Census Data for Jefferson

Population ...

The most recent Census Estimate<1> was for 2019 and it gave Jefferson a population of 12,032 people.

The last Decennial Census<2> was in 2010, which gave Jefferson a population of 9,432 people.

The community of Jefferson is located in Camden County. The 2010 Census gave Camden County; a population of 50,661 people. This means that Jefferson had 18.62% of the county's total population.

At the same time, Georgia had a population of 9,687,653 people, meaning that Jefferson had 0.1% of the total population of Georgia.

Camden County ...

Jefferson is located in Camden County<3>.

The county had a population of 50,661 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 9,432 people, Jefferson represented 18.62% of the county's total.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Camden County.

Miscellaneous Information for Jefferson ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Camden County or the community of Jefferson:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Jefferson:
- GNIS ID for Jefferson: 332093
- GNIS ID for Camden County: 1671316
- GNIS ID for State of Georgia: 1705317

The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 13 (Georgia)
- County Code: 039 (Camden County)
- Place Code: 41980 (Jefferson)
- State & County Code: 13/039 (Georgia / Camden County)
- State & Place Code: 13/41980 (Georgia / Jefferson)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Jefferson is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Jefferson.

Footnotes ...

<1>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<2>	Every 10 years (eg- 1990, 2000, 2010), the US Census Bureau conducts a Constitutionally-mandated count (or enumeration) of people living within the United States. This count is called a Decennial Census. The last Decennial Census was the 2010 Census, with the next one planned for 2020.
<3>	If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Camden, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.