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Welcome to Worth County ...

Time Zone: Worth County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Sylvester is the Seat for Worth County.

Worth County was founded in 1853. Worth was created by taking area from Dooly and Irwin Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Worth had a population of 20,247 people. This is a decrease of 6.66% since the last Census (which gave a population of 21,692 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Worth represented 0.22% of the total population of Georgia.

Below are some of the communities located in Worth County:

  • Cuffietown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cuffietown is located in Worth County (GA)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 186 people
  • East Dougherty
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • East Dougherty is located in Worth County (GA)
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    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
  • Poulan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Poulan is located in Worth County (GA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poulan <2>
  • Sumner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sumner is located in Worth County (GA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <2>
  • Sylvester
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Warwick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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