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Bacon County, Georgia

Bacon County had 11,045 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 284.1 square miles of land. It ranks 120th of 159 in Georgia by population and 104th by land area.

Population
11,045
#120 of 159 in Georgia · #2,341 in US
Area
284.1 sq mi
#104 of 159 in Georgia · #2,836 in US
Density
39 / sq mi
#110 of 159 in Georgia · #1,698 in US
Median household income
$48,915
#120 of 159 in Georgia · #2,782 in US

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

Bacon County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Bacon County population, land area and income

Bacon County had 11,045 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 284.1 square miles of land. It ranks 120th of 159 in Georgia by population and 104th by land area. That works out to 38.9 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 Bacon County has 45% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $48,915 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

11,045

3144th1st

2341st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

284 sq mi

3144th1st

2836th of 3,144 (US)

Density

38.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

1698th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$48,915

3143rd1st

2782nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

11,045

159th1st

120th of 159 (GA)

Land area

284 sq mi

159th1st

104th of 159 (GA)

Density

38.9 / sq mi

159th1st

110th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$48,915

159th1st

120th of 159 (GA)

How Bacon County's population changed since 2020

Bacon County lost 68 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.6%. That ranks 129th 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, Bacon County recorded 586 births and 682 deaths, a natural change of -96. Net international migration added +18 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -28. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 96 people.

11.1k202011.1k202111.2k202211.1k202311.0k2024
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
586
Deaths
682
Net international migration
+18
Net domestic migration
-28
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-95

Where Bacon County is

The Census internal point of Bacon County is at 31.550200, -82.451400. 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 Bacon 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: Bacon County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
31.550200, -82.451400
DMS
31°33'0.72"N 82°27'5.04"W
UTM
17N 362235.8E 3491493.7N
Geohash
djt77z89p
Plus code
863VHG2X+3C

Towns in Bacon County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Bacon County, 3,362 people together, or 30% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Bacon County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Alma with 3,362.

  1. 01Alma3,362
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Bacon County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Bacon 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 189.1 miles NW of Bacon County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Savannah, GA (population 148,808), 80.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Douglas, GA (population 11,828), 23.9 miles away.

Bacon County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Bacon County is 13005: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 005. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $48,915.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Bacon County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 11,045. That is down 68 people (0.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 11,113.

What is the FIPS code of Bacon County?

13005. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (005) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Bacon County?

Alma, with 3,362 residents inside Bacon County in 2024.

Which counties border Bacon County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Coffee County, GA; Ware County, GA; Pierce County, GA; Appling County, GA; Jeff Davis 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.