295 cities
| City | Rank | Annual Change ↓ | 2026 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoschton | 1 | 12.85% | 8,705 | 2,758 |
| Emerson | 2 | 7.86% | 2,565 | 1,445 |
| Homer | 3 | 6.89% | 2,078 | 1,273 |
| Oakwood | 4 | 6.62% | 7,717 | 4,842 |
| Cumming | 5 | 6.47% | 11,583 | 7,359 |
| Port Wentworth | 6 | 6.23% | 16,838 | 10,918 |
| Ball Ground | 7 | 6.07% | 3,738 | 2,457 |
| Watkinsville | 8 | 5.98% | 4,393 | 2,904 |
| Auburn | 9 | 5.91% | 11,361 | 7,560 |
| Guyton | 10 | 5.44% | 3,410 | 2,356 |
| Flowery Branch | 11 | 5.34% | 13,680 | 9,516 |
| Dawsonville | 12 | 5.3% | 5,421 | 3,783 |
| Jasper | 13 | 5.28% | 5,878 | 4,111 |
| Locust Grove | 14 | 5.17% | 13,030 | 9,187 |
| Braselton | 15 | 5.15% | 19,277 | 13,615 |
| Temple | 16 | 4.9% | 7,065 | 5,088 |
| Walnut Grove | 17 | 4.74% | 1,812 | 1,323 |
| Jefferson | 18 | 4.48% | 18,000 | 13,376 |
| Lovejoy | 19 | 4.43% | 13,782 | 10,271 |
| Pooler | 20 | 4.22% | 33,917 | 25,678 |
| Senoia | 21 | 4.19% | 6,635 | 5,032 |
| Holly Springs | 22 | 4.1% | 21,853 | 16,692 |
| Tennille | 23 | 4% | 2,000 | 1,537 |
| Brooklet | 24 | 3.96% | 2,233 | 1,723 |
| Darien | 25 | 3.91% | 1,889 | 1,463 |
| Ludowici | 26 | 3.9% | 1,947 | 1,512 |
| Springfield | 27 | 3.88% | 3,482 | 2,705 |
| Loganville | 28 | 3.77% | 18,182 | 14,222 |
| Perry | 29 | 3.75% | 26,721 | 20,933 |
| Cornelia | 30 | 3.75% | 5,788 | 4,536 |
| Maysville | 31 | 3.74% | 2,414 | 1,892 |
| Richmond Hill | 32 | 3.69% | 21,361 | 16,794 |
| Commerce | 33 | 3.56% | 9,453 | 7,502 |
| Doraville | 34 | 3.53% | 13,345 | 10,617 |
| Douglasville | 35 | 3.43% | 43,419 | 34,781 |
| Villa Rica | 36 | 3.42% | 21,519 | 17,247 |
| Monticello | 37 | 3.38% | 3,177 | 2,553 |
| Chattahoochee Hills | 38 | 3.36% | 3,691 | 2,971 |
| Dacula | 39 | 3.35% | 8,573 | 6,908 |
| Powder Springs | 40 | 3.35% | 20,991 | 16,914 |
| Mount Zion | 41 | 3.3% | 2,194 | 1,774 |
| Conyers | 42 | 3.28% | 21,472 | 17,389 |
| Madison | 43 | 3.23% | 5,472 | 4,449 |
| Calhoun | 44 | 3.12% | 20,852 | 17,071 |
| Baldwin | 45 | 2.97% | 4,474 | 3,703 |
| Canton | 46 | 2.97% | 40,377 | 33,393 |
| Clarkesville | 47 | 2.97% | 2,291 | 1,895 |
| Sugar Hill | 48 | 2.94% | 30,329 | 25,135 |
| Kingsland | 49 | 2.91% | 22,035 | 18,297 |
| Statham | 50 | 2.9% | 3,441 | 2,858 |
| Lilburn | 51 | 2.9% | 17,178 | 14,273 |
| Union Point | 52 | 2.87% | 1,937 | 1,615 |
| Harlem | 53 | 2.81% | 4,312 | 3,603 |
| Kennesaw | 54 | 2.81% | 39,924 | 33,371 |
| Gainesville | 55 | 2.81% | 50,467 | 42,202 |
| Grayson | 56 | 2.74% | 5,547 | 4,662 |
| Winder | 57 | 2.62% | 21,739 | 18,405 |
| Grovetown | 58 | 2.62% | 18,803 | 15,923 |
| Woodstock | 59 | 2.57% | 41,454 | 35,234 |
| McDonough | 60 | 2.56% | 34,526 | 29,356 |
| Hiram | 61 | 2.51% | 5,803 | 4,953 |
| Forsyth | 62 | 2.41% | 5,136 | 4,412 |
| Byron | 63 | 2.34% | 6,606 | 5,703 |
| Clermont | 64 | 2.23% | 1,193 | 1,036 |
| Suwanee | 65 | 2.16% | 24,082 | 21,021 |
| Hampton | 66 | 2.1% | 9,595 | 8,413 |
| Centerville | 67 | 2.09% | 9,406 | 8,251 |
| Pendergrass | 68 | 2.01% | 1,932 | 1,704 |
| Buford | 69 | 2% | 19,401 | 17,123 |
| Pembroke | 70 | 1.96% | 2,854 | 2,524 |
| Bloomingdale | 71 | 1.93% | 3,221 | 2,857 |
| St. Marys | 72 | 1.93% | 20,911 | 18,534 |
| LaGrange | 73 | 1.92% | 34,879 | 30,933 |
| Zebulon | 74 | 1.92% | 1,382 | 1,225 |
| Snellville | 75 | 1.91% | 23,206 | 20,596 |
| Monroe | 76 | 1.88% | 16,893 | 15,024 |
| Warrenton | 77 | 1.87% | 1,959 | 1,743 |
| Social Circle | 78 | 1.87% | 5,621 | 5,002 |
| Cartersville | 79 | 1.82% | 26,014 | 23,218 |
| Norcross | 80 | 1.77% | 19,581 | 17,544 |
| Porterdale | 81 | 1.72% | 2,008 | 1,807 |
| Covington | 82 | 1.71% | 15,833 | 14,239 |
| Walthourville | 83 | 1.69% | 4,081 | 3,673 |
| Fayetteville | 84 | 1.69% | 21,121 | 19,015 |
| Twin City | 85 | 1.67% | 1,827 | 1,646 |
| Mount Airy | 86 | 1.65% | 1,543 | 1,393 |
| Richland | 87 | 1.63% | 1,496 | 1,355 |
| Lula | 88 | 1.62% | 3,143 | 2,843 |
| Chamblee | 89 | 1.6% | 33,375 | 30,212 |
| Warner Robins | 90 | 1.6% | 89,009 | 80,579 |
| Hamilton | 91 | 1.53% | 1,854 | 1,688 |
| Comer | 92 | 1.51% | 1,676 | 1,525 |
| Arcade | 93 | 1.51% | 2,082 | 1,899 |
| Dallas | 94 | 1.5% | 15,521 | 14,144 |
| Newnan | 95 | 1.47% | 46,904 | 42,835 |
| Peachtree City | 96 | 1.44% | 41,952 | 38,369 |
| Rincon | 97 | 1.43% | 12,040 | 11,022 |
| Davisboro | 98 | 1.42% | 2,001 | 1,836 |
| Jackson | 99 | 1.35% | 6,026 | 5,549 |
| Ellijay | 100 | 1.33% | 1,975 | 1,819 |
| Bremen | 101 | 1.33% | 7,853 | 7,235 |
| Carrollton | 102 | 1.31% | 29,060 | 26,797 |
| Grantville | 103 | 1.29% | 3,366 | 3,110 |
| Hartwell | 104 | 1.28% | 4,822 | 4,458 |
| Midway | 105 | 1.26% | 2,417 | 2,239 |
| Enigma | 106 | 1.24% | 1,139 | 1,058 |
| Statesboro | 107 | 1.24% | 36,107 | 33,464 |
| Pine Mountain | 108 | 1.23% | 1,320 | 1,224 |
| Austell | 109 | 1.21% | 8,446 | 7,840 |
| Lakeland | 110 | 1.21% | 3,105 | 2,886 |
| Hahira | 111 | 1.19% | 3,644 | 3,389 |
| Nicholson | 112 | 1.18% | 1,964 | 1,826 |
| Clayton | 113 | 1.18% | 2,140 | 1,990 |
| Eatonton | 114 | 1.13% | 6,792 | 6,339 |
| Bogart | 115 | 1.1% | 1,373 | 1,283 |
| Morgan | 116 | 1.08% | 1,865 | 1,747 |
| Blackshear | 117 | 1.08% | 3,737 | 3,499 |
| Brookhaven | 118 | 1.08% | 60,666 | 56,777 |
| Georgetown-Quitman County | 119 | 1.07% | 2,372 | 2,224 |
| Lawrenceville | 120 | 1.04% | 32,544 | 30,542 |
| Folkston | 121 | 1.03% | 4,798 | 4,507 |
| Jesup | 122 | 1.03% | 10,447 | 9,811 |
| Hinesville | 123 | 1.02% | 37,338 | 35,073 |
| Fairburn | 124 | 1.01% | 17,619 | 16,563 |
| Union City | 125 | 0.98% | 28,751 | 27,082 |
| Dahlonega | 126 | 0.96% | 7,982 | 7,526 |
| Tyrone | 127 | 0.96% | 8,194 | 7,726 |
| Atlanta | 128 | 0.96% | 530,106 | 499,998 |
| Abbeville | 129 | 0.94% | 2,898 | 2,739 |
| Pearson | 130 | 0.94% | 1,933 | 1,827 |
| Bowdon | 131 | 0.93% | 2,279 | 2,155 |
| Aragon | 132 | 0.92% | 1,530 | 1,448 |
| Duluth | 133 | 0.9% | 33,758 | 31,955 |
| Barnesville | 134 | 0.89% | 6,457 | 6,114 |
| South Fulton | 135 | 0.83% | 113,884 | 108,241 |
| Marietta | 136 | 0.82% | 64,165 | 61,036 |
| Adel | 137 | 0.81% | 5,846 | 5,563 |
| Rockmart | 138 | 0.81% | 5,370 | 5,112 |
| Chickamauga | 139 | 0.79% | 3,062 | 2,918 |
| Stonecrest | 140 | 0.71% | 61,888 | 59,269 |
| Adairsville | 141 | 0.69% | 5,098 | 4,891 |
| Unadilla | 142 | 0.68% | 3,244 | 3,112 |
| Fort Oglethorpe | 143 | 0.66% | 10,755 | 10,332 |
| Cave Spring | 144 | 0.65% | 1,230 | 1,185 |
| Broxton | 145 | 0.65% | 1,090 | 1,047 |
| Fort Valley | 146 | 0.64% | 9,138 | 8,793 |
| Elberton | 147 | 0.63% | 4,820 | 4,640 |
| Toccoa | 148 | 0.62% | 9,506 | 9,155 |
| Leesburg | 149 | 0.61% | 3,618 | 3,485 |
| Palmetto | 150 | 0.59% | 5,274 | 5,090 |
| Franklin Springs | 151 | 0.59% | 1,194 | 1,154 |
| Cleveland | 152 | 0.58% | 3,624 | 3,501 |
| Griffin | 153 | 0.56% | 24,265 | 23,451 |
| Rome | 154 | 0.56% | 39,183 | 37,874 |
| Hapeville | 155 | 0.55% | 6,786 | 6,564 |
| Wrightsville | 156 | 0.53% | 3,581 | 3,466 |
| Varnell | 157 | 0.52% | 2,313 | 2,241 |
| Jonesboro | 158 | 0.51% | 6,145 | 5,961 |
| Hawkinsville | 159 | 0.49% | 4,902 | 4,757 |
| Alpharetta | 160 | 0.48% | 67,929 | 65,966 |
| Boston | 161 | 0.48% | 1,247 | 1,211 |
| Brunswick | 162 | 0.48% | 15,670 | 15,219 |
| Nahunta | 163 | 0.48% | 1,045 | 1,018 |
| Soperton | 164 | 0.44% | 2,958 | 2,882 |
| Smyrna | 165 | 0.44% | 57,682 | 56,167 |
| Nelson | 166 | 0.43% | 1,181 | 1,151 |
| Tifton | 167 | 0.41% | 17,529 | 17,097 |
| Dalton | 168 | 0.39% | 35,243 | 34,424 |
| Cedartown | 169 | 0.38% | 10,391 | 10,157 |
| Lavonia | 170 | 0.37% | 2,181 | 2,132 |
| Gray | 171 | 0.37% | 3,567 | 3,488 |
| Reidsville | 172 | 0.35% | 2,572 | 2,521 |
| McCaysville | 173 | 0.34% | 1,172 | 1,151 |
| Chester | 174 | 0.34% | 1,488 | 1,460 |
| LaFayette | 175 | 0.33% | 7,074 | 6,936 |
| Vidalia | 176 | 0.32% | 10,922 | 10,715 |
| Demorest | 177 | 0.32% | 2,202 | 2,162 |
| Willacoochee | 178 | 0.32% | 1,266 | 1,241 |
| Garden City | 179 | 0.31% | 10,602 | 10,404 |
| Homerville | 180 | 0.3% | 2,371 | 2,329 |
| Baxley | 181 | 0.28% | 4,971 | 4,887 |
| Chatsworth | 182 | 0.28% | 4,971 | 4,886 |
| Athens | 183 | 0.28% | 129,417 | 127,239 |
| Donalsonville | 184 | 0.28% | 2,879 | 2,833 |
| Tybee Island | 185 | 0.25% | 3,155 | 3,106 |
| Douglas | 186 | 0.25% | 11,888 | 11,707 |
| Moultrie | 187 | 0.24% | 14,827 | 14,614 |
| Lookout Mountain | 188 | 0.24% | 1,664 | 1,643 |
| Peachtree Corners | 189 | 0.23% | 42,834 | 42,245 |
| Savannah | 190 | 0.22% | 149,465 | 147,494 |
| Hazlehurst | 191 | 0.22% | 4,142 | 4,087 |
| Acworth | 192 | 0.22% | 22,722 | 22,428 |
| Millen | 193 | 0.2% | 2,991 | 2,957 |
| Manchester | 194 | 0.19% | 3,637 | 3,598 |
| Sylvania | 195 | 0.19% | 2,664 | 2,637 |
| Trenton | 196 | 0.18% | 2,213 | 2,189 |
| Bainbridge | 197 | 0.18% | 14,638 | 14,482 |
| East Dublin | 198 | 0.16% | 2,515 | 2,491 |
| Summerville | 199 | 0.16% | 4,434 | 4,395 |
| Royston | 200 | 0.15% | 2,673 | 2,649 |
| Sparks | 201 | 0.14% | 2,073 | 2,058 |
| Oxford | 202 | 0.13% | 2,315 | 2,300 |
| Dublin | 203 | 0.11% | 16,268 | 16,163 |
| Valdosta | 204 | 0.11% | 55,788 | 55,424 |
| Stockbridge | 205 | 0.11% | 35,969 | 35,740 |
| Trion | 206 | 0.1% | 1,976 | 1,963 |
| Dunwoody | 207 | 0.1% | 51,894 | 51,596 |
| College Park | 208 | 0.09% | 13,976 | 13,907 |
| Nashville | 209 | 0.08% | 4,957 | 4,935 |
| Omega | 210 | 0.08% | 1,326 | 1,320 |
| Thomaston | 211 | 0.07% | 9,863 | 9,824 |
| Ringgold | 212 | 0.06% | 3,429 | 3,417 |
| Milton | 213 | 0.06% | 41,536 | 41,398 |
| Lyons | 214 | 0.05% | 4,256 | 4,247 |
| Tucker | 215 | 0.04% | 37,256 | 37,159 |
| Hephzibah | 216 | 0.03% | 3,828 | 3,825 |
| Metter | 217 | 0.02% | 4,023 | 4,016 |
| Macon-Bibb County | 218 | 0% | 157,065 | 157,038 |
| Rochelle | 219 | 0% | 1,154 | 1,156 |
| Vienna | 220 | 0% | 2,913 | 2,916 |
| Quitman | 221 | -0.02% | 4,058 | 4,067 |
| Thomson | 222 | -0.03% | 6,788 | 6,800 |
| Augusta | 223 | -0.04% | 201,590 | 202,031 |
| Buena Vista | 224 | -0.06% | 1,583 | 1,591 |
| Swainsboro | 225 | -0.08% | 7,543 | 7,582 |
| Winterville | 226 | -0.08% | 1,194 | 1,200 |
| East Point | 227 | -0.08% | 38,205 | 38,400 |
| Berkeley Lake | 228 | -0.1% | 2,026 | 2,037 |
| Thunderbolt | 229 | -0.16% | 2,527 | 2,553 |
| Echols County | 230 | -0.16% | 3,686 | 3,721 |
| Resaca | 231 | -0.18% | 1,133 | 1,145 |
| Roswell | 232 | -0.19% | 91,871 | 92,939 |
| Rossville | 233 | -0.2% | 3,925 | 3,975 |
| Avondale Estates | 234 | -0.23% | 3,509 | 3,559 |
| Blue Ridge | 235 | -0.24% | 1,239 | 1,260 |
| Hogansville | 236 | -0.25% | 3,205 | 3,255 |
| Ashburn | 237 | -0.28% | 4,215 | 4,286 |
| Woodbine | 238 | -0.29% | 1,048 | 1,065 |
| Cairo | 239 | -0.29% | 9,999 | 10,173 |
| Thomasville | 240 | -0.36% | 18,472 | 18,867 |
| Greensboro | 241 | -0.37% | 3,547 | 3,625 |
| Webster County | 242 | -0.39% | 2,296 | 2,352 |
| Decatur | 243 | -0.43% | 24,271 | 24,904 |
| Johns Creek | 244 | -0.44% | 80,458 | 82,585 |
| Tallapoosa | 245 | -0.44% | 3,136 | 3,220 |
| Alma | 246 | -0.45% | 3,331 | 3,423 |
| Waycross | 247 | -0.47% | 13,542 | 13,928 |
| Fitzgerald | 248 | -0.52% | 8,721 | 8,997 |
| Stone Mountain | 249 | -0.54% | 6,481 | 6,693 |
| Milledgeville | 250 | -0.55% | 16,482 | 17,027 |
| Clarkston | 251 | -0.55% | 14,257 | 14,733 |
| West Point | 252 | -0.59% | 3,559 | 3,688 |
| Lake City | 253 | -0.59% | 2,855 | 2,957 |
| Butler | 254 | -0.61% | 1,804 | 1,873 |
| Remerton | 255 | -0.62% | 1,282 | 1,329 |
| Forest Park | 256 | -0.62% | 19,062 | 19,778 |
| Eastman | 257 | -0.64% | 5,442 | 5,655 |
| Sandy Springs | 258 | -0.65% | 104,151 | 108,212 |
| Columbus | 259 | -0.65% | 199,237 | 207,015 |
| Claxton | 260 | -0.67% | 2,508 | 2,613 |
| Camilla | 261 | -0.68% | 4,960 | 5,167 |
| Sparta | 262 | -0.69% | 1,298 | 1,351 |
| Americus | 263 | -0.72% | 15,516 | 16,193 |
| Colquitt | 264 | -0.73% | 1,908 | 1,991 |
| Riverdale | 265 | -0.73% | 14,373 | 15,011 |
| Lithonia | 266 | -0.74% | 2,542 | 2,658 |
| Pelham | 267 | -0.74% | 3,335 | 3,485 |
| Gordon | 268 | -0.76% | 1,693 | 1,773 |
| Washington | 269 | -0.81% | 3,564 | 3,741 |
| Glennville | 270 | -0.83% | 5,019 | 5,273 |
| Euharlee | 271 | -0.85% | 4,068 | 4,280 |
| Albany | 272 | -0.91% | 65,506 | 69,103 |
| Lincolnton | 273 | -0.92% | 1,405 | 1,482 |
| Sylvester | 274 | -0.93% | 5,313 | 5,613 |
| Blakely | 275 | -0.98% | 5,042 | 5,342 |
| Wadley | 276 | -1.03% | 1,543 | 1,641 |
| Waynesboro | 277 | -1.06% | 5,439 | 5,787 |
| Cochran | 278 | -1.09% | 4,732 | 5,043 |
| Cordele | 279 | -1.11% | 9,553 | 10,195 |
| Dawson | 280 | -1.16% | 4,084 | 4,372 |
| Montezuma | 281 | -1.19% | 2,835 | 3,039 |
| Morrow | 282 | -1.2% | 6,113 | 6,560 |
| Ellaville | 283 | -1.2% | 1,477 | 1,585 |
| Sandersville | 284 | -1.29% | 5,359 | 5,782 |
| Edison | 285 | -1.31% | 1,126 | 1,219 |
| Wrens | 286 | -1.4% | 2,041 | 2,214 |
| Arlington | 287 | -1.61% | 1,100 | 1,211 |
| Cuthbert | 288 | -1.64% | 2,817 | 3,101 |
| Louisville | 289 | -1.74% | 2,146 | 2,377 |
| Mount Vernon | 290 | -1.83% | 1,771 | 1,971 |
| Nicholls | 291 | -2.21% | 2,783 | 3,161 |
| Cusseta-Chattahoochee County | 292 | -2.8% | 8,081 | 9,481 |
| Alamo | 293 | -3% | 2,654 | 3,145 |
| Ocilla | 294 | -4.89% | 2,644 | 3,462 |
| McRae-Helena | 295 | -7.55% | 4,458 | 6,642 |
Georgia's cities with over 1,000 residents show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Hoschton leads with 12.85% annualized growth, followed by Emerson (7.86%) and Homer (6.89%). The largest population centers are Atlanta (530,106), Augusta (201,590), and Columbus (199,237). Of the 295 cities over 1,000 population, 220 are growing while 75 experienced population decline. Overall, cities averaged 1.1% annualized growth, with total urban population growing by 6.06% annually.