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  • FIPS 13247
  • Largest town: Conyers

Rockdale County, Georgia

Rockdale County had 97,610 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 129.8 square miles of land. It ranks 28th of 159 in Georgia by population and 158th by land area.

Population
97,610
#28 of 159 in Georgia · #637 in US
Area
129.8 sq mi
#158 of 159 in Georgia · #3,074 in US
Density
752 / sq mi
#11 of 159 in Georgia · #205 in US
Median household income
$76,081
#28 of 159 in Georgia · #623 in US

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

Rockdale County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Rockdale County population, land area and income

Rockdale County had 97,610 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 129.8 square miles of land. It ranks 28th of 159 in Georgia by population and 158th by land area. That works out to 751.9 people per square mile, 7.8 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Rockdale County is 4.0 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $76,081 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

97,610

3144th1st

637th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

130 sq mi

3144th1st

3074th of 3,144 (US)

Density

751.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

205th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$76,081

3143rd1st

623rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

97,610

159th1st

28th of 159 (GA)

Land area

130 sq mi

159th1st

158th of 159 (GA)

Density

751.9 / sq mi

159th1st

11th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$76,081

159th1st

28th of 159 (GA)

How Rockdale County's population changed since 2020

Rockdale County gained 3,993 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.3%. That ranks 58th 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, Rockdale County recorded 4,136 births and 3,760 deaths, a natural change of +376. Net international migration added +923 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,733. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,733 people.

93.6k202093.9k202195.0k202296.3k202397.6k2024
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
4,136
Deaths
3,760
Net international migration
+923
Net domestic migration
+2,733
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,347

Where Rockdale County is

The Census internal point of Rockdale County is at 33.652100, -84.026400. 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 Rockdale 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: Rockdale County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
33.652100, -84.026400
DMS
33°39'7.56"N 84°01'35.04"W
UTM
16N 775768.1E 3727550.3N
Geohash
djupryjvd
Plus code
865QMX2F+RC

Towns in Rockdale County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Rockdale County, 20,111 people together, or 21% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Rockdale County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Conyers with 20,111.

  1. 01Conyers20,111
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Rockdale County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Rockdale County. The most populous is Gwinnett County, GA, with 1,003,869 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 21.8 miles WNW of Rockdale County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Atlanta, GA (population 520,070), 24.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Conyers, GA (population 20,111), 2.5 miles away.

Rockdale County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Rockdale County is 13247: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 247. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $76,081.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Rockdale County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 97,610. That is up 3,993 people (4.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 93,617.

What is the FIPS code of Rockdale County?

13247. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (247) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Rockdale County?

Conyers, with 20,111 residents inside Rockdale County in 2024.

Which counties border Rockdale County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Gwinnett County, GA; DeKalb County, GA; Henry County, GA; Newton County, GA; Walton 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.