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Whitfield County, Georgia

Whitfield County had 105,070 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 290.5 square miles of land. It ranks 26th of 159 in Georgia by population and 100th by land area.

Population
105,070
#26 of 159 in Georgia · #596 in US
Area
290.5 sq mi
#100 of 159 in Georgia · #2,821 in US
Density
362 / sq mi
#24 of 159 in Georgia · #374 in US
Median household income
$63,111
#51 of 159 in Georgia · #1,550 in US

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

Whitfield County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Whitfield County population, land area and income

Whitfield County had 105,070 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 290.5 square miles of land. It ranks 26th of 159 in Georgia by population and 100th by land area. That works out to 361.7 people per square mile, 3.8 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Whitfield County is 4.3 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $63,111 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

105,070

3144th1st

596th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

290 sq mi

3144th1st

2821st of 3,144 (US)

Density

361.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

374th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$63,111

3143rd1st

1550th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

105,070

159th1st

26th of 159 (GA)

Land area

290 sq mi

159th1st

100th of 159 (GA)

Density

361.7 / sq mi

159th1st

24th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$63,111

159th1st

51st of 159 (GA)

How Whitfield County's population changed since 2020

Whitfield County gained 2,276 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.2%. That ranks 83rd 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, Whitfield County recorded 5,127 births and 4,473 deaths, a natural change of +654. Net international migration added +1,486 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +55. The largest single component was international migration, which added 1,486 people.

102.8k2020102.7k2021103.3k2022104.1k2023105.1k2024
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
5,127
Deaths
4,473
Net international migration
+1,486
Net domestic migration
+55
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+923

Where Whitfield County is

The Census internal point of Whitfield County is at 34.801700, -84.968500. 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 Whitfield 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: Whitfield County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
34.801700, -84.968500
DMS
34°48'6.12"N 84°58'6.60"W
UTM
16N 685837.5E 3852933.5N
Geohash
dn5tfrryd
Plus code
866QR22J+MJ

Towns in Whitfield County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Whitfield County, 37,259 people together, or 35% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Whitfield County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Dalton with 34,970.

  1. 01Dalton34,970
  2. 02Varnell2,289
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Whitfield County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Whitfield 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 79.9 miles SSE of Whitfield County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Chattanooga, TN (population 191,496), 24.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Dalton, GA (population 34,970), 2.4 miles away.

Whitfield County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Whitfield County is 13313: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 313. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $63,111.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Whitfield County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 105,070. That is up 2,276 people (2.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 102,794.

What is the FIPS code of Whitfield County?

13313. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (313) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Whitfield County?

Dalton, with 34,970 residents inside Whitfield County in 2024.

Which counties border Whitfield County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Hamilton County, TN; Bradley County, TN; Walker County, GA; Catoosa County, GA; Gordon County, GA; Murray 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.