Ranking of Georgia Counties By Population in 2018

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Population for Georgia was 10.52M. Among all Georgia counties, Fulton County had the highest population (1.05M), followed by Gwinnett County (928.07K), and Cobb County (757.13K).

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 2018
Fulton
1.05M
Gwinnett
928.07K
Cobb
757.13K
DeKalb
755.51K
Chatham
289.77K
Clayton
289.23K
Cherokee
254.28K
Forsyth
237.33K
Henry
229.87K
Richmond
202.03K
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Population in 2018
Rank
County
Population
1 Fulton County 1,051,516
2 Gwinnett County 928,072
3 Cobb County 757,133
4 DeKalb County 755,514
5 Chatham County 289,771
6 Clayton County 289,229
7 Cherokee County 254,277
8 Forsyth County 237,330
9 Henry County 229,873
10 Richmond County 202,027
11 Hall County 201,396
12 Muscogee County 194,362
13 Paulding County 164,482
14 Houston County 155,004
15 Columbia County 154,399
16 Bibb County 153,069
17 Coweta County 146,063
18 Douglas County 145,260
19 Clarke County 127,179
20 Carroll County 118,094
21 Lowndes County 116,361
22 Fayette County 113,333
23 Newton County 109,556
24 Bartow County 106,488
25 Whitfield County 104,109
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