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Emanuel County, Georgia

Emanuel County had 23,224 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 680.6 square miles of land. It ranks 82nd of 159 in Georgia by population and 6th by land area.

Population
23,224
#82 of 159 in Georgia · #1,676 in US
Area
680.6 sq mi
#6 of 159 in Georgia · #1,379 in US
Density
34 / sq mi
#118 of 159 in Georgia · #1,815 in US
Median household income
$46,017
#133 of 159 in Georgia · #2,932 in US

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

Emanuel County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Emanuel County population, land area and income

Emanuel County had 23,224 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 680.6 square miles of land. It ranks 82nd of 159 in Georgia by population and 6th by land area. That works out to 34.1 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, about the same as Emanuel County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $46,017 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

23,224

3144th1st

1676th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

681 sq mi

3144th1st

1379th of 3,144 (US)

Density

34.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

1815th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$46,017

3143rd1st

2932nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

23,224

159th1st

82nd of 159 (GA)

Land area

681 sq mi

159th1st

6th of 159 (GA)

Density

34.1 / sq mi

159th1st

118th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$46,017

159th1st

133rd of 159 (GA)

How Emanuel County's population changed since 2020

Emanuel County gained 322 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.4%. That ranks 99th 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, Emanuel County recorded 1,227 births and 1,504 deaths, a natural change of -277. Net international migration added +80 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +642. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 642 people.

22.9k202022.9k202123.0k202223.1k202323.2k2024
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
1,227
Deaths
1,504
Net international migration
+80
Net domestic migration
+642
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+78

Where Emanuel County is

The Census internal point of Emanuel County is at 32.591200, -82.300200. 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 Emanuel 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: Emanuel County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
32.591200, -82.300200
DMS
32°35'28.32"N 82°18'0.72"W
UTM
17N 377979.3E 3606714.6N
Geohash
djv3rjncd
Plus code
864VHMRX+FW

Towns in Emanuel County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Emanuel County, 9,323 people together, or 40% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Emanuel County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Swainsboro with 7,556.

  1. 01Swainsboro7,556
  2. 02Twin City1,767
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Emanuel County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 10 neighbors for Emanuel County. The most populous is Bulloch County, GA, with 85,454 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 144.8 miles NW of Emanuel County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Augusta-Richmond County, GA (population 201,737), 55.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Vidalia, GA (population 10,853), 26.8 miles away.

Emanuel County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Emanuel County is 13107: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 107. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $46,017.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Emanuel County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 23,224. That is up 322 people (1.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 22,902.

What is the FIPS code of Emanuel County?

13107. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (107) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Emanuel County?

Swainsboro, with 7,556 residents inside Emanuel County in 2024.

Which counties border Emanuel County?

10 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Bulloch County, GA; Laurens County, GA; Toombs County, GA; Burke County, GA; Tattnall County, GA; Jefferson County, GA; Candler County, GA; Johnson County, GA; Jenkins County, GA; Treutlen 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.