GA · GEOID 13201

Miller County area

Miller County, Georgia covers 283.7 square miles: 282.4 square miles of land and 1.2 square miles of water.

Official Census measurements2026 Gazetteer · retrieved September 27, 2026
Land area282.4 mi²
Water area1.2 mi²
Total area283.7 mi²
National land rank#2839

County outline

Generalized outline of Miller County, Georgia
2025 Census cartographic boundary, fitted to this frame. County maps are not at a common scale. The 2026 area measurements below come from the separate Gazetteer release. Map source and limitations.

Where Miller County is located

Miller County highlighted on a map of all U.S. county equivalents. About the maps

Area breakdown

Land accounts for 99.6% of Miller County’s measured area and water for 0.4%. Its combined area converts to 734.7 square kilometers or approximately 181,544 acres.

Green: land · blue: water

MeasurementSquare milesSquare kilometersAcres
Land282.423731.472180,750.7
Water1.243.212793.6
Total283.663734.684181,544.3

How Miller County compares

By original Census land area, Miller County ranks #105 of 159 in Georgia and #2839 of 3,222 nationally. National rankings include the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Its land area is 0.824 times the Georgia county-equivalent median of 342.7 square miles. It accounts for 0.5% of the combined county land area in the state.

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What stands out about Miller County?

Miller County has more land than 383 of the other 3,221 county equivalents in the dataset.

Land area compared with the typical county equivalent
Miller County282.4 mi²
Georgia median342.7 mi²
National median604.5 mi²

A median is the middle county-equivalent measurement, not the average of the largest and smallest. All three bars use the same linear scale. Very small areas may appear as a thin sliver; the labels retain their values.

Does including water change its rank?

Using land plus water places Miller County at #2,880 nationally by total area, 41 places farther from the top than its land rank. Other county equivalents gain more area when their water measurements are included.

Its water share is 0.4%, compared with a national county-equivalent median of 1.2% — 0.7 percentage points lower. This describes the statistical geography’s land/water mix, not flood exposure or developable land.

Closest positions in the national land ranking

These entries sit immediately beside Miller County in the national ranking. They can be in different states and are not necessarily geographic neighbors.

Land rankCounty equivalentLand mi²Comparison
#2838Goochland County, Virginia283Compare
#2839Miller County, Georgia282.4This county
#2840Madison County, Georgia282.3Compare

Calculated from the same Census release as the area table. Total-area order uses original ALAND + AWATER; water shares and chart labels use published square miles. Calculation details.

Representative coordinates

The Census internal point is 31.162931, -84.730398. It represents a location inside the geography; it is not necessarily the centroid or the address of a courthouse.

Source and precision

U.S. Census Bureau, 2026 Gazetteer Files, Counties. Original ALAND: 731,471,760 m²; AWATER: 3,211,332 m². Rankings use ALAND; exact ties use ascending GEOID. Tables preserve Census-published square miles to three decimals, with conversions based on those values.

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Common questions

How many acres of land are in Miller County?

The land measurement converts to approximately 180,751 acres. Including water, total area is approximately 181,544 acres. One square mile equals 640 acres.

Why might another source show a different area?

Check whether it reports land or total area, its Census vintage, and its rounding. Our guide explains how to reconcile county area figures.

Can this establish a property boundary?

No. Statistical measurements and generalized maps do not establish property lines. Consult the relevant local surveying or land-records authority.

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