Georgia · 305 places

Cities and towns in Georgia

Short answer

Georgia has 305 incorporated places of 1,000 or more people, home to 4,949,443 residents in 2024. Atlanta is the largest with 520,070.
Places 1,000+
305
5,000+
148
Share of state
44%

Where the places are

Each dot is a place of 1,000+, sized by population. The median place of 5,000+ is Dublin with 16,233 people, and the smallest in that group is Camilla with 5,029. 117 of the 148 places of 5,000+ grew between July 2020 and July 2024. 31 places cross a county line.

Largest places in Georgia

  1. 01Atlanta520,070
  2. 02Columbus201,830
  3. 03Augusta-Richmond County201,737
  4. 04Macon-Bibb County157,056
  5. 05Savannah148,808
  6. 06Athens-Clarke County128,691
  7. 07South Fulton112,003
  8. 08Sandy Springs105,505
  9. 09Roswell92,227
  10. 10Warner Robins86,199
  11. 11Johns Creek81,167
  12. 12Mableton78,314
  13. 13Alpharetta67,275
  14. 14Albany66,705
  15. 15Marietta63,122
  16. 16Stonecrest61,015
  17. 17Brookhaven59,370
  18. 18Smyrna57,177
  19. 19Valdosta55,667
  20. 20Dunwoody51,795
July 1, 2024 estimates, Census Vintage 2024.

Fastest growth among places of 5,000+: Hoschton (+143.8%), Oakwood (+39.6%), Cumming (+38.3%). Largest decline: McRae-Helena (-21.9%).

All 305 places, A to Z

Places under 5,000 people have short profile pages that search engines do not index. Figures are July 1, 2024 estimates.

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Questions people ask

How many cities and towns are in Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 305 incorporated places of 1,000 or more people in Georgia, and 148 of 5,000 or more. Smaller towns and census-designated places are not counted here.

What is the largest city in Georgia?

Atlanta, with 520,070 residents on July 1, 2024.

Which Georgia town grew fastest since 2020?

Among places of 5,000+, Hoschton grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, +143.8%, to 6,723.

What share of Georgia lives in incorporated places?

44%: 4,949,443 of the state's 11,180,878 residents live in the 305 places listed. The rest live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.