Clay County, Georgia
County seat: Fort Gaines · Population 2,815 (2025) · 195 sq mi
Clay County is the 155th most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 2,815 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Fort Gaines. It is part of the River Valley region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Clay County facts
- County seat
- Fort Gaines
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 2,815 −1.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 195 sq mi 141st largest of 159
- Water area
- 22 sq mi
- Population density
- 14 per sq mi
- Established
- 1854
- Named after
- Henry Clay American politician from Kentucky (1777-1852)
- Largest city
- Fort Gaines 970
- Median household income
- $49,147
- Cities and towns
- 2
- ZIP codes
- 6
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13061
Cities and towns in Clay County
Clay County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Clay County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Gaines (county seat) | City | 970 | |
| Bluffton | Town | 118 |
ZIP codes in Clay County
6 ZIP codes reach into Clay County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 39824 also Early County
- 39836 also Randolph County
- 39846 also Calhoun and Randolph counties
- 39851 also Randolph County
- 39854 also Quitman County
- 39867 also Quitman, Randolph and Stewart counties
Population of Clay County, 2020–2025
Clay County shrank by 31 people (−1.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 104 more deaths than births and a net gain of 80 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,830 |
| 2021 | 2,869 |
| 2022 | 2,860 |
| 2023 | 2,854 |
| 2024 | 2,795 |
| 2025 | 2,815 |
Neighboring counties
- Randolph County northeast · 6,156 people
- Henry County, Alabama southwest · 18,394 people
- Early County south · 10,455 people
- Calhoun County east · 5,413 people
- Quitman County north · 2,254 people
- Barbour County, Alabama northwest · 24,607 people
Printable Clay 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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