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                 Coffee County was established on February 9,       Coffee County is a very      Educational data through
                1854 and is named for General John E. Coffee,    progressive community. For   2018 indicates 77.4% of
                   a state legislator and a U.S. representative.   much of the county’s history,    persons 25 years old or older
                       It is in Southeast Georgia, with the vast   it was known for its agricultural   are high school graduates
                   majority on the Satilla River sub-basin of the   products - tobacco, cotton, and   and 13.2% hold a bachelor’s
                  St. Marys-Satilla River basin. Geographically,   peanuts. Today, agriculture    degree or higher. Coffee
                Coffee County is 575.3 square miles and ranks    still plays a role, but    County has several licensed
                   13th in size among the state’s 159 counties.   manufacturing, distribution,   day care centers and two
                 Douglas is the county seat. Ambrose, Broxton,   material moving, service   private schools. Approximately
                                                                                            225 school-aged children are
                                                                 occupations, education,
                  and Nicholls are also in the county along with   healthcare, and social services   home schooled. The county
                         several unincorporated communities.     are major components of    has two public post-secondary
                                                                 the local economy and      institutions, South Georgia State
                                                                 provide most of the        College and Wiregrass Georgia
                                                                 employment opportunities.   Technical College.


                                                                           43,273
                                    The county’s population in 2019 was:



                    68.2  %      28.8           0.5          0.9            0.1          1.5          12.1
                                                                                             %
                                                    %
                                       %
                                                                                                           %
                                                                                %
                                                                  %
                     White        Black        Native        Asian         Other        Multi-       Hispanic
                                              American                                   racial

            Population by Age:
                                                                    The median household       The The property tax millage
                                                                 income is $38,266 compared   rate is not significantly different
                                                                 to $58,756 for the state of   in any of the taxing jurisdictions
                                                                 Georgia. However, the cost of   in Coffee County. For the
                                                                 living is over 20% lower than   fiscal year 2020 the millage
               0-19 years old   20-64 years old  65 years or older   the national average. The top   rate established by the Coffee
               24.7             59.3             13.3            employers include Coffee   County Board of Education
                                       %
                                                        %
                      %
                                                                 Regional Medical Center, Elixir   is 16.032.
                       Median Age: 36.2 years old                Door and Metal Company, Elixir   Sources: US Census Bureau; Sperling’s
                                                                 Extrusions, Fleetwood Homes,   Best Places; Georgia Department of Labor;
                                                                 Optima Chemical, PCC Airfoils,   Georgia Department of Revenue
            Gender:                                              Pilgrims Pride, Premium
                                          female                 Peanut, South Georgia State
                                               %
                         male             48.6                   College, Southwire, and
                        51.4                                     Walmart Distribution Center.
                             %





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