Counties of Georgia
Georgia has 159 counties, home to 11,302,748 people across 149,488 km². Each county below opens its full profile — Census Bureau and American Community Survey figures, and how it ranks against the rest of Georgia and the country.
- Counties
- 159
- Population
- 11,302,748
- 2025 estimate
- #8 of 51 states
- Area
- 149,488 km²
- #21 of 51 states
- Density
- 76
- per km²
- #17 of 51 states
How Georgia's counties spread
Across Georgia's counties: the middle value, where the state ranks among all states (1 = highest median), and which county is highest and lowest. Medians rather than totals, since most of these are rates that cannot be added up.
Amenities & Infrastructure
| Indicator | Median | Rank | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households with Broadband2024 | 85.2% | 40 / 50 | Forsyth County97.7% | Warren County63.2% |
| Median Gross Rent2024 | $879 | 30 / 50 | Forsyth County$2,090 | Clinch County$509 |
| Median Home Value2024 | $170,200 | 34 / 50 | Forsyth County$550,400 | Stewart County$65,100 |
| Owner-Occupied Homes2024 | 71.3% | 42 / 50 | Harris County88.8% | Chattahoochee County39.3% |
| Vacant Homes2024 | 14.0% | 26 / 50 | Hancock County41.2% | Forsyth County3.8% |
Demography
| Indicator | Median | Rank | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 and Over2024 | 17.9% | 45 / 50 | Quitman County37.2% | Chattahoochee County4.5% |
| American Indian & Alaska Native2024 | 0.1% | 29 / 50 | Stewart County1.5% | Long County0.0% |
| Asian, non-Hispanic2024 | 0.8% | 19 / 50 | Forsyth County19.6% | Jefferson County0.0% |
| Average Household Size2024people | 2.6 | 5 / 50 | Wheeler County3.8 | Towns County2 |
| Black, non-Hispanic2024 | 26.0% | 4 / 50 | Dougherty County70.2% | Gilmer County0.3% |
| Foreign-Born2024 | 3.7% | 23 / 50 | Gwinnett County28.4% | Quitman County0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino2024 | 5.8% | 23 / 50 | Whitfield County37.2% | Clay County0.0% |
| Median Age2024years | 39.9 | 41 / 50 | Quitman County58.4 | Chattahoochee County24.4 |
| Sex Ratio2024per 1,000 males | 1,034 | 9 / 50 | Randolph County1,410 | Chattahoochee County489 |
| Speak a Language Other Than English2024 | 6.2% | 22 / 50 | Gwinnett County38.1% | Glascock County0.1% |
| Under 182024 | 22.5% | 14 / 50 | Echols County30.3% | Stewart County12.2% |
| Veterans2024 | 7.1% | 30 / 50 | Liberty County19.5% | Randolph County3.8% |
| White, non-Hispanic2024 | 60.5% | 39 / 50 | Towns County92.9% | Clayton County7.8% |
Economy
| Indicator | Median | Rank | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Below Poverty Line2024 | 17.3% | 8 / 50 | Terrell County33.3% | Forsyth County4.3% |
| Households on SNAP2024 | 17.0% | 5 / 50 | Randolph County39.4% | Forsyth County2.2% |
| Income Inequality2024index | 0.457 | 14 / 50 | Greene County0.563 | Paulding County0.359 |
| Median Household Income2024 | $58,239 | 42 / 50 | Forsyth County$143,784 | Randolph County$28,380 |
| Per Capita Income2024 | $30,470 | 45 / 50 | Fulton County$63,269 | Wheeler County$16,802 |
| Unemployment Rate2024 | 4.7% | 25 / 50 | Quitman County28.6% | Rabun County1.3% |
Education
| Indicator | Median | Rank | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree or Higher2024 | 18.8% | 42 / 50 | Fulton County58.5% | Johnson County8.4% |
| High School or Higher2024 | 85.9% | 46 / 50 | Chattahoochee County96.5% | Atkinson County68.6% |
Health Coverage
| Indicator | Median | Rank | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Health Insurance2024 | 12.9% | 2 / 50 | Atkinson County26.1% | Chattahoochee County6.1% |
| With a Disability2024 | 16.7% | 14 / 50 | Quitman County38.0% | Echols County8.2% |
Population & Density
| Indicator | Median | Rank | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population2025 | 24,376 | 29 / 50 | Fulton County1,098,791 | Taliaferro County1,662 |
| Population Density2025/km² | 27 | 19 / 50 | DeKalb County1,117 | Baker County3 |
Work & Commute
| Indicator | Median | Rank | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commute by Public Transit2024 | 0.2% | 25 / 50 | Clinch County6.8% | Seminole County0.0% |
| Households with No Vehicle2024 | 6.1% | 14 / 50 | Randolph County25.0% | Oconee County0.8% |
| Mean Commute Time2024minutes | 27.2 | 8 / 50 | Glascock County49.6 | Chattahoochee County10.5 |
| Work from Home2024 | 7.6% | 37 / 50 | Forsyth County32.5% | Quitman County0.6% |
All counties
| County | Population 2025 | Area | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appling County | 19,100 | 1,316 km² | $46,651 |
| Atkinson County | 8,454 | 888 km² | $42,347 |
| Bacon County | 11,070 | 736 km² | $44,694 |
| Baker County | 2,725 | 886 km² | $46,012 |
| Baldwin County | 44,029 | 670 km² | $54,403 |
| Banks County | 21,273 | 603 km² | $77,063 |
| Barrow County | 99,773 | 417 km² | $80,653 |
| Bartow County | 120,800 | 1,189 km² | $82,243 |
| Ben Hill County | 17,099 | 648 km² | $41,758 |
| Berrien County | 18,932 | 1,174 km² | $52,876 |
| Bibb County | 157,556 | 646 km² | $51,234 |
| Bleckley County | 12,866 | 559 km² | $62,008 |
| Brantley County | 18,936 | 1,148 km² | $58,239 |
| Brooks County | 16,101 | 1,277 km² | $46,807 |
| Bryan County | 52,062 | 1,133 km² | $103,408 |
| Bulloch County | 86,949 | 1,751 km² | $58,810 |
| Burke County | 24,408 | 2,142 km² | $53,014 |
| Butts County | 27,218 | 476 km² | $69,241 |
| Calhoun County | 5,413 | 726 km² | $46,940 |
| Camden County | 60,143 | 1,632 km² | $74,378 |
| Candler County | 11,275 | 630 km² | $49,581 |
| Carroll County | 131,036 | 1,293 km² | $73,714 |
| Catoosa County | 69,628 | 420 km² | $74,639 |
| Charlton County | 13,121 | 2,020 km² | $61,276 |
| Chatham County | 311,855 | 1,121 km² | $71,097 |
| Chattahoochee County | 8,465 | 644 km² | $61,042 |
| Chattooga County | 25,300 | 812 km² | $50,285 |
| Cherokee County | 299,273 | 1,090 km² | $108,115 |
| Clarke County | 129,921 | 309 km² | $53,625 |
| Clay County | 2,815 | 506 km² | $49,147 |
| Clayton County | 297,471 | 367 km² | $59,806 |
| Clinch County | 6,847 | 2,111 km² | $45,847 |
| Cobb County | 793,345 | 880 km² | $102,738 |
| Coffee County | 44,407 | 1,534 km² | $50,683 |
| Colquitt County | 47,438 | 1,417 km² | $49,341 |
| Columbia County | 169,189 | 752 km² | $95,592 |
| Cook County | 18,232 | 592 km² | $53,651 |
| Coweta County | 160,240 | 1,142 km² | $95,548 |
| Crawford County | 12,206 | 842 km² | $67,116 |
| Crisp County | 19,237 | 706 km² | $45,105 |
| Dade County | 16,154 | 451 km² | $64,568 |
| Dawson County | 35,365 | 546 km² | $92,991 |
| DeKalb County | 774,394 | 693 km² | $80,644 |
| Decatur County | 29,432 | 1,547 km² | $53,317 |
| Dodge County | 19,663 | 1,285 km² | $51,587 |
| Dooly County | 11,156 | 1,017 km² | $60,987 |
| Dougherty County | 82,616 | 851 km² | $49,044 |
| Douglas County | 154,293 | 518 km² | $82,984 |
| Early County | 10,455 | 1,328 km² | $54,083 |
| Echols County | 3,685 | 1,089 km² | $59,489 |
| Effingham County | 74,397 | 1,240 km² | $88,438 |
| Elbert County | 20,072 | 909 km² | $58,450 |
| Emanuel County | 23,147 | 1,763 km² | $52,772 |
| Evans County | 11,028 | 474 km² | $53,259 |
| Fannin County | 26,111 | 1,003 km² | $57,073 |
| Fayette County | 125,156 | 504 km² | $111,978 |
| Floyd County | 101,378 | 1,320 km² | $65,565 |
| Forsyth County | 282,805 | 582 km² | $143,784 |
| Franklin County | 25,948 | 677 km² | $53,046 |
| Fulton County | 1,098,791 | 1,365 km² | $95,292 |
| Gilmer County | 33,894 | 1,104 km² | $74,499 |
| Glascock County | 3,141 | 372 km² | $54,934 |
| Glynn County | 87,599 | 1,087 km² | $69,799 |
| Gordon County | 61,701 | 923 km² | $63,650 |
| Grady County | 26,590 | 1,177 km² | $58,980 |
| Greene County | 21,367 | 1,004 km² | $86,272 |
| Gwinnett County | 1,018,099 | 1,117 km² | $87,890 |
| Habersham County | 50,416 | 717 km² | $67,309 |
| Hall County | 226,568 | 1,017 km² | $80,901 |
| Hancock County | 8,682 | 1,220 km² | $40,082 |
| Haralson County | 33,066 | 731 km² | $72,127 |
| Harris County | 37,280 | 1,201 km² | $97,302 |
| Hart County | 28,639 | 602 km² | $59,385 |
| Heard County | 12,149 | 767 km² | $65,868 |
| Henry County | 264,922 | 825 km² | $83,146 |
| Houston County | 178,214 | 974 km² | $80,698 |
| Irwin County | 9,020 | 918 km² | $51,384 |
| Jackson County | 99,265 | 880 km² | $89,544 |
| Jasper County | 17,632 | 954 km² | $60,134 |
| Jeff Davis County | 15,219 | 857 km² | $40,283 |
| Jefferson County | 15,011 | 1,364 km² | $53,014 |
| Jenkins County | 8,843 | 900 km² | $44,389 |
| Johnson County | 9,310 | 785 km² | $51,028 |
| Jones County | 29,171 | 1,020 km² | $75,500 |
| Lamar County | 20,941 | 475 km² | $67,062 |
| Lanier County | 10,623 | 509 km² | $47,186 |
| Laurens County | 51,041 | 2,091 km² | $55,010 |
| Lee County | 34,179 | 922 km² | $89,168 |
| Liberty County | 70,313 | 1,338 km² | $60,456 |
| Lincoln County | 8,112 | 545 km² | $56,907 |
| Long County | 21,557 | 1,037 km² | $68,808 |
| Lowndes County | 122,867 | 1,288 km² | $58,541 |
| Lumpkin County | 36,178 | 729 km² | $77,448 |
| Macon County | 11,756 | 1,038 km² | $41,031 |
| Madison County | 32,919 | 731 km² | $61,963 |
| Marion County | 7,676 | 947 km² | $51,667 |
| McDuffie County | 21,640 | 667 km² | $56,733 |
| McIntosh County | 11,989 | 1,117 km² | $50,273 |
| Meriwether County | 21,516 | 1,297 km² | $57,340 |
| Miller County | 5,812 | 731 km² | $51,425 |
| Mitchell County | 20,467 | 1,326 km² | $57,613 |
| Monroe County | 32,023 | 1,026 km² | $83,183 |
| Montgomery County | 8,635 | 625 km² | $51,941 |
| Morgan County | 22,095 | 900 km² | $78,111 |
| Murray County | 41,607 | 892 km² | $69,253 |
| Muscogee County | 202,171 | 561 km² | $58,073 |
| Newton County | 125,583 | 709 km² | $77,179 |
| Oconee County | 44,893 | 477 km² | $121,217 |
| Oglethorpe County | 16,415 | 1,137 km² | $75,034 |
| Paulding County | 190,996 | 809 km² | $98,031 |
| Peach County | 29,877 | 389 km² | $71,293 |
| Pickens County | 37,167 | 601 km² | $78,930 |
| Pierce County | 20,764 | 882 km² | $60,517 |
| Pike County | 20,932 | 560 km² | $86,719 |
| Polk County | 45,514 | 804 km² | $58,515 |
| Pulaski County | 10,172 | 646 km² | $50,406 |
| Putnam County | 23,722 | 893 km² | $72,096 |
| Quitman County | 2,254 | 392 km² | $40,179 |
| Rabun County | 17,764 | 959 km² | $67,493 |
| Randolph County | 6,156 | 1,109 km² | $28,380 |
| Richmond County | 206,559 | 840 km² | $55,637 |
| Rockdale County | 98,416 | 336 km² | $77,247 |
| Schley County | 4,593 | 432 km² | $56,875 |
| Screven County | 14,408 | 1,673 km² | $52,792 |
| Seminole County | 9,162 | 615 km² | $49,495 |
| Spalding County | 70,775 | 508 km² | $62,071 |
| Stephens County | 27,854 | 463 km² | $54,754 |
| Stewart County | 4,631 | 1,188 km² | $33,250 |
| Sumter County | 28,801 | 1,251 km² | $42,653 |
| Talbot County | 5,709 | 1,014 km² | $41,597 |
| Taliaferro County | 1,662 | 504 km² | $52,500 |
| Tattnall County | 24,376 | 1,245 km² | $50,747 |
| Taylor County | 7,818 | 976 km² | $41,788 |
| Telfair County | 11,195 | 1,133 km² | $50,929 |
| Terrell County | 8,656 | 870 km² | $46,171 |
| Thomas County | 46,368 | 1,411 km² | $60,736 |
| Tift County | 42,254 | 676 km² | $53,255 |
| Toombs County | 27,545 | 943 km² | $52,621 |
| Towns County | 13,285 | 431 km² | $59,135 |
| Treutlen County | 6,466 | 517 km² | $55,518 |
| Troup County | 72,844 | 1,072 km² | $56,776 |
| Turner County | 8,983 | 739 km² | $36,799 |
| Twiggs County | 7,597 | 930 km² | $56,324 |
| Union County | 27,859 | 838 km² | $66,176 |
| Upson County | 28,500 | 838 km² | $55,429 |
| Walker County | 70,250 | 1,156 km² | $59,469 |
| Walton County | 112,696 | 846 km² | $84,945 |
| Ware County | 36,906 | 2,329 km² | $47,448 |
| Warren County | 5,269 | 737 km² | $44,289 |
| Washington County | 19,453 | 1,757 km² | $46,023 |
| Wayne County | 32,481 | 1,662 km² | $53,427 |
| Webster County | 2,369 | 543 km² | $46,792 |
| Wheeler County | 7,570 | 765 km² | $40,539 |
| White County | 29,802 | 624 km² | $70,666 |
| Whitfield County | 106,212 | 752 km² | $67,070 |
| Wilcox County | 8,797 | 979 km² | $54,138 |
| Wilkes County | 9,540 | 1,216 km² | $52,043 |
| Wilkinson County | 8,650 | 1,163 km² | $45,465 |
| Worth County | 20,059 | 1,478 km² | $58,694 |
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