List of counties in Georgia (U.S. state)

The of  is divided into 159. Under the, counties are granted to deal with issues that are local in nature. Four consolidated city-counties exist&mdash;, ,  , and.

History
 has the second-highest number of of any state in the, behind  (254). The traditional idea for county creation was that a farmer should be able to go to the county seat and back home in one day on horseback. However, about 25 counties were created in the early 20th century after the automobile had become widespread. These last counties created were generally seen as being done for political purposes.

The proliferation of counties in the state led to multiple state s, attempting to establish limits. The most recent such amendment, dating to, limits the state to 159 counties, though there were previously 161 from to. In a rare, and  were made part of Fulton County as of , as an  measure during the.

Currently, there is a movement among some to change the state constitution to allow the creation of at least one new county. Some residents of northern support the re-creation of Milton County. The reasoning behind this is that the northern sections of Fulton County are among the most affluent in the state, and residents want to stop tax revenues from going to the poorer areas of South Fulton to be spent.

Changed county names
A few Georgia counties have changed names over time. Jasper County was originally known as Randolph County. Later, the current Randolph County came into being. Webster County was once known as Kinchafoonee County, and Bartow County was formerly known as Cass County.

Defunct counties


In addition, there was once another Walton County. It was a county that is in present-day North Carolina. A skirmish, "The Walton War," was actually fought between North Carolina and Georgia before Georgia gave up the claim.

Alphabetical Listing
List of 159   in the  of :