# Peach County, Georgia

Peach County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,981. Its county seat is Fort Valley. Founded in 1924, it is the state's newest county, taken from Houston and Macon counties on July 18 of that year. Its namesake is the peach on account of it being located in a peach-growing district.
Peach County is included in the Warner Robins, GA metropolitan statistical area, which is included in the Macon-Warner Robins, GA combined statistical area.

## Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 151 square miles (390 km$^2$), of which 150 square miles (390 km$^2$) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km$^2$) (0.7%) is water. It is the fifth-smallest county in Georgia by area.
The majority of Peach County is located in the Lower Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. A small portion of the northern edge of the county, north of Byron, is located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin. The very western tip of Peach County is located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin).

### Major highways

* Interstate 75
* U.S. Route 41
* U.S. Route 341
* State Route 7
* State Route 7 Connector
* State Route 11
* Georgia State Route 42
* Georgia State Route 49
* State Route 49 Connector
* Georgia State Route 96
* State Route 127
* State Route 247 Connector
* State Route 401 (unsigned designation for I-75)
* State Route 540 (Fall Line Freeway)

### Adjacent counties

* Bibb County - north
* Houston County - east
* Crawford County - northwest
* Taylor County - west
* Macon County - southwest

## Communities
### Cities

* Byron (mostly)
* Fort Valley (county seat)
* Warner Robins (partly)
* Perry (partly)

## Demographics

Peach County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition (NH = Non-Hispanic) 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 | Pop 2000 | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
| White alone (NH) | 11,654 | 12,499 | 12,119 | 49.24% | 45.13% | 43.31% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 10,682 | 12,647 | 12,139 | 45.13% | 45.67% | 43.38% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 66 | 59 | 63 | 0.28% | 0.21% | 0.23% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 77 | 222 | 194 | 0.33% | 0.80% | 0.69% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.02% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 21 | 26 | 98 | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.35% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 162 | 344 | 815 | 0.68% | 1.24% | 2.91% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 998 | 1,890 | 2,547 | 4.22% | 6.82% | 9.10% |
| Total | 23,668 | 27,695 | 27,981 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 27,981 people, 10,136 households, and 6,596 families residing in the county.

## Education

It is in the Peach County School District. Peach County High School is the comprehensive high school.

## Politics

Since the 1990s, Peach County has been a bellwether, usually voting for the winning candidate in United States presidential elections. It has voted for the national winner in six of the past eight elections, only picking the national loser in 2000 and 2020. Before this, Peach County voted for the Democratic candidate in most elections during the 20th century, often by large margins.
United States presidential election results for Peach County, Georgia :
| Year | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Third party(ies) | Third party(ies) |
| Year | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
| 2024 | 7,104 | 52.80% | 6,293 | 46.77% | 57 | 0.42% |
| 2020 | 6,506 | 51.82% | 5,922 | 47.17% | 126 | 1.00% |
| 2016 | 5,413 | 50.08% | 5,100 | 47.18% | 296 | 2.74% |
| 2012 | 5,287 | 45.83% | 6,148 | 53.29% | 102 | 0.88% |
| 2008 | 5,173 | 46.20% | 5,927 | 52.94% | 96 | 0.86% |
| 2004 | 4,554 | 53.24% | 3,961 | 46.31% | 39 | 0.46% |
| 2000 | 3,525 | 49.39% | 3,540 | 49.60% | 72 | 1.01% |
| 1996 | 2,676 | 39.63% | 3,582 | 53.05% | 494 | 7.32% |
| 1992 | 2,327 | 33.37% | 3,677 | 52.73% | 969 | 13.90% |
| 1988 | 2,782 | 48.00% | 2,972 | 51.28% | 42 | 0.72% |
| 1984 | 2,652 | 44.05% | 3,369 | 55.95% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1980 | 1,642 | 31.76% | 3,415 | 66.05% | 113 | 2.19% |
| 1976 | 1,163 | 22.57% | 3,989 | 77.43% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1972 | 3,747 | 60.83% | 2,413 | 39.17% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 904 | 23.16% | 1,362 | 34.89% | 1,638 | 41.96% |
| 1964 | 1,970 | 55.40% | 1,585 | 44.57% | 1 | 0.03% |
| 1960 | 628 | 30.47% | 1,433 | 69.53% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 461 | 23.03% | 1,541 | 76.97% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1952 | 374 | 19.70% | 1,523 | 80.24% | 1 | 0.05% |
| 1948 | 166 | 13.91% | 642 | 53.81% | 385 | 32.27% |
| 1944 | 236 | 20.43% | 919 | 79.57% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1940 | 155 | 17.24% | 738 | 82.09% | 6 | 0.67% |
| 1936 | 49 | 5.91% | 767 | 92.52% | 13 | 1.57% |
| 1932 | 56 | 8.54% | 595 | 90.70% | 5 | 0.76% |
| 1928 | 208 | 26.67% | 572 | 73.33% | 0 | 0.00% |