Demographics of Meriwether County, Georgia

Meriwether County, Georgia had 21,516 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +906 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.

Meriwether County, in four figures

21,516
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.4%
Change since July 2020: +906 people.; 43.5 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,340 ±$4,445
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.

Meriwether County, Georgia's population grew 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Meriwether 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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Meriwether County, Georgia's population grew 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Meriwether 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	20,610	100.0	100.0
2021	20,709	100.5	100.2
2022	20,829	101.1	100.7
2023	20,899	101.4	101.6
2024	21,352	103.6	102.5
2025	21,516	104.4	103.1

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Population of Meriwether 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	20,610	−7	−29	0	+23
2021	20,709	+99	−171	0	+276
2022	20,829	+120	−142	0	+254
2023	20,899	+70	−54	0	+123
2024	21,352	+453	−69	+22	+495
2025	21,516	+164	−65	+9	+220

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.5 ±1.0: for men 41.0 ±1.4 and for women 45.0 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Meriwether County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	1,191 ±26	5.7% ±0.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,196 ±284	15.3% ±1.4	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,510 ±216	7.2% ±1.0	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,988 ±343	23.8% ±1.6	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,571 ±344	26.6% ±1.6	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,473 ±358	21.4% ±1.7	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,340 ±$4,445, and income per person $29,411 ±$1,912, 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 Meriwether County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,678 ±297	20.0% ±3.5	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,786 ±272	21.3% ±3.2	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,994 ±275	23.8% ±3.2	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,020 ±202	12.2% ±2.4	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,112 ±220	13.3% ±2.6	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	495 ±147	5.9% ±1.7	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	306 ±113	3.6% ±1.3	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 Meriwether County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	3,933 ±790	18.9% ±3.8	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,398 ±333	32.3% ±6.7	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,747 ±365	16.3% ±3.3	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	788 ±206	13.7% ±3.5	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Meriwether County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Meriwether County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	9,820 ±25	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.4% ±2.6	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.6% ±2.6	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.0% ±2.9	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.0% ±3.6	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$168,800 ±$17,125	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$920 ±$89	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±2	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 Meriwether County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	15 to 337	0.1% to 1.6%	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,892 ±101	56.8% ±0.5	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8,190 ±219	39.1% ±1.0	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	142 ±28	0.7% ±0.1	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 42	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 41	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 52	0% to 0.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	476 ±165	2.3% ±0.8	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 Meriwether County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	16,793 ±501	80.2% ±2.4	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,864 ±495	18.5% ±2.4	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	13 to 97	0.1% to 0.5%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	217 ±74	1.0% ±0.4	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	192 ±71	0.9% ±0.3	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 53	0% to 0.3%	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%.

Meriwether County among the counties of Georgia

86th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Meriwether County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Pierce County	20,764	+5.1%

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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