Georgia, abbreviated "GA", is in the South Atlantic region of the U.S. Its capital is Atlanta.
There were 8,186,453 people in Georgia as of the 2000 census.
The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on January 2, 1788.
Please explore the cities and towns of Georgia, below.
(The 20 cities and towns with the most colleges.)
Note: Student counts are with available data; actual counts may be higher.
| Rank | City or Town | Colleges | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta Colleges | 36 | 80,727 |
| 2 | Decatur Colleges | 9 | 23,149 |
| 3 | Augusta Colleges | 9 | 14,658 |
| 4 | Columbus Colleges | 9 | 11,857 |
| 5 | Savannah Colleges | 8 | 23,159 |
| 6 | Macon Colleges | 7 | 20,409 |
| 7 | Marietta Colleges | 7 | 12,796 |
| 8 | Duluth Colleges | 5 | 148 |
| 9 | Kennesaw Colleges | 4 | 20,652 |
| 10 | Morrow Colleges | 4 | 6,074 |
| 11 | Athens Colleges | 3 | 38,019 |
| 12 | Valdosta Colleges | 3 | 14,552 |
| 13 | Albany Colleges | 3 | 11,563 |
| 14 | Rome Colleges | 3 | 8,832 |
| 15 | Lawrenceville Colleges | 3 | 5,083 |
| 16 | Warner Robins Colleges | 3 | 3,715 |
| 17 | Statesboro Colleges | 2 | 18,762 |
| 18 | Oakwood Colleges | 2 | 10,777 |
| 19 | Milledgeville Colleges | 2 | 7,535 |
| 20 | Americus Colleges | 2 | 4,258 |
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| City or Town | Pop. | County |
|---|---|---|
| Abbeville | 2,298 | Wilcox |
| Acworth | 13,422 | Cobb |
| Adairsville | 2,542 | Bartow |
| Adel | 5,307 | Cook |
| Albany | 76,939 | Dougherty |
| Alma | 3,236 | Bacon |
| Alpharetta | 34,854 | Fulton |
| Americus | 17,013 | Sumter |
| Ashburn | 4,419 | Turner |
| Athens | 101,489 | Clarke |
| Atlanta | 416,474 | Fulton |
| Auburn | 6,904 | Barrow |
| Augusta | 199,775 | Richmond |
| Austell | 5,359 | Cobb |
| Avondale Estates | 2,609 | De Kalb |
| Bainbridge | 11,722 | Decatur |
| Baldwin | 2,425 | Banks |
| Barnesville | 5,972 | Lamar |
| Baxley | 4,150 | Appling |
| Blackshear | 3,283 | Pierce |
| Blakely | 5,696 | Early |
| Bloomingdale | 2,665 | Chatham |
| Bremen | 4,579 | Haralson |
| Brunswick | 15,600 | Glynn |
| Buford | 10,668 | Gwinnett |
| Byron | 2,887 | Peach |
| Cairo | 9,239 | Grady |
| Calhoun | 10,667 | Gordon |
| Camilla | 5,669 | Mitchell |
| Canton | 7,709 | Cherokee |
| Carrollton | 19,843 | Carroll |
| Cartersville | 15,925 | Bartow |
| Cedartown | 9,470 | Polk |
| Centerville | 4,278 | Houston |
| Chamblee | 9,552 | De Kalb |
| Chatsworth | 3,531 | Murray |
| Chickamauga | 2,245 | Walker |
| Clarkston | 7,231 | De Kalb |
| Claxton | 2,276 | Evans |
| Cochran | 4,455 | Bleckley |
| College Park | 20,382 | Fulton |
| Columbus | 186,291 | Muscogee |
| Commerce | 5,292 | Jackson |
| Conyers | 10,689 | Rockdale |
| Cordele | 11,608 | Crisp |
| Cornelia | 3,674 | Habersham |
| Covington | 11,547 | Newton |
| Cumming | 4,220 | Forsyth |
| Cuthbert | 3,731 | Randolph |
| Dacula | 3,848 | Gwinnett |
| Dahlonega | 3,638 | Lumpkin |
| Dallas | 5,056 | Paulding |
| Dalton | 27,912 | Whitfield |
| Dawson | 5,058 | Terrell |
| Decatur | 18,147 | De Kalb |
| Donalsonville | 2,796 | Seminole |
| Doraville | 9,862 | De Kalb |
| Douglas | 10,639 | Coffee |
| Douglasville | 20,065 | Douglas |
| Dublin | 15,857 | Laurens |
| Duluth | 22,122 | Gwinnett |
| Dunwoody | 32,808 | De Kalb |
| East Dublin | 2,484 | Laurens |
| East Point | 39,595 | Fulton |
| Eastman | 5,440 | Dodge |
| Eatonton | 6,764 | Putnam |
| Elberton | 4,743 | Elbert |
| Euharlee | 3,208 | Bartow |
| Fairburn | 5,464 | Fulton |
| Fayetteville | 11,148 | Fayette |
| Fitzgerald | 8,758 | Ben Hill |
| Folkston | 2,178 | Charlton |
| Forest Park | 21,447 | Clayton |
| Forsyth | 3,776 | Monroe |
| Fort Oglethorpe | 6,940 | Catoosa |
| Fort Valley | 8,005 | Peach |
| Gainesville | 25,578 | Hall |
| Garden City | 11,289 | Chatham |
| Glennville | 3,641 | Tattnall |
| Gordon | 2,152 | Wilkinson |
| Greensboro | 3,238 | Greene |
| Griffin | 23,451 | Spalding |
| Grovetown | 6,089 | Columbia |
| Hampton | 3,857 | Henry |
| Hapeville | 6,180 | Fulton |
| Hartwell | 4,188 | Hart |
| Hawkinsville | 3,280 | Pulaski |
| Hazlehurst | 3,787 | Jeff Davis |
| Helena | 2,307 | Telfair |
| Hephzibah | 3,880 | Richmond |
| Hinesville | 30,392 | Liberty |
| Hogansville | 2,774 | Troup |
| Holly Springs | 3,195 | Cherokee |
| Homerville | 2,803 | Clinch |
| Jackson | 3,934 | Butts |
| Jasper | 2,167 | Pickens |
| Jefferson | 3,825 | Jackson |
| Jesup | 9,279 | Wayne |
| Jonesboro | 3,829 | Clayton |
| Kennesaw | 21,675 | Cobb |
| Kingsland | 10,506 | Camden |
| La Fayette | 6,702 | Walker |
| LaGrange | 25,998 | Troup |
| Lake City | 2,886 | Clayton |
| Lakeland | 2,730 | Lanier |
| Lawrenceville | 22,397 | Gwinnett |
| Leesburg | 2,633 | Lee |
| Lilburn | 11,307 | Gwinnett |
| Lithia Springs | 2,072 | Douglas |
| Lithonia | 2,187 | De Kalb |
| Locust Grove | 2,322 | Henry |
| Loganville | 5,435 | Walton |
| Louisville | 2,712 | Jefferson |
| Lovejoy | 2,495 | Clayton |
| Lyons | 4,169 | Toombs |
| Macon | 97,255 | Bibb |
| Madison | 3,636 | Morgan |
| Manchester | 3,988 | Meriwether |
| Marietta | 58,748 | Cobb |
| McDonough | 8,493 | Henry |
| McRae | 2,682 | Telfair |
| Metter | 3,879 | Candler |
| Milledgeville | 18,757 | Baldwin |
| Millen | 3,492 | Jenkins |
| Monroe | 11,407 | Walton |
| Montezuma | 3,999 | Macon |
| Monticello | 2,428 | Jasper |
| Morrow | 4,882 | Clayton |
| Moultrie | 14,387 | Colquitt |
| Mount Vernon | 2,082 | Montgomery |
| Nashville | 4,697 | Berrien |
| Newnan | 16,242 | Coweta |
| Norcross | 8,410 | Gwinnett |
| Oakwood | 2,689 | Hall |
| Ocilla | 3,270 | Irwin |
| Palmetto | 3,400 | Fulton |
| Peachtree City | 31,580 | Fayette |
| Pelham | 4,126 | Mitchell |
| Pembroke | 2,379 | Bryan |
| Perry | 9,602 | Houston |
| Pooler | 6,239 | Chatham |
| Port Wentworth | 3,276 | Chatham |
| Powder Springs | 12,481 | Cobb |
| Quitman | 4,638 | Brooks |
| Reidsville | 2,235 | Tattnall |
| Richmond Hill | 6,959 | Bryan |
| Rincon | 4,376 | Effingham |
| Ringgold | 2,422 | Catoosa |
| Riverdale | 12,478 | Clayton |
| Rockmart | 3,870 | Polk |
| Rome | 34,980 | Floyd |
| Rossville | 3,511 | Walker |
| Roswell | 79,334 | Fulton |
| Royston | 2,493 | Franklin |
| Sandersville | 6,144 | Washington |
| Sandy Springs | 85,781 | Fulton |
| Savannah | 131,510 | Chatham |
| Smyrna | 40,999 | Cobb |
| Snellville | 15,351 | Gwinnett |
| Social Circle | 3,379 | Walton |
| Soperton | 2,824 | Treutlen |
| St. Marys | 13,761 | Camden |
| Statesboro | 22,698 | Bulloch |
| Statham | 2,040 | Barrow |
| Stockbridge | 9,853 | Henry |
| Stone Mountain | 7,145 | De Kalb |
| Sugar Hill | 11,399 | Gwinnett |
| Summerville | 4,556 | Chattooga |
| Suwanee | 8,725 | Gwinnett |
| Swainsboro | 6,943 | Emanuel |
| Sylvania | 2,675 | Screven |
| Sylvester | 5,990 | Worth |
| Tallapoosa | 2,789 | Haralson |
| Temple | 2,383 | Carroll |
| Thomaston | 9,411 | Upson |
| Thomasville | 18,162 | Thomas |
| Thomson | 6,828 | McDuffie |
| Thunderbolt | 2,340 | Chatham |
| Tifton | 15,060 | Tift |
| Toccoa | 9,323 | Stephens |
| Tybee Island | 3,392 | Chatham |
| Tyrone | 3,916 | Fayette |
| Unadilla | 2,772 | Dooly |
| Union City | 11,621 | Fulton |
| Valdosta | 43,724 | Lowndes |
| Vidalia | 10,491 | Toombs |
| Vienna | 2,973 | Dooly |
| Villa Rica | 4,134 | Carroll |
| Wadley | 2,088 | Jefferson |
| Walthourville | 4,030 | Liberty |
| Warner Robins | 48,804 | Houston |
| Washington | 4,295 | Wilkes |
| Watkinsville | 2,097 | Oconee |
| Waycross | 15,333 | Ware |
| Waynesboro | 5,813 | Burke |
| West Point | 3,382 | Troup |
| Winder | 10,201 | Barrow |
| Woodstock | 10,050 | Cherokee |
| Wrens | 2,314 | Jefferson |
| Wrightsville | 2,223 | Johnson |
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