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Georgia

Fastest Growing Counties in Georgia (2026)

Counties with the highest population growth rates.

Based on data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey.

Top 5 Fastest Growing Counties

  1. Forsyth County — Growth Rate %: NaN%
  2. Fulton County — Growth Rate %: NaN%
  3. Gwinnett County — Growth Rate %: NaN%
  4. Appling County — Growth Rate %: NaN%
  5. Atkinson County — Growth Rate %: NaN%
Fastest Growing varies dramatically across Georgia's 159 counties — from NaN% in Forsyth County to NaN% in Worth County. The state average is 0.0%.

Forsyth County leads the 2026 ranking at NaN%. The table below ranks all 159 counties, with links to each county's full data profile.

Full County Rankings

RankCountyGrowth Rate %Population
#1Forsyth CountyNaN%260,062
#2Fulton CountyNaN%1,068,507
#3Gwinnett CountyNaN%966,972
#4Appling CountyNaN%18,426
#5Atkinson CountyNaN%8,261
#6Bacon CountyNaN%11,129
#7Baker CountyNaN%2,830
#8Baldwin CountyNaN%43,669
#9Banks CountyNaN%18,757
#10Barrow CountyNaN%86,982
#11Bartow CountyNaN%111,153
#12Ben Hill CountyNaN%17,138
#13Berrien CountyNaN%18,257
#14Bibb CountyNaN%156,543
#15Cobb CountyNaN%769,152
#16Douglas CountyNaN%146,141
#17Bleckley CountyNaN%12,414
#18Brantley CountyNaN%18,171
#19Brooks CountyNaN%16,285
#20Bryan CountyNaN%46,681
#21Bulloch CountyNaN%81,372
#22Burke CountyNaN%24,427
#23Butts CountyNaN%26,074
#24Calhoun CountyNaN%5,528
#25Camden CountyNaN%56,036
#26Candler CountyNaN%10,972
#27Carroll CountyNaN%122,187
#28Catoosa CountyNaN%68,356
#29Charlton CountyNaN%12,711
#30Chatham CountyNaN%298,143
#31Chattahoochee CountyNaN%9,181
#32Chattooga CountyNaN%24,975
#33Cherokee CountyNaN%274,539
#34Clarke CountyNaN%129,267
#35Clay CountyNaN%2,853
#36Clayton CountyNaN%298,771
#37Clinch CountyNaN%6,722
#38Coffee CountyNaN%43,161
#39Colquitt CountyNaN%45,907
#40Columbia CountyNaN%159,638
#41Cook CountyNaN%17,363
#42Coweta CountyNaN%150,071
#43Crawford CountyNaN%12,183
#44Crisp CountyNaN%19,995
#45Dade CountyNaN%16,196
#46Dawson CountyNaN%28,704
#47Decatur CountyNaN%29,118
#48DeKalb CountyNaN%762,105
#49Dodge CountyNaN%19,909
#50Dooly CountyNaN%11,026
#51Dougherty CountyNaN%83,915
#52Early CountyNaN%10,683
#53Echols CountyNaN%3,705
#54Effingham CountyNaN%67,265
#55Elbert CountyNaN%19,725
#56Emanuel CountyNaN%22,961
#57Evans CountyNaN%10,740
#58Fannin CountyNaN%25,605
#59Fayette CountyNaN%120,689
#60Floyd CountyNaN%98,985
#61Franklin CountyNaN%23,840
#62Gilmer CountyNaN%31,976
#63Glascock CountyNaN%2,913
#64Glynn CountyNaN%84,987
#65Gordon CountyNaN%58,336
#66Grady CountyNaN%26,056
#67Greene CountyNaN%19,586
#68Habersham CountyNaN%46,948
#69Hall CountyNaN%208,395
#70Hancock CountyNaN%8,630
#71Haralson CountyNaN%30,720
#72Harris CountyNaN%35,509
#73Hart CountyNaN%26,484
#74Heard CountyNaN%11,616
#75Henry CountyNaN%245,417
#76Houston CountyNaN%166,902
#77Irwin CountyNaN%9,385
#78Jackson CountyNaN%80,640
#79Jasper CountyNaN%15,345
#80Jeff Davis CountyNaN%14,838
#81Jefferson CountyNaN%15,468
#82Jenkins CountyNaN%8,674
#83Johnson CountyNaN%9,192
#84Jones CountyNaN%28,526
#85Lamar CountyNaN%19,098
#86Lanier CountyNaN%10,094
#87Laurens CountyNaN%49,619
#88Lee CountyNaN%33,337
#89Liberty CountyNaN%66,826
#90Lincoln CountyNaN%7,773
#91Long CountyNaN%17,512
#92Lowndes CountyNaN%119,055
#93Lumpkin CountyNaN%33,931
#94McDuffie CountyNaN%21,687
#95McIntosh CountyNaN%11,187
#96Macon CountyNaN%11,953
#97Madison CountyNaN%30,914
#98Marion CountyNaN%7,474
#99Meriwether CountyNaN%20,757
#100Miller CountyNaN%5,873
#101Mitchell CountyNaN%21,441
#102Monroe CountyNaN%28,919
#103Montgomery CountyNaN%8,675
#104Morgan CountyNaN%20,614
#105Murray CountyNaN%40,282
#106Muscogee CountyNaN%204,383
#107Newton CountyNaN%115,530
#108Oconee CountyNaN%42,788
#109Oglethorpe CountyNaN%15,221
#110Paulding CountyNaN%174,292
#111Peach CountyNaN%28,269
#112Pickens CountyNaN%34,197
#113Pierce CountyNaN%19,996
#114Pike CountyNaN%19,540
#115Polk CountyNaN%43,365
#116Pulaski CountyNaN%9,893
#117Putnam CountyNaN%22,524
#118Quitman CountyNaN%2,092
#119Rabun CountyNaN%17,107
#120Randolph CountyNaN%6,270
#121Richmond CountyNaN%206,040
#122Rockdale CountyNaN%94,293
#123Schley CountyNaN%4,539
#124Screven CountyNaN%14,057
#125Seminole CountyNaN%9,117
#126Spalding CountyNaN%68,215
#127Stephens CountyNaN%26,842
#128Stewart CountyNaN%4,978
#129Sumter CountyNaN%29,174
#130Talbot CountyNaN%5,753
#131Taliaferro CountyNaN%1,740
#132Tattnall CountyNaN%24,215
#133Taylor CountyNaN%7,786
#134Telfair CountyNaN%12,174
#135Terrell CountyNaN%8,941
#136Thomas CountyNaN%45,696
#137Tift CountyNaN%41,322
#138Toombs CountyNaN%26,943
#139Towns CountyNaN%12,739
#140Treutlen CountyNaN%6,387
#141Troup CountyNaN%69,821
#142Turner CountyNaN%8,915
#143Twiggs CountyNaN%7,869
#144Union CountyNaN%25,598
#145Upson CountyNaN%27,856
#146Walker CountyNaN%68,449
#147Walton CountyNaN%100,361
#148Ware CountyNaN%35,958
#149Warren CountyNaN%5,175
#150Washington CountyNaN%19,893
#151Wayne CountyNaN%30,519
#152Webster CountyNaN%2,348
#153Wheeler CountyNaN%7,434
#154White CountyNaN%28,454
#155Whitfield CountyNaN%103,118
#156Wilcox CountyNaN%8,784
#157Wilkes CountyNaN%9,553
#158Wilkinson CountyNaN%8,795
#159Worth CountyNaN%20,575

Methodology

Counties are ranked by growth rate % (higher is better). Data is sourced from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey. Only counties with available data for this metric are included in the ranking. County names link to the full demographics data page for deeper analysis.

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