Cobb, Clayton and Forsyth have moved up in the population ranks of Georgia, according to the 2020 Census.
Cobb is now the state’s third largest county, leaping over DeKalb County, which has slipped to fourth. Clayton is fifth largest county in the state, displacing Chatham, home to one of the state’s biggest cities — Savannah.
And Forsyth, the state’s fastest growing county, is now Georgia’s eighth largest county. Forsyth, which had roughly 45,000 people in 1990, pushed Henry County, the state’s second-fastest growing county. Henry is now the state’s ninth largest county.
Fulton remains the state’s biggest county, with roughly 1,067,000 residents, followed by Gwinnett County at No. 2 with 957,000 citizens.
By the numbers:
Chatham County: Rank 6; 2010 population: 265,130; 2020 population: 295,291
Cherokee County: Rank 7: 2010 population: 214,326; 2020 population: 266,220
Clayton County: Rank: 5; 2010 population: 259,468, 2020 population: 297,595
Cobb County: Rank: 3; 2010 population: 688,113; 2020 population: 766,149
DeKalb County: Rank: 4; 2010 population: 691,845; 2020 population: 764,382
Forsyth County: Rank: 8; 2010 population: 175,115; 2020 population: 251,283
Fulton County: Rank: 1; 2010 population: 920,557; 2020 population: 1,066,710
Gwinnett County: Rank: 2; 2010 population: 805,369; 2020 population: 957,062
Henry County: Rank: 9; 2010 population: 203,844; 2020 population: 240,712
Muscogee County: Rank: 10; 2010 population: 189,881; 2020 population: 206,922;
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