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Jones County, Georgia

Jones County had 29,047 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 393.9 square miles of land. It ranks 67th of 159 in Georgia by population and 58th by land area.

Population
29,047
#67 of 159 in Georgia · #1,470 in US
Area
393.9 sq mi
#58 of 159 in Georgia · #2,556 in US
Density
74 / sq mi
#78 of 159 in Georgia · #1,141 in US
Median household income
$65,524
#44 of 159 in Georgia · #1,339 in US

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

Jones County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

Jones County population, land area and income

Jones County had 29,047 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 393.9 square miles of land. It ranks 67th of 159 in Georgia by population and 58th by land area. That works out to 73.7 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; Jones County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $65,524 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

29,047

3144th1st

1470th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

394 sq mi

3144th1st

2556th of 3,144 (US)

Density

73.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1141st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$65,524

3143rd1st

1339th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

29,047

159th1st

67th of 159 (GA)

Land area

394 sq mi

159th1st

58th of 159 (GA)

Density

73.7 / sq mi

159th1st

78th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$65,524

159th1st

44th of 159 (GA)

How Jones County's population changed since 2020

Jones County gained 648 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.3%. That ranks 81st 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, Jones County recorded 1,125 births and 1,510 deaths, a natural change of -385. Net international migration added -2 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,063. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,063 people.

28.4k202028.4k202128.5k202229.0k202329.0k2024
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
1,125
Deaths
1,510
Net international migration
-2
Net domestic migration
+1,063
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+47

Where Jones County is

The Census internal point of Jones County is at 33.021700, -83.562200. 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 Jones 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: Jones County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
33.021700, -83.562200
DMS
33°01'18.12"N 83°33'43.92"W
UTM
17N 260675.9E 3656609.9N
Geohash
djuef7rv7
Plus code
865R2CCQ+M4

Towns in Jones County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Jones County, 3,541 people together, or 12% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Jones County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Gray with 3,541.

  1. 01Gray3,541
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Jones County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Jones County. The most populous is Bibb County, GA, with 157,056 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 69.2 miles NW of Jones County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Macon-Bibb County, GA (population 157,056), 16.6 miles away.

Jones County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Jones County is 13169: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 169. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $65,524.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jones County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 29,047. That is up 648 people (2.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 28,399.

What is the FIPS code of Jones County?

13169. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (169) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Jones County?

Gray, with 3,541 residents inside Jones County in 2024.

Which counties border Jones County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Bibb County, GA; Baldwin County, GA; Monroe County, GA; Putnam County, GA; Jasper County, GA; Wilkinson County, GA; Twiggs 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.