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Georgia Counties: All 159 Counties and County Seats

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Georgia has 159 counties, second only to Texas, which has 254. This list shows every Georgia county with its county seat (the town where the courthouse sits) and the year the county was created, from the original counties of 1777 to Peach County, the newest, created in 1924. The smallest county by area is Clarke County at about 121 square miles, and the largest is Ware County at about 908 square miles. Where we have a guide to a county’s parks, the last column links to it.

All 159 Georgia Counties
CountyCounty seatCreatedExplore
Appling CountyBaxley1818Parks and things to do
Atkinson CountyPearson1917
Bacon CountyAlma1914Parks and things to do
Baker CountyNewton1825
Baldwin CountyMilledgeville1803Parks and things to do
Banks CountyHomer1859Parks and things to do
Barrow CountyWinder1914Parks and things to do
Bartow CountyCartersville1832Parks and things to do
Ben Hill CountyFitzgerald1906Parks and things to do
Berrien CountyNashville1856
Bibb CountyMacon1822Parks and things to do
Bleckley CountyCochran1912
Brantley CountyNahunta1920Parks and things to do
Brooks CountyQuitman1858
Bryan CountyPembroke1793Parks and things to do
Bulloch CountyStatesboro1796Parks and things to do
Burke CountyWaynesboro1777
Butts CountyJackson1825
Calhoun CountyMorgan1854
Camden CountyWoodbine1777Parks and things to do
Candler CountyMetter1914
Carroll CountyCarrollton1826Parks and things to do
Catoosa CountyRinggold1853Parks and things to do
Charlton CountyFolkston1854Parks and things to do
Chatham CountySavannah1777Parks and things to do
Chattahoochee CountyCusseta1854Parks and things to do
Chattooga CountySummerville1838Parks and things to do
Cherokee CountyCanton1831Parks and things to do
Clarke CountyAthens1801Parks and things to do
Clay CountyFort Gaines1854Parks and things to do
Clayton CountyJonesboro1858Parks and things to do
Clinch CountyHomerville1850
Cobb CountyMarietta1832Parks and things to do
Coffee CountyDouglas1854Parks and things to do
Colquitt CountyMoultrie1856Parks and things to do
Columbia CountyAppling (de jure) and Evans (de facto)1790Parks and things to do
Cook CountyAdel1918Parks and things to do
Coweta CountyNewnan1826Parks and things to do
Crawford CountyKnoxville1822
Crisp CountyCordele1905Parks and things to do
Dade CountyTrenton1837
Dawson CountyDawsonville1857Parks and things to do
Decatur CountyBainbridge1823Parks and things to do
DeKalb CountyDecatur1822Parks and things to do
Dodge CountyEastman1870Parks and things to do
Dooly CountyVienna1821Parks and things to do
Dougherty CountyAlbany1853Parks and things to do
Douglas CountyDouglasville1870Parks and things to do
Early CountyBlakely1818Parks and things to do
Echols CountyStatenville1858
Effingham CountySpringfield1777Parks and things to do
Elbert CountyElberton1790Parks and things to do
Emanuel CountySwainsboro1812Parks and things to do
Evans CountyClaxton1914Parks and things to do
Fannin CountyBlue Ridge1854Parks and things to do
Fayette CountyFayetteville1821Parks and things to do
Floyd CountyRome1832Parks and things to do
Forsyth CountyCumming1832Parks and things to do
Franklin CountyCarnesville1784Parks and things to do
Fulton CountyAtlanta1853Parks and things to do
Gilmer CountyEllijay1832Parks and things to do
Glascock CountyGibson1857
Glynn CountyBrunswick1777Parks and things to do
Gordon CountyCalhoun1850Parks and things to do
Grady CountyCairo1905Parks and things to do
Greene CountyGreensboro1786Parks and things to do
Gwinnett CountyLawrenceville1818Parks and things to do
Habersham CountyClarkesville1818Parks and things to do
Hall CountyGainesville1818Parks and things to do
Hancock CountySparta1793Parks and things to do
Haralson CountyBuchanan1856Parks and things to do
Harris CountyHamilton1827Parks and things to do
Hart CountyHartwell1853Parks and things to do
Heard CountyFranklin1830Parks and things to do
Henry CountyMcDonough1821Parks and things to do
Houston CountyPerry1821Parks and things to do
Irwin CountyOcilla1818
Jackson CountyJefferson1796Parks and things to do
Jasper CountyMonticello1807Parks and things to do
Jeff Davis CountyHazlehurst1905Parks and things to do
Jefferson CountyLouisville1796Parks and things to do
Jenkins CountyMillen1905
Johnson CountyWrightsville1858
Jones CountyGray1807Parks and things to do
Lamar CountyBarnesville1920Parks and things to do
Lanier CountyLakeland1920
Laurens CountyDublin1807Parks and things to do
Lee CountyLeesburg1826Parks and things to do
Liberty CountyHinesville1777Parks and things to do
Lincoln CountyLincolnton1796Parks and things to do
Long CountyLudowici1920Parks and things to do
Lowndes CountyValdosta1825Parks and things to do
Lumpkin CountyDahlonega1832
Macon CountyOglethorpe1837Parks and things to do
Madison CountyDanielsville1811Parks and things to do
Marion CountyBuena Vista1827
McDuffie CountyThomson1870Parks and things to do
McIntosh CountyDarien1793Parks and things to do
Meriwether CountyGreenville1827
Miller CountyColquitt1856
Mitchell CountyCamilla1857Parks and things to do
Monroe CountyForsyth1821Parks and things to do
Montgomery CountyMount Vernon1793Parks and things to do
Morgan CountyMadison1807Parks and things to do
Murray CountyChatsworth1832Parks and things to do
Muscogee CountyColumbus1826Parks and things to do
Newton CountyCovington1821Parks and things to do
Oconee CountyWatkinsville1875Parks and things to do
Oglethorpe CountyLexington1793Parks and things to do
Paulding CountyDallas1832Parks and things to do
Peach CountyFort Valley1924Parks and things to do
Pickens CountyJasper1853Parks and things to do
Pierce CountyBlackshear1857
Pike CountyZebulon1822Parks and things to do
Polk CountyCedartown1851Parks and things to do
Pulaski CountyHawkinsville1808Parks and things to do
Putnam CountyEatonton1807Parks and things to do
Quitman CountyGeorgetown1858
Rabun CountyClayton1819Parks and things to do
Randolph CountyCuthbert1828
Richmond CountyAugusta1777Parks and things to do
Rockdale CountyConyers1870Parks and things to do
Schley CountyEllaville1857
Screven CountySylvania1793Parks and things to do
Seminole CountyDonalsonville1920
Spalding CountyGriffin1851Parks and things to do
Stephens CountyToccoa1905Parks and things to do
Stewart CountyLumpkin1830
Sumter CountyAmericus1831Parks and things to do
Talbot CountyTalbotton1827Parks and things to do
Taliaferro CountyCrawfordville1825
Tattnall CountyReidsville1801
Taylor CountyButler1852
Telfair CountyMcRae-Helena1807Parks and things to do
Terrell CountyDawson1856
Thomas CountyThomasville1825Parks and things to do
Tift CountyTifton1905Parks and things to do
Toombs CountyLyons1905
Towns CountyHiawassee1856Parks and things to do
Treutlen CountySoperton1918
Troup CountyLaGrange1826Parks and things to do
Turner CountyAshburn1905
Twiggs CountyJeffersonville1809
Union CountyBlairsville1832Parks and things to do
Upson CountyThomaston1824Parks and things to do
Walker CountyLaFayette1833Parks and things to do
Walton CountyMonroe1818Parks and things to do
Ware CountyWaycross1824Parks and things to do
Warren CountyWarrenton1793Parks and things to do
Washington CountySandersville1784
Wayne CountyJesup1803Parks and things to do
Webster CountyPreston1853
Wheeler CountyAlamo1912
White CountyCleveland1857Parks and things to do
Whitfield CountyDalton1851Parks and things to do
Wilcox CountyAbbeville1857
Wilkes CountyWashington1777Parks and things to do
Wilkinson CountyIrwinton1803
Worth CountySylvester1853Parks and things to do

About This List

County seats, creation years, and size extremes come from Wikipedia’s List of counties in Georgia (checked September 2026). Columbia County lists Appling as its official seat, while Evans is the de facto seat.

Want the cities inside each county? See our A to Z list of Georgia cities and towns and the Georgia counties map with cities in each county. For trip ideas, browse the nine Georgia travel regions.

Common Questions

How many counties are in Georgia?
Georgia has 159 counties. Only Texas, with 254, has more.

What is the largest county in Georgia by area?
Ware County, in southeast Georgia, is the largest at about 908 square miles.

What is the smallest county in Georgia by area?
Clarke County, home of Athens, is the smallest at about 121 square miles.

Last updated: September 2026

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