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Dougherty County, Georgia

Dougherty County had 82,418 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 328.6 square miles of land. It ranks 33rd of 159 in Georgia by population and 87th by land area.

Population
82,418
#33 of 159 in Georgia · #710 in US
Area
328.6 sq mi
#87 of 159 in Georgia · #2,742 in US
Density
251 / sq mi
#31 of 159 in Georgia · #497 in US
Median household income
$45,863
#134 of 159 in Georgia · #2,940 in US

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

Dougherty County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Dougherty County population, land area and income

Dougherty County had 82,418 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 328.6 square miles of land. It ranks 33rd of 159 in Georgia by population and 87th by land area. That works out to 250.8 people per square mile, 2.6 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Dougherty County is 3.4 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $45,863 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

82,418

3144th1st

710th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

329 sq mi

3144th1st

2742nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

250.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

497th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$45,863

3143rd1st

2940th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

82,418

159th1st

33rd of 159 (GA)

Land area

329 sq mi

159th1st

87th of 159 (GA)

Density

250.8 / sq mi

159th1st

31st of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$45,863

159th1st

134th of 159 (GA)

How Dougherty County's population changed since 2020

Dougherty County lost 2,743 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.2%. That ranks 147th 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, Dougherty County recorded 4,547 births and 4,900 deaths, a natural change of -353. Net international migration added +381 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -3,207. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 3,207 people.

85.2k202082.3k202183.0k202282.6k202382.4k2024
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
4,547
Deaths
4,900
Net international migration
+381
Net domestic migration
-3,207
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-217

Where Dougherty County is

The Census internal point of Dougherty County is at 31.532600, -84.209000. 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 Dougherty 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: Dougherty County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
31.532600, -84.209000
DMS
31°31'57.36"N 84°12'32.40"W
UTM
16N 765001.2E 3492007.0N
Geohash
djs57u2fs
Plus code
863QGQMR+2C

Towns in Dougherty County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Dougherty County, 66,705 people together, or 81% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Dougherty County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Albany with 66,705.

  1. 01Albany66,705
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Dougherty County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Dougherty 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 153.5 miles N of Dougherty County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tallahassee, FL (population 205,089), 74.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Albany, GA (population 66,705), 3.7 miles away.

Dougherty County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Dougherty County is 13095: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 095. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $45,863.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Dougherty County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 82,418. That is down 2,743 people (3.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 85,161.

What is the FIPS code of Dougherty County?

13095. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (095) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Dougherty County?

Albany, with 66,705 residents inside Dougherty County in 2024.

Which counties border Dougherty County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lee County, GA; Mitchell County, GA; Worth County, GA; Terrell County, GA; Calhoun 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.