Worth County, Georgia
County seat: Sylvester · Population 20,059 (2025) · 571 sq mi
Worth County is the 94th most populous of Georgia's 159 counties, with 20,059 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Sylvester. It is part of the Southwest Georgia region, one of the 12 Georgia Regional Commissions. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Worth County facts
- County seat
- Sylvester
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 20,059 −3.4% since 2020
- Land area
- 571 sq mi 14th largest of 159
- Water area
- 4 sq mi
- Population density
- 35 per sq mi
- Established
- 1853
- Largest city
- Sylvester 5,430
- Median household income
- $58,694
- Cities and towns
- 4
- ZIP codes
- 12
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 13321
Cities and towns in Worth County
Worth County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Worth County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvester (county seat) | City | 5,430 | |
| Poulan | City | 717 | |
| Warwick | City | 481 | |
| Sumner | Town | 430 |
ZIP codes in Worth County
12 ZIP codes reach into Worth County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 31705 also Dougherty and Mitchell counties
- 31712 also Crisp and Turner counties
- 31714 also Turner and Tift counties
- 31744 also Colquitt and Mitchell counties
- 31771 also Colquitt County
- 31772
- 31775 also Colquitt and Tift counties
- 31781
- 31789
- 31791 also Dougherty County
- 31795 also Tift County
- 31796 also Crisp County
Population of Worth County, 2020–2025
Worth County shrank by 714 people (−3.4%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 541 more deaths than births and a net loss of 175 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 20,719 |
| 2021 | 20,532 |
| 2022 | 20,362 |
| 2023 | 20,201 |
| 2024 | 20,181 |
| 2025 | 20,059 |
Neighboring counties
- Turner County northeast · 8,983 people
- Colquitt County south · 47,438 people
- Dougherty County west · 82,616 people
- Lee County northwest · 34,179 people
- Tift County east · 42,254 people
- Crisp County north · 19,237 people
- Mitchell County southwest · 20,467 people
Printable Worth 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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