Worth County, Georgia

Worth County is a located in the southwestern part of the  of. As of 2000, the population was 21,967. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 21,996. The is. Worth County is included in the.

History
Worth County was created from and  counties on, , by an act of the , becoming Georgia's 106th county. It was named for William J. Worth of.

In, portions of Worth County were used to create and  counties.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,488 (575 ). 1,476 km² (570 sq mi) of it is land and 13 km² (5 sq mi) of it is water. The total area is 0.85 % water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Georgia 32.svg|20px]]
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 * [[Image:Georgia 112.svg|25px]]
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Adjacent Counties

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Economy
The county is called the "Peanut Capital" because of its massive industry.

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 21,967 people, 8,106 households, and 6,120 families residing in the county. The was 15/km² (39/sq mi). There were 9,086 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 68.69 %, 29.57 % or , 0.36 % , 0.22 % , 0.01 % , 0.61 % from , and 0.55 % from two or more races. 1.09 % of the population were or  of any race.

There were 8,106 households out of which 36.3 % have children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7 % were living together, 15.7 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5 % were non-families. 21.5 % of all households were made up of individuals and 9 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.6 % under the age of 18, 8.1 % from 18 to 24, 27.50 % from 25 to 44, 23.90 % from 45 to 64, and 12 % who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 92.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,384, and the median income for a family was $38,887. Males had a median income of $31,668 versus $20,950 for females. The for the county was $15,856. 18.50 % of the population and 14.7 % of families were below the. 25 % of those under the age of 18 and 20.2 % of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.