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In 2025, there were 11.3 million people living in Georgia. That makes Georgia the eighth-most populous state, home to 3.3% of people living in the US.

11.3M

population of Georgia (2025)

3.3%

Georgia share of the US population (2025)
The population of Georgia was about 5.1 times higher than it was in 1900. Between 2024 and 2025, the population of Georgia grew by about 98,500 people.

About 11.3 million people lived in Georgia in 2025. That's about 5.1 times more than in 1900.

Annual population estimates

What are Georgia's age demographics?

About 1.76 million Georgia residents were aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 15.8% of the state’s population compared with 18% in the US overall.
Another 2.54 million Georgia residents, or 22.8% of the state’s population, were aged under 18. For comparison, children account for 21.6% of the US population.

A lower share of Georgia's population is is 65 and older than the US overall.

Population share by age group (2024)

What are Georgia's racial and ethnic demographics?

A state’s population may have racial and ethnic differences compared with the US overall. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census Bureau reporting standards.
Non-Hispanic Black or African American residents make up 32% of Georgia’s population, higher than the national share of 12.6%.
In contrast, Georgia’s Hispanic population accounted for 11.6%, below the 20% share nationwide. The non-Hispanic white population makes up 48.7% of the state, compared with 57.5% nationally.

A higher share of Georgia's population is is non-Hispanic Black or African American than the US overall.

Population share by race and ethnicity (2024)

What are Georgia's most populous counties?

In 2024, twelve out of 159 counties accounted for over half of Georgia’s population:
  • Fulton County, 1.09 million (9.7% of the population)
  • Gwinnett County, 1 million (9% of the population)
  • Cobb County, 787,500 (7% of the population)
  • DeKalb County, 770,300 (6.9% of the population)
  • Chatham County, 307,300 (2.7% of the population)
  • Clayton County, 297,700 (2.7% of the population)
  • Cherokee County, 293,500 (2.6% of the population)
  • Forsyth County, 280,100 (2.5% of the population)
  • Henry County, 259,300 (2.3% of the population)
  • Hall County, 221,700 (2% of the population)
  • Richmond County, 206,300 (1.8% of the population)
  • Muscogee County, 201,800 (1.8% of the population)

In 2024, Fulton County was the most populous county in Georgia.

Population estimates

What are Georgia's most populous cities?

The largest city in Georgia is Atlanta with about 520,100 residents in 2024.

Cities and counties in Georgia ranked by population

Cities and counties in Georgia ranked by population
1.

Atlanta 

520,070
2.

Columbus 

201,830
3.

Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government

201,737
4.

Macon-Bibb County

157,056
5.

Savannah 

148,808
6.

Athens-Clarke County unified government

128,691
7.

South Fulton

112,003
8.

Sandy Springs

105,505
9.

Roswell 

92,227
10.

Warner Robins

86,199

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Methodology

USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.

The analysis was generated with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.

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