Dougherty County, Georgia

Not to be confused with Dougherty, Georgia.

Dougherty County, Georgia
County
Dougherty County Government Center
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
Coordinates: 31°32′N 84°13′W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Founded	1853 (1853)
Named for	Charles Dougherty
Seat	Albany
Largest city	Albany
Area
• Total	335 sq mi (870 km2)
• Land	329 sq mi (850 km2)
• Water	5.9 sq mi (15 km2)  1.8%
Population  (2020)
• Total	85,790
• Estimate  (2025)	82,616
• Density	288/sq mi (111/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	www.dougherty.ga.us

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Dougherty County is located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 85,790. The county seat and sole incorporated city is Albany.

Dougherty County is included in the Albany, GA metropolitan statistical area. Historically dominated by cotton plantation agriculture in the nineteenth century, it is part of the Black Belt of the South.