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  • FIPS 13233
  • Largest town: Cedartown

Polk County, Georgia

Polk County had 44,610 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 310.3 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 159 in Georgia by population and 96th by land area.

Population
44,610
#48 of 159 in Georgia · #1,102 in US
Area
310.3 sq mi
#96 of 159 in Georgia · #2,784 in US
Density
144 / sq mi
#48 of 159 in Georgia · #719 in US
Median household income
$56,271
#76 of 159 in Georgia · #2,206 in US

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

Polk County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Polk County population, land area and income

Polk County had 44,610 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 310.3 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 159 in Georgia by population and 96th by land area. That works out to 143.7 people per square mile, 1.5 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $56,271 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

44,610

3144th1st

1102nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

310 sq mi

3144th1st

2784th of 3,144 (US)

Density

143.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

719th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$56,271

3143rd1st

2206th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

44,610

159th1st

48th of 159 (GA)

Land area

310 sq mi

159th1st

96th of 159 (GA)

Density

143.7 / sq mi

159th1st

48th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$56,271

159th1st

76th of 159 (GA)

How Polk County's population changed since 2020

Polk County gained 1,688 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.9%. That ranks 66th 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, Polk County recorded 2,485 births and 2,541 deaths, a natural change of -56. Net international migration added +223 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,564. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,564 people.

42.9k202043.3k202143.7k202244.4k202344.6k2024
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
2,485
Deaths
2,541
Net international migration
+223
Net domestic migration
+1,564
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+247

Where Polk County is

The Census internal point of Polk County is at 33.996000, -85.188300. 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 Polk 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: Polk County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
33.996000, -85.188300
DMS
33°59'45.60"N 85°11'17.88"W
UTM
16N 667324.9E 3763191.9N
Geohash
dn53mkzc0
Plus code
865PXRW6+CM

Towns in Polk County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Polk County, 17,100 people together, or 38% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Polk County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Cedartown with 10,313.

  1. 01Cedartown10,313
  2. 02Rockmart5,284
  3. 03Aragon1,503
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Polk County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Polk County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Paulding County, GA, with 188,549 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 49.0 miles ESE of Polk County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is South Fulton, GA (population 112,003), 42.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Cedartown, GA (population 10,313), 3.9 miles away.

Polk County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Polk County is 13233: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 233. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $56,271.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Polk County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 44,610. That is up 1,688 people (3.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 42,922.

What is the FIPS code of Polk County?

13233. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (233) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Polk County?

Cedartown, with 10,313 residents inside Polk County in 2024.

Which counties border Polk County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Paulding County, GA; Bartow County, GA; Floyd County, GA; Haralson County, GA; Cherokee County, AL; Cleburne County, AL.

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.