How many people live in ?

Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 3,700 people living in Echols County, GA. That makes Echols County the 153rd-most populous county in Georgia. It is home to 0.03% of people living in the state.

3.7K

population of Echols County, GA (2024)

0.03%

County share of the Georgia population (2024)

About 3,700 people lived in Echols County, GA in 2024.

Population estimates, 2000–2024

What are Echols County, GA’s age demographics?

About 549 Echols County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 14.8% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 15.8% of Georgia’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 954 Echols County residents, or 25.8% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 22.8% of Georgia’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.

A higher share of Echols County, GA's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.

Population estimates by age group, (2024)

What are Echols County, GA’s racial and ethnic demographics?

Non-Hispanic white residents make up 57.6% of the Echols County, GA population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Echols County, GA also has a larger share of people identifying as Hispanic (31%) than the US overall (20%).
In contrast, Echols County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 6.2%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 1.2% of the county, compared with 6.5% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.

Echols County, GA has a higher share of a Hispanic population than Georgia as a whole.

Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)

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