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Lowndes County, Georgia

Lowndes County had 122,082 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 497.3 square miles of land. It ranks 23rd of 159 in Georgia by population and 26th by land area.

Population
122,082
#23 of 159 in Georgia · #528 in US
Area
497.3 sq mi
#26 of 159 in Georgia · #2,095 in US
Density
246 / sq mi
#32 of 159 in Georgia · #504 in US
Median household income
$54,984
#79 of 159 in Georgia · #2,321 in US

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

Lowndes County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Lowndes County population, land area and income

Lowndes County had 122,082 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 497.3 square miles of land. It ranks 23rd of 159 in Georgia by population and 26th by land area. That works out to 245.5 people per square mile, 2.6 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Lowndes County is 5.0 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,984 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

122,082

3144th1st

528th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

497 sq mi

3144th1st

2095th of 3,144 (US)

Density

245.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

504th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,984

3143rd1st

2321st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

122,082

159th1st

23rd of 159 (GA)

Land area

497 sq mi

159th1st

26th of 159 (GA)

Density

245.5 / sq mi

159th1st

32nd of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$54,984

159th1st

79th of 159 (GA)

How Lowndes County's population changed since 2020

Lowndes County gained 3,650 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.1%. That ranks 71st 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, Lowndes County recorded 6,641 births and 4,880 deaths, a natural change of +1,761. Net international migration added +359 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,628. The largest single component was natural change, which added 1,761 people.

118.4k2020119.0k2021119.5k2022120.8k2023122.1k2024
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
6,641
Deaths
4,880
Net international migration
+359
Net domestic migration
+1,628
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,282

Where Lowndes County is

The Census internal point of Lowndes County is at 30.833100, -83.269000. 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 Lowndes 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: Lowndes County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
30.833100, -83.269000
DMS
30°49'59.16"N 83°16'8.40"W
UTM
17N 282984.0E 3413308.6N
Geohash
djkz3hvrg
Plus code
862RRPMJ+6C

Towns in Lowndes County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Lowndes County, 62,082 people together, or 51% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lowndes County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Valdosta with 55,667.

  1. 01Valdosta55,667
  2. 02Hahira3,559
  3. 03Lake Park1,558
  4. 04Remerton1,298
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lowndes County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Lowndes County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Berrien County, GA, with 18,666 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 211.8 miles NNW of Lowndes County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tallahassee, FL (population 205,089), 64.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Valdosta, GA (population 55,667), 1.3 miles away.

Lowndes County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lowndes County is 13185: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 185. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,984.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lowndes County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 122,082. That is up 3,650 people (3.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 118,432.

What is the FIPS code of Lowndes County?

13185. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (185) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lowndes County?

Valdosta, with 55,667 residents inside Lowndes County in 2024.

Which counties border Lowndes County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Berrien County, GA; Madison County, FL; Cook County, GA; Brooks County, GA; Hamilton County, FL; Lanier County, GA; Echols 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.