Demographics of Butts County, Georgia

Butts County, Georgia had 27,218 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,669 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.

Butts County, in four figures

27,218
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +6.5%
Change since July 2020: +1,669 people.; 37.8 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $69,241 ±$7,885
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.

Butts County, Georgia's population grew 6.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Butts 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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Butts County, Georgia's population grew 6.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Butts 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	25,549	100.0	100.0
2021	26,201	102.6	100.2
2022	26,756	104.7	100.7
2023	26,898	105.3	101.6
2024	27,140	106.2	102.5
2025	27,218	106.5	103.1

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Population of Butts 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	25,549	+117	−20	0	+147
2021	26,201	+652	−38	+10	+717
2022	26,756	+555	−83	+26	+578
2023	26,898	+142	−47	+16	+172
2024	27,140	+242	−46	+22	+267
2025	27,218	+78	−50	−4	+130

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.8 ±0.7: for men 36.9 ±1.2 and for women 39.1 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Butts County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	1,377 ±140	5.2% ±0.5	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,073 ±378	15.4% ±1.4	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,568 ±453	9.7% ±1.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,278 ±491	27.5% ±1.9	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,023 ±514	26.5% ±1.9	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,177 ±414	15.8% ±1.6	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $69,241 ±$7,885, and income per person $29,546 ±$1,832, 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 Butts County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,278 ±379	14.3% ±4.2	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,699 ±364	19.0% ±4.0	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,009 ±395	22.5% ±4.4	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,154 ±339	12.9% ±3.8	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,975 ±344	22.1% ±3.8	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	426 ±136	4.8% ±1.5	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	400 ±174	4.5% ±1.9	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 Butts County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	2,495 ±701	10.4% ±2.9	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	785 ±260	14.6% ±4.7	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,329 ±495	10.5% ±3.9	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	192 to 570	6.4% ±3.1	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Butts County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Butts County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	9,723 ±28	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.0% ±2.5	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.0% ±2.4	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.3% ±4.1	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.7% ±4.7	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$240,600 ±$12,740	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$941 ±$75	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1994 ±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 Butts County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,022 ±0	3.9% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	17,009 ±206	64.2% ±0.8	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,436 ±589	24.3% ±2.2	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3 to 133	< 0.1% to 0.5%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 276	0% to 1.0%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 380	0% to 1.4%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,659 ±579	6.3% ±2.2	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 Butts County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	20,702 ±712	78.1% ±2.7	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,276 ±695	19.9% ±2.6	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	273 ±124	1.0% ±0.5	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	245 ±99	0.9% ±0.4	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	55 to 237	0.2% to 0.9%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	99 ±46	0.4% ±0.2	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%.

Butts County among the counties of Georgia

74th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Butts County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Hart County	28,639	+10.7%
Upson County	28,500	+2.7%
Union County	27,859	+12.3%
Stephens County	27,854	+3.8%
Toombs County	27,545	+1.7%
Butts County	27,218	+6.5%
Grady County	26,590	+1.4%
Fannin County	26,111	+2.6%
Franklin County	25,948	+10.5%
Chattooga County	25,300	+1.5%
Burke County	24,408	−0.9%

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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