Bacon County, Georgia
County seat: Alma · Population 11,070 (2025) · 284 sq mi
Bacon County is the 121st most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 11,070 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Alma. It is part of the Southern Georgia region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 5 neighboring counties.
Bacon County facts
- County seat
- Alma
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 11,070 −0.7% since 2020
- Land area
- 284 sq mi 104th largest of 159
- Water area
- 2 sq mi
- Population density
- 39 per sq mi
- Established
- 1914
- Named after
- Augustus Octavius Bacon politician (1839-1914)
- Largest city
- Alma 3,400
- Median household income
- $44,694
- Cities and towns
- 1 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 3
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13005
Cities and towns in Bacon County
Bacon County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Bacon County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma (county seat) | City | 3,400 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Rockingham | 171 |
ZIP codes in Bacon County
3 ZIP codes reach into Bacon County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 31510 also Pierce County
- 31551 also Pierce County
- 31554 also Coffee and Ware counties
Population of Bacon County, 2020–2025
Bacon County shrank by 73 people (−0.7%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 83 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 11,113 |
| 2021 | 11,055 |
| 2022 | 11,155 |
| 2023 | 11,141 |
| 2024 | 11,053 |
| 2025 | 11,070 |
Neighboring counties
- Appling County northeast · 19,100 people
- Pierce County southeast · 20,764 people
- Coffee County west · 44,407 people
- Ware County south · 36,906 people
- Jeff Davis County northwest · 15,219 people
Printable Bacon County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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