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Ware County, Georgia

Ware County had 36,222 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 899.2 square miles of land. It is the largest by land of Georgia's 159 county-equivalents.

Population
36,222
#55 of 159 in Georgia · #1,289 in US
Area
899.2 sq mi
#1 of 159 in Georgia · #860 in US
Density
40 / sq mi
#106 of 159 in Georgia · #1,667 in US
Median household income
$40,901
#155 of 159 in Georgia · #3,072 in US

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

Ware County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Ware County population, land area and income

Ware County had 36,222 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 899.2 square miles of land. It is the largest by land of Georgia's 159 county-equivalents. That works out to 40.3 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; Ware County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $40,901 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

36,222

3144th1st

1289th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

899 sq mi

3144th1st

860th of 3,144 (US)

Density

40.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1667th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$40,901

3143rd1st

3072nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

36,222

159th1st

55th of 159 (GA)

Land area

899 sq mi

159th1st

1st of 159 (GA)

Density

40.3 / sq mi

159th1st

106th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$40,901

159th1st

155th of 159 (GA)

How Ware County's population changed since 2020

Ware County lost 9 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.0%. That ranks 119th 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, Ware County recorded 1,901 births and 2,488 deaths, a natural change of -587. Net international migration added +205 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +350. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 587 people.

36.2k202035.6k202135.6k202236.3k202336.2k2024
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
1,901
Deaths
2,488
Net international migration
+205
Net domestic migration
+350
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-41

Where Ware County is

The Census internal point of Ware County is at 31.050900, -82.421500. 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 Ware 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: Ware County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
31.050900, -82.421500
DMS
31°03'3.24"N 82°25'17.40"W
UTM
17N 364360.6E 3436110.9N
Geohash
djt2skwkx
Plus code
863V3H2H+9C

Towns in Ware County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Ware County, 13,669 people together, or 38% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Ware County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Waycross with 13,669.

  1. 01Waycross (part)13,669
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Ware County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Ware County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Coffee County, GA, with 43,851 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 218.9 miles NNW of Ware County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Jacksonville, FL (population 1,009,833), 66.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Waycross, GA (population 13,671), 11.7 miles away.

Ware County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Ware County is 13299: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 299. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $40,901.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Ware County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 36,222. That is down 9 people (0.0%) from the July 2020 estimate of 36,231.

What is the FIPS code of Ware County?

13299. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (299) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Ware County?

Waycross, with 13,669 residents inside Ware County in 2024 (13,671 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Ware County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Coffee County, GA; Baker County, FL; Pierce County, GA; Brantley County, GA; Charlton County, GA; Bacon County, GA; Atkinson County, GA; Clinch 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.