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- Peach County grew 11.7 percent from 1990 to 2000
- Peach County has 24,665 residents, making it the 68th largest of Georgia's 159 counties
- The Peach County Library System has 64,845 books; 396 audio materials; 1,300 video materials; 95 serial subscriptions
- Peach County covers 151.1 square miles with 0.4 square miles of water area
- Average low temperature in Peach County is 51.9°F and the average daily high is 75.5°F. January is typically the coldest month with average lows of 34.5°F and July is the hottest with average highs of 91.8°F
- The sun shines an average of 65.9% of the time in Peach County
- Annual precipitation averages 44.6 inches and annual snowfall averages 1.2 inches
- The largest employer, Blue Bird Corporation, was founded in Fort Valley in 1927 by A.L. Luce and some 1,600 residents build the world famous buses at the main plant. Blue Bird has grown to be the world's largest producer of school buses and one of the most luxurious recreational vehicles, the Wanderlodge.
- The development of the Elberta peach in 1870 and excellent rail connections taking the fresh fruit great distances combined to make Peach County the peach capital of the world in the early 1900s
- In 2002, the per capita personal income in Peach County was $23,370. This was an increase of 18.8% from 1997. The 2002 figure was 76% of the national per capita income, which was $30,906
- Of all the counties in the nation, Peach County ranks No. 5 in production of pecans; 7 in production of peaches
- Peach County supported George W. Bush in the last election. According to unofficial vote totals for 2004, Bush received 4,554 votes and Kerry received 3,961 votes.
- Originally chartered in 1895, Fort Valley State University now has about 2,500 students and is the county's second largest employer
- The Peach Festival, first staged from 1922-1926, was resurrected in 1986 and has grown dramatically. With nearly the entire county involved, last year's festival drew about 20,000 visitors. The highlight is the world's largest peach cobbler
- Peach County is home to national headquarters of the American Camellia Society, which houses acres of camellias and a museum with more than 300 porcelain birds at Masse Lane
- The longest serving Commissioner was J.D. (Donnie) Doles. Mr. Doles was one of the first three Commissioners elected in 1965. He seved Peach County for 20 years. Before the first class of Commissioners took office in 1965, Peach County was governed by an Ordinary.
- The second longest serving Comissioner was Dr. Ira Hicks, Jr. Dr. Hicks took office in 1989.
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