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Mitchell County, Georgia

Mitchell County had 20,329 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 512.2 square miles of land. It ranks 91st of 159 in Georgia by population and 21st by land area.

Population
20,329
#91 of 159 in Georgia · #1,808 in US
Area
512.2 sq mi
#21 of 159 in Georgia · #2,034 in US
Density
40 / sq mi
#107 of 159 in Georgia · #1,682 in US
Median household income
$48,774
#123 of 159 in Georgia · #2,793 in US

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

Mitchell County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Mitchell County population, land area and income

Mitchell County had 20,329 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 512.2 square miles of land. It ranks 91st of 159 in Georgia by population and 21st by land area. That works out to 39.7 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; Mitchell County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $48,774 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

20,329

3144th1st

1808th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

512 sq mi

3144th1st

2034th of 3,144 (US)

Density

39.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1682nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$48,774

3143rd1st

2793rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

20,329

159th1st

91st of 159 (GA)

Land area

512 sq mi

159th1st

21st of 159 (GA)

Density

39.7 / sq mi

159th1st

107th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$48,774

159th1st

123rd of 159 (GA)

How Mitchell County's population changed since 2020

Mitchell County lost 1,347 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 6.2%. That ranks 156th 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, Mitchell County recorded 999 births and 1,278 deaths, a natural change of -279. Net international migration added +7 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,166. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 1,166 people.

21.7k202021.3k202121.2k202220.8k202320.3k2024
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
999
Deaths
1,278
Net international migration
+7
Net domestic migration
-1,166
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-449

Where Mitchell County is

The Census internal point of Mitchell County is at 31.229000, -84.192000. 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 Mitchell 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: Mitchell County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
31.229000, -84.192000
DMS
31°13'44.40"N 84°11'31.20"W
UTM
16N 767475.8E 3458381.2N
Geohash
djs1sjj60
Plus code
863Q6RH5+J6

Towns in Mitchell County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Mitchell County, 8,414 people together, or 41% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Mitchell County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Camilla with 5,029.

  1. 01Camilla5,029
  2. 02Pelham3,385
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Mitchell County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Mitchell County. The most populous is Dougherty County, GA, with 82,418 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 174.5 miles N of Mitchell County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tallahassee, FL (population 205,089), 53.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Moultrie, GA (population 14,756), 24.0 miles away.

Mitchell County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Mitchell County is 13205: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 205. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $48,774.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Mitchell County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 20,329. That is down 1,347 people (6.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 21,676.

What is the FIPS code of Mitchell County?

13205. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (205) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Mitchell County?

Camilla, with 5,029 residents inside Mitchell County in 2024.

Which counties border Mitchell County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Dougherty County, GA; Colquitt County, GA; Thomas County, GA; Decatur County, GA; Grady County, GA; Worth County, GA; Baker 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.