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GENERAL INFO

The US state Georgia (GA) is the 8th largest state by population and 24th biggest state by area. Georgia has 159 counties ranking it the 2nd state with the most counties in USA. See below some basic information about the state:

Country:United States
State:Georgia
Abbreviation:GA
Capital:Atlanta
Largest City:Atlanta
Population:10,617,423
Population rank in US:8th
Total Area [mi²]:59,425
Total Area [km²]:153,909
Area rank in US:24th
Number of Counties:159

GEORGIA COUNTY POPULATION DENSITY MAP

If you want to show data distributon per geographical area, density maps (or heat maps) are a great way to achieve this. For example, here is a Georgia Population Density Map per County:

Georgia County Population Density Map

We have prepared this easily with Georgia County Heat Map Generator for population info. But it can also be used for many different data types such as employment rate, average temperature, racial distribution and so on.

We have prepared this easily with Georgia County Heat Map Generator for population info. But it can also be used for many different data types such as employment rate, average temperature, racial distribution and so on.

GEORGIA COUNTIES LIST

Below are 159 Georgia counties ranked by population information. The data is from the US Census Bureau. Note that, these are ZCTA (Zip Code Tabulation Area) codes which means they have geographical area and population. PO Boxes and military codes are excluded.You can copy and paste this list directly into your spreadsheet.
(Top 10 counties shown. To expand the list, simply click on the “show more” button)

RankCountyPopulation
1Fulton County1,063,937
2Gwinnett County936,250
3Cobb County760,141
4DeKalb County759,297
5Clayton County292,256
6Chatham County289,430
7Cherokee County258,773
8Forsyth County244,252
9Henry County234,561
10Hall County204,441
11Richmond County202,518
12Muscogee County195,769
13Paulding County168,667
14Houston County157,863
15Columbia County156,714
16Bibb County153,159
17Coweta County148,509
18Douglas County146,343
19Clarke County128,331
20Carroll County119,992
21Lowndes County117,406
22Fayette County114,421
23Newton County111,744
24Bartow County107,738
25Whitfield County104,628
26Floyd County98,498
27Walton County94,593
28Rockdale County90,896
29Dougherty County87,956
30Glynn County85,292
31Barrow County83,240
32Bulloch County79,608
33Jackson County72,977
34Troup County69,922
35Walker County69,761
36Catoosa County67,580
37Spalding County66,703
38Effingham County64,296
39Liberty County61,435
40Gordon County57,963
41Camden County54,666
42Laurens County47,546
43Colquitt County45,600
44Habersham County45,328
45Baldwin County44,890
46Thomas County44,451
47Coffee County43,273
48Polk County42,613
49Tift County40,644
50Oconee County40,280
51Murray County40,096
52Bryan County39,627
53Ware County35,734
54Harris County35,236
55Lumpkin County33,610
56Pickens County32,591
57Gilmer County31,369
58White County30,798
59Lee County29,992
60Wayne County29,927
61Madison County29,880
62Haralson County29,792
63Sumter County29,524
64Jones County28,735
65Monroe County27,578
66Peach County27,546
67Toombs County26,830
68Decatur County26,404
69Upson County26,320
70Hart County26,205
71Fannin County26,188
72Dawson County26,108
73Stephens County25,925
74Tattnall County25,286
75Butts County24,936
76Chattooga County24,789
77Grady County24,633
78Union County24,511
79Franklin County23,349
80Emanuel County22,646
81Burke County22,383
82Crisp County22,372
83Putnam County22,119
84Mitchell County21,863
85McDuffie County21,312
86Meriwether County21,167
87Dodge County20,605
88Washington County20,374
89Worth County20,247
90Long County19,559
91Pierce County19,465
92Berrien County19,397
93Morgan County19,276
94Banks County19,234
95Elbert County19,194
96Brantley County19,109
97Lamar County19,077
98Pike County18,962
99Appling County18,386
100Greene County18,324
101Cook County17,270
102Rabun County17,137
103Ben Hill County16,700
104Dade County16,116
105Telfair County15,860
106Brooks County15,457
107Jefferson County15,362
108Oglethorpe County15,259
109Jeff Davis County15,115
110McIntosh County14,378
111Jasper County14,219
112Screven County13,966
113Charlton County13,392
114Dooly County13,390
115Macon County12,947
116Bleckley County12,873
117Crawford County12,404
118Towns County12,037
119Heard County11,923
120Bacon County11,164
121Pulaski County11,137
122Chattahoochee County10,907
123Candler County10,803
124Evans County10,654
125Lanier County10,423
126Early County10,190
127Wilkes County9,777
128Johnson County9,643
129Irwin County9,416
130Montgomery County9,172
131Wilkinson County8,954
132Jenkins County8,676
133Wilcox County8,635
134Terrell County8,531
135Hancock County8,457
136Marion County8,359
137Atkinson County8,165
138Twiggs County8,120
139Seminole County8,090
140Taylor County8,020
141Turner County7,985
142Lincoln County7,921
143Wheeler County7,855
144Treutlen County6,901
145Randolph County6,778
146Stewart County6,621
147Clinch County6,618
148Talbot County6,195
149Calhoun County6,189
150Miller County5,718
151Schley County5,257
152Warren County5,254
153Echols County4,006
154Baker County3,038
155Glascock County2,971
156Clay County2,834
157Webster County2,607
158Quitman County2,299
159Taliaferro County1,537

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT GEORGIA COUNTIES

What is the largest county in Georgia?

Out of the 159 counties in Georgia, Fulton County is the largest by population. Ware County is the largest by land area.

What is the smallest county in Georgia?

Taliaferro County is the smallest Georgia county by population. Clarke County is the smallest by size.

What is the richest county in the state of Georgia?

In terms of economics and average income level, Fulton County is the richest Georgia county.

What is the poorest county in Georgia?

Telfair County is the poorest Georgia county.

GEORGIA COUNTIES MAP PDF

We have prepared Georgia county density map by population as a downloadable PDF.

Georgia County Population Density MapYou can download the PDF for free from the link below:

Georgia County Density Map PDF

VIDEO: HOW TO PAINT GEORGIA COUNTY MAP WITH YOUR DATA

Check the video below to see how we use our Georgia County Map Excel Template to visualize any data over Georgia counties.

CREATE YOUR GEORGIA DENSITY MAP IN 3 STEPS!

We have built the easiest Georgia Heat Map Maker in the universe! It works fully in Excel:

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 1 Tin 1. DATA INPUT

Copy-Paste or input your values into our Excel template

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 2 Tin 2. SET OPTIONS

Customize the settings according to your preferences

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 3 Tin 3. CREATE YOUR MAP

Click the PAINT button to reflect your data onto the map

LINKS AND RESOURCES

Here is a list of useful links which we think can be helpful whether you work on data visualization or make research about Georgia state and Georgia counties.

Data Source for Population and many other US related data:
https://www.census.gov

Wikipedia Page for List of Georgia Counties:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Georgia

Official Website of the State of Georgia:
https://www.georgia.gov

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