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Madison County, Georgia

Madison County had 32,771 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 282.3 square miles of land. It ranks 60th of 159 in Georgia by population and 107th by land area.

Population
32,771
#60 of 159 in Georgia · #1,374 in US
Area
282.3 sq mi
#107 of 159 in Georgia · #2,840 in US
Density
116 / sq mi
#56 of 159 in Georgia · #816 in US
Median household income
$65,296
#46 of 159 in Georgia · #1,351 in US

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

Madison County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Madison County population, land area and income

Madison County had 32,771 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 282.3 square miles of land. It ranks 60th of 159 in Georgia by population and 107th by land area. That works out to 116.1 people per square mile, 1.2 times the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $65,296 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

32,771

3144th1st

1374th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

282 sq mi

3144th1st

2840th of 3,144 (US)

Density

116.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

816th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$65,296

3143rd1st

1351st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

32,771

159th1st

60th of 159 (GA)

Land area

282 sq mi

159th1st

107th of 159 (GA)

Density

116.1 / sq mi

159th1st

56th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$65,296

159th1st

46th of 159 (GA)

How Madison County's population changed since 2020

Madison County gained 2,495 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 8.2%. That ranks 25th 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, Madison County recorded 1,675 births and 1,597 deaths, a natural change of +78. Net international migration added +151 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,402. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,402 people.

30.3k202030.9k202131.4k202232.3k202332.8k2024
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
1,675
Deaths
1,597
Net international migration
+151
Net domestic migration
+2,402
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+516

Where Madison County is

The Census internal point of Madison County is at 34.127500, -83.208700. 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 Madison 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: Madison County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
34.127500, -83.208700
DMS
34°07'39.00"N 83°12'31.32"W
UTM
17N 296317.7E 3778496.3N
Geohash
dnhf4s9r0
Plus code
866R4QHR+2G

Towns in Madison County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Madison County, 1,628 people together, or 5% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Madison County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Comer with 1,626.

  1. 01Comer1,626
  2. 02Royston (part)2
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Madison County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Madison County. The most populous is Clarke County, GA, with 129,995 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 72.5 miles WSW of Madison County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Athens-Clarke County, GA (population 128,691), 15.3 miles away.

Madison County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Madison County is 13195: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 195. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $65,296.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Madison County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 32,771. That is up 2,495 people (8.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 30,276.

What is the FIPS code of Madison County?

13195. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (195) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Madison County?

Comer, with 1,626 residents inside Madison County in 2024.

Which counties border Madison County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Clarke County, GA; Jackson County, GA; Hart County, GA; Franklin County, GA; Banks County, GA; Elbert County, GA; Oglethorpe 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.