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Harris County, Georgia

Harris County had 36,929 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 463.8 square miles of land. It ranks 53rd of 159 in Georgia by population and 34th by land area.

Population
36,929
#53 of 159 in Georgia · #1,265 in US
Area
463.8 sq mi
#34 of 159 in Georgia · #2,215 in US
Density
80 / sq mi
#71 of 159 in Georgia · #1,079 in US
Median household income
$91,977
#11 of 159 in Georgia · #219 in US

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

Harris County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Harris County population, land area and income

Harris County had 36,929 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 463.8 square miles of land. It ranks 53rd of 159 in Georgia by population and 34th by land area. That works out to 79.6 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; Harris County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $91,977 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

36,929

3144th1st

1265th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

464 sq mi

3144th1st

2215th of 3,144 (US)

Density

79.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1079th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$91,977

3143rd1st

219th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

36,929

159th1st

53rd of 159 (GA)

Land area

464 sq mi

159th1st

34th of 159 (GA)

Density

79.6 / sq mi

159th1st

71st of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$91,977

159th1st

11th of 159 (GA)

How Harris County's population changed since 2020

Harris County gained 2,029 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.8%. That ranks 43rd 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, Harris County recorded 1,301 births and 1,487 deaths, a natural change of -186. Net international migration added +100 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,371. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,371 people.

34.9k202035.6k202136.3k202236.7k202336.9k2024
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
1,301
Deaths
1,487
Net international migration
+100
Net domestic migration
+2,371
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+229

Where Harris County is

The Census internal point of Harris County is at 32.731500, -84.912400. 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 Harris 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: Harris County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
32.731500, -84.912400
DMS
32°43'53.40"N 84°54'44.64"W
UTM
16N 695621.5E 3623449.1N
Geohash
djgd5y8dv
Plus code
864QP3JQ+J2

Towns in Harris County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Harris County, 3,992 people together, or 11% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Harris County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Hamilton with 1,799.

  1. 01Hamilton1,799
  2. 02Pine Mountain (part)1,201
  3. 03West Point (part)992
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Harris County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Harris County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Muscogee County, GA, with 201,830 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 76.6 miles NNE of Harris County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbus, GA (population 201,830), 15.5 miles away.

Harris County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Harris County is 13145: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 145. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $91,977.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Harris County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 36,929. That is up 2,029 people (5.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 34,900.

What is the FIPS code of Harris County?

13145. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (145) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Harris County?

Hamilton, with 1,799 residents inside Harris County in 2024.

Which counties border Harris County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Muscogee County, GA; Lee County, AL; Troup County, GA; Chambers County, AL; Meriwether County, GA; Talbot 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.