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  • FIPS 13035
  • Largest town: Jackson

Butts County, Georgia

Butts County had 27,127 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 183.7 square miles of land. It ranks 74th of 159 in Georgia by population and 145th by land area.

Population
27,127
#74 of 159 in Georgia · #1,538 in US
Area
183.7 sq mi
#145 of 159 in Georgia · #3,024 in US
Density
148 / sq mi
#47 of 159 in Georgia · #701 in US
Median household income
$59,622
#60 of 159 in Georgia · #1,873 in US

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

Butts County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Butts County population, land area and income

Butts County had 27,127 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 183.7 square miles of land. It ranks 74th of 159 in Georgia by population and 145th by land area. That works out to 147.7 people per square mile, 1.5 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $59,622 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

27,127

3144th1st

1538th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

184 sq mi

3144th1st

3024th of 3,144 (US)

Density

147.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

701st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$59,622

3143rd1st

1873rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

27,127

159th1st

74th of 159 (GA)

Land area

184 sq mi

159th1st

145th of 159 (GA)

Density

147.7 / sq mi

159th1st

47th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$59,622

159th1st

60th of 159 (GA)

How Butts County's population changed since 2020

Butts County gained 1,573 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 6.2%. That ranks 40th 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, Butts County recorded 1,206 births and 1,500 deaths, a natural change of -294. Net international migration added +90 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,906. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,906 people.

25.6k202026.2k202126.7k202226.9k202327.1k2024
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
1,206
Deaths
1,500
Net international migration
+90
Net domestic migration
+1,906
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+252

Where Butts County is

The Census internal point of Butts County is at 33.290400, -83.958200. 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 Butts 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: Butts County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
33.290400, -83.958200
DMS
33°17'25.44"N 83°57'29.52"W
UTM
17N 224517.1E 3687387.0N
Geohash
djum3krd8
Plus code
865R72RR+5P

Towns in Butts County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Butts County, 5,867 people together, or 22% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Butts County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Jackson with 5,867.

  1. 01Jackson5,867
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Butts County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Butts County. The most populous is Henry County, GA, with 259,315 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 40.2 miles NW of Butts County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Macon-Bibb County, GA (population 157,056), 36.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Locust Grove, GA (population 11,749), 9.3 miles away.

Butts County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Butts County is 13035: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 035. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $59,622.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Butts County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 27,127. That is up 1,573 people (6.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 25,554.

What is the FIPS code of Butts County?

13035. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (035) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Butts County?

Jackson, with 5,867 residents inside Butts County in 2024.

Which counties border Butts County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Henry County, GA; Newton County, GA; Spalding County, GA; Monroe County, GA; Lamar County, GA; Jasper 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.