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Hall County, Georgia

Hall County had 221,745 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 392.5 square miles of land. It ranks 10th of 159 in Georgia by population and 60th by land area.

Population
221,745
#10 of 159 in Georgia · #321 in US
Area
392.5 sq mi
#60 of 159 in Georgia · #2,563 in US
Density
565 / sq mi
#20 of 159 in Georgia · #254 in US
Median household income
$78,309
#24 of 159 in Georgia · #533 in US

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

Hall County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Hall County population, land area and income

Hall County had 221,745 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 392.5 square miles of land. It ranks 10th of 159 in Georgia by population and 60th by land area. That works out to 565.0 people per square mile, 5.9 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Hall County is 9.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $78,309 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

221,745

3144th1st

321st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

392 sq mi

3144th1st

2563rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

565.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

254th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$78,309

3143rd1st

533rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

221,745

159th1st

10th of 159 (GA)

Land area

392 sq mi

159th1st

60th of 159 (GA)

Density

565.0 / sq mi

159th1st

20th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$78,309

159th1st

24th of 159 (GA)

How Hall County's population changed since 2020

Hall County gained 18,336 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 9.0%. That ranks 20th 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, Hall County recorded 11,279 births and 8,191 deaths, a natural change of +3,088. Net international migration added +3,672 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +11,908. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 11,908 people.

203.4k2020207.0k2021213.1k2022218.2k2023221.7k2024
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
11,279
Deaths
8,191
Net international migration
+3,672
Net domestic migration
+11,908
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+3,497

Where Hall County is

The Census internal point of Hall County is at 34.317600, -83.818500. 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 Hall 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: Hall County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
34.317600, -83.818500
DMS
34°19'3.36"N 83°49'6.60"W
UTM
17N 240651.9E 3800969.8N
Geohash
dnh7hxm4x
Plus code
866R859J+2J

Towns in Hall County

7 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Hall County, 77,644 people together, or 35% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Hall County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Gainesville with 47,712.

  1. 01Gainesville47,712
  2. 02Flowery Branch12,292
  3. 03Oakwood6,759
  4. 04Braselton (part)4,046
  5. 05Buford (part)3,000
  6. 06Lula (part)2,694
  7. 07Clermont1,141
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Hall County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 9 neighbors for Hall 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 51.1 miles SW of Hall County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Athens-Clarke County, GA (population 128,691), 36.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Gainesville, GA (population 47,712), 2.0 miles away.

Hall County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hall County is 13139: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 139. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $78,309.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hall County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 221,745. That is up 18,336 people (9.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 203,409.

What is the FIPS code of Hall County?

13139. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (139) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Hall County?

Gainesville, with 47,712 residents inside Hall County in 2024.

Which counties border Hall County?

9 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Gwinnett County, GA; Forsyth County, GA; Barrow County, GA; Jackson County, GA; Habersham County, GA; Lumpkin County, GA; Dawson County, GA; White 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.