Georgia Counties by Population (2025)

by Kristen Carney Kristen Carney

Updated: August 7, 2025

The most populous counties in Georgia are Fulton County with 1,090,354, Gwinnett County at 1,003,869, Cobb County with 787,538, DeKalb County at 770,307, and Chatham County with 307,336. You can get the most current Census population data for all 159 Georgia counties, sorted from the most populous counties in Georgia to the least, according to the 2024 Population Estimates Program.

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Rank County Population
1 Fulton County 1,090,354
2 Gwinnett County 1,003,869
3 Cobb County 787,538
4 DeKalb County 770,307
5 Chatham County 307,336
6 Clayton County 297,703
7 Cherokee County 293,513
8 Forsyth County 280,096
9 Henry County 259,315
10 Hall County 221,745
11 Richmond County 206,303
12 Muscogee County 201,830
13 Paulding County 188,549
14 Houston County 174,897
15 Columbia County 167,472
16 Coweta County 158,233
17 Bibb County 157,056
18 Douglas County 151,887
19 Clarke County 129,995
20 Carroll County 129,911
21 Fayette County 125,107
22 Newton County 124,010
23 Lowndes County 122,082
24 Bartow County 117,508
25 Walton County 109,792
26 Whitfield County 105,070
27 Floyd County 101,390
28 Rockdale County 97,610
29 Barrow County 96,294
30 Jackson County 93,825
31 Glynn County 86,540
32 Bulloch County 85,454
33 Dougherty County 82,418
34 Effingham County 73,148
35 Troup County 71,513
36 Spalding County 70,292
37 Walker County 69,340
38 Catoosa County 68,940
39 Liberty County 68,607
40 Gordon County 60,765
41 Camden County 59,099
42 Bryan County 51,105
43 Laurens County 50,287
44 Habersham County 49,665
45 Colquitt County 46,977
46 Thomas County 46,054
47 Oconee County 44,751
48 Polk County 44,610
49 Coffee County 43,851
50 Baldwin County 43,644
51 Tift County 41,708
52 Murray County 41,316
53 Harris County 36,929
54 Pickens County 36,580
55 Ware County 36,222
56 Lumpkin County 36,016
57 Lee County 34,073
58 Dawson County 33,748
59 Gilmer County 33,327
60 Madison County 32,771
61 Haralson County 32,404
62 Wayne County 32,132
63 Monroe County 31,437
64 White County 29,668
65 Decatur County 29,391
66 Peach County 29,213
67 Jones County 29,047
68 Sumter County 28,972
69 Upson County 28,358
70 Hart County 28,052
71 Union County 27,601
72 Stephens County 27,498
73 Toombs County 27,488
74 Butts County 27,127
75 Grady County 26,271
76 Fannin County 25,854
77 Chattooga County 25,306
78 Franklin County 25,208
79 Burke County 24,472
80 Tattnall County 24,275
81 Putnam County 23,383
82 Emanuel County 23,224
83 Morgan County 21,940
84 McDuffie County 21,764
85 Meriwether County 21,439
86 Greene County 21,091
87 Lamar County 20,690
88 TIE Pike County 20,669
88 TIE Pierce County 20,669
90 Long County 20,439
91 Mitchell County 20,329
92 Banks County 20,318
93 Worth County 20,262
94 Elbert County 20,152
95 Washington County 19,834
96 Dodge County 19,630
97 Crisp County 19,468
98 Brantley County 18,795
99 Appling County 18,669
100 Berrien County 18,666
101 Cook County 17,984
102 Rabun County 17,711
103 Jasper County 17,219
104 Ben Hill County 16,945
105 Brooks County 16,344
106 Oglethorpe County 16,172
107 Dade County 16,068
108 Jeff Davis County 15,119
109 Jefferson County 15,019
110 Screven County 14,325
111 Towns County 13,184
112 Charlton County 13,021
113 Bleckley County 12,626
114 Crawford County 12,349
115 Heard County 12,119
116 Macon County 11,831
117 McIntosh County 11,800
118 Dooly County 11,186
119 Candler County 11,130
120 Bacon County 11,045
121 Telfair County 11,000
122 Evans County 10,869
123 Lanier County 10,464
124 Early County 10,444
125 Pulaski County 10,180
126 Wilkes County 9,567
127 Seminole County 9,274
128 Johnson County 9,178
129 Irwin County 9,155
130 Turner County 9,023
131 Wilcox County 8,904
132 Jenkins County 8,836
133 Terrell County 8,698
134 Hancock County 8,683
135 Wilkinson County 8,667
136 Montgomery County 8,566
137 Chattahoochee County 8,548
138 Atkinson County 8,435
139 Lincoln County 8,049
140 Taylor County 7,783
141 Twiggs County 7,728
142 Marion County 7,635
143 Wheeler County 7,076
144 Clinch County 6,871
145 Treutlen County 6,420
146 Randolph County 6,085
147 Miller County 5,824
148 Talbot County 5,755
149 Calhoun County 5,441
150 Warren County 5,148
151 Stewart County 4,809
152 Schley County 4,503
153 Echols County 3,698
154 Glascock County 3,008
155 Clay County 2,815
156 Baker County 2,732
157 Quitman County 2,323
158 Webster County 2,315
159 Taliaferro County 1,620

United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024. Population Division. May 2025.

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