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Franklin County, Georgia

Franklin County had 25,208 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 261.3 square miles of land. It ranks 78th of 159 in Georgia by population and 114th by land area.

Population
25,208
#78 of 159 in Georgia · #1,617 in US
Area
261.3 sq mi
#114 of 159 in Georgia · #2,883 in US
Density
96 / sq mi
#59 of 159 in Georgia · #934 in US
Median household income
$53,221
#89 of 159 in Georgia · #2,464 in US

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

Franklin County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Franklin County population, land area and income

Franklin County had 25,208 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 261.3 square miles of land. It ranks 78th of 159 in Georgia by population and 114th by land area. That works out to 96.5 people per square mile, near 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 Franklin County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $53,221 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

25,208

3144th1st

1617th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

261 sq mi

3144th1st

2883rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

96.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

934th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$53,221

3143rd1st

2464th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

25,208

159th1st

78th of 159 (GA)

Land area

261 sq mi

159th1st

114th of 159 (GA)

Density

96.5 / sq mi

159th1st

59th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$53,221

159th1st

89th of 159 (GA)

How Franklin County's population changed since 2020

Franklin County gained 1,731 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 7.4%. That ranks 32nd 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, Franklin County recorded 1,169 births and 1,520 deaths, a natural change of -351. Net international migration added +235 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,833. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,833 people.

23.5k202023.5k202124.2k202224.8k202325.2k2024
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
1,169
Deaths
1,520
Net international migration
+235
Net domestic migration
+1,833
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+393

Where Franklin County is

The Census internal point of Franklin County is at 34.375300, -83.227500. 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 Franklin 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: Franklin County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
34.375300, -83.227500
DMS
34°22'31.08"N 83°13'39.00"W
UTM
17N 295185.4E 3806018.3N
Geohash
dnhgd1gdd
Plus code
866R9QGC+4X

Towns in Franklin County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Franklin County, 5,342 people together, or 21% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Franklin County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Lavonia with 2,165.

  1. 01Lavonia2,165
  2. 02Royston (part)1,996
  3. 03Franklin Springs1,181
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Franklin County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Franklin County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Oconee County, SC, with 82,475 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 79.3 miles WSW of Franklin County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Athens-Clarke County, GA (population 128,691), 30.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Jefferson, GA (population 16,459), 27.0 miles away.

Franklin County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Franklin County is 13119: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 119. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $53,221.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Franklin County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 25,208. That is up 1,731 people (7.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 23,477.

What is the FIPS code of Franklin County?

13119. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (119) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Franklin County?

Lavonia, with 2,165 residents inside Franklin County in 2024.

Which counties border Franklin County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Oconee County, SC; Madison County, GA; Hart County, GA; Stephens County, GA; Banks 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.