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Oglethorpe County, Georgia

Oglethorpe County had 16,172 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 439.1 square miles of land. It ranks 106th of 159 in Georgia by population and 43rd by land area.

Population
16,172
#106 of 159 in Georgia · #2,026 in US
Area
439.1 sq mi
#43 of 159 in Georgia · #2,308 in US
Density
37 / sq mi
#113 of 159 in Georgia · #1,750 in US
Median household income
$67,249
#42 of 159 in Georgia · #1,184 in US

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

Oglethorpe County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Oglethorpe County population, land area and income

Oglethorpe County had 16,172 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 439.1 square miles of land. It ranks 106th of 159 in Georgia by population and 43rd by land area. That works out to 36.8 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; Oglethorpe County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $67,249 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

16,172

3144th1st

2026th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

439 sq mi

3144th1st

2308th of 3,144 (US)

Density

36.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

1750th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$67,249

3143rd1st

1184th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

16,172

159th1st

106th of 159 (GA)

Land area

439 sq mi

159th1st

43rd of 159 (GA)

Density

36.8 / sq mi

159th1st

113th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$67,249

159th1st

42nd of 159 (GA)

How Oglethorpe County's population changed since 2020

Oglethorpe County gained 1,305 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 8.8%. That ranks 21st 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, Oglethorpe County recorded 727 births and 785 deaths, a natural change of -58. Net international migration added +48 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,364. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,364 people.

14.9k202015.2k202115.5k202215.8k202316.2k2024
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
727
Deaths
785
Net international migration
+48
Net domestic migration
+1,364
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+384

Where Oglethorpe County is

The Census internal point of Oglethorpe County is at 33.866800, -83.074100. 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 Oglethorpe 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: Oglethorpe County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
33.866800, -83.074100
DMS
33°52'0.48"N 83°04'26.76"W
UTM
17N 308146.9E 3749322.8N
Geohash
dnhbtt723
Plus code
865RVW8G+P9

Towns in Oglethorpe County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Oglethorpe County. Its 16,172 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Oglethorpe County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Oglethorpe 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 75.9 miles W of Oglethorpe County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Athens-Clarke County, GA (population 128,691), 17.9 miles away.

Oglethorpe County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Oglethorpe County is 13221: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 221. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $67,249.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Oglethorpe County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 16,172. That is up 1,305 people (8.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 14,867.

What is the FIPS code of Oglethorpe County?

13221. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (221) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Oglethorpe County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Oglethorpe County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Oglethorpe County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Clarke County, GA; Oconee County, GA; Madison County, GA; Greene County, GA; Elbert County, GA; Wilkes County, GA; Taliaferro 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.