Demographics of Putnam County, Georgia

Putnam County, Georgia had 23,722 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,559 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.

Putnam County, in four figures

23,722
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +7.0%
Change since July 2020: +1,559 people.; 47.8 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $72,096 ±$11,938
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.

Putnam County, Georgia's population grew 7.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Putnam 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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Putnam County, Georgia's population grew 7.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Putnam 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	22,163	100.0	100.0
2021	22,616	102.0	100.2
2022	22,924	103.4	100.7
2023	23,193	104.6	101.6
2024	23,534	106.2	102.5
2025	23,722	107.0	103.1

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Population of Putnam 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	22,163	+120	−14	0	+149
2021	22,616	+453	−151	+8	+631
2022	22,924	+308	−158	+15	+430
2023	23,193	+269	−116	+76	+307
2024	23,534	+341	−86	+207	+219
2025	23,722	+188	−91	+101	+181

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.8 ±1.9: for men 45.0 ±0.9 and for women 50.6 ±3.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Putnam County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	843 ±200	3.7% ±0.9	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,593 ±451	15.7% ±2.0	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,670 ±345	7.3% ±1.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,675 ±431	20.5% ±1.9	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,395 ±571	28.0% ±2.5	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,679 ±469	24.8% ±2.1	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $72,096 ±$11,938, and income per person $48,458 ±$5,774, 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 Putnam County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,861 ±374	17.8% ±3.5	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,139 ±398	20.5% ±3.7	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,366 ±333	13.1% ±3.2	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,445 ±280	13.8% ±2.6	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,563 ±332	15.0% ±3.1	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	760 ±257	7.3% ±2.5	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,301 ±332	12.5% ±3.2	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 Putnam County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	3,975 ±947	17.6% ±4.2	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,239 ±387	29.1% ±8.1	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,676 ±483	16.0% ±4.5	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,060 ±306	13.6% ±3.8	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Putnam County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Putnam County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	13,505 ±21	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	77.3% ±2.6	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	22.7% ±2.7	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.9% ±3.4	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.1% ±4.2	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$249,300 ±$22,521	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,002 ±$192	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1992 ±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 Putnam County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,648 ±0	7.2% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,744 ±92	64.5% ±0.4	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,029 ±559	22.0% ±2.4	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	174 to 734	0.8% to 3.2%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	2 to 134	< 0.1% to 0.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 171	0% to 0.7%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	414 to 1,290	1.8% to 5.6%	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 Putnam County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	14,629 ±803	64.0% ±3.5	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,405 ±809	28.0% ±3.5	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	21 to 159	0.1% to 0.7%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,731 ±381	7.6% ±1.7	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	801 ±340	3.5% ±1.5	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	930 ±403	4.1% ±1.8	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%.

Putnam County among the counties of Georgia

81st of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Putnam County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Fannin County	26,111	+2.6%
Franklin County	25,948	+10.5%
Chattooga County	25,300	+1.5%
Burke County	24,408	−0.9%
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%

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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