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Quitman County, Georgia

Quitman County had 2,323 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 151.2 square miles of land. It ranks 157th of 159 in Georgia by population and 154th by land area.

Population
2,323
#157 of 159 in Georgia · #3,014 in US
Area
151.2 sq mi
#154 of 159 in Georgia · #3,059 in US
Density
15 / sq mi
#150 of 159 in Georgia · #2,384 in US
Median household income
$42,480
#148 of 159 in Georgia · #3,040 in US

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

Quitman County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Quitman County population, land area and income

Quitman County had 2,323 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 151.2 square miles of land. It ranks 157th of 159 in Georgia by population and 154th by land area. That works out to 15.4 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Quitman County has 10% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $42,480 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

2,323

3144th1st

3014th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

151 sq mi

3144th1st

3059th of 3,144 (US)

Density

15.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

2384th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$42,480

3143rd1st

3040th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

2,323

159th1st

157th of 159 (GA)

Land area

151 sq mi

159th1st

154th of 159 (GA)

Density

15.4 / sq mi

159th1st

150th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$42,480

159th1st

148th of 159 (GA)

How Quitman County's population changed since 2020

Quitman County gained 99 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.5%. That ranks 56th 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, Quitman County recorded 92 births and 169 deaths, a natural change of -77. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +165. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 165 people.

2,22420202,23920212,25420222,27820232,3232024
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
92
Deaths
169
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
+165
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+45

Where Quitman County is

The Census internal point of Quitman County is at 31.862900, -85.004800. 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 Quitman 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: Quitman County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
31.862900, -85.004800
DMS
31°51'46.44"N 85°00'17.28"W
UTM
16N 688754.2E 3526974.7N
Geohash
djet38mqu
Plus code
863PVX7W+53

Towns in Quitman County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Quitman County, 2,323 people together, or 100% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Quitman County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Georgetown-Quitman County with 2,323.

  1. 01Georgetown-Quitman County2,323
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Quitman County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Quitman County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Barbour County, AL, with 24,358 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 135.1 miles NNE of Quitman County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbus, GA (population 201,830), 45.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Eufaula, AL (population 12,363), 9.3 miles away.

Quitman County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Quitman County is 13239: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 239. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $42,480.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Quitman County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 2,323. That is up 99 people (4.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 2,224.

What is the FIPS code of Quitman County?

13239. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (239) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Quitman County?

Georgetown-Quitman County, with 2,323 residents inside Quitman County in 2024.

Which counties border Quitman County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Barbour County, AL; Randolph County, GA; Stewart County, GA; Clay 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.