| County: | Clinch County |
| State: | Georgia |
| Seat Wl: | Homerville |
| Largest City Wl: | Homerville |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 824 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 800 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 24 |
| Area Percentage: | 2.9% |
| Census Yr: | 2020 |
| Pop: | 6749 |
| Density Sq Mi: | 8.4 |
| Time Zone: | Eastern |
| District: | 8th |
| Web: | https://clinchcountyga.gov |
| Ex Image: | ClinchCoCourthouse.jpg |
| Ex Image Cap: | Clinch County Courthouse in Homerville |
| Named For: | Duncan Lamont Clinch |
Clinch County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,749.[1] The county seat is Homerville.[2] The county was created on February 14, 1850, named in honor of Duncan Lamont Clinch.[3]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (2.9%) is water.[4] It is the fourth-largest county in Georgia by land area and third-largest by total area. Eastern and southeastern portions of the county lie within the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected areas.
The vast majority of Clinch County is located in the Upper Suwannee River sub-basin of the Suwannee River basin, with just a portion of the western and northwestern edge of the county, southwest and well northwest of Du Pont, located in the Alapaha River sub-basin of the same Suwannee River basin.[5]
| White alone (NH) | 4,713 | 4,536 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 4,256 | 68.52% | 66.73% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 63.06% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 2,019 | 1,876 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1,950 | 29.35% | 27.60% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 28.89% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 27 | 38 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 30 | 0.39% | 0.56% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.44% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 8 | 13 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 22 | 0.12% | 0.19% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.33% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 4 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 7 | 0.00% | 0.06% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.10% | |
| Other race alone (NH) | 3 | 16 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 31 | 0.04% | 0.24% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.46% | |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 54 | 79 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 200 | 0.79% | 1.16% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2.96% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 54 | 236 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 253 | 0.79% | 3.47% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 3.75% | |
| Total | 6,878 | 6,798 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 6,749 | 100.00% | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,749 people, 2,477 households, and 1,639 families residing in the county.