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  • Largest town: Buena Vista

Marion County, Georgia

Marion County had 7,635 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 365.7 square miles of land. It ranks 142nd of 159 in Georgia by population and 69th by land area.

Population
7,635
#142 of 159 in Georgia · #2,602 in US
Area
365.7 sq mi
#69 of 159 in Georgia · #2,641 in US
Density
21 / sq mi
#140 of 159 in Georgia · #2,218 in US
Median household income
$51,270
#100 of 159 in Georgia · #2,626 in US

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

Marion County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Marion County population, land area and income

Marion County had 7,635 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 365.7 square miles of land. It ranks 142nd of 159 in Georgia by population and 69th by land area. That works out to 20.9 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Marion County has 31% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $51,270 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,635

3144th1st

2602nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

366 sq mi

3144th1st

2641st of 3,144 (US)

Density

20.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

2218th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$51,270

3143rd1st

2626th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

7,635

159th1st

142nd of 159 (GA)

Land area

366 sq mi

159th1st

69th of 159 (GA)

Density

20.9 / sq mi

159th1st

140th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$51,270

159th1st

100th of 159 (GA)

How Marion County's population changed since 2020

Marion County gained 107 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.4%. That ranks 98th 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, Marion County recorded 307 births and 477 deaths, a natural change of -170. Net international migration added +87 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +226. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 226 people.

7,52820207,43120217,46420227,48520237,6352024
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
307
Deaths
477
Net international migration
+87
Net domestic migration
+226
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+150

Where Marion County is

The Census internal point of Marion County is at 32.359300, -84.528700. 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 Marion 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: Marion County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
32.359300, -84.528700
DMS
32°21'33.48"N 84°31'43.32"W
UTM
16N 732543.7E 3582947.7N
Geohash
djgbhdb4d
Plus code
864Q9F5C+PG

Towns in Marion County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Marion County, 1,586 people together, or 21% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Marion County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Buena Vista with 1,586.

  1. 01Buena Vista1,586
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Marion County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Marion County. The most populous is Sumter County, GA, with 28,972 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 96.4 miles N of Marion County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbus, GA (population 201,830), 22.7 miles away.

Marion County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Marion County is 13197: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 197. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $51,270.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Marion County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,635. That is up 107 people (1.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 7,528.

What is the FIPS code of Marion County?

13197. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (197) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Marion County?

Buena Vista, with 1,586 residents inside Marion County in 2024.

Which counties border Marion County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Sumter County, GA; Chattahoochee County, GA; Taylor County, GA; Talbot County, GA; Stewart County, GA; Schley County, GA; Webster 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.