Ranking of Georgia Counties By Population in 2016

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Population for Georgia was 10.31M. Among all Georgia counties, Fulton County had the highest population (1.02M), followed by Gwinnett County (905.29K), and Cobb County (748.77K).

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 2016
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Population in 2016
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Rank County Population
1 Fulton County 1023816
2 Gwinnett County 905291
3 Cobb County 748767
4 DeKalb County 747299
5 Chatham County 289055
6 Clayton County 279346
7 Cherokee County 241929
8 Henry County 221040
9 Forsyth County 220856
10 Richmond County 202179
11 Muscogee County 196354
12 Hall County 196176
13 Paulding County 155415
14 Bibb County 153212
15 Houston County 151287
16 Columbia County 147622
17 Douglas County 141824
18 Coweta County 140561
19 Clarke County 124873
20 Carroll County 116180
21 Lowndes County 114457
22 Fayette County 111294
23 Newton County 106529
24 Whitfield County 104314
25 Bartow County 103418
26 Floyd County 96730
27 Dougherty County 90365
28 Walton County 89886
29 Rockdale County 88995
30 Glynn County 84211
31 Barrow County 77108
32 Bulloch County 74660
33 Troup County 69990
34 Walker County 68509
35 Catoosa County 66350
36 Jackson County 65091
37 Spalding County 64523
38 Liberty County 61672
39 Effingham County 58705
40 Gordon County 57015
41 Camden County 52602
42 Laurens County 47287
43 Colquitt County 45471
44 Baldwin County 45260
45 Thomas County 44967
46 Habersham County 44166
47 Coffee County 42924
48 Polk County 41584
49 Tift County 40562
50 Murray County 39322
51 Oconee County 36928
52 Bryan County 35916
53 Ware County 35675
54 Harris County 33615
55 Lumpkin County 31422
56 Pickens County 30654
57 Sumter County 30334
58 Wayne County 30038
59 Gilmer County 29897
60 Lee County 29203
61 Haralson County 28860
62 Madison County 28833
63 White County 28793
64 Jones County 28572
65 Toombs County 27141
66 Peach County 27111
67 Monroe County 26880
68 Decatur County 26682
69 Upson County 26243
70 Stephens County 25680
71 Hart County 25459
72 Tattnall County 25352
73 Fannin County 25051
74 Grady County 24895
75 Chattooga County 24847
76 Butts County 23738
77 Dawson County 23664
78 Crisp County 22882
79 Union County 22664
80 Burke County 22638
81 Mitchell County 22443
82 Emanuel County 22405
83 Franklin County 22333
84 Putnam County 21502
85 McDuffie County 21481
86 Meriwether County 21052
87 Dodge County 20866
88 Worth County 20732
89 Washington County 20349
90 Elbert County 19122
91 Pierce County 19116
92 Berrien County 18968
93 Lamar County 18462
94 Appling County 18443
95 Brantley County 18425
96 Long County 18392
97 Banks County 18292
98 Morgan County 18097
99 Pike County 17916
100 Ben Hill County 17267
101 Cook County 17175
102 Greene County 16892
103 Rabun County 16493
104 Dade County 16249
105 Telfair County 15960
106 Jefferson County 15773
107 Brooks County 15732
108 Jeff Davis County 14954
109 Oglethorpe County 14710
110 McIntosh County 14068
111 Screven County 14015
112 Dooly County 13870
113 Jasper County 13776
114 Macon County 13483
115 Bleckley County 12868
116 Charlton County 12850
117 Crawford County 12250
118 Heard County 11578
119 Towns County 11416
120 Pulaski County 11296
121 Bacon County 11268
122 Candler County 10837
123 Evans County 10633
124 Lanier County 10444
125 Early County 10310
126 Chattahoochee County 10065
127 Wilkes County 9808
128 Johnson County 9679
129 Irwin County 9307
130 Wilkinson County 9021
131 Montgomery County 8996
132 Terrell County 8873
133 Wilcox County 8834
134 Jenkins County 8823
135 Hancock County 8644
136 Marion County 8490
137 Seminole County 8424
138 Atkinson County 8293
139 Twiggs County 8263
140 Taylor County 8256
141 Wheeler County 8012
142 Turner County 7970
143 Lincoln County 7859
144 Randolph County 7150
145 Clinch County 6762
146 Treutlen County 6720
147 Talbot County 6361
148 Calhoun County 6359
149 Stewart County 6129
150 Miller County 5875
151 Warren County 5355
152 Schley County 5179
153 Echols County 3934
154 Baker County 3185
155 Clay County 3015
156 Glascock County 2976
157 Webster County 2607
158 Quitman County 2323
159 Taliaferro County 1616