Total Population in Georgia

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
11M
Rank #8 of 52
86th %ile

How Georgia Compares

Georgia
11M
National
330M
96.7% below

State Ranking

Rank State Value
#5 Pennsylvania 13M
#6 Illinois 13M
#7 Ohio 12M
#8 Georgia 11M
#9 North Carolina 11M
#10 Michigan 10M
#11 New Jersey 9,343,809
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Highest Population Counties in Georgia

# County Population
1 Fulton County 1,076,561
2 Gwinnett County 979,864
3 Cobb County 775,208
4 DeKalb County 765,351
5 Chatham County 300,879
6 Clayton County 298,924
7 Cherokee County 281,032
8 Forsyth County 267,287
9 Henry County 249,960
10 Hall County 212,705

Lowest Population Counties in Georgia

# County Population
159 Taliaferro County 1,558
158 Quitman County 2,264
157 Webster County 2,381
156 Baker County 2,790
155 Clay County 2,850
154 Glascock County 2,932
153 Echols County 3,709
152 Schley County 4,513
151 Stewart County 4,869
150 Warren County 5,170

Total Population in Georgia

Georgia has a total population of 11M, ranking #8 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 96.7% below the national value of 330M.

Across Georgia's 159 counties, total population ranges from 1,558 to 1,076,561. The county with the highest value is Fulton County at 1,076,561.

Total population count from the American Community Survey.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.