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  • Largest town: Stockbridge

Henry County, Georgia

Henry County had 259,315 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 318.7 square miles of land. It ranks 9th of 159 in Georgia by population and 93rd by land area.

Population
259,315
#9 of 159 in Georgia · #284 in US
Area
318.7 sq mi
#93 of 159 in Georgia · #2,768 in US
Density
814 / sq mi
#9 of 159 in Georgia · #192 in US
Median household income
$80,908
#16 of 159 in Georgia · #450 in US

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

Henry County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Henry County population, land area and income

Henry County had 259,315 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 318.7 square miles of land. It ranks 9th of 159 in Georgia by population and 93rd by land area. That works out to 813.6 people per square mile, 8.5 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Henry County is 10.7 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $80,908 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

259,315

3144th1st

284th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

319 sq mi

3144th1st

2768th of 3,144 (US)

Density

813.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

192nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$80,908

3143rd1st

450th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

259,315

159th1st

9th of 159 (GA)

Land area

319 sq mi

159th1st

93rd of 159 (GA)

Density

813.6 / sq mi

159th1st

9th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$80,908

159th1st

16th of 159 (GA)

How Henry County's population changed since 2020

Henry County gained 17,448 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 7.2%. That ranks 33rd 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, Henry County recorded 11,564 births and 8,762 deaths, a natural change of +2,802. Net international migration added +1,564 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +14,251. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 14,251 people.

241.9k2020245.1k2021248.6k2022254.9k2023259.3k2024
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
11,564
Deaths
8,762
Net international migration
+1,564
Net domestic migration
+14,251
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+4,381

Where Henry County is

The Census internal point of Henry County is at 33.452900, -84.154000. 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 Henry 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: Henry County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
33.452900, -84.154000
DMS
33°27'10.44"N 84°09'14.40"W
UTM
16N 764537.9E 3705120.9N
Geohash
djunm1bvm
Plus code
865QFR3W+5C

Towns in Henry County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Henry County, 89,646 people together, or 35% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Henry County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Stockbridge with 35,893.

  1. 01Stockbridge35,893
  2. 02McDonough32,803
  3. 03Locust Grove11,749
  4. 04Hampton9,201
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Henry County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Henry County. The most populous is DeKalb County, GA, with 770,307 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 24.5 miles NNW of Henry County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Atlanta, GA (population 520,070), 26.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is McDonough, GA (population 32,803), 0.7 miles away.

Henry County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Henry County is 13151: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 151. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $80,908.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Henry County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 259,315. That is up 17,448 people (7.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 241,867.

What is the FIPS code of Henry County?

13151. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (151) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Henry County?

Stockbridge, with 35,893 residents inside Henry County in 2024.

Which counties border Henry County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: DeKalb County, GA; Clayton County, GA; Newton County, GA; Rockdale County, GA; Spalding County, GA; Butts 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.