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  • FIPS 13087
  • Largest town: Bainbridge

Decatur County, Georgia

Decatur County had 29,391 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 597.2 square miles of land. It ranks 65th of 159 in Georgia by population and 12th by land area.

Population
29,391
#65 of 159 in Georgia · #1,456 in US
Area
597.2 sq mi
#12 of 159 in Georgia · #1,637 in US
Density
49 / sq mi
#96 of 159 in Georgia · #1,487 in US
Median household income
$50,452
#110 of 159 in Georgia · #2,689 in US

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

Decatur County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Decatur County population, land area and income

Decatur County had 29,391 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 597.2 square miles of land. It ranks 65th of 159 in Georgia by population and 12th by land area. That works out to 49.2 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; Decatur County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,452 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

29,391

3144th1st

1456th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

597 sq mi

3144th1st

1637th of 3,144 (US)

Density

49.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1487th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,452

3143rd1st

2689th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

29,391

159th1st

65th of 159 (GA)

Land area

597 sq mi

159th1st

12th of 159 (GA)

Density

49.2 / sq mi

159th1st

96th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$50,452

159th1st

110th of 159 (GA)

How Decatur County's population changed since 2020

Decatur County gained 65 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.2%. That ranks 115th 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, Decatur County recorded 1,473 births and 1,687 deaths, a natural change of -214. Net international migration added +109 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +133. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 214 people.

29.3k202029.1k202129.0k202229.1k202329.4k2024
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
1,473
Deaths
1,687
Net international migration
+109
Net domestic migration
+133
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+267

Where Decatur County is

The Census internal point of Decatur County is at 30.880600, -84.583900. 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 Decatur 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: Decatur County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
30.880600, -84.583900
DMS
30°52'50.16"N 84°35'2.04"W
UTM
16N 730975.1E 3418870.0N
Geohash
dj7zejxus
Plus code
862QVCJ8+6C

Towns in Decatur County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Decatur County, 14,586 people together, or 50% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Decatur County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Bainbridge with 14,586.

  1. 01Bainbridge14,586
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Decatur County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Decatur County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Gadsden County, FL, with 44,151 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 198.5 miles N of Decatur County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tallahassee, FL (population 205,089), 35.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Bainbridge, GA (population 14,586), 1.9 miles away.

Decatur County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Decatur County is 13087: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 087. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,452.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Decatur County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 29,391. That is up 65 people (0.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 29,326.

What is the FIPS code of Decatur County?

13087. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (087) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Decatur County?

Bainbridge, with 14,586 residents inside Decatur County in 2024.

Which counties border Decatur County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Gadsden County, FL; Grady County, GA; Mitchell County, GA; Seminole County, GA; Miller County, GA; Baker 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.