2022 population: 20,424 ( 1,255 from 2010 , 359 from 2020)
Land area: 570.7 square miles
Population density: 35.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	13,617	66.67%	9.5%
Black:	5,668	27.75%	4.8%
Indian:	58	0.28%	20.8%
Asian:	175	0.86%	124.4%
2+ races:	305	1.49%	44.5%
Hispanic:	601	2.94%	79.4%

Total non-White:	6,807	33.33%	2.6%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	494	11.9
Deaths:	685	16.5
Net Migration:	-173	-4.2
Net Immigration:	2	0.0

Change in White population:	-1,427	-6.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	172	0.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
21,679
15,044	69.39%
5,951	27.45%
48	0.22%
78	0.36%
211	0.97%
335	1.55%
6,635	30.61%

2000
21,967
14,999	68.28%
6,482	29.51%
77	0.35%
49	0.22%
112	0.51%
240	1.09%
6,968	31.72%

1990
19,745
13,396	67.85%
6,064	30.71%
51	0.26%
13	0.07%
n/a
221	1.12%
6,349	32.15%

1980
18,064
11,669	64.60%
6,110	33.82%
21	0.12%
97	0.54%
n/a
167	0.92%
6,395	35.40%

1970
14,770
9,156	61.99%
5,584	37.81%
3	0.02%
4	0.03%
n/a
22	0.15%
5,614	38.01%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
2,498	11.4
1,902	8.7
-1,369	-6.2
92	0.4

45	0.2
-333	-1.5

Number	Rate
1990's
3,004	15.2
1,949	9.9
1,537	7.8
82	0.4

1,603	8.1
619	3.1

Number	Rate
1980's
3,269	18.1
1,641	9.1
280	1.6
n/a

1,727	9.6
-46	-0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,502	10.2
n/a

2,513	17.0
781	5.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Worth County, GA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.6
4,620	22.6%
15,804	77.4%
4,046	19.8%

7,896
2.60

5,293	67.0%
3,666	69.3%
744	14.1%
2,603	33.0%

2010
Number	Percent
39.7
5,343	24.6%
16,336	75.4%
3,134	14.5%

8,214
2.62

6,032	73.4%
4,170	69.1%
710	11.8%
2,182	26.6%

2000
Number	Percent
35.9
6,290	28.6%
15,677	71.4%
2,678	12.2%

8,125
2.68

6,186	76.1%
4,618	74.7%
648	10.5%
1,939	23.9%

1990
Number	Percent
31.3
6,037	30.6%
13,708	69.4%
2,271	11.5%

6,913
2.84

5,511	79.7%
4,077	74.0%
708	12.8%
1,402	20.3%

1980
Number	Percent
28.5
6,057	33.5%
12,007	66.5%
2,002	11.1%

5,827
3.08

4,753	81.6%
3,938	82.9%
398	8.4%
1,074	18.4%

2022 Housing Data for Worth County, GA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	512	6.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	464	5.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	454	5.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	328	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	464	5.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	419	5.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	333	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	292	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	362	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	609	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	865	11.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,022	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	826	10.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	440	5.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	249	3.2%
$200,000 or more	257	3.3%

Median Household Income	56,496
Per Capita Income	28,119

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	78
Compared to U.S.	74

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	393	5.0%
Public Assistance	119	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,599	20.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	7,931	65.2%
Unemployed	621	5.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	8,552	70.3%
Not in Labor Force	3,620	29.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	3,731	2,681	58.2%
Non-Profit	125	325	27.8%
Self-Employed	542	311	63.5%

Local Government	262	276	48.7%
State Government	54	224	19.4%
Federal Government	102	45	69.4%

Total Private + Self	4,273	2,992	58.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	543	870	38.4%
Total	4,816	3,862	55.5%

Pct. Govt.	11.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	750	8.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,515	17.5%
Professional, Technical	1,520	17.5%
Service Occupations	1,156	13.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	164	1.9%
All others	3,738	43.1%

White Collar		43.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	1,237	14.3%
Health care and social assistance	1,111	12.8%
Manufacturing	1,109	12.8%
Construction	863	9.9%
Educational services	575	6.6%
Transportation and warehousing	539	6.2%
Other services	497	5.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	485	5.6%
Accommodation and food services	409	4.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	336	3.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	299	3.4%
Wholesale trade	289	3.3%
Public administration	272	3.1%
Finance and insurance	194	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	181	2.1%
Information	176	2.0%
Utilities	85	1.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	15	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	7	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	346	1.67%
Puerto Rican	14	0.07%
Cuban	151	0.73%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	5	0.02%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	5	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	6	0.03%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	6	0.03%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	51	0.25%
Indian	44	0.21%
Filipino	34	0.16%
Japanese	21	0.10%
Thai	16	0.08%
Korean	13	0.06%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	18,867	96.7%
Spanish	367	1.9%
Other Asian	184	0.9%
Other Indo-European	30	0.2%
German, other Germanic	25	0.1%
Korean	18	0.1%
Tagalog	10	0.1%
Other	6	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	3,504	16.9%
English	1,824	8.8%
Irish	1,395	6.7%
German	834	4.0%
Scottish	366	1.8%
European	314	1.5%
Italian	219	1.1%
Hungarian	167	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	147	0.7%
Welsh	94	0.5%
African	84	0.4%
Polish	71	0.3%
French	65	0.3%
British	55	0.3%
Dutch	47	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	20,559	99.3%
Not a citizen	147	0.7%

Native	20,350	98.3%
Foreign-born	356	1.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
554	3.8%	1,548	10.7%	6,388	44.2%	4,586	31.7%	950	6.6%	424	2.9%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	554	3.8%
9-12 Years	1,548	10.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	6,388	44.2%
Some College	4,586	31.7%
Bach. Degree	950	6.6%
Grad Degree	424	2.9%
Average years of education: 12.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	9,003	8,463	540	6.0%	5.4%
1991	9,100	8,667	433	4.8%	5.3%
1992	9,289	8,583	706	7.6%	6.6%
1993	9,323	8,705	618	6.6%	5.7%
1994	9,246	8,647	599	6.5%	5.1%
1995	9,067	8,505	562	6.2%	4.8%
1996	9,102	8,494	608	6.7%	4.6%
1997	9,260	8,541	719	7.8%	4.5%
1998	9,442	8,740	702	7.4%	4.2%
1999	9,410	8,727	683	7.3%	3.8%

2000	10,240	9,795	445	4.3%	3.5%
2001	10,104	9,588	516	5.1%	4.1%
2002	10,068	9,521	547	5.4%	5.3%
2003	10,368	9,823	545	5.3%	5.1%
2004	10,310	9,751	559	5.4%	5.1%
2005	10,381	9,772	609	5.9%	5.7%
2006	10,395	9,825	570	5.5%	5.1%
2007	10,181	9,589	592	5.8%	4.9%
2008	10,224	9,483	741	7.2%	6.8%
2009	10,166	9,092	1,074	10.6%	10.4%

2010	9,810	8,607	1,203	12.3%	10.7%
2011	9,777	8,660	1,117	11.4%	10.1%
2012	9,586	8,625	961	10.0%	9.0%
2013	9,232	8,387	845	9.2%	8.1%
2014	8,929	8,223	706	7.9%	7.1%
2015	8,744	8,168	576	6.6%	6.1%
2016	9,125	8,586	539	5.9%	5.4%
2017	9,354	8,895	459	4.9%	4.8%
2018	8,964	8,559	405	4.5%	4.0%
2019	9,053	8,697	356	3.9%	3.5%

2020	8,844	8,369	475	5.4%	6.5%
2021	8,820	8,466	354	4.0%	3.9%
2022	8,739	8,466	273	3.1%	3.0%
2023	8,642	8,362	280	3.2%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	9,258
Median Value	$98,000

Occupied	7,896	85.3%
Vacant	1,362	14.7%

Owned	5,734	72.6%
Rented	2,162	27.4%
Median Rent	$875

Single-Family Units	5,314	57.4%
Detached	5,216	56.3%
Attached	98	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	287	3.1%
Mobile Homes	3,260	35.2%

Worth County, GA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Worth County, GA

2022 Housing Data for Worth County, GA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Worth County, GA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Worth County, GA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Worth County, GA

Historical Labor Force Data for Worth County, GA