Demographics of Cook County, Georgia

Cook County, Georgia had 18,232 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +994 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.

Cook County, in four figures

18,232
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.8%
Change since July 2020: +994 people.; 37.5 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,651 ±$6,406
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.

Cook County, Georgia's population grew 5.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cook 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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Cook County, Georgia's population grew 5.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cook 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	17,238	100.0	100.0
2021	17,258	100.1	100.2
2022	17,398	100.9	100.7
2023	17,760	103.0	101.6
2024	17,995	104.4	102.5
2025	18,232	105.8	103.1

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Population of Cook 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	17,238	+6	−14	0	+17
2021	17,258	+20	−52	+23	+34
2022	17,398	+140	−38	+65	+115
2023	17,760	+362	+32	+94	+236
2024	17,995	+235	+26	+96	+111
2025	18,232	+237	+23	+58	+156

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.5 ±1.0: for men 35.5 ±1.1 and for women 40.6 ±2.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cook County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	1,219 ±180	7.0% ±1.0	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,239 ±430	18.5% ±2.5	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,578 ±297	9.0% ±1.7	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,222 ±395	24.1% ±2.3	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,440 ±355	25.3% ±2.0	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,834 ±261	16.2% ±1.5	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,651 ±$6,406, and income per person $27,361 ±$3,021, 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 Cook County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,589 ±271	25.2% ±4.2	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,388 ±250	22.0% ±3.9	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,080 ±280	17.1% ±4.4	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	773 ±127	12.3% ±2.0	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	578 ±151	9.2% ±2.4	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	446 ±141	7.1% ±2.2	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	450 ±184	7.1% ±2.9	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 Cook County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	3,065 ±630	17.7% ±3.6	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	574 ±245	13.0% ±5.3	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,640 ±385	18.2% ±4.1	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	851 ±186	21.9% ±4.4	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cook County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cook County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	7,486 ±20	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.2% ±3.1	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.8% ±3.1	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.0% ±4.3	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.0% ±4.2	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$157,500 ±$7,778	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$956 ±$31	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±3	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 Cook County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,335 ±0	7.6% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,615 ±180	60.5% ±1.0	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,839 ±283	27.6% ±1.6	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 146	0% to 0.8%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	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 359	0% to 2.0%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	530 ±209	3.0% ±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 Cook County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	13,462 ±442	76.8% ±2.5	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,215 ±479	18.3% ±2.7	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	126 to 728	0.7% to 4.2%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	158 to 698	0.9% to 4.0%	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	26 to 156	0.1% to 0.9%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	54 to 620	0.3% to 3.5%	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%.

Cook County among the counties of Georgia

101st of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Cook County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Ben Hill County	17,099	−0.4%
Oglethorpe County	16,415	+10.4%
Dade County	16,154	−0.5%

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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