Appling County, Georgia
8 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 18,493
- Median household income
- $46,651
- ±6,244
- Unemployed
- 3.1%
- 248 of 7,892 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 76.1%
- 5,461 of 7,178 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Appling | 18,488 (2021) | 69 Tippins St, Baxley | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Baxley | 5,008 (2021) | Po Box 290, Baxley | Website |
| City of Graham | 264 (2021) | 9659 Golden Isle W, Baxley | — |
| Town of Surrency | 195 (2021) | Po Box 162, Surrency | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxley-Appling County Hospital Authority | Hospitals | 163 E Tollison St, Baxley | — |
| Baxley Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 56, Baxley | — |
| Southeast Georgia Regional Development Authority | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 720, Baxley | Website |
| Altamaha Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 151 Langston Chapel Rd, Statesboro | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Appling County
School district5 schools
249 Blackshear Highway, Baxley, GA, 31513
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Wayne County Farmers Market (Jesup) · Jesup Farmers Market (U.S. Highway 301 Jesup)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.