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Taliaferro County, Georgia

Taliaferro County had 1,620 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 194.6 square miles of land. It ranks 159th of 159 in Georgia by population and 143rd by land area.

Population
1,620
#159 of 159 in Georgia · #3,074 in US
Area
194.6 sq mi
#143 of 159 in Georgia · #3,008 in US
Density
8.3 / sq mi
#158 of 159 in Georgia · #2,632 in US
Median household income
$46,469
#130 of 159 in Georgia · #2,906 in US

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

Taliaferro County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

Taliaferro County population, land area and income

Taliaferro County had 1,620 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 194.6 square miles of land. It ranks 159th of 159 in Georgia by population and 143rd by land area. That works out to 8.3 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 Taliaferro County has 7% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $46,469 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

1,620

3144th1st

3074th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

195 sq mi

3144th1st

3008th of 3,144 (US)

Density

8.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2632nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$46,469

3143rd1st

2906th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

1,620

159th1st

159th of 159 (GA)

Land area

195 sq mi

159th1st

143rd of 159 (GA)

Density

8.3 / sq mi

159th1st

158th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$46,469

159th1st

130th of 159 (GA)

How Taliaferro County's population changed since 2020

Taliaferro County gained 62 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.0%. That ranks 63rd 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, Taliaferro County recorded 54 births and 137 deaths, a natural change of -83. Net international migration added +0 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +147. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 147 people.

1,55820201,56720211,60020221,60120231,6202024
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
54
Deaths
137
Net international migration
+0
Net domestic migration
+147
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+19

Where Taliaferro County is

The Census internal point of Taliaferro County is at 33.559300, -82.875300. 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 Taliaferro 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: Taliaferro County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
33.559300, -82.875300
DMS
33°33'33.48"N 82°52'31.08"W
UTM
17N 325918.7E 3714869.0N
Geohash
djvnfjk11
Plus code
865VH45F+PV

Towns in Taliaferro County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Taliaferro County. Its 1,620 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Taliaferro County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Taliaferro County. The most populous is Greene County, GA, with 21,091 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 88.0 miles W of Taliaferro County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Athens-Clarke County, GA (population 128,691), 39.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Milledgeville, GA (population 16,664), 38.8 miles away.

Taliaferro County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Taliaferro County is 13265: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 265. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $46,469.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Taliaferro County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 1,620. That is up 62 people (4.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 1,558.

What is the FIPS code of Taliaferro County?

13265. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (265) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Taliaferro County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Taliaferro County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Taliaferro County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Greene County, GA; Oglethorpe County, GA; Wilkes County, GA; Hancock County, GA; Warren 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.