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Jasper County, Georgia

Jasper County had 17,219 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 368.4 square miles of land. It ranks 103rd of 159 in Georgia by population and 68th by land area.

Population
17,219
#103 of 159 in Georgia · #1,964 in US
Area
368.4 sq mi
#68 of 159 in Georgia · #2,634 in US
Density
47 / sq mi
#98 of 159 in Georgia · #1,535 in US
Median household income
$67,681
#41 of 159 in Georgia · #1,146 in US

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

Jasper County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Jasper County population, land area and income

Jasper County had 17,219 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 368.4 square miles of land. It ranks 103rd of 159 in Georgia by population and 68th by land area. That works out to 46.7 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $67,681 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

17,219

3144th1st

1964th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

368 sq mi

3144th1st

2634th of 3,144 (US)

Density

46.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1535th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$67,681

3143rd1st

1146th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

17,219

159th1st

103rd of 159 (GA)

Land area

368 sq mi

159th1st

68th of 159 (GA)

Density

46.7 / sq mi

159th1st

98th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$67,681

159th1st

41st of 159 (GA)

How Jasper County's population changed since 2020

Jasper County gained 2,549 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 17.4%. That ranks 4th 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, Jasper County recorded 754 births and 787 deaths, a natural change of -33. Net international migration added +34 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,617. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,617 people.

14.7k202015.3k202116.0k202216.5k202317.2k2024
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
754
Deaths
787
Net international migration
+34
Net domestic migration
+2,617
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+723

Where Jasper County is

The Census internal point of Jasper County is at 33.317000, -83.689200. 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 Jasper 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: Jasper County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
33.317000, -83.689200
DMS
33°19'1.20"N 83°41'21.12"W
UTM
17N 249651.6E 3689658.9N
Geohash
djumx95ms
Plus code
865R8886+R8

Towns in Jasper County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Jasper County, 2,969 people together, or 17% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Jasper County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Monticello with 2,969.

  1. 01Monticello2,969
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Jasper County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Jasper County. The most populous is Newton County, GA, with 124,010 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 50.1 miles NW of Jasper County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Macon-Bibb County, GA (population 157,056), 35.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Covington, GA (population 15,302), 21.9 miles away.

Jasper County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Jasper County is 13159: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 159. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $67,681.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jasper County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 17,219. That is up 2,549 people (17.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 14,670.

What is the FIPS code of Jasper County?

13159. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (159) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Jasper County?

Monticello, with 2,969 residents inside Jasper County in 2024.

Which counties border Jasper County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Newton County, GA; Monroe County, GA; Jones County, GA; Butts County, GA; Putnam County, GA; Morgan 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.