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Heard County, Georgia

Heard County had 12,119 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 296.0 square miles of land. It ranks 115th of 159 in Georgia by population and 98th by land area.

Population
12,119
#115 of 159 in Georgia · #2,273 in US
Area
296.0 sq mi
#98 of 159 in Georgia · #2,814 in US
Density
41 / sq mi
#104 of 159 in Georgia · #1,651 in US
Median household income
$57,670
#69 of 159 in Georgia · #2,069 in US

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

Heard County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Heard County population, land area and income

Heard County had 12,119 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 296.0 square miles of land. It ranks 115th of 159 in Georgia by population and 98th by land area. That works out to 40.9 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Heard County has 50% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $57,670 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

12,119

3144th1st

2273rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

296 sq mi

3144th1st

2814th of 3,144 (US)

Density

40.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

1651st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$57,670

3143rd1st

2069th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

12,119

159th1st

115th of 159 (GA)

Land area

296 sq mi

159th1st

98th of 159 (GA)

Density

40.9 / sq mi

159th1st

104th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$57,670

159th1st

69th of 159 (GA)

How Heard County's population changed since 2020

Heard County gained 674 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.9%. That ranks 42nd 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, Heard County recorded 490 births and 693 deaths, a natural change of -203. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +903. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 903 people.

11.4k202011.5k202111.7k202212.1k202312.1k2024
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
490
Deaths
693
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
+903
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+67

Where Heard County is

The Census internal point of Heard County is at 33.291300, -85.137900. 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 Heard 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: Heard County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
33.291300, -85.137900
DMS
33°17'28.68"N 85°08'16.44"W
UTM
16N 673388.0E 3685128.1N
Geohash
djgmqskrz
Plus code
865P7VR6+GR

Towns in Heard County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Heard County. Its 12,119 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Heard County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Heard County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Coweta County, GA, with 158,233 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 53.5 miles NE of Heard County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is South Fulton, GA (population 112,003), 39.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is LaGrange, GA (population 33,564), 19.1 miles away.

Heard County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Heard County is 13149: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 149. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $57,670.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Heard County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 12,119. That is up 674 people (5.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 11,445.

What is the FIPS code of Heard County?

13149. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (149) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Heard County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Heard County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Heard County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Coweta County, GA; Carroll County, GA; Troup County, GA; Randolph County, AL.

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.