Counties in Georgia by population

Name: Counties in Georgia by population, 2023
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Fulton County had the highest population of 159 counties in 2023, at 1.08 million. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at 1,603. The median was 24,354 and the figure for Georgia was 11.06 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,083,022Fulton County

Lowest1,603Taliaferro County

Median24,354159 counties

Georgia11,063,669History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2023 persons	Change on 2022
1	Fulton County	1,083,022	+0.6%
2	Gwinnett County	992,058	+1.2%
3	Cobb County	781,435	+0.9%
4	DeKalb County	768,424	+0.5%
5	Chatham County	305,244	+1.2%
6	Clayton County	298,384	+0.1%
7	Cherokee County	287,040	+2.1%
8	Forsyth County	273,572	+2.2%
9	Henry County	255,389	+2.6%
10	Hall County	218,510	+2.5%
11	Richmond County	205,946	-0.4%
12	Muscogee County	202,073	-0.3%
13	Paulding County	182,888	+2.5%
14	Houston County	171,756	+1.2%
15	Columbia County	165,093	+1.6%
16	Bibb County	156,869	+0.4%
17	Coweta County	156,166	+2.1%
18	Douglas County	149,368	+1.2%
19	Clarke County	130,531	+0.4%
20	Carroll County	126,783	+2.2%
21	Fayette County	123,535	+1.2%
22	Lowndes County	120,863	+1.1%
23	Newton County	120,268	+2%
24	Bartow County	115,098	+2.1%
25	Walton County	107,080	+3.7%
26	Whitfield County	104,303	+1%
27	Floyd County	100,193	+0.8%
28	Rockdale County	96,131	+1.2%
29	Barrow County	93,390	+4.3%
30	Jackson County	88,891	+5.6%
31	Glynn County	86,378	+1.3%
32	Bulloch County	84,336	+1.6%
33	Dougherty County	82,757	-0.3%
34	Effingham County	71,573	+3.7%
35	Troup County	71,376	+1.1%
36	Spalding County	69,951	+1.4%
37	Walker County	69,595	+0.9%
38	Catoosa County	69,093	+0.3%
39	Liberty County	68,136	+0.1%
40	Gordon County	59,826	+1.6%
41	Camden County	57,901	+1.5%
42	Laurens County	50,010	+0.7%
43	Bryan County	49,843	+3.1%
44	Habersham County	48,712	+2.7%
45	Colquitt County	46,475	+1.2%
46	Thomas County	45,790	+0.4%
47	Polk County	44,398	+1.5%
48	Oconee County	44,114	+1.1%
49	Coffee County	43,457	+0.4%
50	Baldwin County	43,427	-0.5%
51	Tift County	41,739	+0.9%
52	Murray County	41,012	+1.6%
53	Harris County	36,712	+1.1%
54	Ware County	36,398	+2.1%
55	Pickens County	35,977	+3.4%
56	Lumpkin County	35,204	+1.4%
57	Lee County	33,850	+0.6%
58	Gilmer County	32,849	+1.4%
59	Madison County	32,265	+2.6%
60	Haralson County	32,045	+2.2%
61	Dawson County	31,833	+5.3%
62	Wayne County	31,389	+2.1%
63	Monroe County	30,598	+4%
64	Decatur County	29,194	+0.2%
65	Sumter County	29,015	+0.4%
66	White County	28,982	+0.7%
67	Jones County	28,974	+1.8%
67	Peach County	28,974	+1.3%
69	Upson County	28,251	+0.6%
70	Hart County	27,533	+2.7%
71	Stephens County	27,300	+1.9%
72	Toombs County	27,167	+1.1%
73	Union County	27,132	+2.7%
74	Butts County	26,898	+0.5%
75	Grady County	26,125	+0.4%
76	Fannin County	25,957	+0.8%
77	Chattooga County	25,167	+1%
78	Franklin County	24,875	+3%
79	Tattnall County	24,389	+1.4%
80	Burke County	24,354	-0.1%
81	Putnam County	23,193	+1.2%
82	Emanuel County	23,130	+0.9%
83	McDuffie County	21,854	+0.6%
84	Morgan County	21,523	+2.2%
85	Meriwether County	20,899	+0.3%
86	Mitchell County	20,759	-2.1%
87	Greene County	20,724	+3%
88	Pike County	20,478	+2.6%
89	Pierce County	20,426	+1.2%
90	Lamar County	20,377	+4.7%
91	Worth County	20,201	-0.8%
92	Elbert County	20,046	+0.9%
93	Banks County	19,949	+2.7%
94	Washington County	19,831	+0.3%
95	Dodge County	19,777	-0.5%
96	Crisp County	19,626	-0.6%
97	Long County	19,608	+6.8%
98	Berrien County	18,630	+2%
99	Appling County	18,532	+0.4%
100	Brantley County	18,391	+1.2%
101	Cook County	17,760	+2.1%
102	Rabun County	17,492	+1.1%
103	Ben Hill County	17,160	+0.6%
104	Jasper County	16,496	+3.2%
105	Brooks County	16,223	-0.3%
106	Dade County	16,200	+0.6%
107	Oglethorpe County	15,741	+1.5%
108	Jefferson County	15,270	-0.4%
109	Jeff Davis County	14,955	+0.3%
110	Screven County	14,227	+1.8%
111	Towns County	13,006	+0.6%
112	Charlton County	12,983	+1.1%
113	Bleckley County	12,469	+1.6%
114	Crawford County	12,244	+0.9%
115	Heard County	12,015	+2.7%
116	Macon County	11,838	+0.6%
117	McIntosh County	11,569	+3.4%
118	Bacon County	11,141	-0.1%
119	Candler County	11,093	+0.8%
120	Dooly County	11,059	+4.3%
121	Telfair County	10,965	-11.8%
122	Evans County	10,789	+1%
123	Early County	10,583	+0.3%
124	Lanier County	10,377	+2.3%
125	Pulaski County	10,134	+1.9%
126	Wilkes County	9,554	-0.3%
127	Johnson County	9,310	+0.7%
128	Irwin County	9,118	-0.1%
129	Seminole County	9,081	-0.5%
130	Turner County	8,924	+1%
131	Wilcox County	8,809	+0.7%
132	Montgomery County	8,765	+1.4%
133	Wilkinson County	8,762	+0.7%
134	Hancock County	8,745	+3.5%
135	Terrell County	8,740	-0.5%
136	Jenkins County	8,627	-0.6%
137	Chattahoochee County	8,530	-2.2%
138	Atkinson County	8,333	+1.4%
139	Lincoln County	7,884	+0.1%
140	Taylor County	7,786	+0.4%
141	Twiggs County	7,660	-0%
142	Marion County	7,487	+0.4%
143	Wheeler County	7,074	-3.1%
144	Clinch County	6,794	+1.5%
145	Treutlen County	6,358	-0.1%
146	Randolph County	6,183	+0.3%
147	Miller County	5,781	+0.1%
148	Talbot County	5,711	-0.9%
149	Calhoun County	5,495	-0.1%
150	Warren County	5,121	-0.6%
151	Stewart County	4,673	+0.8%
152	Schley County	4,533	+0.6%
153	Echols County	3,712	+0.8%
154	Glascock County	2,962	+1.3%
155	Clay County	2,854	-0.2%
156	Baker County	2,721	-2.1%
157	Webster County	2,358	+0.6%
158	Quitman County	2,269	+1%
159	Taliaferro County	1,603	+0.1%

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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 1.08 million in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population?

Taliaferro County, with 1,603 in 2023.

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.