Barrow County, GA

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2024 Population

89,886

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Poverty Rate

9.55%

6.25% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$80,653

4.1% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$294,700

15.5% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

45,427

4.6% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Barrow County, GA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.2% of the residents in Barrow County, GA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Barrow County, GA are New Horizons Medical Institute-Winder (21 degrees awarded in 2020).

In 2024, the median property value in Barrow County, GA was $294,700, and the homeownership rate was 78.5%.

Most people in Barrow County, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 33.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Barrow County, GA was 2 cars per household.

Barrow County, GA borders Clarke County, GA, Gwinnett County, GA, Hall County, GA, Jackson County, GA, Oconee County, GA, and Walton County, GA.

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Population & Diversity

Barrow County, GA is home to a population of 89.9k people, from which 95.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 10% of Barrow County, GA residents were born outside of the country (9.01k people).

In 2024, there were 4.57 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (56.4k people) in Barrow County, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 12.4k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.66k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.2%

2024 Citizenship

95.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.2% of Barrow County, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Barrow County, GA was 95.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Barrow County, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Barrow County, GA

White (Non-Hispanic)
56.4k ± 468
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
12.4k ± 468
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
4.66k ± 760

15.3%

Hispanic Population

13.7k people

15.3% of the people in Barrow County, GA are hispanic (13.7k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Barrow County, GA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Georgia.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
229,616 ± 11,639 people
India
106,959 ± 7,990 people
Jamaica
51,506 ± 5,559 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Georgia was Mexico, the natal country of 229,616 Georgia residents, followed by India with 106,959 and Jamaica with 51,506.

Foreign-Born Population

10%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

9.01k people

9.72%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

8.45k people

As of 2024, 10% of Barrow County, GA residents (9.01k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Barrow County, GA was 9.72%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Barrow County, GA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,148 ± 206
Gulf War (2001-)
1,118 ± 292
Gulf War (1990s)
676 ± 195

Barrow County, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.03 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Barrow County, GA.

Economy

The economy of Barrow County, GA employs 45.4k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Barrow County, GA were Manufacturing (5,918 people), Retail Trade (5,904 people), and Construction (4,699 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($119,545), Utilities ($68,976), and Information ($62,276).

Employment

Occupations

45.4k

2024 Value

± 1,784

4.6%

1 Year growth

± 5.29%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Barrow County, GA grew at a rate of 4.6%, from 43.4k employees to 45.4k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Barrow County, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,371 people), Management Occupations (5,046 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (4,019 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Barrow County, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

45.4k

2024 Value

± 1,784

4.6%

1 Year growth

± 5.29%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Barrow County, GA grew at a rate of 4.6%, from 43.4k employees to 45.4k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Barrow County, GA, are Manufacturing (5,918 people), Retail Trade (5,904 people), and Construction (4,699 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Barrow County, GA, though some of these residents may live in Barrow County, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,840

Median earning men ± $1,880

$38,309

Median earning women ± $2,072

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($67,570), Wholesale Trade ($64,709), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,050).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($85,652), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,661), and Public Administration ($57,350).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

Y-Axis

2.94%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.87M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.94% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Georgia.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

158
Construction
119
Other Services (except Public Administration)
119
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$175k
Manufacturing
$125k
Wholesale Trade
$122k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Barrow County, GA. Showing the available data for Georgia.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.7%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.5%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.394%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Donald J. Trump with 50.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.5%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.394%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Georgia.

Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2020, universities in Barrow County, GA awarded 21 degrees. The student population of Barrow County, GA in 2019 is skewed towards women, with 1 male students and 27 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Barrow County, GA are Black or African American (11 and 52.4%), White (6 and 28.6%), Hispanic or Latino (3 and 14.3%), and Two or More Races (1 and 4.76%).

The largest universities in Barrow County, GA by number of degrees awarded are New Horizons Medical Institute-Winder (21 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Barrow County, GA are Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (19 and 90.5%), Medical Administrative Assistant (2 and 9.52%), and Diagnostic Medical Sonography & Ultrasound Technician (0 and 0%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2019 there were 28 students enrolled in Barrow County, GA, 3.57% men and 96.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 18 records, of which 94.4% were women and 5.56% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant
19 degrees awarded
Medical Administrative Assistant
2 degrees awarded

In 2020, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Barrow County, GA was Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant with 19 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Barrow County, GA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

New Horizons Medical Institute-Winder

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

21 degrees awarded

In 2020, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was New Horizons Medical Institute-Winder with 21 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2020, 0 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Barrow County, GA, which is 0 times less than the 21 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2020, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 11 degrees mean that there were 1.83 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 6 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Barrow County, GA was $294,700 in 2024, which is 0.886 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $255,200 to $294,700, a 15.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Barrow County, GA is 78.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Barrow County, GA have an average commute time of 33.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Barrow County, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 12.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Barrow County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.57%.

Housing

Property

$294,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$5,871

$24,170

Median Property Taxes

±$1,183

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Barrow County, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Barrow County, GA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.5%

Homeownership

2024

70.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 78.5% of the housing units in Barrow County, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 79.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Barrow County, GA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$80,653

Median Household Income

± $4,208

30.8k

Number of Households

± 1,378

In 2024, the median household income of the 30.8k households in Barrow County, GA grew to $80,653 from the previous year's value of $77,477.

The following chart displays the households in Barrow County, GA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Barrow County, GA is from Georgia.

0.471

2023 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2023, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.558% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Georgia across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.3%)
Carpooled (10.6%)
Worked At Home (9.3%)

In 2024, 78.3% of workers in Barrow County, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.6%) and those who worked at home (9.3%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

33.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Barrow County, GA have a longer commute time (33.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.32% of the workforce in Barrow County, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Barrow County, GA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Barrow County, GA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Barrow County, GA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 12.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Barrow County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.57%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

9.55% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Barrow County, GA (8.53k out of 89.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Barrow County, GA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 15.5% of the children was living in poverty in Barrow County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 4.9%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 497 in Barrow County, GA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 36.4 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

84.6% of the population of Barrow County, GA has health coverage, with 47.2% on employee plans, 13.8% on Medicaid, 10.8% on Medicare, 11.5% on non-group plans, and 1.28% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Barrow County, GA see 4,561 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (4,561 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 5253 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,561 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Barrow County, GA

Primary care physicians in Barrow County, GA see an average of 4,561 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (4,561 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Barrow County, GA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.2% under 18 years, 21.8% between 18 and 34 years, 39.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.4% were men and 50.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

15.4%

Uninsured

47.2%

Employer Coverage

13.8%

Medicaid

10.8%

Medicare

11.5%

Non-Group

1.28%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Barrow County, GA declined by 0.291% from 15.4% to 15.4%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Barrow County, GA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 47.2 in Barrow County, GA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Barrow County, GA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 39.9% in Barrow County, GA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Barrow County, GA.