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Effingham County, Georgia

Effingham County had 73,148 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 478.8 square miles of land. It ranks 34th of 159 in Georgia by population and 31st by land area.

Population
73,148
#34 of 159 in Georgia · #764 in US
Area
478.8 sq mi
#31 of 159 in Georgia · #2,159 in US
Density
153 / sq mi
#46 of 159 in Georgia · #689 in US
Median household income
$83,900
#15 of 159 in Georgia · #356 in US

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

Effingham County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Effingham County population, land area and income

Effingham County had 73,148 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 478.8 square miles of land. It ranks 34th of 159 in Georgia by population and 31st by land area. That works out to 152.8 people per square mile, 1.6 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Effingham County is 3.0 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $83,900 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

73,148

3144th1st

764th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

479 sq mi

3144th1st

2159th of 3,144 (US)

Density

152.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

689th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$83,900

3143rd1st

356th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

73,148

159th1st

34th of 159 (GA)

Land area

479 sq mi

159th1st

31st of 159 (GA)

Density

152.8 / sq mi

159th1st

46th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$83,900

159th1st

15th of 159 (GA)

How Effingham County's population changed since 2020

Effingham County gained 7,956 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 12.2%. That ranks 8th 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, Effingham County recorded 3,466 births and 2,579 deaths, a natural change of +887. Net international migration added +133 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +7,248. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 7,248 people.

65.2k202066.8k202169.0k202271.5k202373.1k2024
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
3,466
Deaths
2,579
Net international migration
+133
Net domestic migration
+7,248
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,599

Where Effingham County is

The Census internal point of Effingham County is at 32.361700, -81.343400. 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 Effingham 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: Effingham County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
32.361700, -81.343400
DMS
32°21'42.12"N 81°20'36.24"W
UTM
17N 467691.9E 3580580.4N
Geohash
djy0hgr89
Plus code
864W9M64+MJ

Towns in Effingham County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Effingham County, 17,983 people together, or 25% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Effingham County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Rincon with 11,701.

  1. 01Rincon11,701
  2. 02Springfield3,223
  3. 03Guyton3,059
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Effingham County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Effingham County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Chatham County, GA, with 307,336 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 200.7 miles WNW of Effingham County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Savannah, GA (population 148,808), 25.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Rincon, GA (population 11,701), 7.8 miles away.

Effingham County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Effingham County is 13103: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 103. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $83,900.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Effingham County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 73,148. That is up 7,956 people (12.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 65,192.

What is the FIPS code of Effingham County?

13103. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (103) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Effingham County?

Rincon, with 11,701 residents inside Effingham County in 2024.

Which counties border Effingham County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Chatham County, GA; Bulloch County, GA; Bryan County, GA; Jasper County, SC; Hampton County, SC; Screven 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.