Counties in Georgia

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Counties[edit]

County government[edit]

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Full list of counties[edit]

According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 152 counties, 537 cities, towns, and villages, and 510 special districts.[1] Six county governments have been consolidated with city governments. Another county consolidated with an unincorporated community rather than a city.[2][3]


The following table defaults to displaying only 25 counties at a time. To change the number of counties displayed, use the drop-down menu above the upper left-hand corner of the table. You can also use the search bar above the upper-right corner of the table to look up a specific county.

Map of counties[edit]

Counties in blue on the map below are part of Ballotpedia's county coverage scope:

Elections[edit]

Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.

2024[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2024 and School board elections, 2024

2023[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2023 and School board elections, 2023

2022[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2022 and School board elections, 2022

Ballotpedia expanded its coverage of local elections in Georgia in 2022. Click here to find your county, or click the links below for additional information about the following municipalities:

2021[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2021 and School board elections, 2021

2020[edit]

See also: United States municipal elections, 2020 and School board elections, 2020

Past elections


Initiative process availability[edit]

See also: Laws governing local ballot measures in Georgia

In Georgia, local governments comprise counties, cities, and city-county consolidations. Counties are organized according to the state constitution, general law, and applicable local laws (laws passed by the general assembly concerning a specific county). Cities and city-county consolidations are governed by local charters approved by the General Assembly then ratified by a vote of the people.

Counties[edit]

Residents of all counties may initiate amendments to (or veto referendums against) local ordinances, resolutions, and regulations. They may also amend or repeal the local laws governing the county at the state level.[4]

Cities[edit]

Residents of all non-consolidated cities may initiate amendments to (or veto referendums against) local ordinances, resolutions, and regulations. They may also amend their local charter.[4]

City-county consolidations[edit]

In Georgia, cities and counties may consolidate their governments to streamline services or eliminate redundancies. Seven pairs of cities and counties have formed consolidated city-county governments. All seven pairs are organized under local charters approved by the General Assembly and ratified by residents. The Georgia Code explicitly exempts consolidated governments formed prior to January 1, 1976, from the initiative process established for cities. The City of Columbus and Muscogee County were consolidated in 1971--the first Georgia consolidation and the only consolidation prior to 1976. The charter of Columbus/Muscogee County does provide for charter amendment and ordinance initiatives, but establishes an initiative process distinct from the city process found in the Georgia Code.[5][6]

The applicability of state's county and city initiative and referendum provisions to consolidated governments in general is unclear. By all appearances, the issue has not yet faced judicial review. Augusta-Richmond County and Columbus-Muscogee County provide for local initiative for ordinances and charter or local act amendment. Athens-Clarke County, Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, and Georgetown-Quitman County seem to exclude it. The status of initiative in unclear in both Statenville-Echols County and Preston-Webster County.[7][8][9][10][11]

See also[edit]

Georgia Municipal government Other local coverage
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