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Clayton County, Georgia

Clayton County had 297,703 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 141.7 square miles of land. It ranks 6th of 159 in Georgia by population and 157th by land area.

Population
297,703
#6 of 159 in Georgia · #247 in US
Area
141.7 sq mi
#157 of 159 in Georgia · #3,067 in US
Density
2,101 / sq mi
#4 of 159 in Georgia · #67 in US
Median household income
$57,974
#67 of 159 in Georgia · #2,032 in US

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

Clayton County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Clayton County population, land area and income

Clayton County had 297,703 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 141.7 square miles of land. It ranks 6th of 159 in Georgia by population and 157th by land area. That works out to 2,100.9 people per square mile, 21.8 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Clayton County is 12.3 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $57,974 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

297,703

3144th1st

247th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

142 sq mi

3144th1st

3067th of 3,144 (US)

Density

2,100.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

67th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$57,974

3143rd1st

2032nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

297,703

159th1st

6th of 159 (GA)

Land area

142 sq mi

159th1st

157th of 159 (GA)

Density

2,100.9 / sq mi

159th1st

4th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$57,974

159th1st

67th of 159 (GA)

How Clayton County's population changed since 2020

Clayton County lost 1,737 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.6%. That ranks 128th 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, Clayton County recorded 15,625 births and 9,905 deaths, a natural change of +5,720. Net international migration added +4,884 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -12,407. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 12,407 people.

299.4k2020299.2k2021298.9k2022299.4k2023297.7k2024
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
15,625
Deaths
9,905
Net international migration
+4,884
Net domestic migration
-12,407
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-1,677

Where Clayton County is

The Census internal point of Clayton County is at 33.552200, -84.413000. 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 Clayton 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: Clayton County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
33.552200, -84.413000
DMS
33°33'7.92"N 84°24'46.80"W
UTM
16N 740182.1E 3715504.7N
Geohash
djgyz5urd
Plus code
865QHH2P+VQ

Towns in Clayton County

7 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Clayton County, 62,707 people together, or 21% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Clayton County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Forest Park with 19,301.

  1. 01Forest Park19,301
  2. 02Riverdale14,586
  3. 03Lovejoy12,612
  4. 04Morrow6,262
  5. 05Jonesboro6,084
  6. 06Lake City2,889
  7. 07College Park (part)973
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Clayton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Clayton County. The most populous is Fulton County, GA, with 1,090,354 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 13.7 miles N of Clayton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is South Fulton, GA (population 112,003), 11.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Riverdale, GA (population 14,586), 0.8 miles away.

Clayton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Clayton County is 13063: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 063. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $57,974.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Clayton County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 297,703. That is down 1,737 people (0.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 299,440.

What is the FIPS code of Clayton County?

13063. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (063) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Clayton County?

Forest Park, with 19,301 residents inside Clayton County in 2024.

Which counties border Clayton County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Fulton County, GA; DeKalb County, GA; Henry County, GA; Fayette County, GA; Spalding 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.