Upson County comprises the Thomaston, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs CSA.

[4] By the following year, celebrations were held on that date, which continue to this day.

[4] It is considered one of the largest Emancipation Day celebrations in Georgia and one of the oldest continuously celebrated ones in the United States.

[5] Upson County boasts the lowest average summer humidity in the state.

[6] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 27,700 people, 10,154 households, and 6,100 families residing in the county.