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Echols County, Georgia

Echols County had 3,698 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 420.4 square miles of land. It ranks 153rd of 159 in Georgia by population and 52nd by land area.

Population
3,698
#153 of 159 in Georgia · #2,909 in US
Area
420.4 sq mi
#52 of 159 in Georgia · #2,410 in US
Density
8.8 / sq mi
#156 of 159 in Georgia · #2,608 in US
Median household income
$50,311
#113 of 159 in Georgia · #2,702 in US

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

Echols County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Echols County population, land area and income

Echols County had 3,698 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 420.4 square miles of land. It ranks 153rd of 159 in Georgia by population and 52nd by land area. That works out to 8.8 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Echols County has 15% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,311 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

3,698

3144th1st

2909th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

420 sq mi

3144th1st

2410th of 3,144 (US)

Density

8.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

2608th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,311

3143rd1st

2702nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

3,698

159th1st

153rd of 159 (GA)

Land area

420 sq mi

159th1st

52nd of 159 (GA)

Density

8.8 / sq mi

159th1st

156th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$50,311

159th1st

113th of 159 (GA)

How Echols County's population changed since 2020

Echols County lost 23 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.6%. That ranks 131st 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, Echols County recorded 209 births and 138 deaths, a natural change of +71. Net international migration added +38 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -116. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 116 people.

3,72120203,69720213,69420223,73920233,6982024
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
209
Deaths
138
Net international migration
+38
Net domestic migration
-116
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-41

Where Echols County is

The Census internal point of Echols County is at 30.714000, -82.897400. 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 Echols 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: Echols County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
30.714000, -82.897400
DMS
30°42'50.40"N 82°53'50.64"W
UTM
17N 318308.3E 3399443.6N
Geohash
djmn9x7fn
Plus code
862VP473+J2

Towns in Echols County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Echols County, 3,698 people together, or 100% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Echols County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Echols County with 3,698.

  1. 01Echols County3,698
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Echols County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Echols County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Lowndes County, GA, with 122,082 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 227.1 miles NNW of Echols County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jacksonville, FL (population 1,009,833), 78.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Valdosta, GA (population 55,667), 24.5 miles away.

Echols County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Echols County is 13101: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 101. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,311.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Echols County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 3,698. That is down 23 people (0.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 3,721.

What is the FIPS code of Echols County?

13101. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (101) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Echols County?

Echols County, with 3,698 residents inside Echols County in 2024.

Which counties border Echols County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lowndes County, GA; Columbia County, FL; Hamilton County, FL; Lanier County, GA; Clinch 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.