Ware County, Georgia
County seat: Waycross · Population 36,906 (2025) · 899 sq mi
Ware County is the 55th most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 36,906 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Waycross. It is part of the Southern Georgia region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 8 neighboring counties.
Ware County facts
- County seat
- Waycross
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 36,906 +1.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 899 sq mi 1st largest of 159
- Water area
- 9 sq mi
- Population density
- 41 per sq mi
- Established
- 1824
- Named after
- Nicholas Ware American politician (1769-1824)
- Largest city
- Waycross 13,928 in the county
- Median household income
- $47,448
- Cities and towns
- 1 plus 6 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 8
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13299
Cities and towns in Ware County
Ware County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Ware County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waycross (county seat) | City | 13,928 | Pierce County |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Deenwood | 2,360 | |
| Sunnyside | 1,031 | |
| Manor | 136 | |
| Waresboro | 108 | |
| Dixie Union | 81 | |
| Millwood | 66 |
ZIP codes in Ware County
8 ZIP codes reach into Ware County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 31501
- 31503 also Brantley and Pierce counties
- 31550 also Clinch County
- 31552 also Atkinson and Coffee counties
- 31554 also Coffee and Bacon counties
- 31564
- 31624 also Atkinson and Coffee counties
- 31631 also Echols, Clinch and Charlton counties
Population of Ware County, 2020–2025
Ware County grew by 657 people (+1.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 480 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,139 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 36,237 |
| 2021 | 35,587 |
| 2022 | 35,660 |
| 2023 | 36,398 |
| 2024 | 36,537 |
| 2025 | 36,906 |
Neighboring counties
- Charlton County southeast · 13,121 people
- Clinch County southwest · 6,847 people
- Pierce County northeast · 20,764 people
- Brantley County east · 18,936 people
- Atkinson County northwest · 8,454 people
- Bacon County north · 11,070 people
- Baker County, Florida south · 29,737 people
- Coffee County northwest · 44,407 people
Printable Ware 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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