US Census Data

Fastest-shrinking (2019–2023) in Georgia

Georgia counties and cities ranked by population change.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Georgia by population change — which have the steepest population decline since 2019, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Telfair County leads at -24.1%.

Among cities & places, Cedar Springs leads at -100.0%.

Counties

Top 100.
#NamePopulation change 2019–2023
1Telfair County-24.1%
2McIntosh County-21.1%
3Stewart County-20.9%
4Dooly County-19.7%
5Calhoun County-13.2%
6Schley County-13.1%
7Chattahoochee County-13.1%
8Crisp County-12.0%
9Pulaski County-11.8%
10Marion County-11.4%
11Macon County-10.2%
12Randolph County-10.1%
13Webster County-10.0%
14Baker County-9.6%
15Talbot County-9.0%
16Quitman County-8.6%
17Echols County-6.9%
18Dougherty County-6.5%
19Long County-6.3%
20Wheeler County-6.2%
21Treutlen County-6.0%
22Johnson County-5.1%
23Berrien County-4.7%
24Tattnall County-4.6%
25Dodge County-4.4%
26Twiggs County-4.4%
27Montgomery County-4.2%
28Taylor County-4.1%
29Mitchell County-3.6%
30White County-3.5%
31Clay County-3.3%
32Baldwin County-3.2%
33Brantley County-3.1%
34Bleckley County-3.1%
35Sumter County-3.0%
36Wilkes County-3.0%
37Glascock County-2.8%
38Lanier County-2.8%
39Washington County-2.7%
40Charlton County-2.5%
41Wilkinson County-2.4%
42Warren County-2.3%
43Meriwether County-1.7%
44Jenkins County-1.4%
45Jeff Davis County-1.3%
46Crawford County-1.2%
47Whitfield County-1.1%
48Lincoln County-1.1%
49Heard County-1.0%
50Jefferson County-1.0%
51Walker County-0.9%
52Bacon County-0.6%
53Wilcox County-0.5%
54Jones County-0.2%
55Troup County-0.1%
56Toombs County-0.1%
57Appling County-0.1%
58Dade County-0.0%
59Banks County+0.3%
60Atkinson County+0.3%
61Coffee County+0.3%
62Worth County+0.4%
63Screven County+0.5%
64Evans County+0.5%
65Clinch County+0.5%
66Glynn County+0.6%
67Ben Hill County+0.6%
68Chattooga County+0.7%
69Irwin County+0.7%
70Fannin County+0.8%
71Colquitt County+0.9%
72Ware County+1.0%
73McDuffie County+1.1%
74Cook County+1.1%
75Hancock County+1.4%
76Murray County+1.4%
77Candler County+1.5%
78Miller County+1.5%
79Floyd County+1.7%
80DeKalb County+1.7%
81Emanuel County+1.9%
82Tift County+1.9%
83Oglethorpe County+1.9%
84Douglas County+2.0%
85Gordon County+2.0%
86Richmond County+2.1%
87Bibb County+2.2%
88Lamar County+2.3%
89Terrell County+2.3%
90Cobb County+2.4%
91Thomas County+2.4%
92Clarke County+2.4%
93Wayne County+2.5%
94Catoosa County+2.5%
95Hart County+2.8%
96Rabun County+2.8%
97Elbert County+2.9%
98Fulton County+3.1%
99Lowndes County+3.2%
100Chatham County+3.3%

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePopulation change 2019–2023
1Cedar Springs-100.0%
2Cherry Log-100.0%
3The Rock-83.2%
4Dooling-75.5%
5Seville-70.4%
6Sharon-64.4%
7Yonah-61.5%
8Perkins-56.6%
9Phillipsburg-54.5%
10Danville-52.6%
11De Soto-48.9%
12Boykin-48.7%
13Leary-46.0%
14Rayle-45.4%
15Woodville-44.4%
16Darien-43.5%
17Smithville-43.5%
18Ranger-42.3%
19Manassas-42.1%
20East Newnan-40.0%
21Whitesburg-39.6%
22Sunnyside-37.7%
23Newton-36.8%
24Oliver-36.6%
25Scotland-35.8%
26Santa Claus-35.7%
27Nelson-34.5%
28Surrency-33.6%
29Geneva-33.3%
30Broxton-32.9%
31Tiger-32.0%
32Jakin-31.5%
33Parrott-31.3%
34Orchard Hill-30.2%
35Talahi Island-30.2%
36Bethlehem-29.9%
37East Ellijay-29.3%
38Pulaski-29.2%
39Milner-29.2%
40McRae-Helena-29.1%
41Woodbine-28.6%
42Oak Park-28.6%
43Alapaha-27.8%
44Sharpsburg-27.3%
45Rest Haven-27.1%
46Ray City-26.2%
47Porterdale-26.1%
48Carlton-25.2%
49Oconee-25.1%
50White Plains-25.0%
51Ty Ty-24.9%
52Hawkinsville-24.7%
53Vidette-24.6%
54Oglethorpe-24.4%
55Kings Bay Base-24.2%
56Springfield-24.1%
57Meigs-24.0%
58Ludowici-23.4%
59Arlington-22.9%
60Coleman-22.7%
61Indian Springs-22.2%
62Marshallville-22.2%
63Tunnel Hill-21.8%
64Isle of Hope-21.8%
65Lumber City-21.7%
66Vienna-21.4%
67Woodbury-21.4%
68Eton-21.3%
69Waverly Hall-21.2%
70Ellijay-20.7%
71Stapleton-20.3%
72Norwood-19.4%
73Chester-18.7%
74Appling-18.5%
75Talking Rock-18.3%
76Panthersville-18.1%
77Helen-18.1%
78Adrian-17.5%
79Kite-17.2%
80Oxford-17.1%
81Mount Vernon-16.9%
82Screven-16.5%
83Mansfield-16.1%
84Trenton-16.0%
85Leslie-16.0%
86Royston-15.9%
87Ivey-15.8%
88Siloam-15.3%
89Ailey-15.1%
90Gresham Park-15.0%
91Unadilla-14.7%
92Nunez-14.6%
93Homeland-14.4%
94Sale City-14.1%
95Fairview-14.1%
96Cuthbert-13.5%
97Lumpkin-13.5%
98Shannon-13.5%
99Jeffersonville-13.2%
100Cusseta-Chattahoochee County-13.1%

Nationwide

1

Other rankings in Georgia

20

Browse

1