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Barrow County, Georgia

Barrow County had 96,294 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 161.1 square miles of land. It ranks 29th of 159 in Georgia by population and 153rd by land area.

Population
96,294
#29 of 159 in Georgia · #645 in US
Area
161.1 sq mi
#153 of 159 in Georgia · #3,050 in US
Density
598 / sq mi
#18 of 159 in Georgia · #240 in US
Median household income
$72,075
#32 of 159 in Georgia · #849 in US

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

Barrow County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Barrow County population, land area and income

Barrow County had 96,294 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 161.1 square miles of land. It ranks 29th of 159 in Georgia by population and 153rd by land area. That works out to 597.9 people per square mile, 6.2 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Barrow County is 4.0 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $72,075 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

96,294

3144th1st

645th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

161 sq mi

3144th1st

3050th of 3,144 (US)

Density

597.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

240th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$72,075

3143rd1st

849th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

96,294

159th1st

29th of 159 (GA)

Land area

161 sq mi

159th1st

153rd of 159 (GA)

Density

597.9 / sq mi

159th1st

18th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$72,075

159th1st

32nd of 159 (GA)

How Barrow County's population changed since 2020

Barrow County gained 12,288 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 14.6%. That ranks 5th 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, Barrow County recorded 4,862 births and 3,472 deaths, a natural change of +1,390. Net international migration added +646 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +10,670. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 10,670 people.

84.0k202086.8k202189.4k202293.0k202396.3k2024
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
4,862
Deaths
3,472
Net international migration
+646
Net domestic migration
+10,670
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+3,283

Where Barrow County is

The Census internal point of Barrow County is at 33.992000, -83.712300. 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 Barrow 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: Barrow County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
33.992000, -83.712300
DMS
33°59'31.20"N 83°42'44.28"W
UTM
17N 249466.1E 3764585.7N
Geohash
dnh3rh49f
Plus code
865RX7RQ+Q3

Towns in Barrow County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Barrow County, 36,307 people together, or 38% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Barrow County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Winder with 20,628.

  1. 01Winder20,628
  2. 02Auburn (part)9,807
  3. 03Statham3,247
  4. 04Braselton (part)2,625
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Barrow County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Barrow County. The most populous is Gwinnett County, GA, with 1,003,869 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 42.2 miles WSW of Barrow County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Athens-Clarke County, GA (population 128,691), 19.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Winder, GA (population 20,628), 0.6 miles away.

Barrow County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Barrow County is 13013: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 013. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $72,075.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Barrow County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 96,294. That is up 12,288 people (14.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 84,006.

What is the FIPS code of Barrow County?

13013. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (013) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Barrow County?

Winder, with 20,628 residents inside Barrow County in 2024.

Which counties border Barrow County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Gwinnett County, GA; Hall County, GA; Clarke County, GA; Walton County, GA; Jackson County, GA; Oconee 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.