[3] The Old Banks County Courthouse is located in Homer and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The law to establish Banks County was passed by the Georgia General Assembly on December 11, 1858.

Ty Cobb, a Baseball Hall of Famer, was born in Banks County in 1886 in an area of the county known as The Narrows - a small farming community consisting of fewer than 100 people.

The area and birthplace are on State Highway 105 in the northern part of the county near the Broad River.

Banks County is also known for being the home of the former world's largest Easter egg hunt.

[7] As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 18,035 people, 6,740 households, and 4,875 families residing in the county.

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 18,395 people, 6,700 households, and 5,100 families living in the county.

[21] As of the census[22] of 2000, there were 14,422 people, 5,364 households, and 4,162 families living in the county.

19.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There are four schools in the district, which educate 2,788 students in kindergarten through 12th grade.