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Greene County, Georgia

Greene County had 21,091 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 387.5 square miles of land. It ranks 86th of 159 in Georgia by population and 62nd by land area.

Population
21,091
#86 of 159 in Georgia · #1,765 in US
Area
387.5 sq mi
#62 of 159 in Georgia · #2,577 in US
Density
54 / sq mi
#91 of 159 in Georgia · #1,386 in US
Median household income
$79,890
#20 of 159 in Georgia · #480 in US

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

Greene County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Greene County population, land area and income

Greene County had 21,091 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 387.5 square miles of land. It ranks 86th of 159 in Georgia by population and 62nd by land area. That works out to 54.4 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; Greene County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $79,890 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

21,091

3144th1st

1765th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

388 sq mi

3144th1st

2577th of 3,144 (US)

Density

54.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1386th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$79,890

3143rd1st

480th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

21,091

159th1st

86th of 159 (GA)

Land area

388 sq mi

159th1st

62nd of 159 (GA)

Density

54.4 / sq mi

159th1st

91st of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$79,890

159th1st

20th of 159 (GA)

How Greene County's population changed since 2020

Greene County gained 2,059 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 10.8%. That ranks 14th 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, Greene County recorded 578 births and 1,112 deaths, a natural change of -534. Net international migration added +106 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,603. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,603 people.

19.0k202019.6k202120.1k202220.7k202321.1k2024
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
578
Deaths
1,112
Net international migration
+106
Net domestic migration
+2,603
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+358

Where Greene County is

The Census internal point of Greene County is at 33.576700, -83.166600. 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 Greene 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: Greene County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
33.576700, -83.166600
DMS
33°34'36.12"N 83°09'59.76"W
UTM
17N 298913.5E 3717326.2N
Geohash
djuz52rym
Plus code
865RHRGM+M9

Towns in Greene County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Greene County, 5,403 people together, or 26% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Greene County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Greensboro with 3,573.

  1. 01Greensboro3,573
  2. 02Union Point1,830
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Greene County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Greene County. The most populous is Oconee County, GA, with 44,751 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 71.2 miles W of Greene County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Athens-Clarke County, GA (population 128,691), 28.3 miles away.

Greene County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Greene County is 13133: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 133. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $79,890.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Greene County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 21,091. That is up 2,059 people (10.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 19,032.

What is the FIPS code of Greene County?

13133. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (133) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Greene County?

Greensboro, with 3,573 residents inside Greene County in 2024.

Which counties border Greene County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Oconee County, GA; Putnam County, GA; Morgan County, GA; Oglethorpe County, GA; Hancock County, GA; Taliaferro 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.