Worth County
Also known as Worth County, Georgia, Worth County, GA
county in Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- December 20, 1853 ; 173 years ago ( 1853 )
- Named after
- William J. Worth
- Seat
- Sylvester
- Largest city
- Sylvester
- Total
- 575 sq mi (1,490 km )
- Land
- 571 sq mi (1,480 km )
- Water
- 4.1 sq mi (11 km ) 0.7%
- Estimate 2025
- 20,059
- Density
- 36.4/sq mi (14.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
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Worth County is a county located in the south-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,784. The county seat is Sylvester. Worth County is included in the Albany, Georgia metropolitan area.
History