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Fannin County, Georgia

Fannin County had 25,854 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 387.1 square miles of land. It ranks 76th of 159 in Georgia by population and 63rd by land area.

Population
25,854
#76 of 159 in Georgia · #1,591 in US
Area
387.1 sq mi
#63 of 159 in Georgia · #2,578 in US
Density
67 / sq mi
#82 of 159 in Georgia · #1,214 in US
Median household income
$60,037
#59 of 159 in Georgia · #1,836 in US

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

Fannin County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Fannin County population, land area and income

Fannin County had 25,854 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 387.1 square miles of land. It ranks 76th of 159 in Georgia by population and 63rd by land area. That works out to 66.8 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, about the same as Fannin County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,037 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

25,854

3144th1st

1591st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

387 sq mi

3144th1st

2578th of 3,144 (US)

Density

66.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

1214th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,037

3143rd1st

1836th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

25,854

159th1st

76th of 159 (GA)

Land area

387 sq mi

159th1st

63rd of 159 (GA)

Density

66.8 / sq mi

159th1st

82nd of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$60,037

159th1st

59th of 159 (GA)

How Fannin County's population changed since 2020

Fannin County gained 417 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.6%. That ranks 91st 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, Fannin County recorded 758 births and 1,918 deaths, a natural change of -1,160. Net international migration added -11 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,744. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,744 people.

25.4k202025.8k202125.7k202225.9k202325.9k2024
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
758
Deaths
1,918
Net international migration
-11
Net domestic migration
+1,744
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-62

Where Fannin County is

The Census internal point of Fannin County is at 34.866500, -84.317300. 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 Fannin 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: Fannin County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
34.866500, -84.317300
DMS
34°51'59.40"N 84°19'2.28"W
UTM
16N 745229.0E 3861522.0N
Geohash
dnhn37600
Plus code
866QVM8M+J3

Towns in Fannin County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Fannin County, 2,411 people together, or 9% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Fannin County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Blue Ridge with 1,246.

  1. 01Blue Ridge1,246
  2. 02McCaysville1,165
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Fannin County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Fannin County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Murray County, GA, with 41,316 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 77.3 miles S of Fannin County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Chattanooga, TN (population 191,496), 54.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Dalton, GA (population 34,970), 37.8 miles away.

Fannin County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Fannin County is 13111: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 111. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,037.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Fannin County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 25,854. That is up 417 people (1.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 25,437.

What is the FIPS code of Fannin County?

13111. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (111) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Fannin County?

Blue Ridge, with 1,246 residents inside Fannin County in 2024.

Which counties border Fannin County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Murray County, GA; Lumpkin County, GA; Dawson County, GA; Gilmer County, GA; Cherokee County, NC; Union County, GA; Polk County, TN.

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.