These Are The 10 Fastest Growing Cities In Georgia

Is being in an area that’s growing quickly a good thing or a bad thing?

Depends on who you ask. Some want bigger, more exciting cities like Atlanta and Columbus, while others want peace and quiet like in Camilla and Glennville, thank you very much.

But today we’re going to put opinions aside and just look at the cold hard facts — over the past five years, which cities in Georgia have the grown the fastest.

After getting knee deep in the Census’s American Community Survey, we emerged with this set of cities in the Peach State that have people climbing over each other to get in:

1. Norcross
2. Chamblee
3. Glennville
4. Braselton
5. Doraville
6. Port Wentworth
7. Pooler
8. Hawkinsville
9. Milton
10. Grovetown

If you happen to be a resident of one of these communities, you’re probably not too surprised to find it on our list.

If you’re not–and you’re wondering why these places are kind of a big deal–keep reading. We’ll tell you what makes each of these 10 places in Georgia are growing like weeds–but first, a bit about our methodology.

How We Measured The Fastest Growing Cities In Peach State

To figure out which cities are growing the most, we simply had to look at the growth rates for cities over the last five years, according to the American Community Survey put out by the census every year. Specifically:

• Population in 2014
• Population in 2010
• Growth rate from 2010 to 2014 (The latest available data)

We ranked all 125 Georgia cities with a population over 5,000 people from highest growth rate to lowest.

The city with the highest growth rate during this time was crowned the fastest growing city in the Peach State.

And for those of you who are a little rusty with their statistics, you can calculate the growth rate by the following formula:

[Population 2014 – Population 2010] / [Population 2010]

1. Norcross

Population: 15,799
Population 2010: 9,209
Growth Rate: 71.56%
Absolute Growth: 6,590

2. Chamblee

Population: 15,835
Population 2010: 9,751
Growth Rate: 62.39%
Absolute Growth: 6,084

3. Glennville

Population 2014: 5,166
Population 2010: 3,716
Growth Rate: 39.02%
Absolute Growth: 1,450

4. Braselton

Population: 8,212
Population 2010: 6,107
Growth Rate: 34.47%
Absolute Growth: 2,105

5. Doraville

Population: 10,513
Population 2010: 8,321
Growth Rate: 26.34%
Absolute Growth: 2,192

6. Port Wentworth

Population: 6,189
Population 2010: 4,920
Growth Rate: 25.79%
Absolute Growth: 1,269

7. Pooler

Population: 20,646
Population 2010: 16,683
Growth Rate: 23.75%
Absolute Growth: 3,963

8. Hawkinsville

Population: 5,588
Population 2010: 4,572
Growth Rate: 22.22%
Absolute Growth: 1,016

9. Milton

Population: 34,874
Population 2010: 29,131
Growth Rate: 19.71%
Absolute Growth: 5,743

10. Grovetown

Population: 12,179
Population 2010: 10,289
Growth Rate: 18.37%
Absolute Growth: 1,890

Adding It Up

So there you have it, the fastest growing cities in Georgia are led by Norcross which has been growing a blistering pace these past five years relative to other places around the state.

It’ll be interesting to see if these places can keep growing at the same pace over the next five years. We’ll be here to let you know!
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Detailed List Of Fastest Growing Places In Georgia

City	Rank	Pop 2014	Pop 2010	Growth	% Growth
Norcross	1	15,799	9,209	6,590	71.6%
Chamblee	2	15,835	9,751	6,084	62.4%
Glennville	3	5,166	3,716	1,450	39.0%
Braselton	4	8,212	6,107	2,105	34.5%
Doraville	5	10,513	8,321	2,192	26.3%
Port Wentworth	6	6,189	4,920	1,269	25.8%
Pooler	7	20,646	16,683	3,963	23.8%
Hawkinsville	8	5,588	4,572	1,016	22.2%
Milton	9	34,874	29,131	5,743	19.7%
Grovetown	10	12,179	10,289	1,890	18.4%
Flowery Branch	11	6,012	5,096	916	18.0%
Fairburn	12	13,520	11,542	1,978	17.1%
Woodstock	13	25,672	22,027	3,645	16.5%
Richmond Hill	14	10,334	8,890	1,444	16.2%
Dahlonega	15	5,884	5,062	822	16.2%
Holly Springs	16	9,678	8,354	1,324	15.8%
Canton	17	23,841	20,775	3,066	14.8%
Folkston	18	5,233	4,565	668	14.6%
Suwanee	19	16,648	14,535	2,113	14.5%
Newnan	20	34,457	30,160	4,297	14.2%
Villa Rica	21	14,266	12,507	1,759	14.1%
Stockbridge	22	26,992	23,689	3,303	13.9%
Rincon	23	9,273	8,174	1,099	13.4%
Union City	24	20,200	17,883	2,317	13.0%
Dallas	25	12,129	10,754	1,375	12.8%
Warner Robins	26	71,359	63,271	8,088	12.8%
Perry	27	14,714	13,119	1,595	12.2%
Jefferson	28	9,630	8,587	1,043	12.1%
Sugar Hill	29	19,688	17,580	2,108	12.0%
Mcdonough	30	22,560	20,182	2,378	11.8%
Locust Grove	31	5,573	5,002	571	11.4%
Johns Creek	32	80,979	72,685	8,294	11.4%
Alpharetta	33	60,903	54,723	6,180	11.3%
Loganville	34	10,711	9,638	1,073	11.1%
Lovejoy	35	6,433	5,790	643	11.1%
Kennesaw	36	31,358	28,313	3,045	10.8%
Centerville	37	7,468	6,760	708	10.5%
Acworth	38	21,169	19,336	1,833	9.5%
Tyrone	39	7,028	6,434	594	9.2%
Morrow	40	6,837	6,281	556	8.9%
Statesboro	41	29,630	27,263	2,367	8.7%
Austell	42	6,944	6,396	548	8.6%
Sandy Springs	43	98,480	90,826	7,654	8.4%
Roswell	44	92,364	85,638	6,726	7.9%
Valdosta	45	56,324	52,332	3,992	7.6%
Hampton	46	7,092	6,590	502	7.6%
Douglasville	47	31,573	29,373	2,200	7.5%
Fayetteville	48	16,323	15,264	1,059	6.9%
Buford	49	12,864	12,032	832	6.9%
Kingsland	50	16,147	15,111	1,036	6.9%
Atlanta	51	440,641	413,462	27,179	6.6%
Gainesville	52	34,938	32,881	2,057	6.3%
Eastman	53	5,442	5,124	318	6.2%
Conyers	54	15,456	14,574	882	6.1%
Mcrae	55	5,762	5,434	328	6.0%
Lawrenceville	56	29,364	27,704	1,660	6.0%
Hapeville	57	6,611	6,240	371	5.9%
Winder	58	14,495	13,690	805	5.9%
Duluth	59	27,821	26,317	1,504	5.7%
Columbus	60	198,247	187,629	10,618	5.7%
Dunwoody	61	47,182	44,689	2,493	5.6%
Fort Oglethorpe	62	9,368	8,879	489	5.5%
Smyrna	63	52,922	50,242	2,680	5.3%
Calhoun	64	15,837	15,040	797	5.3%
Savannah	65	141,298	134,348	6,950	5.2%
Cumming	66	5,538	5,283	255	4.8%
Decatur	67	19,888	19,062	826	4.3%
Athens-Clarke County Unified Government (Balance)	68	118,514	113,608	4,906	4.3%
St. Marys	69	17,555	16,833	722	4.3%
Hinesville	70	34,253	32,920	1,333	4.0%
Carrollton	71	25,138	24,196	942	3.9%
Auburn	72	7,388	7,114	274	3.9%
Lilburn	73	12,162	11,725	437	3.7%
Lagrange	74	30,138	29,067	1,071	3.7%
Powder Springs	75	14,271	13,771	500	3.6%
Snellville	76	18,939	18,276	663	3.6%
Bremen	77	6,204	5,995	209	3.5%
Riverdale	78	15,496	15,042	454	3.0%
Dalton	79	33,336	32,373	963	3.0%
Swainsboro	80	7,431	7,217	214	3.0%
Cartersville	81	19,858	19,325	533	2.8%
Waynesboro	82	5,820	5,680	140	2.5%
Douglas	83	11,738	11,478	260	2.3%
Tifton	84	16,589	16,240	349	2.1%
Clarkston	85	7,717	7,555	162	2.1%
Cairo	86	9,750	9,548	202	2.1%
Marietta	87	58,436	57,244	1,192	2.1%
East Point	88	35,070	34,382	688	2.0%
Monroe	89	13,427	13,196	231	1.8%
Augusta-Richmond County Consolidated Government (Balance)	90	196,551	193,532	3,019	1.6%
Moultrie	91	14,467	14,256	211	1.5%
Brunswick	92	15,648	15,450	198	1.3%
Cusseta-Chattahoochee County Unified Government	93	11,846	11,702	144	1.2%
Covington	94	13,342	13,199	143	1.1%
Thomasville	95	18,558	18,373	185	1.0%
Jesup	96	10,275	10,176	99	1.0%
Peachtree City	97	34,701	34,373	328	1.0%
Commerce	98	6,535	6,501	34	0.5%
Barnesville	99	6,617	6,584	33	0.5%
College Park	100	14,019	13,976	43	0.3%
Bainbridge	101	12,600	12,574	26	0.2%
Sylvester	102	6,180	6,174	6	0.1%
Fitzgerald	103	9,054	9,059	-5	-0.1%
Lafayette	104	7,105	7,117	-12	-0.2%
Fort Valley	105	9,448	9,477	-29	-0.3%
Cordele	106	11,177	11,212	-35	-0.3%
Cedartown	107	9,760	9,792	-32	-0.3%
Albany	108	76,946	77,217	-271	-0.4%
Vidalia	109	10,596	10,636	-40	-0.4%
Rome	110	36,099	36,257	-158	-0.4%
Thomson	111	6,682	6,714	-32	-0.5%
Garden City	112	8,924	8,969	-45	-0.5%
Dublin	113	16,200	16,308	-108	-0.7%
Griffin	114	23,425	23,600	-175	-0.7%
Eatonton	115	6,489	6,560	-71	-1.1%
Stone Mountain	116	5,924	5,992	-68	-1.1%
Adel	117	5,294	5,355	-61	-1.1%
Thomaston	118	9,068	9,225	-157	-1.7%
Milledgeville	119	18,840	19,229	-389	-2.0%
Sandersville	120	5,839	5,979	-140	-2.3%
Waycross	121	14,363	14,728	-365	-2.5%
Americus	122	16,557	17,026	-469	-2.8%
Forest Park	123	18,783	19,322	-539	-2.8%
Toccoa	124	8,327	8,644	-317	-3.7%
Camilla	125	5,078	5,437	-359	-6.6%