Demographics of Jenkins County, Georgia

Jenkins County, Georgia had 8,843 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +183 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.

Jenkins County, in four figures

8,843
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.1%
Change since July 2020: +183 people.; 41.8 ±3.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $44,389 ±$7,923
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.

Jenkins County, Georgia's population grew 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Jenkins 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Jenkins County, Georgia's population grew 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Jenkins 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	8,660	100.0	100.0
2021	8,791	101.5	100.2
2022	8,677	100.2	100.7
2023	8,627	99.6	101.6
2024	8,853	102.2	102.5
2025	8,843	102.1	103.1

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Population of Jenkins 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	8,660	−14	−19	0	+3
2021	8,791	+131	−39	+8	+170
2022	8,677	−114	−50	+8	−72
2023	8,627	−50	−31	0	−18
2024	8,853	+226	−18	+1	+241
2025	8,843	−10	−18	−4	+12

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.8 ±3.4: for men 41.7 ±5.4 and for women 41.8 ±6.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Jenkins County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	223 ±97	2.6% ±1.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,273 ±288	14.6% ±3.3	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	618 ±188	7.1% ±2.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,450 ±433	28.1% ±5.0	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,296 ±414	26.4% ±4.8	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,851 ±343	21.2% ±3.9	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $44,389 ±$7,923, and income per person $22,748 ±$2,839, 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 Jenkins County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,059 ±370	32.9% ±11.2	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	749 ±226	23.3% ±6.8	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	472 ±198	14.7% ±6.0	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	265 ±112	8.2% ±3.4	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	526 ±206	16.4% ±6.2	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2 to 72	0.1% to 2.2%	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	18 to 198	0.6% to 6.1%	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Jenkins County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	1,669 ±491	22.9% ±6.7	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	49 to 431	4.3% to 31.3%	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	579 ±248	17.9% ±7.1	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	850 ±339	31.3% ±11.3	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 Jenkins County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Jenkins County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	4,387 ±290	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	73.3% ±3.5	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	26.7% ±6.4	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.2% ±4.6	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.8% ±6.6	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$92,900 ±$10,597	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$181 to $889	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±4	1992 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Jenkins County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	802 ±303	9.2% ±3.5	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,594 ±538	52.7% ±6.2	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,234 ±471	37.1% ±5.4	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	30 to 122	0.3% to 1.4%	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 Jenkins County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	7,349 ±252	84.4% ±2.9	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,064 ±241	12.2% ±2.8	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 100	0% to 1.1%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	112 to 390	1.3% to 4.5%	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6 to 86	0.1% to 1.0%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	65 to 345	0.7% to 4.0%	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%.

Jenkins County among the counties of Georgia

131st of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Jenkins County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Wilkes County	9,540	−0.1%
Johnson County	9,310	+1.4%
Seminole County	9,162	+0.4%
Irwin County	9,020	−6.5%
Turner County	8,983	−0.1%
Jenkins County	8,843	+2.1%
Wilcox County	8,797	+0.1%
Hancock County	8,682	−0.3%
Terrell County	8,656	−5.3%
Wilkinson County	8,650	−2.1%
Montgomery County	8,635	+0.8%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 93 Counties by population growth in Georgia
No. 131 Counties by population in Georgia

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026