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  • FIPS 13317
  • Largest town: Washington

Wilkes County, Georgia

Wilkes County had 9,567 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 469.5 square miles of land. It ranks 126th of 159 in Georgia by population and 33rd by land area.

Population
9,567
#126 of 159 in Georgia · #2,442 in US
Area
469.5 sq mi
#33 of 159 in Georgia · #2,193 in US
Density
20 / sq mi
#143 of 159 in Georgia · #2,234 in US
Median household income
$48,635
#124 of 159 in Georgia · #2,799 in US

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

Wilkes County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Wilkes County population, land area and income

Wilkes County had 9,567 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 469.5 square miles of land. It ranks 126th of 159 in Georgia by population and 33rd by land area. That works out to 20.4 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 Wilkes County has 39% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $48,635 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,567

3144th1st

2442nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

470 sq mi

3144th1st

2193rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

20.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

2234th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$48,635

3143rd1st

2799th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

9,567

159th1st

126th of 159 (GA)

Land area

470 sq mi

159th1st

33rd of 159 (GA)

Density

20.4 / sq mi

159th1st

143rd of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$48,635

159th1st

124th of 159 (GA)

How Wilkes County's population changed since 2020

Wilkes County gained 16 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.2%. That ranks 117th 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, Wilkes County recorded 406 births and 704 deaths, a natural change of -298. Net international migration added +50 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +242. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 298 people.

9,55120209,49020219,58520229,55220239,5672024
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
406
Deaths
704
Net international migration
+50
Net domestic migration
+242
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+15

Where Wilkes County is

The Census internal point of Wilkes County is at 33.779000, -82.747900. 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 Wilkes 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: Wilkes County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
33.779000, -82.747900
DMS
33°46'44.40"N 82°44'52.44"W
UTM
17N 338158.7E 3739025.2N
Geohash
dnj0jj2bf
Plus code
865VQ7H2+JR

Towns in Wilkes County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Wilkes County, 3,623 people together, or 38% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Wilkes County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Washington with 3,623.

  1. 01Washington3,623
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Wilkes County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Wilkes County. The most populous is McDuffie County, GA, with 21,764 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 94.2 miles W of Wilkes County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Athens-Clarke County, GA (population 128,691), 37.6 miles away.

Wilkes County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Wilkes County is 13317: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 317. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $48,635.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Wilkes County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,567. That is up 16 people (0.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 9,551.

What is the FIPS code of Wilkes County?

13317. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (317) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Wilkes County?

Washington, with 3,623 residents inside Wilkes County in 2024.

Which counties border Wilkes County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: McDuffie County, GA; Elbert County, GA; Oglethorpe County, GA; Lincoln County, GA; Warren County, GA; Taliaferro 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.