Ranking of Georgia Counties By Population in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Population for Georgia was 11.03M. Among all Georgia counties, Fulton County had the highest population (1.08M), followed by Gwinnett County (983.53K), and Cobb County (776.74K).

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 2023
Fulton
1.08M
Gwinnett
983.53K
Cobb
776.74K
DeKalb
762.99K
Chatham
303.65K
Clayton
298.30K
Cherokee
286.60K
Forsyth
272.89K
Henry
254.61K
Hall
217.27K
Ranking of Georgia Counties By Population in 2023
Rank
County
Population
1 Fulton County 1,079,105
2 Gwinnett County 983,526
3 Cobb County 776,743
4 DeKalb County 762,992
5 Chatham County 303,655
6 Clayton County 298,300
7 Cherokee County 286,602
8 Forsyth County 272,887
9 Henry County 254,613
10 Hall County 217,267
11 Richmond County 205,414
12 Muscogee County 201,877
13 Paulding County 183,164
14 Houston County 171,974
15 Columbia County 165,162
16 Bibb County 156,512
17 Coweta County 155,892
18 Douglas County 149,160
19 Clarke County 129,933
20 Carroll County 127,098
21 Fayette County 123,351
22 Lowndes County 120,712
23 Newton County 120,135
24 Bartow County 115,041
25 Walton County 106,702
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