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Georgia has 159 counties. Ware County is the largest by land at 899 square miles, and Fulton County is the most populous with 1,090,354 residents.

Population 2024
11,180,878
#8 of 51
Land area
57,717 sq mi
#21 of 51
Density
193.7 / sq mi
#17 of 51
Counties
159
Capital: Atlanta
N
Atlanta 33.75° N, 84.39° W

Map of all 159 counties in Georgia

Every county is labeled on Census 2024 boundaries. Download it as a PDF to print, a PNG, or an editable SVG. For blank, colored or city versions, see the printable Georgia map sheets.

ApplingAtkinsonBaconBakerBaldwinBanksBarrowBartowBen HillBerrienBibbBleckleyBrantleyBrooksBryanBullochBurkeButtsCalhounCamdenCandlerCarrollCatoosaCharltonChathamChattahoocheeChattoogaCherokeeClarkeClayClaytonClinchCobbCoffeeColquittColumbiaCookCowetaCrawfordCrispDadeDawsonDecaturDeKalbDodgeDoolyDoughertyDouglasEarlyEcholsEffinghamElbertEmanuelEvansFanninFayetteFloydForsythFranklinFultonGilmerGlascockGlynnGordonGradyGreeneGwinnettHabershamHallHancockHaralsonHarrisHartHeardHenryHoustonIrwinJacksonJasperJeff DavisJeffersonJenkinsJohnsonJonesLamarLanierLaurensLeeLibertyLincolnLongLowndesLumpkinMcDuffieMcIntoshMaconMadisonMarionMeriwetherMillerMitchellMonroeMontgomeryMorganMurrayMuscogeeNewtonOconeeOglethorpePauldingPeachPickensPiercePikePolkPulaskiPutnamQuitmanRabunRandolphRichmondRockdaleSchleyScrevenSeminoleSpaldingStephensStewartSumterTalbotTaliaferroTattnallTaylorTelfairTerrellThomasTiftToombsTownsTreutlenTroupTurnerTwiggsUnionUpsonWalkerWaltonWareWarrenWashingtonWayneWebsterWheelerWhiteWhitfieldWilcoxWilkesWilkinsonWorthGeorgia county map. Online Map Tools (onlinemaptools.com), Census 2024 boundaries, free to reuse with credit.
159 units labeled. The orange dot marks the capital.

Georgia population and land area

Georgia had 11,180,878 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates, the sum of its counties. That ranks 8th of the 50 states and DC. Its 57,717 square miles of land rank 21st. Georgia averages 193.7 people per square mile of land, 2.0 times the national figure of 96.3. By density it ranks 17th.

Population, 2024
11,180,8788th of 51
Land area
57,717 sq mi21st of 51
Density
193.7 per sq mi17th of 51
Number of counties
159
Capital
Atlanta33.749° N, 84.388° W
State FIPS code
13

Georgia counties by population, density and income

Each shape is shaded by quintile, darker for higher values. Switch the measure above the map. Select a shape to open that county's page. The pin marks the capital, Atlanta.

Echols County: 8.8Wilcox County: 24Polk County: 144Bacon County: 39Webster County: 11Sumter County: 60Jenkins County: 25Gilmer County: 78Murray County: 120Glascock County: 21Fayette County: 643Rockdale County: 752Clay County: 14Dodge County: 40Lamar County: 113Monroe County: 79Jasper County: 47Stephens County: 154Laurens County: 62Johnson County: 30Heard County: 41Bibb County: 630Cook County: 79Schley County: 27Chattooga County: 81Crawford County: 38Dade County: 92Miller County: 21Turner County: 32Cherokee County: 697Lanier County: 53Haralson County: 115Morgan County: 63Towns County: 79Bulloch County: 126Ben Hill County: 68Colquitt County: 86Irwin County: 26Coffee County: 74Gordon County: 170Butts County: 148Franklin County: 96Tift County: 160Atkinson County: 25Marion County: 21Clinch County: 8.4Madison County: 116Putnam County: 68Greene County: 54Warren County: 18Newton County: 453Union County: 86Forsyth County: 1,247Baldwin County: 169Seminole County: 39Berrien County: 41Habersham County: 179Burke County: 30Henry County: 814Charlton County: 17Brantley County: 42Liberty County: 133Lowndes County: 246Douglas County: 759Telfair County: 25Randolph County: 14Dooly County: 28Baker County: 8.0Banks County: 87Catoosa County: 425Walker County: 155Paulding County: 604Twiggs County: 22Candler County: 46Fulton County: 2,070Elbert County: 57Cobb County: 2,318Lee County: 96Houston County: 465DeKalb County: 2,878Taylor County: 21Richmond County: 636Fannin County: 67Decatur County: 49Dougherty County: 251Pulaski County: 41Bartow County: 256Screven County: 22Quitman County: 15Taliaferro County: 8.3Tattnall County: 50Pierce County: 61Ware County: 40Toombs County: 76McDuffie County: 85Dawson County: 160Clayton County: 2,101Appling County: 37Clarke County: 1,090Camden County: 94Crisp County: 71Evans County: 59Upson County: 88Walton County: 336Hall County: 565Montgomery County: 36Whitfield County: 362Jeff Davis County: 46Lincoln County: 38McIntosh County: 27Meriwether County: 43Muscogee County: 932Oconee County: 243Peach County: 194Pike County: 96Wilkinson County: 19Bryan County: 117Chatham County: 710Effingham County: 153Harris County: 80Treutlen County: 32Long County: 51Wayne County: 50Oglethorpe County: 37Wilkes County: 20Jackson County: 276Calhoun County: 19Emanuel County: 34Gwinnett County: 2,328Talbot County: 15Lumpkin County: 127Spalding County: 359Bleckley County: 58Washington County: 29Macon County: 30Thomas County: 85Grady County: 58Columbia County: 577Pickens County: 158Chattahoochee County: 34Carroll County: 260Coweta County: 359Hancock County: 18White County: 123Jones County: 74Floyd County: 199Mitchell County: 40Glynn County: 206Early County: 20Wheeler County: 24Barrow County: 598Brooks County: 33Hart County: 121Stewart County: 10Terrell County: 26Jefferson County: 29Worth County: 36Rabun County: 48Troup County: 173
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Largest county in Georgia by land area

Ware County ranks first at 899 square miles and Clarke County last at 119 square miles. The top value is 7.5 times the bottom one.

  1. 01Ware County899
  2. 02Burke County827
  3. 03Clinch County815
  4. 04Laurens County807
  5. 05Charlton County780
  6. 06Emanuel County681
  7. 07Washington County679
  8. 08Bulloch County676
  9. 09Screven County646
  10. 10Wayne County642

Most populous county in Georgia

Fulton County ranks first at 1,090,354 residents and Taliaferro County last at 1,620 residents. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

  1. 01Fulton County1,090,354
  2. 02Gwinnett County1,003,869
  3. 03Cobb County787,538
  4. 04DeKalb County770,307
  5. 05Chatham County307,336
  6. 06Clayton County297,703
  7. 07Cherokee County293,513
  8. 08Forsyth County280,096
  9. 09Henry County259,315
  10. 10Hall County221,745

Least populous county in Georgia

The smallest populations, fewest first. Estimates for small counties carry more uncertainty than those for large ones.

  1. 01Taliaferro County1,620
  2. 02Webster County2,315
  3. 03Quitman County2,323
  4. 04Baker County2,732
  5. 05Clay County2,815
Log scale, so small counties stay visible next to the largest.

Most densely populated county in Georgia

DeKalb County ranks first at 2,877.8 people per square mile and Baker County last at 8.0 people per square mile. The gap is more than a hundredfold.

  1. 01DeKalb County2,877.8
  2. 02Gwinnett County2,328.5
  3. 03Cobb County2,318.4
  4. 04Clayton County2,100.9
  5. 05Fulton County2,069.7
  6. 06Forsyth County1,247.0
  7. 07Clarke County1,089.6
  8. 08Muscogee County932.2
  9. 09Henry County813.6
  10. 10Douglas County758.9
People per square mile of land, log scale.

Highest median household income in Georgia

Forsyth County ranks first at $136,347 and Clay County last at $37,858. The top value is 3.6 times the bottom one.

  1. 01Forsyth County$136,347
  2. 02Oconee County$114,230
  3. 03Fayette County$108,579
  4. 04Cherokee County$104,220
  5. 05Cobb County$99,134
  6. 06Bryan County$97,746
  7. 07Columbia County$97,031
  8. 08Fulton County$94,510
  9. 09Paulding County$93,773
  10. 10Coweta County$93,326

Towns and cities in Georgia

The Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates list 305 incorporated places in Georgia with 1,000 or more residents, holding 4,949,443 people together, or 44% of the state total. 148 of them have 5,000 or more. The northernmost is McCaysville at 34.982° N and the southernmost is Lake Park at 30.686° N. Among places of 5,000+, Hoschton grew fastest from July 2020 to July 2024, by 143.8%.

  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
Largest incorporated places, Vintage 2024 estimates.

Atlanta, the capital

76.6% of Georgia's place population, 3,793,123 of 4,949,443 people, lives in places within 100 miles of Atlanta. That ranks 23rd of 51 for how central the capital is.

See all states in the capital radius ranking and the most remote towns ranking. Sunrise and sunset times for Atlanta, month by month, are on the Atlanta daylight page.

States bordering Georgia

Georgia borders 5 states or districts. The nearest neighboring capital is Montgomery, 146 miles SW of Atlanta in a straight line.

UTM zones in Georgia

The internal points of Georgia's counties fall in UTM zones 16, 17. Zones are 6 degrees of longitude wide, numbered from 180° W: zone = floor((longitude + 180) / 6) + 1. Because Georgia spans 2 zones, no single UTM zone covers the whole state.

All 159 counties in Georgia

Sort by any column. The small orange number marks the top 3 in the state by population.

FIPS
13121Fulton County1,090,354#15272,069.7$94,510
13135Gwinnett County1,003,869#24312,328.5$84,076
13067Cobb County787,538#33402,318.4$99,134
13089DeKalb County770,3072682,877.8$77,722
13051Chatham County307,336433710.2$70,556
13063Clayton County297,7031422,100.9$57,974
13057Cherokee County293,513421697.2$104,220
13117Forsyth County280,0962251,247.0$136,347
13151Henry County259,315319813.6$80,908
13139Hall County221,745392565.0$78,309
13245Richmond County206,303324636.1$52,073
13215Muscogee County201,830217932.2$52,492
13223Paulding County188,549312603.6$93,773
13153Houston County174,897376465.0$75,266
13073Columbia County167,472290577.1$97,031
13077Coweta County158,233441358.8$93,326
13021Bibb County157,056249629.8$51,569
13097Douglas County151,887200758.9$79,672
13059Clarke County129,9951191,089.6$54,550
13045Carroll County129,911499260.3$71,083
13113Fayette County125,107195642.6$108,579
13217Newton County124,010274452.9$76,151
13185Lowndes County122,082497245.5$54,984
13015Bartow County117,508459256.1$78,771
13297Walton County109,792327335.9$79,829
13313Whitfield County105,070290361.7$63,111
13115Floyd County101,390510198.9$61,058
13247Rockdale County97,610130751.9$76,081
13013Barrow County96,294161597.9$72,075
13157Jackson County93,825340276.2$84,439
13127Glynn County86,540420206.2$70,067
13031Bulloch County85,454676126.4$54,787
13095Dougherty County82,418329250.8$45,863
13103Effingham County73,148479152.8$83,900
13285Troup County71,513414172.7$60,839
13255Spalding County70,292196358.7$56,834
13295Walker County69,340446155.4$58,363
13047Catoosa County68,940162425.1$70,315
13179Liberty County68,607516132.8$57,699
13129Gordon County60,765356170.5$64,795
13039Camden County59,09963093.8$72,185
13029Bryan County51,105438116.8$97,746
13175Laurens County50,28780762.3$56,867
13137Habersham County49,665277179.4$71,753
13071Colquitt County46,97754785.9$47,821
13275Thomas County46,05454584.6$54,989
13219Oconee County44,751184242.8$114,230
13233Polk County44,610310143.7$56,271
13069Coffee County43,85159274.0$49,804
13009Baldwin County43,644259168.7$51,206
13277Tift County41,708261159.9$53,295
13213Murray County41,316344119.9$63,836
13145Harris County36,92946479.6$91,977
13227Pickens County36,580232157.6$78,032
13299Ware County36,22289940.3$40,901
13187Lumpkin County36,016283127.3$72,676
13177Lee County34,07335695.8$80,806
13085Dawson County33,748211160.1$89,330
13123Gilmer County33,32742678.2$62,317
13195Madison County32,771282116.1$65,296
13143Haralson County32,404282114.8$59,384
13305Wayne County32,13264250.1$55,797
13207Monroe County31,43739679.4$80,692
13311White County29,668241123.2$66,962
13087Decatur County29,39159749.2$50,452
13225Peach County29,213150194.4$68,464
13169Jones County29,04739473.7$65,524
13261Sumter County28,97248360.0$43,835
13293Upson County28,35832387.7$54,439
13147Hart County28,052232120.7$53,100
13291Union County27,60132285.7$65,505
13257Stephens County27,498179153.7$50,685
13279Toombs County27,48836475.5$48,866
13035Butts County27,127184147.7$59,622
13131Grady County26,27145457.8$52,456
13111Fannin County25,85438766.8$60,037
13055Chattooga County25,30631380.8$51,225
13119Franklin County25,20826196.5$53,221
13033Burke County24,47282729.6$51,388
13267Tattnall County24,27548150.5$48,998
13237Putnam County23,38334567.8$59,068
13107Emanuel County23,22468134.1$46,017
13211Morgan County21,94034763.2$69,090
13189McDuffie County21,76425784.6$53,389
13199Meriwether County21,43950142.8$54,428
13133Greene County21,09138854.4$79,890
13171Lamar County20,690184112.8$63,622
13229Pierce County20,66934060.7$56,330
13231Pike County20,66921695.6$80,652
13183Long County20,43940051.0$63,146
13205Mitchell County20,32951239.7$48,774
13011Banks County20,31823387.3$70,067
13321Worth County20,26257135.5$50,830
13105Elbert County20,15235157.4$50,367
13303Washington County19,83467929.2$48,809
13091Dodge County19,63049639.6$46,462
13081Crisp County19,46827371.4$43,174
13025Brantley County18,79544342.4$57,325
13001Appling County18,66950836.7$51,054
13019Berrien County18,66645341.2$50,581
13075Cook County17,98422878.7$50,258
13241Rabun County17,71137047.8$60,085
13159Jasper County17,21936846.7$67,681
13017Ben Hill County16,94525067.7$40,325
13027Brooks County16,34449333.1$46,796
13221Oglethorpe County16,17243936.8$67,249
13083Dade County16,06817492.3$58,644
13161Jeff Davis County15,11933145.7$47,635
13163Jefferson County15,01952728.5$45,829
13251Screven County14,32564622.2$49,034
13281Towns County13,18416679.2$60,563
13049Charlton County13,02178016.7$52,191
13023Bleckley County12,62621658.5$58,877
13079Crawford County12,34932538.0$61,519
13149Heard County12,11929640.9$57,670
13193Macon County11,83140129.5$41,895
13191McIntosh County11,80043127.4$56,573
13093Dooly County11,18639328.5$50,396
13043Candler County11,13024345.8$49,332
13005Bacon County11,04528438.9$48,915
13271Telfair County11,00043725.2$42,203
13109Evans County10,86918359.4$50,831
13173Lanier County10,46419753.2$54,586
13099Early County10,44451320.4$43,444
13235Pulaski County10,18024940.8$46,123
13317Wilkes County9,56747020.4$48,635
13253Seminole County9,27423839.0$49,423
13167Johnson County9,17830330.3$51,602
13155Irwin County9,15535425.8$52,918
13287Turner County9,02328531.6$42,769
13315Wilcox County8,90437823.6$45,726
13165Jenkins County8,83634725.4$42,539
13273Terrell County8,69833625.9$45,616
13141Hancock County8,68347118.4$40,099
13319Wilkinson County8,66744919.3$51,498
13209Montgomery County8,56624135.5$53,248
13053Chattahoochee County8,54824934.4$57,550
13003Atkinson County8,43534324.6$44,890
13181Lincoln County8,04921038.3$58,502
13269Taylor County7,78337720.7$44,708
13289Twiggs County7,72835921.5$50,700
13197Marion County7,63536620.9$51,270
13309Wheeler County7,07629523.9$41,163
13065Clinch County6,8718158.4$45,718
13283Treutlen County6,42019932.2$45,699
13243Randolph County6,08542814.2$39,926
13201Miller County5,82428220.6$50,799
13263Talbot County5,75539114.7$41,656
13037Calhoun County5,44128019.4$41,260
13301Warren County5,14828418.1$48,308
13259Stewart County4,80945910.5$41,227
13249Schley County4,50316727.0$60,750
13101Echols County3,6984208.8$50,311
13125Glascock County3,00814420.9$54,862
13061Clay County2,81519514.4$37,858
13007Baker County2,7323428.0$47,850
13239Quitman County2,32315115.4$42,480
13307Webster County2,31521011.0$45,036
13265Taliaferro County1,6201958.3$46,469

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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 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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