Crisp is one of the 159 counties in Georgia. It was formed in 1905 from a portion of Dooly County. As of the 2010 census the population was 23,439, up from 21,996 in 2000. The county seat and largest city is Cordele.
The county covers 281.20 square miles (728 km2), of which 273.82 square miles (709 km2) is land. It is bordered by Dooly County to the north, Wilcox County to the east, Turner County to the southeast, Worth County to the south, Lee County to the southwest and Sumter County to the northwest.