,104
41. Camden	43,664
42. Thomas	42,737
43. Colquitt	42,053
44. Jackson	41,589

Population of 25,000-39,999

County	Population
45. Tift	38,407
46. Polk	38,127
47. Effingham	37,535
48. Coffee	37,413
49. Murray	36,506
50. Habersham	35,902
51. Ware	35,483
52. Sumter	33,200
53. Decatur	28,240
54. Upson	27,597
55. Wayne	26,565
56. Oconee	26,225
57. Toombs	26,067
58. Madison	25,730
59. Haralson	25,690
60. Chattooga	25,470
61. Stephens	25,435

Population of 20,000-24,999

County	Population
62. Lee	24,757
63. Mitchell	23,932
64. Harris	23,695
65. Peach	23,668
66. Grady	23,659
67. Jones	23,639
68. Gilmer	23,456
69. Bryan	23,417
70. Hart	22,997
71. Pickens	22,983
72. Meriwether	22,534
73. Tattnall	22,305
74. Burke	22,243
75. Crisp	21,996
76. Worth	21,967
77. Emanuel	21,837
78. Monroe	21,757
79. McDuffie	21,231
80. Washington	21,176
81. Lumpkin	21,016
82. Elbert	20,511
83. Franklin	20,285

Population of 15,000-19,999

County	Population
84. White	19,944
85. Fannin	19,798
86. Butts	19,522
87. Dodge	19,171
88. Putnam	18,812
89. Ben Hill	17,484
90. Appling	17,419
91. Union	17,289
92. Jefferson	17,266
93. Brooks	16,450
94. Berrien	16,235
95. Lamar	15,912
96. Cook	15,771
97. Pierce	15,636
98. Morgan	15,457
99. Screven	15,374
100. Rabun	15,050

Population of 10,000-14,999

County	Population
101. Chattahoochee	14,882
102. Brantley	14,629
103. Banks	14,422
104. Greene	14,406
105. Macon	14,074
106. Pike	13,688
107. Dade	13,183
108. Jeff Davis	12,684
109. Oglethorpe	12,635
110. Crawford	12,495
111. Early	12,354
112. Telfair	11,794
113. Bleckley	11,666
114. Dooly	11,525
115. Jasper	11,426
116. Heard	11,012
117. Terrell	19,970
118. McIntosh	10,847
119. Wilkes	10, 687
120. Twiggs	10,590
121. Evans	10,495
122. Long	10,304
123. Charlton	10,282
124. Wilkinson	10,220
125. Bacon	10,103
126. Hancock	10,076

Population of 7000-9999

County	Population
127. Irwin	9931
128. Pulaski	9588
129. Candler	9577
130. Turner	9504
131. Dawson	9429
132. Seminole	9369
133. Towns	9319
134. Taylor	8815
135. Wilcox	8577
136. Jenkins	8575
137. Johnson	8560
138. Lincoln	8348
139. Montgomery	8270
140. Randolph	7791
141. Atkinson	7609
142. Lanier	7241
143. Marion	7144

Population under 7000

County	Population
144. Clinch	6878
145. Treutlen	6854
146. Talbot	6498
147. Miller	6383
148. Warren	6336
149. Calhoun	6320
150. Wheeler	6179
151. Stewart	5252
152. Baker	4074
153. Schley	3766
154. Echols	3754
155. Clay	3357
156. Quitman	2598
157. Glascock	2556
158. Webster	2390
159. Taliaferro	2077

 

Georgia Counties Ranked by Population Growth

These tables rank the counties by population growth between the 1990 census and the 2000 census.The number listed by each county is the percentage growth for that county in the past decade. In the 1990s, Georgia as a whole increased in population by 26.4%.

Growth over 50%

County	Growth%
1. Forsyth	123.2
2. Henry	103.2
3. Paulding	96.3
4. Gilmer	75.5
5. Dawson	69.7
6. Gwinnett	66.7
7. Long	66.1
8. Coweta	65.7
9. Echols	60.8
10. Pickens	59.3
11. Cherokee	57.3
11. Walton	57.3
13. Barrow	55.3
14. White	53.3
15. Lee	52.4
16. Bryan	51.7

Growth from 40%-49.9%

County	Growth%
17. Oconee	48.9
18. Newton	48.3
19. Fayette	46.2
20. Effingham	46.1
21. Hall	45.9
22. Camden	44.7
23. Lumpkin	44.2
23. Union	44.2

Growth from 30%-39.9%

County	Growth%
25. Banks	39.9
26. Murray	39.6
27. Crawford	39.0
28. Towns	38.0
29. Jackson	38.6
30. Bartow	36.0
31. Cobb	35.7
32. Columbia	35.2
32. Jasper	35.2
34. Pike	33.9
35. Harris	33.2
36. Putnam	33.1
37. Brantley	32.1
38. Lanier	30.9
39. Clayton	30.4
40. Habersham	30.0

Growth from 25%-29.9%

County	Growth%
41. Bulloch	29.8
42. Douglas	29.6
42. Rockdale	29.6
44. Oglethorpe	29.4
45. Rabun	29.2
46. Marion	27.8
47. Heard	27.6
48. Butts	27.4
49. Monroe	27.1
50. Coffee	26.4
51. Calhoun	26.1
52. Wheeler	26.0
53. Tattnall	25.9
54. Fulton	25.8
54. Gordon	25.8
56. McIntosh	25.6
57. Catoosa	25.5

Growth from 20%-24.9%

County	Growth%
58. Houston	24.2
59. Fannin	23.8
60. Candler	23.7
61. Atkinson	22.5
62. Wilcox	22.4
63. Carroll	22.2
63. Greene	22.2
63. Madison	22.2
66. Lamar	22.0
67. DeKalb	21.9
68. Franklin	21.8
69. Lowndes	21.2
70. Charlton	21.0
71. Evans	20.3
72. Morgan	20.0

Growth from 15%-19.9%

County	Growth%
73. Wayne	18.8
74. Pulaski	18.3
75. Mitchell	18.0
76. Quitman	17.6
77. Pierce	17.3
78. Cook	17.2
79. Haralson	17.0
80. Liberty	16.8
81. Grady	16.7
82. Hart	16.7
83. Dooly	16.4
84. Clarke	15.9
85. Taylor	15.3
85. Whitfield	15.3
87. Dade	15.0

Growth from 10%-14.9%

County	Growth%
88. Coffee	14.8
88. Irwin	14.8
90. Berrien	14.7
91. Chattooga	14.5
92. Treutlen	14.3
93. Jones	14.0
94. Baldwin	13.1
94. Hancock	13.1
96. Polk	12.8
97. Baker	12.7
98. Laurens	12.2
98. Lincoln	12.2
100. Montgomery	12.1
101. Bleckley	11.9
102. Clinch	11.7
102. Peach	11.7
104. Floyd	11.5
105. Worth	11.3
106. Screven	11.1
107. Washington	10.8
108. Decatur	10.7
109. Appling	10.6

Growth from 7%-9.9%

County	Growth%
110. Crisp	9.9
111. Sumter	9.8
112. Thomas	9.7
112. Tift	9.7
114. Turner	9.2
115. Dodge	8.9
116. Stephens	8.5
117. Taliaferro	8.5
118. Glascock	8.4
119. Toombs	8.3
120. Elbert	8.2
121. Burke	8.1
121. Glynn	8.1
123. Twiggs	8.0
124. Ben Hill	7.6
125. Macon	7.3
125. Spalding	7.3
127. Telfair	7.2
128. Chatham	7.0

Growth from 0%-6.9%

County	Growth%
129. Brooks	6.8
130. Emanuel	6.3
131. Troup	5.8
132. Bacon	5.6
132. Webster	5.6
134. McDuffie	5.5
135. Jeff Davis	5.4
136. Richmond	5.3
137. Schley	4.9
138. Upson	4.9
139. Walker	4.7
140. Early	4.2
140. Warren	4.2
141. Jenkins	4.0
142. Seminole	4.0
144. Muscogee	3.9
145. Terrell	3.0
146. Johnson	2.8
147. Bibb	2.5
148. Miller	1.6
149. Wilkes	0.8
150. Meriwether	0.5
151. Ware	0.0

Lost Population

County	Population
152. Wilkinson	-0.1
153. Clay	-0.2
154. Dougherty	-0.3
155. Talbot	-0.4
156. Jefferson	-0.8
157. Randolph	-2.9
158. Stewart	-7.1
159. Chattahoochee	-12.1

 

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