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  • FIPS 13295
  • Largest town: LaFayette

Walker County, Georgia

Walker County had 69,340 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 446.3 square miles of land. It ranks 37th of 159 in Georgia by population and 40th by land area.

Population
69,340
#37 of 159 in Georgia · #792 in US
Area
446.3 sq mi
#40 of 159 in Georgia · #2,283 in US
Density
155 / sq mi
#44 of 159 in Georgia · #681 in US
Median household income
$58,363
#66 of 159 in Georgia · #1,996 in US

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

Walker County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Walker County population, land area and income

Walker County had 69,340 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 446.3 square miles of land. It ranks 37th of 159 in Georgia by population and 40th by land area. That works out to 155.4 people per square mile, 1.6 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Walker County is 2.9 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $58,363 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

69,340

3144th1st

792nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

446 sq mi

3144th1st

2283rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

155.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

681st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$58,363

3143rd1st

1996th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

69,340

159th1st

37th of 159 (GA)

Land area

446 sq mi

159th1st

40th of 159 (GA)

Density

155.4 / sq mi

159th1st

44th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$58,363

159th1st

66th of 159 (GA)

How Walker County's population changed since 2020

Walker County gained 1,593 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.4%. That ranks 79th 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, Walker County recorded 2,610 births and 4,021 deaths, a natural change of -1,411. Net international migration added +128 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,943. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,943 people.

67.7k202068.4k202168.9k202269.4k202369.3k2024
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
2,610
Deaths
4,021
Net international migration
+128
Net domestic migration
+2,943
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-70

Where Walker County is

The Census internal point of Walker County is at 34.735800, -85.305500. 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 Walker 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: Walker County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
34.735800, -85.305500
DMS
34°44'8.88"N 85°18'19.80"W
UTM
16N 655129.3E 3845052.2N
Geohash
dn5mdg6qt
Plus code
866PPMPV+8R

Towns in Walker County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Walker County, 16,007 people together, or 23% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Walker County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is LaFayette with 7,028.

  1. 01LaFayette7,028
  2. 02Rossville3,942
  3. 03Chickamauga3,014
  4. 04Lookout Mountain1,657
  5. 05Fort Oglethorpe (part)366
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Walker County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Walker County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Hamilton County, TN, with 386,256 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 86.0 miles SE of Walker County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Chattanooga, TN (population 191,496), 23.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Fort Oglethorpe, GA (population 10,614), 14.0 miles away.

Walker County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Walker County is 13295: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 295. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $58,363.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Walker County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 69,340. That is up 1,593 people (2.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 67,747.

What is the FIPS code of Walker County?

13295. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (295) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Walker County?

LaFayette, with 7,028 residents inside Walker County in 2024.

Which counties border Walker County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Hamilton County, TN; Whitfield County, GA; Floyd County, GA; DeKalb County, AL; Catoosa County, GA; Gordon County, GA; Chattooga County, GA; Dade 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.