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Forsyth County

280,096Population
11.5 %Change since 2020
5,655Net migration
2.7 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
280,096 (2024)
Change since 2020
11.5 %
Net migration
5,655 (2023)
Unemployment rate
2.7 % (2025)
State
Georgia
Population base, April 2020
251,285 (2020)
Births
2,450 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
8.7
Deaths
1,599 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
5.7
Natural change, 2023
851
International migration
2,002 (2023)
Domestic migration
3,653 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
20.2
Postal code
GA
FIPS code
13117

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020252.74.5
PeriodValue
20252.7 %
20242.7 %
20232.5 %
20222.3 %
20212.4 %
20204.4 %
20192.8 %
20183.1 %
20173.7 %
20164.1 %
20154.6 %
20145.3 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

20202024280.1K252.9K
PeriodValue
2024280,096
2023274,535
2022268,075
2021260,816
2020252,911