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Turner County, Georgia

Turner County had 9,023 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 285.4 square miles of land. It ranks 130th of 159 in Georgia by population and 102nd by land area.

Population
9,023
#130 of 159 in Georgia · #2,492 in US
Area
285.4 sq mi
#102 of 159 in Georgia · #2,832 in US
Density
32 / sq mi
#121 of 159 in Georgia · #1,876 in US
Median household income
$42,769
#146 of 159 in Georgia · #3,032 in US

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

Turner County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Turner County population, land area and income

Turner County had 9,023 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 285.4 square miles of land. It ranks 130th of 159 in Georgia by population and 102nd by land area. That works out to 31.6 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 Turner County has 37% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $42,769 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,023

3144th1st

2492nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

285 sq mi

3144th1st

2832nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

31.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1876th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$42,769

3143rd1st

3032nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

9,023

159th1st

130th of 159 (GA)

Land area

285 sq mi

159th1st

102nd of 159 (GA)

Density

31.6 / sq mi

159th1st

121st of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$42,769

159th1st

146th of 159 (GA)

How Turner County's population changed since 2020

Turner County gained 38 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.4%. That ranks 112th 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, Turner County recorded 490 births and 579 deaths, a natural change of -89. Net international migration added +29 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +76. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 89 people.

8,98520208,92020218,84220228,92620239,0232024
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
490
Deaths
579
Net international migration
+29
Net domestic migration
+76
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+97

Where Turner County is

The Census internal point of Turner County is at 31.724800, -83.620300. 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 Turner 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: Turner County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
31.724800, -83.620300
DMS
31°43'29.28"N 83°37'13.08"W
UTM
17N 251723.3E 3512919.1N
Geohash
djss3pmd3
Plus code
863RP9FH+WV

Towns in Turner County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Turner County, 4,239 people together, or 47% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Turner County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Ashburn with 4,239.

  1. 01Ashburn4,239
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Turner County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Turner County. The most populous is Tift County, GA, with 41,708 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 146.8 miles NNW of Turner County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Macon-Bibb County, GA (population 157,056), 75.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Tifton, GA (population 17,385), 19.1 miles away.

Turner County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Turner County is 13287: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 287. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $42,769.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Turner County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,023. That is up 38 people (0.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 8,985.

What is the FIPS code of Turner County?

13287. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (287) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Turner County?

Ashburn, with 4,239 residents inside Turner County in 2024.

Which counties border Turner County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Tift County, GA; Worth County, GA; Crisp County, GA; Ben Hill County, GA; Irwin County, GA; Wilcox 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.