Ranking of Georgia Counties By Population in 2021
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Population for Georgia was 10.79M. Among all Georgia counties, Fulton County had the highest population (1.06M), followed by Gwinnett County (965.46K), and Cobb County (766.75K).
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), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Population in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fulton County | 1062576 |
| 2 | Gwinnett County | 965458 |
| 3 | Cobb County | 766747 |
| 4 | DeKalb County | 759333 |
| 5 | Clayton County | 299234 |
| 6 | Chatham County | 295714 |
| 7 | Cherokee County | 274778 |
| 8 | Forsyth County | 260816 |
| 9 | Henry County | 245127 |
| 10 | Hall County | 206998 |
| 11 | Richmond County | 205331 |
| 12 | Muscogee County | 205094 |
| 13 | Paulding County | 173998 |
| 14 | Houston County | 167245 |
| 15 | Columbia County | 159680 |
| 16 | Bibb County | 156005 |
| 17 | Coweta County | 149999 |
| 18 | Douglas County | 145786 |
| 19 | Clarke County | 129211 |
| 20 | Carroll County | 121592 |
| 21 | Fayette County | 120751 |
| 22 | Lowndes County | 118966 |
| 23 | Newton County | 115356 |
| 24 | Bartow County | 110953 |
| 25 | Whitfield County | 102729 |
| 26 | Walton County | 99804 |
| 27 | Floyd County | 98498 |
| 28 | Rockdale County | 93899 |
| 29 | Barrow County | 86759 |
| 30 | Glynn County | 84773 |
| 31 | Dougherty County | 82271 |
| 32 | Bulloch County | 80682 |
| 33 | Jackson County | 80394 |
| 34 | Troup County | 69535 |
| 35 | Catoosa County | 68446 |
| 36 | Walker County | 68425 |
| 37 | Spalding County | 67698 |
| 38 | Effingham County | 66795 |
| 39 | Liberty County | 66771 |
| 40 | Gordon County | 58252 |
| 41 | Camden County | 55796 |
| 42 | Laurens County | 49526 |
| 43 | Bryan County | 46976 |
| 44 | Habersham County | 46753 |
| 45 | Thomas County | 45835 |
| 46 | Colquitt County | 45774 |
| 47 | Baldwin County | 43703 |
| 48 | Polk County | 43322 |
| 49 | Coffee County | 43053 |
| 50 | Oconee County | 43049 |
| 51 | Tift County | 41095 |
| 52 | Murray County | 39976 |
| 53 | Harris County | 35594 |
| 54 | Ware County | 35554 |
| 55 | Pickens County | 34035 |
| 56 | Lee County | 33210 |
| 57 | Lumpkin County | 32844 |
| 58 | Gilmer County | 32102 |
| 59 | Madison County | 30891 |
| 60 | Haralson County | 30601 |
| 61 | Wayne County | 30231 |
| 62 | Decatur County | 29097 |
| 63 | Sumter County | 28989 |
| 64 | Monroe County | 28752 |
| 65 | Dawson County | 28505 |
| 66 | Jones County | 28406 |
| 67 | White County | 28404 |
| 68 | Peach County | 28254 |
| 69 | Upson County | 27685 |
| 70 | Toombs County | 26854 |
| 71 | Stephens County | 26769 |
| 72 | Hart County | 26326 |
| 73 | Butts County | 26177 |
| 74 | Grady County | 25858 |
| 75 | Fannin County | 25800 |
| 76 | Union County | 25605 |
| 77 | Chattooga County | 24850 |
| 78 | Burke County | 24372 |
| 79 | Tattnall County | 24100 |
| 80 | Franklin County | 23518 |
| 81 | Emanuel County | 22907 |
| 82 | Putnam County | 22614 |
| 83 | McDuffie County | 21628 |
| 84 | Mitchell County | 21326 |
| 85 | Meriwether County | 20733 |
| 86 | Morgan County | 20660 |
| 87 | Worth County | 20568 |
| 88 | Crisp County | 20005 |
| 89 | Pierce County | 19978 |
| 90 | Washington County | 19772 |
| 91 | Dodge County | 19739 |
| 92 | Elbert County | 19572 |
| 93 | Greene County | 19553 |
| 94 | Pike County | 19545 |
| 95 | Lamar County | 18702 |
| 96 | Banks County | 18597 |
| 97 | Appling County | 18421 |
| 98 | Brantley County | 18123 |
| 99 | Berrien County | 18120 |
| 100 | Cook County | 17264 |
| 101 | Ben Hill County | 17128 |
| 102 | Rabun County | 17119 |
| 103 | Long County | 17105 |
| 104 | Brooks County | 16276 |
| 105 | Dade County | 16220 |
| 106 | Jefferson County | 15480 |
| 107 | Jasper County | 15275 |
| 108 | Oglethorpe County | 15187 |
| 109 | Jeff Davis County | 14865 |
| 110 | Screven County | 14067 |
| 111 | Towns County | 12880 |
| 112 | Charlton County | 12827 |
| 113 | Telfair County | 12319 |
| 114 | Bleckley County | 12274 |
| 115 | Crawford County | 12140 |
| 116 | Macon County | 11854 |
| 117 | Heard County | 11531 |
| 118 | Bacon County | 11074 |
| 119 | McIntosh County | 11056 |
| 120 | Candler County | 10953 |
| 121 | Dooly County | 10879 |
| 122 | Evans County | 10704 |
| 123 | Early County | 10638 |
| 124 | Lanier County | 10052 |
| 125 | Pulaski County | 9572 |
| 126 | Wilkes County | 9490 |
| 127 | Irwin County | 9376 |
| 128 | Seminole County | 9166 |
| 129 | Chattahoochee County | 9047 |
| 130 | Johnson County | 9004 |
| 131 | Terrell County | 8927 |
| 132 | Turner County | 8920 |
| 133 | Wilkinson County | 8794 |
| 134 | Jenkins County | 8769 |
| 135 | Wilcox County | 8745 |
| 136 | Hancock County | 8676 |
| 137 | Montgomery County | 8640 |
| 138 | Atkinson County | 8353 |
| 139 | Twiggs County | 7880 |
| 140 | Taylor County | 7770 |
| 141 | Lincoln County | 7750 |
| 142 | Wheeler County | 7742 |
| 143 | Marion County | 7431 |
| 144 | Clinch County | 6708 |
| 145 | Treutlen County | 6364 |
| 146 | Randolph County | 6262 |
| 147 | Miller County | 5852 |
| 148 | Talbot County | 5757 |
| 149 | Calhoun County | 5543 |
| 150 | Warren County | 5215 |
| 151 | Stewart County | 4913 |
| 152 | Schley County | 4488 |
| 153 | Echols County | 3697 |
| 154 | Glascock County | 2897 |
| 155 | Clay County | 2868 |
| 156 | Baker County | 2824 |
| 157 | Webster County | 2364 |
| 158 | Quitman County | 2239 |
| 159 | Taliaferro County | 1567 |