Ranking of Georgia Counties By Population in 2015

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the Population for Georgia was 10.18M. Among all Georgia counties, Fulton County had the highest population (1.01M), followed by Gwinnett County (888.60K), and Cobb County (739.43K).

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 2015
Fulton
1.01M
Gwinnett
888.60K
Cobb
739.43K
DeKalb
734.85K
Chatham
286.24K
Clayton
272.87K
Cherokee
235.42K
Henry
216.55K
Forsyth
211.37K
Richmond
201.64K
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Population in 2015
Rank
County
Population
1 Fulton County 1,005,752
2 Gwinnett County 888,597
3 Cobb County 739,428
4 DeKalb County 734,846
5 Chatham County 286,239
6 Clayton County 272,874
7 Cherokee County 235,424
8 Henry County 216,548
9 Forsyth County 211,368
10 Richmond County 201,639
11 Muscogee County 198,925
12 Hall County 192,249
13 Bibb County 154,068
14 Paulding County 151,691
15 Houston County 149,197
16 Columbia County 143,991
17 Douglas County 140,264
18 Coweta County 138,217
19 Clarke County 123,621
20 Carroll County 114,501
21 Lowndes County 113,501
22 Fayette County 110,215
23 Newton County 104,920
24 Whitfield County 103,621
25 Bartow County 102,063
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