Georgia Counties by Population (2025)

by Kristen Carney Kristen Carney

Updated: December 17, 2024

The most populous counties in Georgia are Fulton County with 1,079,105, Gwinnett County at 983,526, Cobb County with 776,743, DeKalb County at 762,992, and Chatham County with 303,655. 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 2023 Population Estimates Program.

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Rank County Population
1 Fulton County 1,079,105
2 Gwinnett County 983,526
3 Cobb County 776,743
4 DeKalb County 762,992
5 Chatham County 303,655
6 Clayton County 298,300
7 Cherokee County 286,602
8 Forsyth County 272,887
9 Henry County 254,613
10 Hall County 217,267
11 Richmond County 205,414
12 Muscogee County 201,877
13 Paulding County 183,164
14 Houston County 171,974
15 Columbia County 165,162
16 Bibb County 156,512
17 Coweta County 155,892
18 Douglas County 149,160
19 Clarke County 129,933
20 Carroll County 127,098
21 Fayette County 123,351
22 Lowndes County 120,712
23 Newton County 120,135
24 Bartow County 115,041
25 Walton County 106,702
26 Whitfield County 103,687
27 Floyd County 100,113
28 Rockdale County 95,987
29 Barrow County 92,792
30 Jackson County 88,615
31 Glynn County 86,172
32 Bulloch County 84,327
33 Dougherty County 82,645
34 Effingham County 71,541
35 Troup County 70,742
36 Spalding County 69,946
37 Walker County 69,489
38 Liberty County 69,210
39 Catoosa County 68,910
40 Gordon County 59,757
41 Camden County 58,118
42 Laurens County 49,941
43 Bryan County 49,739
44 Habersham County 48,757
45 Colquitt County 46,167
46 Thomas County 45,649
47 Polk County 44,223
48 Oconee County 44,182
49 Baldwin County 43,396
50 Coffee County 43,317
51 Tift County 41,554
52 Murray County 41,035
53 Harris County 36,654
54 Ware County 36,243
55 Pickens County 35,969
56 Lumpkin County 35,258
57 Lee County 33,872
58 Gilmer County 32,860
59 Madison County 32,191
60 Haralson County 32,038
61 Dawson County 31,732
62 Wayne County 31,373
63 Monroe County 30,625
64 Decatur County 29,087
65 White County 29,026
66 Jones County 28,969
67 Sumter County 28,890
68 Peach County 28,805
69 Upson County 28,263
70 Hart County 27,556
71 Stephens County 27,228
72 Union County 27,124
73 Toombs County 27,040
74 Butts County 26,887
75 Grady County 26,066
76 Fannin County 25,955
77 Chattooga County 25,222
78 Franklin County 24,782
79 Burke County 24,438
80 Tattnall County 24,296
81 Putnam County 23,129
82 Emanuel County 23,119
83 McDuffie County 21,799
84 Morgan County 21,460
85 Mitchell County 21,114
86 Meriwether County 20,931
87 Greene County 20,722
88 Pike County 20,461
89 Pierce County 20,425
90 Lamar County 20,401
91 Worth County 20,273
92 Elbert County 20,013
93 Washington County 19,820
94 Banks County 19,789
95 Dodge County 19,776
96 Crisp County 19,631
97 Long County 19,594
98 Berrien County 18,570
99 Appling County 18,457
100 Brantley County 18,401
101 Cook County 17,714
102 Rabun County 17,442
103 Ben Hill County 17,128
104 Jasper County 16,455
105 Brooks County 16,245
106 Dade County 16,165
107 Oglethorpe County 15,754
108 Jefferson County 15,183
109 Jeff Davis County 14,906
110 Screven County 14,174
111 Towns County 13,035
112 Charlton County 12,934
113 Bleckley County 12,465
114 Crawford County 12,277
115 Heard County 12,034
116 Macon County 11,817
117 McIntosh County 11,501
118 Bacon County 11,124
119 Candler County 11,059
120 Dooly County 10,981
121 Telfair County 10,920
122 Evans County 10,754
123 Early County 10,563
124 Lanier County 10,452
125 Pulaski County 10,095
126 Wilkes County 9,518
127 Johnson County 9,282
128 Irwin County 9,120
129 Seminole County 9,092
130 Turner County 8,909
131 Wilcox County 8,779
132 Montgomery County 8,761
133 Wilkinson County 8,725
134 Terrell County 8,718
135 Hancock County 8,676
136 Chattahoochee County 8,661
137 Jenkins County 8,627
138 Atkinson County 8,293
139 Lincoln County 7,879
140 Taylor County 7,758
141 Twiggs County 7,691
142 Marion County 7,440
143 Wheeler County 7,081
144 Clinch County 6,746
145 Treutlen County 6,341
146 Randolph County 6,078
147 Miller County 5,747
148 Talbot County 5,718
149 Calhoun County 5,457
150 Warren County 5,106
151 Stewart County 4,674
152 Schley County 4,526
153 Echols County 3,709
154 Glascock County 2,954
155 Clay County 2,853
156 Baker County 2,743
157 Webster County 2,337
158 Quitman County 2,280
159 Taliaferro County 1,609

United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023. Population Division. May 2024.

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