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Meriwether County, Georgia

Meriwether County had 21,439 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 500.9 square miles of land. It ranks 85th of 159 in Georgia by population and 24th by land area.

Population
21,439
#85 of 159 in Georgia · #1,750 in US
Area
500.9 sq mi
#24 of 159 in Georgia · #2,077 in US
Density
43 / sq mi
#101 of 159 in Georgia · #1,605 in US
Median household income
$54,428
#85 of 159 in Georgia · #2,381 in US

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

Meriwether County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Meriwether County population, land area and income

Meriwether County had 21,439 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 500.9 square miles of land. It ranks 85th of 159 in Georgia by population and 24th by land area. That works out to 42.8 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; Meriwether County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,428 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

21,439

3144th1st

1750th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

501 sq mi

3144th1st

2077th of 3,144 (US)

Density

42.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

1605th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,428

3143rd1st

2381st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

21,439

159th1st

85th of 159 (GA)

Land area

501 sq mi

159th1st

24th of 159 (GA)

Density

42.8 / sq mi

159th1st

101st of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$54,428

159th1st

85th of 159 (GA)

How Meriwether County's population changed since 2020

Meriwether County gained 820 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.0%. That ranks 64th 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, Meriwether County recorded 1,021 births and 1,387 deaths, a natural change of -366. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,182. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,182 people.

20.6k202020.7k202120.9k202221.0k202321.4k2024
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
1,021
Deaths
1,387
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
+1,182
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+475

Where Meriwether County is

The Census internal point of Meriwether County is at 33.029300, -84.667100. 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 Meriwether 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: Meriwether County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
33.029300, -84.667100
DMS
33°01'45.48"N 84°40'1.56"W
UTM
16N 717882.4E 3656953.7N
Geohash
djggckg39
Plus code
865Q28HM+P5

Towns in Meriwether County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Meriwether County, 3,615 people together, or 17% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Meriwether County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Manchester with 3,528.

  1. 01Manchester (part)3,528
  2. 02Pine Mountain (part)87
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Meriwether County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Meriwether County. The most populous is Coweta County, GA, with 158,233 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 52.3 miles NNE of Meriwether County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbus, GA (population 201,830), 37.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is LaGrange, GA (population 33,564), 21.5 miles away.

Meriwether County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Meriwether County is 13199: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 199. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,428.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Meriwether County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 21,439. That is up 820 people (4.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 20,619.

What is the FIPS code of Meriwether County?

13199. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (199) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Meriwether County?

Manchester, with 3,528 residents inside Meriwether County in 2024 (3,624 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Meriwether County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Coweta County, GA; Troup County, GA; Spalding County, GA; Harris County, GA; Upson County, GA; Pike County, GA; Talbot 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.