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  • Largest town: McRae-Helena

Telfair County, Georgia

Telfair County had 11,000 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 437.3 square miles of land. It ranks 121st of 159 in Georgia by population and 45th by land area.

Population
11,000
#121 of 159 in Georgia · #2,345 in US
Area
437.3 sq mi
#45 of 159 in Georgia · #2,316 in US
Density
25 / sq mi
#133 of 159 in Georgia · #2,059 in US
Median household income
$42,203
#149 of 159 in Georgia · #3,049 in US

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

Telfair County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Telfair County population, land area and income

Telfair County had 11,000 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 437.3 square miles of land. It ranks 121st of 159 in Georgia by population and 45th by land area. That works out to 25.2 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 Telfair County has 45% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $42,203 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

11,000

3144th1st

2345th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

437 sq mi

3144th1st

2316th of 3,144 (US)

Density

25.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

2059th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$42,203

3143rd1st

3049th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

11,000

159th1st

121st of 159 (GA)

Land area

437 sq mi

159th1st

45th of 159 (GA)

Density

25.2 / sq mi

159th1st

133rd of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$42,203

159th1st

149th of 159 (GA)

How Telfair County's population changed since 2020

Telfair County lost 1,453 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 11.7%. That ranks 159th 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, Telfair County recorded 545 births and 779 deaths, a natural change of -234. Net international migration added +117 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -1,441. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 1,441 people.

12.5k202012.3k202112.4k202211.0k202311.0k2024
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
545
Deaths
779
Net international migration
+117
Net domestic migration
-1,441
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+31

Where Telfair County is

The Census internal point of Telfair County is at 31.913600, -82.931100. 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 Telfair 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: Telfair County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
31.913600, -82.931100
DMS
31°54'48.96"N 82°55'51.96"W
UTM
17N 317411.1E 3532486.0N
Geohash
djtj8ceqj
Plus code
863VW379+CH

Towns in Telfair County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Telfair County, 5,186 people together, or 47% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Telfair County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is McRae-Helena with 5,186.

  1. 01McRae-Helena5,186
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Telfair County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Telfair County. The most populous is Coffee County, GA, with 43,851 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 152.4 miles NNW of Telfair County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Macon-Bibb County, GA (population 157,056), 76.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Douglas, GA (population 11,828), 28.5 miles away.

Telfair County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Telfair County is 13271: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 271. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $42,203.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Telfair County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 11,000. That is down 1,453 people (11.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 12,453.

What is the FIPS code of Telfair County?

13271. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (271) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Telfair County?

McRae-Helena, with 5,186 residents inside Telfair County in 2024.

Which counties border Telfair County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Coffee County, GA; Dodge County, GA; Ben Hill County, GA; Jeff Davis County, GA; Wilcox County, GA; Wheeler 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.