Grady County, Georgia
County seat: Cairo · Population 26,590 (2025) · 455 sq mi
Grady County is the 75th most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 26,590 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Cairo. It is part of the Southwest Georgia region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Grady County facts
- County seat
- Cairo
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 26,590 +1.4% since 2020
- Land area
- 455 sq mi 37th largest of 159
- Water area
- 6 sq mi
- Population density
- 59 per sq mi
- Established
- 1905
- Largest city
- Cairo 10,150
- Median household income
- $58,980
- Cities and towns
- 2 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 6
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13131
Cities and towns in Grady County
Grady County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Grady County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo (county seat) | City | 10,150 | |
| Whigham | City | 413 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Calvary | 205 |
ZIP codes in Grady County
6 ZIP codes reach into Grady County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 31773 also Thomas and Colquitt counties
- 31779 also Mitchell and Thomas counties
- 31792 also Thomas County
- 39827
- 39828
- 39897 also Decatur County
Population of Grady County, 2020–2025
Grady County grew by 356 people (+1.4%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 98 more deaths than births and a net gain of 469 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 26,213 |
| 2021 | 25,847 |
| 2022 | 26,029 |
| 2023 | 26,125 |
| 2024 | 26,488 |
| 2025 | 26,590 |
Neighboring counties
- Thomas County east · 46,368 people
- Decatur County west · 29,432 people
- Mitchell County north · 20,467 people
- Leon County, Florida south · 299,048 people
- Gadsden County, Florida southwest · 44,298 people
Printable Grady 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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