Georgia Demographics
Georgia is the 8th most populous of 52 states in the United States, with 10,711,882 residents across 57,717 square miles. That is about 186 people per square mile. 74% of residents live in urban areas.
At the 2020 census
| Population | 10,711,882 |
|---|---|
| Land area | 57,717 sq mi |
| Density | 186 / sq mi |
| Urban share | 74% |
Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024
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Counties in Georgia
| Name | Population | Sq mi | Per sq mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton County | 1,066,706 | 526.8 | 2,025 |
| Gwinnett County | 957,043 | 430.8 | 2,222 |
| Cobb County | 766,069 | 339.8 | 2,255 |
| DeKalb County | 764,372 | 267.6 | 2,856 |
| Clayton County | 297,599 | 141.8 | 2,099 |
| Chatham County | 295,141 | 433.1 | 681 |
| Cherokee County | 266,700 | 421.1 | 633 |
| Forsyth County | 251,283 | 224.6 | 1,119 |
| Henry County | 240,741 | 318.7 | 755 |
| Muscogee County | 206,922 | 216.5 | 956 |
| Richmond County | 206,607 | 324.3 | 637 |
| Hall County | 203,136 | 393.0 | 517 |
| Paulding County | 168,661 | 312.4 | 540 |
| Houston County | 163,633 | 376.0 | 435 |
| Bibb County | 157,346 | 249.4 | 631 |
| Columbia County | 156,010 | 290.2 | 538 |
| Coweta County | 146,158 | 441.1 | 331 |
| Douglas County | 144,237 | 200.1 | 721 |
| Clarke County | 128,671 | 119.3 | 1,079 |
| Fayette County | 119,194 | 194.6 | 613 |
| Carroll County | 119,148 | 499.1 | 239 |
| Lowndes County | 118,251 | 497.2 | 238 |
| Newton County | 112,483 | 273.8 | 411 |
| Bartow County | 108,901 | 458.9 | 237 |
| Whitfield County | 102,864 | 290.4 | 354 |
| Floyd County | 98,594 | 509.8 | 193 |
| Walton County | 96,673 | 326.8 | 296 |
| Rockdale County | 93,570 | 129.8 | 721 |
| Dougherty County | 85,790 | 328.6 | 261 |
| Glynn County | 84,499 | 419.6 | 201 |
| Barrow County | 83,505 | 161.0 | 519 |
| Bulloch County | 81,099 | 676.0 | 120 |
| Jackson County | 75,907 | 339.6 | 224 |
| Troup County | 69,426 | 414.0 | 168 |
| Catoosa County | 67,872 | 162.2 | 419 |
| Walker County | 67,679 | 446.3 | 152 |
| Spalding County | 67,306 | 196.0 | 343 |
| Liberty County | 65,256 | 516.5 | 126 |
| Effingham County | 64,769 | 478.8 | 135 |
| Gordon County | 57,534 | 356.4 | 161 |
| Camden County | 54,768 | 630.3 | 87 |
| Laurens County | 49,570 | 807.3 | 61 |
| Habersham County | 46,031 | 276.9 | 166 |
| Colquitt County | 45,898 | 547.0 | 84 |
| Thomas County | 45,798 | 544.6 | 84 |
| Bryan County | 44,738 | 437.6 | 102 |
| Baldwin County | 43,788 | 258.7 | 169 |
| Coffee County | 43,092 | 592.2 | 73 |
| Polk County | 42,853 | 310.3 | 138 |
| Oconee County | 41,799 | 184.3 | 227 |
| Tift County | 41,344 | 260.9 | 158 |
| Murray County | 39,977 | 344.5 | 116 |
| Ware County | 36,251 | 899.2 | 40 |
| Harris County | 34,668 | 463.8 | 75 |
| Lumpkin County | 33,488 | 282.9 | 118 |
| Pickens County | 33,216 | 232.1 | 143 |
| Lee County | 33,163 | 355.8 | 93 |
| Gilmer County | 31,349 | 426.2 | 74 |
| Wayne County | 30,138 | 641.8 | 47 |
| Madison County | 30,120 | 282.3 | 107 |
| Haralson County | 29,919 | 282.2 | 106 |
| Sumter County | 29,616 | 482.9 | 61 |
| Decatur County | 29,367 | 597.2 | 49 |
| Jones County | 28,347 | 393.9 | 72 |
| White County | 28,003 | 240.7 | 116 |
| Peach County | 27,981 | 150.3 | 186 |
| Monroe County | 27,957 | 396.1 | 71 |
| Upson County | 27,700 | 323.5 | 86 |
| Toombs County | 27,030 | 364.0 | 74 |
| Dawson County | 26,798 | 210.8 | 127 |
| Stephens County | 26,784 | 178.9 | 150 |
| Grady County | 26,236 | 454.5 | 58 |
| Hart County | 25,828 | 232.4 | 111 |
| Butts County | 25,434 | 183.7 | 138 |
| Fannin County | 25,319 | 387.1 | 65 |
| Chattooga County | 24,965 | 313.3 | 80 |
| Union County | 24,636 | 322.1 | 76 |
| Burke County | 24,596 | 827.0 | 30 |
| Franklin County | 23,424 | 261.3 | 90 |
| Tattnall County | 22,842 | 480.8 | 48 |
| Emanuel County | 22,768 | 680.6 | 33 |
| Putnam County | 22,047 | 344.7 | 64 |
| Mitchell County | 21,755 | 512.2 | 42 |
| McDuffie County | 21,632 | 257.4 | 84 |
| Worth County | 20,784 | 570.7 | 36 |
| Meriwether County | 20,613 | 500.9 | 41 |
| Crisp County | 20,128 | 272.7 | 74 |
| Morgan County | 20,097 | 347.4 | 58 |
| Washington County | 19,988 | 678.5 | 29 |
| Dodge County | 19,925 | 496.0 | 40 |
| Pierce County | 19,716 | 340.5 | 58 |
| Elbert County | 19,637 | 351.1 | 56 |
| Greene County | 18,915 | 387.5 | 49 |
| Pike County | 18,889 | 216.1 | 87 |
| Lamar County | 18,500 | 183.5 | 101 |
| Appling County | 18,450 | 508.3 | 36 |
| Berrien County | 18,160 | 453.4 | 40 |
| Banks County | 18,035 | 232.6 | 78 |
| Brantley County | 18,021 | 443.2 | 41 |
| Cook County | 17,229 | 228.5 | 75 |
| Ben Hill County | 17,194 | 250.1 | 69 |
| Rabun County | 16,883 | 370.1 | 46 |
| Brooks County | 16,301 | 493.2 | 33 |
| Dade County | 16,233 | 174.1 | 93 |
| Long County | 16,168 | 400.4 | 40 |
| Jefferson County | 15,709 | 526.6 | 30 |
| Oglethorpe County | 14,825 | 439.1 | 34 |
| Jeff Davis County | 14,779 | 330.9 | 45 |
| Jasper County | 14,588 | 368.4 | 40 |
| Screven County | 14,067 | 645.8 | 22 |
| Bleckley County | 12,583 | 215.9 | 58 |
| Charlton County | 12,518 | 780.1 | 16 |
| Towns County | 12,493 | 166.5 | 75 |
| Telfair County | 12,477 | 437.3 | 29 |
| Crawford County | 12,130 | 324.9 | 37 |
| Macon County | 12,082 | 400.7 | 30 |
| Heard County | 11,412 | 296.0 | 39 |
| Dooly County | 11,208 | 392.6 | 29 |
| Bacon County | 11,140 | 284.1 | 39 |
| Candler County | 10,981 | 243.1 | 45 |
| McIntosh County | 10,975 | 431.3 | 25 |
| Early County | 10,854 | 512.6 | 21 |
| Evans County | 10,774 | 182.9 | 59 |
| Lanier County | 9,877 | 196.5 | 50 |
| Pulaski County | 9,855 | 249.3 | 40 |
| Irwin County | 9,666 | 354.4 | 27 |
| Chattahoochee County | 9,565 | 248.7 | 38 |
| Wilkes County | 9,565 | 469.5 | 20 |
| Johnson County | 9,189 | 303.0 | 30 |
| Terrell County | 9,185 | 335.8 | 27 |
| Seminole County | 9,147 | 237.5 | 39 |
| Turner County | 9,006 | 285.4 | 32 |
| Wilkinson County | 8,877 | 449.2 | 20 |
| Wilcox County | 8,766 | 377.8 | 23 |
| Hancock County | 8,746 | 471.1 | 19 |
| Jenkins County | 8,674 | 347.4 | 25 |
| Montgomery County | 8,610 | 241.1 | 36 |
| Atkinson County | 8,286 | 342.7 | 24 |
| Twiggs County | 8,022 | 359.3 | 22 |
| Taylor County | 7,816 | 376.7 | 21 |
| Lincoln County | 7,690 | 210.4 | 37 |
| Marion County | 7,498 | 365.7 | 21 |
| Wheeler County | 7,471 | 295.5 | 25 |
| Clinch County | 6,749 | 815.0 | 8 |
| Randolph County | 6,425 | 428.2 | 15 |
| Treutlen County | 6,406 | 199.4 | 32 |
| Miller County | 6,000 | 282.4 | 21 |
| Talbot County | 5,733 | 391.4 | 15 |
| Calhoun County | 5,573 | 280.4 | 20 |
| Stewart County | 5,314 | 458.7 | 12 |
| Warren County | 5,215 | 284.4 | 18 |
| Schley County | 4,547 | 166.9 | 27 |
| Echols County | 3,697 | 420.4 | 9 |
| Glascock County | 2,884 | 143.7 | 20 |
| Baker County | 2,876 | 342.0 | 8 |
| Clay County | 2,848 | 195.4 | 15 |
| Webster County | 2,348 | 209.7 | 11 |
| Quitman County | 2,235 | 151.2 | 15 |
| Taliaferro County | 1,559 | 194.6 | 8 |
Largest cities in Georgia
| Name | Population | Sq mi | Per sq mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta, GA | 498,815 | 135.3 | 3,687 |
| Columbus, GA | 206,922 | 216.5 | 956 |
| Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA | 202,081 | 302.3 | 669 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 157,346 | 249.4 | 631 |
| Savannah, GA | 147,781 | 108.6 | 1,361 |
| Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA | 127,364 | 116.4 | 1,094 |
| Sandy Springs, GA | 108,109 | 37.7 | 2,871 |
| South Fulton, GA | 107,865 | 93.0 | 1,160 |
| Roswell, GA | 92,833 | 40.7 | 2,279 |
| Johns Creek, GA | 82,453 | 30.8 | 2,676 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 80,289 | 37.9 | 2,120 |
| Albany, GA | 69,647 | 55.1 | 1,265 |
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