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County data show long-term population decline, younger cohorts shrinking
Summary
The Comprehensive Plan documents steady population decline in Chattahoochee County and especially the non‑Fort Benning area: total county population fell from 11,267 (2010) to 9,181 (2023), and the NFBA dropped from 3,016 to 1,776. Age groups 0–19 and 35–64 contracted notably.
The Comprehensive Plan Update reports that Chattahoochee County’s population decreased from 11,267 in 2010 to 9,181 in 2023, an 18.5% decline, and that the Non‑Fort Benning Area (Census Tract 201) fell from 3,016 to 1,776 (about 41% decline). The plan links some of the countywide trends to reductions in Fort Benning personnel and broader regional economic patterns.
The plan breaks down age cohorts and notes marked losses among youth and prime‑working cohorts: the 0–19 age group shrank by about 30% countywide between 2010 and 2023, while the 35–64 group fell by 39%. State projections (cited from the Georgia Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget) show continued but slower population declines through 2050. The plan flags these trends as constraints for workforce availability and long‑term tax base stability, and it uses the demographic tables to justify housing, economic development and workforce training priorities in the work program.
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