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Baker County, Georgia

Baker County had 2,732 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 342.0 square miles of land. It ranks 156th of 159 in Georgia by population and 81st by land area.

Population
2,732
#156 of 159 in Georgia · #2,981 in US
Area
342.0 sq mi
#81 of 159 in Georgia · #2,704 in US
Density
8.0 / sq mi
#159 of 159 in Georgia · #2,644 in US
Median household income
$47,850
#126 of 159 in Georgia · #2,843 in US

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

Baker County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Baker County population, land area and income

Baker County had 2,732 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 342.0 square miles of land. It ranks 156th of 159 in Georgia by population and 81st by land area. That works out to 8.0 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Baker County has 11% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $47,850 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

2,732

3144th1st

2981st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

342 sq mi

3144th1st

2704th of 3,144 (US)

Density

8.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2644th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$47,850

3143rd1st

2843rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

2,732

159th1st

156th of 159 (GA)

Land area

342 sq mi

159th1st

81st of 159 (GA)

Density

8.0 / sq mi

159th1st

159th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$47,850

159th1st

126th of 159 (GA)

How Baker County's population changed since 2020

Baker County lost 118 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 4.1%. That ranks 150th 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, Baker County recorded 95 births and 197 deaths, a natural change of -102. Net international migration added +38 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -76. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 102 people.

2,85020202,82420212,79620222,75020232,7322024
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
95
Deaths
197
Net international migration
+38
Net domestic migration
-76
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-18

Where Baker County is

The Census internal point of Baker County is at 31.319600, -84.454900. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Georgia's 159 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Baker 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: Baker County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
31.319600, -84.454900
DMS
31°19'10.56"N 84°27'17.64"W
UTM
16N 742193.4E 3467819.8N
Geohash
djefnjtcf
Plus code
863Q8G9W+R2

Towns in Baker County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Baker County. Its 2,732 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Baker County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Baker County. The most populous is Dougherty County, GA, with 82,418 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 167.9 miles N of Baker County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tallahassee, FL (population 205,089), 61.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Albany, GA (population 66,705), 24.3 miles away.

Baker County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Baker County is 13007: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 007. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $47,850.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Baker County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 2,732. That is down 118 people (4.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 2,850.

What is the FIPS code of Baker County?

13007. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (007) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Baker County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Baker County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Baker County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Dougherty County, GA; Decatur County, GA; Mitchell County, GA; Early County, GA; Miller County, GA; Calhoun 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.