McDuffie 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
- 21,718
- Median household income
- $56,733
- ±8,832
- Unemployed
- 1.9%
- 182 of 9,342 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 75.1%
- 6,120 of 8,149 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 McDuffie | 21,633 (2021) | 337 Main St, Thomson | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Thomson | 6,873 (2021) | Po Box 1017, Thomson | Website |
| Town of Dearing | 527 (2021) | Po Box 520, Dearing | — |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomson City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 627, Thomson | — |
| McDuffie Thomson Development Authority | Other multi-function districts | 149 Main St, Thomson | Website |
| McDuffie County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 8024, Athens | — |
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
McDuffie County
School district6 schools
716 N. Lee St., Thomson, GA, 30824
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
Augusta Market at the River (836 Reynolds St (8th Street Plaza) Augusta) · Saturday Farmers Market on Broad (945 Broad Street Augusta) · South Augusta Farmers Market (Augusta) · and 3 more
Washington Farmers' Market (Washington)
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.