Richmond County, Georgia

Richmond County is a county located in the state of Georgia in the U.S. As of the 2020 census, the population was 206,607. It is one of the original counties of Georgia, created on February 5, 1777. Following an election in 1995, Augusta (the county seat) consolidated governments with Richmond County. The consolidated entity is known as Augusta-Richmond County, or simply Augusta. Exempt are the cities of Hephzibah and Blythe, in southern Richmond County, which voted to remain separate. Richmond County is included in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metropolitan statistical area.

History The county is named for Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, a British politician and office-holder sympathetic to the cause of the American colonies.

Richmond County was established in 1777 by the first Constitution of the (newly independent) State of Georgia. As such, it is one of the original counties of the state. It was formed from a portion of the colonial Parish of St. Paul after the Revolution disestablished the Church of England in the (former) Royal Province of Georgia.

Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.3%) is water.

The vast majority of Richmond County is located in the Middle Savannah River sub-basin of the Savannah River basin, with just the southwestern corner of the county, from a line running north from Blythe through the middle of Fort Gordon, located in the Brier Creek sub-basin of the Savannah River basin.

Adjacent counties Edgefield County, South Carolina (north) Aiken County, South Carolina (northeast) Burke County (south) Jefferson County (southwest) McDuffie County (west) Columbia County (northwest)

Pedestrians and cycling

Augusta Canal Historic Trail New Bartram Trail Phinizy Swamp Constructed Wetlands Trail River Levee Trail Riverwalk Augusta Trail

Communities

Cities Augusta (county seat) Blythe Hephzibah

Army installation Fort Gordon

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition +Richmond County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 1980Pop 1990Pop 2000Pop 2010 Pop 2020% 1980% 1990% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)107,613103,00988,66076,23668,39759.25%54.30%44.38%38.01%33.10%Black or African American alone (NH)67,25379,22198,584107,365112,94737.03%41.76%49.35%53.54%54.67%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)3604915065705110.20%0.26%0.25%0.28%0.25%Asian alone (NH)2,2933,1862,9493,2783,9071.26%1.68%1.48%1.63%1.89%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)x included in the Asian category in the 1980 Censusx included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census228374391xx0.11%0.19%0.19%Other race alone (NH)4721053613109050.26%0.06%0.18%0.15%0.44%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)x not an option in the 1980 Censusx not an option in the 1990 Census2,9424,2098,100xx1.47%2.10%3.92%Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,6383,7075,5458,20711,4492.00%1.95%2.78%4.09%5.54%Total181,629189,719199,775200,549206,607 100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 206,607 people and 42,363 families residing in the county. The median age was 35.5 years, 22.1% of residents were under the age of 18, and 15.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.6 males age 18 and over. 91.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 8.3% lived in rural areas.

The racial makeup of the county was 34.4% White, 55.3% Black or African American, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.9% Asian, 0.2% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 2.3% from some other race, and 5.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 5.5% of the population.

There were 82,363 households in the county, of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 39.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 92,057 housing units, of which 10.5% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 49.5% were owner-occupied and 50.5% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.2%.

Politics As of the 2020s, Richmond County is a strongly Democratic Party voting county, voting 67.79% for Kamala Harris in 2024. Similar to most urban counties in the state with majority African American populations, Richmond County has backed the Democratic Party candidate by increasing margins since 1992. However, in every presidential election from 1952 to 1988 which did not have Georgian Jimmy Carter on the ballot, the county backed the Republican candidate for president. In 1968 it was one of only eight counties in Georgia where George Wallace came in third. Prior to 1952, the county voted like a typical Solid South county, voting for Democratic presidential candidates by landslide margins until backing Dixiecrat Strom Thurmond in 1948. 1928 was an exception to this rule with Herbert Hoover beating Al Smith handily due to anti-Catholic sentiment.

For elections to the United States House of Representatives, Richmond County is part of Georgia's 12th congressional district, currently represented by Rick Allen. For elections to the Georgia State Senate, Richmond County is divided between District 22 and District 23. For elections to the Georgia House of Representatives, Richmond County is part of districts 126, 127, 129, 130 and 132.

Transportation

Major highways

Education All of Richmond County is in the Richmond County School System. - Text list

Notable people David E. Twiggs John Twiggs Levi Twiggs

Richmond County, Georgia

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