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  • FIPS 13073
  • Largest town: Grovetown

Columbia County, Georgia

Columbia County had 167,472 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 290.2 square miles of land. It ranks 15th of 159 in Georgia by population and 101st by land area.

Population
167,472
#15 of 159 in Georgia · #418 in US
Area
290.2 sq mi
#101 of 159 in Georgia · #2,822 in US
Density
577 / sq mi
#19 of 159 in Georgia · #252 in US
Median household income
$97,031
#7 of 159 in Georgia · #163 in US

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

Columbia County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Columbia County population, land area and income

Columbia County had 167,472 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 290.2 square miles of land. It ranks 15th of 159 in Georgia by population and 101st by land area. That works out to 577.1 people per square mile, 6.0 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Columbia County is 6.9 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $97,031 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

167,472

3144th1st

418th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

290 sq mi

3144th1st

2822nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

577.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

252nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$97,031

3143rd1st

163rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

167,472

159th1st

15th of 159 (GA)

Land area

290 sq mi

159th1st

101st of 159 (GA)

Density

577.1 / sq mi

159th1st

19th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$97,031

159th1st

7th of 159 (GA)

How Columbia County's population changed since 2020

Columbia County gained 10,603 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 6.8%. That ranks 36th 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, Columbia County recorded 7,623 births and 5,485 deaths, a natural change of +2,138. Net international migration added +1,457 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +7,894. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 7,894 people.

156.9k2020159.7k2021162.7k2022165.5k2023167.5k2024
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
7,623
Deaths
5,485
Net international migration
+1,457
Net domestic migration
+7,894
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+2,002

Where Columbia County is

The Census internal point of Columbia County is at 33.552100, -82.249600. 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 Columbia 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: Columbia County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
33.552100, -82.249600
DMS
33°33'7.56"N 82°14'58.56"W
UTM
17N 383996.4E 3713194.7N
Geohash
djvwb7gxj
Plus code
865VHQ22+R5

Towns in Columbia County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Columbia County, 21,919 people together, or 13% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Columbia County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Grovetown with 17,843.

  1. 01Grovetown17,843
  2. 02Harlem4,076
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Columbia County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Columbia County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Richmond County, GA, with 206,303 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 123.7 miles W of Columbia County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Augusta-Richmond County, GA (population 201,737), 16.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Grovetown, GA (population 17,843), 7.5 miles away.

Columbia County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Columbia County is 13073: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 073. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $97,031.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Columbia County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 167,472. That is up 10,603 people (6.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 156,869.

What is the FIPS code of Columbia County?

13073. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (073) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Columbia County?

Grovetown, with 17,843 residents inside Columbia County in 2024.

Which counties border Columbia County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Richmond County, GA; Edgefield County, SC; McDuffie County, GA; McCormick County, SC; Lincoln 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.