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  • Largest town: Watkinsville

Oconee County, Georgia

Oconee County had 44,751 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 184.4 square miles of land. It ranks 47th of 159 in Georgia by population and 144th by land area.

Population
44,751
#47 of 159 in Georgia · #1,099 in US
Area
184.4 sq mi
#144 of 159 in Georgia · #3,022 in US
Density
243 / sq mi
#33 of 159 in Georgia · #508 in US
Median household income
$114,230
#2 of 159 in Georgia · #49 in US

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

Oconee County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Oconee County population, land area and income

Oconee County had 44,751 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 184.4 square miles of land. It ranks 47th of 159 in Georgia by population and 144th by land area. That works out to 242.8 people per square mile, 2.5 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $114,230 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

44,751

3144th1st

1099th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

184 sq mi

3144th1st

3022nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

242.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

508th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$114,230

3143rd1st

49th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

44,751

159th1st

47th of 159 (GA)

Land area

184 sq mi

159th1st

144th of 159 (GA)

Density

242.8 / sq mi

159th1st

33rd of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$114,230

159th1st

2nd of 159 (GA)

How Oconee County's population changed since 2020

Oconee County gained 2,726 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 6.5%. That ranks 38th 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, Oconee County recorded 1,513 births and 1,482 deaths, a natural change of +31. Net international migration added +300 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,685. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,685 people.

42.0k202043.0k202143.7k202244.3k202344.8k2024
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
1,513
Deaths
1,482
Net international migration
+300
Net domestic migration
+2,685
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+495

Where Oconee County is

The Census internal point of Oconee County is at 33.834100, -83.437700. 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 Oconee 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: Oconee County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
33.834100, -83.437700
DMS
33°50'2.76"N 83°26'15.72"W
UTM
17N 274420.9E 3746434.4N
Geohash
dnh8mr69b
Plus code
865RRHM6+JW

Towns in Oconee County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Oconee County, 5,132 people together, or 11% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Oconee County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Watkinsville with 3,897.

  1. 01Watkinsville3,897
  2. 02Bogart (part)1,235
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Oconee County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Oconee 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 54.9 miles W of Oconee County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Athens-Clarke County, GA (population 128,691), 8.9 miles away.

Oconee County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Oconee County is 13219: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 219. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $114,230.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Oconee County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 44,751. That is up 2,726 people (6.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 42,025.

What is the FIPS code of Oconee County?

13219. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (219) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Oconee County?

Watkinsville, with 3,897 residents inside Oconee County in 2024.

Which counties border Oconee County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Clarke County, GA; Walton County, GA; Barrow County, GA; Jackson County, GA; Morgan County, GA; Greene 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.