Bibb County
Also known as Bibb County, Georgia, Bibb County, GA
county in Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- December 9, 1822 ; 204 years ago ( 1822 )
- Named after
- William Wyatt Bibb
- Seat
- Macon
- Largest city
- Macon
- Total
- 255 sq mi (660 km )
- Land
- 250 sq mi (650 km )
- Water
- 5.6 sq mi (15 km ) 2.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 157,556
- Density
- 629/sq mi (243/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
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Bibb County is located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, its population was 157,346. Bibb County is geographically located in the Central Georgia (Middle Georgia) region, and is the largest county in the Macon metropolitan area (metropolitan statistical area).
Bibb County has a consolidated city-county government following a merger of the county with its county seat and largest city, Macon, in 2014. They were later joined in this consolidated government in 2015 by the county's only other municipality, Payne City.