Jefferson County, Georgia
County seat: Louisville · Population 15,011 (2025) · 527 sq mi
Jefferson County is the 109th most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 15,011 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Louisville. It is part of the Central Savannah River Area region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 6 cities and towns and the 8 neighboring counties.
Jefferson County facts
- County seat
- Louisville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 15,011 −4.5% since 2020
- Land area
- 527 sq mi 18th largest of 159
- Water area
- 3 sq mi
- Population density
- 29 per sq mi
- Established
- 1796
- Named after
- Thomas Jefferson Founding Father, U.S. president from 1801 to 1809 (1743–1826)
- Largest city
- Louisville 2,237
- Median household income
- $53,014
- Cities and towns
- 6 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 9
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13163
Cities and towns in Jefferson County
Jefferson County has 6 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Jefferson County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville (county seat) | City | 2,237 | |
| Wrens | City | 2,100 | |
| Wadley | City | 1,548 | |
| Stapleton | City | 399 | |
| Avera | City | 219 | |
| Bartow | Town | 177 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Matthews | 134 |
ZIP codes in Jefferson County
9 ZIP codes reach into Jefferson County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 30413 also Washington and Johnson counties
- 30434 also Burke County
- 30477
- 30803 also Glascock County
- 30810 also Glascock and Warren counties
- 30816 also Burke County
- 30818
- 30823 also Warren and Glascock counties
- 30833
Population of Jefferson County, 2020–2025
Jefferson County shrank by 701 people (−4.5%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 468 more deaths than births and a net loss of 234 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 15,677 |
| 2021 | 15,490 |
| 2022 | 15,329 |
| 2023 | 15,270 |
| 2024 | 15,159 |
| 2025 | 15,011 |
Neighboring counties
- Burke County east · 24,408 people
- Washington County west · 19,453 people
- Glascock County northwest · 3,141 people
- Emanuel County south · 23,147 people
- Johnson County southwest · 9,310 people
- Richmond County northeast · 206,559 people
- Warren County northwest · 5,269 people
- McDuffie County north · 21,640 people
Printable Jefferson 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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