Demographics of Long County, Georgia

Long County, Georgia had 21,557 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +5,301 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.

Long County, in four figures

21,557
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +32.6%
Change since July 2020: +5,301 people.; 34.0 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,808 ±$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.

Long County, Georgia's population grew 32.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Long 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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Long County, Georgia's population grew 32.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Long 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	16,256	100.0	100.0
2021	17,071	105.0	100.2
2022	18,363	113.0	100.7
2023	19,608	120.6	101.6
2024	20,493	126.1	102.5
2025	21,557	132.6	103.1

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Population of Long 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	16,256	+106	+19	+2	+88
2021	17,071	+815	+108	−3	+740
2022	18,363	+1,292	+127	+13	+1,083
2023	19,608	+1,245	+152	+20	+1,051
2024	20,493	+885	+177	+56	+647
2025	21,557	+1,064	+178	+42	+855

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.0 ±0.7: for men 33.4 ±0.9 and for women 34.6 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Long County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	1,423 ±243	7.7% ±1.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,649 ±355	19.9% ±1.9	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,725 ±367	9.4% ±2.0	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,552 ±535	30.2% ±2.9	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,225 ±457	23.0% ±2.5	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,800 ±295	9.8% ±1.6	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,808 ±$7,090, and income per person $27,099 ±$1,677, 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 Long County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,008 ±279	16.4% ±4.5	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,360 ±327	22.1% ±5.2	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	960 ±256	15.6% ±4.1	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,200 ±301	19.5% ±4.8	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,232 ±296	20.0% ±4.7	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	143 to 451	2.3% to 7.3%	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	46 to 164	0.7% to 2.7%	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 Long County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	3,142 ±715	17.3% ±3.9	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,291 ±329	25.5% ±6.0	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,331 ±327	12.8% ±3.1	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	520 ±185	19.9% ±6.6	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Long County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Long County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	6,861 ±23	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.8% ±3.9	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.2% ±3.9	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.2% ±4.8	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.8% ±5.6	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$218,300 ±$29,547	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$976 ±$92	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1998 ±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 Long County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,405 ±0	13.1% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,741 ±133	53.0% ±0.7	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,215 ±313	22.9% ±1.7	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	38 to 230	0.2% to 1.3%	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	99 ±4	0.5% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 422	0% to 2.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,584 ±365	8.6% ±2.0	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 Long County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	8,944 ±890	48.7% ±4.8	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,076 ±845	44.0% ±4.6	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	427 ±164	2.3% ±0.9	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	927 ±284	5.0% ±1.5	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	419 ±175	2.3% ±1.0	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	508 ±238	2.8% ±1.3	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Long County among the counties of Georgia

85th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Long County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Tattnall County	24,376	+0.2%
Putnam County	23,722	+7.0%
Emanuel County	23,147	+1.2%
Morgan County	22,095	+9.4%
McDuffie County	21,640	+0.1%
Long County	21,557	+32.6%
Meriwether County	21,516	+4.4%
Greene County	21,367	+12.3%
Banks County	21,273	+17.3%
Lamar County	20,941	+12.9%
Pike County	20,932	+10.5%

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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