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  • FIPS 13029
  • Largest town: Richmond Hill

Bryan County, Georgia

Bryan County had 51,105 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 437.6 square miles of land. It ranks 42nd of 159 in Georgia by population and 44th by land area.

Population
51,105
#42 of 159 in Georgia · #998 in US
Area
437.6 sq mi
#44 of 159 in Georgia · #2,312 in US
Density
117 / sq mi
#55 of 159 in Georgia · #812 in US
Median household income
$97,746
#6 of 159 in Georgia · #154 in US

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

Bryan County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Bryan County population, land area and income

Bryan County had 51,105 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 437.6 square miles of land. It ranks 42nd of 159 in Georgia by population and 44th by land area. That works out to 116.8 people per square mile, 1.2 times the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Bryan County is 2.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $97,746 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

51,105

3144th1st

998th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

438 sq mi

3144th1st

2312th of 3,144 (US)

Density

116.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

812th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$97,746

3143rd1st

154th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

51,105

159th1st

42nd of 159 (GA)

Land area

438 sq mi

159th1st

44th of 159 (GA)

Density

116.8 / sq mi

159th1st

55th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$97,746

159th1st

6th of 159 (GA)

How Bryan County's population changed since 2020

Bryan County gained 6,061 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 13.5%. That ranks 6th 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, Bryan County recorded 2,629 births and 1,559 deaths, a natural change of +1,070. Net international migration added +373 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +4,974. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 4,974 people.

45.0k202047.0k202148.3k202249.9k202351.1k2024
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
2,629
Deaths
1,559
Net international migration
+373
Net domestic migration
+4,974
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,229

Where Bryan County is

The Census internal point of Bryan County is at 32.018000, -81.438500. 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 Bryan 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: Bryan County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
32.018000, -81.438500
DMS
32°01'4.80"N 81°26'18.60"W
UTM
17N 458589.2E 3542514.9N
Geohash
djwn4udq3
Plus code
864W2H96+6J

Towns in Bryan County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Bryan County, 22,583 people together, or 44% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Bryan County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Richmond Hill with 19,839.

  1. 01Richmond Hill19,839
  2. 02Pembroke2,744
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Bryan County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Bryan County. The most populous is Chatham County, GA, with 307,336 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 208.8 miles NW of Bryan County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Savannah, GA (population 148,808), 14.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Richmond Hill, GA (population 19,839), 11.1 miles away.

Bryan County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Bryan County is 13029: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 029. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $97,746.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Bryan County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 51,105. That is up 6,061 people (13.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 45,044.

What is the FIPS code of Bryan County?

13029. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (029) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Bryan County?

Richmond Hill, with 19,839 residents inside Bryan County in 2024.

Which counties border Bryan County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Chatham County, GA; Bulloch County, GA; Effingham County, GA; Liberty County, GA; Evans 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.