| County: | Monroe County |
| State: | Georgia |
| Seat Wl: | Forsyth |
| Largest City Wl: | Forsyth |
| Leader Name: | Greg Tapley |
| Leader Title: | Commission Chair |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 398 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 396 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 2.2 |
| Area Percentage: | 0.5% |
| Census Yr: | 2020 |
| Pop: | 27957 |
| Density Sq Mi: | 71 |
| Time Zone: | Eastern |
| Ex Image: | Monroe County Georgia Courthosue.jpg |
| District: | 8th |
| Web: | http://www.monroecountygeorgia.com/ |
Monroe County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,957.[1] The county seat is Forsyth.[2] The county was created on May 15, 1821.[3] The county was named for James Monroe.[4] Monroe County is included in the Macon, GA metropolitan statistical area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (0.5%) is water.[5] It is located in the Piedmont region of the state.
The vast majority of Monroe County is located in the Upper Ocmulgee River sub-basin of the Altamaha River basin, with just a tiny southwestern corner of the county, west of a line between Yatesville and Culloden, located in the Upper Flint River sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin).[6]
| White alone (NH) | 15,150 | 19,101 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 19,954 | 69.63% | 72.29% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 71.37% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 6,015 | 6,249 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 6,084 | 27.65% | 23.65% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 21.76% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 67 | 64 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 34 | 0.31% | 0.24% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.12% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 74 | 209 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 239 | 0.34% | 0.79% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.85% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 6 | 4 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0 | 0.03% | 0.02% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Other race alone (NH) | 6 | 14 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 86 | 0.03% | 0.05% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.31% | |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 158 | 248 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 846 | 0.73% | 0.94% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 3.03% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 281 | 535 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 714 | 1.29% | 2.02% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2.55% | |
| Total | 21,757 | 26,424 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 27,957 | 100.00% | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 27,957 people, 9,760 households, and 6,179 families residing in the county.
All parts of the county are in the Monroe County School District.[10]