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  • FIPS 13075
  • Largest town: Adel

Cook County, Georgia

Cook County had 17,984 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 228.5 square miles of land. It ranks 101st of 159 in Georgia by population and 129th by land area.

Population
17,984
#101 of 159 in Georgia · #1,935 in US
Area
228.5 sq mi
#129 of 159 in Georgia · #2,958 in US
Density
79 / sq mi
#74 of 159 in Georgia · #1,089 in US
Median household income
$50,258
#114 of 159 in Georgia · #2,706 in US

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

Cook County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Cook County population, land area and income

Cook County had 17,984 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 228.5 square miles of land. It ranks 101st of 159 in Georgia by population and 129th by land area. That works out to 78.7 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents; Cook County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,258 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

17,984

3144th1st

1935th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

228 sq mi

3144th1st

2958th of 3,144 (US)

Density

78.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1089th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,258

3143rd1st

2706th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

17,984

159th1st

101st of 159 (GA)

Land area

228 sq mi

159th1st

129th of 159 (GA)

Density

78.7 / sq mi

159th1st

74th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$50,258

159th1st

114th of 159 (GA)

How Cook County's population changed since 2020

Cook County gained 748 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.3%. That ranks 57th 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, Cook County recorded 930 births and 1,029 deaths, a natural change of -99. Net international migration added +319 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +515. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 515 people.

17.2k202017.3k202117.4k202217.8k202318.0k2024
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
930
Deaths
1,029
Net international migration
+319
Net domestic migration
+515
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+224

Where Cook County is

The Census internal point of Cook County is at 31.152500, -83.429400. 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 Cook 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: Cook County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
31.152500, -83.429400
DMS
31°09'9.00"N 83°25'45.84"W
UTM
17N 268412.2E 3449043.8N
Geohash
djs9jx0s6
Plus code
863R5H3C+26

Towns in Cook County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Cook County, 7,820 people together, or 43% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Cook County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Adel with 5,752.

  1. 01Adel5,752
  2. 02Sparks2,068
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Cook County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Cook County. The most populous is Lowndes County, GA, with 122,082 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 187.9 miles NNW of Cook County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tallahassee, FL (population 205,089), 68.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Moultrie, GA (population 14,756), 21.4 miles away.

Cook County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Cook County is 13075: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 075. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,258.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Cook County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 17,984. That is up 748 people (4.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 17,236.

What is the FIPS code of Cook County?

13075. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (075) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Cook County?

Adel, with 5,752 residents inside Cook County in 2024.

Which counties border Cook County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lowndes County, GA; Colquitt County, GA; Tift County, GA; Berrien County, GA; Brooks 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.