Decatur County, Georgia
County seat: Bainbridge · Population 29,432 (2025) · 597 sq mi
Decatur County is the 66th most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 29,432 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Bainbridge. It is part of the Southwest Georgia region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Decatur County facts
- County seat
- Bainbridge
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 29,432 −0.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 597 sq mi 12th largest of 159
- Water area
- 26 sq mi
- Population density
- 49 per sq mi
- Established
- 1823
- Named after
- Stephen Decatur United States Navy officer
- Largest city
- Bainbridge 14,606
- Median household income
- $53,317
- Cities and towns
- 4 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 8
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13087
Cities and towns in Decatur County
Decatur County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Decatur County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bainbridge (county seat) | City | 14,606 | |
| Attapulgus | City | 442 | |
| Climax | City | 265 | |
| Brinson | Town | 215 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Faceville | 142 |
ZIP codes in Decatur County
8 ZIP codes reach into Decatur County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 31730 also Mitchell County
- 39815
- 39817
- 39819
- 39825 also Seminole County
- 39834
- 39837 also Miller, Baker and Early counties
- 39897 also Grady County
Population of Decatur County, 2020–2025
Decatur County shrank by 47 people (−0.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 276 more deaths than births and a net gain of 231 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 29,436 |
| 2021 | 29,217 |
| 2022 | 29,146 |
| 2023 | 29,194 |
| 2024 | 29,463 |
| 2025 | 29,432 |
Neighboring counties
- Seminole County west · 9,162 people
- Gadsden County, Florida south · 44,298 people
- Grady County east · 26,590 people
- Miller County northwest · 5,812 people
- Mitchell County northeast · 20,467 people
- Baker County north · 2,725 people
Printable Decatur 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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