Richmond County, GA

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US Senator

N/AJon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

N/ARaphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

35.2

0.571% 1-year increase

About

None of the households in Richmond 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.

98.2% of the residents in Richmond County, GA are U.S. citizens.

Richmond County, GA borders Burke County, GA, Columbia County, GA, Jefferson County, GA, McDuffie County, GA, Aiken County, SC, and Edgefield County, SC.

United States Georgia Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC

Population & Diversity

Richmond County, GA is home to a population of N/A people, from which 98.2% are citizens. As of N/A, NaNM% of Richmond County, GA residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.2%

2024 Citizenship

98.4%

2023 Citizenship

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

Economy

Industries

Employment by Industry Sector

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As of N/A N/A, there are N/A people employed in N/A. This represents a N/A% N/A in employment when compared to N/A N/A.

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

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Civics

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 13 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

N/AJon 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.

N/ARaphael 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

Most students graduating from Universities in Richmond County, GA are White (2,187 and 49.4%), Black or African American (1,445 and 32.7%), Hispanic or Latino (279 and 6.31%), and Asian (220 and 4.97%).

Completions

Student Diversity

In N/A, N/A men were awarded degrees from institutions in Richmond County, GA, which is N/A times N/A than the N/A female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 2,187 degrees mean that there were 1.51 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 1,445 degrees awarded.

Housing & Living

In 2025, 18.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Richmond County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.305%.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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66.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

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

Transportation

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 18.5% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Richmond County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator grew 0.305%.

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

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 32% of the children was living in poverty in Richmond County, GA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 12.6%.

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 429 in Richmond County, GA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 107 per 100,000 population.

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