Printable Blank Map of Georgia with Counties
Covering 59,425 square miles as the largest state east of the Mississippi River, this blank vector map of Georgia displays all 159 constitutional counties. Calibrated in NAD83 Georgia West (EPSG:26967), the geometry provides precise boundary outlines from the Blue Ridge Mountains in the north across the Fall Line to the coastal salt marshes and barrier islands along the Atlantic Ocean.
About this Blank Map of Georgia
This printable blank map represents Georgia on the authentic NAD83 (2011) / WGS84 ellipsoidal datum. All 6 interactive visual variants—including Blank Outline, Counties Boundaries, Centroid Labels, Capital City Marker (Atlanta), and High-Contrast Printer B&W—are generated synchronously from identical coordinate geometry.
| Specification | Value | Compliance & Source |
|---|---|---|
| Jurisdiction / Entity | Georgia | US State |
| Subdivisions Rendered | 159 Counties | Verified Topological Polygon Mesh |
| Primary Capital City | Atlanta | Marked on the capital variant |
| Cartographic Projection | NAD83 GEORGIA WEST | Distortion-Minimized Coordinate Map |
| Reference Datum | NAD83 (2011) / WGS84 | NOAA NGS / EPSG:26967 (State Plane Coordinate System) |
Georgia Counties at a Glance
- Counties
- 159
- Capital
- Atlanta
- Population (2020)
- 10,713,771
- Land area
- 57,513 sq mi
Most populous counties
- Fulton County (Atlanta): 1,066,675 people, 10.0% of the state
- Gwinnett County (Lawrenceville): 957,306 people, 8.9% of the state
- Cobb County (Marietta): 766,112 people, 7.2% of the state
- DeKalb County (Decatur): 764,425 people, 7.1% of the state
- Clayton County (Jonesboro): 299,403 people, 2.8% of the state
Largest counties by land area
- Ware County (Waycross): 899.2 sq mi
- Burke County (Waynesboro): 827 sq mi
- Clinch County (Homerville): 815 sq mi
- Laurens County (Dublin): 807.3 sq mi
- Charlton County (Folkston): 780.1 sq mi
Neighboring states
Figures: US Census Bureau 2020 Census populations and Gazetteer land areas. The full sortable list with seats and FIPS codes is on the Georgia county map & list page.
Geography Notes: Georgia
Georgia State Plane Transverse Mercator Geodesy
Georgia is divided along county lines into East and West State Plane zones centered on the 82°10'W and 84°10'W meridians.
The West zone maintains scale fidelity across the sprawling Atlanta metropolitan region and the Chattahoochee River navigation basin.
Surveyors rely on conformal Transverse Mercator parameters to align county road networks and agricultural timberland tracts with USGS quadrangle boundaries.
Central meridian 84°10'W restricts distance distortion to under 1:10,000 throughout the Piedmont industrial belt.
The 159-County System: The County Unit Heritage
Georgia contains 159 counties—second only to Texas—reflecting an agrarian constitutional system designed around horse travel.
Under historic political arrangements, Georgia maintained numerous small rural counties to ensure that agrarian voters dominated statewide elections through the historic County Unit System until struck down in 1963.
The state is split physiographically by the Fall Line passing through Columbus, Macon, and Augusta, separating the rolling red clay Piedmont hills from the flat Coastal Plain pine flatwoods.
Ware County is Georgia's largest county by land area at 892 square miles, enclosing the vast Okefenokee Swamp wildlife refuge.
Curated Classroom Activities & Spatial Labs for Georgia
Pedagogical lesson plans and spatial analysis activities designed specifically for printable vector maps of Georgia:
Georgia Fall Line & River Port City Mapping
Objective: Trace the geological Fall Line and explain the location of major historic manufacturing and river port cities.
Materials: Printed blank map of Georgia, fine-liner ink pen, geological reference map.
- Draw the Fall Line connecting Muscogee (Columbus), Bibb (Macon), and Richmond (Augusta) counties.
- Trace the Chattahoochee, Savannah, and Altamaha rivers from their mountain sources to the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic.
- Locate Ware County and shade the Okefenokee Swamp along the southeastern Florida border.
Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) County Growth Lab
Objective: Analyze metropolitan fragmentation and population concentration across the core Atlanta counties.
Materials: Printed Georgia county outline map, colored highlighters.
- Highlight the core Atlanta metropolitan counties: Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, and Clayton.
- Calculate the percentage of Georgia's 10.7 million residents who live within the 10-county Atlanta Regional Commission area.
- Compare Fulton County (pop over 1 million) with Taliaferro County (pop under 1,600).
The 6 Synchronized Variants Explained
We generate 6 synchronized variations of Georgia from the same master vector dataset. Each variant is aligned to identical coordinate geometry:
1. Blank Boundary Outline
The foundational boundary outline of Georgia. Rendered with a clean exterior stroke and zero fill—the optimal version for in-class labeling exams, custom cartographic overlays, or clean graphic design.
2. With Subdivisions (159 Counties)
Displays the exterior boundary plus internal administrative borders for all 159 counties. Each subdivision possesses a unique SVG element ID for direct styling and choropleth shading in vector editors.
3. Labeled with True Centroids
Features authentic typographic labels positioned at each administrative territory's mathematical center of mass. Perfect as a master grading answer key or self-study reference sheet.
4. Adjacent-Contrast Color Fill
Filled using an adjacency-contrast pastel palette so neighboring jurisdictions never blend together. Excellent for tactile visual discrimination and regional geography units.
5. With Capital City (Atlanta)
Pinpoints the official capital city of Atlanta using a high-visibility star marker and typographic callout, positioned at precise geodetic coordinates.
6. High-Contrast Printer B&W
Optimized specifically for monochrome desktop laser and inkjet printers. Uses pure black vector paths (#000000) and ultra-clean white fills to prevent ink-bleeding and toner smudging.
Tools to Use With This Map
- Interactive US county mapZoom into county lines on a live map.
- What county am I in?Find your county from your device location.
- True size comparisonDrag Georgia over other places to compare real areas.
- Map area calculatorDraw a shape and measure its area on the WGS84 ellipsoid.
- Color a mapShade regions online and download your own map.
Georgia County Map & Full List
See 2020 Census populations, seats, land areas and FIPS codes for every county in Georgia, with an on-page map and CSV export.
Need Definitions for Map Projections, SVG Vectors, or Centroids?
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Frequently Asked Questions About Georgia Blank Maps
Authoritative answers to common questions regarding printing, licensing, vector customization, and curriculum use:
Why does Georgia have 159 counties, more than any state except Texas?▼
The 1877 Georgia Constitution created numerous small counties so rural farmers could reach the county seat by buggy and return in a single day, a structure preserved by agrarian politicians.
What is the largest county by land area in Georgia?▼
Ware County in southeastern Georgia is the largest county by area at 892 square miles, encompassing major portions of the Okefenokee Swamp.
Are Fulton and Milton counties unified on this map?▼
Yes. Milton County and Campbell County went bankrupt during the Great Depression and were absorbed into Fulton County in 1932, which is reflected in our modern boundary geometry.