Effingham County, Georgia
5 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
- 69,143
- Median household income
- $88,438
- ±4,983
- Unemployed
- 5.5%
- 1,933 of 35,010 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.3%
- 21,199 of 24,287 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 Effingham | 66,741 (2021) | 601 N Laurel St, Springfield | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 3
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Effingham County Hospital Authority | Hospitals | Po Box 386, Springfield | Website |
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
Effingham County
School district13 schools
405 North Ash Street, Springfield, GA, 31329
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
Richmond Hill Farmers' Market (Richmond Hill)
Main Street Farmers Market (10 Siebald Street Statesboro) · Brooklet Farmers Market (Brooklet)
The Market at Trustees' Garden (10 East Broad Street Savannah) · The Savannah Starland Farmers' Market (2418 De Soto Avenue Savannah) · Forsyth Park Farmers Market (Forsyth Park Savannah) · and 2 more
Jasper County Farmers Market (359 East Wilson Street Ridgeland)
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.