List of counties in Georgia (U.S. state)

The state of Georgia is divided into 159 counties.

Georgia (U.S. state) counties

Georgia has the second largest number of counties of any state in the United States. The state of Texas has 254 counties (see List of counties in Texas). The last new county in Georgia was Peach County, formed in 1924.

Counties listing

County	FIPS code[1]	County seat[2]	Established[2]	Origin[3]	Meaning of name[3]	Density (/sq mi)	Population (2020)[4]	Area[2]	Map
Appling County	001	Baxley	1818	Land ceded by the Creek Indians in the Treaty of Fort Jackson in 1814 and the Treaty of the Creek Agency in 1818	Colonel Daniel Appling (1787–1818), a hero of the War of 1812	36.12	18,444	509 sq mi (1,318 km2)
Atkinson County	003	Pearson	1917	Clinch and Coffee Counties	William Yates Atkinson (1854–99), governor of Georgia (1894–98) and speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives	24.16	8,286	338 sq mi (875 km2)
Bacon County	005	Alma	1914	Appling, Pierce and Ware Counties	Augustus Octavius Bacon (1839–1914), U.S. Senator (1895–1914); President pro tempore of the United States Senate	39.17	11,140	285 sq mi (738 km2)
Baker County	007	Newton	1825	Early County	Colonel John Baker (died 1792), a hero of the American Revolutionary War	8.86	2,876	343 sq mi (888 km2)
Baldwin County	009	Milledgeville	1803	Creek cessions of 1802 and 1805	Abraham Baldwin (1754–1807), a Founding Father; U.S. Senator (1799–1807); one of the Georgia delegates who signed the U.S. Constitution	173.99	43,799	258 sq mi (668 km2)
Banks County	011	Homer	1859	Franklin and Habersham Counties	Dr. Richard Banks (1784–1850), local physician noted for treating natives with smallpox	82.20	18,035	234 sq mi (606 km2)
Barrow County	013	Winder	1914	Gwinnett, Jackson and Walton counties	"Uncle Dave" David Crenshaw Barrow Jr. (1852–1929), chancellor of the University of Georgia (1906–29)	513.83	83,505	162 sq mi (420 km2)
Bartow County	015	Cartersville	1832	Created from a portion of Cherokee County in 1832 and originally called Cass County after General Lewis Cass	General Francis S. Bartow (1816–61), Confederate political leader; first Confederate general killed in the American Civil War	234.21	108,901	460 sq mi (1,191 km2)
Ben Hill County	017	Fitzgerald	1906	Irwin and Wilcox counties	Benjamin Harvey Hill (1823–82), U.S. Senator (1877–82)	66.27	17,194	252 sq mi (653 km2)
Berrien County	019	Nashville	1856	Coffee, Irwin, and Lowndes counties	John Macpherson Berrien (1781–1856), U.S. Senator; U.S. Attorney General	42.91	18,160	452 sq mi (1,171 km2)
Bibb County	021	Macon	1822	portions of Houston, Jones, Monroe, and Twiggs counties	Dr. William Wyatt Bibb (1780–1820), first Governor of Alabama; U.S. Senator	612.64	157,346	250 sq mi (647 km2)
Bleckley County	023	Cochran	1912	Pulaski County	Logan Edwin Bleckley (1827–1907), Georgia State Supreme Court Chief Justice	59.32	12,583	217 sq mi (562 km2)
Brantley County	025	Nahunta	1920	Charlton, Pierce, and Wayne counties	William Gordon Brantley (1860–1934), U.S. Congressman	43.04	18,021	444 sq mi (1,150 km2)
Brooks County	027	Quitman	1858	Lowndes and Thomas counties	Captain Preston S. Brooks (1819–57), a hero of the Mexican–American War; Congressman from South Carolina	31.29	16,301	494 sq mi (1,279 km2)
Bryan County	029	Pembroke	1793	Chatham County	Jonathan Bryan (1708–88), colonial settler; famous state representative	89.65	44,738	442 sq mi (1,145 km2)
Bulloch County	031	Statesboro	1796	Bryan and Screven Counties	Archibald Bulloch (1729–77), Revolutionary War soldier; Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives; acting governor of Georgia (1775–77) and first governor of Georgia	116.56	81,099	683 sq mi (1,769 km2)
Burke County	033	Waynesboro	1777	Originally organized as St George Parish	Edmund Burke (1729–97), British-American political philosopher and Member of Parliament (MP) who was sympathetic to the cause of US independence	26.94	24,596	831 sq mi (2,152 km2)
Butts County	035	Jackson	1825	Henry and Monroe counties	Captain Samuel Butts (1777–1814), a hero of the Creek War	133.35	25,434	187 sq mi (484 km2)
Calhoun County	037	Morgan	1854	Early and Baker counties	John C. Calhoun (1782–1850), U.S. Congressman; U.S. Senator; Vice President of the United States from South Carolina	22.10	5,573	280 sq mi (725 km2)
Camden County	039	Woodbine	1777	St Mary and St Thomas Parishes	Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden (1714–94), Lord Chancellor of Great Britain who was sympathetic to the cause of the Revolution	86.77	54,768	630 sq mi (1,632 km2)
Candler County	043	Metter	1914	Bulloch, Emanuel and Tattnall counties	Allen Daniel Candler (1834–1910), state legislator; U.S. Congressman; Governor of Georgia (1898–1902)	43.74	10,981	247 sq mi (640 km2)
Carroll County	045	Carrollton	1826	Created by the state legislature from lands ceded by the Creek Indians in 1825 in the Treaty of Indian Springs	Charles Carroll (1737–1832), the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence	240.46	119,148	499 sq mi (1,292 km2)
Catoosa County	047	Ringgold	1853	Walker and Whitfield counties	Chief Catoosa, a Cherokee chief	417.16	67,872	162 sq mi (420 km2)
Charlton County	049	Folkston	1854	Camden County	Robert Milledge Charlton (1807–54), jurist; U.S. Senator (1852–54); mayor of Savannah	17.15	12,518	781 sq mi (2,023 km2)
Chatham County	051	Savannah	1777	Christ Church and St Philip Parishes	William Pitt, Earl of Chatham (1708–78), British Prime Minister sympathetic to the Revolutionary cause	657.80	295,291	440 sq mi (1,140 km2)
Chattahoochee County	053	Cusseta	1854	Muscogee and Marion counties	Chattahoochee River, which forms the county's (and the state's) western border	43.80	9,565	249 sq mi (645 km2)
Chattooga County	055	Summerville	1838	Walker and Floyd counties	Chattooga River	78.95	24,965	314 sq mi (813 km2)
Cherokee County	057	Canton	1831	Cherokee Cession of 1831	Cherokee Nation, which controlled this part of the state autonomously until 1831	610.31	266,620	424 sq mi (1,098 km2)
Clarke County	059	Athens	1801	Jackson County	Elijah Clarke (1733–99), a Revolutionary War hero	1,060.59	128,671	121 sq mi (313 km2)
Clay County	061	Fort Gaines	1854	Randolph and Early counties	Henry Clay (1777–1852), Secretary of State; Speaker of the House of Representatives; U.S. Senator from Kentucky	14.53	2,848	195 sq mi (505 km2)
Clayton County	063	Jonesboro	1858	Fayette and Henry counties	Augustin Smith Clayton (1783–1839), a local jurist and U.S. Congressman	2,043.75	297,595	143 sq mi (370 km2)
Clinch County	065	Homerville	1850	Lowndes and Ware counties	General Duncan Lamont Clinch (1784–1849), a hero of the War of 1812 and the Seminole War; U.S. Congressman	8.18	6,749	809 sq mi (2,095 km2)
Cobb County	067	Marietta	1832	Cherokee County	Colonel Thomas Willis Cobb (1784–1835), a hero of the War of 1812; U.S. Congressman	2,235.71	766,149	340 sq mi (881 km2)
Coffee County	069	Douglas	1854	Clinch, Irwin, Telfair and Ware counties	General John E. Coffee (1782–1836), a hero of the War of 1812	72.24	43,092	599 sq mi (1,551 km2)
Colquitt County	071	Moultrie	1856	Thomas and Lowndes counties	Walter Terry Colquitt (1799–1855), Methodist pastor; U.S. Senator	82.61	45,898	552 sq mi (1,430 km2)
Columbia County	073	Appling (de jure) and Evans (de facto)	1790	Richmond County	Christopher Columbus (1446–1506), explorer	540.39	156,010	290 sq mi (751 km2)
Cook County	075	Adel	1918	Berrien County	General Philip Cook (1817–94), Confederate general; Georgia's secretary of state	75.41	17,229	229 sq mi (593 km2)
Coweta County	077	Newnan	1826	Created on Creek lands ceded in 1825 in the treaty of Indian Springs and Creek Cessions of 1826	Coweta tribe of the Creek Nation and their village near Columbus	335.23	146,158	443 sq mi (1,147 km2)
Crawford County	079	Knoxville	1822	Houston County	William Harris Crawford (1772–1834), U.S. Senator; ambassador to France; Secretary of the Treasury	38.17	12,130	325 sq mi (842 km2)
Crisp County	081	Cordele	1905	Dooly County	Charles Frederick Crisp (1845–96), Speaker of the House of Representatives	81.65	20,128	274 sq mi (710 km2)
Dade County	083	Trenton	1837	Walker County	Major Francis L. Dade (1793–1835), a hero of the Seminole War	92.62	16,251	174 sq mi (451 km2)
Dawson County	085	Dawsonville	1857	Gilmer and Lumpkin counties	William Crosby Dawson (1798–1857), U.S. Senator (1849–55); state legislator	123.73	26,798	211 sq mi (546 km2)
Decatur County	087	Bainbridge	1823	Early County	Commodore Stephen Decatur (1779–1820), a naval hero of the actions against the Barbary Pirates in the early 19th century	44.23	29,367	597 sq mi (1,546 km2)
DeKalb County	089	Decatur	1822	Henry, Gwinnett, and Fayette counties	"Baron" Johann DeKalb (1721–80) a German who accompanied Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette, and was inspector general of the Colonial Army	2,833.20	764,382	268 sq mi (694 km2)
Dodge County	091	Eastman	1870	Montgomery, Pulaski and Telfair counties	William Earle Dodge (1805–1883), temperance leader; businessman from New York; a co-founder of Phelps, Dodge, and Company, a mining and metals company	41.13	19,925	501 sq mi (1,298 km2)
Dooly County	093	Vienna	1821	Creek Cession of 1821	Colonel John Dooly (1740–80), a hero of the American Revolution	34.07	11,208	393 sq mi (1,018 km2)
Dougherty County	095	Albany	1853	Baker County	Charles Dougherty (1801–53), judge from Athens, Georgia	266.53	85,790	330 sq mi (855 km2)
Douglas County	097	Douglasville	1870	Campbell and Carroll counties	Stephen Arnold Douglas (1813–61), an Illinois Democratic Congressman who ran against Abraham Lincoln in the 1860 United States presidential election and lost	735.39	144,237	199 sq mi (515 km2)
Early County	099	Blakely	1818	Creek Cession of 1814	Peter Early (1773–1817), tenth governor of Georgia	19.94	10,854	511 sq mi (1,323 km2)
Echols County	101	Statenville	1858	Clinch and Lowndes Counties	General Robert M. Echols (1798–1847), a state legislator and a hero of the Mexican–American War	9.92	3,697	404 sq mi (1,046 km2)
Effingham County	103	Springfield	1777	St Mathew and St Philip Parishes	Thomas Howard, Earl of Effingham (1746–1791), who was sympathetic with the independence movement	133.95	64,769	480 sq mi (1,243 km2)
Elbert County	105	Elberton	1790	Wilkes County	Samuel Elbert (1740–88), a general in the Revolutionary War; became the governor of Georgia in 1785	52.02	19,637	369 sq mi (956 km2)
Emanuel County	107	Swainsboro	1812	Bulloch and Montgomery Counties	Colonel David Emanuel (1744–1808), became the governor of Georgia in 1801	33.01	22,768	686 sq mi (1,777 km2)
Evans County	109	Claxton	1914	Bulloch and Tattnall County	General Clement Anselm Evans (1832–1911), a hero of the American Civil War; the commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans	57.59	10,774	185 sq mi (479 km2)
Fannin County	111	Blue Ridge	1854	Gilmer and Union Counties	Colonel James Walker Fannin Jr. (1809–36), a hero of the Texas Revolution	67.84	25,319	386 sq mi (1,000 km2)
Fayette County	113	Fayetteville	1821	Creek Cession of 1821	Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette (1757–1834), a French hero of the Revolutionary War	580.82	119,194	197 sq mi (510 km2)
Floyd County	115	Rome	1832	Cherokee County	General John Floyd (1769–1839), soldier, U.S. Congressman	192.00	98,584	513 sq mi (1,329 km2)
Forsyth County	117	Cumming	1832	Cherokee County	John Forsyth (1780–1841), Secretary of State under President Martin Van Buren	1,080.76	251,283	226 sq mi (585 km2)
Franklin County	119	Carnesville	1784	Cherokee and Creek Cessions of 1783	Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), writer, inventor, philosopher, publisher, and a Founding Father of the United States	88.78	23,424	263 sq mi (681 km2)
Fulton County	121	Atlanta	1853	DeKalb County + the former Campbell and Milton Counties and a portion of Cobb County	Hamilton Fulton (1781–1833), a Scottish civil and hydraulic engineer.	2,011.22	1,066,710	529 sq mi (1,370 km2)
Gilmer County	123	Ellijay	1832	Cherokee County	George Rockingham Gilmer (1780–1859), 16th governor of Georgia	73.46	31,353	427 sq mi (1,106 km2)
Glascock County	125	Gibson	1857	Warren County	General Thomas Glascock (1780–1841), a hero of the War of 1812 and the Seminole War of 1817; U.S. Congressman	20.63	2,884	144 sq mi (373 km2)
Glynn County	127	Brunswick	1777	St David and St Patrick Parishes	John Glynn (1722–79), British Member of Parliament and Serjeant-at-law, who was sympathetic with the cause of American independence	202.11	84,499	422 sq mi (1,093 km2)
Gordon County	129	Calhoun	1850	Cass (now Bartow) and Floyd Counties	William Washington Gordon (1796–1842), first president of the Central of Georgia Railroad	163.28	57,544	355 sq mi (919 km2)
Grady County	131	Cairo	1905	Decatur and Thomas Counties	Henry Woodfin Grady (1850–89), orator; managing editor of the Atlanta Constitution	53.78	26,236	458 sq mi (1,186 km2)
Greene County	133	Greensboro	1786	Washington County	General Nathanael Greene (1742–86), a hero of the Revolutionary War	47.23	18,915	388 sq mi (1,005 km2)
Gwinnett County	135	Lawrenceville	1818	Cherokee Cession of 1817 and Creek Cession of 1818	Button Gwinnett (1735–1777), one of Georgia's delegates to the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence	2,162.24	957,062	433 sq mi (1,121 km2)
Habersham County	137	Clarkesville	1818	Cherokee Cessions of 1817 and 1819	Colonel Joseph Habersham (1751–1815), a hero of the Revolutionary War; U.S. Postmaster General in the Cabinet of George Washington	163.05	46,031	278 sq mi (720 km2)
Hall County	139	Gainesville	1818	Cherokee Cessions of 1817 and 1819	Dr. Lyman Hall (1724–90), one of Georgia's delegates to the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence; became the governor of Georgia in 1783	518.89	203,136	394 sq mi (1,020 km2)
Hancock County	141	Sparta	1793	Greene and Washington counties	John Hancock (1737–93), President of the Continental Congress; first signer of the Declaration of Independence	17.88	8,735	473 sq mi (1,225 km2)
Haralson County	143	Buchanan	1856	Carroll and Polk Counties	General Hugh Anderson Haralson (1805–54), U.S. Congressman	105.65	29,919	282 sq mi (730 km2)
Harris County	145	Hamilton	1827	Muscogee and Troup counties	Charles Harris (1772–1827), prominent attorney from Savannah	75.94	34,668	464 sq mi (1,202 km2)
Hart County	147	Hartwell	1853	Elbert and Franklin counties	Nancy Morgan Hart (1735–1830), a heroine of the Revolutionary War	112.95	25,828	232 sq mi (601 km2)
Heard County	149	Franklin	1830	Carroll, Coweta and Troup Counties	Stephen Heard (1740–1815), a hero of the Revolutionary War	40.28	11,412	296 sq mi (767 km2)
Henry County	151	McDonough	1821	Creek Cession of 1821	Patrick Henry (1736–99), prominent lawyer, orator, and a Founding Father of the United States	726.20	240,712	323 sq mi (837 km2)
Houston County	153	Perry	1821	Creek Cession of 1821	John Houstoun (1744–1796), member of the Continental Congress; became governor of Georgia in 1778	418.73	163,633	377 sq mi (976 km2)
Irwin County	155	Ocilla	1818	Creek Cessions of 1814 and 1818	Jared Irwin (1751–1818), the governor who rescinded the Yazoo Act in 1796	26.38	9,666	357 sq mi (925 km2)
Jackson County	157	Jefferson	1796	Franklin County	General James Jackson (1757–1806), a hero of the Revolutionary War	213.38	75,907	342 sq mi (886 km2)
Jasper County	159	Monticello	1807	Baldwin (FKA Randolph County 1807–12)	Sergeant William Jasper (1750–1779), a hero of the Revolutionary War	38.43	14,588	370 sq mi (958 km2)
Jeff Davis County	161	Hazlehurst	1905	Appling and Coffee counties	Jefferson Davis (1808–89), the first and only president of the Confederate States of America	45.39	14,779	333 sq mi (862 km2)
Jefferson County	163	Louisville	1796	Burke and Warren Counties	Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third President of the United States	29.09	15,709	528 sq mi (1,368 km2)
Jenkins County	165	Millen	1905	Bulloch, Burke, Emanuel, and Screven Counties	Charles Jones Jenkins (1805–83), governor of Georgia, who was the author of the famous Georgia Platform of 1850	24.79	8,674	350 sq mi (906 km2)
Johnson County	167	Wrightsville	1858	Emanuel, Laurens and Washington counties	Herschel Vespasian Johnson (1812–80), U.S. Senator; Governor of Georgia	31.72	9,189	304 sq mi (787 km2)
Jones County	169	Gray	1807	Baldwin County	James Jones (1769–1801), U.S. Congressman	72.93	28,347	394 sq mi (1,020 km2)
Lamar County	171	Barnesville	1920	Monroe and Pike Counties	Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (1825–93), U.S. Senator; Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court	103.12	18,500	185 sq mi (479 km2)
Lanier County	173	Lakeland	1920	Berrien, Clinch and Lowndes Countries	Sidney Lanier (1842–1881), attorney, linguist, mathematician,[5] and musician	55.74	9,877	187 sq mi (484 km2)
Laurens County	175	Dublin	1807	Wilkinson County	Colonel John Laurens (1754–82), aide to George Washington during the Revolutionary War	58.48	49,570	813 sq mi (2,106 km2)
Lee County	177	Leesburg	1826	Creek Cessions of 1826	Lieutenant Colonel Henry Lee III (1732–1794), a hero of the Revolutionary War, who attained the nickname "Light-Horse Harry"	84.25	33,163	356 sq mi (922 km2)
Liberty County	179	Hinesville	1777	St Andrew, St James, and St John Parishes	Named in honor of the noted patriotism of the citizens of Midway in their support of the cause of colonial independence	118.37	65,256	519 sq mi (1,344 km2)
Lincoln County	181	Lincolnton	1796	Wilkes County	General Benjamin Lincoln (1733–1810), a hero of the Revolutionary War; was later assigned to the suppression of Shays' Rebellion	37.54	7,690	211 sq mi (546 km2)
Long County	183	Ludowici	1920	Liberty County	Dr. Crawford Williamson Long (1815–78), in 1842 the first man to use diethyl ether as an anesthetic for dental surgery	48.78	16,168	401 sq mi (1,039 km2)
Lowndes County	185	Valdosta	1825	Irwin County	William Jones Lowndes (1782–1822), prominent figure in the affairs of South Carolina throughout the formative years of the United States	232.95	118,251	504 sq mi (1,305 km2)
Lumpkin County	187	Dahlonega	1832	Cherokee, Habersham, and Hall Counties	Wilson Lumpkin (1783–1870), Governor of Georgia; U.S. Senator	118.35	33,488	284 sq mi (736 km2)
Macon County	193	Oglethorpe	1837	Houston and Marion Counties	General Nathaniel Macon (1758–1837), Speaker of the House of Representatives; U.S. Senator	32.13	12,082	403 sq mi (1,044 km2)
Madison County	195	Danielsville	1811	Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Jackson and Oglethorpe Counties	James Madison (1751–1836), fourth President of the United States; chief writer of the U.S. Constitution	104.93	30,120	284 sq mi (736 km2)
Marion County	197	Buena Vista	1827	Lee and Muscogee Counties	General Francis Marion (1732–95), the "Swamp Fox"; a hero of the Revolutionary War	22.78	7,498	367 sq mi (951 km2)
McDuffie County	189	Thomson	1870	Columbia and Warren	George McDuffie (1790–1851), orator and governor of South Carolina	81.97	21,632	260 sq mi (673 km2)
McIntosh County	191	Darien	1793	Liberty County	General Lachlan McIntosh (1727–1806), a hero of the Revolutionary War	33.13	10,975	434 sq mi (1,124 km2)
Meriwether County	199	Greenville	1827	Formed from Troup County	General David Meriwether (1755–1822), a hero of the Revolutionary War; U.S. Congressman	42.08	20,613	503 sq mi (1,303 km2)
Miller County	201	Colquitt	1856	Baker and Early Counties	Andrew Jackson Miller (1806–56), president of the Medical College of Georgia	20.20	6,000	283 sq mi (733 km2)
Mitchell County	205	Camilla	1857	Baker County	Gen. Henry Mitchell (1760–1839), a hero of the Revolutionary War	42.70	21,755	512 sq mi (1,326 km2)
Monroe County	207	Forsyth	1821	Creek Cession of 1821	James Monroe (1758–1831), the fifth President of the United States and the creator of the Monroe Doctrine of 1823	69.64	27,957	396 sq mi (1,026 km2)
Montgomery County	209	Mount Vernon	1793	Washington County	General Richard Montgomery (1738–75), hero of the Revolutionary War	37.44	8,610	245 sq mi (635 km2)
Morgan County	211	Madison	1807	Baldwin County	General Daniel Morgan (1736–1802), a hero of the Revolutionary War; U.S. Congressman	55.07	20,097	350 sq mi (906 km2)
Murray County	213	Chatsworth	1832	Cherokee County	Thomas W. Murray (1790–1832), famous state legislator	116.56	39,973	344 sq mi (891 km2)
Muscogee County	215	Columbus	1826	Creek Cession of 1826	Muskogee ethnic group, to which the Creek and Seminole Nations belong	906.34	206,922	216 sq mi (559 km2)
Newton County	217	Covington	1821	Henry, Jasper, and Walton Counties	Sergeant John Newton (1755–80), a hero of the Revolutionary War	404.87	112,483	276 sq mi (715 km2)
Oconee County	219	Watkinsville	1875	Clarke County	Oconee River, which forms its eastern boundary	216.56	41,799	186 sq mi (482 km2)
Oglethorpe County	221	Lexington	1793	Wilkes County	General James Edward Oglethorpe (1696–1785), the founder of the Colony of Georgia	34.60	14,825	441 sq mi (1,142 km2)
Paulding County	223	Dallas	1832	Cherokee County	John Paulding (1759–1818), a hero of the Revolutionary War	537.16	168,661	314 sq mi (813 km2)
Peach County	225	Fort Valley	1924	Houston and Macon Counties	Its location in Central Georgia is one of the richest peach-producing regions in the country.	182.42	27,981	151 sq mi (391 km2)
Pickens County	227	Jasper	1853	Cherokee and Gilmer counties	General Andrew Pickens (1739–1817), a hero of the Revolutionary War; U.S. Congressman	140.48	33,216	232 sq mi (601 km2)
Pierce County	229	Blackshear	1857	Appling and Ware Counties	Franklin Pierce (1804–1869), fourteenth President of the United States	56.75	19,716	343 sq mi (888 km2)
Pike County	231	Zebulon	1822	Monroe County	General Zebulon Pike (1779–1813), explorer and a hero of the War of 1812	86.98	18,889	218 sq mi (565 km2)
Polk County	233	Cedartown	1851	Floyd and Paulding Counties	James Knox Polk (1795–1849), eleventh President of the United States	137.02	42,853	311 sq mi (805 km2)
Pulaski County	235	Hawkinsville	1808	Laurens County	Count Kazimierz Pułaski of Poland (1748–79), a hero of the Revolutionary War	45.09	9,855	247 sq mi (640 km2)
Putnam County	237	Eatonton	1807	Baldwin County	General Israel Putnam (1718–90), a hero of the Revolutionary War	64.30	22,047	344 sq mi (891 km2)
Quitman County	239	Georgetown	1858	Randolph and Stewart counties	General John Anthony Quitman (1799–1858), a hero of the Mexican-American War	15.13	2,235	152 sq mi (394 km2)
Rabun County	241	Clayton	1819	Cherokee Cession of 1819	William Rabun (1771–1819), Governor of Georgia (1817–19)	46.19	16,883	371 sq mi (961 km2)
Randolph County	243	Cuthbert	1828	Lee County	John Randolph of Roanoke (1773–1833), U.S. Congressman	15.80	6,425	429 sq mi (1,111 km2)
Richmond County	245	Augusta	1777	St Paul Parish	Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond (1735–1806), who was sympathetic to the cause of colonial independence	625.06	206,607	324 sq mi (839 km2)
Rockdale County	247	Conyers	1870	Henry and Newton counties	Rockdale Church, which was so named for the subterranean bed of granite that underlies this region of the state	693.86	93,570	131 sq mi (339 km2)
Schley County	249	Ellaville	1857	Marion and Sumter counties	William Schley (1786–1858), governor of Georgia (1835–37)	31.29	4,547	168 sq mi (435 km2)
Screven County	251	Sylvania	1793	Burke and Effingham Counties	General James Screven (1744–1778), a hero of the Revolutionary War	21.55	14,067	648 sq mi (1,678 km2)
Seminole County	253	Donalsonville	1920	Decatur and Early Counties	Seminole Nation	33.99	9,147	238 sq mi (616 km2)
Spalding County	255	Griffin	1851	Fayette, Henry, and Pike County	Thomas Spalding (1774–1851), U.S. Congressman, state legislator, and agriculturalist	336.88	67,306	198 sq mi (513 km2)
Stephens County	257	Toccoa	1905	Franklin and Habersham Counties	Alexander Stephens (1812–83), U.S. Congressman; Governor of Georgia; first and only Vice President of the Confederate States of America	144.83	26,784	179 sq mi (464 km2)
Stewart County	259	Lumpkin	1830	Randolph County	General Daniel Stewart (1759–1829), a hero of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812	14.42	5,314	459 sq mi (1,189 km2)
Sumter County	261	Americus	1831	Lee County	General Thomas Sumter (1734–1832), the "Fighting Gamecock," a hero of the Revolutionary War	60.87	29,616	485 sq mi (1,256 km2)
Talbot County	263	Talbotton	1827	Muscogee County	Matthew Talbot (1762–1827), served in the Georgia State Senate for 15 years, including two years as the President of the Senate, and Governor of Georgia for two weeks in 1819	15.76	5,733	393 sq mi (1,018 km2)
Taliaferro County	265	Crawfordville	1825	Greene, Hancock, Oglethorpe, Warren, and Wilkes Counties	Colonel Benjamin Taliaferro (1750–1821), U.S. Congressman; a hero of the Revolutionary War	7.88	1,559	195 sq mi (505 km2)
Tattnall County	267	Reidsville	1801	Montgomery County	Josiah Tattnall (1764–1803), U.S. Senator; Governor of Georgia	52.24	22,842	484 sq mi (1,254 km2)
Taylor County	269	Butler	1852	Macon, Marion and Talbot Counties	Zachary Taylor (1784–1850), the twelfth President of the United States	21.22	7,816	378 sq mi (979 km2)
Telfair County	271	McRae	1807	Wilkinson County	Edward Telfair (1735–1807), the second Governor of Georgia following the establishment of the United States	35.96	12,477	441 sq mi (1,142 km2)
Terrell County	273	Dawson	1856	Lee and Randolph Counties	Dr. William Terrell (1778–1855), U.S. Congressman	25.39	9,185	336 sq mi (870 km2)
Thomas County	275	Thomasville	1825	Decatur and Irwin Counties	General Jett Thomas (1776–1817), a hero of the War of 1812	81.11	45,798	548 sq mi (1,419 km2)
Tift County	277	Tifton	1905	Berrien, Irwin and Worth Counties	Colonel Nelson Tift (1810–91), a captain in the Confederate States Navy; U.S. Congressman	153.37	41,344	265 sq mi (686 km2)
Toombs County	279	Lyons	1905	Emanuel, Tattnall, and Montgomery Counties	General Robert Toombs (1810–85), U.S. Senator; Confederate States Secretary of State	73.11	27,030	367 sq mi (951 km2)
Towns County	281	Hiawassee	1856	Rabun and Union Counties	George Washington Towns (1801–54), governor of Georgia during the antebellum period	72.51	12,493	166 sq mi (430 km2)
Treutlen County	283	Soperton	1918	Emanuel and Montgomery Counties	John A. Treutlen (1726–82), the first elected Governor of Georgia (1777–78)	34.33	6,406	201 sq mi (521 km2)
Troup County	285	LaGrange	1826	Creek Cession of 1826	George M. Troup (1780–1856), Governor of Georgia (1823–27); U.S. Senator	168.89	69,426	414 sq mi (1,072 km2)
Turner County	287	Ashburn	1905	Dooly, Irwin, Wilcox and Worth Counties	Captain Henry Gray Turner (1839–1904), U.S. Congressman; a hero of the American Civil War	27.92	9,006	286 sq mi (741 km2)
Twiggs County	289	Jeffersonville	1809	Wilkinson County	General John Twiggs (1750–1816), a hero of the Revolutionary War; Governor of Georgia	22.56	8,022	360 sq mi (932 km2)
Union County	291	Blairsville	1832	Cherokee County	Federal union of the states	75.89	24,632	323 sq mi (837 km2)
Upson County	293	Thomaston	1824	Crawford and Pike Counties	Stephen Upson (1786–1824), state legislator	80.74	27,700	326 sq mi (844 km2)
Walker County	295	LaFayette	1833	Murray County	Major Freeman Walker (1780–1827), U.S. Senator (1819–1821)	156.41	67,654	446 sq mi (1,155 km2)
Walton County	297	Monroe	1818	Creek Cession of 1818	George Walton (1749–1804), one of Georgia's delegates to the Continental Congress who signed the Declaration of Independence	287.52	96,673	329 sq mi (852 km2)
Ware County	299	Waycross	1824	Appling County	Nicholas Ware (1769–1824), U.S. Senator (1821–24)	39.57	36,251	903 sq mi (2,339 km2)
Warren County	301	Warrenton	1793	Columbia, Hancock, Richmond, and Wilkes Counties	General Joseph Warren (1741–75), a hero of the Revolutionary War	18.37	5,215	286 sq mi (741 km2)
Washington County	303	Sandersville	1784	Creek Cession of 1783	George Washington (1732–99), the first President of the United States, although named after him as a general	29.96	19,988	680 sq mi (1,761 km2)
Wayne County	305	Jesup	1803	Creek Cession of 1802	General Anthony Wayne (1745–96), known as "Mad Anthony Wayne"; U.S. Congressman; a hero of the Revolutionary War and the Northwest Indian War	46.40	30,144	645 sq mi (1,671 km2)
Webster County	307	Preston	1853	Stewart County (Formally Kinchafoonee)	Daniel Webster (1782–1852), U.S. Secretary of State; supported Henry Clay's Compromise of 1850	12.41	2,348	210 sq mi (544 km2)
Wheeler County	309	Alamo	1912	Montgomery County	General Joseph Wheeler (1836–1906), U.S. Congressman; a hero of the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War	26.36	7,471	298 sq mi (772 km2)
White County	311	Cleveland	1857	Habersham County	Colonel John White, a hero of the Revolutionary War	127.26	28,003	242 sq mi (627 km2)
Whitfield County	313	Dalton	1851	Murray County	George Whitefield (1714–70), pastor; established the Bethesda Orphanage near Savannah	360.79	102,864	290 sq mi (751 km2)
Wilcox County	315	Abbeville	1857	Dooly, Irwin, and Pulaski counties	General Mark Wilcox (1800–50), a noted soldier and state legislator	22.72	8,766	380 sq mi (984 km2)
Wilkes County	317	Washington	1777	Cherokee and Creek Cessions of 1773	John Wilkes (1727–97), a British Member of Parliament who sympathized with the cause of American independence	20.76	9,565	471 sq mi (1,220 km2)
Wilkinson County	319	Irwinton	1803	Creek Cessions of 1802 and 1805	General James Wilkinson (1757–1825), veteran of the Revolutionary War and of the War of 1812; Senior Officer of the U.S. Army; turned out to be an agent of the Spanish government	20.03	8,877	447 sq mi (1,158 km2)
Worth County	321	Sylvester	1853	Dooly and Irwin Counties	General William J. Worth (1794–1849), a hero of the Mexican–American War	35.52	20,784	570 sq mi (1,476 km2)

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2. National Association of Counties. "NACo County Explorer". Retrieved 2015-10-25.
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