Georgia County Map with Cities — All 159 Counties
All 159 of Georgia's counties, mapped from official U.S. Census boundaries with population, income, and unemployment for every one. Color the map by any measure, tap a county for its data, or download a print-ready copy.
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Georgia at a glance
- Scale. Georgia is divided into 159 counties across 57,718 sq mi of land, an average of 363 sq mi each. calculated from Census TIGER 2026
- People. Its counties are home to 11,302,748 residents. That averages 71,086 each, or 196 per square mile statewide. calculated from Census PEP V2025 · Census TIGER 2026
- Water. Another 1,705 sq mi is water, or 2.9% of the state’s area. Chatham County has the most. calculated from Census TIGER 2026
Georgia’s 159 counties, by the numbers
The table lists every county’s population, median household income, unemployment, density, and land area. Sort it by any column to find yours or rank them. A few patterns stand out:
- Concentrated. Half of Georgia’s 11,302,748 residents live in just 12 of 159 counties, and the 5 largest hold 35.4% of the total. calculated from Census PEP V2025
- Income tracks poverty. The gap from richest to poorest runs 3.8×, and the 10 highest-income counties average 7.3% in poverty against 29.3% for the 10 lowest. calculated from Census SAIPE 2024
- The median county. Half of Georgia’s counties have fewer than 24,376 residents, and half report a median household income below $58,648. calculated from Census PEP V2025 · Census SAIPE 2024
- Lopsided density. Only 36 of 159 counties are denser than Georgia’s statewide average of 196 people per square mile. calculated from Census PEP V2025 · Census TIGER 2026
| Appling County | 19,100 | $56,345 | 4.1% | 38/sq mi | 508 sq mi | Baxley |
| Atkinson County | 8,454 | $47,544 | 3.3% | 25/sq mi | 343 sq mi | Pearson |
| Bacon County | 11,070 | $49,454 | 3.5% | 39/sq mi | 284 sq mi | Alma |
| Baker County | 2,725 | $48,527 | 4.9% | 8/sq mi | 342 sq mi | Newton |
| Baldwin County | 44,029 | $54,896 | 3.9% | 170/sq mi | 259 sq mi | Milledgeville |
| Banks County | 21,273 | $78,587 | 3.1% | 92/sq mi | 232 sq mi | Homer |
| Barrow County | 99,773 | $89,040 | 3.1% | 619/sq mi | 161 sq mi | Winder |
| Bartow County | 120,800 | $82,311 | 3.3% | 263/sq mi | 459 sq mi | Cartersville |
| Ben Hill County | 17,099 | $47,228 | 4.2% | 68/sq mi | 250 sq mi | Fitzgerald |
| Berrien County | 18,932 | $54,062 | 3.2% | 42/sq mi | 453 sq mi | Nashville |
| Bibb County | 157,556 | $50,751 | 4.5% | 632/sq mi | 249 sq mi | Macon |
| Bleckley County | 12,866 | $59,580 | 3.6% | 60/sq mi | 216 sq mi | Cochran |
| Brantley County | 18,936 | $71,966 | 3.3% | 43/sq mi | 443 sq mi | Nahunta |
| Brooks County | 16,101 | $49,237 | 4.0% | 33/sq mi | 493 sq mi | Quitman |
| Bryan County | 52,062 | $107,486 | 3.1% | 119/sq mi | 438 sq mi | Pembroke |
| Bulloch County | 86,949 | $56,738 | 3.8% | 129/sq mi | 676 sq mi | Statesboro |
| Burke County | 24,408 | $51,974 | 4.5% | 30/sq mi | 827 sq mi | Waynesboro |
| Butts County | 27,218 | $71,262 | 3.6% | 148/sq mi | 184 sq mi | Jackson |
| Calhoun County | 5,413 | $39,818 | 3.0% | 19/sq mi | 280 sq mi | Morgan |
| Camden County | 60,143 | $73,643 | 3.4% | 95/sq mi | 630 sq mi | Woodbine |
| Candler County | 11,275 | $49,754 | 3.6% | 46/sq mi | 243 sq mi | Metter |
| Carroll County | 131,036 | $75,188 | 3.5% | 263/sq mi | 499 sq mi | Carrollton |
| Catoosa County | 69,628 | $73,900 | 3.2% | 429/sq mi | 162 sq mi | Ringgold |
| Charlton County | 13,121 | $55,182 | 3.4% | 17/sq mi | 780 sq mi | Folkston |
| Chatham County | 311,855 | $74,037 | 3.1% | 721/sq mi | 433 sq mi | Savannah |
| Chattahoochee County | 8,465 | $60,793 | 7.7% | 34/sq mi | 249 sq mi | Cusseta-Chattahoochee County |
| Chattooga County | 25,300 | $52,704 | 4.1% | 81/sq mi | 313 sq mi | Summerville |
| Cherokee County | 299,273 | $116,493 | 3.0% | 711/sq mi | 421 sq mi | Canton |
| Clarke County | 129,921 | $54,739 | 3.5% | 1,089/sq mi | 119 sq mi | Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) |
| Clay County | 2,815 | $40,200 | 5.7% | 14/sq mi | 195 sq mi | Fort Gaines |
| Clayton County | 297,471 | $59,825 | 4.4% | 2,099/sq mi | 142 sq mi | Jonesboro |
| Clinch County | 6,847 | $50,547 | 4.0% | 8/sq mi | 815 sq mi | Homerville |
| Cobb County | 793,345 | $102,071 | 3.3% | 2,335/sq mi | 340 sq mi | Marietta |
| Coffee County | 44,407 | $50,764 | 3.6% | 75/sq mi | 592 sq mi | Douglas |
| Colquitt County | 47,438 | $49,031 | 3.2% | 87/sq mi | 547 sq mi | Moultrie |
| Columbia County | 169,189 | $96,487 | 3.5% | 583/sq mi | 290 sq mi | Appling |
| Cook County | 18,232 | $58,852 | 3.7% | 80/sq mi | 228 sq mi | Adel |
| Coweta County | 160,240 | $96,188 | 3.2% | 363/sq mi | 441 sq mi | Newnan |
| Crawford County | 12,206 | $65,964 | 3.7% | 38/sq mi | 325 sq mi | Knoxville |
| Crisp County | 19,237 | $47,101 | 3.7% | 71/sq mi | 273 sq mi | Cordele |
| Dade County | 16,154 | $70,540 | 3.4% | 93/sq mi | 174 sq mi | Trenton |
| Dawson County | 35,365 | $93,710 | 3.0% | 168/sq mi | 211 sq mi | Dawsonville |
| Decatur County | 29,432 | $50,909 | 3.7% | 49/sq mi | 597 sq mi | Bainbridge |
| DeKalb County | 774,394 | $81,452 | 3.6% | 2,893/sq mi | 268 sq mi | Decatur |
| Dodge County | 19,663 | $50,872 | 3.4% | 40/sq mi | 496 sq mi | Eastman |
| Dooly County | 11,156 | $48,734 | 4.1% | 28/sq mi | 393 sq mi | Vienna |
| Dougherty County | 82,616 | $50,559 | 5.0% | 251/sq mi | 329 sq mi | Albany |
| Douglas County | 154,293 | $77,579 | 3.8% | 771/sq mi | 200 sq mi | Douglasville |
| Early County | 10,455 | $46,188 | 4.9% | 20/sq mi | 513 sq mi | Blakely |
| Echols County | 3,685 | $51,554 | 2.8% | 9/sq mi | 420 sq mi | Statenville |
| Effingham County | 74,397 | $92,674 | 2.9% | 155/sq mi | 479 sq mi | Springfield |
| Elbert County | 20,072 | $54,923 | 3.9% | 57/sq mi | 351 sq mi | Elberton |
| Emanuel County | 23,147 | $48,801 | 4.0% | 34/sq mi | 681 sq mi | Swainsboro |
| Evans County | 11,028 | $47,653 | 3.3% | 60/sq mi | 183 sq mi | Claxton |
| Fannin County | 26,111 | $61,504 | 3.2% | 67/sq mi | 387 sq mi | Blue Ridge |
| Fayette County | 125,156 | $117,563 | 3.5% | 643/sq mi | 195 sq mi | Fayetteville |
| Floyd County | 101,378 | $64,134 | 3.5% | 199/sq mi | 510 sq mi | Rome |
| Forsyth County | 282,805 | $152,036 | 3.0% | 1,259/sq mi | 225 sq mi | Cumming |
| Franklin County | 25,948 | $58,648 | 3.9% | 99/sq mi | 262 sq mi | Carnesville |
| Fulton County | 1,098,791 | $100,751 | 3.6% | 2,086/sq mi | 527 sq mi | Atlanta |
| Gilmer County | 33,894 | $69,729 | 3.3% | 80/sq mi | 426 sq mi | Ellijay |
| Glascock County | 3,141 | $60,482 | 3.8% | 22/sq mi | 144 sq mi | Gibson |
| Glynn County | 87,599 | $71,733 | 3.0% | 209/sq mi | 420 sq mi | Brunswick |
| Gordon County | 61,701 | $63,631 | 3.2% | 173/sq mi | 356 sq mi | Calhoun |
| Grady County | 26,590 | $54,199 | 3.4% | 59/sq mi | 454 sq mi | Cairo |
| Greene County | 21,367 | $84,198 | 3.7% | 55/sq mi | 388 sq mi | Greensboro |
| Gwinnett County | 1,018,099 | $89,709 | 3.3% | 2,361/sq mi | 431 sq mi | Lawrenceville |
| Habersham County | 50,416 | $66,701 | 3.1% | 182/sq mi | 277 sq mi | Clarkesville |
| Hall County | 226,568 | $86,461 | 3.0% | 577/sq mi | 393 sq mi | Gainesville |
| Hancock County | 8,682 | $43,810 | 4.9% | 18/sq mi | 471 sq mi | Sparta |
| Haralson County | 33,066 | $65,544 | 3.4% | 117/sq mi | 282 sq mi | Buchanan |
| Harris County | 37,280 | $102,397 | 3.3% | 80/sq mi | 464 sq mi | Hamilton |
| Hart County | 28,639 | $63,976 | 3.6% | 123/sq mi | 232 sq mi | Hartwell |
| Heard County | 12,149 | $65,329 | 3.7% | 41/sq mi | 296 sq mi | Franklin |
| Henry County | 264,922 | $89,273 | 4.0% | 831/sq mi | 319 sq mi | McDonough |
| Houston County | 178,214 | $79,245 | 3.4% | 474/sq mi | 376 sq mi | Perry |
| Irwin County | 9,020 | $54,271 | 3.6% | 25/sq mi | 354 sq mi | Ocilla |
| Jackson County | 99,265 | $92,131 | 3.2% | 292/sq mi | 340 sq mi | Jefferson |
| Jasper County | 17,632 | $75,080 | 3.5% | 48/sq mi | 368 sq mi | Monticello |
| Jeff Davis County | 15,219 | $50,152 | 4.6% | 46/sq mi | 331 sq mi | Hazlehurst |
| Jefferson County | 15,011 | $44,800 | 4.0% | 29/sq mi | 527 sq mi | Louisville |
| Jenkins County | 8,843 | $46,061 | 3.1% | 25/sq mi | 347 sq mi | Millen |
| Johnson County | 9,310 | $44,330 | 3.7% | 31/sq mi | 303 sq mi | Wrightsville |
| Jones County | 29,171 | $76,533 | 3.4% | 74/sq mi | 394 sq mi | Gray |
| Lamar County | 20,941 | $68,344 | 4.6% | 114/sq mi | 184 sq mi | Barnesville |
| Lanier County | 10,623 | $54,320 | 3.6% | 54/sq mi | 197 sq mi | Lakeland |
| Laurens County | 51,041 | $58,022 | 3.8% | 63/sq mi | 807 sq mi | Dublin |
| Lee County | 34,179 | $89,592 | 3.0% | 96/sq mi | 356 sq mi | Leesburg |
| Liberty County | 70,313 | $62,123 | 4.1% | 136/sq mi | 516 sq mi | Hinesville |
| Lincoln County | 8,112 | $64,514 | 4.0% | 39/sq mi | 210 sq mi | Lincolnton |
| Long County | 21,557 | $68,102 | 3.8% | 54/sq mi | 400 sq mi | Ludowici |
| Lowndes County | 122,867 | $60,185 | 4.0% | 247/sq mi | 497 sq mi | Valdosta |
| Lumpkin County | 36,178 | $80,922 | 3.8% | 129/sq mi | 281 sq mi | Dahlonega |
| Macon County | 11,756 | $44,111 | 4.7% | 29/sq mi | 401 sq mi | Oglethorpe |
| Madison County | 32,919 | $68,602 | 3.3% | 117/sq mi | 282 sq mi | Danielsville |
| Marion County | 7,676 | $53,304 | 3.6% | 21/sq mi | 366 sq mi | Buena Vista |
| McDuffie County | 21,640 | $53,781 | 4.1% | 84/sq mi | 257 sq mi | Thomson |
| McIntosh County | 11,989 | $57,307 | 3.7% | 28/sq mi | 431 sq mi | Darien |
| Meriwether County | 21,516 | $61,548 | 4.0% | 43/sq mi | 501 sq mi | Greenville |
| Miller County | 5,812 | $51,502 | 3.3% | 21/sq mi | 282 sq mi | Colquitt |
| Mitchell County | 20,467 | $50,527 | 4.1% | 40/sq mi | 512 sq mi | Camilla |
| Monroe County | 32,023 | $81,431 | 3.2% | 81/sq mi | 396 sq mi | Forsyth |
| Montgomery County | 8,635 | $54,914 | 4.6% | 36/sq mi | 241 sq mi | Mount Vernon |
| Morgan County | 22,095 | $77,822 | 3.0% | 64/sq mi | 347 sq mi | Madison |
| Murray County | 41,607 | $61,257 | 3.5% | 121/sq mi | 344 sq mi | Chatsworth |
| Muscogee County | 202,171 | $57,609 | 4.4% | 934/sq mi | 217 sq mi | Columbus |
| Newton County | 125,583 | $80,129 | 4.1% | 459/sq mi | 274 sq mi | Covington |
| Oconee County | 44,893 | $125,848 | 2.9% | 244/sq mi | 184 sq mi | Watkinsville |
| Oglethorpe County | 16,415 | $65,817 | 2.9% | 37/sq mi | 439 sq mi | Lexington |
| Paulding County | 190,996 | $95,196 | 3.4% | 611/sq mi | 312 sq mi | Dallas |
| Peach County | 29,877 | $63,005 | 4.3% | 199/sq mi | 150 sq mi | Fort Valley |
| Pickens County | 37,167 | $82,147 | 3.1% | 160/sq mi | 232 sq mi | Jasper |
| Pierce County | 20,764 | $56,740 | 4.0% | 61/sq mi | 340 sq mi | Blackshear |
| Pike County | 20,932 | $91,280 | 3.2% | 97/sq mi | 216 sq mi | Zebulon |
| Polk County | 45,514 | $61,928 | 3.5% | 147/sq mi | 310 sq mi | Cedartown |
| Pulaski County | 10,172 | $52,495 | 3.7% | 41/sq mi | 249 sq mi | Hawkinsville |
| Putnam County | 23,722 | $73,274 | 3.7% | 69/sq mi | 345 sq mi | Eatonton |
| Quitman County | 2,254 | $45,017 | 5.9% | 15/sq mi | 151 sq mi | Georgetown-Quitman County |
| Rabun County | 17,764 | $72,231 | 3.4% | 48/sq mi | 370 sq mi | Clayton |
| Randolph County | 6,156 | $41,224 | 4.0% | 14/sq mi | 428 sq mi | Cuthbert |
| Richmond County | 206,559 | $57,961 | 4.7% | 637/sq mi | 324 sq mi | Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) |
| Rockdale County | 98,416 | $76,560 | 4.1% | 758/sq mi | 130 sq mi | Conyers |
| Schley County | 4,593 | $63,487 | 3.6% | 28/sq mi | 167 sq mi | Ellaville |
| Screven County | 14,408 | $51,077 | 4.0% | 22/sq mi | 646 sq mi | Sylvania |
| Seminole County | 9,162 | $43,963 | 4.7% | 39/sq mi | 238 sq mi | Donalsonville |
| Spalding County | 70,775 | $62,732 | 4.0% | 361/sq mi | 196 sq mi | Griffin |
| Stephens County | 27,854 | $58,186 | 4.2% | 156/sq mi | 179 sq mi | Toccoa |
| Stewart County | 4,631 | $44,023 | 5.5% | 10/sq mi | 459 sq mi | Lumpkin |
| Sumter County | 28,801 | $49,955 | 4.5% | 60/sq mi | 483 sq mi | Americus |
| Talbot County | 5,709 | $44,778 | 4.2% | 15/sq mi | 391 sq mi | Talbotton |
| Taliaferro County | 1,662 | $44,934 | 4.1% | 9/sq mi | 195 sq mi | Crawfordville |
| Tattnall County | 24,376 | $53,531 | 3.9% | 51/sq mi | 481 sq mi | Reidsville |
| Taylor County | 7,818 | $48,086 | 4.0% | 21/sq mi | 377 sq mi | Butler |
| Telfair County | 11,195 | $45,257 | 4.8% | 26/sq mi | 437 sq mi | McRae-Helena |
| Terrell County | 8,656 | $46,663 | 5.0% | 26/sq mi | 336 sq mi | Dawson |
| Thomas County | 46,368 | $58,510 | 3.5% | 85/sq mi | 545 sq mi | Thomasville |
| Tift County | 42,254 | $57,048 | 3.4% | 162/sq mi | 261 sq mi | Tifton |
| Toombs County | 27,545 | $52,482 | 4.4% | 76/sq mi | 364 sq mi | Lyons |
| Towns County | 13,285 | $66,947 | 3.6% | 80/sq mi | 167 sq mi | Hiawassee |
| Treutlen County | 6,466 | $49,171 | 4.0% | 32/sq mi | 199 sq mi | Soperton |
| Troup County | 72,844 | $61,476 | 3.0% | 176/sq mi | 414 sq mi | LaGrange |
| Turner County | 8,983 | $44,793 | 4.0% | 31/sq mi | 285 sq mi | Ashburn |
| Twiggs County | 7,597 | $51,965 | 4.5% | 21/sq mi | 359 sq mi | Jeffersonville |
| Union County | 27,859 | $67,723 | 4.0% | 86/sq mi | 324 sq mi | Blairsville |
| Upson County | 28,500 | $56,452 | 3.8% | 88/sq mi | 323 sq mi | Thomaston |
| Walker County | 70,250 | $62,042 | 3.3% | 157/sq mi | 446 sq mi | LaFayette |
| Walton County | 112,696 | $88,303 | 3.3% | 345/sq mi | 327 sq mi | Monroe |
| Ware County | 36,906 | $47,717 | 4.3% | 41/sq mi | 899 sq mi | Waycross |
| Warren County | 5,269 | $46,385 | 3.8% | 19/sq mi | 284 sq mi | Warrenton |
| Washington County | 19,453 | $46,965 | 3.8% | 29/sq mi | 679 sq mi | Sandersville |
| Wayne County | 32,481 | $60,717 | 3.4% | 51/sq mi | 642 sq mi | Jesup |
| Webster County | 2,369 | $51,171 | 3.9% | 11/sq mi | 210 sq mi | Preston |
| Wheeler County | 7,570 | $42,918 | 3.1% | 26/sq mi | 295 sq mi | Alamo |
| White County | 29,802 | $72,270 | 3.0% | 124/sq mi | 241 sq mi | Cleveland |
| Whitfield County | 106,212 | $67,190 | 3.6% | 366/sq mi | 290 sq mi | Dalton |
| Wilcox County | 8,797 | $46,539 | 3.6% | 23/sq mi | 378 sq mi | Abbeville |
| Wilkes County | 9,540 | $50,659 | 4.1% | 20/sq mi | 470 sq mi | Washington |
| Wilkinson County | 8,650 | $52,374 | 4.3% | 19/sq mi | 449 sq mi | Irwinton |
| Worth County | 20,059 | $51,414 | 3.9% | 35/sq mi | 571 sq mi | Sylvester |
Click a column heading to sort all 159 counties. A suppressed estimate (coefficient of variation ≥ 0.30) shows a marker, never a guess. County seats are from Wikidata (CC0), each validated to a Census place inside its county. Where Wikidata has none, the seat comes from the page cited for that county in the seat file, and where the table names no seat, it says why. See the methodology.
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Cities in Georgia
Georgia has 538 incorporated cities and towns. The largest is Atlanta with 505,268 residents. Its center is in Fulton County, and it also reaches into DeKalb County. Use the search on the map above to find any city and highlight the county it sits in.
| Atlanta | Fulton County +1 more (also DeKalb County) | 505,268 |
| Columbus | Muscogee County | 203,711 |
| Augusta (balance) | Richmond County | 201,528 |
| Macon | Bibb County | 156,578 |
| Savannah | Chatham County | 147,898 |
| Athens (balance) | Clarke County | 127,345 |
| South Fulton | Fulton County | 110,471 |
| Sandy Springs | Fulton County | 107,087 |
| Roswell | Fulton County +1 more (also Cobb County) | 92,621 |
| Warner Robins | Houston County +1 more (also Peach County) | 82,990 |
| Johns Creek | Fulton County | 81,988 |
| Mableton | Cobb County | 77,678 |
| Albany | Dougherty County | 67,224 |
| Alpharetta | Fulton County | 66,855 |
| Marietta | Cobb County | 62,263 |
| Stonecrest | DeKalb County | 60,501 |
| Brookhaven | DeKalb County | 57,855 |
| Smyrna | Cobb County | 56,633 |
| Valdosta | Lowndes County | 55,252 |
| Dunwoody | DeKalb County | 51,758 |
| Gainesville | Hall County | 45,032 |
| Newnan | Coweta County | 44,235 |
| Peachtree Corners | Gwinnett County | 42,373 |
| Milton | Fulton County | 41,546 |
| Peachtree City | Fayette County | 39,576 |
| East Point | Fulton County | 38,335 |
| Rome | Floyd County | 38,189 |
| Douglasville | Douglas County | 37,536 |
| Woodstock | Cherokee County | 37,381 |
| Tucker | DeKalb County | 37,123 |
| Canton | Cherokee County | 35,741 |
| Stockbridge | Henry County | 35,737 |
| Hinesville | Liberty County | 35,679 |
| Kennesaw | Cobb County | 34,605 |
| Dalton | Whitfield County | 34,538 |
| Statesboro | Bulloch County | 34,149 |
| Duluth | Gwinnett County | 32,426 |
| LaGrange | Troup County | 32,078 |
| Lawrenceville | Gwinnett County | 30,954 |
| McDonough | Henry County | 30,947 |
| Chamblee | DeKalb County | 30,895 |
| Pooler | Chatham County | 28,466 |
| Union City | Fulton County | 27,728 |
| Carrollton | Carroll County | 27,392 |
| Sugar Hill | Gwinnett County | 26,128 |
| Decatur | DeKalb County | 24,518 |
| Cartersville | Bartow County | 24,074 |
| Griffin | Spalding County | 23,761 |
| Perry | Houston County +1 more (also Peach County) | 23,001 |
| Acworth | Cobb County | 22,473 |
The table shows the 50 most populous. Search the map above for the other 488.
A city can reach into more than one county. The table names the one its center falls in; “+N more” counts the others, from the Census Bureau’s count of each city by county part Census ACS 2020–2024 place parts. A row marked (balance) is the Census Bureau’s “balance” of a consolidated city: its population leaves out the separately incorporated places inside the consolidated city (methodology).
Which Georgia county is the richest, largest, most crowded? The answers
- Georgia’s highest median household income is in Forsyth County ($152,036); the lowest is in Calhoun County ($39,818). Census SAIPE 2024
- Georgia’s most populous county is Fulton County (1,098,791); the least populous is Taliaferro County (1,662), a 661× spread. calculated from Census PEP V2025
- Georgia’s largest county by land area is Ware County (899 sq mi); the smallest is Clarke County (119 sq mi). Census TIGER 2026
- Georgia’s highest population density is in DeKalb County (2,893/sq mi); the lowest is in Baker County (8/sq mi). calculated from Census PEP V2025 · Census TIGER 2026
- Georgia’s highest poverty rate is in Calhoun County (36.8%); the lowest is in Forsyth County (4.5%). Census SAIPE 2024
- In Georgia, unemployment is highest in Chattahoochee County (7.7%) and lowest in Echols County (2.8%), for September 2026 (preliminary). BLS LAUS September 2026, preliminary
- Georgia’s highest median age is in Quitman County (58.4); the lowest is in Chattahoochee County (24.4). Census ACS 2020–2024
- Georgia’s highest share of adults 25 and over with a bachelor’s degree or higher is in Fulton County (58.5%); the lowest is in Johnson County (8.4%). Census ACS 2020–2024
Every figure is a current official estimate from the source named, never a crowd-sourced or copied value. Suppressed estimates (coefficient of variation ≥ 0.30) are omitted, never guessed. See the full methodology.
Georgia counties: common questions
How many counties are in Georgia?
Georgia has 159 counties covering 57,718 sq mi and about 11.3M residents. Every one is on the map and in the table above.
What is the largest county in Georgia?
It depends on the measure. By land area it’s Ware County (899 sq mi); by population it’s Fulton County (1,098,791 residents).
What county is Atlanta in?
Atlanta, population 505,268, has its center in Fulton County and also reaches into DeKalb County. Use the search on the map to find any Georgia city’s county.
What is the richest county in Georgia?
By median household income, Forsyth County is the richest at $152,036; the poorest is Calhoun County at $39,818. Census SAIPE 2024
What is the most populous county in Georgia?
Fulton County, with 1,098,791 residents, about 9.7% of Georgia’s people. That is 661× the least populous, Taliaferro County (1,662).
Sources & vintages
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025) — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), 2024 — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024, B01002 median age — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024, S1501 educational attainment — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), September 2026, preliminary — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb county boundaries, January 1, 2026 vintage — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb incorporated places, January 1, 2026 vintage — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024, B01003 total population by place — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: Wikidata, county seats (P36), query of 2026-11-11 — retrieved Nov 2026
- Source: County, state and Census sources, seats and no-seat reasons for 92 county-equivalents (3 rows cite the Virginia Association of Counties) — retrieved Nov 2026
- Calculated: population density = population ÷ land area (people per sq mi) (method)
- Calculated: state totals = sum over the state’s counties (population, land area, water area) (method)
- Calculated: averages per county = state total ÷ number of counties (method)
- Calculated: population shares = county (or top-5) population ÷ state total × 100; “half the residents” = fewest largest counties whose populations sum to ≥ 50% of the total (method)
- Calculated: medians across counties = middle value of the county values (mean of the two middle values for an even count) (method)
- Calculated: spreads = highest county value ÷ lowest county value (method)
- Calculated: income tiers vs poverty = mean poverty rate of the N highest- and N lowest-income counties, N = min(10, ⌊counties ÷ 2⌋), only for states with ≥ 6 counties (method)
- Calculated: rankings and superlatives = highest / lowest county value; suppressed values excluded (method)
- Calculated: water share = water area ÷ (land area + water area) × 100 (method)
- Calculated: square miles = TIGER AREALAND or AREAWATER (m²) ÷ 2,589,988.11, rounded to 2 dp (method)
Data current through .