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Hart County, Georgia

Hart County had 28,052 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 232.4 square miles of land. It ranks 70th of 159 in Georgia by population and 127th by land area.

Population
28,052
#70 of 159 in Georgia · #1,508 in US
Area
232.4 sq mi
#127 of 159 in Georgia · #2,947 in US
Density
121 / sq mi
#53 of 159 in Georgia · #794 in US
Median household income
$53,100
#90 of 159 in Georgia · #2,479 in US

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

Hart County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Hart County population, land area and income

Hart County had 28,052 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 232.4 square miles of land. It ranks 70th of 159 in Georgia by population and 127th by land area. That works out to 120.7 people per square mile, 1.3 times the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents; Hart County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $53,100 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

28,052

3144th1st

1508th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

232 sq mi

3144th1st

2947th of 3,144 (US)

Density

120.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

794th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$53,100

3143rd1st

2479th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

28,052

159th1st

70th of 159 (GA)

Land area

232 sq mi

159th1st

127th of 159 (GA)

Density

120.7 / sq mi

159th1st

53rd of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$53,100

159th1st

90th of 159 (GA)

How Hart County's population changed since 2020

Hart County gained 2,169 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 8.4%. That ranks 24th 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, Hart County recorded 1,123 births and 1,654 deaths, a natural change of -531. Net international migration added +52 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,656. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,656 people.

25.9k202026.3k202126.9k202227.6k202328.1k2024
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
1,123
Deaths
1,654
Net international migration
+52
Net domestic migration
+2,656
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+495

Where Hart County is

The Census internal point of Hart County is at 34.348700, -82.963300. 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 Hart 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: Hart County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
34.348700, -82.963300
DMS
34°20'55.32"N 82°57'47.88"W
UTM
17N 319424.8E 3802566.3N
Geohash
dnj52hgzw
Plus code
866V82XP+FM

Towns in Hart County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Hart County, 5,368 people together, or 19% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Hart County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Hartwell with 4,701.

  1. 01Hartwell4,701
  2. 02Royston (part)667
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Hart County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Hart County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Anderson County, SC, with 217,183 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 91.5 miles WSW of Hart 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 Anderson, SC (population 30,937), 21.8 miles away.

Hart County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hart County is 13147: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 147. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $53,100.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hart County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 28,052. That is up 2,169 people (8.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 25,883.

What is the FIPS code of Hart County?

13147. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (147) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Hart County?

Hartwell, with 4,701 residents inside Hart County in 2024.

Which counties border Hart County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Anderson County, SC; Oconee County, SC; Madison County, GA; Franklin County, GA; Elbert 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.