Richmond County, Georgia

• White (non-Hispanic) 64,720 31.4%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 11,922 5.8%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 114,839 55.7%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 3,262 1.6%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 9,641 4.7%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 106 0.1%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 358 0.2%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 1,221 0.6%

• Under 18 47,209 22.9%
• 18–24 22,354 10.8%
• 25–44 58,478 28.4%
• 45–64 46,458 22.5%
• 65 and over 31,570 15.3%

Median household income

$57,961

90% interval $55,274–$60,648

−$21,951 vs GA · 84th of 159

Below poverty line

19.0%

90% interval 15.7%–22.3%

+6.2 pp vs GA · 66th of 159

Unemployment (12-mo)

4.7%

+1.2 pp vs. state

County GDP

$16.8B

1.91% of state

Avg. annual pay

$60,399

Establishments

5,142

• Education & health services 35,830 34.4%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 16,745 16.1%
• Professional & business services 13,450 12.9%
• Leisure & hospitality 12,491 12.0%
• Manufacturing 7,571 7.3%
• Public administration 7,449 7.1%
• Financial activities 3,436 3.3%
• Construction 3,201 3.1%
• Other services 2,975 2.9%
• Information 855 0.8%
• Natural resources & mining 109 0.1%
• Unclassified 108 0.1%

Home ownership

51.2%

−14.5 pp vs GA · 154th of 159

Median gross rent

$1,141

−$252 vs GA · 33rd of 159

Owner-occupied

39,285

Renter-occupied

37,409

• Moderately concentrated

  Top three sectors employ 63% of the county workforce. Substantial intra-sector overlap among panelists is likely; confirm employer relationships before sector-specific framing.

• Moderate wage spread

  Highest-paid sector (Financial activities, $88,174/yr) pays 3.2× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $27,610/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

• Institutional employer scale

  Average establishment employs 20 workers, typical of an institutional-employer economy where large hospitals, plants, schools, and government agencies dominate. Expect many panelists to share an employer rather than work for themselves.

• Democratic 56,657 67.8%
• Republican 26,472 31.7%
• Other / third-party 449 0.5%

• Spanish 7,146 3.7%
• Korean 737 0.4%
• French, Haitian, or Cajun 676 0.4%
• German or other West Germanic 664 0.3%
• Chinese 534 0.3%
• Tagalog 488 0.3%
• Arabic 360 0.2%
• Vietnamese 157 0.1%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 141 0.1%

Households

76,694

Family households

44,372

57.9% of households

Married couples w/ children

7,108

16.0% of families

Single-mother families

9,868

22.2% of families

Veterans

17,087

11.2% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 48,712 23.6%
• Black Protestant 25,555 12.4%
• Mainline Protestant 15,048 7.3%
• Catholic 10,365 5.0%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 9,042 4.4%
• Orthodox 424 0.2%

Health insured

88.2%

±1 pp

Uninsured

11.8%

±1 pp

107th of 159

With a disability

19.6%

±0.9 pp

28th of 159

Bachelor's or higher

24.5%

±1.1 pp

−10.4 pp vs GA · 46th of 159

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

13.5%

90% interval 12.3%–14.7% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

Augusta Judicial Circuit Superior Court

Judges

5 (Superior Court judges per circuit (general civil + felony criminal jurisdiction); State Court + Magistrate Court judges (limited jurisdiction) separate. O.C.G.A. § 15-6-1 map effective Jan 1, 2025; statewide total 252 Superior Court judgeships per O.C.G.A. § 15-6-2 allocations.)

Court seats

Augusta, Waynesboro

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

43

27.07 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

40