Jeff Davis 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
- 14,924
- Median household income
- $40,283
- ±6,427
- Unemployed
- 6.7%
- 431 of 6,430 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 76.6%
- 4,200 of 5,484 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 Jeff Davis | 14,872 (2021) | Po Box 609, Hazlehurst | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Denton | 188 (2021) | Po Box 183, Denton | — |
| City of Hazlehurst | 4,065 (2021) | Po Box 519, Hazlehurst | — |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Davis Hospital Authority | Hospitals | Po Box 1690, Hazlehurst | Website |
| Hazlehurst City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 29 Wildwood Dr, Hazlehurst | — |
| Jeff Davis Hazlehurst and Denton Joint Development Authority | Industrial development | Po Box 609, Hazlehurst | — |
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
Jeff Davis County
School district4 schools
44 Charles Rogers Blvd, Hazlehurst, GA, 31539
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
Douglas-Coffee County Farmers Curb Market (606 S Gaskin Avenue Douglas)
Telfair County Farmers' Market (139 N. Third Ave McRae-Helena)
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.