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Terrell County, Georgia in numbers: crime, income, hazards

Households here have a median income of $46,171 and the unemployment rate was 4.8% in August 2026. It is home to roughly 8,850 residents.

Last updated . Crime: FBI 2021-2025. Income and housing: Census ACS 2020-2024. Unemployment: BLS August 2026. Road work: October 11, 2026.

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What is the crime rate in Terrell County?

We don't show a crime rate for Terrell County: from Georgia GBI/GCIC county summary, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 average; the state does not say which agencies are missing, so counts may be partial. Reported counts for individual police agencies are on the map's crime layer.

What is the median household income in Terrell County?

The median household in Terrell County earns $46,171 a year, 40% lower than the Georgia median ($77,353). Owner-occupied homes have a median value of $118,400, and the median rent is $745 a month. 24.4% of households received SNAP benefits in the past year (state: 12.3%). The newest monthly figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 4.8% for August 2026 (preliminary), with 153 people out of work and looking.

Census ACS 2020-2024Terrell CountyGeorgiaUnited States
Population8,85010,940,407334,922,499
Median household income$46,171$77,353$80,734
Median home value (owner-occupied)$118,400$303,300$332,700
Median gross rent$745$1,393$1,413
Unemployment rate (2020-2024 average)4.1%5.1%5.2%
People below the poverty line33.3%13.4%12.5%
Households receiving SNAP (food stamps)24.4%12.3%12.1%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher13.1%34.9%35.7%
Homeowner households61.6%65.7%65.2%
Median age42.337.638.9
Households with broadband internet83.4%91.0%91.0%
People without health insurance14.5%12.4%8.4%

What natural hazards and environmental sites are in Terrell County?

On FEMA's National Risk Index, Terrell County has an overall natural-hazard risk rating of “Very Low”. None of the seven hazards on our map (floods, wildfire, tornadoes, heat, earthquakes, hurricanes) is rated above “Relatively Moderate” here. The index compares counties with each other and also weighs how vulnerable and resilient a community is, so it is a long-run estimate, not a forecast.

Superfund sites

EPA lists no Superfund site in Terrell County, active or completed (October 2026).

Industrial chemical releases

1 facility in the county filed Toxics Release Inventory reports for 2024, together reporting 95,887 pounds of listed chemicals released on site. Reported releases are legal permitted amounts in most cases.

Disasters, air and water

Terrell County was covered by 2 federal major disaster declarations from 2016 through 2025 (Hurricane 2), not counting COVID-19. Of 6 community water systems, none had an open health-based drinking-water violation in EPA's records (September 2026). EPA puts the county in radon zone 3 (low).

Is there road construction in Terrell County?

Georgia does not publish an open highway work-zone feed that we can read yet, so road construction in Terrell County is not on our map. Check the state's 511 traveler site for current closures.

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How many schools, nursing homes and parks are in Terrell County?

Federal school lists show 4 public and 1 private schools in the county. 1 nursing home is certified by Medicare or Medicaid here; star ratings for each are on the map and on Medicare's Care Compare. USGS mapping shows 5 fire or EMS stations and 1 police or sheriff station.

Gun shops, liquor stores and Planned Parenthood in Terrell County

Gun shops

2 gun shops with a public storefront are on the map in Terrell County, plus 1 more licensed dealer without a public storefront (not shown). One of them is a pawnshop licensed to sell guns. On the ATF list: Dawson Pawn And Outdoors (Dawson) and Easy Pay Tire (Dawson).

Liquor stores

2 liquor stores are on the map in Terrell County: ABC Package Store (Dawson) and Dawson Warehouse Package (Dawson). Georgia has no complete public liquor licence list we can use, so this count also draws on OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps and may miss some stores or include closed ones.

Planned Parenthood

There is no Planned Parenthood health center in Terrell County on the map.

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Sources: ATF licensee list (Sept 2026); state liquor licence lists, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (non-official; partial in some states); HHS Title X directory and CMS NPPES.

Common questions

What is the crime rate in Terrell County?

We don't show a crime rate for Terrell County: from Georgia GBI/GCIC county summary, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 average; the state does not say which agencies are missing, so counts may be partial. Reported counts for individual police agencies are on the map's crime layer.

What is the median household income in Terrell County?

$46,171 (Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024 average), compared with $77,353 for Georgia and $80,734 nationally.

What is the unemployment rate in Terrell County?

The newest monthly figure from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is 4.8% for August 2026 (preliminary), with 153 people out of work and looking.

What natural hazards affect Terrell County?

On FEMA's National Risk Index, Terrell County has an overall natural-hazard risk rating of “Very Low”. None of the seven hazards on our map (floods, wildfire, tornadoes, heat, earthquakes, hurricanes) is rated above “Relatively Moderate” here.

How many nursing homes are in Terrell County?

1 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes (CMS provider data, September 2026).

How does Terrell County compare with neighboring counties?

CountyPopulationViolent crimes per 1,000 (2021-25)Median household income
Calhoun County5,4982.8$46,940
Dougherty County83,0919.4$49,044
Lee County33,6261.6$89,168
Randolph County6,1963.5$28,380
Sumter County29,0617.6$42,653
Webster County2,3810.00$46,792

More: Georgia statewide numbers · Sex-offender registry search (U.S. Justice Department, NSOPW)

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