# Miller County, Georgia

Miller County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,000. The county seat is Colquitt. The county was created on February 26, 1856, and named after Andrew Jackson Miller (1806–56), president of the Medical College of Georgia.

## Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 284 square miles (740 km$^2$), of which 282 square miles (730 km$^2$) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km$^2$) (0.4%) is water.
The majority of Miller County, west of a north-to-south line made as a continuation of the eastern Early County border, is located in the Spring Creek sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The county's very northeastern corner is located in the Ichawaynochaway Creek sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin, while the southeastern portion, from just north of State Route 91 going south, is located in the Lower Flint River sub-basin of the same larger ACF River Basin.

### Major highways

* U.S. Route 27
* State Route 1
* State Route 39
* State Route 45
* State Route 91
* State Route 91 Spur
* State Route 273
* State Route 310

### Adjacent counties

* Baker County (northeast)
* Decatur County (southeast)
* Seminole County (southwest)
* Early County (northwest)

## Communities
### City

* Colquitt

### Census-designated place

* Boykin

### Unincorporated communities

* Babcock

## Demographics

Miller County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition 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 (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000 | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
| White alone (NH) | 4,456 | 4,237 | 3,949 | 69.81% | 69.18% | 65.82% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 1,845 | 1,697 | 1,748 | 28.90% | 27.71% | 29.13% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 11 | 14 | 9 | 0.17% | 0.23% | 0.15% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 2 | 23 | 26 | 0.03% | 0.38% | 0.43% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.08% | 0.00% | 0.02% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.08% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 20 | 61 | 126 | 0.31% | 1.00% | 2.10% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 44 | 93 | 136 | 0.69% | 1.52% | 2.27% |
| Total | 6,383 | 6,125 | 6,000 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,000 people, 2,333 households, and 1,556 families residing in the county.

## Education

The Miller County School District operates public schools serving residents of the county.

## Politics

United States presidential election results for Miller County, Georgia :
| Year | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Third party(ies) | Third party(ies) |
| Year | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
| 2024 | 2,045 | 75.07% | 670 | 24.60% | 9 | 0.33% |
| 2020 | 2,066 | 72.90% | 748 | 26.39% | 20 | 0.71% |
| 2016 | 1,891 | 74.33% | 623 | 24.49% | 30 | 1.18% |
| 2012 | 1,905 | 68.53% | 852 | 30.65% | 23 | 0.83% |
| 2008 | 1,899 | 69.31% | 818 | 29.85% | 23 | 0.84% |
| 2004 | 1,694 | 69.37% | 736 | 30.14% | 12 | 0.49% |
| 2000 | 1,349 | 62.74% | 783 | 36.42% | 18 | 0.84% |
| 1996 | 847 | 42.43% | 909 | 45.54% | 240 | 12.02% |
| 1992 | 826 | 37.26% | 934 | 42.13% | 457 | 20.61% |
| 1988 | 1,105 | 68.00% | 515 | 31.69% | 5 | 0.31% |
| 1984 | 1,348 | 71.93% | 526 | 28.07% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1980 | 900 | 43.84% | 1,127 | 54.90% | 26 | 1.27% |
| 1976 | 476 | 23.66% | 1,536 | 76.34% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1972 | 1,269 | 91.49% | 118 | 8.51% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 249 | 10.91% | 171 | 7.49% | 1,862 | 81.60% |
| 1964 | 1,658 | 85.82% | 274 | 14.18% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 62 | 5.26% | 1,116 | 94.74% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 441 | 22.01% | 1,563 | 77.99% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 223 | 12.12% | 1,617 | 87.88% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 32 | 3.72% | 723 | 83.97% | 106 | 12.31% |
| 1944 | 59 | 6.80% | 809 | 93.20% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1940 | 50 | 6.06% | 775 | 93.94% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1936 | 36 | 5.22% | 653 | 94.64% | 1 | 0.14% |
| 1932 | 0 | 0.00% | 392 | 98.99% | 4 | 1.01% |
| 1928 | 101 | 23.88% | 322 | 76.12% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1924 | 45 | 24.59% | 126 | 68.85% | 12 | 6.56% |
| 1920 | 30 | 16.22% | 155 | 83.78% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1916 | 7 | 1.44% | 464 | 95.47% | 15 | 3.09% |
| 1912 | 9 | 5.52% | 150 | 92.02% | 4 | 2.45% |