State profile · GA

Largest Cities in Georgia

Name: Georgia Cities: Population, Income & Housing Data
Creator: PlainCities
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Ranked by resident population across 638 tracked cities and towns in Georgia, using Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023). This compares cities and Census-designated places, not metropolitan areas, and carries the same rows into the chart, table, and downloadable CSV below.

Compiled by PlainCities

638
Cities: 5.4M
Combined city pop.: $60,949
Avg median income: 14.9%
Avg poverty rate

Data updated August 2026

The headline finding

Atlanta is the largest of 638 tracked cities in Georgia, which ranks #44 of 52 nationally on avg median income.

Atlanta
largest tracked city (499,287 people): #44
national rank, avg median income: 638
cities tracked in this state

Every figure here is read live from the same table rendered below.

82% of Georgia's 638 tracked cities are small towns under 10,000 people -- none crosses the 1-million-resident mark.

<10K

526
10K-99K

104
100K-999K

8

What this shows Small towns under 10,000 residents are the largest group in PlainCities' Georgia coverage, with 526 of 638 tracked places. This is a count of profiled places, not a share of the state's population.

How we calculate this mix & the national home-value percentile below

Every tracked city in Georgia is bucketed by population: small town under 10,000; mid-size 10,000–99,999; large 100,000–999,999; megacity 1,000,000+. The national home-value comparison below plots Georgia's average tracked-city home value against all 52 US states/territories, ranked the same way as the per-city percentiles: the state's percentile is the share of states with a lower average home value. See the methodology page for the full source-to-figure lineage.

Atlanta

499,287
Columbus

204,383
Augusta-Richmond County

201,504
Macon-Bibb County

156,543
Savannah

147,546
Athens-Clarke County

126,987
South Fulton

109,157
Sandy Springs

107,198
Roswell

92,577
Johns Creek

82,115
Warner Robins

81,438
Albany

67,939

What this shows Atlanta, GA is the most populous city profiled in Georgia; the top 100 rows are listed below and the complete 638-row record is available as a CSV.

How Georgia ranks nationally

Avg median income

$60,949

#44 of 52 · highest income

Avg home value

$195,968

#33 of 52 · highest values

Avg poverty rate

14.9%

#45 of 52 · lowest poverty

Tracked cities

638

#17 of 52 · most tracked cities

Georgia ranks #44 of 52 nationally on average median income and #45 of 52 on average poverty rate, derived live by comparing it against every other tracked state. Averages are computed only across the cities PlainCities tracks in each state, not full state populations.

How Georgia's home values compare nationally

Average tracked-city home value vs. all 52 US states/territories

$195,968 Among the most affordable more affordable than 63% of 52 US states

Show national distribution

Each bar is a $50K-wide band; taller bars hold more US states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Largest cities in Georgia

Showing the 100 most-populous tracked places, ordered by population. Download the CSV for every one of the 638 city records and their source-backed fields.

#	City	Population	Median Income	Home Value	Poverty
1	Atlanta	499,287	$81,938	$420,600	12.9%
2	Columbus	204,383	$56,622	$182,300	15.0%
3	Augusta-Richmond County	201,504	$53,134	$162,900	17.6%
4	Macon-Bibb County	156,543	$50,747	$165,800	18.9%
5	Savannah	147,546	$56,782	$225,200	13.2%
6	Athens-Clarke County	126,987	$51,655	$271,800	12.7%
7	South Fulton	109,157	$81,798	$270,600	6.7%
8	Sandy Springs	107,198	$101,593	$583,900	6.2%
9	Roswell	92,577	$124,422	$520,500	4.4%
10	Johns Creek	82,115	$160,185	$583,700	2.8%
11	Warner Robins	81,438	$65,715	$171,600	10.6%
12	Albany	67,939	$45,201	$118,700	24.2%
13	Alpharetta	66,355	$146,581	$605,700	3.5%
14	Marietta	61,773	$70,086	$401,100	7.9%
15	Stonecrest	59,917	$62,939	$223,100	11.1%
16	Brookhaven	57,224	$117,448	$660,300	9.6%
17	Smyrna	56,285	$96,780	$409,000	6.7%
18	Valdosta	55,222	$45,849	$165,300	19.9%
19	Dunwoody	51,563	$109,116	$579,400	3.4%
20	Gainesville	44,051	$64,636	$337,000	16.9%
21	Newnan	43,510	$80,299	$327,800	5.6%
22	Mableton	42,403	$84,662	$306,200	5.7%
23	Peachtree Corners	42,184	$81,413	$467,300	6.1%
24	Milton	41,305	$151,235	$712,200	3.4%
25	Peachtree City	38,977	$111,421	$461,000	3.6%
26	East Point	38,233	$58,983	$247,500	19.7%
27	Rome	37,754	$51,106	$214,700	17.6%
28	Evans	37,718	$126,767	$345,800	3.9%
29	Tucker	37,022	$81,141	$359,300	10.3%
30	Woodstock	36,297	$105,396	$387,300	5.1%
31	Douglasville	36,284	$76,591	$313,500	10.0%
32	Stockbridge	35,475	$70,579	$248,000	8.4%
33	Hinesville	35,282	$59,216	$174,300	12.8%
34	Canton	34,587	$81,642	$369,700	6.7%
35	Dalton	34,402	$61,236	$203,100	13.7%
36	Statesboro	33,705	$42,884	$158,600	20.3%
37	Kennesaw	33,627	$79,759	$291,300	8.1%
38	Martinez	33,019	$85,617	$231,400	7.4%
39	Duluth	31,958	$95,580	$366,000	4.8%
40	LaGrange	31,479	$41,491	$175,600	21.7%
41	Lawrenceville	30,626	$58,606	$335,100	16.4%
42	Redan	30,426	$63,226	$197,600	9.9%
43	Chamblee	30,369	$81,774	$407,900	11.6%
44	McDonough	30,056	$77,734	$285,800	10.3%
45	Union City	27,300	$47,635	$223,100	14.7%
46	Pooler	27,235	$91,497	$289,000	5.2%
47	Carrollton	27,058	$51,553	$283,100	22.3%
48	Sugar Hill	25,285	$99,479	$375,900	8.1%
49	Decatur	24,470	$140,480	$655,900	2.3%
50	Griffin	23,650	$44,021	$195,100	19.1%
51	Cartersville	23,617	$78,640	$298,000	9.6%
52	Acworth	22,370	$80,703	$309,800	6.8%
53	Perry	22,243	$81,648	$209,300	10.7%
54	Suwanee	21,811	$105,878	$439,700	7.7%
55	Candler-McAfee	21,316	$62,299	$239,400	9.9%
56	Snellville	21,203	$88,378	$293,400	2.4%
57	Forest Park	19,619	$42,286	$119,000	11.9%
58	Fayetteville	19,364	$82,144	$331,700	6.1%
59	Kingsland	19,101	$80,395	$226,800	9.7%
60	Winder	18,847	$59,944	$251,700	10.4%
61	St. Marys	18,805	$67,271	$259,300	19.7%
62	Thomasville	18,720	$48,464	$196,500	14.3%
63	North Decatur	18,460	$110,366	$459,000	3.9%
64	North Druid Hills	18,172	$95,612	$486,200	5.4%
65	Conyers	17,916	$58,141	$218,000	7.4%
66	Villa Rica	17,798	$86,052	$250,700	7.1%
67	Holly Springs	17,693	$111,224	$414,700	2.7%
68	Norcross	17,669	$75,068	$375,900	10.6%
69	Buford	17,611	$71,598	$346,400	11.1%
70	Calhoun	17,611	$51,439	$240,700	11.8%
71	Powder Springs	17,414	$96,961	$283,700	8.9%
72	Richmond Hill	17,408	$89,910	$272,100	10.0%
73	Tifton	17,140	$44,324	$161,700	19.5%
74	Milledgeville	16,873	$39,669	$184,400	32.7%
75	Fairburn	16,609	$89,276	$249,200	9.8%
76	Grovetown	16,516	$72,612	$226,000	6.3%
77	Lithia Springs	16,138	$54,982	$199,500	13.2%
78	St. Simons	16,026	$105,944	$484,100	2.7%
79	Dublin	16,023	$40,417	$173,500	26.9%
80	Americus	15,910	$39,527	$113,500	24.3%
81	Monroe	15,336	$43,991	$222,000	30.1%
82	Brunswick	15,248	$34,021	$128,300	29.1%
83	Lilburn	14,939	$57,266	$278,600	15.5%
84	Loganville	14,878	$77,011	$321,800	5.3%
85	Riverdale	14,866	$62,627	$160,000	7.4%
86	Clarkston	14,560	$46,495	$279,500	26.7%
87	Moultrie	14,545	$42,900	$155,900	25.2%
88	Wilmington Island	14,457	$92,578	$361,600	3.6%
89	Dallas	14,440	$73,387	$234,700	11.8%
90	Belvedere Park	14,422	$68,900	$266,000	12.0%
91	Bainbridge	14,353	$41,531	$150,600	24.1%
92	Covington	14,334	$47,797	$242,700	17.2%
93	Jefferson	14,249	$96,761	$346,800	5.4%
94	Braselton	14,139	$113,810	$425,900	5.0%
95	College Park	13,969	$48,505	$314,500	15.7%
96	Waycross	13,813	$37,398	$88,600	30.0%
97	Vinings	13,538	$91,308	$551,700	4.3%
98	Port Wentworth	11,997	$78,861	$204,900	7.8%
99	Douglas	11,720	$37,979	$136,100	19.4%
100	Georgetown	11,606	$80,231	$257,700	5.7%

What to do with Georgia's city data

638 cities is a lot to browse, here's where to start.

Atlanta is Georgia's largest tracked city by population, start there if you want the fullest picture of a major GA metro. Atlanta profile
Hortense has the highest median household income of any tracked city in Georgia, a different lens than population size alone. Hortense profile
See how Georgia's cities stack up nationally, not just against each other. National rankings

City counts and averages on this page cover only the 638 places with sufficient Census ACS data, smaller towns below the reporting threshold are not included.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

Compare beyond this state

Nationwide similar states

Other states closest to Georgia on two ACS statewide axes: tracked-city population sum and mean of city median household incomes. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a claim that peers share a labor market or climate.

Similar statewide population

Nearest 50-state peers by ACS population of tracked cities. This state: 5,362,746.

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Similar mean household income

Nearest peers by mean of city median household incomes. This state: $60,949. Population peers are excluded.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many cities does PlainCities track in Georgia?

PlainCities profiles 638 cities and towns in Georgia, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2023).

What is the largest city in Georgia?

Atlanta is the largest tracked city in Georgia, with a population of 499,287.

What is the average household income in Georgia?

Across the 638 tracked cities in Georgia, the average median household income is $60,949. Individual cities vary widely, with Hortense reporting the highest median income at $220,313.

What is the average poverty rate in Georgia?

The average poverty rate across Georgia's tracked cities is 14.9%, based on Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).

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