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Fulton County, Georgia

Fulton County had 1,090,354 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 526.8 square miles of land. It is the most populous of Georgia's 159 county-equivalents.

Population
1,090,354
#1 of 159 in Georgia · #43 in US
Area
526.8 sq mi
#17 of 159 in Georgia · #1,988 in US
Density
2,070 / sq mi
#5 of 159 in Georgia · #70 in US
Median household income
$94,510
#8 of 159 in Georgia · #186 in US

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

Fulton County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Fulton County population, land area and income

Fulton County had 1,090,354 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 526.8 square miles of land. It is the most populous of Georgia's 159 county-equivalents. That works out to 2,069.7 people per square mile, 21.5 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Fulton County is 44.9 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $94,510 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

1,090,354

3144th1st

43rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

527 sq mi

3144th1st

1988th of 3,144 (US)

Density

2,069.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

70th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$94,510

3143rd1st

186th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

1,090,354

159th1st

1st of 159 (GA)

Land area

527 sq mi

159th1st

17th of 159 (GA)

Density

2,069.7 / sq mi

159th1st

5th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$94,510

159th1st

8th of 159 (GA)

How Fulton County's population changed since 2020

Fulton County gained 21,021 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.0%. That ranks 88th 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, Fulton County recorded 49,607 births and 33,113 deaths, a natural change of +16,494. Net international migration added +26,847 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -19,352. The largest single component was international migration, which added 26,847 people.

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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
49,607
Deaths
33,113
Net international migration
+26,847
Net domestic migration
-19,352
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+6,383

Where Fulton County is

The Census internal point of Fulton County is at 33.790000, -84.468200. 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 Fulton 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: Fulton County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
33.790000, -84.468200
DMS
33°47'24.00"N 84°28'5.52"W
UTM
16N 734409.3E 3741753.5N
Geohash
dn5bjzk1h
Plus code
865QQGQJ+XP

Towns in Fulton County

14 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Fulton County, 1,089,049 people together, or 100% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Fulton County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Atlanta with 477,903.

  1. 01Atlanta (part)477,903
  2. 02South Fulton112,003
  3. 03Sandy Springs105,505
  4. 04Roswell92,227
  5. 05Johns Creek81,167
  6. 06Alpharetta67,275
  7. 07Milton41,490
  8. 08East Point38,270
  9. 09Union City28,195
  10. 10Fairburn17,267
  11. 11College Park (part)12,980
  12. 12Hapeville6,712
  13. 13Palmetto (part)4,608
  14. 14Chattahoochee Hills (part)3,447
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Fulton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 10 neighbors for Fulton County. The most populous is Gwinnett County, GA, with 1,003,869 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 5.4 miles ESE of Fulton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Atlanta, GA (population 520,070), 3.2 miles away.

Fulton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Fulton County is 13121: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 121. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $94,510.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Fulton County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 1,090,354. That is up 21,021 people (2.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 1,069,333.

What is the FIPS code of Fulton County?

13121. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (121) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Fulton County?

Atlanta, with 477,903 residents inside Fulton County in 2024 (520,070 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Fulton County?

10 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Gwinnett County, GA; Cobb County, GA; DeKalb County, GA; Clayton County, GA; Cherokee County, GA; Forsyth County, GA; Coweta County, GA; Douglas County, GA; Carroll County, GA; Fayette 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.