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Georgia (US State) population 2026

Georgia (US State) has 11,302,748 people on the latest official figure, for 1 July 2025, 98,540 more than a year earlier (+0.88%). It is 8th of the US’s 50 states and DC by population, home to 3.3% of the US’s people.

If last year’s change continues: about 11.4 million by 1 July 2026. That is our arithmetic, not an official figure.

Georgia (US State) in numbers

Population
11.3 million 1 July 2025
Change in a year
+0.88% +98,540 people
Change since 2020
+5.31% from 10.7 million
Share of the US
3.3% 8th of 50 states and DC
Population density
76per km² 149,486 km²
Births in the year
126 thousand deaths: 98 thousand
International migration
+43 thousand net arrivals from abroad
Moves within the US
+27 thousand more people moved in than left

In the latest year births outnumbered deaths by 28,631, 42,579 more people arrived from abroad than left, and 27,333 more people moved in from the rest of the US than moved out.

That is about as many people as Honduras (11.2 million).

Population of Georgia (US State) by year

Population of Georgia (US State)
11.3M
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YearPopulation
20109,712,209
20119,803,630
20129,903,580
20139,975,592
201410,071,204
201510,183,353
201610,308,442
201710,417,031
201810,519,389
201910,628,020
202010,732,595
202110,793,038
202210,929,992
202311,063,669
202411,204,208
202511,302,748
YearPopulationChange
2025 11,302,748 +98,540
2024 11,204,208 +140,539
2023 11,063,669 +133,677
2022 10,929,992 +136,954
2021 10,793,038 +60,443
2020 10,732,595 +104,575
2019 10,628,020 +108,631
2018 10,519,389 +102,358
2017 10,417,031 +108,589
2016 10,308,442 +125,089
2015 10,183,353 +112,149
2014 10,071,204 +95,612
2013 9,975,592 +72,012
2012 9,903,580 +99,950
2011 9,803,630 +91,421

2010–2019 are Vintage 2020 estimates and 2020–2025 are Vintage 2025, so the step between 2019 and 2020 is partly a change of base.

Georgia (US State) among the US’s states

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States of the US by population
#
1 California39,355,309−0.02%
2 Texas31,709,821+1.25%
3 Florida23,462,518+0.84%
4 New York State20,002,427+0.01%
5 Pennsylvania13,059,432+0.10%
6 Illinois12,719,141+0.13%
7 Ohio11,900,510+0.34%
8 Georgia (US State)11,302,748+0.88%
9 North Carolina11,197,968+1.32%
10 Michigan10,127,884+0.28%
11 New Jersey9,548,215+0.44%
12 Virginia8,880,107+0.69%
13 Washington State8,001,020+0.92%
14 Arizona7,623,818+0.89%
15 Tennessee7,315,076+0.88%
16 Massachusetts7,154,084+0.22%
17 Indiana6,973,333+0.56%
18 Missouri6,270,541+0.43%
19 Maryland6,265,347+0.32%
20 Colorado6,012,561+0.40%
21 Wisconsin5,972,787+0.26%
22 Minnesota5,830,405+0.57%
23 South Carolina5,570,274+1.46%
24 Alabama5,193,088+0.58%
25 Louisiana4,618,189+0.07%
26 Kentucky4,606,864+0.50%
27 Oregon4,273,586+0.19%
28 Oklahoma4,123,288+0.62%
29 Connecticut3,688,496+0.38%
30 Utah3,538,904+1.02%
31 Nevada3,282,188+0.88%
32 Iowa3,238,387+0.25%
33 Arkansas3,114,791+0.60%
34 Kansas2,977,220+0.40%
35 Mississippi2,954,160+0.14%
36 New Mexico2,125,498−0.06%
37 Idaho2,029,733+1.44%
38 Nebraska2,018,006+0.62%
39 West Virginia1,766,147−0.07%
40 Hawaii1,432,820−0.15%
41 New Hampshire1,415,342+0.48%
42 Maine1,414,874+0.46%
43 Montana1,144,694+0.63%
44 Rhode Island1,114,521+0.37%
45 Delaware1,059,952+0.94%
46 South Dakota935,094+0.86%
47 North Dakota799,358+0.75%
48 Alaska737,270+0.10%
49 District of Columbia693,645+0.34%
50 Vermont644,663−0.29%
51 Wyoming588,753+0.35%

Largest cities in Georgia (US State)

City proper, not the wider metro area; latest figure in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), so years differ.

  1. Atlanta510,823
  2. Columbus206,922
  3. Savannah147,780
  4. Athens127,315
  5. South Fulton107,436
  6. Sandy Springs105,330

Questions

What is the population of Georgia (US State) in 2026?
The latest official figure is 11,302,748, for 1 July 2025 (US Census Bureau). If last year’s change continues, Georgia (US State) would have about 11.4 million people by 1 July 2026; that is our arithmetic, not an official figure. The Census Bureau publishes new state estimates each December.

Is Georgia (US State)’s population growing or shrinking?
It grew by 98,540 people (+0.88%) in the latest year, and has changed +5.31% since 2020. In the latest year births outnumbered deaths by 28,631, 42,579 more people arrived from abroad than left, and 27,333 more people moved in from the rest of the US than moved out.

How does Georgia (US State) rank in the US?
Georgia (US State) is 8th of the US’s 50 states and DC, with 3.3% of the people. California is the largest, with 39.4 million.

What is the population density of Georgia (US State)?
About 76 people per km², on 149,486 km². Land area, US Census Bureau Gazetteer.

What is the largest city in Georgia (US State)?
Atlanta, with about 511 thousand people in the city proper. Metro areas are larger, and years differ (GeoNames).

Source and method

US Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population estimates. US government work, public domain. Land area, US Census Bureau Gazetteer. The Census Bureau publishes new state estimates each December. Ranks, shares and changes are our arithmetic on the published figures. National figures can differ from the UN’s projection for the US, which uses a different method. The 2026 figure above carries last year’s change forward; it does not come from the source.

Cite this page: Georgia (US State) population, US Census Bureau, 1 July 2025. GlobeMetrics, https://globemetrics.org/world-population/united-states/georgia/

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