Counties in Georgia by population

Fulton County had the highest population of 159 counties in 2020, at 1.07 million. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at 1,558. The median was 23,476 and the figure for Georgia was 10.73 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,069,457Fulton County
Median23,476159 counties
Georgia10,732,595History

Top 40 counties, 2020

CSVChart (SVG)

Fulton CountyFulton County: 1,069,457 persons1,069,457Gwinnett CountyGwinnett County: 958,317 persons958,317Cobb CountyCobb County: 766,385 persons766,385DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 764,585 persons764,585Clayton CountyClayton County: 299,345 persons299,345Chatham CountyChatham County: 295,113 persons295,113Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 268,142 persons268,142Forsyth CountyForsyth County: 252,877 persons252,877Henry CountyHenry County: 241,869 persons241,869Muscogee CountyMuscogee County: 207,016 persons207,016Richmond CountyRichmond County: 206,581 persons206,581Hall CountyHall County: 203,382 persons203,382Paulding CountyPaulding County: 169,516 persons169,516Houston CountyHouston County: 164,325 persons164,325Bibb CountyBibb County: 157,054 persons157,054Columbia CountyColumbia County: 156,860 persons156,860Coweta CountyCoweta County: 146,746 persons146,746Douglas CountyDouglas County: 144,698 persons144,698Clarke CountyClarke County: 128,595 persons128,595Fayette CountyFayette County: 119,507 persons119,507Carroll CountyCarroll County: 119,394 persons119,394Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 118,436 persons118,436Newton CountyNewton County: 112,902 persons112,902Bartow CountyBartow County: 109,283 persons109,283Whitfield CountyWhitfield County: 102,790 persons102,790Floyd CountyFloyd County: 98,597 persons98,597Walton CountyWalton County: 97,115 persons97,115Rockdale CountyRockdale County: 93,582 persons93,582Dougherty CountyDougherty County: 85,173 persons85,173Glynn CountyGlynn County: 84,479 persons84,479Barrow CountyBarrow County: 84,066 persons84,066Bulloch CountyBulloch County: 79,919 persons79,919Jackson CountyJackson County: 76,765 persons76,765Troup CountyTroup County: 69,385 persons69,385Catoosa CountyCatoosa County: 68,034 persons68,034Walker CountyWalker County: 67,756 persons67,756Spalding CountySpalding County: 67,456 persons67,456Liberty CountyLiberty County: 65,330 persons65,330Effingham CountyEffingham County: 65,180 persons65,180Gordon CountyGordon County: 57,730 persons57,730
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
persons
1Fulton County1,069,457
2Gwinnett County958,317
3Cobb County766,385
4DeKalb County764,585
5Clayton County299,345
6Chatham County295,113
7Cherokee County268,142
8Forsyth County252,877
9Henry County241,869
10Muscogee County207,016
11Richmond County206,581
12Hall County203,382
13Paulding County169,516
14Houston County164,325
15Bibb County157,054
16Columbia County156,860
17Coweta County146,746
18Douglas County144,698
19Clarke County128,595
20Fayette County119,507
21Carroll County119,394
22Lowndes County118,436
23Newton County112,902
24Bartow County109,283
25Whitfield County102,790
26Floyd County98,597
27Walton County97,115
28Rockdale County93,582
29Dougherty County85,173
30Glynn County84,479
31Barrow County84,066
32Bulloch County79,919
33Jackson County76,765
34Troup County69,385
35Catoosa County68,034
36Walker County67,756
37Spalding County67,456
38Liberty County65,330
39Effingham County65,180
40Gordon County57,730
41Camden County54,928
42Laurens County49,543
43Habersham County46,112
44Colquitt County45,908
45Thomas County45,784
46Bryan County45,048
47Baldwin County43,786
48Coffee County43,048
49Polk County42,929
50Oconee County42,004
51Tift County41,382
52Murray County39,996
53Ware County36,237
54Harris County34,907
55Lumpkin County33,640
56Pickens County33,351
57Lee County33,211
58Gilmer County31,420
59Madison County30,266
60Wayne County30,145
61Haralson County30,050
62Sumter County29,518
63Decatur County29,436
64Jones County28,368
65White County28,108
66Monroe County28,065
67Peach County28,059
68Upson County27,746
69Toombs County27,080
70Dawson County27,062
71Stephens County26,827
72Grady County26,213
73Hart County25,872
74Butts County25,549
75Fannin County25,451
76Chattooga County24,927
77Union County24,808
78Burke County24,632
79Tattnall County24,328
80Franklin County23,476
81Emanuel County22,876
82Putnam County22,163
83Mitchell County21,676
84McDuffie County21,609
85Worth County20,719
86Meriwether County20,610
87Morgan County20,202
88Crisp County20,058
89Dodge County19,949
89Washington County19,949
91Pierce County19,749
92Elbert County19,666
93Greene County19,030
94Pike County18,948
95Lamar County18,555
96Appling County18,376
97Berrien County18,143
98Banks County18,129
99Brantley County18,046
100Cook County17,238
101Ben Hill County17,166
102Rabun County16,926
103Brooks County16,271
104Long County16,256
105Dade County16,233
106Jefferson County15,677
107Oglethorpe County14,869
108Jeff Davis County14,800
109Jasper County14,671
110Screven County14,072
111Towns County12,552
112Charlton County12,527
113Bleckley County12,515
114Telfair County12,449
115Crawford County12,093
116Macon County12,018
117Heard County11,445
118Dooly County11,166
119Bacon County11,113
120Candler County11,036
121McIntosh County10,981
122Evans County10,794
123Early County10,793
124Lanier County9,917
125Pulaski County9,872
126Irwin County9,646
127Wilkes County9,554
128Chattahoochee County9,468
129Johnson County9,180
130Terrell County9,139
131Seminole County9,129
132Turner County8,989
133Wilkinson County8,832
134Wilcox County8,787
135Hancock County8,711
136Jenkins County8,660
137Montgomery County8,565
138Atkinson County8,307
139Twiggs County8,009
140Taylor County7,820
141Lincoln County7,702
142Marion County7,529
143Wheeler County7,447
144Clinch County6,729
145Treutlen County6,398
146Randolph County6,366
147Miller County5,995
148Talbot County5,729
149Calhoun County5,572
150Stewart County5,295
151Warren County5,208
152Schley County4,537
153Echols County3,716
154Glascock County2,898
155Baker County2,848
156Clay County2,830
157Webster County2,352
158Quitman County2,225
159Taliaferro County1,558

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About this ranking

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (PadrĂ³n). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

For Denmark, Statistics Denmark counts the registered resident population on 1 January. Greenland and the Faroe Islands are excluded. The annual series selects the first-quarter reference date from FOLK1A. The World Bank series exists for every country, so use it (through compare) to rank countries on one basis.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest population?

Fulton County, with 1.07 million in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population?

Taliaferro County, with 1,558 in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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