Evans County is located in an area known as the Magnolia Midlands within the Historic South region.

The county sits firmly within Georgia's coastal plain region and has predominantly sedimentary rock and red and yellow clays.

Manufacturing, educational, health and social services make up much of Evans County's diverse economy.

Major employers in the county include Camellia Health and Rehabilitation, Claxton Poultry Company, Georgia Department of Corrections, Pinewood Christian Academy, and Valmont Newmark.

Georgia voters ratified the proposed amendment by a vote of 36,689 to 9,789[3] on November 3, 1914, which marks the official date of Evans County's creation.

[4] Moreover, the entrance of the Savannah and Western Railroad into Tattnall County created a desire by landowners to have stations on their property; ultimately, these new stations led to the founding of the cities which would become part of Evans County: Bellville, Claxton, Daisy and Hagan.

Some of the arguments against the creation of a new county included: the idea that the difficulties with distance to the courthouse were being overcome; also, the tax burden would override any benefits from new jobs.

[8] The late 1950s and the 1960s were a time of growth in Evans County, especially in regards to health care and transportation.

Beginning in 1958, Dr. Curtis Gordon Hames began research on the Evans County Heart Study, which was funded by the National Institutes of Health; this study would continue until 1995 and resulted in 560 published papers on heart disease, genetics, cancer and other areas.

[9] In 1964, the FAA approved a site for the construction of an airport in the county, just three miles (4.8 km) northeast of Claxton.

Tippins, a teacher at Claxton High School, worked with 15 students to build a Miller Lil' Rascal, a two-seat sporting biplane.

On October 16, 2006, the Evans County Sheriff's Department was presented with seven bullet-proof vests by the Georgia Fraternal Order of Police.

[16] Geologically, Evans County lies in the coastal plain region of Georgia, an area consisting mostly of sedimentary rocks.

Others include the purple honeycomb head, large-stem morning-glory, few-flower gay-feather, pond spice, Lobelia boykinii, hummingbird flower, and other plants.

The Claxton-Evans County Industrial Park provides the strongest source of manufacturing, with the creation of concrete poles and galvanization of metals.

Major employers in Evans County include Evans Memorial Hospital, Camellia Health and Rehabilitation, Claxton Poultry Company, Georgia Department of Corrections, Glenvue Nursing Home, JGI Incorporated Galaxy Food Center, McDonald's Restaurants, Nesmith Chevrolet Company, Pinewood Christian Academy, and Valmont Newmark.

Other crops planted and harvested in Evans County include soybeans; wheat and vegetables; and land set aside for orchards.

[15] Evans County has an 8% total sales tax, including 4% state, 1% local option, 1% special purpose, and 1% educational.

[39] Claxton and Evans County exempt 100% on all classes of certain business inventory from property taxes.

Foreign born Evans Countians are predominantly Mexican, followed by Filipinos; Guatemalans; Japanese; Indians; Germans; and Indonesians.

The most common ancestries in Evans County include American; English; Irish; German; Scots-Irish; French; and Italian.

[42][43] Cartha Deke DeLoach, a native Evans Countian, joined the FBI and worked alongside J. Edgar Hoover while Dr. Curtis Gordon Hames did a groundbreaking study on heart disease.

[9] Two Evans County natives, Charles Gordon Edwards of Daisy, and William Washington Larsen of Hagan, went on to become United States Representatives.

[48] Other events include the Martin Luther King Day parade, held every January; Christmas in Claxton, an event which occurs on the first Saturday in December and includes arts and crafts, food, and the Parade of Lights; barrel racing at the Richey Arena; and a tractor pull held on the first Saturday of each month at the Longneedle Farm Truck and Tractor Pull.

A number of buildings and homes in Evans County are on the National Register of Historic Places.

WCLA (1470 AM and 93.7 FM) offers CBS News each hour, while programming Adult Standards music.

WCLA broadcasts Claxton High School and Pinewood Christian Academy football, basketball and baseball.

WCLA is the Evans County affiliate for both University of Georgia Bulldog football and basketball, as well as Atlanta Braves baseball.

Both schools programs include football; baseball; basketball; track and field; softball; and tennis.

Fort Stewart has the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) as its local school district,[69] for the elementary level.