Demographics of Appling County, Georgia

Appling County, Georgia had 19,100 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +724 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Appling County, in four figures

19,100
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.9%
Change since July 2020: +724 people.; 39.6 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,651 ±$6,244
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Appling County, Georgia's population grew 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Appling County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Appling County, Georgia's population grew 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Appling County, Georgia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	18,376	100.0	100.0
2021	18,419	100.2	100.2
2022	18,466	100.5	100.7
2023	18,532	100.8	101.6
2024	18,785	102.2	102.5
2025	19,100	103.9	103.1

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Population of Appling County, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	18,376	−71	−33	0	−40
2021	18,419	+43	−70	+2	+99
2022	18,466	+47	−63	+43	+76
2023	18,532	+66	+6	+58	+6
2024	18,785	+253	+12	+140	+100
2025	19,100	+315	+11	+52	+255

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.6 ±0.7: for men 38.0 ±1.3 and for women 43.1 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Appling County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	1,111 ±131	6.0% ±0.7	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,394 ±386	18.4% ±2.1	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,392 ±287	7.5% ±1.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,626 ±421	25.0% ±2.3	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,539 ±392	24.5% ±2.1	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,431 ±356	18.6% ±1.9	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,651 ±$6,244, and income per person $26,411 ±$1,736, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Appling County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,968 ±389	27.4% ±5.3	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,835 ±390	25.6% ±5.3	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,045 ±247	14.6% ±3.4	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	676 ±166	9.4% ±2.3	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,105 ±226	15.4% ±3.1	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	303 ±109	4.2% ±1.5	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	246 ±110	3.4% ±1.5	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Appling County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	4,084 ±755	22.5% ±4.2	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,370 ±412	30.7% ±8.4	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,853 ±362	20.4% ±3.8	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	861 ±278	18.6% ±5.8	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Appling County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Appling County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	8,565 ±27	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.8% ±3.5	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.2% ±3.5	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.5% ±3.5	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.5% ±3.8	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$76,700 ±$8,626	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$739 ±$94	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Appling County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,992 ±0	10.8% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,492 ±53	67.5% ±0.3	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,351 ±266	18.1% ±1.4	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 164	0% to 0.9%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to < 0.1%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	567 ±230	3.1% ±1.2	3.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Appling County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	14,124 ±514	76.4% ±2.8	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,230 ±538	17.5% ±2.9	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	14 to 268	0.1% to 1.4%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	998 ±207	5.4% ±1.1	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	334 ±154	1.8% ±0.8	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	664 ±171	3.6% ±0.9	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Appling County among the counties of Georgia

98th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Appling County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Elbert County	20,072	+2.1%
Worth County	20,059	−3.2%
Dodge County	19,663	−1.4%
Washington County	19,453	−2.5%
Crisp County	19,237	−4.1%
Appling County	19,100	+3.9%
Brantley County	18,936	+4.9%
Berrien County	18,932	+4.3%
Cook County	18,232	+5.8%
Rabun County	17,764	+5.0%
Jasper County	17,632	+20.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026