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Quick Facts

• Bulloch County was created from Bryan and Screven Counties by an Act of the general assembly February 8, 1796.

• Bulloch County was Georgia’s 21st county of 159 counties.

• Originally, Bulloch County contained part of Evans, Candler, Emanuel, and Jenkins Counties.

• The City of Statesboro is the county seat of Bulloch County .

• Bulloch County is approximately 689 square miles.

• Population for 2010 was 70,217 and is now estimated to be 76,149 approximately

• According to the 2010 census, the County is 66.5% Caucasian, 29.6% African American, 3.8% Hispanic, and 1.5% Asian.

• Those 18 years of age or older are 79.9% of the population and those 65 years of age and older are 11.1% of population.

• The 2016 median per capita income was $19,544

• The Unemployment rate for 2017 was 4.8% in comparison to the state of Georgia rate of 4.7%.

• Approximately 28.6% of the Bulloch County labor force is employed by the government sector including one of the County’s largest employers, Georgia Southern University.

• Four largest private sector employers are Briggs & Stratton, Wal-Mart Associates, Inc., Pineland Area Community Service Board, and East Georgia Regional Medical Center .

• Three institutions of higher learning are Georgia Southern University, East Georgia State College, and Ogeechee Technical College.

• The County operates under the Commissioners-Manager form of government, established by a 1997 Charter Amendment.

• The Chairman and the Board Commissioners are elected by districts. All elections are non-partisan and the terms are for four years, on staggered terms, with election every two years.

• The County Manager is appointed to head the administrative functions of the County government.

• First County officers were commissioned on March 25, 1796, as follows: Charles McCall Jr., Sheriff, Andrew E. Wells, Clerk Sup. Ct. , George Elliot, Clerk Inf. Ct. , Francis Wells, Register of Probate, James Bird, surveyor, and Garrott Williams, Coroner.

Area State Representatives

U.S. Senators:
David Perdue (R)
Johnny Isakson (R)

U.S. Representatives:
Rick Allen (D-12)

Georgia Governor:
Sonny Perdue (R)

Lieutenant Governor:
Nathan Deal  (R)

Georgia State Senator:
Jack Hill (R-4)

Attorney General:

Christopher M. Carr

Commissioner of Agriculture:

Gary W. Black

Commissioner of Labor:

Mark Butler

Commissioner of Insurance:

Ralph T. Hudgens

Secretary of State:

Brian Kemp

Secretary of Education:

Richard Woods

Department of Community Affairs Representative:

Jennifer Fordham

Recently Added

  • Public Notice: Temporary Polling Place Relocation for Tuesday, January 5, 2021 General Election Runoff
  • Upcoming BOC Meeting Cancelled
  • Miller Street Closure
  • Probate Court Operating Guidelines
  • Occupational Tax Certificate Renewal

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