Largest cities in georgia list. Largest cities in georgia state. Abbeville acworth adairsville adel adrian ailey alamo alapaha albany aldora allenhurst allentown alma alpharetta alston alto ambrose americus andersonville arabi aragon arcade argyle arlington arnoldsville ashburn athens clarke county balance atlanta attapulgus auburn. Georgia is a state located in the southern united statesaccording to the 2010 united states census georgia is the 9th most populous state with 9688681 inhabitants and the 21st largest by land area spanning 5751349 square miles 1489593 km 2 of land.
Georgia is divided into 159 counties and contains 535 incorporated municipalities consisting of cities towns consolidated city counties. Atlanta is the largest and capital city of georgia located in fulton country with the population of 447824 and extended its area of 344 km 2 at the density of 1219 inhabitants per km 2 columbus and augusta are the second and third largest cities respectively with population of 202824 and 197350. With an estimated 2016 population of 472522 it is the cultural and economic center of the atlanta metropolitan area home to 57 million people and the ninth largest metropolitan area in the united states.
Top 10 biggest cities by population are atlanta augusta columbus macon savannah athens sandy springs roswell albany and johns creek while top ten largest cities by land area are echols county augusta macon cusseta columbus webster county georgetown atlanta. 416474 us census 2000 augusta ga. Atlanta is the capital and most populous city of the state of georgia in the united states.
The following is a list of the most populous incorporated places of the united statesas defined by the united states census bureau an incorporated place includes a variety of designations including city town village borough and municipality. A few exceptional census designated places cdps are also included in the census bureaus listing of incorporated places. Also half of the top ten cities with the largest population gains were located in texas although the city that gained the most new residents throughout 2013 and 2014 was new york city which is also the most.
There are a total of 629 towns and cities in the state of georgia. There are also 535 incorporated municipalities having cities consolidated cities. 185781 us census 2000.
The state of georgia is found in the southern part of the united states and by 2010 it was the 9th state with the highest population in the us with a population of 9688681 peoplethe state of georgia is also the 21st largest in the country covering an area of 5751349 square miles and it has 159 counties. 195182 us census 2000 columbus ga. List of the largest cities in the state of georgia ranked by population using the the latest 2019 census population data.
Alphabetical list of georgia cities.