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Clarke County, Georgia

Clarke County had 129,995 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 119.3 square miles of land. It ranks 19th of 159 in Georgia by population and 159th by land area.

Population
129,995
#19 of 159 in Georgia · #508 in US
Area
119.3 sq mi
#159 of 159 in Georgia · #3,079 in US
Density
1,090 / sq mi
#7 of 159 in Georgia · #149 in US
Median household income
$54,550
#83 of 159 in Georgia · #2,364 in US

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

Clarke County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Clarke County population, land area and income

Clarke County had 129,995 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 119.3 square miles of land. It ranks 19th of 159 in Georgia by population and 159th by land area. That works out to 1,089.6 people per square mile, 11.3 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Clarke County is 5.4 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,550 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

129,995

3144th1st

508th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

119 sq mi

3144th1st

3079th of 3,144 (US)

Density

1,089.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

149th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,550

3143rd1st

2364th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

129,995

159th1st

19th of 159 (GA)

Land area

119 sq mi

159th1st

159th of 159 (GA)

Density

1,089.6 / sq mi

159th1st

7th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$54,550

159th1st

83rd of 159 (GA)

How Clarke County's population changed since 2020

Clarke County gained 1,448 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.1%. That ranks 102nd 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, Clarke County recorded 5,416 births and 4,003 deaths, a natural change of +1,413. Net international migration added +2,557 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -2,601. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 2,601 people.

128.5k2020129.2k2021130.0k2022130.3k2023130.0k2024
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
5,416
Deaths
4,003
Net international migration
+2,557
Net domestic migration
-2,601
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-343

Where Clarke County is

The Census internal point of Clarke County is at 33.952200, -83.367200. 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 Clarke 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: Clarke County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
33.952200, -83.367200
DMS
33°57'7.92"N 83°22'1.92"W
UTM
17N 281248.2E 3759380.7N
Geohash
dnh9nuvcg
Plus code
865RXJ2M+V4

Towns in Clarke County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Clarke County, 129,995 people together, or 100% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Clarke County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Athens-Clarke County with 128,691.

  1. 01Athens-Clarke County128,691
  2. 02Winterville1,196
  3. 03Bogart (part)108
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Clarke County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Clarke County. The most populous is Barrow County, GA, with 96,294 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 60.2 miles WSW of Clarke County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Athens-Clarke County, GA (population 128,691), 0.2 miles away.

Clarke County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Clarke County is 13059: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 059. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,550.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Clarke County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 129,995. That is up 1,448 people (1.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 128,547.

What is the FIPS code of Clarke County?

13059. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (059) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Clarke County?

Athens-Clarke County, with 128,691 residents inside Clarke County in 2024.

Which counties border Clarke County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Barrow County, GA; Jackson County, GA; Oconee County, GA; Madison County, GA; Oglethorpe 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.