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What are the fastest-growing counties in Georgia?

Long County (+32.6%), Dawson County (+30.7%) and Jackson County (+29.3%) grew fastest in Georgia between 2020 and 2025.

Georgia as a whole grew 5.3% between 2020 and 2025, to 11,302,748 residents.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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Georgia counties by population growth
RankCountyResidents 2025Change 2020–25Net migration per 1,000, 2025New homes per 1,000, 2025
1Long County21,557+32.6%39.712.8
2Dawson County35,365+30.7%36.830.2
3Jackson County99,265+29.3%45.318.4
4Jasper County17,632+20.2%23.87.0
5Barrow County99,773+18.7%21.715.9
6Banks County21,273+17.3%33.95.1
7Walton County112,696+16.0%17.95.0
8Bryan County52,062+15.6%12.714.1
9Effingham County74,397+14.1%9.92.8
10Monroe County32,023+14.1%18.08.1
11Lamar County20,941+12.9%15.16.5
12Paulding County190,996+12.7%10.36.9
13Union County27,859+12.3%16.99.5
14Greene County21,367+12.3%20.414.6
15Forsyth County282,805+11.8%5.96.2
16Cherokee County299,273+11.6%11.05.1
17Pickens County37,167+11.4%18.07.5
18Hall County226,568+11.4%4.68.8
19Newton County125,583+11.2%10.44.8
20Hart County28,639+10.7%18.76.9
21Bartow County120,800+10.5%21.08.5
22Franklin County25,948+10.5%20.85.5
23Pike County20,932+10.5%7.35.1
24Oglethorpe County16,415+10.4%19.04.9
25Haralson County33,066+10.0%21.44.8
26Carroll County131,036+9.8%8.38.1
27Henry County264,922+9.5%14.16.3
28Camden County60,143+9.5%12.77.4
29Morgan County22,095+9.4%6.06.7
30Habersham County50,416+9.3%11.27.7
31Coweta County160,240+9.2%8.44.7
32McIntosh County11,989+9.2%20.78.8
33Bulloch County86,949+8.8%11.616.0
34Madison County32,919+8.8%1.93.9
35Houston County178,214+8.5%13.76.8
36Glascock County3,141+8.4%25.8–
37Gilmer County33,894+7.9%12.96.3
38Columbia County169,189+7.9%5.87.2
39Wayne County32,481+7.7%12.53.1
40Liberty County70,313+7.6%−3.05.0
41Lumpkin County36,178+7.5%7.07.5
42Lanier County10,623+7.1%15.93.7
43Putnam County23,722+7.0%7.64.1
44Gordon County61,701+6.9%10.44.7
45Oconee County44,893+6.9%8.17.1
46Harris County37,280+6.8%9.04.7
47Taliaferro County1,662+6.7%32.5–
48Douglas County154,293+6.6%9.55.2
49Butts County27,218+6.5%4.83.1
50Peach County29,877+6.5%10.34.7
51Gwinnett County1,018,099+6.2%−7.33.9
52Heard County12,149+6.2%5.54.4
53White County29,802+6.0%8.76.4
54Polk County45,514+6.0%13.04.8
55Towns County13,285+5.8%19.86.3
56Cook County18,232+5.8%8.615.2
57Chatham County311,855+5.7%0.214.2
58Lincoln County8,112+5.3%14.46.8
59Rockdale County98,416+5.2%6.93.4
60Pierce County20,764+5.1%10.53.3
61Troup County72,844+5.0%4.09.9
62Rabun County17,764+5.0%7.97.2
63Brantley County18,936+4.9%14.54.1
64Spalding County70,775+4.9%5.64.5
65Charlton County13,121+4.7%9.93.1
66Fayette County125,156+4.7%2.13.5
67Meriwether County21,516+4.4%10.25.4
68Berrien County18,932+4.3%7.86.1
69Murray County41,607+4.0%4.53.4
70Appling County19,100+3.9%13.41.1
71Stephens County27,854+3.8%14.11.3
72Lowndes County122,867+3.7%−1.16.5
73Glynn County87,599+3.7%6.55.1
74Walker County70,250+3.7%12.24.3
75Cobb County793,345+3.5%−5.42.3
76Colquitt County47,438+3.3%−0.32.3
77Whitfield County106,212+3.3%0.73.9
78Coffee County44,407+3.2%2.52.0
79Pulaski County10,172+3.0%7.66.7
80Laurens County51,041+3.0%5.02.0
81Lee County34,179+2.9%1.32.8
82Jeff Davis County15,219+2.8%−3.50.6
83Jones County29,171+2.8%3.72.3
84Floyd County101,378+2.8%1.63.3
85Bleckley County12,866+2.8%17.96.7
86Fulton County1,098,791+2.7%−2.88.8
87Upson County28,500+2.7%6.64.5
88Fannin County26,111+2.6%16.013.6
89Screven County14,408+2.4%3.51.3
90Catoosa County69,628+2.3%6.77.8
91Evans County11,028+2.2%5.52.3
92Candler County11,275+2.2%12.20.6
93Jenkins County8,843+2.1%1.44.0
94Tift County42,254+2.1%−0.64.2
95Elbert County20,072+2.1%−0.76.4
96Marion County7,676+2.0%10.71.7
97Ware County36,906+1.8%9.03.2
98Atkinson County8,454+1.8%−13.52.1
99Clinch County6,847+1.8%−4.40.0
100Toombs County27,545+1.7%−3.91.3
101Wheeler County7,570+1.7%33.60.0
102Chattooga County25,300+1.5%7.00.1
103Grady County26,590+1.4%0.42.1
104Johnson County9,310+1.4%12.10.0
105Quitman County2,254+1.3%−18.210.6
106DeKalb County774,394+1.3%−10.61.7
107Thomas County46,368+1.3%1.94.4
108Schley County4,593+1.2%14.83.9
109Emanuel County23,147+1.2%−3.82.1
110Warren County5,269+1.2%19.90.0
111Treutlen County6,466+1.1%13.60.6
112Clarke County129,921+1.0%−16.05.8
113Crawford County12,206+0.9%2.02.4
114Montgomery County8,635+0.8%4.12.1
115Webster County2,369+0.7%1.33.8
116Baldwin County44,029+0.6%5.22.2
117Seminole County9,162+0.4%−4.63.6
118Bibb County157,556+0.3%−0.70.9
119Tattnall County24,376+0.2%−0.53.0
120McDuffie County21,640+0.1%−2.64.0
121Wilcox County8,797+0.1%−4.7–
122Richmond County206,559−0.0%−3.22.6
123Decatur County29,432−0.0%−0.54.6
124Taylor County7,818−0.0%2.31.8
125Turner County8,983−0.1%−4.00.3
126Dooly County11,156−0.1%−5.42.0
127Wilkes County9,540−0.1%5.03.9
128Hancock County8,682−0.3%1.72.8
129Talbot County5,709−0.3%2.10.0
130Bacon County11,070−0.4%1.71.3
131Ben Hill County17,099−0.4%3.41.0
132Dade County16,154−0.5%5.30.6
133Clay County2,815−0.5%13.51.8
134Clayton County297,471−0.6%−6.82.7
135Echols County3,685−0.8%−9.81.1
136Burke County24,408−0.9%4.04.1
137Brooks County16,101−1.0%−8.83.6
138Dodge County19,663−1.4%0.30.3
139Wilkinson County8,650−2.1%−2.82.1
140Macon County11,756−2.2%−7.31.2
141Muscogee County202,171−2.3%−3.01.3
142Sumter County28,801−2.4%−10.31.2
143Washington County19,453−2.5%−6.95.1
144Calhoun County5,413−2.9%−2.40.9
145Dougherty County82,616−3.0%−3.50.4
146Miller County5,812−3.1%6.74.8
147Early County10,455−3.1%0.81.1
148Worth County20,059−3.2%−0.83.0
149Randolph County6,156−3.3%3.71.5
150Crisp County19,237−4.1%−8.41.4
151Jefferson County15,011−4.2%−7.21.6
152Baker County2,725−4.3%3.30.0
153Twiggs County7,597−5.1%2.41.7
154Terrell County8,656−5.3%−11.40.6
155Mitchell County20,467−5.6%9.00.9
156Irwin County9,020−6.5%−10.21.1
157Telfair County11,195−10.1%9.60.0
158Chattahoochee County8,465−10.6%−11.30.4
159Stewart County4,631−12.5%5.60.2

Ranked by the change in Census Bureau population estimates, 2020–2025.

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Questions

Is Georgia growing?

Georgia as a whole grew 5.3% between 2020 and 2025, to 11,302,748 residents. Statewide figures add up its counties.

What is the fastest-growing county in Georgia?

Long County, which grew 32.6% between 2020 and 2025 to 21,557 residents (Census Bureau population estimates). Dawson County (+30.7%) and Jackson County (+29.3%) came next.

Which Georgia counties are losing population?

38 of the 159 ranked counties had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2020. The steepest declines: Stewart County (−12.5%), Chattahoochee County (−10.6%), Telfair County (−10.1%).

Where are people moving in Georgia?

For their size, Jackson County (45.3 per 1,000 residents), Long County (39.7 per 1,000 residents) and Dawson County (36.8 per 1,000 residents) drew the most net domestic migration (people moving in from other U.S. counties minus people moving out) in 2025.

Fastest-growing counties in other states

Across the U.S.

Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.