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  • FIPS 13091
  • Largest town: Eastman

Dodge County, Georgia

Dodge County had 19,630 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 496.0 square miles of land. It ranks 96th of 159 in Georgia by population and 27th by land area.

Population
19,630
#96 of 159 in Georgia · #1,849 in US
Area
496.0 sq mi
#27 of 159 in Georgia · #2,098 in US
Density
40 / sq mi
#108 of 159 in Georgia · #1,686 in US
Median household income
$46,462
#131 of 159 in Georgia · #2,907 in US

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

Dodge County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Dodge County population, land area and income

Dodge County had 19,630 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 496.0 square miles of land. It ranks 96th of 159 in Georgia by population and 27th by land area. That works out to 39.6 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $46,462 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

19,630

3144th1st

1849th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

496 sq mi

3144th1st

2098th of 3,144 (US)

Density

39.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1686th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$46,462

3143rd1st

2907th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

19,630

159th1st

96th of 159 (GA)

Land area

496 sq mi

159th1st

27th of 159 (GA)

Density

39.6 / sq mi

159th1st

108th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$46,462

159th1st

131st of 159 (GA)

How Dodge County's population changed since 2020

Dodge County lost 322 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.6%. That ranks 139th 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, Dodge County recorded 773 births and 1,307 deaths, a natural change of -534. Net international migration added +71 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +77. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 534 people.

20.0k202019.7k202119.9k202219.8k202319.6k2024
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
773
Deaths
1,307
Net international migration
+71
Net domestic migration
+77
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-169

Where Dodge County is

The Census internal point of Dodge County is at 32.164400, -83.167900. 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 Dodge 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: Dodge County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
32.164400, -83.167900
DMS
32°09'51.84"N 83°10'4.44"W
UTM
17N 295575.2E 3560717.9N
Geohash
djsygrqgp
Plus code
864R5R7J+QR

Towns in Dodge County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Dodge County, 6,992 people together, or 36% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Dodge County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Eastman with 5,513.

  1. 01Eastman5,513
  2. 02Chester1,479
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Dodge County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Dodge County. The most populous is Laurens County, GA, with 50,287 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 130.3 miles NNW of Dodge County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Macon-Bibb County, GA (population 157,056), 54.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Dublin, GA (population 16,233), 29.2 miles away.

Dodge County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Dodge County is 13091: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 091. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $46,462.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Dodge County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 19,630. That is down 322 people (1.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 19,952.

What is the FIPS code of Dodge County?

13091. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (091) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Dodge County?

Eastman, with 5,513 residents inside Dodge County in 2024.

Which counties border Dodge County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Laurens County, GA; Bleckley County, GA; Telfair County, GA; Pulaski County, GA; Wilcox County, GA; Wheeler 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.