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  • FIPS 13215
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Muscogee County, Georgia

Muscogee County had 201,830 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 216.5 square miles of land. It ranks 12th of 159 in Georgia by population and 131st by land area.

Population
201,830
#12 of 159 in Georgia · #351 in US
Area
216.5 sq mi
#131 of 159 in Georgia · #2,971 in US
Density
932 / sq mi
#8 of 159 in Georgia · #170 in US
Median household income
$52,492
#92 of 159 in Georgia · #2,517 in US

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

Muscogee County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Muscogee County population, land area and income

Muscogee County had 201,830 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 216.5 square miles of land. It ranks 12th of 159 in Georgia by population and 131st by land area. That works out to 932.2 people per square mile, 9.7 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Muscogee County is 8.3 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $52,492 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

201,830

3144th1st

351st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

217 sq mi

3144th1st

2971st of 3,144 (US)

Density

932.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

170th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$52,492

3143rd1st

2517th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

201,830

159th1st

12th of 159 (GA)

Land area

217 sq mi

159th1st

131st of 159 (GA)

Density

932.2 / sq mi

159th1st

8th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$52,492

159th1st

92nd of 159 (GA)

How Muscogee County's population changed since 2020

Muscogee County lost 5,185 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.5%. That ranks 144th 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, Muscogee County recorded 11,300 births and 9,802 deaths, a natural change of +1,498. Net international migration added +1,662 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -8,397. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 8,397 people.

207.0k2020205.1k2021202.7k2022202.0k2023201.8k2024
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
11,300
Deaths
9,802
Net international migration
+1,662
Net domestic migration
-8,397
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-129

Where Muscogee County is

The Census internal point of Muscogee County is at 32.510200, -84.874900. 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 Muscogee 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: Muscogee County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
32.510200, -84.874900
DMS
32°30'36.72"N 84°52'29.64"W
UTM
16N 699627.1E 3598980.0N
Geohash
djg8uw7cx
Plus code
864QG46G+32

Towns in Muscogee County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Muscogee County, 201,830 people together, or 100% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Muscogee County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Columbus with 201,830.

  1. 01Columbus201,830
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Muscogee County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Muscogee County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Lee County, AL, with 187,847 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 90.1 miles NNE of Muscogee County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbus, GA (population 201,830), 0.0 miles away.

Muscogee County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Muscogee County is 13215: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 215. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $52,492.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Muscogee County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 201,830. That is down 5,185 people (2.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 207,015.

What is the FIPS code of Muscogee County?

13215. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (215) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Muscogee County?

Columbus, with 201,830 residents inside Muscogee County in 2024.

Which counties border Muscogee County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lee County, AL; Russell County, AL; Harris County, GA; Chattahoochee 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.