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Seminole County, Georgia

Seminole County had 9,274 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 237.6 square miles of land. It ranks 127th of 159 in Georgia by population and 125th by land area.

Population
9,274
#127 of 159 in Georgia · #2,467 in US
Area
237.6 sq mi
#125 of 159 in Georgia · #2,934 in US
Density
39 / sq mi
#109 of 159 in Georgia · #1,695 in US
Median household income
$49,423
#116 of 159 in Georgia · #2,751 in US

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

Seminole County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Seminole County population, land area and income

Seminole County had 9,274 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 237.6 square miles of land. It ranks 127th of 159 in Georgia by population and 125th by land area. That works out to 39.0 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, so Seminole County has 38% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $49,423 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,274

3144th1st

2467th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

238 sq mi

3144th1st

2934th of 3,144 (US)

Density

39.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

1695th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$49,423

3143rd1st

2751st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

9,274

159th1st

127th of 159 (GA)

Land area

238 sq mi

159th1st

125th of 159 (GA)

Density

39.0 / sq mi

159th1st

109th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$49,423

159th1st

116th of 159 (GA)

How Seminole County's population changed since 2020

Seminole County gained 141 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.5%. That ranks 93rd 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, Seminole County recorded 385 births and 607 deaths, a natural change of -222. Net international migration added +19 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +323. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 323 people.

9,13320209,16620219,12920229,08020239,2742024
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
385
Deaths
607
Net international migration
+19
Net domestic migration
+323
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+194

Where Seminole County is

The Census internal point of Seminole County is at 30.934000, -84.867700. 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 Seminole 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: Seminole County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
30.934000, -84.867700
DMS
30°56'2.40"N 84°52'3.72"W
UTM
16N 703724.7E 3424236.8N
Geohash
dj7xuz35x
Plus code
862QW4MJ+JW

Towns in Seminole County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Seminole County, 2,864 people together, or 31% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Seminole County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Donalsonville with 2,864.

  1. 01Donalsonville2,864
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Seminole County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Seminole County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Houston County, AL, with 109,366 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 196.5 miles N of Seminole County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tallahassee, FL (population 205,089), 49.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Bainbridge, GA (population 14,586), 17.6 miles away.

Seminole County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Seminole County is 13253: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 253. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $49,423.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Seminole County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,274. That is up 141 people (1.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 9,133.

What is the FIPS code of Seminole County?

13253. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (253) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Seminole County?

Donalsonville, with 2,864 residents inside Seminole County in 2024.

Which counties border Seminole County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Houston County, AL; Jackson County, FL; Gadsden County, FL; Decatur County, GA; Early County, GA; Miller 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.