Ranking of Georgia Counties By Population in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Population for Georgia was 10.42M. Among all Georgia counties, Fulton County had the highest population (1.04M), followed by Gwinnett County (918.68K), and Cobb County (753.36K).
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), 2017 Census.
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Population in 2017
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Fulton County | 1039996 |
| 2 | Gwinnett County | 918681 |
| 3 | Cobb County | 753361 |
| 4 | DeKalb County | 751680 |
| 5 | Chatham County | 289771 |
| 6 | Clayton County | 284175 |
| 7 | Cherokee County | 247944 |
| 8 | Forsyth County | 229367 |
| 9 | Henry County | 225246 |
| 10 | Richmond County | 201965 |
| 11 | Hall County | 198854 |
| 12 | Muscogee County | 193858 |
| 13 | Paulding County | 159642 |
| 14 | Bibb County | 152920 |
| 15 | Houston County | 152757 |
| 16 | Columbia County | 151757 |
| 17 | Douglas County | 143563 |
| 18 | Coweta County | 143218 |
| 19 | Clarke County | 126674 |
| 20 | Carroll County | 117437 |
| 21 | Lowndes County | 115495 |
| 22 | Fayette County | 112626 |
| 23 | Newton County | 107903 |
| 24 | Bartow County | 105190 |
| 25 | Whitfield County | 104086 |
| 26 | Floyd County | 97459 |
| 27 | Walton County | 91389 |
| 28 | Rockdale County | 89800 |
| 29 | Dougherty County | 89537 |
| 30 | Glynn County | 84836 |
| 31 | Barrow County | 79086 |
| 32 | Bulloch County | 76046 |
| 33 | Troup County | 70123 |
| 34 | Walker County | 69087 |
| 35 | Jackson County | 67681 |
| 36 | Catoosa County | 66570 |
| 37 | Spalding County | 65348 |
| 38 | Liberty County | 61819 |
| 39 | Effingham County | 60121 |
| 40 | Gordon County | 57204 |
| 41 | Camden County | 53211 |
| 42 | Laurens County | 47362 |
| 43 | Colquitt County | 45501 |
| 44 | Baldwin County | 44993 |
| 45 | Habersham County | 44687 |
| 46 | Thomas County | 44623 |
| 47 | Coffee County | 42871 |
| 48 | Polk County | 41842 |
| 49 | Tift County | 40455 |
| 50 | Murray County | 39761 |
| 51 | Oconee County | 38122 |
| 52 | Bryan County | 37091 |
| 53 | Ware County | 35705 |
| 54 | Harris County | 33945 |
| 55 | Lumpkin County | 32812 |
| 56 | Pickens County | 31542 |
| 57 | Gilmer County | 30470 |
| 58 | Wayne County | 29843 |
| 59 | Sumter County | 29838 |
| 60 | Lee County | 29429 |
| 60 | White County | 29429 |
| 61 | Haralson County | 29286 |
| 62 | Madison County | 29253 |
| 63 | Jones County | 28459 |
| 64 | Peach County | 27179 |
| 65 | Monroe County | 27153 |
| 66 | Toombs County | 26868 |
| 67 | Decatur County | 26727 |
| 68 | Upson County | 26223 |
| 69 | Stephens County | 25785 |
| 70 | Hart County | 25708 |
| 71 | Tattnall County | 25420 |
| 72 | Fannin County | 25348 |
| 73 | Grady County | 24762 |
| 74 | Chattooga County | 24757 |
| 75 | Dawson County | 24410 |
| 76 | Butts County | 24064 |
| 77 | Union County | 23406 |
| 78 | Franklin County | 22876 |
| 79 | Crisp County | 22675 |
| 80 | Burke County | 22553 |
| 81 | Emanuel County | 22528 |
| 82 | Mitchell County | 22313 |
| 83 | Putnam County | 21676 |
| 84 | McDuffie County | 21517 |
| 85 | Meriwether County | 21011 |
| 86 | Dodge County | 20777 |
| 87 | Worth County | 20532 |
| 88 | Washington County | 20313 |
| 89 | Pierce County | 19200 |
| 90 | Elbert County | 19104 |
| 91 | Berrien County | 19071 |
| 92 | Brantley County | 18848 |
| 93 | Long County | 18822 |
| 94 | Banks County | 18607 |
| 95 | Lamar County | 18582 |
| 96 | Appling County | 18447 |
| 97 | Morgan County | 18374 |
| 98 | Pike County | 18213 |
| 99 | Greene County | 17225 |
| 100 | Cook County | 17217 |
| 101 | Ben Hill County | 17059 |
| 102 | Rabun County | 16560 |
| 103 | Dade County | 16270 |
| 104 | Telfair County | 15912 |
| 105 | Brooks County | 15641 |
| 106 | Jefferson County | 15638 |
| 107 | Jeff Davis County | 15033 |
| 108 | Oglethorpe County | 14851 |
| 109 | McIntosh County | 14092 |
| 110 | Screven County | 13953 |
| 111 | Jasper County | 13881 |
| 112 | Dooly County | 13694 |
| 113 | Macon County | 13255 |
| 114 | Charlton County | 12779 |
| 115 | Bleckley County | 12769 |
| 116 | Crawford County | 12236 |
| 117 | Heard County | 11748 |
| 118 | Towns County | 11557 |
| 119 | Bacon County | 11204 |
| 120 | Pulaski County | 11197 |
| 121 | Evans County | 10747 |
| 122 | Candler County | 10698 |
| 123 | Lanier County | 10456 |
| 124 | Early County | 10313 |
| 125 | Chattahoochee County | 10197 |
| 126 | Wilkes County | 9868 |
| 127 | Johnson County | 9750 |
| 128 | Irwin County | 9362 |
| 129 | Montgomery County | 9032 |
| 130 | Wilkinson County | 8953 |
| 131 | Jenkins County | 8844 |
| 132 | Wilcox County | 8780 |
| 133 | Terrell County | 8698 |
| 134 | Hancock County | 8545 |
| 135 | Marion County | 8438 |
| 136 | Twiggs County | 8268 |
| 137 | Atkinson County | 8257 |
| 138 | Seminole County | 8249 |
| 139 | Taylor County | 8181 |
| 140 | Wheeler County | 7958 |
| 141 | Turner County | 7902 |
| 142 | Lincoln County | 7859 |
| 143 | Randolph County | 6974 |
| 144 | Treutlen County | 6751 |
| 145 | Clinch County | 6658 |
| 146 | Calhoun County | 6393 |
| 147 | Stewart County | 6329 |
| 148 | Talbot County | 6254 |
| 149 | Miller County | 5816 |
| 150 | Warren County | 5263 |
| 151 | Schley County | 5236 |
| 152 | Echols County | 3888 |
| 153 | Baker County | 3158 |
| 154 | Glascock County | 3031 |
| 155 | Clay County | 2971 |
| 156 | Webster County | 2586 |
| 157 | Quitman County | 2334 |
| 158 | Taliaferro County | 1612 |