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  • Largest town: Milledgeville

Baldwin County, Georgia

Baldwin County had 43,644 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 258.7 square miles of land. It ranks 50th of 159 in Georgia by population and 116th by land area.

Population
43,644
#50 of 159 in Georgia · #1,123 in US
Area
258.7 sq mi
#116 of 159 in Georgia · #2,889 in US
Density
169 / sq mi
#40 of 159 in Georgia · #631 in US
Median household income
$51,206
#102 of 159 in Georgia · #2,631 in US

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

Baldwin County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Baldwin County population, land area and income

Baldwin County had 43,644 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 258.7 square miles of land. It ranks 50th of 159 in Georgia by population and 116th by land area. That works out to 168.7 people per square mile, 1.8 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents; Baldwin County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $51,206 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

43,644

3144th1st

1123rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

259 sq mi

3144th1st

2889th of 3,144 (US)

Density

168.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

631st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$51,206

3143rd1st

2631st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

43,644

159th1st

50th of 159 (GA)

Land area

259 sq mi

159th1st

116th of 159 (GA)

Density

168.7 / sq mi

159th1st

40th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$51,206

159th1st

102nd of 159 (GA)

How Baldwin County's population changed since 2020

Baldwin County lost 149 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.3%. That ranks 125th 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, Baldwin County recorded 1,675 births and 2,361 deaths, a natural change of -686. Net international migration added +50 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +445. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 686 people.

43.8k202043.7k202143.6k202243.4k202343.6k2024
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
1,675
Deaths
2,361
Net international migration
+50
Net domestic migration
+445
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+221

Where Baldwin County is

The Census internal point of Baldwin County is at 33.059500, -83.255500. 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 Baldwin 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: Baldwin County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
33.059500, -83.255500
DMS
33°03'34.20"N 83°15'19.80"W
UTM
17N 289419.9E 3660144.9N
Geohash
djuu16r1w
Plus code
865R3P5V+RR

Towns in Baldwin County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Baldwin County, 16,664 people together, or 38% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Baldwin County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Milledgeville with 16,664.

  1. 01Milledgeville16,664
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Baldwin County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Baldwin County. The most populous is Jones County, GA, with 29,047 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 80.8 miles NW of Baldwin County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Macon-Bibb County, GA (population 157,056), 30.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Milledgeville, GA (population 16,664), 2.1 miles away.

Baldwin County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Baldwin County is 13009: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 009. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $51,206.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Baldwin County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 43,644. That is down 149 people (0.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 43,793.

What is the FIPS code of Baldwin County?

13009. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (009) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Baldwin County?

Milledgeville, with 16,664 residents inside Baldwin County in 2024.

Which counties border Baldwin County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Jones County, GA; Putnam County, GA; Washington County, GA; Hancock County, GA; Wilkinson 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.