Ranking of Georgia Counties By Population in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Population for Georgia was 10.91M. Among all Georgia counties, Fulton County had the highest population (1.07M), followed by Gwinnett County (976.17K), and Cobb County (771.84K).

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 2022
Fulton
1.07M
Gwinnett
976.17K
Cobb
771.84K
DeKalb
761.78K
Chatham
301.02K
Clayton
298.40K
Cherokee
281.19K
Forsyth
267.31K
Henry
248.47K
Hall
212.62K
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Population in 2022
Rank
County
Population
1 Fulton County 1,073,698
2 Gwinnett County 976,173
3 Cobb County 771,840
4 DeKalb County 761,779
5 Chatham County 301,025
6 Clayton County 298,399
7 Cherokee County 281,194
8 Forsyth County 267,312
9 Henry County 248,472
10 Hall County 212,621
11 Richmond County 206,344
12 Muscogee County 202,432
13 Paulding County 178,753
14 Houston County 169,775
15 Columbia County 162,471
16 Bibb County 156,126
17 Coweta County 152,879
18 Douglas County 147,453
19 Clarke County 129,726
20 Carroll County 124,530
21 Fayette County 121,981
22 Lowndes County 119,499
23 Newton County 117,752
24 Bartow County 112,815
25 Whitfield County 103,095
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