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Fayette County, Georgia

Fayette County had 125,107 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 194.7 square miles of land. It ranks 21st of 159 in Georgia by population and 142nd by land area.

Population
125,107
#21 of 159 in Georgia · #521 in US
Area
194.7 sq mi
#142 of 159 in Georgia · #3,007 in US
Density
643 / sq mi
#14 of 159 in Georgia · #223 in US
Median household income
$108,579
#3 of 159 in Georgia · #73 in US

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

Fayette County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Fayette County population, land area and income

Fayette County had 125,107 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 194.7 square miles of land. It ranks 21st of 159 in Georgia by population and 142nd by land area. That works out to 642.6 people per square mile, 6.7 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Fayette County is 5.2 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $108,579 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

125,107

3144th1st

521st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

195 sq mi

3144th1st

3007th of 3,144 (US)

Density

642.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

223rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$108,579

3143rd1st

73rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

125,107

159th1st

21st of 159 (GA)

Land area

195 sq mi

159th1st

142nd of 159 (GA)

Density

642.6 / sq mi

159th1st

14th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$108,579

159th1st

3rd of 159 (GA)

How Fayette County's population changed since 2020

Fayette County gained 5,595 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.7%. That ranks 53rd 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, Fayette County recorded 3,828 births and 4,630 deaths, a natural change of -802. Net international migration added +1,692 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +5,116. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 5,116 people.

119.5k2020120.8k2021122.2k2022123.7k2023125.1k2024
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
3,828
Deaths
4,630
Net international migration
+1,692
Net domestic migration
+5,116
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,409

Where Fayette County is

The Census internal point of Fayette County is at 33.412700, -84.493900. 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 Fayette 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: Fayette County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
33.412700, -84.493900
DMS
33°24'45.72"N 84°29'38.04"W
UTM
16N 733042.9E 3699848.0N
Geohash
djgyj697j
Plus code
865QCG74+3C

Towns in Fayette County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Fayette County, 69,215 people together, or 55% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Fayette County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Peachtree City with 40,758.

  1. 01Peachtree City40,758
  2. 02Fayetteville20,419
  3. 03Tyrone8,038
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Fayette County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Fayette County. The most populous is Fulton County, GA, with 1,090,354 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 24.0 miles NNE of Fayette County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is South Fulton, GA (population 112,003), 16.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Fayetteville, GA (population 20,419), 2.8 miles away.

Fayette County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Fayette County is 13113: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 113. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $108,579.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Fayette County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 125,107. That is up 5,595 people (4.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 119,512.

What is the FIPS code of Fayette County?

13113. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (113) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Fayette County?

Peachtree City, with 40,758 residents inside Fayette County in 2024.

Which counties border Fayette County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Fulton County, GA; Clayton County, GA; Coweta County, GA; Spalding 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.