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  • FIPS 13065
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Clinch County, Georgia

Clinch County had 6,871 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 815.0 square miles of land. It ranks 144th of 159 in Georgia by population and 3rd by land area.

Population
6,871
#144 of 159 in Georgia · #2,668 in US
Area
815.0 sq mi
#3 of 159 in Georgia · #1,037 in US
Density
8.4 / sq mi
#157 of 159 in Georgia · #2,629 in US
Median household income
$45,718
#137 of 159 in Georgia · #2,946 in US

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

Clinch County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Clinch County population, land area and income

Clinch County had 6,871 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 815.0 square miles of land. It ranks 144th of 159 in Georgia by population and 3rd by land area. That works out to 8.4 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 Clinch County has 28% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $45,718 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

6,871

3144th1st

2668th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

815 sq mi

3144th1st

1037th of 3,144 (US)

Density

8.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

2629th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$45,718

3143rd1st

2946th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

6,871

159th1st

144th of 159 (GA)

Land area

815 sq mi

159th1st

3rd of 159 (GA)

Density

8.4 / sq mi

159th1st

157th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$45,718

159th1st

137th of 159 (GA)

How Clinch County's population changed since 2020

Clinch County gained 146 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.2%. That ranks 84th 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, Clinch County recorded 389 births and 391 deaths, a natural change of -2. Net international migration added +127 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1. The largest single component was international migration, which added 127 people.

6,72520206,70820216,68420226,80820236,8712024
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
389
Deaths
391
Net international migration
+127
Net domestic migration
+1
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+63

Where Clinch County is

The Census internal point of Clinch County is at 30.917700, -82.702600. 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 Clinch 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: Clinch County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
30.917700, -82.702600
DMS
30°55'3.72"N 82°42'9.36"W
UTM
17N 337308.7E 3421723.3N
Geohash
djmpyh3u9
Plus code
862VW79W+3X

Towns in Clinch County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Clinch County, 2,357 people together, or 34% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Clinch County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Homerville with 2,357.

  1. 01Homerville2,357
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Clinch County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Clinch County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Columbia County, FL, with 73,977 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 219.0 miles NNW of Clinch County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jacksonville, FL (population 1,009,833), 73.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Waycross, GA (population 13,671), 28.8 miles away.

Clinch County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Clinch County is 13065: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 065. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $45,718.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Clinch County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 6,871. That is up 146 people (2.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 6,725.

What is the FIPS code of Clinch County?

13065. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (065) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Clinch County?

Homerville, with 2,357 residents inside Clinch County in 2024.

Which counties border Clinch County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Columbia County, FL; Ware County, GA; Baker County, FL; Lanier County, GA; Atkinson County, GA; Echols 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.