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  • FIPS 13241
  • Largest town: Clayton

Rabun County, Georgia

Rabun County had 17,711 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 370.1 square miles of land. It ranks 102nd of 159 in Georgia by population and 67th by land area.

Population
17,711
#102 of 159 in Georgia · #1,948 in US
Area
370.1 sq mi
#67 of 159 in Georgia · #2,630 in US
Density
48 / sq mi
#97 of 159 in Georgia · #1,514 in US
Median household income
$60,085
#58 of 159 in Georgia · #1,830 in US

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

Rabun County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Rabun County population, land area and income

Rabun County had 17,711 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 370.1 square miles of land. It ranks 102nd of 159 in Georgia by population and 67th by land area. That works out to 47.8 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,085 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

17,711

3144th1st

1948th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

370 sq mi

3144th1st

2630th of 3,144 (US)

Density

47.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

1514th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,085

3143rd1st

1830th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

17,711

159th1st

102nd of 159 (GA)

Land area

370 sq mi

159th1st

67th of 159 (GA)

Density

47.8 / sq mi

159th1st

97th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$60,085

159th1st

58th of 159 (GA)

How Rabun County's population changed since 2020

Rabun County gained 798 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.7%. That ranks 52nd 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, Rabun County recorded 678 births and 1,130 deaths, a natural change of -452. Net international migration added +189 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,093. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,093 people.

16.9k202017.1k202117.3k202217.5k202317.7k2024
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
678
Deaths
1,130
Net international migration
+189
Net domestic migration
+1,093
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+186

Where Rabun County is

The Census internal point of Rabun County is at 34.883900, -83.404900. 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 Rabun 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: Rabun County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
34.883900, -83.404900
DMS
34°53'2.04"N 83°24'17.64"W
UTM
17N 280216.9E 3862807.0N
Geohash
dnhwqn6mk
Plus code
866RVHMW+H2

Towns in Rabun County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Rabun County, 2,090 people together, or 12% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Rabun County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Clayton with 2,090.

  1. 01Clayton2,090
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Rabun County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Rabun County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Oconee County, SC, with 82,475 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 96.4 miles SW of Rabun County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Athens-Clarke County, GA (population 128,691), 64.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Clemson, SC (population 18,610), 36.5 miles away.

Rabun County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Rabun County is 13241: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 241. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,085.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Rabun County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 17,711. That is up 798 people (4.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 16,913.

What is the FIPS code of Rabun County?

13241. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (241) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Rabun County?

Clayton, with 2,090 residents inside Rabun County in 2024.

Which counties border Rabun County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Oconee County, SC; Habersham County, GA; Macon County, NC; Towns County, GA; Clay County, NC.

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.