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Jackson County, Georgia

Jackson County had 93,825 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 339.7 square miles of land. It ranks 30th of 159 in Georgia by population and 83rd by land area.

Population
93,825
#30 of 159 in Georgia · #654 in US
Area
339.7 sq mi
#83 of 159 in Georgia · #2,712 in US
Density
276 / sq mi
#28 of 159 in Georgia · #464 in US
Median household income
$84,439
#13 of 159 in Georgia · #341 in US

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

Jackson County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Jackson County population, land area and income

Jackson County had 93,825 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 339.7 square miles of land. It ranks 30th of 159 in Georgia by population and 83rd by land area. That works out to 276.2 people per square mile, 2.9 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Jackson County is 3.9 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $84,439 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

93,825

3144th1st

654th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

340 sq mi

3144th1st

2712th of 3,144 (US)

Density

276.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

464th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$84,439

3143rd1st

341st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

93,825

159th1st

30th of 159 (GA)

Land area

340 sq mi

159th1st

83rd of 159 (GA)

Density

276.2 / sq mi

159th1st

28th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$84,439

159th1st

13th of 159 (GA)

How Jackson County's population changed since 2020

Jackson County gained 17,085 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 22.3%. That ranks 3rd 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, Jackson County recorded 4,227 births and 3,449 deaths, a natural change of +778. Net international migration added +643 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +16,494. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 16,494 people.

76.7k202080.4k202184.1k202288.7k202393.8k2024
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
4,227
Deaths
3,449
Net international migration
+643
Net domestic migration
+16,494
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+5,102

Where Jackson County is

The Census internal point of Jackson County is at 34.130900, -83.562600. 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 Jackson 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: Jackson County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
34.130900, -83.562600
DMS
34°07'51.24"N 83°33'45.36"W
UTM
17N 263683.6E 3779636.4N
Geohash
dnhd4mrdf
Plus code
866R4CJP+9X

Towns in Jackson County

8 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Jackson County, 44,341 people together, or 47% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Jackson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Jefferson with 16,459.

  1. 01Jefferson16,459
  2. 02Commerce8,803
  3. 03Hoschton6,723
  4. 04Braselton (part)5,584
  5. 05Arcade2,021
  6. 06Nicholson1,918
  7. 07Pendergrass1,856
  8. 08Maysville (part)977
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Jackson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Jackson 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 54.2 miles WSW of Jackson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Athens-Clarke County, GA (population 128,691), 16.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Jefferson, GA (population 16,459), 2.3 miles away.

Jackson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Jackson County is 13157: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 157. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $84,439.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jackson County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 93,825. That is up 17,085 people (22.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 76,740.

What is the FIPS code of Jackson County?

13157. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (157) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Jackson County?

Jefferson, with 16,459 residents inside Jackson County in 2024.

Which counties border Jackson County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Gwinnett County, GA; Hall County, GA; Clarke County, GA; Barrow County, GA; Oconee County, GA; Madison 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.