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Grady County, Georgia

Grady County had 26,271 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 454.5 square miles of land. It ranks 75th of 159 in Georgia by population and 37th by land area.

Population
26,271
#75 of 159 in Georgia · #1,566 in US
Area
454.5 sq mi
#37 of 159 in Georgia · #2,253 in US
Density
58 / sq mi
#89 of 159 in Georgia · #1,337 in US
Median household income
$52,456
#93 of 159 in Georgia · #2,519 in US

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

Grady County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Grady County population, land area and income

Grady County had 26,271 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 454.5 square miles of land. It ranks 75th of 159 in Georgia by population and 37th by land area. That works out to 57.8 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 Grady County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $52,456 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

26,271

3144th1st

1566th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

454 sq mi

3144th1st

2253rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

57.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

1337th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$52,456

3143rd1st

2519th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

26,271

159th1st

75th of 159 (GA)

Land area

454 sq mi

159th1st

37th of 159 (GA)

Density

57.8 / sq mi

159th1st

89th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$52,456

159th1st

93rd of 159 (GA)

How Grady County's population changed since 2020

Grady County gained 44 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.2%. That ranks 116th 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, Grady County recorded 1,268 births and 1,402 deaths, a natural change of -134. Net international migration added +124 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +63. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 134 people.

26.2k202025.9k202126.1k202226.1k202326.3k2024
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
1,268
Deaths
1,402
Net international migration
+124
Net domestic migration
+63
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+141

Where Grady County is

The Census internal point of Grady County is at 30.875900, -84.245000. 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 Grady 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: Grady County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
30.875900, -84.245000
DMS
30°52'33.24"N 84°14'42.00"W
UTM
16N 763397.4E 3419100.0N
Geohash
djkpduy9j
Plus code
862QVQG4+92

Towns in Grady County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Grady County, 10,057 people together, or 38% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Grady County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Cairo with 10,057.

  1. 01Cairo10,057
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Grady County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Grady County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Leon County, FL, with 300,488 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 198.7 miles N of Grady County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tallahassee, FL (population 205,089), 29.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Cairo, GA (population 10,057), 2.4 miles away.

Grady County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Grady County is 13131: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 131. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $52,456.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Grady County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 26,271. That is up 44 people (0.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 26,227.

What is the FIPS code of Grady County?

13131. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (131) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Grady County?

Cairo, with 10,057 residents inside Grady County in 2024.

Which counties border Grady County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Leon County, FL; Thomas County, GA; Gadsden County, FL; Decatur County, GA; Mitchell 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.