Adrian is a city in Emanuel and Johnson County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 552.

A post office has been in operation at Adrian since 1891. Adrian incorporated in 1899. It is unknown why the name "Adrian" was applied to this community.

Adrian is located at 32°31′55″N 82°35′26″W / 32.53194°N 82.59056°W / 32.53194; -82.59056 (32.531960, -82.590680), at the intersection of U.S. Route 80/Georgia State Route 26 with State Routes 15/78. US 80 leads east 16 miles (26 km) to Swainsboro and west 19 miles (31 km) to Dublin, while Routes 15 and 78 lead south 7 miles (11 km) to Interstate 16 near Soperton and northwest 17 miles (27 km) to Wrightsville.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Adrian has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km), of which 1.4 square miles (3.6 km) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km), or 3.12%, is water.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	833		—
1910	816		−2.0%
1920	740		−9.3%
1930	685		−7.4%
1940	580		−15.3%
1950	503		−13.3%
1960	568		12.9%
1970	705		24.1%
1980	756		7.2%
1990	615		−18.7%
2000	579		−5.9%
2010	664		14.7%
2020	552		−16.9%
U.S. Decennial Census 1850-1870 1880 1890-1910 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1960-19801980-2000

As of 2020, its population was 552.

• Izola Curry, assailant who tried to kill Martin Luther King Jr. in 1958, was born in Adrian in 1916.