[3] Floyd County comprises the Rome, Georgia metropolitan statistical area.

[4] The county is named after United States Congressman John Floyd.

[8] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 98,584 people, 35,443 households, and 23,561 families residing in the county.

As of the 2010 United States census, 96,317 people, 35,930 households, and 24,916 families were living in the county.

[19] In terms of ancestry, 16.2% were English, 13.3% were American, 12.4% were Irish, and 6.8% were German.

[22] As of the 2000 United States census, 90,565 people, 34,028 households, and 24,227 were families living in the county.

24.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The Bob Richards Regional Youth Detention Center, part of the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, is in Rome.

[25] As of 2022[update] the Floyd County Sheriff's Office employs 162 people.

[26] The current Floyd County Jail was built in 1982 and renovated in 1996.

It is the largest building owned by the county government, being 256 thousand square feet in area.