Brooks County, Georgia
6 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
- 16,293
- Median household income
- $46,807
- ±5,373
- Unemployed
- 5.0%
- 344 of 6,861 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 74.8%
- 4,527 of 6,052 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 Brooks | 16,270 (2021) | Po Box 272, Quitman | — |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Morven | 519 (2021) | Po Box 250, Morven | — |
| City of Quitman | 4,101 (2021) | Po Box 208, Quitman | — |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quitman-Brooks County Airport Authority | Air transportation | Po Box 272, Quitman | — |
| Brooks County Hospital Authority | Hospitals | Po Box 5000, Quitman | — |
| Quitman City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 229, Quitman | — |
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
Brooks County
School district6 schools
1081 Barwick Road, Quitman, GA, 31643
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
White Springs Farmers' Market (Highway 136 & US 41 White Springs)
Monticello Saturday Main Street Market (Pearl & Jefferson Street Monticello)
Valdosta Farmers Market (1500 South Patterson Street Valdosta) · Farmers Market Days (Main Street Hahira) · Valdosta State Farmers Market (Valdosta)
Thomasville State Farmers Market (502 Smith Avenue Thomasville) · Farmers Market in Downtown Thomasville (Thomasville)
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.