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Catoosa County, Georgia

Catoosa County had 68,940 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 162.2 square miles of land. It ranks 38th of 159 in Georgia by population and 152nd by land area.

Population
68,940
#38 of 159 in Georgia · #799 in US
Area
162.2 sq mi
#152 of 159 in Georgia · #3,047 in US
Density
425 / sq mi
#23 of 159 in Georgia · #327 in US
Median household income
$70,315
#36 of 159 in Georgia · #976 in US

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

Catoosa County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Catoosa County population, land area and income

Catoosa County had 68,940 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 162.2 square miles of land. It ranks 38th of 159 in Georgia by population and 152nd by land area. That works out to 425.1 people per square mile, 4.4 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Catoosa County is 2.8 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $70,315 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

68,940

3144th1st

799th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

162 sq mi

3144th1st

3047th of 3,144 (US)

Density

425.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

327th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$70,315

3143rd1st

976th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

68,940

159th1st

38th of 159 (GA)

Land area

162 sq mi

159th1st

152nd of 159 (GA)

Density

425.1 / sq mi

159th1st

23rd of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$70,315

159th1st

36th of 159 (GA)

How Catoosa County's population changed since 2020

Catoosa County gained 933 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.4%. That ranks 100th 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, Catoosa County recorded 2,481 births and 3,640 deaths, a natural change of -1,159. Net international migration added +86 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,110. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,110 people.

68.0k202068.4k202168.8k202268.9k202368.9k2024
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
2,481
Deaths
3,640
Net international migration
+86
Net domestic migration
+2,110
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+5

Where Catoosa County is

The Census internal point of Catoosa County is at 34.900200, -85.139400. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Georgia's 159 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Catoosa 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: Catoosa County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
34.900200, -85.139400
DMS
34°54'0.72"N 85°08'21.84"W
UTM
16N 669999.1E 3863555.3N
Geohash
dn5qw97kk
Plus code
866PWV26+36

Towns in Catoosa County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Catoosa County, 13,673 people together, or 20% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Catoosa County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Fort Oglethorpe with 10,248.

  1. 01Fort Oglethorpe (part)10,248
  2. 02Ringgold3,425
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Catoosa County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 3 neighbors for Catoosa County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Hamilton County, TN, with 386,256 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 90.4 miles SSE of Catoosa County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Chattanooga, TN (population 191,496), 13.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Fort Oglethorpe, GA (population 10,614), 6.4 miles away.

Catoosa County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Catoosa County is 13047: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 047. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $70,315.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Catoosa County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 68,940. That is up 933 people (1.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 68,007.

What is the FIPS code of Catoosa County?

13047. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (047) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Catoosa County?

Fort Oglethorpe, with 10,248 residents inside Catoosa County in 2024 (10,614 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Catoosa County?

3 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Hamilton County, TN; Whitfield County, GA; Walker 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.