Geocache data was last refreshed 9/13/2015
Overview
There are 17,765 active geocaches in Georgia owned by 4,741 cache owners for a total of 59,785 favorite points. This is an average of 3.4 favorite points per cache. Premium caches have an average of 4.3 favorite points per cache. 2,316 (or 13.0 %) of active caches are premium caches.
 
159 counties (of 159) in Georgia contain active geocaches. On average, each county has 3.7 distinct cache owners and contains 111.7 geocaches (and an average of 376.0 favorite points). Georgia has an overall average cache density of 0.31 caches per square mile and a population density of 168 people per square mile. North Georgia, the most populated region, has a cache density of 0.65 caches per square mile and a population density of 373 people per square mile.
Georgia Regions and Population Distribution
Geographically, Georgia can be divided into three roughly equally sized regions -- North, Central, and South, as shown on the following map:
As can be seen in the above map of poplation by counties, North Georgia, which contains the majority of Atlanta, contains most of the state's population with 59 % of the state's population. This strongly correlates with the percentage of active caches in North Georgia (56 %) as well as the percentage of favorite points on caches in North Georgia (58 %).
Active Cache and Favorites Breakdown by Georgia County
Listing of County Stats (for Maps)
County
GA Region
Active Caches
% Premium
# COs
# Favs
Avg Favs / Cache
Avg Favs / CO
Avg Diff
Avg Terr
Caches / Sqmi
Pop / Sqmi
Appling
South
17
11.8 %
11
30
1.8
2.7
2.0
1.7
0.03
36
Atkinson
South
2
0.0 %
2
3
1.5
1.5
1.3
1.8
0.01
25
Bacon
South
7
0.0 %
1
11
1.6
11.0
1.7
1.5
0.03
43
Baker
South
8
0.0 %
4
1
0.1
0.3
1.6
1.4
0.02
10
Baldwin
Central
42
2.4 %
14
58
1.4
4.1
1.6
2.0
0.16
177
Banks
North
38
0.0 %
10
167
4.4
16.7
1.6
1.6
0.16
79
Barrow
North
145
20.0 %
55
415
2.9
7.5
1.9
1.8
0.90
433
Bartow
North
439
13.2 %
91
854
1.9
9.4
2.0
2.1
0.96
218
Ben Hill
South
6
0.0 %
4
10
1.7
2.5
2.1
1.8
0.02
71
Berrien
South
21
0.0 %
10
46
2.2
4.6
1.8
1.6
0.05
43
Bibb
Central
136
2.9 %
66
484
3.6
7.3
1.8
1.7
0.54
623
Bleckley
Central
23
4.3 %
9
22
1.0
2.4
1.6
1.7
0.11
61
Brantley
South
18
0.0 %
10
69
3.8
6.9
1.9
1.7
0.04
42
Brooks
South
71
0.0 %
11
123
1.7
11.2
1.9
1.8
0.14
33
Bryan
South
139
0.7 %
28
391
2.8
14.0
2.0
2.1
0.32
69
Bulloch
Central
141
3.5 %
29
273
1.9
9.4
2.5
2.1
0.21
104
Burke
Central
64
15.6 %
18
55
0.9
3.1
1.7
1.8
0.08
28
Butts
Central
95
1.1 %
18
215
2.3
11.9
1.9
2.0
0.52
128
Calhoun
South
6
0.0 %
6
2
0.3
0.3
1.7
1.5
0.02
24
Camden
South
85
4.7 %
35
359
4.2
10.3
1.9
1.7
0.14
82
Candler
Central
6
0.0 %
6
13
2.2
2.2
1.8
1.3
0.02
45
Carroll
North
190
2.6 %
58
311
1.6
5.4
1.7
1.7
0.38
222
Catoosa
North
186
13.4 %
56
387
2.1
6.9
1.8
1.7
1.15
394
Charlton
South
28
3.6 %
13
98
3.5
7.5
1.7
1.8
0.04
16
Chatham
South
419
10.0 %
108
3,747
8.9
34.7
2.2
1.9
0.98
622
Chattahoochee
Central
4
0.0 %
4
3
0.8
0.8
2.5
2.1
0.02
45
Chattooga
North
59
10.2 %
25
145
2.5
5.8
2.1
1.9
0.19
83
Cherokee
North
298
9.1 %
103
557
1.9
5.4
2.1
2.0
0.71
508
Clarke
North
172
15.7 %
63
502
2.9
8.0
2.1
1.9
1.44
979
Clay
South
5
0.0 %
4
43
8.6
10.8
2.6
2.6
0.03
16
Clayton
Central
65
18.5 %
34
732
11.3
21.5
2.2
1.8
0.46
1,833
Clinch
South
15
0.0 %
6
20
1.3
3.3
1.7
1.5
0.02
9
Cobb
North
868
18.2 %
230
2,339
2.7
10.2
2.1
1.8
2.56
2,026
Coffee
South
47
0.0 %
12
132
2.8
11.0
1.6
1.7
0.08
74
Colquitt
South
41
0.0 %
19
76
1.9
4.0
2.0
1.7
0.08
84
Columbia
Central
370
18.9 %
95
861
2.3
9.1
1.9
2.0
1.28
428
Cook
South
70
0.0 %
17
163
2.3
9.6
1.9
1.8
0.31
76
Coweta
Central
422
19.4 %
78
1,021
2.4
13.1
2.0
1.9
0.96
289
Crawford
Central
16
0.0 %
6
34
2.1
5.7
1.8
1.8
0.05
39
Crisp
South
15
0.0 %
9
61
4.1
6.8
2.1
1.6
0.06
86
Dade
North
56
0.0 %
24
263
4.7
11.0
1.9
1.9
0.32
96
Dawson
North
182
4.9 %
35
551
3.0
15.7
2.5
2.8
0.86
106
Decatur
South
21
0.0 %
7
28
1.3
4.0
1.6
1.7
0.04
47
DeKalb
North
898
20.7 %
187
3,032
3.4
16.2
2.2
1.9
3.36
2,586
Dodge
Central
6
0.0 %
3
6
1.0
2.0
1.9
1.4
0.01
44
Dooly
Central
2
0.0 %
2
7
3.5
3.5
1.3
1.0
0.01
38
Dougherty
South
83
0.0 %
19
115
1.4
6.1
2.0
2.1
0.25
288
Douglas
North
208
7.7 %
59
560
2.7
9.5
2.1
2.1
1.04
662
Early
South
91
0.0 %
11
173
1.9
15.7
1.6
1.8
0.18
22
Echols
South
57
1.8 %
9
68
1.2
7.6
1.6
1.6
0.14
10
Effingham
Central
90
12.2 %
31
108
1.2
3.5
2.2
2.9
0.19
109
Elbert
North
40
0.0 %
15
80
2.0
5.3
2.0
1.8
0.11
57
Emanuel
Central
27
3.7 %
12
87
3.2
7.3
2.0
1.9
0.04
33
Evans
Central
9
0.0 %
8
12
1.3
1.5
1.4
1.4
0.05
60
Fannin
North
77
3.9 %
41
325
4.2
7.9
2.4
2.7
0.20
61
Fayette
Central
642
15.4 %
98
1,112
1.7
11.3
2.1
1.9
3.30
548
Floyd
North
215
34.9 %
59
1,126
5.2
19.1
2.3
1.9
0.42
189
Forsyth
North
304
14.1 %
96
1,786
5.9
18.6
2.2
2.5
1.36
784
Franklin
North
34
2.9 %
22
111
3.3
5.0
1.7
1.7
0.13
85
Fulton
North
1,009
18.7 %
283
4,175
4.1
14.8
2.2
1.8
1.92
1,748
Gilmer
North
80
21.3 %
39
396
5.0
10.2
2.4
2.4
0.19
66
Glascock
Central
3
0.0 %
2
4
1.3
2.0
1.8
1.5
0.02
21
Glynn
South
141
7.8 %
45
1,093
7.8
24.3
2.0
1.9
0.34
190
Gordon
North
46
0.0 %
22
165
3.6
7.5
2.0
1.8
0.13
155
Grady
South
14
0.0 %
11
25
1.8
2.3
1.5
1.6
0.03
55
Greene
North
99
13.1 %
10
145
1.5
14.5
1.6
1.6
0.26
41
Gwinnett
North
902
18.5 %
231
2,883
3.2
12.5
2.1
1.8
2.10
1,871
Habersham
North
46
15.2 %
22
158
3.4
7.2
2.1
2.0
0.17
156
Hall
North
543
16.4 %
88
2,357
4.3
26.8
2.0
2.4
1.38
458
Hancock
Central
15
0.0 %
11
8
0.5
0.7
1.7
2.2
0.03
20
Haralson
North
26
3.8 %
12
36
1.4
3.0
1.4
1.4
0.09
102
Harris
Central
207
0.5 %
35
1,638
7.9
46.8
2.2
2.5
0.45
69
Hart
North
86
5.8 %
21
178
2.1
8.5
1.9
1.9
0.37
109
Heard
Central
25
12.0 %
10
45
1.8
4.5
2.0
2.0
0.08
40
Henry
Central
152
26.3 %
57
396
2.6
6.9
1.9
1.7
0.47
633
Houston
Central
256
11.3 %
81
834
3.3
10.3
1.9
1.7
0.68
373
Irwin
South
5
20.0 %
4
0
0.0
0.0
1.9
1.9
0.01
27
Jackson
North
92
17.4 %
37
3,926
42.7
106.1
2.0
1.9
0.27
178
Jasper
Central
29
3.4 %
13
61
2.1
4.7
2.1
2.1
0.08
38
Jeff Davis
South
19
10.5 %
5
14
0.7
2.8
1.7
1.8
0.06
46
Jefferson
Central
53
7.5 %
12
89
1.7
7.4
2.3
2.0
0.10
32
Jenkins
Central
285
1.4 %
17
864
3.0
50.8
1.8
1.8
0.82
24
Johnson
Central
4
0.0 %
4
7
1.8
1.8
1.9
1.4
0.01
33
Jones
Central
32
0.0 %
18
47
1.5
2.6
1.6
1.7
0.08
73
Lamar
Central
39
5.1 %
12
53
1.4
4.4
1.7
1.7
0.21
100
Lanier
South
16
0.0 %
7
39
2.4
5.6
2.0
1.8
0.09
54
Laurens
Central
18
0.0 %
14
18
1.0
1.3
1.5
1.5
0.02
60
Lee
South
44
0.0 %
13
59
1.3
4.5
1.9
2.1
0.12
80
Liberty
South
160
3.8 %
30
297
1.9
9.9
1.9
1.7
0.33
130
Lincoln
North
59
3.4 %
21
103
1.7
4.9
2.0
2.3
0.28
38
Long
South
19
5.3 %
10
15
0.8
1.5
1.9
1.8
0.05
36
Lowndes
South
427
0.9 %
54
1,247
2.9
23.1
2.0
1.7
0.86
220
Lumpkin
North
419
5.0 %
58
1,037
2.5
17.9
2.4
2.5
1.48
106
Macon
Central
6
0.0 %
5
66
11.0
13.2
1.6
1.7
0.02
37
Madison
North
14
14.3 %
12
41
2.9
3.4
2.0
1.8
0.05
100
Marion
Central
3
66.7 %
3
5
1.7
1.7
1.3
1.5
0.01
24
McDuffie
Central
83
10.8 %
28
179
2.2
6.4
2.0
1.8
0.32
85
McIntosh
South
70
68.6 %
14
359
5.1
25.6
1.7
1.7
0.17
34
Meriwether
Central
90
7.8 %
23
349
3.9
15.2
2.1
2.3
0.18
44
Miller
South
5
0.0 %
3
23
4.6
7.7
2.1
1.3
0.02
22
Mitchell
South
9
0.0 %
7
6
0.7
0.9
1.8
1.8
0.02
46
Monroe
Central
52
1.9 %
28
317
6.1
11.3
1.8
1.9
0.13
67
Montgomery
Central
12
0.0 %
5
12
1.0
2.4
1.5
1.6
0.05
38
Morgan
North
61
4.9 %
16
266
4.4
16.6
1.8
1.6
0.18
51
Murray
North
52
15.4 %
31
225
4.3
7.3
2.3
2.3
0.15
115
Muscogee
Central
263
4.2 %
80
584
2.2
7.3
2.0
1.7
1.22
878
Newton
North
298
30.9 %
57
547
1.8
9.6
2.4
2.4
1.09
367
Oconee
North
71
14.1 %
35
156
2.2
4.5
1.8
1.7
0.39
178
Oglethorpe
North
15
0.0 %
7
63
4.2
9.0
2.0
1.7
0.03
34
Paulding
North
242
5.8 %
75
352
1.5
4.7
1.9
1.9
0.78
456
Peach
Central
47
6.4 %
21
363
7.7
17.3
1.7
1.7
0.31
184
Pickens
North
25
16.0 %
18
33
1.3
1.8
2.0
1.7
0.11
127
Pierce
South
62
0.0 %
9
1,551
25.0
172.3
1.9
1.6
0.20
59
Pike
Central
132
6.8 %
20
162
1.2
8.1
1.7
1.7
0.61
83
Polk
North
201
5.0 %
23
136
0.7
5.9
2.1
2.1
0.65
134
Pulaski
Central
10
0.0 %
5
8
0.8
1.6
1.5
1.7
0.04
48
Putnam
Central
38
2.6 %
15
61
1.6
4.1
1.4
1.7
0.11
62
Quitman
South
3
33.3 %
3
11
3.7
3.7
2.3
3.2
0.02
17
Rabun
North
65
3.1 %
36
502
7.7
13.9
2.0
2.4
0.18
44
Randolph
South
5
0.0 %
4
9
1.8
2.3
1.4
1.6
0.01
18
Richmond
Central
402
21.1 %
92
1,194
3.0
13.0
2.0
1.9
1.24
618
Rockdale
North
261
54.4 %
55
1,025
3.9
18.6
2.4
2.1
2.01
657
Schley
Central
5
0.0 %
4
3
0.6
0.8
1.3
1.8
0.03
30
Screven
Central
51
0.0 %
8
35
0.7
4.4
1.6
1.6
0.08
23
Seminole
South
14
0.0 %
7
40
2.9
5.7
1.8
1.7
0.06
37
Spalding
Central
170
22.4 %
31
226
1.3
7.3
1.9
1.8
0.87
326
Stephens
North
57
0.0 %
9
162
2.8
18.0
1.7
1.8
0.32
146
Stewart
Central
34
0.0 %
11
226
6.6
20.5
2.0
2.1
0.07
13
Sumter
South
124
0.0 %
11
89
0.7
8.1
1.9
1.6
0.26
68
Talbot
Central
15
0.0 %
9
27
1.8
3.0
2.1
2.9
0.04
18
Taliaferro
North
40
0.0 %
9
178
4.5
19.8
1.7
1.5
0.21
9
Tattnall
South
5
0.0 %
4
16
3.2
4.0
1.6
2.1
0.01
53
Taylor
Central
16
6.3 %
7
8
0.5
1.1
1.3
2.0
0.04
24
Telfair
South
15
0.0 %
7
6
0.4
0.9
1.7
1.6
0.03
38
Terrell
South
8
0.0 %
5
7
0.9
1.4
1.3
1.2
0.02
28
Thomas
South
91
5.5 %
21
187
2.1
8.9
2.1
2.0
0.17
82
Tift
South
20
0.0 %
9
16
0.8
1.8
1.9
1.7
0.08
155
Toombs
Central
4
0.0 %
2
27
6.8
13.5
1.8
1.9
0.01
75
Towns
North
72
1.4 %
27
265
3.7
9.8
2.2
2.4
0.43
63
Treutlen
Central
8
0.0 %
6
2
0.3
0.3
2.1
1.6
0.04
35
Troup
Central
143
3.5 %
52
316
2.2
6.1
1.9
1.9
0.35
162
Turner
South
4
0.0 %
3
50
12.5
16.7
1.4
1.1
0.01
31
Twiggs
Central
32
3.1 %
15
47
1.5
3.1
2.1
1.9
0.09
25
Union
North
103
2.9 %
56
427
4.1
7.6
2.0
2.4
0.32
66
Upson
Central
54
0.0 %
20
58
1.1
2.9
1.8
1.9
0.17
84
Walker
North
113
15.0 %
48
531
4.7
11.1
2.1
2.1
0.25
154
Walton
North
171
48.5 %
44
270
1.6
6.1
1.8
1.7
0.53
257
Ware
South
46
4.3 %
8
170
3.7
21.3
2.0
1.8
0.05
41
Warren
Central
17
0.0 %
6
7
0.4
1.2
1.8
1.8
0.06
21
Washington
Central
25
0.0 %
15
53
2.1
3.5
1.5
1.6
0.04
31
Wayne
South
125
6.4 %
19
163
1.3
8.6
2.0
1.7
0.19
47
Webster
South
12
0.0 %
1
3
0.3
3.0
2.0
1.7
0.06
13
Wheeler
Central
16
6.3 %
6
22
1.4
3.7
1.7
1.8
0.05
25
White
North
174
12.1 %
33
552
3.2
16.7
2.4
1.8
0.72
113
Whitfield
North
127
8.7 %
48
146
1.1
3.0
1.8
2.0
0.44
353
Wilcox
South
5
0.0 %
2
4
0.8
2.0
2.1
1.5
0.01
25
Wilkes
North
19
5.3 %
12
19
1.0
1.6
1.6
1.6
0.04
23
Wilkinson
Central
7
28.6 %
6
25
3.6
4.2
2.2
1.6
0.02
21
Worth
South
15
0.0 %
5
2
0.1
0.4
1.8
1.6
0.03
38
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