Ranking of Georgia Counties By Population in 2011

Updated on July 26, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the Population for Georgia was 9.80M. Among all Georgia counties, Fulton County had the highest population (947.58K), followed by Gwinnett County (822.41K), and DeKalb County (698.50K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Georgia counties.

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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Population in 2011
Fulton
947.58K
Gwinnett
822.41K
DeKalb
698.50K
Cobb
696.63K
Chatham
271.67K
Clayton
262.08K
Cherokee
217.77K
Henry
206.93K
Richmond
200.62K
Muscogee
195.34K
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Population in 2011
Rank
County
Population
1 Fulton County 947,582
2 Gwinnett County 822,407
3 DeKalb County 698,496
4 Cobb County 696,629
5 Chatham County 271,665
6 Clayton County 262,081
7 Cherokee County 217,769
8 Henry County 206,934
9 Richmond County 200,618
10 Muscogee County 195,340
11 Hall County 182,299
12 Forsyth County 181,828
13 Bibb County 156,297
14 Paulding County 143,606
15 Houston County 143,557
16 Douglas County 133,128
17 Coweta County 129,390
18 Columbia County 128,832
19 Clarke County 118,229
20 Lowndes County 111,519
21 Carroll County 110,733
22 Fayette County 107,171
23 Whitfield County 102,909
24 Newton County 100,446
25 Bartow County 100,110
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