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Upson County, Georgia

Upson County had 28,358 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 323.5 square miles of land. It ranks 69th of 159 in Georgia by population and 91st by land area.

Population
28,358
#69 of 159 in Georgia · #1,497 in US
Area
323.5 sq mi
#91 of 159 in Georgia · #2,754 in US
Density
88 / sq mi
#64 of 159 in Georgia · #1,008 in US
Median household income
$54,439
#84 of 159 in Georgia · #2,377 in US

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

Upson County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Upson County population, land area and income

Upson County had 28,358 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 323.5 square miles of land. It ranks 69th of 159 in Georgia by population and 91st by land area. That works out to 87.7 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; Upson County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $54,439 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

28,358

3144th1st

1497th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

323 sq mi

3144th1st

2754th of 3,144 (US)

Density

87.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1008th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$54,439

3143rd1st

2377th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

28,358

159th1st

69th of 159 (GA)

Land area

323 sq mi

159th1st

91st of 159 (GA)

Density

87.7 / sq mi

159th1st

64th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$54,439

159th1st

84th of 159 (GA)

How Upson County's population changed since 2020

Upson County gained 618 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.2%. That ranks 82nd 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, Upson County recorded 1,357 births and 1,999 deaths, a natural change of -642. Net international migration added -6 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,262. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,262 people.

27.7k202027.7k202128.1k202228.3k202328.4k2024
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
1,357
Deaths
1,999
Net international migration
-6
Net domestic migration
+1,262
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+93

Where Upson County is

The Census internal point of Upson County is at 32.881800, -84.292300. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Georgia's 159 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Upson 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: Upson County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
32.881800, -84.292300
DMS
32°52'54.48"N 84°17'32.28"W
UTM
16N 753317.8E 3641434.6N
Geohash
dju51cunr
Plus code
864QVPJ5+P3

Towns in Upson County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Upson County, 9,850 people together, or 35% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Upson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Thomaston with 9,850.

  1. 01Thomaston9,850
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Upson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Upson County. The most populous is Monroe County, GA, with 31,437 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 60.2 miles N of Upson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Macon-Bibb County, GA (population 157,056), 35.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Griffin, GA (population 23,994), 25.0 miles away.

Upson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Upson County is 13293: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 293. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $54,439.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Upson County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 28,358. That is up 618 people (2.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 27,740.

What is the FIPS code of Upson County?

13293. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (293) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Upson County?

Thomaston, with 9,850 residents inside Upson County in 2024.

Which counties border Upson County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Monroe County, GA; Meriwether County, GA; Lamar County, GA; Pike County, GA; Crawford County, GA; Taylor County, GA; Talbot 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.