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Lumpkin County, Georgia

Lumpkin County had 36,016 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 282.9 square miles of land. It ranks 56th of 159 in Georgia by population and 105th by land area.

Population
36,016
#56 of 159 in Georgia · #1,292 in US
Area
282.9 sq mi
#105 of 159 in Georgia · #2,838 in US
Density
127 / sq mi
#50 of 159 in Georgia · #765 in US
Median household income
$72,676
#30 of 159 in Georgia · #811 in US

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

Lumpkin County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Lumpkin County population, land area and income

Lumpkin County had 36,016 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 282.9 square miles of land. It ranks 56th of 159 in Georgia by population and 105th by land area. That works out to 127.3 people per square mile, 1.3 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $72,676 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

36,016

3144th1st

1292nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

283 sq mi

3144th1st

2838th of 3,144 (US)

Density

127.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

765th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$72,676

3143rd1st

811th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

36,016

159th1st

56th of 159 (GA)

Land area

283 sq mi

159th1st

105th of 159 (GA)

Density

127.3 / sq mi

159th1st

50th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$72,676

159th1st

30th of 159 (GA)

How Lumpkin County's population changed since 2020

Lumpkin County gained 2,380 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 7.1%. That ranks 34th 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, Lumpkin County recorded 1,336 births and 1,635 deaths, a natural change of -299. Net international migration added +261 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,464. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,464 people.

33.6k202032.8k202134.8k202235.3k202336.0k2024
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
1,336
Deaths
1,635
Net international migration
+261
Net domestic migration
+2,464
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+748

Where Lumpkin County is

The Census internal point of Lumpkin County is at 34.568100, -83.998900. 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 Lumpkin 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: Lumpkin County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
34.568100, -83.998900
DMS
34°34'5.16"N 83°59'56.04"W
UTM
17N 224870.2E 3829236.2N
Geohash
dnhk8scvg
Plus code
866RH292+6C

Towns in Lumpkin County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Lumpkin County, 7,830 people together, or 22% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lumpkin County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Dahlonega with 7,830.

  1. 01Dahlonega7,830
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lumpkin County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Lumpkin County. The most populous is Hall County, GA, with 221,745 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 60.8 miles SSW of Lumpkin County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sandy Springs, GA (population 105,505), 48.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Gainesville, GA (population 47,712), 21.5 miles away.

Lumpkin County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lumpkin County is 13187: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 187. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $72,676.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lumpkin County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 36,016. That is up 2,380 people (7.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 33,636.

What is the FIPS code of Lumpkin County?

13187. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (187) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lumpkin County?

Dahlonega, with 7,830 residents inside Lumpkin County in 2024.

Which counties border Lumpkin County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Hall County, GA; Dawson County, GA; White County, GA; Union County, GA; Fannin 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.