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County · Georgia

Wheeler County

7,076Population
-5.4 %Change since 2020
-217Net migration
2.9 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
7,076 (2024)
Change since 2020
-5.4 %
Net migration
-217 (2023)
Unemployment rate
2.9 % (2025)
State
Georgia
Population base, April 2020
7,482 (2020)
Births
71 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.0
Deaths
72 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.2
Natural change, 2023
-1
International migration
0 (2023)
Domestic migration
-217 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-30.7
Postal code
GA
FIPS code
13309

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020252.97.2
PeriodValue
20252.9 %
20242.6 %
20232.8 %
20222.5 %
20212.7 %
20203.8 %
20193.7 %
20183.6 %
20174.4 %
20164.4 %
201511.0 %
201412.4 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020247,0767,451
PeriodValue
20247,076
20237,097
20227,307
20217,742
20207,451