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  • FIPS 13023
  • Largest town: Cochran

Bleckley County, Georgia

Bleckley County had 12,626 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 215.9 square miles of land. It ranks 113th of 159 in Georgia by population and 133rd by land area.

Population
12,626
#113 of 159 in Georgia · #2,246 in US
Area
215.9 sq mi
#133 of 159 in Georgia · #2,973 in US
Density
58 / sq mi
#88 of 159 in Georgia · #1,325 in US
Median household income
$58,877
#63 of 159 in Georgia · #1,953 in US

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

Bleckley County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Bleckley County population, land area and income

Bleckley County had 12,626 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 215.9 square miles of land. It ranks 113th of 159 in Georgia by population and 133rd by land area. That works out to 58.5 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $58,877 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

12,626

3144th1st

2246th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

216 sq mi

3144th1st

2973rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

58.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

1325th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$58,877

3143rd1st

1953rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

12,626

159th1st

113th of 159 (GA)

Land area

216 sq mi

159th1st

133rd of 159 (GA)

Density

58.5 / sq mi

159th1st

88th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$58,877

159th1st

63rd of 159 (GA)

How Bleckley County's population changed since 2020

Bleckley County gained 101 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.8%. That ranks 104th 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, Bleckley County recorded 529 births and 752 deaths, a natural change of -223. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +285. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 285 people.

12.5k202012.3k202112.3k202212.5k202312.6k2024
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
529
Deaths
752
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
+285
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+171

Where Bleckley County is

The Census internal point of Bleckley County is at 32.435400, -83.331700. 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 Bleckley 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: Bleckley County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
32.435400, -83.331700
DMS
32°26'7.44"N 83°19'54.12"W
UTM
17N 280779.7E 3591091.4N
Geohash
dju8x8xty
Plus code
864RCMP9+58

Towns in Bleckley County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Bleckley County, 4,836 people together, or 38% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Bleckley County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Cochran with 4,836.

  1. 01Cochran4,836
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Bleckley County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Bleckley 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 109.4 miles NNW of Bleckley County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Macon-Bibb County, GA (population 157,056), 33.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Warner Robins, GA (population 86,199), 21.9 miles away.

Bleckley County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Bleckley County is 13023: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 023. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $58,877.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Bleckley County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 12,626. That is up 101 people (0.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 12,525.

What is the FIPS code of Bleckley County?

13023. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (023) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Bleckley County?

Cochran, with 4,836 residents inside Bleckley County in 2024.

Which counties border Bleckley County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Houston County, GA; Laurens County, GA; Dodge County, GA; Pulaski County, GA; Wilkinson 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.