Ranking of Georgia Counties By Population in 2020
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Population for Georgia was 10.73M. Among all Georgia counties, Fulton County had the highest population (1.07M), followed by Gwinnett County (958.38K), and Cobb County (766.38K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Georgia counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Georgia Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2020 Census.
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Population in 2020
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Fulton County | 1069333 |
| 2 | Gwinnett County | 958378 |
| 3 | Cobb County | 766383 |
| 4 | DeKalb County | 764630 |
| 5 | Clayton County | 299440 |
| 6 | Chatham County | 295076 |
| 7 | Cherokee County | 268169 |
| 8 | Forsyth County | 252911 |
| 9 | Henry County | 241867 |
| 10 | Muscogee County | 207015 |
| 11 | Richmond County | 206557 |
| 12 | Hall County | 203409 |
| 13 | Paulding County | 169576 |
| 14 | Houston County | 164358 |
| 15 | Bibb County | 157038 |
| 16 | Columbia County | 156869 |
| 17 | Coweta County | 146759 |
| 18 | Douglas County | 144678 |
| 19 | Clarke County | 128547 |
| 20 | Fayette County | 119512 |
| 21 | Carroll County | 119487 |
| 22 | Lowndes County | 118432 |
| 23 | Newton County | 112897 |
| 24 | Bartow County | 109321 |
| 25 | Whitfield County | 102794 |
| 26 | Floyd County | 98583 |
| 27 | Walton County | 97136 |
| 28 | Rockdale County | 93617 |
| 29 | Dougherty County | 85161 |
| 30 | Glynn County | 84490 |
| 31 | Barrow County | 84006 |
| 32 | Bulloch County | 79918 |
| 33 | Jackson County | 76740 |
| 34 | Troup County | 69348 |
| 35 | Catoosa County | 68007 |
| 36 | Walker County | 67747 |
| 37 | Spalding County | 67465 |
| 38 | Liberty County | 65339 |
| 39 | Effingham County | 65192 |
| 40 | Gordon County | 57729 |
| 41 | Camden County | 54929 |
| 42 | Laurens County | 49542 |
| 43 | Habersham County | 46140 |
| 44 | Colquitt County | 45901 |
| 45 | Thomas County | 45786 |
| 46 | Bryan County | 45044 |
| 47 | Baldwin County | 43793 |
| 48 | Coffee County | 43058 |
| 49 | Polk County | 42922 |
| 50 | Oconee County | 42025 |
| 51 | Tift County | 41391 |
| 52 | Murray County | 40012 |
| 53 | Ware County | 36231 |
| 54 | Harris County | 34900 |
| 55 | Lumpkin County | 33636 |
| 56 | Pickens County | 33347 |
| 57 | Lee County | 33218 |
| 58 | Gilmer County | 31422 |
| 59 | Madison County | 30276 |
| 60 | Wayne County | 30146 |
| 61 | Haralson County | 30040 |
| 62 | Sumter County | 29522 |
| 63 | Decatur County | 29326 |
| 64 | Jones County | 28399 |
| 65 | White County | 28114 |
| 66 | Monroe County | 28059 |
| 67 | Peach County | 28042 |
| 68 | Upson County | 27740 |
| 69 | Toombs County | 27085 |
| 70 | Dawson County | 27061 |
| 71 | Stephens County | 26816 |
| 72 | Grady County | 26227 |
| 73 | Hart County | 25883 |
| 74 | Butts County | 25554 |
| 75 | Fannin County | 25437 |
| 76 | Chattooga County | 24929 |
| 77 | Union County | 24801 |
| 78 | Burke County | 24640 |
| 79 | Tattnall County | 24325 |
| 80 | Franklin County | 23477 |
| 81 | Emanuel County | 22902 |
| 82 | Putnam County | 22166 |
| 83 | Mitchell County | 21676 |
| 84 | McDuffie County | 21613 |
| 85 | Worth County | 20734 |
| 86 | Meriwether County | 20619 |
| 87 | Morgan County | 20206 |
| 88 | Crisp County | 20056 |
| 89 | Washington County | 19957 |
| 90 | Dodge County | 19952 |
| 91 | Pierce County | 19746 |
| 92 | Elbert County | 19665 |
| 93 | Greene County | 19032 |
| 94 | Pike County | 18943 |
| 95 | Lamar County | 18554 |
| 96 | Appling County | 18378 |
| 97 | Berrien County | 18148 |
| 98 | Banks County | 18139 |
| 99 | Brantley County | 18046 |
| 100 | Cook County | 17236 |
| 101 | Ben Hill County | 17166 |
| 102 | Rabun County | 16913 |
| 103 | Brooks County | 16271 |
| 104 | Long County | 16264 |
| 105 | Dade County | 16235 |
| 106 | Jefferson County | 15676 |
| 107 | Oglethorpe County | 14867 |
| 108 | Jeff Davis County | 14802 |
| 109 | Jasper County | 14670 |
| 110 | Screven County | 14079 |
| 111 | Towns County | 12551 |
| 112 | Charlton County | 12533 |
| 113 | Bleckley County | 12525 |
| 114 | Telfair County | 12453 |
| 115 | Crawford County | 12102 |
| 116 | Macon County | 12020 |
| 117 | Heard County | 11445 |
| 118 | Dooly County | 11159 |
| 119 | Bacon County | 11113 |
| 120 | Candler County | 11026 |
| 121 | McIntosh County | 10984 |
| 122 | Early County | 10796 |
| 123 | Evans County | 10795 |
| 124 | Lanier County | 9929 |
| 125 | Pulaski County | 9874 |
| 126 | Irwin County | 9650 |
| 127 | Wilkes County | 9551 |
| 128 | Chattahoochee County | 9481 |
| 129 | Johnson County | 9183 |
| 130 | Terrell County | 9140 |
| 131 | Seminole County | 9133 |
| 132 | Turner County | 8985 |
| 133 | Wilkinson County | 8839 |
| 134 | Wilcox County | 8792 |
| 135 | Hancock County | 8709 |
| 136 | Jenkins County | 8663 |
| 137 | Montgomery County | 8569 |
| 138 | Atkinson County | 8312 |
| 139 | Twiggs County | 8011 |
| 140 | Taylor County | 7819 |
| 141 | Lincoln County | 7702 |
| 142 | Marion County | 7528 |
| 143 | Wheeler County | 7451 |
| 144 | Clinch County | 6725 |
| 145 | Treutlen County | 6393 |
| 146 | Randolph County | 6364 |
| 147 | Miller County | 5992 |
| 148 | Talbot County | 5725 |
| 149 | Calhoun County | 5574 |
| 150 | Stewart County | 5294 |
| 151 | Warren County | 5212 |
| 152 | Schley County | 4538 |
| 153 | Echols County | 3721 |
| 154 | Glascock County | 2893 |
| 155 | Baker County | 2850 |
| 156 | Clay County | 2829 |
| 157 | Webster County | 2352 |
| 158 | Quitman County | 2224 |
| 159 | Taliaferro County | 1558 |