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  • FIPS 13021
  • Largest town: Macon-Bibb County

Bibb County, Georgia

Bibb County had 157,056 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 249.4 square miles of land. It ranks 17th of 159 in Georgia by population and 119th by land area.

Population
157,056
#17 of 159 in Georgia · #449 in US
Area
249.4 sq mi
#119 of 159 in Georgia · #2,913 in US
Density
630 / sq mi
#16 of 159 in Georgia · #227 in US
Median household income
$51,569
#97 of 159 in Georgia · #2,595 in US

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

Bibb County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Bibb County population, land area and income

Bibb County had 157,056 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 249.4 square miles of land. It ranks 17th of 159 in Georgia by population and 119th by land area. That works out to 629.8 people per square mile, 6.5 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Bibb County is 6.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $51,569 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

157,056

3144th1st

449th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

249 sq mi

3144th1st

2913th of 3,144 (US)

Density

629.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

227th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$51,569

3143rd1st

2595th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

157,056

159th1st

17th of 159 (GA)

Land area

249 sq mi

159th1st

119th of 159 (GA)

Density

629.8 / sq mi

159th1st

16th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$51,569

159th1st

97th of 159 (GA)

How Bibb County's population changed since 2020

Bibb County gained 18 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.0%. That ranks 118th 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, Bibb County recorded 8,535 births and 8,845 deaths, a natural change of -310. Net international migration added +891 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -828. The largest single component was international migration, which added 891 people.

157.0k2020156.0k2021156.1k2022156.7k2023157.1k2024
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
8,535
Deaths
8,845
Net international migration
+891
Net domestic migration
-828
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+380

Where Bibb County is

The Census internal point of Bibb County is at 32.809000, -83.694100. 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 Bibb 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: Bibb County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
32.809000, -83.694100
DMS
32°48'32.40"N 83°41'38.76"W
UTM
17N 247748.9E 3633327.8N
Geohash
dju6xkxy6
Plus code
864RR854+J9

Towns in Bibb County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Bibb County, 157,056 people together, or 100% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Bibb County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Macon-Bibb County with 157,056.

  1. 01Macon-Bibb County157,056
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Bibb County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Bibb County. The most populous is Houston County, GA, with 174,897 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 76.3 miles NNW of Bibb County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Macon-Bibb County, GA (population 157,056), 0.0 miles away.

Bibb County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Bibb County is 13021: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 021. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $51,569.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Bibb County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 157,056. That is up 18 people (0.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 157,038.

What is the FIPS code of Bibb County?

13021. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (021) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Bibb County?

Macon-Bibb County, with 157,056 residents inside Bibb County in 2024.

Which counties border Bibb County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Houston County, GA; Monroe County, GA; Jones County, GA; Crawford County, GA; Twiggs 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.