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List of Counties and Cities in Georgia

Discover Georgia population facts easily with our list of counties and cities. Find out how many people live in each area, from big cities to small towns, and see how Georgia’s population is spread out across the state.

Georgia Counties by Population

A county is an administrative subdivision of a US state or territory. As of 2022, Georgia is divided into 159 counties. It has the second-highest number of counties among US states after Texas.

Fulton County is the most populous county in Georgia and Taliaferro County is the least populated. Ware County is the largest county by area and Clarke County is the smallest in size.

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#CountyPopulation 2021Area (sq. mi.)
1Fulton County1,065,334529
2Gwinnett County964,546433
3Cobb County766,802340
4DeKalb County757,718268
5Clayton County297,100143
6Chatham County296,329440
7Cherokee County274,615424
8Forsyth County260,206226
9Henry County245,235323
10Hall County207,369394
11Richmond County205,673324
12Muscogee County205,617216
13Paulding County173,780314
14Houston County166,829377
15Columbia County159,639290
16Bibb County156,762250
17Coweta County149,956443
18Douglas County145,814199
19Clarke County128,711121
20Carroll County121,968499
21Fayette County120,574197
22Lowndes County119,276504
23Newton County115,355276
24Bartow County110,843460
25Whitfield County102,848290
26Walton County99,853329
27Floyd County98,771513
28Rockdale County94,082131
29Barrow County86,658162
30Dougherty County84,844330
31Glynn County84,739422
32Bulloch County82,442683
33Jackson County80,286342
34Troup County69,720414
35Walker County68,510446
36Catoosa County68,397162
37Spalding County67,909198
38Effingham County66,741480
39Liberty County65,711519
40Gordon County58,237355
41Camden County55,664630
42Laurens County49,547813
43Bryan County46,938442
44Habersham County46,774278
45Thomas County45,842548
46Colquitt County45,812552
47Baldwin County43,781258
48Polk County43,496311
49Coffee County43,386599
50Oconee County43,023186
51Tift County41,212265
52Murray County39,951344
53Ware County36,033903
54Harris County35,626464
55Lumpkin County34,278284
56Pickens County34,024232
57Lee County33,411356
58Gilmer County32,026427
59Madison County30,885284
60Haralson County30,572282
61Wayne County30,380645
62Sumter County29,283485
63Decatur County29,038597
64Monroe County28,712396
65Dawson County28,497211
66White County28,442242
67Peach County28,417151
68Jones County28,400394
69Upson County27,720326
70Toombs County26,911367
71Stephens County26,865179
72Hart County26,409232
73Grady County25,918458
74Fannin County25,817386
75Butts County25,781187
76Union County25,521323
77Chattooga County24,932314
78Burke County24,310831
79Franklin County23,785263
80Tattnall County23,052484
81Emanuel County22,716686
82Putnam County22,585344
83McDuffie County21,633260
84Mitchell County21,521512
85Meriwether County20,793503
86Morgan County20,635350
87Worth County20,554570
88Pierce County19,976343
89Crisp County19,879274
90Washington County19,785680
91Dodge County19,759501
92Elbert County19,579369
93Greene County19,536388
94Pike County19,477218
95Lamar County19,080185
96Banks County18,562234
97Appling County18,488509
98Berrien County18,147452
99Brantley County18,101444
100Cook County17,225229
101Ben Hill County17,158252
102Long County17,152401
103Rabun County17,119371
104Dade County16,326174
105Brooks County16,270494
106Jefferson County15,524528
107Jasper County15,278370
108Oglethorpe County15,140441
109Jeff Davis County14,872333
110Screven County14,105648
111Towns County12,875166
112Charlton County12,766781
113Bleckley County12,607217
114Telfair County12,414441
115Crawford County12,153325
116Macon County12,004403
117Heard County11,565296
118McIntosh County11,123434
119Bacon County11,079285
120Candler County11,037247
121Dooly County10,885393
122Evans County10,672185
123Early County10,619511
124Pulaski County9,917247
125Lanier County9,907187
126Irwin County9,618357
127Wilkes County9,513471
128Seminole County9,197238
129Johnson County9,160304
130Chattahoochee County9,048249
131Turner County8,966286
132Terrell County8,964336
133Wilkinson County8,831447
134Wilcox County8,739380
135Montgomery County8,653245
136Jenkins County8,639350
137Hancock County8,630473
138Atkinson County8,391338
139Twiggs County7,856360
140Taylor County7,799378
141Lincoln County7,749211
142Wheeler County7,471298
143Marion County7,440367
144Clinch County6,725809
145Treutlen County6,306201
146Randolph County6,287429
147Miller County5,919283
148Talbot County5,742393
149Calhoun County5,509280
150Stewart County5,341459
151Warren County5,240286
152Schley County4,478168
153Echols County3,699404
154Glascock County2,919144
155Clay County2,882195
156Baker County2,819343
157Webster County2,367210
158Quitman County2,243152
159Taliaferro County1,558195

Source: US Census report 2021

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Top Cities in Georgia by population

Georgia is divided into 159 counties and contains 535 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, consolidated city-counties, and consolidated cities. Atlanta Georgia’s capital is the most populous city, with a 2020 U.S. Census population of just over 498,000. It’s followed by Columbus (206,922) and Augusta (202,081).  The state has seventeen cities with populations over 50,000, based on official 2020 U.S. Census data. 

Let’s have a look at the top Cities in Georgia by Population

#CityCountyPopulation
1AtlantaFulton, DeKalb498,715
2ColumbusMuscogee206,922
3AugustaRichmond202,081
4MaconBibb157,346
5SavannahChatham147,780
6AthensClarke127,315
7Sandy SpringsFulton108,080
8South FultonFulton107,436
9RoswellFulton92,833
10Johns Creek Fulton82,453
11Warner RobinsHouston, Peach80,308
12AlbanyDougherty69,647
13AlpharettaFulton65,818
14MariettaCobb60,972
15StonecrestDeKalb59,194
16SmyrnaCobb55,663
17ValdostaLowndes55,378
18BrookhavenDekalb55,161
19DunwoodyDeKalb51,683
20NewnanCoweta42,549

Source: US Census 2020

Most Populous Counties in Georgia

The most populous county in Georgia is  Fulton County with 1 million residents and it’s only one with over one million inhabitants. It was followed by Gwinnett County (964,564) and Cobb County (766,802)

Let’s have a look at the Top 10 most populous counties

#CountyPopulation 2021
1Fulton County1,065,334
2Gwinnett County964,546
3Cobb County766,802
4DeKalb County757,718
5Clayton County297,100
6Chatham County296,329
7Cherokee County274,615
8Forsyth County260,206
9Henry County245,235
10Hall County207,369
Least Populated County in Georgia

The least populous county is Taliaferro County with 1,558 residents, it’s followed by Quitman and Webster County.

Let’s have a look at 5 least populated counties in Georgia

#CountyPopulation 2021
1Taliaferro County1,558
2Quitman County2,243
3Webster County2,367
4Baker County2,819
5Clay County2,882

source: US Census 2021

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Largest counties in Georgia by area

The Largest county by Land Area in Georgia is Ware County with an area of 903 sq. miles. Burke with an area of 831 sq. mi. comes next followed by Laurens County (813 sq. mi.)

Let’s have a look at the Top 10 counties by Area

#CountyArea (sq. mi.)
1Ware County903
2Burke County831
3Laurens County813
4Clinch County809
5Charlton County781
6Emanuel County686
7Bulloch County683
8Washington County680
9Screven County648
10Wayne County645
Smallest County in Georgia by area

The smallest county by area in Georgia is Clarke County with an area of 121 square miles.

#CountyArea (sq. mi.)
1Clarke County121
2Rockdale County131
3Clayton County143
4Glascock County144
5Peach County151

source: US Census report 2021

Most Densely populated Counties in Georgia

The most densely populated county in Georgia is DeKalb County, with 2827 people per sq. mi. Next comes Conn County with 2255 people per sq. mi followed by Gwinnett County (2227/ sq.mi)

Let’s have a look at the Top 10 densely populated counties

#CountyDensity (people/ sq mi.)
1DeKalb County2,827.31
2Cobb County2,255.30
3Gwinnett County2,227.59
4Clayton County2,077.62
5Fulton County2,013.86
6Forsyth County1,151.35
7Clarke County1,063.73
8Muscogee County951.93
9Henry County759.24
10Douglas County732.73
Least Densely Populated County in Georgia
#CountyDensity (people/ sq mi.)
1Taliaferro County7.99
2Baker County8.22
3Clinch County8.31
4Echols County9.16
5Webster County11.27

source: US Census 2021

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