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Atkinson County, Georgia

Atkinson County had 8,435 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 342.7 square miles of land. It ranks 138th of 159 in Georgia by population and 80th by land area.

Population
8,435
#138 of 159 in Georgia · #2,542 in US
Area
342.7 sq mi
#80 of 159 in Georgia · #2,702 in US
Density
25 / sq mi
#134 of 159 in Georgia · #2,076 in US
Median household income
$44,890
#141 of 159 in Georgia · #2,974 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Atkinson County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Atkinson County population, land area and income

Atkinson County had 8,435 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 342.7 square miles of land. It ranks 138th of 159 in Georgia by population and 80th by land area. That works out to 24.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Atkinson County has 35% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $44,890 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

8,435

3144th1st

2542nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

343 sq mi

3144th1st

2702nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

24.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2076th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$44,890

3143rd1st

2974th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

8,435

159th1st

138th of 159 (GA)

Land area

343 sq mi

159th1st

80th of 159 (GA)

Density

24.6 / sq mi

159th1st

134th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$44,890

159th1st

141st of 159 (GA)

How Atkinson County's population changed since 2020

Atkinson County gained 123 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.5%. That ranks 97th of 159 in Georgia for growth. The median Georgia county changed by +2.3%, and the state as a whole by +4.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Atkinson County recorded 556 births and 508 deaths, a natural change of +48. Net international migration added +253 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -164. The largest single component was international migration, which added 253 people.

8,31220208,35320218,23620228,35120238,4352024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
556
Deaths
508
Net international migration
+253
Net domestic migration
-164
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+84

Where Atkinson County is

The Census internal point of Atkinson County is at 31.296800, -82.878200. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades Georgia's 159 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Atkinson County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Echols County: -0.6%Wilcox County: +1.3%Polk County: +3.9%Bacon County: -0.6%Webster County: -1.6%Sumter County: -1.9%Jenkins County: +2.0%Gilmer County: +6.1%Murray County: +3.3%Glascock County: +4.0%Fayette County: +4.7%Rockdale County: +4.3%Clay County: -0.5%Dodge County: -1.6%Lamar County: +11.5%Monroe County: +12.0%Jasper County: +17.4%Stephens County: +2.5%Laurens County: +1.5%Johnson County: -0.1%Heard County: +5.9%Bibb County: +0.0%Cook County: +4.3%Schley County: -0.8%Chattooga County: +1.5%Crawford County: +2.0%Dade County: -1.0%Miller County: -2.8%Turner County: +0.4%Cherokee County: +9.5%Lanier County: +5.4%Haralson County: +7.9%Morgan County: +8.6%Towns County: +5.0%Bulloch County: +6.9%Ben Hill County: -1.3%Colquitt County: +2.3%Irwin County: -5.1%Coffee County: +1.8%Gordon County: +5.3%Butts County: +6.2%Franklin County: +7.4%Tift County: +0.8%Atkinson County: +1.5%Marion County: +1.4%Clinch County: +2.2%Madison County: +8.2%Putnam County: +5.5%Greene County: +10.8%Warren County: -1.2%Newton County: +9.8%Union County: +11.3%Forsyth County: +10.7%Baldwin County: -0.3%Seminole County: +1.5%Berrien County: +2.9%Habersham County: +7.6%Burke County: -0.7%Henry County: +7.2%Charlton County: +3.9%Brantley County: +4.2%Liberty County: +5.0%Lowndes County: +3.1%Douglas County: +5.0%Telfair County: -11.7%Randolph County: -4.4%Dooly County: +0.2%Baker County: -4.1%Banks County: +12.0%Catoosa County: +1.4%Walker County: +2.4%Paulding County: +11.2%Twiggs County: -3.5%Candler County: +0.9%Fulton County: +2.0%Elbert County: +2.5%Cobb County: +2.8%Lee County: +2.6%Houston County: +6.4%DeKalb County: +0.7%Taylor County: -0.5%Richmond County: -0.1%Fannin County: +1.6%Decatur County: +0.2%Dougherty County: -3.2%Pulaski County: +3.1%Bartow County: +7.5%Screven County: +1.7%Quitman County: +4.5%Taliaferro County: +4.0%Tattnall County: -0.2%Pierce County: +4.7%Ware County: -0.0%Toombs County: +1.5%McDuffie County: +0.7%Dawson County: +24.7%Clayton County: -0.6%Appling County: +1.6%Clarke County: +1.1%Camden County: +7.6%Crisp County: -2.9%Evans County: +0.7%Upson County: +2.2%Walton County: +13.0%Hall County: +9.0%Montgomery County: -0.0%Whitfield County: +2.2%Jeff Davis County: +2.1%Lincoln County: +4.5%McIntosh County: +7.4%Meriwether County: +4.0%Muscogee County: -2.5%Oconee County: +6.5%Peach County: +4.2%Pike County: +9.1%Wilkinson County: -1.9%Bryan County: +13.5%Chatham County: +4.2%Effingham County: +12.2%Harris County: +5.8%Treutlen County: +0.4%Long County: +25.7%Wayne County: +6.6%Oglethorpe County: +8.8%Wilkes County: +0.2%Jackson County: +22.3%Calhoun County: -2.4%Emanuel County: +1.4%Gwinnett County: +4.7%Talbot County: +0.5%Lumpkin County: +7.1%Spalding County: +4.2%Bleckley County: +0.8%Washington County: -0.6%Macon County: -1.6%Thomas County: +0.6%Grady County: +0.2%Columbia County: +6.8%Pickens County: +9.7%Chattahoochee County: -9.8%Carroll County: +8.7%Coweta County: +7.8%Hancock County: -0.3%White County: +5.5%Jones County: +2.3%Floyd County: +2.8%Mitchell County: -6.2%Glynn County: +2.4%Early County: -3.3%Wheeler County: -5.0%Barrow County: +14.6%Brooks County: +0.4%Hart County: +8.4%Stewart County: -9.2%Terrell County: -4.8%Jefferson County: -4.2%Worth County: -2.3%Rabun County: +4.7%Troup County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.6%
  2. < +1.5%
  3. < +4.0%
  4. < +7.2%
  5. ≥ +7.2%
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Orange pin: Atkinson County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
31.296800, -82.878200
DMS
31°17'48.48"N 82°52'41.52"W
UTM
17N 321238.5E 3464018.0N
Geohash
djt4413vj
Plus code
863V74WC+PP

Towns in Atkinson County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Atkinson County, 3,156 people together, or 37% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Atkinson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Pearson with 1,898.

  1. 01Pearson1,898
  2. 02Willacoochee1,258
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Atkinson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Atkinson County. The most populous is Coffee County, GA, with 43,851 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 190.9 miles NNW of Atkinson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jacksonville, FL (population 1,009,833), 98.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Douglas, GA (population 11,828), 14.5 miles away.

Atkinson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Atkinson County is 13003: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 003. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $44,890.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Atkinson County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 8,435. That is up 123 people (1.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 8,312.

What is the FIPS code of Atkinson County?

13003. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (003) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Atkinson County?

Pearson, with 1,898 residents inside Atkinson County in 2024.

Which counties border Atkinson County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Coffee County, GA; Ware County, GA; Berrien County, GA; Lanier County, GA; Clinch County, GA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.