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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Related Topics: Georgia Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2016 Census.
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Ranking of Georgia Counties By Population in 2016
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 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 |