Peach County, Georgia

Peach County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,981.^[1] Its county seat is Fort Valley.^[2] Founded in 1924, it is the state's newest county, taken from Houston and Macon counties on July 18 of that year.^[3] Its namesake is the peach on account of it being located in a peach-growing district.^[4]

Peach County
County
Peach County Courthouse in Fort Valley
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°34′N 83°50′W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	July 18, 1924; 101 years ago (1924-07-18)
Named after	Peach fruit
Seat	Fort Valley
Largest city	Fort Valley
Area
• Total	151 sq mi (390 km2)
• Land	150 sq mi (400 km2)
• Water	1.0 sq mi (3 km2)  0.7%
Population  (2020)
• Total	27,981
• Density	187/sq mi (72/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.peachcounty.net

Peach County is included in the Warner Robins, GA metropolitan statistical area, which is included in the Macon-Warner Robins, GA combined statistical area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 151 square miles (390 km²), of which 150 square miles (390 km²) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²) (0.7%) is water.^[5] It is the fifth-smallest county in Georgia by area.

The majority of Peach County is located in the Lower Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. A small portion of the northern edge of the county, north of Byron, is located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The very western tip of Peach County is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin).^[6]

Major highways

• Interstate 75
• U.S. Route 41
• U.S. Route 341
• State Route 7
• State Route 7 Connector
• State Route 11
• Georgia State Route 42
• Georgia State Route 49
• State Route 49 Connector
• Georgia State Route 96
• State Route 127
• State Route 247 Connector
• State Route 401 (unsigned designation for I-75)
• State Route 540 (Fall Line Freeway)

Adjacent counties

• Bibb County - north
• Houston County - east
• Crawford County - northwest
• Taylor County - west
• Macon County - southwest

Communities

Cities

• Byron (mostly)
• Fort Valley (county seat)
• Warner Robins (partly)
• Perry (partly)

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1930	10,268		—
1940	10,378		1.1%
1950	11,705		12.8%
1960	13,846		18.3%
1970	15,990		15.5%
1980	19,151		19.8%
1990	21,189		10.6%
2000	23,668		11.7%
2010	27,695		17.0%
2020	27,981		1.0%
2023 (est.)	28,805	[7]	2.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[8] 1790-1880[9] 1890-1910[10] 1920-1930[11] 1930-1940[12] 1940-1950[13] 1960-1980[14] 1980-2000[15] 2010[16] 2020[17]

Peach County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2000[18]	Pop 2010[16]	Pop 2020[17]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	11,654	12,499	12,119	49.24%	45.13%	43.31%
Black or African American alone (NH)	10,682	12,647	12,139	45.13%	45.67%	43.38%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	66	59	63	0.28%	0.21%	0.23%
Asian alone (NH)	77	222	194	0.33%	0.80%	0.69%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	8	8	6	0.03%	0.03%	0.02%
Other race alone (NH)	21	26	98	0.09%	0.09%	0.35%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	162	344	815	0.68%	1.24%	2.91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	998	1,890	2,547	4.22%	6.82%	9.10%
Total	23,668	27,695	27,981	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 27,981 people, 10,136 households, and 6,596 families residing in the county.

Education

See also: Fort Valley, Georgia § Education

It is in the Peach County School District.^[19] Peach County High School is the comprehensive high school.

Politics

Since the 1990s, Peach County has been a bellwether,^[20] usually voting for the winning candidate in United States presidential elections. It has voted for the national winner in six of the past eight elections, only picking the national loser in 2000 and 2020.^[21] Before this, Peach County voted for the Democratic candidate in most elections during the 20th century, often by large margins.

United States presidential election results for Peach County, Georgia^[22]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2024	7,104	52.80%	6,293	46.77%	57	0.42%
2020	6,506	51.82%	5,922	47.17%	126	1.00%
2016	5,413	50.08%	5,100	47.18%	296	2.74%
2012	5,287	45.83%	6,148	53.29%	102	0.88%
2008	5,173	46.20%	5,927	52.94%	96	0.86%
2004	4,554	53.24%	3,961	46.31%	39	0.46%
2000	3,525	49.39%	3,540	49.60%	72	1.01%
1996	2,676	39.63%	3,582	53.05%	494	7.32%
1992	2,327	33.37%	3,677	52.73%	969	13.90%
1988	2,782	48.00%	2,972	51.28%	42	0.72%
1984	2,652	44.05%	3,369	55.95%	0	0.00%
1980	1,642	31.76%	3,415	66.05%	113	2.19%
1976	1,163	22.57%	3,989	77.43%	0	0.00%
1972	3,747	60.83%	2,413	39.17%	0	0.00%
1968	904	23.16%	1,362	34.89%	1,638	41.96%
1964	1,970	55.40%	1,585	44.57%	1	0.03%
1960	628	30.47%	1,433	69.53%	0	0.00%
1956	461	23.03%	1,541	76.97%	0	0.00%
1952	374	19.70%	1,523	80.24%	1	0.05%
1948	166	13.91%	642	53.81%	385	32.27%
1944	236	20.43%	919	79.57%	0	0.00%
1940	155	17.24%	738	82.09%	6	0.67%
1936	49	5.91%	767	92.52%	13	1.57%
1932	56	8.54%	595	90.70%	5	0.76%
1928	208	26.67%	572	73.33%	0	0.00%

See also

• State of Georgia portal

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Peach County, Georgia
• List of counties in Georgia