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Columbia County

167,472Population
7.3 %Change since 2020
2,259Net migration
3.2 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
167,472 (2024)
Change since 2020
7.3 %
Net migration
2,259 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.2 % (2025)
State
Georgia
Population base, April 2020
156,011 (2020)
Births
1,784 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.7
Deaths
1,234 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
7.4
Natural change, 2023
550
International migration
462 (2023)
Domestic migration
1,797 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
13.5
Postal code
GA
FIPS code
13073

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.23.3
PeriodValue
20253.2 %
20243.3 %
20233.2 %
20223.0 %
20212.9 %
20204.5 %
20193.3 %
20183.7 %
20174.4 %
20165.0 %
20155.1 %
20145.8 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

20202024167.5K156.9K
PeriodValue
2024167,472
2023165,470
2022162,681
2021159,680
2020156,869