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Evans County, Georgia

Evans County had 10,869 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 182.9 square miles of land. It ranks 122nd of 159 in Georgia by population and 147th by land area.

Population
10,869
#122 of 159 in Georgia · #2,353 in US
Area
182.9 sq mi
#147 of 159 in Georgia · #3,027 in US
Density
59 / sq mi
#87 of 159 in Georgia · #1,315 in US
Median household income
$50,831
#104 of 159 in Georgia · #2,661 in US

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

Evans County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Evans County population, land area and income

Evans County had 10,869 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 182.9 square miles of land. It ranks 122nd of 159 in Georgia by population and 147th by land area. That works out to 59.4 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Evans County has 45% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,831 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

10,869

3144th1st

2353rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

183 sq mi

3144th1st

3027th of 3,144 (US)

Density

59.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1315th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,831

3143rd1st

2661st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

10,869

159th1st

122nd of 159 (GA)

Land area

183 sq mi

159th1st

147th of 159 (GA)

Density

59.4 / sq mi

159th1st

87th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$50,831

159th1st

104th of 159 (GA)

How Evans County's population changed since 2020

Evans County gained 74 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.7%. That ranks 108th 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, Evans County recorded 521 births and 605 deaths, a natural change of -84. Net international migration added +11 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +163. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 163 people.

10.8k202010.7k202110.7k202210.8k202310.9k2024
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
521
Deaths
605
Net international migration
+11
Net domestic migration
+163
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+116

Where Evans County is

The Census internal point of Evans County is at 32.153100, -81.890200. 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 Evans 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: Evans County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
32.153100, -81.890200
DMS
32°09'11.16"N 81°53'24.72"W
UTM
17N 416054.4E 3557752.9N
Geohash
djtybt33k
Plus code
864W5435+6W

Towns in Evans County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Evans County, 2,543 people together, or 23% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Evans County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Claxton with 2,543.

  1. 01Claxton2,543
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Evans County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Evans 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 182.0 miles NW of Evans County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Savannah, GA (population 148,808), 41.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Statesboro, GA (population 35,226), 20.8 miles away.

Evans County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Evans County is 13109: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 109. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,831.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Evans County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 10,869. That is up 74 people (0.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 10,795.

What is the FIPS code of Evans County?

13109. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (109) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Evans County?

Claxton, with 2,543 residents inside Evans County in 2024.

Which counties border Evans County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Bulloch County, GA; Liberty County, GA; Bryan County, GA; Tattnall County, GA; Candler 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.