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  • FIPS 13031
  • Largest town: Statesboro

Bulloch County, Georgia

Bulloch County had 85,454 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 676.0 square miles of land. It ranks 32nd of 159 in Georgia by population and 8th by land area.

Population
85,454
#32 of 159 in Georgia · #689 in US
Area
676.0 sq mi
#8 of 159 in Georgia · #1,389 in US
Density
126 / sq mi
#51 of 159 in Georgia · #767 in US
Median household income
$54,787
#81 of 159 in Georgia · #2,341 in US

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

Bulloch County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Bulloch County population, land area and income

Bulloch County had 85,454 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 676.0 square miles of land. It ranks 32nd of 159 in Georgia by population and 8th by land area. That works out to 126.4 people per square mile, 1.3 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Bulloch County is 3.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,787 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

85,454

3144th1st

689th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

676 sq mi

3144th1st

1389th of 3,144 (US)

Density

126.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

767th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,787

3143rd1st

2341st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

85,454

159th1st

32nd of 159 (GA)

Land area

676 sq mi

159th1st

8th of 159 (GA)

Density

126.4 / sq mi

159th1st

51st of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$54,787

159th1st

81st of 159 (GA)

How Bulloch County's population changed since 2020

Bulloch County gained 5,536 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 6.9%. That ranks 35th 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, Bulloch County recorded 3,631 births and 2,994 deaths, a natural change of +637. Net international migration added +361 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +4,610. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 4,610 people.

79.9k202080.7k202183.0k202284.3k202385.5k2024
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
3,631
Deaths
2,994
Net international migration
+361
Net domestic migration
+4,610
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,122

Where Bulloch County is

The Census internal point of Bulloch County is at 32.394500, -81.741400. 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 Bulloch 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: Bulloch County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
32.394500, -81.741400
DMS
32°23'40.20"N 81°44'29.04"W
UTM
17N 430271.5E 3584406.1N
Geohash
djvb7cjxx
Plus code
864W97V5+RC

Towns in Bulloch County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Bulloch County, 37,289 people together, or 44% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Bulloch County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Statesboro with 35,226.

  1. 01Statesboro35,226
  2. 02Brooklet2,063
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Bulloch County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Bulloch County. The most populous is Effingham County, GA, with 73,148 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 179.5 miles WNW of Bulloch County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Savannah, GA (population 148,808), 41.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Statesboro, GA (population 35,226), 3.6 miles away.

Bulloch County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Bulloch County is 13031: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 031. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,787.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Bulloch County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 85,454. That is up 5,536 people (6.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 79,918.

What is the FIPS code of Bulloch County?

13031. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (031) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Bulloch County?

Statesboro, with 35,226 residents inside Bulloch County in 2024.

Which counties border Bulloch County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Effingham County, GA; Bryan County, GA; Emanuel County, GA; Screven County, GA; Candler County, GA; Evans County, GA; Jenkins 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.