Tift County, Georgia
County seat: Tifton · Population 42,254 (2025) · 261 sq mi
Tift County is the 51st most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 42,254 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Tifton. It is part of the Southern Georgia region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Tift County facts
- County seat
- Tifton
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 42,254 +2.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 261 sq mi 115th largest of 159
- Water area
- 8 sq mi
- Population density
- 162 per sq mi
- Established
- 1905
- Named after
- Henry Harding Tift, Nelson Tift
- Largest city
- Tifton 17,595
- Median household income
- $53,255
- Cities and towns
- 3 plus 2 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 10
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13277
Cities and towns in Tift County
Tift County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Tift County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tifton (county seat) | City | 17,595 | |
| Omega | City | 1,305 | Colquitt County |
| Ty Ty | City | 652 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Unionville | 2,000 | |
| Phillipsburg | 193 |
ZIP codes in Tift County
10 ZIP codes reach into Tift County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 31637 also Cook, Berrien and Colquitt counties
- 31714 also Turner and Worth counties
- 31727
- 31733 also Irwin County
- 31749 also Berrien and Irwin counties
- 31775 also Colquitt and Worth counties
- 31790 also Turner and Irwin counties
- 31793
- 31794 also Berrien County
- 31795 also Worth County
Population of Tift County, 2020–2025
Tift County grew by 902 people (+2.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 352 more births than deaths and a net gain of 523 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 41,382 |
| 2021 | 41,103 |
| 2022 | 41,381 |
| 2023 | 41,739 |
| 2024 | 42,021 |
| 2025 | 42,254 |
Neighboring counties
- Worth County west · 20,059 people
- Irwin County northeast · 9,020 people
- Berrien County southeast · 18,932 people
- Turner County north · 8,983 people
- Colquitt County southwest · 47,438 people
- Cook County south · 18,232 people
Printable Tift 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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