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== List of Counties in Georgia ==
{{Infobox U.S. state county list
| Name = List of counties in Georgia
| Territory = State of Georgia
| Current_number = 159
| Population_range = 1,744 (Taliaferro) – 1,066,710 (Fulton)
| Area_range = 121 sq mi (Clayton) – 902 sq mi (Ware)
| Government = County government
| Subdivision = Cities, towns, unincorporated communities, census designated places
}}


Georgia, a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, is divided into 159 counties. Each county has its own unique characteristics and features. This article will focus on the largest and smallest counties in terms of area, population, and healthcare facilities.
The '''List of counties in Georgia''' includes 159 counties that form the state of Georgia, one of the [[United States]]. Each county serves as the local level of government within its borders. The state of Georgia is ranked second in the United States by the number of counties, following [[Texas]], which has 254 counties.


=== Largest County ===
==Overview==
Counties in Georgia are governed by a variety of public officials elected at the county level. The structure of each county government can vary significantly. Typically, the county government is led by a [[Board of Commissioners]], which holds legislative and executive powers. Some counties in Georgia operate under a sole commissioner system, where a single commissioner wields executive and legislative authority.


The largest county in Georgia by land area is [[Ware County]], which spans 903 square miles. Ware County is located in the southeastern part of the state and is home to the Okefenokee Swamp, one of the largest freshwater wetlands in the United States.
==History==
The creation of counties in Georgia began in 1777, following the end of British rule. The first counties established were Burke and Wilkes. Over time, additional counties were formed from these original counties and from lands acquired through treaties with Native American tribes. The most recent county to be formed was Peach County, established in 1924.


'''Ware County is a great example of the diversity of Georgia's landscape.'''
==List of counties==
Here is a list of counties in Georgia, along with their county seats:


=== Smallest County ===
* [[Appling County, Georgia|Appling County]] – Baxley
* [[Atkinson County, Georgia|Atkinson County]] – Pearson
* [[Bacon County, Georgia|Bacon County]] – Alma
* [[Baker County, Georgia|Baker County]] – Newton
* [[Baldwin County, Georgia|Baldwin County]] – Milledgeville
* [[Banks County, Georgia|Banks County]] – Homer
* [[Barrow County, Georgia|Barrow County]] – Winder
* [[Bartow County, Georgia|Bartow County]] – Cartersville
* [[Ben Hill County, Georgia|Ben Hill County]] – Fitzgerald
* [[Berrien County, Georgia|Berrien County]] – Nashville
* [[Bibb County, Georgia|Bibb County]] – Macon
* [[Bleckley County, Georgia|Bleckley County]] – Cochran
* [[Brantley County, Georgia|Brantley County]] – Nahunta
* [[Brooks County, Georgia|Brooks County]] – Quitman
* [[Bryan County, Georgia|Bryan County]] – Pembroke
* [[Bulloch County, Georgia|Bulloch County]] – Statesboro
* [[Burke County, Georgia|Burke County]] – Waynesboro
* [[Butts County, Georgia|Butts County]] – Jackson
* [[Calhoun County, Georgia|Calhoun County]] – Morgan
* [[Camden County, Georgia|Camden County]] – Woodbine
* [[Candler County, Georgia|Candler County]] – Metter
* [[Carroll County, Georgia|Carroll County]] – Carrollton
* [[Catoosa County, Georgia|Catoosa County]] – Ringgold
* [[Charlton County, Georgia|Charlton County]] – Folkston
* [[Chatham County, Georgia|Chatham County]] – Savannah
* [[Chattahoochee County, Georgia|Chattahoochee County]] – Cusseta
* [[Chattooga County, Georgia|Chattooga County]] – Summerville
* [[Cherokee County, Georgia|Cherokee County]] – Canton
* [[Clarke County, Georgia|Clarke County]] – Athens
* [[Clay County, Georgia|Clay County]] – Fort Gaines
* [[Clayton County, Georgia|Clayton County]] – Jonesboro
* [[Clinch County, Georgia|Clinch County]] – Homerville
* [[Cobb County, Georgia|Cobb County]] – Marietta
* [[Coffee County, Georgia|Coffee County]] – Douglas
* [[Colquitt County, Georgia|Colquitt County]] – Moultrie
* [[Columbia County, Georgia|Columbia County]] – Appling
* [[Cook County, Georgia|Cook County]] – Adel
* [[Coweta County, Georgia|Coweta County]] – Newnan
* [[Crawford County, Georgia|Crawford County]] – Knoxville
* [[Crisp County, Georgia|Crisp County]] – Cordele
* [[Dade County, Georgia|Dade County]] – Trenton
* [[Dawson County, Georgia|Dawson County]] – Dawsonville
* [[Decatur County, Georgia|Decatur County]] – Bainbridge
* [[DeKalb County, Georgia|DeKalb County]] – Decatur
* [[Dodge County, Georgia|Dodge County]] – Eastman
* [[Dooly County, Georgia|Dooly County]] – Vienna
* [[Dougherty County, Georgia|Dougherty County]] – Albany
* [[Douglas County, Georgia|Douglas County]] – Douglasville
* [[Early County, Georgia|Early County]] – Blakely
* [[Echols County, Georgia|Echols County]] – Statenville
* [[Effingham County, Georgia|Effingham County]] – Springfield
* [[Elbert County, Georgia|Elbert County]] – Elberton
* [[Emanuel County, Georgia|Emanuel County]] – Swainsboro
* [[Evans County, Georgia|Evans County]] – Claxton
* [[Fannin County, Georgia|Fannin County]] – Blue Ridge
* [[Fayette County, Georgia|Fayette County]] – Fayetteville
* [[Floyd County, Georgia|Floyd County]] – Rome
* [[Forsyth County, Georgia|Forsyth County]] – Cumming
* [[Franklin County, Georgia|Franklin County]] – Carnesville
* [[Fulton County, Georgia|Fulton County]] – Atlanta
* [[Gilmer County, Georgia|Gilmer County]] – Ellijay
* [[Glascock County, Georgia|Glascock County]] – Gibson
* [[Glynn County, Georgia|Glynn County]] – Brunswick
* [[Gordon County, Georgia|Gordon County]] – Calhoun
* [[Grady County, Georgia|Grady County]] – Cairo
* [[Greene County, Georgia|Greene County]] – Greensboro
* [[Gwinnett County, Georgia|Gwinnett County]] – Lawrenceville
* [[Habersham County, Georgia|Habersham County]] – Clarkesville
* [[Hall County, Georgia|Hall County]] – Gainesville
* [[Hancock County, Georgia|Hancock County]] – Sparta
* [[Haralson County, Georgia|Haralson County]] – Buchanan
* [[Harris County, Georgia|Harris County]] – Hamilton
* [[Hart County, Georgia|Hart County]] – Hartwell
* [[Heard County, Georgia|Heard County]] – Franklin
* [[Henry County, Georgia|Henry County]] – McDonough
* [[Houston County, Georgia|Houston County]] – Perry
* [[Irwin County, Georgia|Irwin County]] – Ocilla
* [[Jackson County, Georgia|Jackson County]] – Jefferson
* [[Jasper County, Georgia|Jasper County]] – Monticello
* [[Jeff Davis County, Georgia|Jeff Davis County]] – Hazlehurst
* [[Jefferson County, Georgia|Jefferson County]] – Louisville
* [[Jenkins County, Georgia|Jenkins County]] – Millen
* [[Johnson County, Georgia|Johnson County]] – Wrightsville
* [[Jones County, Georgia|Jones County]] – Gray
* [[Lamar County, Georgia|Lamar County]] – Barnesville
* [[Lanier County, Georgia|Lanier County]] – Lakeland
* [[Laurens County, Georgia|Laurens County]] – Dublin
* [[Lee County, Georgia|Lee County]] – Leesburg
* [[Liberty County, Georgia|Liberty County]] – Hinesville
* [[Lincoln County, Georgia|Lincoln County]] – Lincolnton
* [[Long County, Georgia|Long County]] – Ludowici
* [[Lowndes County, Georgia|Lowndes County]] – Valdosta
* [[Lumpkin County, Georgia|Lumpkin County]] – Dahlonega
* [[Macon County, Georgia|Macon County]] – Oglethorpe
* [[Madison County, Georgia|Madison County]] – Danielsville
* [[Marion County, Georgia|Marion County]] – Buena Vista
* [[McDuffie County, Georgia|McDuffie County]] – Thomson
* [[McIntosh County, Georgia|McIntosh County]] – Darien
* [[Meriwether County, Georgia|Meriwether County]] – Greenville
* [[Miller County, Georgia|Miller County]] – Colquitt
* [[Mitchell County, Georgia|Mitchell County]] – Camilla
* [[Monroe County, Georgia|Monroe County]] – Forsyth
* [[Montgomery County, Georgia|Montgomery County]] – Mount Vernon
* [[Morgan County, Georgia|Morgan County]] – Madison
* [[Murray County, Georgia|Murray County]] – Chatsworth
* [[Muscogee County, Georgia|Muscogee County]] – Columbus
* [[Newton County, Georgia|Newton County]] – Covington
* [[Oconee County, Georgia|Oconee County]] – Watkinsville
* [[Oglethorpe County, Georgia|Oglethorpe County]] – Lexington
* [[Paulding County, Georgia|Paulding County]] – Dallas
* [[Peach County, Georgia|Peach County]] – Fort Valley
* [[Pickens County, Georgia|Pickens County]] – Jasper
* [[Pierce County, Georgia|Pierce County]] – Blackshear
* [[Pike County, Georgia|Pike County]] – Zebulon
* [[Polk County, Georgia|Polk County]] – Cedartown
* [[Pulaski County, Georgia|Pulaski County]] – Hawkinsville
* [[Putnam County, Georgia|Putnam County]] – Eatonton
* [[Quitman County, Georgia|Quitman County]] – Georgetown
* [[Rabun County, Georgia|Rabun County]] – Clayton
* [[Randolph County, Georgia|Randolph County]] – Cuthbert
* [[Richmond County, Georgia|Richmond County]] – Augusta
* [[Rockdale County, Georgia|Rockdale County]] – Conyers
* [[Schley County, Georgia|Schley County]] – Ellaville
* [[Screven County, Georgia|Screven County]] – Sylvania
* [[Seminole County, Georgia|Seminole County]] – Donalsonville
* [[Spalding County, Georgia|Spalding County]] – Griffin
* [[Stephens County, Georgia|Stephens County]] – Toccoa
* [[Stewart County, Georgia|Stewart County]] – Lumpkin
* [[Sumter County, Georgia|Sumter County]] – Americus
* [[Talbot County, Georgia|Talbot County]] – Talbotton
* [[Taliaferro County, Georgia|Taliaferro County]] – Crawfordville
* [[Tattnall County, Georgia|Tattnall County]] – Reidsville
* [[Taylor County, Georgia|Taylor County]] – Butler
* [[Telfair County, Georgia|Telfair County]] – McRae
* [[Terrell County, Georgia|Terrell County]] – Dawson
* [[Thomas County, Georgia|Thomas County]] – Thomasville
* [[Tift County, Georgia|Tift County]] – Tifton
* [[Toombs County, Georgia|Toombs County]] – Lyons
* [[Towns County, Georgia|Towns County]] – Hiawassee
* [[Treutlen County, Georgia|Treutlen County]] – Soperton
* [[Troup County, Georgia|Troup County]] – LaGrange
* [[Turner County, Georgia|Turner County]] – Ashburn
* [[Twiggs County, Georgia|Twiggs County]] – Jeffersonville
* [[Union County, Georgia|Union County]] – Blairsville
* [[Upson County, Georgia|Upson County]] – Thomaston
* [[Walker County, Georgia|Walker County]] – LaFayette
* [[Walton County, Georgia|Walton County]] – Monroe
* [[Ware County, Georgia|Ware County]] – Waycross
* [[Warren County, Georgia|Warren County]] – Warrenton
* [[Washington County, Georgia|Washington County]] – Sandersville
* [[Wayne County, Georgia|Wayne County]] – Jesup
* [[Webster County, Georgia|Webster County]] – Preston
* [[Wheeler County, Georgia|Wheeler County]] – Alamo
* [[White County, Georgia|White County]] – Cleveland
* [[Whitfield County, Georgia|Whitfield County]] – Dalton
* [[Wilcox County, Georgia|Wilcox County]] – Abbeville
* [[Wilkes County, Georgia|Wilkes County]] – Washington
* [[Wilkinson County, Georgia|Wilkinson County]] – Irwinton
* [[Worth County, Georgia|Worth County]] – Sylvester


The smallest county in Georgia by land area is [[Kalb County]], which spans just 69 square miles. Despite its small size, Kalb County is densely populated and is home to a portion of the city of Atlanta.
==See also==
* [[Government of Georgia (U.S. state)|Government of Georgia]]
* [[List of cities in Georgia (U.S. state)|List of cities in Georgia]]
* [[List of towns in Georgia (U.S. state)|List of towns in Georgia]]


'''Kalb County shows that size doesn't always equate to population.'''
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=== Most Populated County ===
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[[Fulton County]] is the most populated county in Georgia, with a population of over one million residents. Fulton County is home to Atlanta, the state's capital and largest city.
 
'''Fulton County's population is a testament to the urban appeal of Atlanta.'''
 
=== Least Populated County ===
 
[[Taliaferro County]] is the least populated county in Georgia, with a population of just under 2,000 residents. Despite its small population, Taliaferro County is known for its rich history and beautiful landscapes.
 
'''Taliaferro County is a reminder of Georgia's rural charm.'''
 
== Healthcare Facilities in Georgia's Counties ==
 
Healthcare facilities in Georgia's counties vary greatly in size and services offered. Some counties have large, comprehensive healthcare systems, while others have smaller, more specialized facilities.
 
=== Largest Healthcare Facility ===
 
The largest healthcare facility in Georgia is the [[Emory University Hospital]] in [[DeKalb County]]. This hospital is a leading provider of healthcare in the state and offers a wide range of services, from primary care to specialized treatments.
 
'''Emory University Hospital is a testament to the high-quality healthcare available in Georgia.'''
 
=== Smallest Healthcare Facility ===
 
One of the smallest healthcare facilities in Georgia is the [[Taliaferro County Health Department]]. Despite its small size, this health department provides essential services to the residents of Taliaferro County.
 
'''The Taliaferro County Health Department shows that even small facilities can make a big impact on community health.'''
 
== Conclusion ==
 
From the largest to the smallest, each county in Georgia has its own unique characteristics and features. Whether it's the bustling urban environment of Fulton County or the rural charm of Taliaferro County, there's something for everyone in Georgia. The state's healthcare facilities reflect this diversity, offering a range of services to meet the needs of Georgia's residents.
 
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Template:Infobox U.S. state county list

The List of counties in Georgia includes 159 counties that form the state of Georgia, one of the United States. Each county serves as the local level of government within its borders. The state of Georgia is ranked second in the United States by the number of counties, following Texas, which has 254 counties.

Overview[edit]

Counties in Georgia are governed by a variety of public officials elected at the county level. The structure of each county government can vary significantly. Typically, the county government is led by a Board of Commissioners, which holds legislative and executive powers. Some counties in Georgia operate under a sole commissioner system, where a single commissioner wields executive and legislative authority.

History[edit]

The creation of counties in Georgia began in 1777, following the end of British rule. The first counties established were Burke and Wilkes. Over time, additional counties were formed from these original counties and from lands acquired through treaties with Native American tribes. The most recent county to be formed was Peach County, established in 1924.

List of counties[edit]

Here is a list of counties in Georgia, along with their county seats:

See also[edit]


United States county-related lists
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Demographics
Economy
Geography
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