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  • Largest town: Augusta-Richmond County

Richmond County, Georgia

Richmond County had 206,303 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 324.3 square miles of land. It ranks 11th of 159 in Georgia by population and 90th by land area.

Population
206,303
#11 of 159 in Georgia · #349 in US
Area
324.3 sq mi
#90 of 159 in Georgia · #2,752 in US
Density
636 / sq mi
#15 of 159 in Georgia · #225 in US
Median household income
$52,073
#95 of 159 in Georgia · #2,553 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Richmond County within Georgia. Pin: Atlanta.

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Richmond County population, land area and income

Richmond County had 206,303 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 324.3 square miles of land. It ranks 11th of 159 in Georgia by population and 90th by land area. That works out to 636.1 people per square mile, 6.6 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Georgia has 24,275 residents, so Richmond County is 8.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $52,073 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

206,303

3144th1st

349th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

324 sq mi

3144th1st

2752nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

636.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

225th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$52,073

3143rd1st

2553rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Georgia (159)

Population

206,303

159th1st

11th of 159 (GA)

Land area

324 sq mi

159th1st

90th of 159 (GA)

Density

636.1 / sq mi

159th1st

15th of 159 (GA)

Median household income

$52,073

159th1st

95th of 159 (GA)

How Richmond County's population changed since 2020

Richmond County lost 254 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.1%. That ranks 122nd of 159 in Georgia for growth. The median Georgia county changed by +2.3%, and the state as a whole by +4.2%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Richmond County recorded 11,466 births and 10,297 deaths, a natural change of +1,169. Net international migration added +1,140 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -2,770. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 2,770 people.

206.6k2020205.3k2021206.5k2022205.6k2023206.3k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
11,466
Deaths
10,297
Net international migration
+1,140
Net domestic migration
-2,770
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+657

Where Richmond County is

The Census internal point of Richmond County is at 33.361500, -82.075000. It sits in UTM zone 17N. The map shades Georgia's 159 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Richmond County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Echols County: -0.6%Wilcox County: +1.3%Polk County: +3.9%Bacon County: -0.6%Webster County: -1.6%Sumter County: -1.9%Jenkins County: +2.0%Gilmer County: +6.1%Murray County: +3.3%Glascock County: +4.0%Fayette County: +4.7%Rockdale County: +4.3%Clay County: -0.5%Dodge County: -1.6%Lamar County: +11.5%Monroe County: +12.0%Jasper County: +17.4%Stephens County: +2.5%Laurens County: +1.5%Johnson County: -0.1%Heard County: +5.9%Bibb County: +0.0%Cook County: +4.3%Schley County: -0.8%Chattooga County: +1.5%Crawford County: +2.0%Dade County: -1.0%Miller County: -2.8%Turner County: +0.4%Cherokee County: +9.5%Lanier County: +5.4%Haralson County: +7.9%Morgan County: +8.6%Towns County: +5.0%Bulloch County: +6.9%Ben Hill County: -1.3%Colquitt County: +2.3%Irwin County: -5.1%Coffee County: +1.8%Gordon County: +5.3%Butts County: +6.2%Franklin County: +7.4%Tift County: +0.8%Atkinson County: +1.5%Marion County: +1.4%Clinch County: +2.2%Madison County: +8.2%Putnam County: +5.5%Greene County: +10.8%Warren County: -1.2%Newton County: +9.8%Union County: +11.3%Forsyth County: +10.7%Baldwin County: -0.3%Seminole County: +1.5%Berrien County: +2.9%Habersham County: +7.6%Burke County: -0.7%Henry County: +7.2%Charlton County: +3.9%Brantley County: +4.2%Liberty County: +5.0%Lowndes County: +3.1%Douglas County: +5.0%Telfair County: -11.7%Randolph County: -4.4%Dooly County: +0.2%Baker County: -4.1%Banks County: +12.0%Catoosa County: +1.4%Walker County: +2.4%Paulding County: +11.2%Twiggs County: -3.5%Candler County: +0.9%Fulton County: +2.0%Elbert County: +2.5%Cobb County: +2.8%Lee County: +2.6%Houston County: +6.4%DeKalb County: +0.7%Taylor County: -0.5%Richmond County: -0.1%Fannin County: +1.6%Decatur County: +0.2%Dougherty County: -3.2%Pulaski County: +3.1%Bartow County: +7.5%Screven County: +1.7%Quitman County: +4.5%Taliaferro County: +4.0%Tattnall County: -0.2%Pierce County: +4.7%Ware County: -0.0%Toombs County: +1.5%McDuffie County: +0.7%Dawson County: +24.7%Clayton County: -0.6%Appling County: +1.6%Clarke County: +1.1%Camden County: +7.6%Crisp County: -2.9%Evans County: +0.7%Upson County: +2.2%Walton County: +13.0%Hall County: +9.0%Montgomery County: -0.0%Whitfield County: +2.2%Jeff Davis County: +2.1%Lincoln County: +4.5%McIntosh County: +7.4%Meriwether County: +4.0%Muscogee County: -2.5%Oconee County: +6.5%Peach County: +4.2%Pike County: +9.1%Wilkinson County: -1.9%Bryan County: +13.5%Chatham County: +4.2%Effingham County: +12.2%Harris County: +5.8%Treutlen County: +0.4%Long County: +25.7%Wayne County: +6.6%Oglethorpe County: +8.8%Wilkes County: +0.2%Jackson County: +22.3%Calhoun County: -2.4%Emanuel County: +1.4%Gwinnett County: +4.7%Talbot County: +0.5%Lumpkin County: +7.1%Spalding County: +4.2%Bleckley County: +0.8%Washington County: -0.6%Macon County: -1.6%Thomas County: +0.6%Grady County: +0.2%Columbia County: +6.8%Pickens County: +9.7%Chattahoochee County: -9.8%Carroll County: +8.7%Coweta County: +7.8%Hancock County: -0.3%White County: +5.5%Jones County: +2.3%Floyd County: +2.8%Mitchell County: -6.2%Glynn County: +2.4%Early County: -3.3%Wheeler County: -5.0%Barrow County: +14.6%Brooks County: +0.4%Hart County: +8.4%Stewart County: -9.2%Terrell County: -4.8%Jefferson County: -4.2%Worth County: -2.3%Rabun County: +4.7%Troup County: +3.1%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -0.6%
  2. < +1.5%
  3. < +4.0%
  4. < +7.2%
  5. ≥ +7.2%
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Orange pin: Richmond County internal point. Dark pin: Atlanta.

Internal point

Decimal
33.361500, -82.075000
DMS
33°21'41.40"N 82°04'30.00"W
UTM
17N 399987.2E 3691880.0N
Geohash
djvtu36bc
Plus code
865V9W6G+J2

Towns in Richmond County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Richmond County, 205,564 people together, or 100% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Richmond County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Augusta-Richmond County with 201,737.

  1. 01Augusta-Richmond County201,737
  2. 02Hephzibah3,827
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Richmond County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Richmond County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Aiken County, SC, with 179,245 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Atlanta and the nearest big city

Atlanta is 135.8 miles WNW of Richmond County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Augusta-Richmond County, GA (population 201,737), 0.3 miles away.

Richmond County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Richmond County is 13245: state code 13 for Georgia plus county code 245. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $52,073.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Richmond County, Georgia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 206,303. That is down 254 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 206,557.

What is the FIPS code of Richmond County?

13245. The first two digits (13) are Georgia; the last three (245) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Richmond County?

Augusta-Richmond County, with 201,737 residents inside Richmond County in 2024.

Which counties border Richmond County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Aiken County, SC; Columbia County, GA; Edgefield County, SC; Burke County, GA; McDuffie County, GA; Jefferson County, GA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.