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  • FIPS 13275
  • Largest town: Thomasville

Thomas County, Georgia

Thomas County had 46,054 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 544.6 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 159 in Georgia by population and 16th by land area.

Population
46,054
#46 of 159 in Georgia · #1,069 in US
Area
544.6 sq mi
#16 of 159 in Georgia · #1,915 in US
Density
85 / sq mi
#68 of 159 in Georgia · #1,034 in US
Median household income
$54,989
#78 of 159 in Georgia · #2,320 in US

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

Thomas County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Thomas County population, land area and income

Thomas County had 46,054 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 544.6 square miles of land. It ranks 46th of 159 in Georgia by population and 16th by land area. That works out to 84.6 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,989 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

46,054

3144th1st

1069th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

545 sq mi

3144th1st

1915th of 3,144 (US)

Density

84.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1034th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,989

3143rd1st

2320th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

46,054

159th1st

46th of 159 (GA)

Land area

545 sq mi

159th1st

16th of 159 (GA)

Density

84.6 / sq mi

159th1st

68th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$54,989

159th1st

78th of 159 (GA)

How Thomas County's population changed since 2020

Thomas County gained 268 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.6%. That ranks 109th 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, Thomas County recorded 2,233 births and 2,680 deaths, a natural change of -447. Net international migration added +84 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +598. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 598 people.

45.8k202045.8k202145.5k202245.7k202346.1k2024
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
2,233
Deaths
2,680
Net international migration
+84
Net domestic migration
+598
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+388

Where Thomas County is

The Census internal point of Thomas County is at 30.864600, -83.919800. 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 Thomas 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: Thomas County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
30.864600, -83.919800
DMS
30°51'52.56"N 83°55'11.28"W
UTM
17N 220807.5E 3418247.8N
Geohash
djkrd6erq
Plus code
862RV37J+R3

Towns in Thomas County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Thomas County, 19,839 people together, or 43% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Thomas County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Thomasville with 18,604.

  1. 01Thomasville18,604
  2. 02Boston1,235
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Thomas County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Thomas County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Leon County, FL, with 300,488 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 201.2 miles N of Thomas County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tallahassee, FL (population 205,089), 34.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Thomasville, GA (population 18,604), 3.9 miles away.

Thomas County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Thomas County is 13275: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 275. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,989.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Thomas County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 46,054. That is up 268 people (0.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 45,786.

What is the FIPS code of Thomas County?

13275. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (275) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Thomas County?

Thomasville, with 18,604 residents inside Thomas County in 2024.

Which counties border Thomas County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Leon County, FL; Colquitt County, GA; Grady County, GA; Mitchell County, GA; Brooks County, GA; Jefferson County, FL.

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.