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  • FIPS 13277
  • Largest town: Tifton

Tift County, Georgia

Tift County had 41,708 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 260.9 square miles of land. It ranks 51st of 159 in Georgia by population and 115th by land area.

Population
41,708
#51 of 159 in Georgia · #1,162 in US
Area
260.9 sq mi
#115 of 159 in Georgia · #2,885 in US
Density
160 / sq mi
#42 of 159 in Georgia · #669 in US
Median household income
$53,295
#87 of 159 in Georgia · #2,458 in US

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

Tift County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Tift County population, land area and income

Tift County had 41,708 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 260.9 square miles of land. It ranks 51st of 159 in Georgia by population and 115th by land area. That works out to 159.9 people per square mile, 1.7 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $53,295 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

41,708

3144th1st

1162nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

261 sq mi

3144th1st

2885th of 3,144 (US)

Density

159.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

669th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$53,295

3143rd1st

2458th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

41,708

159th1st

51st of 159 (GA)

Land area

261 sq mi

159th1st

115th of 159 (GA)

Density

159.9 / sq mi

159th1st

42nd of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$53,295

159th1st

87th of 159 (GA)

How Tift County's population changed since 2020

Tift County gained 317 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.8%. That ranks 105th 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, Tift County recorded 2,187 births and 2,207 deaths, a natural change of -20. Net international migration added +210 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +134. The largest single component was international migration, which added 210 people.

41.4k202041.1k202141.4k202241.6k202341.7k2024
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
2,187
Deaths
2,207
Net international migration
+210
Net domestic migration
+134
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+88

Where Tift County is

The Census internal point of Tift County is at 31.457000, -83.525900. 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 Tift 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: Tift County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
31.457000, -83.525900
DMS
31°27'25.20"N 83°31'33.24"W
UTM
17N 259984.2E 3483012.9N
Geohash
djsdgqd63
Plus code
863RFF4F+RJ

Towns in Tift County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Tift County, 18,673 people together, or 45% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Tift County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Tifton with 17,385.

  1. 01Tifton17,385
  2. 02Omega (part)1,288
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Tift County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Tift County. The most populous is Colquitt County, GA, with 46,977 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 166.1 miles NNW of Tift County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tallahassee, FL (population 205,089), 81.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Tifton, GA (population 17,385), 0.5 miles away.

Tift County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Tift County is 13277: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 277. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $53,295.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Tift County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 41,708. That is up 317 people (0.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 41,391.

What is the FIPS code of Tift County?

13277. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (277) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Tift County?

Tifton, with 17,385 residents inside Tift County in 2024.

Which counties border Tift County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Colquitt County, GA; Worth County, GA; Berrien County, GA; Cook County, GA; Irwin County, GA; Turner 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.