What is the population of Tift County?

The population of Tift County, GA is 40,719.

Where is Tift County located?

Tift County, GA is located at latitude 31.4574400 and longitude -83.5265900. It is in United States.

What is the area of Tift County?

The area of Tift County, GA is 696 km².

What is the elevation of Tift County?

Tift County, GA has an elevation of 103 meters (338 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Tift County in?

Tift County, GA is in the America/New_York time zone.

How has the population of Tift County changed?

The population of Tift County, GA has increased from 40,118 (2010) to 40,719 (2020), a change of 1.5%.

Tift County, Georgia

Tift County: county in Georgia, United States

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Tift County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 40,118 and a population density of 58 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 40,719 inhabitants. Its county seat is Tifton. The county was created 120 years ago in 1905.

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Tift County at a glance

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Largest city

Tifton

Population 17,031

Quick Facts about Tift County

Population	40,719 (2020)
Country	United States of America
State	Georgia (United States)
Area	696 km²
Water as percent of area	3.7%
Land as percent of area	96.3%
Latitude & Longitude	31.4574,-83.5266
Named for	Nelson Tift, Henry Harding Tift
Altitude	371 feet / 113 meters
Capital	Tifton
Establishment	August 17, 1905
Time Zone	America/New_York
Local time	07:11:36 (13th April 2026)
Density	59 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth	1.48% (2010-2020)
Weather	86℉ Partly Sunny 7-days weather

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Geography

Tift County is located at 31°27'27"N 83°31'36"W (31.4574400, -83.5265900). It has 5 neighbors: Berrien County, Colquitt County, Cook County, Irwin County and Worth County.

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The largest city of Tift County is Tifton with a population of 17,031. Other cities include, Omega population 1,222 and Ty Ty population 731. See all Tift County cities & populated places.

Tift County Populated Places

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Tift County.

City Name	Population	Title
Tifton	17,031	City in and the county seat of Tift County, Georgia, United States
Omega	1,222	City in Colquitt and Tift Counties, Georgia, United States
Ty Ty	731	Human settlement in Tift County, Georgia, United States of America

Weather

86°F

Partly Sunny

0 to 5 mph SSE Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

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Tift County has 5 neighbours.

Berrien County county in Georgia, United States
Colquitt County county in Georgia, United States
Cook County county in Georgia, United States
Irwin County county in Georgia, United States
Worth County county in Georgia, United States

Demographics

The population of Tift County increased by 1.48% in 10 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2010	40,118	-	census
2011	41,159	2.53%	estimation process
2012	40,945	-0.52%	estimation process
2013	40,180	-1.9%	estimation process
2014	40,453	0.67%	estimation process
2015	40,536	0.2%	estimation process
2016	40,554	0.04%	estimation process
2017	40,431	-0.3%	estimation process
2018	40,542	0.27%	estimation process
2019	40,644	0.25%	estimation process
2020	40,719	0.18%	estimation process

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People born in Tift County (2)

People born in Tift County, including United States federal judge Abraham Benjamin Conger, politician Randy Wood, .

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