Dougherty County, Georgia
County seat: Albany · Population 82,616 (2025) · 329 sq mi
Dougherty County is the 33rd most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 82,616 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Albany. It is part of the Southwest Georgia region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 6 neighboring counties.
Dougherty County facts
- County seat
- Albany
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 82,616 −3.7% since 2020
- Land area
- 329 sq mi 87th largest of 159
- Water area
- 6 sq mi
- Population density
- 251 per sq mi
- Established
- 1853
- Largest city
- Albany 66,907
- Median household income
- $49,044
- Cities and towns
- 1 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 7
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13095
Cities and towns in Dougherty County
Dougherty County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Dougherty County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany (county seat) | City | 66,907 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Putney | 3,150 |
ZIP codes in Dougherty County
7 ZIP codes reach into Dougherty County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 31701 also Lee County
- 31704
- 31705 also Worth and Mitchell counties
- 31707 also Lee County
- 31721 also Baker, Lee and Terrell counties
- 31763 also Lee and Terrell counties
- 31791 also Worth County
Population of Dougherty County, 2020–2025
Dougherty County shrank by 3,180 people (−3.7%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 101 more deaths than births and a net loss of 2,834 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 85,173 |
| 2021 | 82,320 |
| 2022 | 83,021 |
| 2023 | 82,757 |
| 2024 | 82,728 |
| 2025 | 82,616 |
Neighboring counties
- Worth County east · 20,059 people
- Lee County north · 34,179 people
- Baker County southwest · 2,725 people
- Calhoun County west · 5,413 people
- Terrell County northwest · 8,656 people
- Mitchell County south · 20,467 people
Printable Dougherty 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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