Counties in Georgia by population

Name: Counties in Georgia by population, 2024
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Fulton County had the highest population of 159 counties in 2024, at 1.09 million. Taliaferro County had the lowest, at 1,627. The median was 24,365 and the figure for Georgia was 11.2 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,090,468Fulton County

Lowest1,627Taliaferro County

Median24,365159 counties

Georgia11,204,208History

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2024 persons	Change on 2023
1	Fulton County	1,090,468	+0.7%
2	Gwinnett County	1,009,864	+1.8%
3	Cobb County	788,879	+1%
4	DeKalb County	772,584	+0.5%
5	Chatham County	309,605	+1.4%
6	Clayton County	297,233	-0.4%
7	Cherokee County	294,030	+2.4%
8	Forsyth County	278,797	+1.9%
9	Henry County	259,972	+1.8%
10	Hall County	223,545	+2.3%
11	Richmond County	206,544	+0.3%
12	Muscogee County	202,072	-0%
13	Paulding County	187,933	+2.8%
14	Houston County	174,904	+1.8%
15	Columbia County	167,263	+1.3%
16	Coweta County	158,178	+1.3%
17	Bibb County	157,360	+0.3%
18	Douglas County	152,060	+1.8%
19	Clarke County	130,750	+0.2%
20	Carroll County	129,493	+2.1%
21	Fayette County	124,751	+1%
22	Newton County	123,678	+2.8%
23	Lowndes County	122,385	+1.3%
24	Bartow County	117,924	+2.5%
25	Walton County	110,278	+3%
26	Whitfield County	105,558	+1.2%
27	Floyd County	101,198	+1%
28	Rockdale County	97,402	+1.3%
29	Barrow County	96,969	+3.8%
30	Jackson County	94,302	+6.1%
31	Glynn County	87,052	+0.8%
32	Bulloch County	85,598	+1.5%
33	Dougherty County	82,728	-0%
34	Effingham County	73,351	+2.5%
35	Troup County	72,220	+1.2%
36	Spalding County	70,311	+0.5%
37	Walker County	69,724	+0.2%
38	Liberty County	69,537	+2.1%
39	Catoosa County	69,359	+0.4%
40	Gordon County	60,988	+1.9%
41	Camden County	59,065	+2%
42	Bryan County	51,080	+2.5%
43	Laurens County	50,585	+1.1%
44	Habersham County	49,752	+2.1%
45	Colquitt County	47,006	+1.1%
46	Thomas County	46,243	+1%
47	Polk County	44,803	+0.9%
48	Oconee County	44,524	+0.9%
49	Coffee County	44,118	+1.5%
50	Baldwin County	43,853	+1%
51	Tift County	42,021	+0.7%
52	Murray County	41,399	+0.9%
53	Harris County	36,965	+0.7%
54	Pickens County	36,591	+1.7%
55	Ware County	36,537	+0.4%
56	Lumpkin County	35,946	+2.1%
57	Lee County	34,022	+0.5%
58	Dawson County	33,945	+6.6%
59	Gilmer County	33,491	+2%
60	Madison County	32,767	+1.6%
61	Haralson County	32,409	+1.1%
62	Wayne County	32,102	+2.3%
63	Monroe County	31,486	+2.9%
64	White County	29,610	+2.2%
65	Peach County	29,511	+1.9%
66	Decatur County	29,463	+0.9%
67	Sumter County	29,105	+0.3%
68	Jones County	29,081	+0.4%
69	Upson County	28,404	+0.5%
70	Hart County	28,149	+2.2%
71	Union County	27,608	+1.8%
72	Stephens County	27,560	+1%
73	Toombs County	27,504	+1.2%
74	Butts County	27,140	+0.9%
75	Grady County	26,488	+1.4%
76	Fannin County	25,964	0%
77	Franklin County	25,334	+1.8%
78	Chattooga County	25,261	+0.4%
79	Tattnall County	24,390	0%
80	Burke County	24,365	0%
81	Putnam County	23,534	+1.5%
82	Emanuel County	23,236	+0.5%
83	Morgan County	21,954	+2%
84	McDuffie County	21,743	-0.5%
85	Meriwether County	21,352	+2.2%
86	Greene County	21,065	+1.6%
87	Pike County	20,782	+1.5%
88	Lamar County	20,639	+1.3%
89	Pierce County	20,593	+0.8%
90	Banks County	20,512	+2.8%
91	Long County	20,493	+4.5%
92	Mitchell County	20,345	-2%
93	Worth County	20,181	-0.1%
94	Elbert County	20,178	+0.7%
95	Dodge County	19,695	-0.4%
96	Washington County	19,682	-0.8%
97	Crisp County	19,444	-0.9%
98	Appling County	18,785	+1.4%
99	Berrien County	18,783	+0.8%
100	Brantley County	18,694	+1.6%
101	Cook County	17,995	+1.3%
102	Rabun County	17,684	+1.1%
103	Jasper County	17,192	+4.2%
104	Ben Hill County	17,033	-0.7%
105	Brooks County	16,290	+0.4%
106	Dade County	16,143	-0.4%
107	Oglethorpe County	16,118	+2.4%
108	Jeff Davis County	15,281	+2.2%
109	Jefferson County	15,159	-0.7%
110	Screven County	14,388	+1.1%
111	Towns County	13,168	+1.2%
112	Charlton County	13,032	+0.4%
113	Bleckley County	12,653	+1.5%
114	Crawford County	12,270	+0.2%
115	Heard County	12,114	+0.8%
116	Macon County	11,855	+0.1%
117	McIntosh County	11,817	+2.1%
118	Dooly County	11,196	+1.2%
119	Candler County	11,164	+0.6%
120	Telfair County	11,123	+1.4%
121	Bacon County	11,053	-0.8%
122	Evans County	10,946	+1.5%
123	Early County	10,466	-1.1%
124	Lanier County	10,387	+0.1%
125	Pulaski County	10,158	+0.2%
126	Wilkes County	9,554	0%
127	Seminole County	9,248	+1.8%
128	Johnson County	9,218	-1%
129	Irwin County	9,155	+0.4%
130	Turner County	9,023	+1.1%
131	Wilcox County	8,891	+0.9%
132	Jenkins County	8,853	+2.6%
133	Terrell County	8,776	+0.4%
134	Hancock County	8,734	-0.1%
135	Wilkinson County	8,696	-0.8%
136	Montgomery County	8,597	-1.9%
137	Atkinson County	8,489	+1.9%
138	Chattahoochee County	8,391	-1.6%
139	Lincoln County	8,025	+1.8%
140	Taylor County	7,799	+0.2%
141	Twiggs County	7,679	+0.2%
142	Marion County	7,616	+1.7%
143	Wheeler County	7,325	+3.5%
144	Clinch County	6,834	+0.6%
145	Treutlen County	6,397	+0.6%
146	Randolph County	6,170	-0.2%
147	Miller County	5,807	+0.4%
148	Talbot County	5,754	+0.8%
149	Calhoun County	5,442	-1%
150	Warren County	5,186	+1.3%
151	Stewart County	4,636	-0.8%
152	Schley County	4,523	-0.2%
153	Echols County	3,688	-0.6%
154	Glascock County	3,052	+3%
155	Clay County	2,795	-2.1%
156	Baker County	2,719	-0.1%
157	Webster County	2,331	-1.1%
158	Quitman County	2,309	+1.8%
159	Taliaferro County	1,627	+1.5%

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About this ranking

Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). 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.

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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 1.09 million in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest population?

Taliaferro County, with 1,627 in 2024.

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.