How it works
This picker draws a random city in Georgia from all 538 cities and towns in the Census Bureau's 2025 estimates. It opens on the 391 with 500 people or more; Any size adds the 147 smaller ones.
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A random Georgia city, near Atlanta or far from it
Atlanta has 529,110 people, more than Columbus and Augusta together. Fulton County holds 15 places, Gwinnett County 13 and DeKalb County 12. Each of the 159 counties has a place of 500 people or more, and 36 have a single card. The County list has room for 80, the ones with the largest cities.
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Thirty-one places are named like a county they are not in: Macon is in Bibb County, Decatur in DeKalb County and Jackson in Butts County. Not every card is a city alone: six, such as Athens, are merged with their county, and Echols and Webster Counties are each run as one government.
- Hoschton, in Jackson County, more than tripled between 2020 and 2025, to 8,623 people.
Questions and answers
How many cities are in Georgia?
The Census Bureau's 2025 estimates list 538 incorporated places in Georgia: 428 called cities, 102 called towns and 8 merged city and county governments. Every one has a card.
What is the difference between a city and a town in Georgia?
None: Georgia law makes no difference between the two. A card uses the word the Census Bureau has on file. Braselton, a town, has 18,496 people, more than 365 of the 428 cities.
What is the smallest city in Georgia?
Edge Hill, in Glascock County, with 27 people in the 2025 estimates. Rest Haven in Hall County has 44 and Manassas in Tattnall County has 62. Seven Georgia places have under 100 people.
What are the largest cities in Georgia?
Atlanta, the capital, then Columbus with 202,171 people, Augusta with 201,999, Macon with 157,556 and Savannah with 149,440. Eight places have 100,000 people or more.