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Cities in Georgia by population

Atlanta, GA had the highest population of 102 cities in 2020, at 500,086. Cumming, GA had the lowest, at 7,352. The median was 20,944 and the figure for Georgia was 10.73 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest500,086Atlanta, GA
Lowest7,352Cumming, GA
Median20,944102 cities
Georgia10,732,595History

Top 40 cities, 2020

Atlanta, GA: 500,086 personsAtlanta, GA500,086Columbus, GA: 207,016 personsColumbus, GA207,016Augusta, GA: 202,053 personsAugusta, GA202,053Macon, GA: 157,054 personsMacon, GA157,054Savannah, GA: 147,517 personsSavannah, GA147,517Athens, GA: 127,283 personsAthens, GA127,283South Fulton, GA: 108,265 personsSouth Fulton, GA108,265Sandy Springs, GA: 108,225 personsSandy Springs, GA108,225Roswell, GA: 92,949 personsRoswell, GA92,949Johns Creek, GA: 82,579 personsJohns Creek, GA82,579Warner Robins, GA: 80,590 personsWarner Robins, GA80,590Mableton, GA: 77,112 personsMableton, GA77,112Albany, GA: 69,113 personsAlbany, GA69,113Alpharetta, GA: 65,962 personsAlpharetta, GA65,962Marietta, GA: 61,046 personsMarietta, GA61,046Stonecrest, GA: 59,282 personsStonecrest, GA59,282Brookhaven, GA: 56,756 personsBrookhaven, GA56,756Smyrna, GA: 56,147 personsSmyrna, GA56,147Valdosta, GA: 55,426 personsValdosta, GA55,426Dunwoody, GA: 51,592 personsDunwoody, GA51,592Newnan, GA: 42,769 personsNewnan, GA42,769Peachtree Corners, GA: 42,230 personsPeachtree Corners, GA42,230Gainesville, GA: 42,145 personsGainesville, GA42,145Milton, GA: 41,400 personsMilton, GA41,400Mulberry, GA: 39,485 personsMulberry, GA39,485East Point, GA: 38,424 personsEast Point, GA38,424Peachtree City, GA: 38,357 personsPeachtree City, GA38,357Rome, GA: 37,845 personsRome, GA37,845Tucker, GA: 37,136 personsTucker, GA37,136Stockbridge, GA: 35,619 personsStockbridge, GA35,619Woodstock, GA: 35,231 personsWoodstock, GA35,231Hinesville, GA: 35,055 personsHinesville, GA35,055Douglasville, GA: 34,803 personsDouglasville, GA34,803Dalton, GA: 34,442 personsDalton, GA34,442Statesboro, GA: 33,467 personsStatesboro, GA33,467Canton, GA: 33,400 personsCanton, GA33,400Kennesaw, GA: 33,363 personsKennesaw, GA33,363Duluth, GA: 32,232 personsDuluth, GA32,232LaGrange, GA: 31,387 personsLaGrange, GA31,387Lawrenceville, GA: 30,542 personsLawrenceville, GA30,542Atlanta, GA: 500,086 personsAtlanta, GA500,086Columbus, GA: 207,016 personsColumbus, GA207,016Augusta, GA: 202,053 personsAugusta, GA202,053Macon, GA: 157,054 personsMacon, GA157,054Savannah, GA: 147,517 personsSavannah, GA147,517Athens, GA: 127,283 personsAthens, GA127,283South Fulton, GA: 108,265 personsSouth Fulton, GA108,265Sandy Springs, GA: 108,225 personsSandy Springs, GA108,225Roswell, GA: 92,949 personsRoswell, GA92,949Johns Creek, GA: 82,579 personsJohns Creek, GA82,579Warner Robins, GA: 80,590 personsWarner Robins, GA80,590Mableton, GA: 77,112 personsMableton, GA77,112Albany, GA: 69,113 personsAlbany, GA69,113Alpharetta, GA: 65,962 personsAlpharetta, GA65,962Marietta, GA: 61,046 personsMarietta, GA61,046Stonecrest, GA: 59,282 personsStonecrest, GA59,282Brookhaven, GA: 56,756 personsBrookhaven, GA56,756Smyrna, GA: 56,147 personsSmyrna, GA56,147Valdosta, GA: 55,426 personsValdosta, GA55,426Dunwoody, GA: 51,592 personsDunwoody, GA51,592Newnan, GA: 42,769 personsNewnan, GA42,769Peachtree Corners, GA: 42,230 personsPeachtree Corners, GA42,230Gainesville, GA: 42,145 personsGainesville, GA42,145Milton, GA: 41,400 personsMilton, GA41,400Mulberry, GA: 39,485 personsMulberry, GA39,485East Point, GA: 38,424 personsEast Point, GA38,424Peachtree City, GA: 38,357 personsPeachtree City, GA38,357Rome, GA: 37,845 personsRome, GA37,845Tucker, GA: 37,136 personsTucker, GA37,136Stockbridge, GA: 35,619 personsStockbridge, GA35,619Woodstock, GA: 35,231 personsWoodstock, GA35,231Hinesville, GA: 35,055 personsHinesville, GA35,055Douglasville, GA: 34,803 personsDouglasville, GA34,803Dalton, GA: 34,442 personsDalton, GA34,442Statesboro, GA: 33,467 personsStatesboro, GA33,467Canton, GA: 33,400 personsCanton, GA33,400Kennesaw, GA: 33,363 personsKennesaw, GA33,363Duluth, GA: 32,232 personsDuluth, GA32,232LaGrange, GA: 31,387 personsLaGrange, GA31,387Lawrenceville, GA: 30,542 personsLawrenceville, GA30,542
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2020
persons
1Atlanta, GA500,086
2Columbus, GA207,016
3Augusta, GA202,053
4Macon, GA157,054
5Savannah, GA147,517
6Athens, GA127,283
7South Fulton, GA108,265
8Sandy Springs, GA108,225
9Roswell, GA92,949
10Johns Creek, GA82,579
11Warner Robins, GA80,590
12Mableton, GA77,112
13Albany, GA69,113
14Alpharetta, GA65,962
15Marietta, GA61,046
16Stonecrest, GA59,282
17Brookhaven, GA56,756
18Smyrna, GA56,147
19Valdosta, GA55,426
20Dunwoody, GA51,592
21Newnan, GA42,769
22Peachtree Corners, GA42,230
23Gainesville, GA42,145
24Milton, GA41,400
25Mulberry, GA39,485
26East Point, GA38,424
27Peachtree City, GA38,357
28Rome, GA37,845
29Tucker, GA37,136
30Stockbridge, GA35,619
31Woodstock, GA35,231
32Hinesville, GA35,055
33Douglasville, GA34,803
34Dalton, GA34,442
35Statesboro, GA33,467
36Canton, GA33,400
37Kennesaw, GA33,363
38Duluth, GA32,232
39LaGrange, GA31,387
40Lawrenceville, GA30,542
41Chamblee, GA30,213
42McDonough, GA29,453
43Union City, GA27,092
44Carrollton, GA26,636
45Pooler, GA25,653
46Sugar Hill, GA25,128
47Decatur, GA24,917
48Griffin, GA23,428
49Cartersville, GA23,210
50Acworth, GA22,439
51Suwanee, GA20,980
52Perry, GA20,907
53Snellville, GA20,595
54Forest Park, GA19,777
55Fayetteville, GA19,015
56Thomasville, GA18,869
57St. Marys, GA18,521
58Winder, GA18,368
59Kingsland, GA18,305
60Norcross, GA17,548
61Conyers, GA17,322
62Villa Rica, GA17,234
63Buford, GA17,131
64Calhoun, GA17,084
65Tifton, GA17,079
66Milledgeville, GA17,012
67Powder Springs, GA16,915
68Holly Springs, GA16,665
69Richmond Hill, GA16,631
70Fairburn, GA16,541
71Americus, GA16,192
72Dublin, GA16,174
73Grovetown, GA15,889
74Brunswick, GA15,218
75Monroe, GA15,030
76Riverdale, GA15,012
77Clarkston, GA14,697
78Moultrie, GA14,631
79Doraville, GA14,616
80Bainbridge, GA14,480
81Lilburn, GA14,279
82Loganville, GA14,240
83Covington, GA14,232
84Dallas, GA14,150
85Waycross, GA13,934
86College Park, GA13,898
87Braselton, GA13,607
88Jefferson, GA13,396
89Douglas, GA11,708
90Locust Grove, GA11,532
91Rincon, GA11,021
92Port Wentworth, GA10,914
93Vidalia, GA10,715
94Garden City, GA10,410
95Fort Oglethorpe, GA10,315
96Cedartown, GA10,166
97Cairo, GA10,164
98Lovejoy, GA10,091
99Jesup, GA9,809
100Flowery Branch, GA9,512
101Auburn, GA7,562
102Cumming, GA7,352

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Resident population.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón).
  • Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January.
  • Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January.
  • United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July.
  • United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June.
  • Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
  • UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (Cities in Georgia by population, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

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Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Georgia by population, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/georgia-cities?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Cities in Georgia by population, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/georgia-cities?period=2020.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Georgia by population, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/georgia-cities?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population?

Atlanta, GA, with 500,086 in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population?

Cumming, GA, with 7,352 in 2020.

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