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DeKalb County, Georgia

DeKalb County had 770,307 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 267.7 square miles of land. It ranks 4th of 159 in Georgia by population and 113th by land area.

Population
770,307
#4 of 159 in Georgia · #86 in US
Area
267.7 sq mi
#113 of 159 in Georgia · #2,868 in US
Density
2,878 / sq mi
#1 of 159 in Georgia · #42 in US
Median household income
$77,722
#26 of 159 in Georgia · #558 in US

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

DeKalb County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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DeKalb County population, land area and income

DeKalb County had 770,307 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 267.7 square miles of land. It ranks 4th of 159 in Georgia by population and 113th by land area. That works out to 2,877.8 people per square mile, 29.9 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so DeKalb County is 31.7 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $77,722 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

770,307

3144th1st

86th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

268 sq mi

3144th1st

2868th of 3,144 (US)

Density

2,877.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

42nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$77,722

3143rd1st

558th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

770,307

159th1st

4th of 159 (GA)

Land area

268 sq mi

159th1st

113th of 159 (GA)

Density

2,877.8 / sq mi

159th1st

1st of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$77,722

159th1st

26th of 159 (GA)

How DeKalb County's population changed since 2020

DeKalb County gained 5,677 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.7%. That ranks 106th 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, DeKalb County recorded 42,588 births and 24,144 deaths, a natural change of +18,444. Net international migration added +24,383 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -36,622. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 36,622 people.

764.6k2020759.3k2021764.4k2022768.0k2023770.3k2024
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
42,588
Deaths
24,144
Net international migration
+24,383
Net domestic migration
-36,622
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+2,260

Where DeKalb County is

The Census internal point of DeKalb County is at 33.770700, -84.226300. 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 DeKalb 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: DeKalb County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
33.770700, -84.226300
DMS
33°46'14.52"N 84°13'34.68"W
UTM
16N 756870.0E 3740189.9N
Geohash
dnh057u28
Plus code
865QQQCF+7F

Towns in DeKalb County

12 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in DeKalb County, 347,879 people together, or 45% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside DeKalb County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Stonecrest with 61,015.

  1. 01Stonecrest61,015
  2. 02Brookhaven59,370
  3. 03Dunwoody51,795
  4. 04Atlanta (part)42,167
  5. 05Tucker37,224
  6. 06Chamblee32,321
  7. 07Decatur24,482
  8. 08Clarkston14,416
  9. 09Doraville (part)12,430
  10. 10Stone Mountain6,552
  11. 11Avondale Estates3,526
  12. 12Lithonia2,581
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering DeKalb County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for DeKalb County. The most populous is Fulton County, GA, with 1,090,354 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 9.4 miles W of DeKalb County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Atlanta, GA (population 520,070), 11.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Clarkston, GA (population 14,416), 3.1 miles away.

DeKalb County FIPS code

The FIPS code of DeKalb County is 13089: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 089. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $77,722.

Questions people ask

What is the population of DeKalb County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 770,307. That is up 5,677 people (0.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 764,630.

What is the FIPS code of DeKalb County?

13089. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (089) identify the county.

What is the largest town in DeKalb County?

Stonecrest, with 61,015 residents inside DeKalb County in 2024.

Which counties border DeKalb County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Fulton County, GA; Gwinnett County, GA; Clayton County, GA; Henry County, GA; Rockdale 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.