2022 population: 206,640 ( 6,091 from 2010 , 33 from 2020)
Land area: 324.3 square miles
Population density: 637.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	66,521	32.19%	12.7%
Black:	119,137	57.65%	11.0%
Indian:	574	0.28%	0.7%
Asian:	3,819	1.85%	4.6%
2+ races:	5,170	2.50%	22.8%
Hispanic:	11,419	5.53%	39.1%

Total non-White:	140,119	67.81%	12.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,126	14.8
Deaths:	5,772	14.0
Net Migration:	-652	-1.6
Net Immigration:	198	0.5

Change in White population:	-9,715	-4.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	15,806	7.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
200,549
76,236	38.01%
107,365	53.54%
570	0.28%
3,652	1.82%
4,209	2.10%
8,207	4.09%
124,313	61.99%

2000
199,775
88,660	44.38%
98,584	49.35%
506	0.25%
3,177	1.59%
2,942	1.47%
5,545	2.78%
111,115	55.62%

1990
189,719
102,661	54.11%
79,315	41.81%
598	0.32%
3,485	1.84%
n/a
3,660	1.93%
87,058	45.89%

1980
181,629
107,651	59.27%
67,352	37.08%
306	0.17%
2,371	1.31%
n/a
3,530	1.94%
73,978	40.73%

1970
162,437
110,959	68.31%
47,937	29.51%
189	0.12%
803	0.49%
n/a
2,029	1.25%
51,478	31.69%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
29,694	14.9
17,527	8.8
-11,584	-5.8
571	0.3

-12,424	-6.2
13,198	6.6

Number	Rate
1990's
33,216	17.5
18,283	9.6
-20,423	-10.8
931	0.5

-14,001	-7.4
24,057	12.7

Number	Rate
1980's
34,307	18.9
16,098	8.9
-8,204	-4.5
n/a

-4,990	-2.7
13,080	7.2

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
879	0.5
n/a

-3,308	-2.0
22,500	13.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Richmond County, GA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
34.8
47,231	22.9%
159,409	77.1%
29,991	14.5%

74,028
2.65

42,660	57.6%
22,994	53.9%
9,318	21.8%
31,368	42.4%

2010
Number	Percent
33.2
49,305	24.6%
151,244	75.4%
22,712	11.3%

76,924
2.47

48,641	63.2%
27,347	56.2%
9,813	20.2%
28,283	36.8%

2000
Number	Percent
32.8
53,637	26.8%
146,138	73.2%
21,855	10.9%

73,939
2.55

49,940	67.5%
31,557	63.2%
9,135	18.3%
23,999	32.5%

1990
Number	Percent
30.6
51,631	27.2%
138,088	72.8%
18,929	10.0%

68,784
2.61

48,381	70.3%
33,865	70.0%
7,506	15.5%
20,403	29.7%

1980
Number	Percent
27.1
52,208	28.7%
129,421	71.3%
15,151	8.3%

59,763
2.79

44,350	74.2%
33,243	75.0%
5,966	13.5%
15,413	25.8%

2022 Housing Data for Richmond County, GA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,916	8.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,528	6.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,340	5.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,182	5.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,588	6.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,830	5.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,178	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,884	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,264	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,459	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,303	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,480	12.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,723	7.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,064	4.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,944	4.0%
$200,000 or more	3,345	4.5%

Median Household Income	50,605
Per Capita Income	28,480

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	86
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6,137	8.3%
Public Assistance	2,468	3.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	15,748	21.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	77,226	60.9%
Unemployed	7,506	5.9%
In Armed Forces	5,771	4.6%

Total Labor Force	90,503	71.4%
Not in Labor Force	36,269	28.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	30,479	29,347	50.9%
Non-Profit	1,881	3,001	38.5%
Self-Employed	3,051	1,933	61.2%

Local Government	2,288	3,068	42.7%
State Government	1,748	4,340	28.7%
Federal Government	2,353	3,059	43.5%

Total Private + Self	33,530	31,280	51.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8,270	13,468	38.0%
Total	41,800	44,748	48.3%

Pct. Govt.	19.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	8,695	10.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	19,190	22.2%
Professional, Technical	18,756	21.7%
Service Occupations	18,216	21.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	76	0.1%
All others	21,775	25.1%

White Collar		53.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	13,934	16.1%
Retail trade	10,259	11.8%
Manufacturing	9,223	10.6%
Accommodation and food services	8,781	10.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6,821	7.9%
Educational services	6,746	7.8%
Construction	5,163	6.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,071	5.9%
Public administration	4,709	5.4%
Other services	4,219	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	3,874	4.5%
Finance and insurance	1,734	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,351	1.6%
Wholesale trade	1,251	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,147	1.3%
Utilities	1,133	1.3%
Information	988	1.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	142	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	86	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3,866	1.88%
Puerto Rican	3,691	1.79%
Cuban	317	0.15%
Dominican	472	0.23%

Total Central American	925	0.45%
Costa Rican	41	0.02%
Guatemalan	50	0.02%
Honduran	208	0.10%
Nicaraguan	29	0.01%
Panamanian	492	0.24%
Salvadoran	105	0.05%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	451	0.22%
Argentinean	22	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	57	0.03%
Colombian	207	0.10%
Ecuadorian	94	0.05%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	6	0.00%
Uruguayan	42	0.02%
Venezuelan	23	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,241	0.60%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	944	0.46%
Korean	777	0.38%
Chinese	701	0.34%
Indian	584	0.28%
Vietnamese	294	0.14%
Japanese	84	0.04%
Laotian	62	0.03%
Mongolian	50	0.02%
Cambodian	24	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	179,418	93.1%
Spanish	7,242	3.8%
Other Indo-European	1,120	0.6%
German, other Germanic	875	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	727	0.4%
Korean	691	0.4%
Other Asian	579	0.3%
Other	484	0.3%
Chinese	451	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	12,341	6.0%
English	9,485	4.6%
German	8,631	4.2%
Irish	7,800	3.8%
African	2,462	1.2%
Italian	1,756	0.9%
Scottish	1,695	0.8%
French	1,574	0.8%
European	1,491	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	1,150	0.6%
Polish	1,090	0.5%
Norwegian	570	0.3%
British	526	0.3%
Nigerian	494	0.2%
Dutch	482	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	203,285	98.6%
Not a citizen	2,868	1.4%

Native	199,215	96.6%
Foreign-born	6,938	3.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,315	3.2%	12,526	9.2%	43,659	32.2%	43,141	31.8%	19,289	14.2%	12,647	9.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,315	3.2%
9-12 Years	12,526	9.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	43,659	32.2%
Some College	43,141	31.8%
Bach. Degree	19,289	14.2%
Grad Degree	12,647	9.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	85,378	80,799	4,579	5.4%	5.4%
1991	85,677	80,721	4,956	5.8%	5.3%
1992	87,878	80,704	7,174	8.2%	6.6%
1993	85,278	78,685	6,593	7.7%	5.7%
1994	83,757	77,800	5,957	7.1%	5.1%
1995	81,402	75,626	5,776	7.1%	4.8%
1996	80,668	74,693	5,975	7.4%	4.6%
1997	81,404	75,481	5,923	7.3%	4.5%
1998	81,954	76,133	5,821	7.1%	4.2%
1999	81,532	76,582	4,950	6.1%	3.8%

2000	86,749	82,949	3,800	4.4%	3.5%
2001	86,438	82,177	4,261	4.9%	4.1%
2002	88,104	82,922	5,182	5.9%	5.3%
2003	89,309	84,104	5,205	5.8%	5.1%
2004	90,411	84,721	5,690	6.3%	5.1%
2005	90,124	83,555	6,569	7.3%	5.7%
2006	88,943	82,900	6,043	6.8%	5.1%
2007	90,932	84,911	6,021	6.6%	4.9%
2008	92,026	84,905	7,121	7.7%	6.8%
2009	91,347	81,671	9,676	10.6%	10.4%

2010	88,125	78,306	9,819	11.1%	10.7%
2011	88,308	78,477	9,831	11.1%	10.1%
2012	88,115	78,891	9,224	10.5%	9.0%
2013	86,594	78,136	8,458	9.8%	8.1%
2014	84,527	77,147	7,380	8.7%	7.1%
2015	83,351	77,071	6,280	7.5%	6.1%
2016	84,842	79,035	5,807	6.8%	5.4%
2017	86,792	81,560	5,232	6.0%	4.8%
2018	86,102	81,560	4,542	5.3%	4.0%
2019	85,378	81,390	3,988	4.7%	3.5%

2020	85,112	78,649	6,463	7.6%	6.5%
2021	83,932	79,496	4,436	5.3%	3.9%
2022	82,682	79,202	3,480	4.2%	3.0%
2023	82,954	79,146	3,808	4.6%	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	92,108
Median Value	$142,100

Occupied	74,028	80.4%
Vacant	18,080	19.6%

Owned	38,018	51.4%
Rented	36,010	48.6%
Median Rent	$1,024

Single-Family Units	59,785	64.9%
Detached	54,510	59.2%
Attached	5,275	5.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	17,913	19.4%
Mobile Homes	6,106	6.6%

Richmond County, GA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Richmond County, GA

2022 Housing Data for Richmond County, GA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Richmond County, GA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Richmond County, GA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Richmond County, GA

Historical Labor Force Data for Richmond County, GA