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Chattooga County, Georgia

Chattooga County had 25,306 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 313.3 square miles of land. It ranks 77th of 159 in Georgia by population and 94th by land area.

Population
25,306
#77 of 159 in Georgia · #1,613 in US
Area
313.3 sq mi
#94 of 159 in Georgia · #2,778 in US
Density
81 / sq mi
#70 of 159 in Georgia · #1,067 in US
Median household income
$51,225
#101 of 159 in Georgia · #2,628 in US

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

Chattooga County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Chattooga County population, land area and income

Chattooga County had 25,306 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 313.3 square miles of land. It ranks 77th of 159 in Georgia by population and 94th by land area. That works out to 80.8 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $51,225 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

25,306

3144th1st

1613th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

313 sq mi

3144th1st

2778th of 3,144 (US)

Density

80.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

1067th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$51,225

3143rd1st

2628th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

25,306

159th1st

77th of 159 (GA)

Land area

313 sq mi

159th1st

94th of 159 (GA)

Density

80.8 / sq mi

159th1st

70th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$51,225

159th1st

101st of 159 (GA)

How Chattooga County's population changed since 2020

Chattooga County gained 377 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.5%. That ranks 94th 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, Chattooga County recorded 1,071 births and 1,731 deaths, a natural change of -660. Net international migration added +184 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +788. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 788 people.

24.9k202024.9k202124.9k202225.2k202325.3k2024
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
1,071
Deaths
1,731
Net international migration
+184
Net domestic migration
+788
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+130

Where Chattooga County is

The Census internal point of Chattooga County is at 34.474200, -85.345300. 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 Chattooga 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: Chattooga County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
34.474200, -85.345300
DMS
34°28'27.12"N 85°20'43.08"W
UTM
16N 651961.3E 3815978.6N
Geohash
dn5k1gv6y
Plus code
866PFMF3+MV

Towns in Chattooga County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Chattooga County, 6,393 people together, or 25% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Chattooga County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Summerville with 4,421.

  1. 01Summerville4,421
  2. 02Trion1,972
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Chattooga County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Chattooga County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Floyd County, GA, with 101,390 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 74.2 miles SE of Chattooga County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Chattanooga, TN (population 191,496), 41.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Rome, GA (population 38,747), 17.0 miles away.

Chattooga County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Chattooga County is 13055: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 055. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $51,225.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Chattooga County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 25,306. That is up 377 people (1.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 24,929.

What is the FIPS code of Chattooga County?

13055. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (055) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Chattooga County?

Summerville, with 4,421 residents inside Chattooga County in 2024.

Which counties border Chattooga County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Floyd County, GA; DeKalb County, AL; Walker County, GA; Cherokee County, AL.

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.