Georgia Counties by Population (2026)

by Kristen Carney

Updated: February 9, 2026

The most populous counties in Georgia are Fulton County with 1,076,561, Gwinnett County at 979,864, Cobb County with 775,208, DeKalb County at 765,351, and Chatham County with 300,879. 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 American Community Survey.

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Rank County Population
1 Fulton County 1,076,561
2 Gwinnett County 979,864
3 Cobb County 775,208
4 DeKalb County 765,351
5 Chatham County 300,879
6 Clayton County 298,924
7 Cherokee County 281,032
8 Forsyth County 267,287
9 Henry County 249,960
10 Hall County 212,705
11 Richmond County 206,069
12 Muscogee County 203,711
13 Paulding County 178,909
14 Houston County 169,649
15 Columbia County 162,434
16 Bibb County 156,578
17 Coweta County 152,852
18 Douglas County 147,888
19 Clarke County 129,609
20 Carroll County 124,569
21 Fayette County 122,244
22 Lowndes County 119,965
23 Newton County 118,152
24 Bartow County 113,113
25 Whitfield County 103,598
26 Walton County 103,313
27 Floyd County 99,693
28 Rockdale County 95,281
29 Barrow County 89,886
30 Glynn County 85,447
31 Jackson County 84,757
32 Dougherty County 83,091
33 Bulloch County 82,683
34 Troup County 70,330
35 Effingham County 69,143
36 Spalding County 68,892
37 Walker County 68,762
38 Catoosa County 68,634
39 Liberty County 67,397
40 Gordon County 59,100
41 Camden County 56,970
42 Laurens County 49,798
43 Bryan County 48,263
44 Habersham County 47,793
45 Colquitt County 46,224
46 Thomas County 45,777
47 Polk County 43,785
48 Baldwin County 43,642
49 Oconee County 43,551
50 Coffee County 43,347
51 Tift County 41,438
52 Murray County 40,562
53 Harris County 36,086
54 Ware County 35,976
55 Pickens County 34,951
56 Lumpkin County 34,505
57 Lee County 33,626
58 Gilmer County 32,426
59 Madison County 31,528
60 Haralson County 31,285
61 Wayne County 30,949
62 Dawson County 30,242
63 Monroe County 29,664
64 Decatur County 29,195
65 Sumter County 29,061
66 White County 28,810
67 Jones County 28,673
68 Peach County 28,560
69 Upson County 28,029
70 Toombs County 27,102
71 Stephens County 27,012
72 Hart County 26,939
73 Butts County 26,496
74 Union County 26,304
75 Grady County 26,108
76 Fannin County 25,742
77 Chattooga County 25,036
78 Burke County 24,470
79 Franklin County 24,234
80 Tattnall County 24,208
81 Emanuel County 23,026
82 Putnam County 22,855
83 McDuffie County 21,718
84 Morgan County 21,078
85 Mitchell County 21,058
86 Meriwether County 20,929
87 Worth County 20,451
88 Pierce County 20,202
89 Greene County 20,109
90 Pike County 19,903
91 TIE Elbert County 19,849
91 TIE Washington County 19,849
93 Dodge County 19,805
94 Crisp County 19,790
95 Lamar County 19,571
96 Banks County 19,264
97 Appling County 18,493
98 Long County 18,374
99 Berrien County 18,352
100 Brantley County 18,315
101 Cook County 17,532
102 Rabun County 17,312
103 Ben Hill County 17,089
104 Brooks County 16,293
105 Dade County 16,165
106 Jasper County 15,929
107 Oglethorpe County 15,509
108 Jefferson County 15,341
109 Jeff Davis County 14,924
110 Screven County 14,130
111 Towns County 12,913
112 Charlton County 12,818
113 Bleckley County 12,430
114 Crawford County 12,225
115 Macon County 11,864
116 Telfair County 11,831
117 Heard County 11,773
118 McIntosh County 11,312
119 Bacon County 11,109
120 Candler County 11,043
121 Dooly County 10,984
122 Evans County 10,757
123 Early County 10,603
124 Lanier County 10,221
125 Pulaski County 9,939
126 Wilkes County 9,549
127 Irwin County 9,285
128 Johnson County 9,190
129 Seminole County 9,156
130 Turner County 8,939
131 Chattahoochee County 8,887
132 Terrell County 8,850
133 Wilcox County 8,798
134 Wilkinson County 8,747
135 Jenkins County 8,711
136 Hancock County 8,650
137 Montgomery County 8,640
138 Atkinson County 8,337
139 Lincoln County 7,854
140 Twiggs County 7,803
141 Taylor County 7,786
142 Marion County 7,509
143 Wheeler County 7,335
144 Clinch County 6,759
145 Treutlen County 6,376
146 Randolph County 6,196
147 Miller County 5,850
148 Talbot County 5,742
149 Calhoun County 5,498
150 Warren County 5,170
151 Stewart County 4,869
152 Schley County 4,513
153 Echols County 3,709
154 Glascock County 2,932
155 Clay County 2,850
156 Baker County 2,790
157 Webster County 2,381
158 Quitman County 2,264
159 Taliaferro County 1,558

United States Census Bureau. B01001 SEX BY AGE, 2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office. Web. January 29, 2026. http://www.census.gov/.

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