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Lee County, Georgia

Lee County had 34,073 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 355.8 square miles of land. It ranks 57th of 159 in Georgia by population and 73rd by land area.

Population
34,073
#57 of 159 in Georgia · #1,335 in US
Area
355.8 sq mi
#73 of 159 in Georgia · #2,670 in US
Density
96 / sq mi
#60 of 159 in Georgia · #942 in US
Median household income
$80,806
#17 of 159 in Georgia · #453 in US

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

Lee County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Lee County population, land area and income

Lee County had 34,073 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 355.8 square miles of land. It ranks 57th of 159 in Georgia by population and 73rd by land area. That works out to 95.8 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $80,806 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

34,073

3144th1st

1335th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

356 sq mi

3144th1st

2670th of 3,144 (US)

Density

95.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

942nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$80,806

3143rd1st

453rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

34,073

159th1st

57th of 159 (GA)

Land area

356 sq mi

159th1st

73rd of 159 (GA)

Density

95.8 / sq mi

159th1st

60th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$80,806

159th1st

17th of 159 (GA)

How Lee County's population changed since 2020

Lee County gained 855 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.6%. That ranks 75th 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, Lee County recorded 1,347 births and 1,304 deaths, a natural change of +43. Net international migration added +203 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +659. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 659 people.

33.2k202033.2k202133.7k202233.9k202334.1k2024
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
1,347
Deaths
1,304
Net international migration
+203
Net domestic migration
+659
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+145

Where Lee County is

The Census internal point of Lee County is at 31.818400, -84.146700. 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 Lee 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: Lee County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
31.818400, -84.146700
DMS
31°49'6.24"N 84°08'48.12"W
UTM
16N 770089.2E 3523854.5N
Geohash
djsjj0q5x
Plus code
863QRV93+98

Towns in Lee County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Lee County, 3,574 people together, or 10% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lee County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Leesburg with 3,574.

  1. 01Leesburg3,574
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lee County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Lee County. The most populous is Dougherty County, GA, with 82,418 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 134.1 miles N of Lee County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbus, GA (population 201,830), 64.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Albany, GA (population 66,705), 16.7 miles away.

Lee County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lee County is 13177: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 177. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $80,806.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lee County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 34,073. That is up 855 people (2.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 33,218.

What is the FIPS code of Lee County?

13177. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (177) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lee County?

Leesburg, with 3,574 residents inside Lee County in 2024.

Which counties border Lee County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Dougherty County, GA; Sumter County, GA; Worth County, GA; Crisp County, GA; Terrell 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.