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Laurens County, Georgia

Laurens County had 50,287 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 807.3 square miles of land. It ranks 43rd of 159 in Georgia by population and 4th by land area.

Population
50,287
#43 of 159 in Georgia · #1,005 in US
Area
807.3 sq mi
#4 of 159 in Georgia · #1,052 in US
Density
62 / sq mi
#84 of 159 in Georgia · #1,275 in US
Median household income
$56,867
#72 of 159 in Georgia · #2,148 in US

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

Laurens County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Laurens County population, land area and income

Laurens County had 50,287 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 807.3 square miles of land. It ranks 43rd of 159 in Georgia by population and 4th by land area. That works out to 62.3 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, so Laurens County is 2.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $56,867 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

50,287

3144th1st

1005th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

807 sq mi

3144th1st

1052nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

62.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1275th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$56,867

3143rd1st

2148th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

50,287

159th1st

43rd of 159 (GA)

Land area

807 sq mi

159th1st

4th of 159 (GA)

Density

62.3 / sq mi

159th1st

84th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$56,867

159th1st

72nd of 159 (GA)

How Laurens County's population changed since 2020

Laurens County gained 745 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.5%. That ranks 95th 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, Laurens County recorded 2,522 births and 3,051 deaths, a natural change of -529. Net international migration added +278 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +935. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 935 people.

49.5k202049.5k202149.7k202249.9k202350.3k2024
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
2,522
Deaths
3,051
Net international migration
+278
Net domestic migration
+935
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+355

Where Laurens County is

The Census internal point of Laurens County is at 32.393200, -82.926300. 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 Laurens 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: Laurens County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
32.393200, -82.926300
DMS
32°23'35.52"N 82°55'34.68"W
UTM
17N 318816.8E 3585652.3N
Geohash
djv02cnbj
Plus code
864V93VF+7F

Towns in Laurens County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Laurens County, 18,740 people together, or 37% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Laurens County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Dublin with 16,233.

  1. 01Dublin16,233
  2. 02East Dublin2,507
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Laurens County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Laurens County. The most populous is Emanuel County, GA, with 23,224 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 126.2 miles NW of Laurens County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Macon-Bibb County, GA (population 157,056), 53.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Dublin, GA (population 16,233), 9.8 miles away.

Laurens County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Laurens County is 13175: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 175. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $56,867.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Laurens County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 50,287. That is up 745 people (1.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 49,542.

What is the FIPS code of Laurens County?

13175. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (175) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Laurens County?

Dublin, with 16,233 residents inside Laurens County in 2024.

Which counties border Laurens County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Emanuel County, GA; Dodge County, GA; Bleckley County, GA; Johnson County, GA; Wilkinson County, GA; Twiggs County, GA; Wheeler County, GA; Treutlen 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.