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Liberty County, Georgia

Liberty County had 68,607 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 516.5 square miles of land. It ranks 39th of 159 in Georgia by population and 19th by land area.

Population
68,607
#39 of 159 in Georgia · #801 in US
Area
516.5 sq mi
#19 of 159 in Georgia · #2,019 in US
Density
133 / sq mi
#49 of 159 in Georgia · #748 in US
Median household income
$57,699
#68 of 159 in Georgia · #2,061 in US

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

Liberty County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Liberty County population, land area and income

Liberty County had 68,607 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 516.5 square miles of land. It ranks 39th of 159 in Georgia by population and 19th by land area. That works out to 132.8 people per square mile, 1.4 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Liberty County is 2.8 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $57,699 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

68,607

3144th1st

801st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

516 sq mi

3144th1st

2019th of 3,144 (US)

Density

132.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

748th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$57,699

3143rd1st

2061st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

68,607

159th1st

39th of 159 (GA)

Land area

516 sq mi

159th1st

19th of 159 (GA)

Density

132.8 / sq mi

159th1st

49th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$57,699

159th1st

68th of 159 (GA)

How Liberty County's population changed since 2020

Liberty County gained 3,268 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.0%. That ranks 49th 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, Liberty County recorded 5,863 births and 2,225 deaths, a natural change of +3,638. Net international migration added +720 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,022. The largest single component was natural change, which added 3,638 people.

65.3k202066.8k202168.0k202268.2k202368.6k2024
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
5,863
Deaths
2,225
Net international migration
+720
Net domestic migration
-1,022
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+372

Where Liberty County is

The Census internal point of Liberty County is at 31.807500, -81.457900. 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 Liberty 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: Liberty County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
31.807500, -81.457900
DMS
31°48'27.00"N 81°27'28.44"W
UTM
17N 456658.6E 3519190.1N
Geohash
djwhfqkhj
Plus code
863WRG5R+2R

Towns in Liberty County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Liberty County, 42,886 people together, or 63% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Liberty County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Hinesville with 36,583.

  1. 01Hinesville36,583
  2. 02Walthourville3,945
  3. 03Midway2,358
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Liberty County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Liberty County. The most populous is Chatham County, GA, with 307,336 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 216.7 miles NW of Liberty County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Savannah, GA (population 148,808), 21.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Hinesville, GA (population 36,583), 9.4 miles away.

Liberty County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Liberty County is 13179: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 179. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $57,699.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Liberty County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 68,607. That is up 3,268 people (5.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 65,339.

What is the FIPS code of Liberty County?

13179. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (179) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Liberty County?

Hinesville, with 36,583 residents inside Liberty County in 2024.

Which counties border Liberty County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Chatham County, GA; Bryan County, GA; Tattnall County, GA; Long County, GA; McIntosh County, GA; Evans 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.