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Clay County, Georgia

Clay County had 2,815 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 195.4 square miles of land. It ranks 155th of 159 in Georgia by population and 141st by land area.

Population
2,815
#155 of 159 in Georgia · #2,970 in US
Area
195.4 sq mi
#141 of 159 in Georgia · #3,004 in US
Density
14 / sq mi
#152 of 159 in Georgia · #2,416 in US
Median household income
$37,858
#159 of 159 in Georgia · #3,108 in US

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

Clay County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Clay County population, land area and income

Clay County had 2,815 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 195.4 square miles of land. It ranks 155th of 159 in Georgia by population and 141st by land area. That works out to 14.4 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Clay County has 12% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $37,858 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

2,815

3144th1st

2970th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

195 sq mi

3144th1st

3004th of 3,144 (US)

Density

14.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

2416th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$37,858

3143rd1st

3108th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

2,815

159th1st

155th of 159 (GA)

Land area

195 sq mi

159th1st

141st of 159 (GA)

Density

14.4 / sq mi

159th1st

152nd of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$37,858

159th1st

159th of 159 (GA)

How Clay County's population changed since 2020

Clay County lost 14 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.5%. That ranks 127th 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, Clay County recorded 123 births and 193 deaths, a natural change of -70. Net international migration added +12 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +34. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 70 people.

2,82920202,86820212,86220222,86920232,8152024
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
123
Deaths
193
Net international migration
+12
Net domestic migration
+34
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-54

Where Clay County is

The Census internal point of Clay County is at 31.619800, -84.992600. 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 Clay 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: Clay County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
31.619800, -84.992600
DMS
31°37'11.28"N 84°59'33.36"W
UTM
16N 690405.6E 3500043.8N
Geohash
djeecunq8
Plus code
863QJ294+WX

Towns in Clay County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Clay County. Its 2,815 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Clay County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Clay County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Barbour County, AL, with 24,358 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 151.3 miles NNE of Clay County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbus, GA (population 201,830), 61.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Eufaula, AL (population 12,363), 22.1 miles away.

Clay County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Clay County is 13061: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 061. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $37,858.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Clay County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 2,815. That is down 14 people (0.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 2,829.

What is the FIPS code of Clay County?

13061. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (061) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Clay County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Clay County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Clay County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Barbour County, AL; Henry County, AL; Early County, GA; Randolph County, GA; Calhoun County, GA; Quitman 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.