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Stewart County, Georgia

Stewart County had 4,809 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 458.8 square miles of land. It ranks 151st of 159 in Georgia by population and 36th by land area.

Population
4,809
#151 of 159 in Georgia · #2,832 in US
Area
458.8 sq mi
#36 of 159 in Georgia · #2,231 in US
Density
10 / sq mi
#155 of 159 in Georgia · #2,553 in US
Median household income
$41,227
#153 of 159 in Georgia · #3,068 in US

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

Stewart County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Stewart County population, land area and income

Stewart County had 4,809 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 458.8 square miles of land. It ranks 151st of 159 in Georgia by population and 36th by land area. That works out to 10.5 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 Stewart County has 20% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $41,227 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

4,809

3144th1st

2832nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

459 sq mi

3144th1st

2231st of 3,144 (US)

Density

10.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

2553rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$41,227

3143rd1st

3068th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

4,809

159th1st

151st of 159 (GA)

Land area

459 sq mi

159th1st

36th of 159 (GA)

Density

10.5 / sq mi

159th1st

155th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$41,227

159th1st

153rd of 159 (GA)

How Stewart County's population changed since 2020

Stewart County lost 485 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 9.2%. That ranks 157th 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, Stewart County recorded 156 births and 324 deaths, a natural change of -168. Net international migration added +433 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -776. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 776 people.

5,29420204,91320214,63420224,69720234,8092024
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
156
Deaths
324
Net international migration
+433
Net domestic migration
-776
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+112

Where Stewart County is

The Census internal point of Stewart County is at 32.073200, -84.834900. 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 Stewart 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: Stewart County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
32.073200, -84.834900
DMS
32°04'23.52"N 84°50'5.64"W
UTM
16N 704364.0E 3550600.3N
Geohash
djewmw9pg
Plus code
864Q35F8+72

Towns in Stewart County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Stewart County, 1,449 people together, or 30% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Stewart County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Richland with 1,449.

  1. 01Richland1,449
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Stewart County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Stewart County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Russell County, AL, with 58,837 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 118.7 miles NNE of Stewart County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbus, GA (population 201,830), 30.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Eufaula, AL (population 12,363), 21.7 miles away.

Stewart County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Stewart County is 13259: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 259. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $41,227.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Stewart County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 4,809. That is down 485 people (9.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 5,294.

What is the FIPS code of Stewart County?

13259. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (259) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Stewart County?

Richland, with 1,449 residents inside Stewart County in 2024.

Which counties border Stewart County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Russell County, AL; Barbour County, AL; Chattahoochee County, GA; Marion County, GA; Randolph County, GA; Quitman County, GA; Webster 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.