Demographics of Jefferson County, Georgia

Jefferson County, Georgia had 15,011 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −666 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.

Jefferson County, in four figures

15,011
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.2%
Change since July 2020: −666 people.; 40.9 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,014 ±$7,090
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.

Jefferson County, Georgia's population shrank 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Jefferson 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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Jefferson County, Georgia's population shrank 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Jefferson 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	15,677	100.0	100.0
2021	15,490	98.8	100.2
2022	15,329	97.8	100.7
2023	15,270	97.4	101.6
2024	15,159	96.7	102.5
2025	15,011	95.8	103.1

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Population of Jefferson 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	15,677	−35	−33	0	−6
2021	15,490	−187	−150	+4	−52
2022	15,329	−161	−111	+9	−53
2023	15,270	−59	−60	+28	−22
2024	15,159	−111	−57	+39	−91
2025	15,011	−148	−57	+18	−108

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.9 ±0.9: for men 39.6 ±2.3 and for women 41.6 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Jefferson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	846 ±99	5.5% ±0.6	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,616 ±266	17.1% ±1.7	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,423 ±237	9.3% ±1.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,819 ±361	24.9% ±2.4	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,772 ±238	24.6% ±1.5	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,865 ±289	18.7% ±1.9	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,014 ±$7,090, and income per person $27,127 ±$2,249, 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 Jefferson County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,338 ±262	23.3% ±4.4	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,410 ±261	24.5% ±4.4	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	933 ±211	16.2% ±3.6	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	678 ±149	11.8% ±2.5	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	888 ±218	15.4% ±3.7	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	356 ±135	6.2% ±2.3	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	148 ±67	2.6% ±1.2	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 Jefferson County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	2,515 ±616	16.9% ±4.1	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	924 ±268	26.9% ±7.2	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,043 ±316	13.4% ±4.0	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	548 ±164	15.2% ±4.4	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Jefferson County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jefferson County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	7,172 ±37	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.2% ±3.3	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.8% ±3.4	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.1% ±3.4	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.9% ±4.1	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$105,400 ±$11,240	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$731 ±$31	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±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 Jefferson County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	547 ±0	3.6% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,300 ±205	41.1% ±1.3	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8,091 ±44	52.7% ±0.3	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	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	4 to 294	< 0.1% to 1.9%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	122 to 368	0.8% to 2.4%	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 Jefferson County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	12,738 ±315	83.0% ±2.1	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,967 ±317	12.8% ±2.1	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	14 to 190	0.1% to 1.2%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	534 ±115	3.5% ±0.7	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	43 to 195	0.3% to 1.3%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	415 ±136	2.7% ±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%.

Jefferson County among the counties of Georgia

109th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Jefferson County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Ben Hill County	17,099	−0.4%
Oglethorpe County	16,415	+10.4%
Dade County	16,154	−0.5%
Brooks County	16,101	−1.0%
Jeff Davis County	15,219	+2.8%
Jefferson County	15,011	−4.2%
Screven County	14,408	+2.4%
Towns County	13,285	+5.8%
Charlton County	13,121	+4.7%
Bleckley County	12,866	+2.8%
Crawford County	12,206	+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