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  • Largest town: Toccoa

Stephens County, Georgia

Stephens County had 27,498 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 178.9 square miles of land. It ranks 72nd of 159 in Georgia by population and 148th by land area.

Population
27,498
#72 of 159 in Georgia · #1,526 in US
Area
178.9 sq mi
#148 of 159 in Georgia · #3,031 in US
Density
154 / sq mi
#45 of 159 in Georgia · #685 in US
Median household income
$50,685
#108 of 159 in Georgia · #2,674 in US

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

Stephens County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Stephens County population, land area and income

Stephens County had 27,498 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 178.9 square miles of land. It ranks 72nd of 159 in Georgia by population and 148th by land area. That works out to 153.7 people per square mile, 1.6 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,685 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

27,498

3144th1st

1526th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

179 sq mi

3144th1st

3031st of 3,144 (US)

Density

153.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

685th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,685

3143rd1st

2674th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

27,498

159th1st

72nd of 159 (GA)

Land area

179 sq mi

159th1st

148th of 159 (GA)

Density

153.7 / sq mi

159th1st

45th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$50,685

159th1st

108th of 159 (GA)

How Stephens County's population changed since 2020

Stephens County gained 682 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.5%. That ranks 76th 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, Stephens County recorded 1,236 births and 1,825 deaths, a natural change of -589. Net international migration added +98 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,191. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,191 people.

26.8k202026.8k202126.7k202227.3k202327.5k2024
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
1,236
Deaths
1,825
Net international migration
+98
Net domestic migration
+1,191
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+243

Where Stephens County is

The Census internal point of Stephens County is at 34.553600, -83.290600. 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 Stephens 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: Stephens County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
34.553600, -83.290600
DMS
34°33'12.96"N 83°17'26.16"W
UTM
17N 289830.0E 3825924.4N
Geohash
dnhu8dm9k
Plus code
866RHP35+CQ

Towns in Stephens County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Stephens County, 9,389 people together, or 34% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Stephens County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Toccoa with 9,389.

  1. 01Toccoa9,389
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Stephens County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Stephens County, including 1 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 83.8 miles SW of Stephens County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Athens-Clarke County, GA (population 128,691), 42.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Clemson, SC (population 18,610), 28.7 miles away.

Stephens County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Stephens County is 13257: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 257. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,685.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Stephens County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 27,498. That is up 682 people (2.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 26,816.

What is the FIPS code of Stephens County?

13257. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (257) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Stephens County?

Toccoa, with 9,389 residents inside Stephens County in 2024.

Which counties border Stephens County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Oconee County, SC; Habersham County, GA; Franklin County, GA; Banks 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.