Ranking · Georgia
Fastest-growing and fastest-shrinking places in Georgia
Hoschton has the highest population change, 2020 to 2025 of Georgia's 297 ranked places (+219.5%); Young Harris has the lowest (−27.3%). Ranked: places with 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census that are incorporated (the Census Bureau estimates only those each year).
Which are the fastest-growing places?
Fastest-growing places in Georgia, first to fifth: Hoschton (+219.5%), Cumming (+70.7%), Port Wentworth (+61.9%), Homer (+60.5%) and Emerson (+55.3%).
| Rank | Place | Population change, 2020 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoschton | +219.5% |
| 2 | Cumming | +70.7% |
| 3 | Port Wentworth | +61.9% |
| 4 | Homer | +60.5% |
| 5 | Emerson | +55.3% |
| 6 | Oakwood | +50.5% |
| 7 | Brooklet | +49.6% |
| 8 | Ball Ground | +44.0% |
| 9 | Watkinsville | +42.2% |
| 10 | Guyton | +40.0% |
| 11 | Flowery Branch | +39.5% |
| 12 | Braselton | +37.9% |
| 13 | Dacula | +35.8% |
| 14 | Auburn | +34.8% |
| 15 | Temple | +32.0% |
| 16 | Jasper | +31.9% |
| 17 | Dawsonville | +31.4% |
| 18 | Walnut Grove | +31.1% |
| 19 | Lovejoy | +30.1% |
| 20 | Jefferson | +29.4% |
| 21 | Locust Grove | +29.0% |
| 22 | Ludowici | +28.3% |
| 23 | Pooler | +28.0% |
| 24 | Maysville | +25.6% |
| 25 | Commerce | +25.1% |
Source: Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025) · Census population estimates
Which are the fastest-shrinking places?
Fastest-shrinking places in Georgia, first to fifth: Young Harris (−27.3%), McRae-Helena (−18.1%), Ocilla (−18.0%), Cusseta-Chattahoochee County (−11.5%) and Sandersville (−7.1%).
| Rank | Place | Population change, 2020 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 297 | Young Harris | −27.3% |
| 296 | McRae-Helena | −18.1% |
| 295 | Ocilla | −18.0% |
| 294 | Cusseta-Chattahoochee County | −11.5% |
| 293 | Sandersville | −7.1% |
| 292 | Arlington | −6.6% |
| 291 | Edison | −6.2% |
| 290 | Louisville | −6.2% |
| 289 | Marshallville | −6.1% |
| 288 | Montezuma | −5.9% |
| 287 | Wadley | −5.7% |
| 286 | Cordele | −5.7% |
| 285 | Dawson | −5.4% |
| 284 | Wrens | −5.4% |
| 283 | Morrow | −5.0% |
| 282 | Glennville | −4.8% |
| 281 | Waynesboro | −4.4% |
| 280 | Pelham | −4.1% |
| 279 | Blakely | −4.1% |
| 278 | Camilla | −4.0% |
| 277 | Albany | −3.9% |
| 276 | Ellaville | −3.9% |
| 275 | Americus | −3.7% |
| 274 | Sylvester | −3.5% |
| 273 | Remerton | −3.4% |
Source: Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025) · Census population estimates
How is this ranking made?
Each place's population change, 2020 to 2025 is read from the Census Bureau's April 1, 2020 estimates base and its July 1, 2025 estimate. A place enters the ranking if it had 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and is incorporated. Ties in the published figure share a rank. This is a measurement of one figure, not a judgment of a place.
Source: PlainCities ranking method applied to the Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025) · How ranks are computed
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