Demographics of Worth County, Georgia

Worth County, Georgia had 20,059 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −660 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.

Worth County, in four figures

20,059
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −3.2%
Change since July 2020: −660 people.; 42.4 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,694 ±$4,605
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.

Worth County, Georgia's population shrank 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Worth 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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Worth County, Georgia's population shrank 3.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Worth 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	20,719	100.0	100.0
2021	20,532	99.1	100.2
2022	20,362	98.3	100.7
2023	20,201	97.5	101.6
2024	20,181	97.4	102.5
2025	20,059	96.8	103.1

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Population of Worth 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	20,719	−54	−25	0	−30
2021	20,532	−187	−89	+1	−110
2022	20,362	−170	−128	−1	−33
2023	20,201	−161	−87	0	−71
2024	20,181	−20	−105	+11	+75
2025	20,059	−122	−107	0	−17

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.4 ±0.7: for men 42.1 ±1.3 and for women 42.4 ±0.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Worth County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	1,137 ±42	5.6% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,411 ±348	16.7% ±1.7	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,432 ±243	7.0% ±1.2	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,768 ±336	23.3% ±1.6	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,534 ±356	27.1% ±1.7	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,169 ±381	20.4% ±1.9	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,694 ±$4,605, and income per person $28,145 ±$1,431, 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 Worth County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,760 ±285	22.7% ±3.6	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,650 ±289	21.3% ±3.7	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,566 ±282	20.2% ±3.6	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	858 ±213	11.1% ±2.7	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,302 ±260	16.8% ±3.3	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	259 ±89	3.3% ±1.1	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	344 ±132	4.4% ±1.7	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 Worth County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	4,869 ±735	24.0% ±3.6	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,549 ±317	34.4% ±6.0	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,448 ±424	23.7% ±3.9	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	872 ±199	16.0% ±3.5	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Worth County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Worth County	Georgia	United States
Housing units	9,326 ±23	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.0% ±3.0	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.0% ±3.0	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.7% ±2.8	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.3% ±3.3	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$104,900 ±$10,969	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$864 ±$111	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±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 Worth County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	495 ±0	2.4% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,539 ±67	66.2% ±0.3	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,132 ±322	25.1% ±1.6	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	158 ±56	0.8% ±0.3	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	4 to 76	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 8	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 147	0% to 0.7%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,012 ±328	4.9% ±1.6	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 Worth County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	15,975 ±526	78.1% ±2.6	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,892 ±528	19.0% ±2.6	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	85 to 377	0.4% to 1.8%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	353 ±145	1.7% ±0.7	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	102 to 362	0.5% to 1.8%	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	38 to 204	0.2% to 1.0%	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%.

Worth County among the counties of Georgia

94th of 159 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Counties of Georgia near Worth County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Lamar County	20,941	+12.9%
Pike County	20,932	+10.5%
Pierce County	20,764	+5.1%
Mitchell County	20,467	−5.6%
Elbert County	20,072	+2.1%
Worth County	20,059	−3.2%
Dodge County	19,663	−1.4%
Washington County	19,453	−2.5%
Crisp County	19,237	−4.1%
Appling County	19,100	+3.9%
Brantley County	18,936	+4.9%

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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