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  • FIPS 13081
  • Largest town: Cordele

Crisp County, Georgia

Crisp County had 19,468 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 272.7 square miles of land. It ranks 97th of 159 in Georgia by population and 112th by land area.

Population
19,468
#97 of 159 in Georgia · #1,860 in US
Area
272.7 sq mi
#112 of 159 in Georgia · #2,863 in US
Density
71 / sq mi
#79 of 159 in Georgia · #1,165 in US
Median household income
$43,174
#145 of 159 in Georgia · #3,021 in US

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

Crisp County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Crisp County population, land area and income

Crisp County had 19,468 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 272.7 square miles of land. It ranks 97th of 159 in Georgia by population and 112th by land area. That works out to 71.4 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $43,174 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

19,468

3144th1st

1860th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

273 sq mi

3144th1st

2863rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

71.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1165th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$43,174

3143rd1st

3021st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

19,468

159th1st

97th of 159 (GA)

Land area

273 sq mi

159th1st

112th of 159 (GA)

Density

71.4 / sq mi

159th1st

79th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$43,174

159th1st

145th of 159 (GA)

How Crisp County's population changed since 2020

Crisp County lost 588 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.9%. That ranks 146th 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, Crisp County recorded 1,003 births and 1,275 deaths, a natural change of -272. Net international migration added -3 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -385. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 385 people.

20.1k202020.0k202119.8k202219.7k202319.5k2024
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
1,003
Deaths
1,275
Net international migration
-3
Net domestic migration
-385
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-200

Where Crisp County is

The Census internal point of Crisp County is at 31.920300, -83.756500. 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 Crisp 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: Crisp County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
31.920300, -83.756500
DMS
31°55'13.08"N 83°45'23.40"W
UTM
17N 239364.2E 3534918.2N
Geohash
djsmw4fmh
Plus code
863RW6CV+49

Towns in Crisp County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Crisp County, 9,767 people together, or 50% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Crisp County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Cordele with 9,767.

  1. 01Cordele9,767
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Crisp County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Crisp County. The most populous is Lee County, GA, with 34,073 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 131.6 miles NNW of Crisp County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Macon-Bibb County, GA (population 157,056), 61.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Americus, GA (population 15,742), 29.3 miles away.

Crisp County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Crisp County is 13081: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 081. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $43,174.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Crisp County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 19,468. That is down 588 people (2.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 20,056.

What is the FIPS code of Crisp County?

13081. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (081) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Crisp County?

Cordele, with 9,767 residents inside Crisp County in 2024.

Which counties border Crisp County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lee County, GA; Sumter County, GA; Worth County, GA; Dooly County, GA; Turner County, GA; Wilcox 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.