Georgia Cities by Population 2026

663 cities

City	Rank	2026 Pop. ↓	2025 Pop.	Annual Change	Density	Area (mi²)	Type
Atlanta	1	530,106	525,088	0.96%	3,919	135	City
Augusta	2	201,590	201,663	-0.04%	667	302	Township
Columbus	3	199,237	200,533	-0.65%	920	217	City
Macon-Bibb County	4	157,065	157,060	0%	630	249	Township
Savannah	5	149,465	149,136	0.22%	1,365	109	City
Athens	6	129,417	129,054	0.28%	1,111	116	Township
South Fulton	7	113,884	112,943	0.83%	1,225	93	City
Sandy Springs	8	104,151	104,828	-0.65%	2,765	38	City
Roswell	9	91,871	92,049	-0.19%	2,256	41	City
Warner Robins	10	89,009	87,604	1.6%	2,254	39	City
Johns Creek	11	80,458	80,812	-0.44%	2,611	31	City
Alpharetta	12	67,929	67,602	0.48%	2,525	27	City
Albany	13	65,506	66,105	-0.91%	1,190	55	City
Marietta	14	64,165	63,643	0.82%	2,698	24	City
Stonecrest	15	61,888	61,451	0.71%	1,655	37	City
Brookhaven	16	60,666	60,018	1.08%	4,955	12	City
Smyrna	17	57,682	57,429	0.44%	3,565	16	City
Valdosta	18	55,788	55,727	0.11%	1,550	36	City
Dunwoody	19	51,894	51,844	0.1%	3,984	13	City
Gainesville	20	50,467	49,089	2.81%	1,498	34	City
Newnan	21	46,904	46,226	1.47%	2,360	20	City
Mableton	22	43,623	43,217	0.94%	1,202	36	City
Douglasville	23	43,419	41,979	3.43%	1,891	23	City
Peachtree Corners	24	42,834	42,736	0.23%	2,658	16	City
Peachtree City	25	41,952	41,355	1.44%	1,669	25	City
Milton	26	41,536	41,513	0.06%	1,079	39	City
Woodstock	27	41,454	40,417	2.57%	3,200	13	City
Canton	28	40,377	39,213	2.97%	2,170	19	City
Kennesaw	29	39,924	38,832	2.81%	4,091	10	City
Evans	30	39,727	39,058	1.71%	1,572	25	CDP
Rome	31	39,183	38,965	0.56%	1,233	32	City
East Point	32	38,205	38,237	-0.08%	2,593	15	City
Hinesville	33	37,338	36,960	1.02%	1,713	22	City
Tucker	34	37,256	37,240	0.04%	1,843	20	City
Statesboro	35	36,107	35,666	1.24%	2,319	16	City
Stockbridge	36	35,969	35,931	0.11%	1,853	19	City
Dalton	37	35,243	35,106	0.39%	1,656	21	City
LaGrange	38	34,879	34,221	1.92%	825	42	City
McDonough	39	34,526	33,664	2.56%	2,578	13	City
Pooler	40	33,917	32,544	4.22%	1,224	28	City
Duluth	41	33,758	33,457	0.9%	3,275	10	City
Chamblee	42	33,375	32,848	1.6%	4,338	8	City
Lawrenceville	43	32,544	32,210	1.04%	2,359	14	City
Martinez	44	32,378	32,592	-0.66%	2,232	15	CDP
Sugar Hill	45	30,329	29,463	2.94%	2,714	11	City
Redan	46	29,829	30,028	-0.66%	3,688	8	CDP
Carrollton	47	29,060	28,683	1.31%	1,261	23	City
Union City	48	28,751	28,473	0.98%	1,461	20	City
Perry	49	26,721	25,756	3.75%	933	29	City
Cartersville	50	26,014	25,548	1.82%	905	29	City
Decatur	51	24,271	24,376	-0.43%	5,269	5	City
Griffin	52	24,265	24,129	0.56%	1,728	14	City
Suwanee	53	24,082	23,572	2.16%	2,159	11	City
Snellville	54	23,206	22,771	1.91%	2,212	10	City
Acworth	55	22,722	22,673	0.22%	2,487	9	City
Kingsland	56	22,035	21,412	2.91%	487	45	City
Holly Springs	57	21,853	20,993	4.1%	3,017	7	City
Winder	58	21,739	21,183	2.62%	1,458	15	City
Villa Rica	59	21,519	20,807	3.42%	1,469	15	City
Conyers	60	21,472	20,791	3.28%	1,825	12	City
Richmond Hill	61	21,361	20,600	3.69%	898	24	City
Fayetteville	62	21,121	20,770	1.69%	1,629	13	City
Powder Springs	63	20,991	20,311	3.35%	2,615	8	City
Candler-McAfee	64	20,922	21,053	-0.62%	3,005	7	CDP
St. Marys	65	20,911	20,515	1.93%	819	26	City
Calhoun	66	20,852	20,222	3.12%	1,203	17	City
Norcross	67	19,581	19,241	1.77%	3,189	6	City
Buford	68	19,401	19,021	2%	1,018	19	City
Braselton	69	19,277	18,333	5.15%	1,451	13	Town
Forest Park	70	19,062	19,181	-0.62%	2,067	9	City
North Decatur	71	18,867	18,731	0.73%	3,842	5	CDP
Grovetown	72	18,803	18,323	2.62%	3,567	5	City
Thomasville	73	18,472	18,538	-0.36%	1,230	15	City
Loganville	74	18,182	17,522	3.77%	2,364	8	City
Jefferson	75	18,000	17,229	4.48%	784	23	City
North Druid Hills	76	17,993	18,053	-0.33%	4,575	4	CDP
Fairburn	77	17,619	17,443	1.01%	1,042	17	City
Tifton	78	17,529	17,457	0.41%	1,350	13	City
Lilburn	79	17,178	16,694	2.9%	2,546	7	City
Monroe	80	16,893	16,581	1.88%	1,078	16	City
Port Wentworth	81	16,838	15,851	6.23%	1,048	16	City
St. Simons	82	16,784	16,531	1.53%	1,018	16	CDP
Milledgeville	83	16,482	16,573	-0.55%	814	20	City
Lithia Springs	84	16,287	16,238	0.3%	1,208	13	CDP
Dublin	85	16,268	16,250	0.11%	998	16	City
Covington	86	15,833	15,567	1.71%	1,001	16	City
Brunswick	87	15,670	15,595	0.48%	921	17	City
Dallas	88	15,521	15,291	1.5%	1,885	8	City
Americus	89	15,516	15,629	-0.72%	1,367	11	City
Moultrie	90	14,827	14,791	0.24%	889	17	City
Bainbridge	91	14,638	14,612	0.18%	716	20	City
Vinings	92	14,416	14,123	2.07%	4,612	3	CDP
Riverdale	93	14,373	14,479	-0.73%	3,274	4	City
Wilmington Island	94	14,300	14,352	-0.36%	1,722	8	CDP
Clarkston	95	14,257	14,336	-0.55%	7,727	2	City
Belvedere Park	96	14,254	14,310	-0.39%	2,910	5	CDP
College Park	97	13,976	13,964	0.09%	1,252	11	City
Lovejoy	98	13,782	13,197	4.43%	4,741	3	City
Flowery Branch	99	13,680	12,986	5.34%	1,897	7	City
Waycross	100	13,542	13,606	-0.47%	1,141	12	City
Mountain Park	101	13,459	13,340	0.89%	2,324	6	CDP
Doraville	102	13,345	12,890	3.53%	2,475	5	City
Locust Grove	103	13,030	12,389	5.17%	676	19	City
Rincon	104	12,040	11,870	1.43%	1,235	10	City
Douglas	105	11,888	11,858	0.25%	823	14	City
Cumming	106	11,583	10,879	6.47%	1,536	8	City
Georgetown	107	11,556	11,573	-0.15%	1,413	8	CDP
Auburn	108	11,361	10,727	5.91%	1,549	7	City
Fort Stewart	109	11,142	10,753	3.62%	1,007	11	CDP
Vidalia	110	10,922	10,887	0.32%	611	18	City
Fair Oaks	111	10,892	10,725	1.56%	5,580	2	CDP
Fort Oglethorpe	112	10,755	10,684	0.66%	774	14	City
Garden City	113	10,602	10,569	0.31%	740	14	City
Jesup	114	10,447	10,341	1.03%	631	17	City
Bemiss	115	10,417	9,766	6.67%	1,346	8	CDP
Cedartown	116	10,391	10,352	0.38%	1,138	9	City
Scottdale	117	10,344	10,362	-0.17%	3,109	3	CDP
Cairo	118	9,999	10,028	-0.29%	1,018	10	City
Thomaston	119	9,863	9,856	0.07%	1,034	10	City
Country Club Estates	120	9,813	9,733	0.82%	2,119	5	CDP
Hampton	121	9,595	9,398	2.1%	876	11	City
Cordele	122	9,553	9,660	-1.11%	916	10	City
Toccoa	123	9,506	9,447	0.62%	1,031	9	City
Commerce	124	9,453	9,128	3.56%	693	14	City
Centerville	125	9,406	9,213	2.09%	2,157	4	City
Fort Valley	126	9,138	9,080	0.64%	1,212	8	City
Skidaway Island	127	9,038	8,994	0.49%	548	16	CDP
Dock Junction	128	9,032	8,950	0.92%	962	9	CDP
Irondale	129	9,016	8,918	1.1%	2,857	3	CDP
Fitzgerald	130	8,721	8,767	-0.52%	970	9	City
Hoschton	131	8,705	7,714	12.85%	1,480	6	City
Panthersville	132	8,630	8,700	-0.8%	2,353	4	CDP
Dacula	133	8,573	8,295	3.35%	1,587	5	City
Austell	134	8,446	8,345	1.21%	1,332	6	City
Tyrone	135	8,194	8,116	0.96%	655	13	Town
Cusseta-Chattahoochee County	136	8,081	8,314	-2.8%	32	249	Unified Government
Dahlonega	137	7,982	7,906	0.96%	905	9	City
Bremen	138	7,853	7,750	1.33%	740	11	City
Oakwood	139	7,717	7,238	6.62%	1,291	6	City
Fairfield Plantation	140	7,669	7,190	6.66%	1,864	4	CDP
Gresham Park	141	7,570	7,561	0.12%	2,697	3	CDP
Swainsboro	142	7,543	7,549	-0.08%	600	13	City
LaFayette	143	7,074	7,051	0.33%	875	8	City
Temple	144	7,065	6,735	4.9%	1,038	7	City
Whitemarsh Island	145	6,947	6,937	0.14%	1,195	6	CDP
Druid Hills	146	6,826	7,310	-6.62%	2,287	3	CDP
Eatonton	147	6,792	6,716	1.13%	331	21	City
Thomson	148	6,788	6,790	-0.03%	1,447	5	City
Hapeville	149	6,786	6,749	0.55%	2,852	2	City
Senoia	150	6,635	6,368	4.19%	1,077	6	City
Byron	151	6,606	6,455	2.34%	751	9	City
Stone Mountain	152	6,481	6,516	-0.54%	3,925	2	City
Barnesville	153	6,457	6,400	0.89%	1,066	6	City
Jonesboro	154	6,145	6,114	0.51%	2,054	3	City
Morrow	155	6,113	6,187	-1.2%	1,751	3	City
Jackson	156	6,026	5,946	1.35%	991	6	City
Jasper	157	5,878	5,583	5.28%	684	9	City
Adel	158	5,846	5,799	0.81%	659	9	City
Hiram	159	5,803	5,661	2.51%	1,475	4	City
Cornelia	160	5,788	5,579	3.75%	1,395	4	City
Buckhead	161	5,711	5,354	6.67%	2,092	3	CDP
Social Circle	162	5,621	5,518	1.87%	353	16	City
Grayson	163	5,547	5,399	2.74%	2,272	2	City
Madison	164	5,472	5,301	3.23%	618	9	City
Eastman	165	5,442	5,477	-0.64%	842	6	City
Waynesboro	166	5,439	5,497	-1.06%	994	5	City
Dawsonville	167	5,421	5,148	5.3%	564	10	City
Rockmart	168	5,370	5,327	0.81%	994	5	City
Sandersville	169	5,359	5,429	-1.29%	426	13	City
Fairview	170	5,355	5,443	-1.62%	712	8	CDP
Sylvester	171	5,313	5,363	-0.93%	809	7	City
Palmetto	172	5,274	5,243	0.59%	445	12	City
Conley	173	5,214	5,277	-1.19%	2,699	2	CDP
Forsyth	174	5,136	5,015	2.41%	570	9	City
Adairsville	175	5,098	5,063	0.69%	545	9	City
Blakely	176	5,042	5,092	-0.98%	287	18	City
Glennville	177	5,019	5,061	-0.83%	712	7	City
Baxley	178	4,971	4,957	0.28%	611	8	City
Chatsworth	179	4,971	4,957	0.28%	956	5	City
Camilla	180	4,960	4,994	-0.68%	751	7	City
Nashville	181	4,957	4,953	0.08%	971	5	City
Hawkinsville	182	4,902	4,878	0.49%	912	5	City
Heron Bay	183	4,833	4,742	1.92%	1,071	5	CDP
Hartwell	184	4,822	4,761	1.28%	871	6	City
Elberton	185	4,820	4,790	0.63%	1,004	5	City
Folkston	186	4,798	4,749	1.03%	1,146	4	City
Montgomery	187	4,746	4,732	0.3%	910	5	CDP
Lakeview	188	4,742	4,748	-0.13%	2,087	2	CDP
Cochran	189	4,732	4,784	-1.09%	963	5	City
Lindale	190	4,708	4,676	0.68%	860	5	CDP
Baldwin	191	4,474	4,345	2.97%	813	6	City
McRae-Helena	192	4,458	4,822	-7.55%	693	6	City
Summerville	193	4,434	4,427	0.16%	1,105	4	City
Chattanooga Valley	194	4,402	4,368	0.78%	593	7	CDP
Watkinsville	195	4,393	4,145	5.98%	1,343	3	City
Harlem	196	4,312	4,194	2.81%	655	7	City
Lyons	197	4,256	4,254	0.05%	506	8	City
Ashburn	198	4,215	4,227	-0.28%	888	5	City
Hazlehurst	199	4,142	4,133	0.22%	875	5	City
Dawson	200	4,084	4,132	-1.16%	1,088	4	City
Walthourville	201	4,081	4,013	1.69%	1,062	4	City
Euharlee	202	4,068	4,103	-0.85%	753	5	City
Quitman	203	4,058	4,059	-0.02%	983	4	City
Metter	204	4,023	4,022	0.02%	536	8	City
Rossville	205	3,925	3,933	-0.2%	2,173	2	City
Hephzibah	206	3,828	3,827	0.03%	196	19	City
Ball Ground	207	3,738	3,524	6.07%	545	7	City
Blackshear	208	3,737	3,697	1.08%	738	5	City
Chattahoochee Hills	209	3,691	3,571	3.36%	63	58	City
Echols County	210	3,686	3,692	-0.16%	9	420	Consolidated Government
Bonanza	211	3,667	3,633	0.94%	3,499	1	CDP
Hahira	212	3,644	3,601	1.19%	1,191	3	City
Manchester	213	3,637	3,630	0.19%	454	8	City
Cleveland	214	3,624	3,603	0.58%	935	4	City
Leesburg	215	3,618	3,596	0.61%	737	5	City
Wrightsville	216	3,581	3,562	0.53%	977	4	City
Gray	217	3,567	3,554	0.37%	898	4	City
Washington	218	3,564	3,593	-0.81%	463	8	City
West Point	219	3,559	3,580	-0.59%	276	13	City
Greensboro	220	3,547	3,560	-0.37%	514	7	City
Avondale Estates	221	3,509	3,517	-0.23%	2,869	1	City
Springfield	222	3,482	3,352	3.88%	869	4	City
Statham	223	3,441	3,344	2.9%	855	4	City
Ringgold	224	3,429	3,427	0.06%	684	5	City
Guyton	225	3,410	3,234	5.44%	883	4	City
Grantville	226	3,366	3,323	1.29%	571	6	City
Hannahs Mill	227	3,344	3,341	0.09%	774	4	CDP
Pelham	228	3,335	3,360	-0.74%	818	4	City
Alma	229	3,331	3,346	-0.45%	547	6	City
Putney	230	3,324	3,297	0.82%	151	22	CDP
Unadilla	231	3,244	3,222	0.68%	537	6	City
Experiment	232	3,228	3,207	0.65%	1,085	3	CDP
Bloomingdale	233	3,221	3,160	1.93%	230	14	City
Hogansville	234	3,205	3,213	-0.25%	438	7	City
Monticello	235	3,177	3,073	3.38%	746	4	City
Tybee Island	236	3,155	3,147	0.25%	1,095	3	City
Lula	237	3,143	3,093	1.62%	660	5	City
Lakeview Estates	238	3,141	3,113	0.9%	6,183	1	CDP
Tallapoosa	239	3,136	3,150	-0.44%	313	10	City
Lakeland	240	3,105	3,068	1.21%	1,001	3	City
Hardwick	241	3,064	3,118	-1.73%	630	5	CDP
Chickamauga	242	3,062	3,038	0.79%	1,075	3	City
Kennesaw State University	243	3,022	2,833	6.67%	7,709	0	CDP
Millen	244	2,991	2,985	0.2%	836	4	City
Soperton	245	2,958	2,945	0.44%	672	4	City
Vienna	246	2,913	2,913	0%	525	6	City
Abbeville	247	2,898	2,871	0.94%	948	3	City
Donalsonville	248	2,879	2,871	0.28%	685	4	City
Lake City	249	2,855	2,872	-0.59%	1,540	2	City
Pembroke	250	2,854	2,799	1.96%	341	8	City
Montezuma	251	2,835	2,869	-1.19%	621	5	City
Cuthbert	252	2,817	2,864	-1.64%	925	3	City
Henderson	253	2,809	2,736	2.67%	1,618	2	CDP
Nicholls	254	2,783	2,846	-2.21%	1,178	2	City
Reed Creek	255	2,688	2,682	0.22%	113	24	CDP
Royston	256	2,673	2,669	0.15%	815	3	City
Sylvania	257	2,664	2,659	0.19%	528	5	City
Alamo	258	2,654	2,736	-3%	1,355	2	Town
Ocilla	259	2,644	2,780	-4.89%	1,039	3	City
Reidsville	260	2,572	2,563	0.35%	340	8	City
Emerson	261	2,565	2,378	7.86%	293	9	City
Lithonia	262	2,542	2,561	-0.74%	2,739	1	City
Kings Bay Base	263	2,536	2,489	1.89%	921	3	CDP
Thunderbolt	264	2,527	2,531	-0.16%	1,882	1	Town
East Dublin	265	2,515	2,511	0.16%	596	4	City
Claxton	266	2,508	2,525	-0.67%	1,443	2	City
Midway	267	2,417	2,387	1.26%	375	6	City
Maysville	268	2,414	2,327	3.74%	518	5	Town
Deenwood	269	2,385	2,370	0.63%	711	3	CDP
Georgetown-Quitman County	270	2,372	2,347	1.07%	16	151	Unified Government
Homerville	271	2,371	2,364	0.3%	679	3	City
Gumlog	272	2,339	2,327	0.52%	173	13	CDP
Cataula	273	2,336	2,190	6.67%	361	6	CDP
Oxford	274	2,315	2,312	0.13%	1,075	2	City
Varnell	275	2,313	2,301	0.52%	586	4	City
Webster County	276	2,296	2,305	-0.39%	11	210	Unified Government
Clarkesville	277	2,291	2,225	2.97%	932	2	City
Bowdon	278	2,279	2,258	0.93%	670	3	City
Sterling	279	2,276	2,133	6.7%	529	4	CDP
Brooklet	280	2,233	2,148	3.96%	591	4	City
Trenton	281	2,213	2,209	0.18%	688	3	City
Demorest	282	2,202	2,195	0.32%	982	2	City
Mount Zion	283	2,194	2,124	3.3%	226	10	City
Lavonia	284	2,181	2,173	0.37%	484	5	City
Louisville	285	2,146	2,184	-1.74%	594	4	City
Clayton	286	2,140	2,115	1.18%	630	3	City
Raoul	287	2,131	2,158	-1.25%	1,063	2	CDP
East Ellijay	288	2,108	1,866	12.97%	642	3	City
Berry College	289	2,107	1,975	6.68%	1,724	1	CDP
Arcade	290	2,082	2,051	1.51%	225	9	City
Homer	291	2,078	1,944	6.89%	212	10	Town
Sparks	292	2,073	2,070	0.14%	523	4	Town
Wrens	293	2,041	2,070	-1.4%	651	3	City
Berkeley Lake	294	2,026	2,028	-0.1%	1,165	2	City
Porterdale	295	2,008	1,974	1.72%	844	2	City
Fairplay	296	2,004	1,878	6.71%	734	3	CDP
Davisboro	297	2,001	1,973	1.42%	656	3	City
Tennille	298	2,000	1,923	4%	1,150	2	City
Trion	299	1,976	1,974	0.1%	487	4	Town
Ellijay	300	1,975	1,949	1.33%	557	4	City
Nicholson	301	1,964	1,941	1.18%	496	4	City
Warrenton	302	1,959	1,923	1.87%	921	2	City
Ludowici	303	1,947	1,874	3.9%	678	3	City
Union Point	304	1,937	1,883	2.87%	982	2	City
Pearson	305	1,933	1,915	0.94%	577	3	City
Pendergrass	306	1,932	1,894	2.01%	509	4	Town
Colquitt	307	1,908	1,922	-0.73%	232	8	City
Darien	308	1,889	1,818	3.91%	89	21	City
Indian Springs	309	1,884	1,906	-1.15%	736	3	CDP
Morgan	310	1,865	1,845	1.08%	1,424	1	City
Hamilton	311	1,854	1,826	1.53%	543	3	City
Lake Park	312	1,851	1,704	8.63%	1,147	2	City
Isle of Hope	313	1,840	1,875	-1.87%	938	2	CDP
Twin City	314	1,827	1,797	1.67%	511	4	City
Walnut Grove	315	1,812	1,730	4.74%	635	3	City
Butler	316	1,804	1,815	-0.61%	556	3	City
Mount Vernon	317	1,771	1,804	-1.83%	422	4	City
Epworth	318	1,746	1,667	4.74%	1,692	1	CDP
Moody AFB	319	1,728	1,675	3.16%	427	4	CDP
Gordon	320	1,693	1,706	-0.76%	314	5	City
Comer	321	1,676	1,651	1.51%	518	3	City
Lookout Mountain	322	1,664	1,660	0.24%	642	3	City
Unionville	323	1,630	1,643	-0.79%	2,170	1	CDP
Rock Spring	324	1,612	1,512	6.61%	557	3	CDP
Buena Vista	325	1,583	1,584	-0.06%	492	3	City
Shannon	326	1,562	1,580	-1.14%	314	5	CDP
Mount Airy	327	1,543	1,518	1.65%	639	2	Town
Wadley	328	1,543	1,559	-1.03%	339	5	City
Aragon	329	1,530	1,516	0.92%	1,406	1	City
West Brow	330	1,530	1,434	6.69%	586	3	CDP
Richland	331	1,496	1,472	1.63%	468	3	City
Chester	332	1,488	1,483	0.34%	1,689	1	Town
Ellaville	333	1,477	1,495	-1.2%	467	3	City
Lincolnton	334	1,405	1,418	-0.92%	400	4	City
Zebulon	335	1,382	1,356	1.92%	292	5	City
Dutch Island	336	1,375	1,368	0.51%	559	2	CDP
Bogart	337	1,373	1,358	1.1%	559	2	Town
Russell	338	1,365	1,355	0.74%	1,175	1	CDP
Jekyll Island	339	1,327	1,244	6.67%	148	9	CDP
Omega	340	1,326	1,325	0.08%	744	2	City
Pine Mountain	341	1,320	1,304	1.23%	421	3	Town
Sparta	342	1,298	1,307	-0.69%	717	2	City
Remerton	343	1,282	1,290	-0.62%	6,284	0	City
Kingston	344	1,280	1,190	7.56%	1,017	1	City
Ellerslie	345	1,275	1,195	6.69%	513	2	CDP
Willacoochee	346	1,266	1,262	0.32%	331	4	City
Boston	347	1,247	1,241	0.48%	553	2	City
Blue Ridge	348	1,239	1,242	-0.24%	463	3	City
Cave Spring	349	1,230	1,222	0.65%	335	4	City
Waynesville	350	1,205	1,130	6.64%	1,313	1	CDP
Franklin Springs	351	1,194	1,187	0.59%	548	2	City
Winterville	352	1,194	1,195	-0.08%	452	3	City
Clermont	353	1,193	1,167	2.23%	404	3	Town
Robins AFB	354	1,191	1,190	0.08%	432	3	CDP
Nelson	355	1,181	1,176	0.43%	659	2	City
McCaysville	356	1,172	1,168	0.34%	779	2	City
East Griffin	357	1,165	1,183	-1.52%	841	1	CDP
Rochelle	358	1,154	1,154	0%	605	2	City
Enigma	359	1,139	1,125	1.24%	350	3	Town
Resaca	360	1,133	1,135	-0.18%	409	3	Town
Milstead	361	1,129	1,058	6.71%	2,584	0	CDP
Edison	362	1,126	1,141	-1.31%	481	2	City
Arlington	363	1,100	1,118	-1.61%	275	4	City
Broxton	364	1,090	1,083	0.65%	336	3	City
Ray City	365	1,088	1,066	2.06%	949	1	City
Eulonia	366	1,072	1,005	6.67%	332	3	CDP
Hiawassee	367	1,071	1,058	1.23%	657	2	City
Crescent	368	1,049	983	6.71%	230	5	CDP
Woodbine	369	1,048	1,051	-0.29%	412	3	City
Nahunta	370	1,045	1,040	0.48%	371	3	City
Alto	371	1,030	1,020	0.98%	908	1	Town
Norman Park	372	1,018	1,009	0.89%	331	3	City
Sardis	373	1,011	1,009	0.2%	653	2	City
Waleska	374	1,001	989	1.21%	586	2	City
Ivey	375	997	1,003	-0.6%	385	3	City
Tunnel Hill	376	994	990	0.4%	499	2	City
Mountain City	377	991	977	1.43%	546	2	Town
Franklin	378	989	984	0.51%	308	3	City
Talahi Island	379	977	994	-1.71%	759	1	CDP
Lumpkin	380	974	959	1.56%	616	2	City
Fort Gaines	381	971	974	-0.31%	203	5	City
Buchanan	382	967	961	0.62%	649	1	City
Lumber City	383	965	965	0%	501	2	City
Dasher	384	961	950	1.16%	209	5	Town
Marshallville	385	955	969	-1.44%	306	3	City
Meigs	386	952	948	0.42%	612	2	City
Rutledge	387	952	940	1.28%	290	3	City
Blairsville	388	950	899	5.67%	764	1	City
Hagan	389	950	951	-0.11%	465	2	City
Antioch	390	946	887	6.65%	370	3	CDP
Satilla	391	945	913	3.5%	309	3	CDP
Oglethorpe	392	938	947	-0.95%	468	2	City
Crawford	393	932	915	1.86%	800	1	City
Appling	394	924	867	6.57%	105	9	CDP
Homeland	395	916	911	0.55%	367	2	City
Danielsville	396	902	885	1.92%	571	2	City
Jeffersonville	397	902	914	-1.31%	247	4	City
Allenhurst	398	896	882	1.59%	821	1	City
Flemington	399	895	882	1.47%	188	5	City
Cohutta	400	881	864	1.97%	161	5	City
Reynolds	401	880	887	-0.79%	442	2	City
Luthersville	402	868	853	1.76%	272	3	City
Bowman	403	862	863	-0.12%	277	3	City
Eton	404	862	856	0.7%	673	1	City
Screven	405	847	834	1.56%	393	2	City
Baconton	406	842	843	-0.12%	431	2	City
Woodbury	407	841	852	-1.29%	406	2	City
Bethlehem	408	835	814	2.58%	324	3	Town
Greenville	409	830	824	0.73%	354	2	City
Milner	410	826	816	1.23%	392	2	City
Blythe	411	813	803	1.25%	285	3	City
Shellman	412	809	815	-0.74%	257	3	City
Glenwood	413	808	812	-0.49%	434	2	City
Sunset Village	414	800	803	-0.37%	167	5	CDP
Carnesville	415	799	785	1.78%	227	4	City
Newborn	416	789	770	2.47%	495	2	Town
Patterson	417	788	782	0.77%	299	3	City
Roberta	418	784	788	-0.51%	527	1	City
Williamson	419	777	762	1.97%	578	1	City
Sycamore	420	772	757	1.98%	778	1	City
Fairmount	421	762	764	-0.26%	417	2	City
Lincoln Park	422	746	751	-0.67%	870	1	CDP
Pine Lake	423	743	747	-0.54%	3,135	0	City
Lenox	424	742	744	-0.27%	465	2	Town
Talbotton	425	740	739	0.14%	238	3	City
Canon	426	733	719	1.95%	235	3	City
Doerun	427	724	726	-0.28%	564	1	City
Flovilla	428	723	711	1.69%	369	2	City
Poulan	429	709	716	-0.98%	424	2	City
Turin	430	702	646	8.67%	440	2	Town
Portal	431	699	688	1.6%	349	2	Town
Colbert	432	697	686	1.6%	684	1	City
Ochlocknee	433	689	685	0.58%	744	1	Town
Piney Grove	434	687	644	6.68%	251	3	CDP
Riceboro	435	687	675	1.78%	62	11	City
Dexter	436	685	680	0.74%	892	1	Town
Waverly Hall	437	678	671	1.04%	203	3	Town
Helen	438	677	653	3.68%	324	2	City
Gibson	439	652	648	0.62%	636	1	City
Whitesburg	440	648	639	1.41%	234	3	City
Ty Ty	441	647	645	0.31%	821	1	City
Young Harris	442	647	723	-10.51%	683	1	City
Smithville	443	629	625	0.64%	247	3	City
Waco	444	620	606	2.31%	338	2	City
White	445	620	626	-0.96%	592	1	City
Milan	446	605	606	-0.17%	194	3	City
Dudley	447	599	597	0.34%	176	3	City
Pavo	448	599	601	-0.33%	340	2	City
Brooks	449	591	587	0.68%	137	4	Town
New England	450	582	546	6.59%	171	3	CDP
Mountain Park	451	568	571	-0.53%	1,229	0	City
North High Shoals	452	567	564	0.53%	234	2	Town
Yatesville	453	567	538	5.39%	609	1	Town
Adrian	454	559	558	0.18%	407	1	City
Crooked Creek	455	553	558	-0.9%	171	3	CDP
Coolidge	456	552	548	0.73%	676	1	City
McIntyre	457	546	550	-0.73%	105	5	Town
Newton	458	546	553	-1.27%	250	2	City
Irwinton	459	544	541	0.55%	173	3	City
Collins	460	542	542	0%	531	1	City
Sautee-Nacoochee	461	540	529	2.08%	150	4	CDP
Dearing	462	537	536	0.19%	659	1	Town
Berlin	463	535	531	0.75%	640	1	City
Ailey	464	532	529	0.57%	246	2	City
Hoboken	465	515	510	0.98%	150	3	City
Mansfield	466	515	504	2.18%	471	1	City
Oak Park	467	513	512	0.2%	73	7	Town
Ephesus	468	510	503	1.39%	138	4	City
Odum	469	510	502	1.59%	252	2	City
Between	470	509	492	3.46%	431	1	Town
Morven	471	507	506	0.2%	294	2	City
Plains	472	504	514	-1.95%	619	1	City
Crawfordville	473	503	499	0.8%	161	3	City
Tignall	474	503	500	0.6%	183	3	Town
Alapaha	475	499	496	0.6%	486	1	Town
Sky Valley	476	494	492	0.41%	163	3	City
Arnoldsville	477	487	478	1.88%	284	2	City
Menlo	478	486	485	0.21%	621	1	City
Warwick	479	485	488	-0.61%	597	1	City
Leary	480	481	489	-1.64%	150	3	City
Offerman	481	477	472	1.06%	146	3	City
Pineview	482	477	473	0.85%	245	2	Town
Lyerly	483	464	463	0.22%	618	1	Town
Phillipsburg	484	461	476	-3.15%	1,497	0	CDP
Empire	485	459	455	0.88%	200	2	CDP
Arabi	486	458	456	0.44%	73	6	Town
Stillmore	487	450	448	0.45%	146	3	City
Attapulgus	488	442	444	-0.45%	555	1	City
Cadwell	489	441	431	2.32%	352	1	Town
Shiloh	490	441	435	1.38%	201	2	City
Sunnyside	491	441	495	-10.91%	311	1	CDP
Bowersville	492	438	432	1.39%	200	2	Town
Tiger	493	438	434	0.92%	529	1	Town
Molena	494	436	428	1.87%	233	2	City
Warm Springs	495	434	439	-1.14%	289	2	City
Bolingbroke	496	433	406	6.65%	231	2	CDP
Jenkinsburg	497	433	426	1.64%	333	1	City
Uvalda	498	433	433	0%	229	2	City
Concord	499	431	423	1.89%	512	1	City
Funston	500	429	425	0.94%	376	1	City
Sumner	501	429	431	-0.46%	242	2	Town
Good Hope	502	420	407	3.19%	228	2	City
Gillsville	503	417	411	1.46%	134	3	City
Bostwick	504	410	405	1.23%	141	3	City
Ila	505	399	391	2.05%	518	1	City
Stapleton	506	396	396	0%	227	2	City
Moreland	507	394	391	0.77%	436	1	Town
Ideal	508	389	391	-0.51%	340	1	City
Salem	509	386	382	1.05%	44	9	CDP
Midville	510	378	379	-0.26%	190	2	City
Centralhatchee	511	375	369	1.63%	114	3	Town
Hickox	512	374	351	6.55%	140	3	CDP
Mineral Bluff	513	374	360	3.89%	265	1	CDP
Toomsboro	514	373	374	-0.27%	200	2	City
Braswell	515	370	369	0.27%	117	3	Town
Whigham	516	370	379	-2.37%	315	1	City
Barwick	517	360	360	0%	501	1	City
Plainville	518	359	358	0.28%	497	1	City
Bishop	519	356	352	1.14%	432	1	Town
Martin	520	352	350	0.57%	140	3	Town
Ambrose	521	350	346	1.16%	115	3	City
Sale City	522	350	350	0%	191	2	City
Cobbtown	523	337	338	-0.3%	504	1	City
Dillard	524	337	337	0%	191	2	City
Leslie	525	335	336	-0.3%	189	2	City
Carlton	526	332	320	3.75%	330	1	City
Hiltonia	527	327	324	0.93%	190	2	Town
Sharpsburg	528	325	325	0%	335	1	Town
Keysville	529	324	320	1.25%	307	1	City
Woodville	530	323	314	2.87%	65	5	City
Rentz	531	318	317	0.32%	303	1	City
Harrison	532	317	320	-0.94%	186	2	Town
Iron City	533	314	313	0.32%	393	1	Town
Higgston	534	308	308	0%	98	3	Town
Shady Dale	535	307	301	1.99%	242	1	Town
Faceville	536	305	286	6.64%	119	3	CDP
Pinehurst	537	305	305	0%	300	1	City
Newington	538	302	300	0.67%	372	1	Town
Woodland	539	302	302	0%	385	1	City
Bronwood	540	301	306	-1.63%	381	1	Town
Byromville	541	300	323	-7.12%	829	0	Town
Wildwood	542	300	282	6.38%	93	3	CDP
Morganton	543	297	295	0.68%	379	1	City
Meansville	544	296	290	2.07%	591	1	City
Talmo	545	296	293	1.02%	97	3	Town
East Newnan	546	293	358	-18.16%	104	3	CDP
White Plains	547	292	284	2.82%	57	5	City
Hortense	548	290	272	6.62%	157	2	CDP
Wenona	549	287	269	6.69%	101	3	CDP
Chauncey	550	284	285	-0.35%	165	2	City
Cecil	551	283	284	-0.35%	296	1	City
Rhine	552	283	285	-0.7%	90	3	Town
Taylorsville	553	273	269	1.49%	183	1	Town
Graham	554	272	270	0.74%	156	2	City
Axson	555	270	253	6.72%	180	2	CDP
Gumbranch	556	269	263	2.28%	333	1	City
Fargo	557	268	265	1.13%	98	3	City
Climax	558	266	267	-0.37%	331	1	City
Smarr	559	266	249	6.83%	156	2	CDP
Naylor	560	265	248	6.85%	347	1	CDP
Sasser	561	261	265	-1.51%	334	1	Town
Roopville	562	251	247	1.62%	318	1	Town
Garfield	563	250	250	0%	317	1	City
Hilltop	564	248	249	-0.4%	258	1	CDP
Avalon	565	247	244	1.23%	140	2	Town
Carl	566	242	235	2.98%	223	1	Town
Pitts	567	242	243	-0.41%	302	1	City
Waresboro	568	242	227	6.61%	80	3	CDP
Hull	569	241	241	0%	755	0	City
Andersonville	570	237	237	0%	172	1	City
Orchard Hill	571	237	234	1.28%	668	0	Town
Box Springs	572	233	218	6.88%	67	3	CDP
Maxeys	573	229	224	2.23%	96	2	Town
Stockton	574	228	213	7.04%	201	1	CDP
Warthen	575	226	212	6.6%	715	0	CDP
Lexington	576	225	221	1.81%	411	1	City
Oliver	577	225	224	0.45%	242	1	City
Ellenton	578	223	221	0.9%	282	1	Town
Culloden	579	217	211	2.84%	279	1	City
Dewy Rose	580	217	213	1.88%	130	2	CDP
Tallulah Falls	581	217	213	1.88%	26	8	Town
Brinson	582	214	215	-0.47%	105	2	Town
Mendes	583	214	209	2.39%	354	1	CDP
Matthews	584	213	209	1.91%	60	4	CDP
Montrose	585	212	210	0.95%	131	2	Town
Waverly	586	212	198	7.07%	38	6	CDP
Avera	587	210	212	-0.94%	323	1	City
Woolsey	588	210	209	0.48%	257	1	Town
Buckhead	589	209	206	1.46%	261	1	Town
Manor	590	209	196	6.63%	242	1	CDP
Godfrey	591	208	195	6.67%	195	1	CDP
Pulaski	592	207	208	-0.48%	260	1	Town
Santa Claus	593	206	206	0%	1,120	0	City
Haralson	594	205	201	1.99%	255	1	Town
Rebecca	595	205	205	0%	261	1	Town
Aldora	596	201	195	3.08%	794	0	Town
Surrency	597	200	199	0.5%	259	1	Town
Damascus	598	198	200	-1%	112	2	City
Argyle	599	195	194	0.52%	113	2	Town
Denton	600	192	191	0.52%	126	2	City
Calvary	601	189	188	0.53%	123	2	CDP
Norwood	602	189	192	-1.56%	232	1	City
Siloam	603	189	189	0%	156	1	Town
Allentown	604	188	189	-0.53%	39	5	City
Girard	605	184	184	0%	58	3	Town
Clyattville	606	182	171	6.43%	80	2	CDP
Oconee	607	180	181	-0.55%	159	1	City
Alston	608	175	175	0%	61	3	Town
Scotland	609	175	174	0.57%	122	1	City
Bartow	610	174	176	-1.14%	154	1	Town
Gough	611	172	162	6.17%	204	1	CDP
Dixie	612	170	159	6.92%	113	2	CDP
Register	613	170	168	1.19%	219	1	Town
Rocky Ford	614	169	168	0.6%	140	1	Town
Mitchell	615	163	161	1.24%	110	1	Town
Jersey	616	159	156	1.92%	205	1	City
Rayle	617	159	158	0.63%	155	1	Town
Kite	618	157	158	-0.63%	195	1	City
Daisy	619	156	156	0%	162	1	City
Danville	620	155	157	-1.27%	196	1	Town
Vernonburg	621	141	140	0.71%	350	0	Town
Junction City	622	140	140	0%	60	2	Town
Du Pont	623	136	135	0.74%	174	1	Town
Nunez	624	134	134	0%	102	1	City
Lilly	625	130	130	0%	216	1	City
Camak	626	129	130	-0.77%	163	1	Town
Jakin	627	129	130	-0.77%	104	1	City
Juliette	628	127	119	6.72%	69	2	CDP
Knoxville	629	127	119	6.72%	397	0	CDP
Bellville	630	124	124	0%	126	1	City
Lone Oak	631	121	119	1.68%	194	1	Town
De Soto	632	119	119	0%	146	1	City
Summertown	633	119	119	0%	151	1	City
Talking Rock	634	119	115	3.48%	58	2	Town
Gay	635	118	117	0.85%	137	1	Town
Yonah	636	118	142	-16.9%	38	3	CDP
Bluffton	637	117	117	0%	73	2	Town
Deepstep	638	110	111	-0.9%	104	1	Town
Sharon	639	110	109	0.92%	141	1	City
Rockingham	640	109	118	-7.63%	93	1	CDP
Canoochee	641	105	98	7.14%	45	2	CDP
Parrott	642	104	106	-1.89%	133	1	Town
Jacksonville	643	103	103	0%	95	1	City
Tazewell	644	102	96	6.25%	64	2	CDP
Vidette	645	102	102	0%	105	1	City
Millwood	646	94	88	6.82%	395	0	CDP
Everett	647	84	78	7.69%	102	1	CDP
Bristol	648	81	76	6.58%	45	2	CDP
Riddleville	649	77	78	-1.28%	101	1	Town
Geneva	650	71	71	0%	90	1	Town
Dixie Union	651	69	65	6.15%	98	1	CDP
Perkins	652	69	65	6.15%	33	2	CDP
Dooling	653	67	67	0%	145	0	Town
Tarrytown	654	63	63	0%	74	1	Town
Manassas	655	61	61	0%	79	1	City
Mershon	656	57	53	7.55%	65	1	CDP
Rest Haven	657	44	43	2.33%	284	0	Town
Cogdell	658	33	31	6.45%	37	1	CDP
Gardi	659	27	25	8%	28	1	CDP
Edge Hill	660	26	26	0%	141	0	City
Ohoopee	661	25	23	8.7%	145	0	CDP
Norristown	662	23	22	4.55%	57	0	CDP
Glenn	663	20	18	11.11%	10	2	CDP

About Georgia

In Georgia, counties are governed by elected boards of commissioners or sole commissioners, responsible for countywide issues such as public health, emergency services, infrastructure, and county law enforcement. For example, Fulton County, encompassing Atlanta, is managed by a board of commissioners with a county manager who oversees administrative functions. Counties typically serve unincorporated areas and fill service gaps in smaller towns or rural municipalities, coordinating closely with state and federal authorities for funding and service standards.

Atlanta, Georgia‘s capital and largest city, exemplifies a mayor-council system with a strong-mayor structure, in which the mayor holds significant executive powers. This setup includes oversight of departments such as law enforcement, city planning, and public works. Atlanta’s city council, representing various districts and at-large seats, functions as the legislative branch, passing ordinances, budgets, and policies. Other cities, like Savannah and Augusta, employ similar models, but Augusta operates as a consolidated city-county government, blending city and county responsibilities under a unified administration.

Georgia also has a few cities that employ council-manager systems, in which an elected city council appoints a professional city manager to handle day-to-day operations. For instance, the city of Macon-Bibb County, a consolidated government, delegates administrative tasks to a manager while the elected officials focus on policy direction. This system is common in medium-sized cities that seek to balance professional management with elected representation.

Counties in Georgia, particularly in rural areas, manage vast unincorporated regions, handling most municipal functions such as law enforcement, road maintenance, and zoning. Gwinnett County, for example, includes several suburban areas and Census-Designated Places (CDPs) like Peachtree Corners that are not incorporated but rely on the county for local governance. These CDPs can mirror urban developments in population and infrastructure, though without their own municipal governments.

Local governance in Georgia also intersects with regional planning agencies, which work with counties and cities on long-term issues like land use, transportation, and economic development. These agencies provide technical expertise and facilitate cooperation between municipal and county governments, ensuring that local planning aligns with regional goals and state mandates.

Biggest City

Atlanta is the biggest city in Georgia, with a population of 530,106 in 2026.

Fastest Growing City

East Ellijay is the fastest growing city in Georgia over the past 6 years, having grown 12.97% annually since 2020.

10 Largest Cities

Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Macon-Bibb County, Savannah, Athens, South Fulton, Sandy Springs, Roswell and Warner Robins.

Georgia Cities by Population 2026

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