This is less than a one percent rise in Talbot County’s population, from 5,731 in 2020 to 5,742 in 2021.
Talbot County had the 146th largest population in Georgia in 2021.
The US Census Bureau found more than 73 percent of counties in the US saw a natural decrease in population in 2021. This is up from a 55.5 percent increase in 2020.
The Midwest suffered the most sustained population decreases, with many counties along the US East Coast and through the Rocky Mountains seeing increases.
The US population continues to grow, though at a slower rate than before.
Georgia Counties By Population Change from 2020 to 2021
| County | 2020 Estimated Population | 2021 Estimated Population | % Change in Population From Year to Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson County | 27,047 | 28,497 | 5.4% |
| Long County | 16,287 | 17,152 | 5.3% |
| Jackson County | 76,712 | 80,286 | 4.7% |
| Jasper County | 14,638 | 15,278 | 4.4% |
| Bryan County | 44,999 | 46,938 | 4.3% |
| Barrow County | 83,963 | 86,658 | 3.2% |
| Union County | 24,766 | 25,521 | 3% |
| Forsyth County | 252,786 | 260,206 | 2.9% |
| Pike County | 18,935 | 19,477 | 2.9% |
| Lamar County | 18,550 | 19,080 | 2.9% |
| Walton County | 97,135 | 99,853 | 2.8% |
| Banks County | 18,069 | 18,562 | 2.7% |
| Greene County | 19,025 | 19,536 | 2.7% |
| Towns County | 12,539 | 12,875 | 2.7% |
| Cherokee County | 268,043 | 274,615 | 2.5% |
| Effingham County | 65,150 | 66,741 | 2.4% |
| Paulding County | 169,660 | 173,780 | 2.4% |
| Oconee County | 42,021 | 43,023 | 2.4% |
| Monroe County | 28,046 | 28,712 | 2.4% |
| Morgan County | 20,174 | 20,635 | 2.3% |
| Newton County | 112,780 | 115,355 | 2.3% |
| Coweta County | 146,653 | 149,956 | 2.3% |
| Hart County | 25,866 | 26,409 | 2.1% |
| Carroll County | 119,463 | 121,968 | 2.1% |
| Pickens County | 33,333 | 34,024 | 2.1% |
| Madison County | 30,263 | 30,885 | 2.1% |
| Lumpkin County | 33,596 | 34,278 | 2% |
| Putnam County | 22,140 | 22,585 | 2% |
| Harris County | 34,927 | 35,626 | 2% |
| Haralson County | 29,985 | 30,572 | 2% |
| Gilmer County | 31,429 | 32,026 | 1.9% |
| Charlton County | 12,530 | 12,766 | 1.9% |
| Hall County | 203,589 | 207,369 | 1.9% |
| Oglethorpe County | 14,865 | 15,140 | 1.8% |
| Columbia County | 156,773 | 159,639 | 1.8% |
| Clay County | 2,835 | 2,882 | 1.7% |
| Fannin County | 25,396 | 25,817 | 1.7% |
| Houston County | 164,242 | 166,829 | 1.6% |
| Franklin County | 23,429 | 23,785 | 1.5% |
| Habersham County | 46,105 | 46,774 | 1.5% |
| Henry County | 241,818 | 245,235 | 1.4% |
| Bartow County | 109,311 | 110,843 | 1.4% |
| Camden County | 54,911 | 55,664 | 1.4% |
| Peach County | 28,035 | 28,417 | 1.4% |
| Rabun County | 16,894 | 17,119 | 1.3% |
| Polk County | 42,925 | 43,496 | 1.3% |
| Bulloch County | 81,378 | 82,442 | 1.3% |
| Pierce County | 19,722 | 19,976 | 1.3% |
| McIntosh County | 10,982 | 11,123 | 1.3% |
| White County | 28,090 | 28,442 | 1.3% |
| Glascock County | 2,883 | 2,919 | 1.2% |
| Walker County | 67,711 | 68,510 | 1.2% |
| Atkinson County | 8,301 | 8,391 | 1.1% |
| Fayette County | 119,441 | 120,574 | 0.9% |
| Gordon County | 57,696 | 58,237 | 0.9% |
| Butts County | 25,542 | 25,781 | 0.9% |
| Douglas County | 144,497 | 145,814 | 0.9% |
| Montgomery County | 8,577 | 8,653 | 0.9% |
| Tattnall County | 22,852 | 23,052 | 0.9% |
| Heard County | 11,465 | 11,565 | 0.9% |
| Stewart County | 5,295 | 5,341 | 0.9% |
| Meriwether County | 20,619 | 20,793 | 0.8% |
| Lowndes County | 118,316 | 119,276 | 0.8% |
| Coffee County | 43,047 | 43,386 | 0.8% |
| Liberty County | 65,220 | 65,711 | 0.8% |
| Wayne County | 30,155 | 30,380 | 0.7% |
| Spalding County | 67,413 | 67,909 | 0.7% |
| Gwinnett County | 957,801 | 964,546 | 0.7% |
| Lee County | 33,179 | 33,411 | 0.7% |
| Warren County | 5,205 | 5,240 | 0.7% |
| Seminole County | 9,138 | 9,197 | 0.6% |
| Jeff Davis County | 14,777 | 14,872 | 0.6% |
| Dade County | 16,224 | 16,326 | 0.6% |
| Catoosa County | 67,976 | 68,397 | 0.6% |
| Lincoln County | 7,704 | 7,749 | 0.6% |
| Wheeler County | 7,430 | 7,471 | 0.6% |
| Pulaski County | 9,863 | 9,917 | 0.5% |
| Rockdale County | 93,614 | 94,082 | 0.5% |
| Chatham County | 294,904 | 296,329 | 0.5% |
| Troup County | 69,388 | 69,720 | 0.5% |
| Crawford County | 12,100 | 12,153 | 0.4% |
| Brantley County | 18,040 | 18,101 | 0.3% |
| Candler County | 11,001 | 11,037 | 0.3% |
| Appling County | 18,428 | 18,488 | 0.3% |
| Screven County | 14,060 | 14,105 | 0.3% |
| Glynn County | 84,470 | 84,739 | 0.3% |
| Stephens County | 26,800 | 26,865 | 0.2% |
| Bleckley County | 12,577 | 12,607 | 0.2% |
| Brooks County | 16,232 | 16,270 | 0.2% |
| McDuffie County | 21,587 | 21,633 | 0.2% |
| Talbot County | 5,731 | 5,742 | 0.2% |
| Floyd County | 98,593 | 98,771 | 0.2% |
| Clarke County | 128,489 | 128,711 | 0.2% |
| Thomas County | 45,766 | 45,842 | 0.2% |
| Jones County | 28,356 | 28,400 | 0.2% |
| Whitfield County | 102,727 | 102,848 | 0.1% |
| Laurens County | 49,497 | 49,547 | 0.1% |
| Wilcox County | 8,731 | 8,739 | 0.1% |
| Echols County | 3,696 | 3,699 | 0.1% |
| Cobb County | 766,209 | 766,802 | 0.1% |
| Taliaferro County | 1,557 | 1,558 | 0.1% |
| Chattooga County | 24,921 | 24,932 | 0% |
| Murray County | 39,938 | 39,951 | 0% |
| Clinch County | 6,723 | 6,725 | 0% |
| Upson County | 27,712 | 27,720 | 0% |
| Baldwin County | 43,773 | 43,781 | 0% |
| Cook County | 17,232 | 17,225 | 0% |
| Turner County | 8,971 | 8,966 | -0.1% |
| Emanuel County | 22,730 | 22,716 | -0.1% |
| Berrien County | 18,159 | 18,147 | -0.1% |
| Johnson County | 9,168 | 9,160 | -0.1% |
| Lanier County | 9,916 | 9,907 | -0.1% |
| Clayton County | 297,417 | 297,100 | -0.1% |
| Colquitt County | 45,866 | 45,812 | -0.1% |
| Macon County | 12,021 | 12,004 | -0.1% |
| Wilkinson County | 8,844 | 8,831 | -0.1% |
| Taylor County | 7,814 | 7,799 | -0.2% |
| Bibb County | 157,104 | 156,762 | -0.2% |
| Elbert County | 19,627 | 19,579 | -0.2% |
| Irwin County | 9,643 | 9,618 | -0.3% |
| Jenkins County | 8,662 | 8,639 | -0.3% |
| Richmond County | 206,328 | 205,673 | -0.3% |
| Tift County | 41,348 | 41,212 | -0.3% |
| Fulton County | 1,069,023 | 1,065,334 | -0.3% |
| Telfair County | 12,461 | 12,414 | -0.4% |
| Bacon County | 11,123 | 11,079 | -0.4% |
| Wilkes County | 9,556 | 9,513 | -0.4% |
| Dodge County | 19,849 | 19,759 | -0.5% |
| Ware County | 36,218 | 36,033 | -0.5% |
| Toombs County | 27,052 | 26,911 | -0.5% |
| Dougherty County | 85,366 | 84,844 | -0.6% |
| Muscogee County | 206,960 | 205,617 | -0.6% |
| Washington County | 19,927 | 19,785 | -0.7% |
| Mitchell County | 21,677 | 21,521 | -0.7% |
| Evans County | 10,757 | 10,672 | -0.8% |
| Worth County | 20,719 | 20,554 | -0.8% |
| DeKalb County | 763,831 | 757,718 | -0.8% |
| Crisp County | 20,042 | 19,879 | -0.8% |
| Jefferson County | 15,658 | 15,524 | -0.9% |
| Baker County | 2,844 | 2,819 | -0.9% |
| Sumter County | 29,553 | 29,283 | -0.9% |
| Calhoun County | 5,560 | 5,509 | -0.9% |
| Decatur County | 29,338 | 29,038 | -1% |
| Hancock County | 8,722 | 8,630 | -1.1% |
| Marion County | 7,520 | 7,440 | -1.1% |
| Miller County | 5,987 | 5,919 | -1.1% |
| Grady County | 26,221 | 25,918 | -1.2% |
| Burke County | 24,621 | 24,310 | -1.3% |
| Treutlen County | 6,390 | 6,306 | -1.3% |
| Schley County | 4,538 | 4,478 | -1.3% |
| Randolph County | 6,377 | 6,287 | -1.4% |
| Twiggs County | 7,986 | 7,856 | -1.6% |
| Early County | 10,813 | 10,619 | -1.8% |
| Terrell County | 9,153 | 8,964 | -2.1% |
| Dooly County | 11,142 | 10,885 | -2.3% |
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