Demographics of Lowndes County, Georgia

Lowndes County, Georgia had 122,867 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +4,431 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.

Lowndes County, in four figures

122,867
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.7%
Change since July 2020: +4,431 people.; 31.8 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,541 ±$3,030
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.

Lowndes County, Georgia's population grew 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lowndes 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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Lowndes County, Georgia's population grew 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lowndes 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	118,436	100.0	100.0
2021	118,946	100.4	100.2
2022	119,517	100.9	100.7
2023	120,863	102.0	101.6
2024	122,385	103.3	102.5
2025	122,867	103.7	103.1

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Population of Lowndes 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	118,436	+177	+131	+6	+2
2021	118,946	+510	+396	+13	−11
2022	119,517	+571	+330	+109	+210
2023	120,863	+1,346	+449	+135	+746
2024	122,385	+1,522	+485	+331	+699
2025	122,867	+482	+494	+107	−133

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 31.8 ±0.2: for men 30.5 ±0.2 and for women 32.7 ±0.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lowndes County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	7,963 ±82	6.6% ±0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	21,514 ±910	17.9% ±0.8	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	18,629 ±1,026	15.5% ±0.9	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	31,865 ±763	26.6% ±0.6	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	24,071 ±779	20.1% ±0.6	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	15,923 ±802	13.3% ±0.7	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,541 ±$3,030, and income per person $31,086 ±$1,413, 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 Lowndes County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	10,877 ±966	23.6% ±2.1	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	8,845 ±820	19.2% ±1.8	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	8,534 ±841	18.5% ±1.8	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	5,955 ±615	12.9% ±1.3	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	6,736 ±681	14.6% ±1.5	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,720 ±417	5.9% ±0.9	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,439 ±397	5.3% ±0.9	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 Lowndes County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	22,134 ±2,265	19.2% ±2.0	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	7,011 ±848	24.1% ±2.7	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	12,147 ±1,427	18.7% ±2.1	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	2,976 ±440	13.9% ±2.0	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lowndes County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lowndes County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	51,450 ±88	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.6% ±1.3	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.4% ±1.3	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.9% ±1.8	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.1% ±1.9	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$215,600 ±$7,133	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,052 ±$35	$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 Lowndes County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,552 ±0	7.1% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	60,746 ±350	50.6% ±0.3	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	44,366 ±505	37.0% ±0.4	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,088 ±308	1.7% ±0.3	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	6 to 154	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 110	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	39 to 363	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,883 ±697	3.2% ±0.6	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 Lowndes County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	68,449 ±2,333	57.1% ±1.9	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	44,751 ±2,270	37.3% ±1.9	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,024 ±391	1.7% ±0.3	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4,741 ±609	4.0% ±0.5	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,291 ±318	1.9% ±0.3	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,450 ±546	2.0% ±0.5	5.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Lowndes County among the counties of Georgia

23rd of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Lowndes County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Douglas County	154,293	+6.6%
Carroll County	131,036	+9.8%
Clarke County	129,921	+1.0%
Newton County	125,583	+11.2%
Fayette County	125,156	+4.7%
Lowndes County	122,867	+3.7%
Bartow County	120,800	+10.5%
Walton County	112,696	+16.0%
Whitfield County	106,212	+3.3%
Floyd County	101,378	+2.8%
Barrow County	99,773	+18.7%

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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