Pulaski County, Georgia

A county in Georgia, ranked 125 of 159 by population.

CountyFIPS 13235

Within Georgia
Pulaski County, highlighted, with the areas around it. Boundaries generalised from the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file; neighbour fills carry no data. The dot marks Hawkinsville, the county seat, located via the 2025 Census Gazetteer.

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Population
10,172
+300 (+3.0%) since 2020
Land area
249.3
square miles. A further 0.8% of the total area is water
Population density
40.8
people per square mile, computed rather than published
County seat
Hawkinsville
Seat of county government.
Established
1808
217 years ago
Largest city
Hawkinsville city
Population 4,789.

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; Wikidata (CC0), Wikidata. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

Satellite view

Aerial imagery of Pulaski County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.

Aerial view of Pulaski County, Georgia from the USGS National Map, with its boundary outlined
Imagery: USGS National Map, USGS Imagery Only, public domain, requested from USGS by your browser when you reach this point on the page, at 741 by 800 pixels. The boundary is the 2025 Census cartographic boundary file, reprojected to Web Mercator to match the imagery. You can also open the USGS National Map viewer.

Where Pulaski County ranks

Position among the 159 counties of Georgia, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.

MeasureValueIn GeorgiaNationally
Population10,172125th of 1592,397th of 3,144
Land area249.3 sq mi120th of 1592,915th of 3,144
Population density40.8 per sq mi106th of 1591,657th of 3,144
Median household income$50,406124th of 1592,750th of 3,143

Full data for Pulaski County

Every figure below is attributed to the Census Bureau product it came from, with the vintage of that product.
MeasureValueSource and vintage
Population10,172Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Population in 20209,872Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
2020 estimates base?9,856Vintage 2025 Population Estimates
Land area249.3 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Water area1.9 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Total area251.2 sq mi2025 Gazetteer Files
Population density?40.8 per sq miComputed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area
Median household income$50,406American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median home value$157,600American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Median age45.2American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Households3,575American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates
Housing units4,583American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates

Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

How the population changed

The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:

Births minus deaths
-72
90 births, 162 deaths
Net migration
+86
More people moved in than moved out.

Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

The 5 areas bordering Pulaski County

Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.

Bordering areaStateShared borderPopulation
Wilcox CountyGeorgia21 mi8,797
Dodge CountyGeorgia16 mi19,663
Dooly CountyGeorgia13 mi11,156
Bleckley CountyGeorgia13 mi12,866
Houston CountyGeorgia13 mi178,214

Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.

All 159 counties of Georgia

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Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.