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  • FIPS 13033
  • Largest town: Waynesboro

Burke County, Georgia

Burke County had 24,472 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 827.0 square miles of land. It ranks 79th of 159 in Georgia by population and 2nd by land area.

Population
24,472
#79 of 159 in Georgia · #1,636 in US
Area
827.0 sq mi
#2 of 159 in Georgia · #1,021 in US
Density
30 / sq mi
#123 of 159 in Georgia · #1,937 in US
Median household income
$51,388
#99 of 159 in Georgia · #2,615 in US

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

Burke County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Burke County population, land area and income

Burke County had 24,472 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 827.0 square miles of land. It ranks 79th of 159 in Georgia by population and 2nd by land area. That works out to 29.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, about the same as Burke County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $51,388 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

24,472

3144th1st

1636th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

827 sq mi

3144th1st

1021st of 3,144 (US)

Density

29.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1937th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$51,388

3143rd1st

2615th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

24,472

159th1st

79th of 159 (GA)

Land area

827 sq mi

159th1st

2nd of 159 (GA)

Density

29.6 / sq mi

159th1st

123rd of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$51,388

159th1st

99th of 159 (GA)

How Burke County's population changed since 2020

Burke County lost 168 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.7%. That ranks 132nd 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, Burke County recorded 1,179 births and 1,265 deaths, a natural change of -86. Net international migration added +26 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -60. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 86 people.

24.6k202024.4k202124.4k202224.4k202324.5k2024
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
1,179
Deaths
1,265
Net international migration
+26
Net domestic migration
-60
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+41

Where Burke County is

The Census internal point of Burke County is at 33.060200, -82.000200. 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 Burke 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: Burke County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
33.060200, -82.000200
DMS
33°03'36.72"N 82°00'0.72"W
UTM
17N 406627.1E 3658405.4N
Geohash
djvsn43m8
Plus code
865V3X6X+3W

Towns in Burke County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Burke County, 6,562 people together, or 27% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Burke County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Waynesboro with 5,555.

  1. 01Waynesboro5,555
  2. 02Sardis1,007
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Burke County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Burke County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Richmond County, GA, with 206,303 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 145.7 miles WNW of Burke County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Augusta-Richmond County, GA (population 201,737), 21.5 miles away.

Burke County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Burke County is 13033: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 033. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $51,388.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Burke County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 24,472. That is down 168 people (0.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 24,640.

What is the FIPS code of Burke County?

13033. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (033) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Burke County?

Waynesboro, with 5,555 residents inside Burke County in 2024.

Which counties border Burke County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Richmond County, GA; Aiken County, SC; Emanuel County, GA; Barnwell County, SC; Jefferson County, GA; Screven County, GA; Jenkins County, GA; Allendale County, SC.

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.