Worth County, Georgia
7 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
- 20,451
- Median household income
- $58,694
- ±4,605
- Unemployed
- 6.9%
- 621 of 9,006 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 74.5%
- 5,767 of 7,739 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 Worth | 20,554 (2021) | 201 N Main St, Sylvester | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worth County Hospital Authority | Hospitals | 1831 Georgia Hwy 112 South, Sylvester | — |
| Sylvester City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 386, Sylvester | — |
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
Worth County
School district5 schools
103 Eldridge Street, Sylvester, GA, 31791
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
Albany Farmers' Market (624 W. Oglethorpe Blvd. Albany) · Albany State Farmers Market (701 Gaines Avenue Albany)
Pelham State Farmers Market (U.S. Hwy 19 North Pelham)
Wiregrass Farmers Market (1392 Whiddon Mill Road Tifton) · Tifton Downtown Farmers' Market (Tifton) · Tifton Farmers Market (U.S. Highway 41 Tifton)
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.