Largest Counties in Georgia by Population

Georgia's counties, ranked by the latest official population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.

All 159 counties ranked · July 1, 2025 Census estimates

Counties ranked by their latest population estimate.
RankCountyPopulation
1Fulton County1,098,791
2Gwinnett County1,018,099
3Cobb County793,345
4DeKalb County774,394
5Chatham County311,855
6Cherokee County299,273
7Clayton County297,471
8Forsyth County282,805
9Henry County264,922
10Hall County226,568
11Richmond County206,559
12Muscogee County202,171
13Paulding County190,996
14Houston County178,214
15Columbia County169,189
16Coweta County160,240
17Bibb County157,556
18Douglas County154,293
19Carroll County131,036
20Clarke County129,921
21Newton County125,583
22Fayette County125,156
23Lowndes County122,867
24Bartow County120,800
25Walton County112,696
26Whitfield County106,212
27Floyd County101,378
28Barrow County99,773
29Jackson County99,265
30Rockdale County98,416
31Glynn County87,599
32Bulloch County86,949
33Dougherty County82,616
34Effingham County74,397
35Troup County72,844
36Spalding County70,775
37Liberty County70,313
38Walker County70,250
39Catoosa County69,628
40Gordon County61,701
41Camden County60,143
42Bryan County52,062
43Laurens County51,041
44Habersham County50,416
45Colquitt County47,438
46Thomas County46,368
47Polk County45,514
48Oconee County44,893
49Coffee County44,407
50Baldwin County44,029
51Tift County42,254
52Murray County41,607
53Harris County37,280
54Pickens County37,167
55Ware County36,906
56Lumpkin County36,178
57Dawson County35,365
58Lee County34,179
59Gilmer County33,894
60Haralson County33,066
61Madison County32,919
62Wayne County32,481
63Monroe County32,023
64Peach County29,877
65White County29,802
66Decatur County29,432
67Jones County29,171
68Sumter County28,801
69Hart County28,639
70Upson County28,500
71Union County27,859
72Stephens County27,854
73Toombs County27,545
74Butts County27,218
75Grady County26,590
76Fannin County26,111
77Franklin County25,948
78Chattooga County25,300
79Burke County24,408
80Tattnall County24,376
81Putnam County23,722
82Emanuel County23,147
83Morgan County22,095
84McDuffie County21,640
85Long County21,557
86Meriwether County21,516
87Greene County21,367
88Banks County21,273
89Lamar County20,941
90Pike County20,932
91Pierce County20,764
92Mitchell County20,467
93Elbert County20,072
94Worth County20,059
95Dodge County19,663
96Washington County19,453
97Crisp County19,237
98Appling County19,100
99Brantley County18,936
100Berrien County18,932
101Cook County18,232
102Rabun County17,764
103Jasper County17,632
104Ben Hill County17,099
105Oglethorpe County16,415
106Dade County16,154
107Brooks County16,101
108Jeff Davis County15,219
109Jefferson County15,011
110Screven County14,408
111Towns County13,285
112Charlton County13,121
113Bleckley County12,866
114Crawford County12,206
115Heard County12,149
116McIntosh County11,989
117Macon County11,756
118Candler County11,275
119Telfair County11,195
120Dooly County11,156
121Bacon County11,070
122Evans County11,028
123Lanier County10,623
124Early County10,455
125Pulaski County10,172
126Wilkes County9,540
127Johnson County9,310
128Seminole County9,162
129Irwin County9,020
130Turner County8,983
131Jenkins County8,843
132Wilcox County8,797
133Hancock County8,682
134Terrell County8,656
135Wilkinson County8,650
136Montgomery County8,635
137Chattahoochee County8,465
138Atkinson County8,454
139Lincoln County8,112
140Taylor County7,818
141Marion County7,676
142Twiggs County7,597
143Wheeler County7,570
144Clinch County6,847
145Treutlen County6,466
146Randolph County6,156
147Miller County5,812
148Talbot County5,709
149Calhoun County5,413
150Warren County5,269
151Stewart County4,631
152Schley County4,593
153Echols County3,685
154Glascock County3,141
155Clay County2,815
156Baker County2,725
157Webster County2,369
158Quitman County2,254
159Taliaferro County1,662

About this ranking

Source
U.S. Census Bureau — County Resident Population Estimates (CO-EST2025-ALLDATA), Vintage 2025
Reference date
July 1, 2025
Universe
159 counties in Georgia; 159 ranked
Ranked by
Population, highest first
Ties
Counties with equal populations share a rank; their display order is settled by name and then by official Census geographic identifier, so the order is the same everywhere.

Ranks are computed from the current estimate, not the decennial Census count.

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