Demographics of Fulton County, Georgia

Fulton County, Georgia had 1,098,791 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +29,334 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.

Fulton County, in four figures

1,098,791
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.7%
Change since July 2020: +29,334 people.; 36.4 ±0.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $95,292 ±$1,748
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.

Fulton County, Georgia's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fulton 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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Fulton County, Georgia's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fulton 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	1,069,457	100.0	100.0
2021	1,063,193	99.4	100.2
2022	1,076,385	100.6	100.7
2023	1,083,022	101.3	101.6
2024	1,090,468	102.0	102.5
2025	1,098,791	102.7	103.1

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Population of Fulton 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	1,069,457	+2,898	+940	+135	+1,689
2021	1,063,193	−6,264	+3,406	+1,886	−11,574
2022	1,076,385	+13,192	+3,985	+6,116	+3,421
2023	1,083,022	+6,637	+4,504	+6,870	−4,612
2024	1,090,468	+7,446	+4,744	+10,889	−8,216
2025	1,098,791	+8,323	+4,803	+6,463	−3,057

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.4 ±0.1: for men 35.5 ±0.1 and for women 37.4 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fulton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	57,520 ±66	5.3% ±<0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	167,188 ±2,807	15.5% ±0.3	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	104,304 ±2,553	9.7% ±0.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	342,522 ±2,922	31.8% ±0.3	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	268,293 ±2,594	24.9% ±0.2	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	136,734 ±2,653	12.7% ±0.2	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $95,292 ±$1,748, and income per person $63,269 ±$884, 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 Fulton County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	67,247 ±2,934	14.5% ±0.6	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	61,699 ±2,869	13.3% ±0.6	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	58,175 ±2,527	12.6% ±0.5	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	53,957 ±2,236	11.7% ±0.5	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	76,276 ±2,600	16.5% ±0.6	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	47,669 ±2,078	10.3% ±0.4	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	97,458 ±2,473	21.1% ±0.5	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 Fulton County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	129,199 ±5,555	12.3% ±0.5	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	35,502 ±2,422	15.9% ±1.0	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	67,764 ±3,546	10.7% ±0.6	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	25,933 ±1,613	13.5% ±0.8	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fulton County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fulton County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	507,119 ±197	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.2% ±0.4	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.8% ±0.4	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.3% ±0.7	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.7% ±0.8	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$458,800 ±$6,100	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,732 ±$16	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±1	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 Fulton County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	87,967 ±0	8.2% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	396,329 ±1,885	36.8% ±0.2	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	453,703 ±2,470	42.1% ±0.2	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	83,505 ±1,094	7.8% ±0.1	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	964 ±362	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	77 to 253	< 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	8,850 ±1,828	0.8% ±0.2	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	45,078 ±2,987	4.2% ±0.3	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 Fulton County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	461,497 ±5,369	42.9% ±0.5	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	445,270 ±5,239	41.4% ±0.5	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	18,259 ±1,734	1.7% ±0.2	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	151,535 ±4,141	14.1% ±0.4	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	77,511 ±2,934	7.2% ±0.3	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	74,024 ±3,097	6.9% ±0.3	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Fulton County among the counties of Georgia

1st of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Fulton County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Fulton County	1,098,791	+2.7%
Gwinnett County	1,018,099	+6.2%
Cobb County	793,345	+3.5%
DeKalb County	774,394	+1.3%
Chatham County	311,855	+5.7%
Cherokee County	299,273	+11.6%

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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