Ranking of Georgia Counties By Population in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Population for Georgia was 9.90M. Among all Georgia counties, Fulton County had the highest population (973.46K), followed by Gwinnett County (836.85K), and DeKalb County (710.78K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Georgia counties.
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Related Topics: Georgia Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2012 Census.
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Population in 2012
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulton County | 973464 |
| 2 | Gwinnett County | 836854 |
| 3 | DeKalb County | 710783 |
| 4 | Cobb County | 706517 |
| 5 | Chatham County | 276243 |
| 6 | Clayton County | 265371 |
| 7 | Cherokee County | 220690 |
| 8 | Henry County | 208047 |
| 9 | Richmond County | 201827 |
| 10 | Muscogee County | 199077 |
| 11 | Forsyth County | 186848 |
| 12 | Hall County | 184136 |
| 13 | Bibb County | 156701 |
| 14 | Houston County | 145630 |
| 15 | Paulding County | 144750 |
| 16 | Douglas County | 133597 |
| 17 | Columbia County | 132601 |
| 18 | Coweta County | 130614 |
| 19 | Clarke County | 119915 |
| 20 | Lowndes County | 114141 |
| 21 | Carroll County | 111428 |
| 22 | Fayette County | 107343 |
| 23 | Whitfield County | 102926 |
| 24 | Newton County | 100965 |
| 25 | Bartow County | 100241 |
| 26 | Floyd County | 95944 |
| 27 | Dougherty County | 94716 |
| 28 | Rockdale County | 85453 |
| 29 | Walton County | 84998 |
| 30 | Glynn County | 80889 |
| 31 | Bulloch County | 73114 |
| 32 | Barrow County | 70128 |
| 33 | Walker County | 68487 |
| 34 | Troup County | 68324 |
| 35 | Catoosa County | 64893 |
| 36 | Liberty County | 64482 |
| 37 | Spalding County | 63693 |
| 38 | Jackson County | 60860 |
| 39 | Gordon County | 55691 |
| 40 | Effingham County | 53360 |
| 41 | Camden County | 51402 |
| 42 | Laurens County | 47819 |
| 43 | Baldwin County | 46522 |
| 44 | Colquitt County | 46029 |
| 45 | Thomas County | 44535 |
| 46 | Habersham County | 43373 |
| 47 | Coffee County | 43131 |
| 48 | Polk County | 41097 |
| 49 | Tift County | 40947 |
| 50 | Murray County | 39311 |
| 51 | Ware County | 35896 |
| 52 | Oconee County | 33521 |
| 53 | Harris County | 32564 |
| 54 | Bryan County | 32293 |
| 55 | Sumter County | 31509 |
| 56 | Lumpkin County | 30684 |
| 57 | Wayne County | 30331 |
| 58 | Pickens County | 29258 |
| 59 | Lee County | 28718 |
| 60 | Jones County | 28610 |
| 61 | Haralson County | 28325 |
| 62 | Gilmer County | 28291 |
| 63 | Madison County | 28081 |
| 64 | Peach County | 28012 |
| 65 | White County | 27626 |
| 66 | Decatur County | 27449 |
| 67 | Toombs County | 27170 |
| 68 | Upson County | 26561 |
| 69 | Monroe County | 26336 |
| 70 | Stephens County | 25721 |
| 71 | Chattooga County | 25635 |
| 72 | Hart County | 25512 |
| 73 | Tattnall County | 25457 |
| 74 | Grady County | 25283 |
| 75 | Fannin County | 23617 |
| 76 | Crisp County | 23593 |
| 77 | Butts County | 23431 |
| 78 | Mitchell County | 23086 |
| 79 | Burke County | 23054 |
| 80 | Emanuel County | 22727 |
| 81 | Dawson County | 22511 |
| 82 | Franklin County | 21927 |
| 83 | McDuffie County | 21630 |
| 84 | Dodge County | 21511 |
| 85 | Worth County | 21356 |
| 86 | Union County | 21342 |
| 87 | Meriwether County | 21331 |
| 88 | Putnam County | 21135 |
| 89 | Washington County | 20791 |
| 90 | Elbert County | 19577 |
| 91 | Berrien County | 19160 |
| 92 | Pierce County | 18902 |
| 93 | Brantley County | 18522 |
| 94 | Appling County | 18382 |
| 95 | Banks County | 18128 |
| 96 | Lamar County | 18026 |
| 97 | Morgan County | 17807 |
| 98 | Pike County | 17780 |
| 99 | Ben Hill County | 17608 |
| 100 | Cook County | 16906 |
| 101 | Dade County | 16528 |
| 102 | Telfair County | 16364 |
| 103 | Jefferson County | 16351 |
| 104 | Rabun County | 16303 |
| 105 | Greene County | 16116 |
| 106 | Long County | 16013 |
| 107 | Brooks County | 15616 |
| 108 | Jeff Davis County | 15194 |
| 109 | Oglethorpe County | 14500 |
| 110 | Dooly County | 14414 |
| 111 | Macon County | 14297 |
| 112 | Screven County | 14170 |
| 113 | McIntosh County | 13887 |
| 114 | Jasper County | 13638 |
| 115 | Charlton County | 13350 |
| 116 | Bleckley County | 12888 |
| 117 | Crawford County | 12567 |
| 118 | Chattahoochee County | 12293 |
| 119 | Pulaski County | 11716 |
| 120 | Heard County | 11652 |
| 121 | Bacon County | 11152 |
| 122 | Candler County | 11090 |
| 123 | Evans County | 10678 |
| 124 | Early County | 10641 |
| 125 | Towns County | 10560 |
| 126 | Lanier County | 10462 |
| 127 | Wilkes County | 10093 |
| 128 | Johnson County | 10008 |
| 129 | Irwin County | 9598 |
| 130 | Wilkinson County | 9481 |
| 131 | Terrell County | 9225 |
| 132 | Jenkins County | 9114 |
| 133 | Hancock County | 9078 |
| 134 | Wilcox County | 9069 |
| 135 | Montgomery County | 8883 |
| 136 | Seminole County | 8869 |
| 137 | Marion County | 8672 |
| 138 | Twiggs County | 8560 |
| 139 | Turner County | 8446 |
| 140 | Taylor County | 8434 |
| 141 | Atkinson County | 8254 |
| 142 | Wheeler County | 7932 |
| 143 | Lincoln County | 7764 |
| 144 | Randolph County | 7310 |
| 145 | Treutlen County | 6787 |
| 146 | Clinch County | 6688 |
| 147 | Talbot County | 6643 |
| 148 | Calhoun County | 6568 |
| 149 | Stewart County | 6106 |
| 150 | Miller County | 6004 |
| 151 | Warren County | 5546 |
| 152 | Schley County | 5023 |
| 153 | Echols County | 3965 |
| 154 | Baker County | 3370 |
| 155 | Clay County | 3107 |
| 155 | Glascock County | 3107 |
| 156 | Webster County | 2766 |
| 157 | Quitman County | 2407 |
| 158 | Taliaferro County | 1673 |